The Road to the White House: 4 Activities
With the inauguration of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris just days away, you might be looking for some kid-friendly...
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Michelle McDonald
- Jan 2, 2021
How to Foster Engagement With Your Ancient Greece Unit
It might seem mind-boggling how teens can spend hours on their screens outside of class, but it's a struggle to engage with content...
Michelle McDonald
- Dec 18, 2020
How to Teach the Byzantine Empire and Keep Students Engaged in the Unit
I was chatting with a good friend of mine who is so graciously helping her granddaughter with school this year during remote learning....
Michelle McDonald
- Dec 11, 2020
Take Your Students on a Virtual Tour of the Silk Road
Technology today has provided new ways to present information to our students. If you are getting ready to teach the Silk Road, consider...
Michelle McDonald
- Dec 4, 2020
4 Exciting Virtual Tours to Ancient China
If you are getting ready to start your ancient China unit in your World Civilizations class and are now faced with remote learning or are...
Michelle McDonald
- Dec 2, 2020
Tech Tips for Teaching with Virtual Field Trips
If you are new to virtual field trips or are looking to see if these interactive digital activities are a good fit for your students,...
Michelle McDonald
- Nov 14, 2020
A Digital Winter Holidays Around the World for Big Kids
Is the holiday music playing? Turn it up, because your upper elementary students will love this interactive and engaging winter holiday...
Michelle McDonald
- Oct 26, 2020
4 Exciting Lesson Activities for Teaching Ancient Egypt
If you're teaching an ancient Egypt unit for the first time, or if you are looking for some fresh and digital-friendly lesson plan ideas,...
Michelle McDonald
- Oct 20, 2020
3 Reasons Why You Need to Add Virtual Field Trips to Your Lessons
I am always on the lookout for ways to bring social studies education to life, and I am strongly convinced through student and teacher...
Michelle McDonald
- Sep 30, 2020
World Civilizations Digital Lesson: The Geography of India
If you gave your students a map or globe, would they be able to quickly point out the country of India? Before we can really dive into...
Michelle McDonald
- Sep 22, 2020
Ancient Mesopotamia Activities for Your World Civilizations Class
One of the units of study that we cover in 6th grade World Civilizations is ancient Mesopotamia. When teaching ancient civilizations, I...
Michelle McDonald
- Sep 15, 2020
Ancient Rome Digital Activity for World Civilizations
If you are looking for an engaging activity for your study of ancient Rome, this lesson is a perfect blend of technology, exploration,...
Michelle McDonald
- Sep 12, 2020
Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Mesopotamia
I recently chatted with a teacher about how to cover the geography of ancient Mesopotamia while teaching virtually. Between navigating a...
Michelle McDonald
- Aug 23, 2020
Learn about the Ancient Phoenicians: A Digital Activity
If you teach World Civilizations, you most likely cover Ancient Phoenicia. If you are scrambling to revamp your lessons into a more...
Michelle McDonald
- Aug 11, 2020
3 Fun Digital Activities for Teaching Ancient India
Teaching ancient history can be engaging, interactive, and full of critical thinking without a lot of fuss. I just wrapped up 3 complete...
Michelle McDonald
- Jul 27, 2020
Free Virtual Field Trip to Ancient Egypt Valley of the Kings
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach social studies? If you have just a textbook or lack materials, virtual field trips are an...
Michelle McDonald
- May 26, 2020
6 Virtual Field Trips for Your World Civilizations Study
Have you ever considered using virtual field trips within your ancient civilizations study? Virtual field trips are a great way to bring...
Michelle McDonald
- Apr 29, 2020
How to Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to Regions of North America
Have your heard of virtual field trips? With distance learning in place, maybe your end of school year field trips have been canceled....
Michelle McDonald
- Apr 16, 2020
Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Seven Natural Wonders of the World
With distance learning underway for the remainder of the year, it may seem daunting to figure out how to provide meaningful content...
Michelle McDonald
- Mar 21, 2020
Take Your Students on a Virtual Field Trip to the National Parks
Are you looking for blended or remote learning activities that are educational and will keep your students engaged? Take your students on...
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