I’m a geography nerd. I fully admit it. As I learn more and more about the effect of geography on climate, I can’t help but marvel at the impact of…
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How the Hadley Wind Cells Create Rainforests and Deserts
Global Wind Cells? What even are those? In my geography teaching nerdiness, I found myself diving hard down some deep holes when all I really needed was a map activity…
Teaching Climate with Elevation, Temperature and Precipitation Maps
As a middle school social studies teacher you may find yourself wrapping up that geography lesson after examining political maps. But geography is so much more than political maps. Geography…
Teaching Middle School Geography Starts with Maps
When I started teaching ancient history I had no idea what to teach my middle schoolers about geography. My one college geography course was just page after page of country…
How to Teach the Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead — A Primary Source DBQ Activity
Are you looking for an Ancient Egypt Primary Source activity that will engage your middle school students to examine closely, cite evidence, and talk about ancient mythology? Then my Egyptian…
How to Make Cuneiform Tablets with Air-Dry Clay
Are you looking for a meaningful hands-on activity for your Mesopotamia unit? Air-dry clay cuneiform tablets directly connect your students to one of Mesopotamia’s most important inventions – writing. Your…