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CLASSROOM GAMES TO GET YOU THROUGH THE LAST STRETCH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
May hits and we all know what it means. Students are antsy, you're running on fumes, and the activities that worked in October are now getting you nowhere. Here's some activities to get you through the last stretch.
A HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER’S G0-to movie list
Movie days get a bad rep in the education world but I think a well-chosen movie can take a unit to the next level. Here’s a curated list of some of my favorites.
I REBUILT MY CLASS DISCUSSION FORMAT BECAUSE SOCRATIC SEMINARS WEREn’T WORKING
Every teacher I know has a stack of papers that followed them home at some point this week. Here's the system that got my grading done during class time - with students doing most of the organizational work themselves.
THE PROBLEM WITH MOST REVIEW GAMES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
The review game that finally got my quietest students locked in - and why Jeopardy just wasn't cutting it anymore.