Engage your students as you get them up and moving with these US Homefront stations! Your students will analyze the US homefront during WWII and think critically about them as they move from station-to-station. Don't miss out on one of my best sellers that will surely help your students in your US History classes! ♦How it works♦ ✅Print the stations out (I recommend printing each station out on a different color) ... Read More
Play Games in class
I always play Kahoot, Quizlet Live, and Socrative as games before a test but this week I did something different. I gave a test using Socrative and by the end of the period, my class knew their grade before they walked out of the class! Socrative is amazing for test review games but I use it for my tests. My students can scroll through questions at their own pace and when they hit submit they get their grade. All I have to grade is the short answer responses. My grading time ... Read More
Political Party Webquest
Engage your students with this interactive political -party webquest for AP or regular Government which leads them to think about and evaluate their own political beliefs! Students will consider which party's beliefs they share, and ultimately decide which party they will register with. This activity is adaptable, hands-on, thorough, and engaging! First, I have my students take four quizzes to help them discover which party they align with best! They write their ... Read More
How I register my students to vote?
Every year when I teach my government class my students are super excited to learn about voting in America. I teach them about the voting process and how important it is to our democracy through this voting lesson. I can't think of a better way to get them civically engaged than to teach my students about the importance of voting, reasons why people do and do not cast their ballots, why low voter turnout is a problem, and how voting is essential to our democracy. ... Read More
How to Make your Life Easier with an AP Government Course
https://youtu.be/IW5Ly3G8L-4 Whether you're a veteran AP Government teacher or it's your first year, you may become frustrated with what to teach or where to go. I've been there and I totally understand. Such a complex topic that is expected to earn students college credit can be a daunting task to teach. This is why I've made my entire AP Government course available for you! Before I get into the specifics, I want to tell you why you should take a look to purchase ... Read More
How to Engage High School Students with Stations: George Washington Activity
Don't risk disengaging your students with a "boring" George Washington activity or lesson! Even in high school, students need to get up and moving; this helps build critical thinking skills and caters to kinesthetic learners. My best-selling George Washington activity involves stations/centers to build background knowledge or apply skills. Students thoroughly enjoy getting up to move and apply higher order thinking to the different centers about George Washington. Each ... Read More
