Free Resources in a Time of Need

One of the best professional development opportunities I ever had was getting to go to the National Council of Social Studies Teachers in Chicago last year.  My favorite presentation was a fascinating book talk about the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.  As I listened, I remember thinking, "I'm glad I never had to live through that."

​Well...

I know a lot of us are scrambling to find things for our students to do while they are at home, so, this week I'd like to highlight my FREE resources.  If they look good, please download them and share them with your students and their parents.

• Vocabulary Games
  • These are three great games your students can do at home with siblings or their parents.  They would, however, need to make vocabulary cards on paper or note cards to play.
• Early Humans Differentiated Readings
  • These are articles written at two different grade levels covering 2 topics.  Each article comes with a worksheet that helps your students develop critical informational text reading/interpretation skills.
• Electoral College Map Activity
  • This is a great one for students to do independently at home.  They fill in an electoral college map, then use it to determine the fewest number of states needed to win a presidential election.
• Introduction to Maps Interactive Notes
  • This one would be tougher to use at home, but I thought I'd include it.  The resource includes a Google Slides presentation and note taking sheet about various features and types of maps.