Vocabulary activities are among my most flexible teaching tools. I frequently plan them into a lesson as bell work or for learning stations. But just as often, I pull vocabulary…
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Translating Ancient History: 7 Favorite Middle School Vocabulary Activities
I was driving home on a recent Sunday and listening to my favorite Cleveland Browns on the radio. Now I’ve been watching football and photographing high school football for a…
Teach Mesopotamia Empires to Discover Timeless Lessons of History
Teaching Mesopotamia Empires was the first exposure most of my students had to the concept of empire. I knew my 6th graders would neither care about nor remember a list…
Teacher Binder Organization: 5 Tips to Elevate your Game
Picture a stack of papers stuffed randomly into a storage closet. By yearend, they’ve morphed into an entire mountain range. That would describe how I organized my first year teaching…
Master Student Organization: The Transformative Power of Binders
Student organization sounds like an oxymoron right!!! It doesn’t have to be. After trying all sorts of student organization methods, I have to say that, hands down, binders for organization…
Tracing the Footsteps of Antiquity: 5 New York City Ancient History Museums
Are you an ancient history teacher planning a trip to New York City? Why not fit these 5 awesome ancient history museums and sites into your wanderings! Nothing beats seeing…