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Embracing Cultural Diversity: 13 Cinderella Tales from Around the World
Did you know there are more than 900 written Cinderella stories around the world? That’s a lot of shoes!! One of the earliest Cinderella story versions dates to 1st Century…
Unleash the Unique Power of Artificial Intelligence to Save Teacher Time
If you’ve heard about Artificial Intelligence (AI), likely you know how hard it’s going to be to authenticate independent student writing. But did you also know that you can unleash…
From Veggie to Pharaoh: Transform a Simple Carrot into an Egyptian Mummy
Hands-on activities add a ton of interest to the ancient history classroom. One of my favorites is having students make an Egyptian mummy from a carrot! This fun Ancient Egypt…
Primary Source DBQs in the Ancient History Classroom
Read, Take Notes, Study, Assess, Repeat. If you’re bored with your Social Studies lessons, why not spice it up with Primary Source Document Based Queries (DBQs). What is a Primary…
From Gods to Rituals: Teaching Ancient Mythology to Middle Schoolers
What’s your most embarrassing teacher moment? Take a second to get a good visual. Let’s compare! When my son was in 5th grade, he had to record himself demonstrating how…