Teaching a unit on Virginia’s geography can be really boring with textbooks, but really fun if you get creative! Check out these ideas for engaging activities to teach Virginia’s…
If you’ve ever taught Virginia Studies, you know how much there is for students to learn! But most 4th and 5th graders don’t know how to take notes quite…
We all know how important it is for students to grasp place value! But when it comes to place value review activities, kids get tired of the same old…
When I started teaching 4th grade in Virginia, I was overwhelmed by all the curriculum materials I had to read through! If you’ve seen the curriculum frameworks from the…
Social Studies is one of my favorite subjects to teach! But I also remember feeling overwhelmed by the curriculum, especially when I changed grade levels. Lesson planning took so…
Creating a new teacher welcome basket is such a fun way to welcome staff to your school! And the good news is that they can be fairly inexpensive –…
