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Disciplinary Literacy

This collection contains ideas for strengthening vocabulary and fluency instruction in science and social studies classrooms. These methods are...

Kami Collection

View resources in this collection to learn more about Kami, a PDF annotation Google extension. Kami allows for seamless collaboration and transition...

Social Studies Resource Guides

In this collection, find resources from the Indiana Department of Education that support the successful implementation of social studies standards...

Social Studies Literacy Frameworks

Translating standards into high-quality instruction can be a daunting task. This collection contains the Social Studies Literacy frameworks from the...

Early Learning Foundations Guidance

This guidance is intended to be a resource for educators to support and enhance children’s learning and development while using the Foundations,...

Social Studies Resources

This collection contains resources for social studies teachers, including interactive games, current events articles, digital tools, and professional...

Lesson Idea: Social Media Influencer

In this lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge of person or character covered in your content by role-playing as that individual and...

Lesson Idea: Visual Notetaking

To develop a deeper comprehension of complex nonfiction, informational text, students will interact with the text proficiently and independently in...

Lesson Idea: Living Biographies

This lesson allows students to explore factual information about famous people past and present and gives them a creative option to present their...

Lesson Idea: Artifact Proposal

Students will build context about a historical period by analyzing and comparing primary source artifacts. Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12Subject Area:...

Lesson Idea: Build Your Mt. Rushmore

This lesson challenges students to compare historical figures within a given set of criteria, evaluate who best fits the criteria, and defend their...

Lesson Idea: The Medium and the Message

The purpose of this lesson is to encourage students to consider how different types of media about the same subject enable deeper understanding of a...

Lesson Idea: What If?

The purpose of this lesson is to have students explore how the loss of a particular historical event, scientific discovery, math theorem, or art...

Lesson Idea: You Can Quote Me On That

The purpose of this lesson is to have students learn about an important figure in the content area. This lesson could be used to learn new...

Lesson Idea: Small Talk

In this lesson, students will be challenged to participate in a conversation while embodying the persona of a historical figure, literary figure, or...

Lesson Idea: Design a Class Flag

In this lesson, students will design a class flag by determining important and desired qualities of a successful learning environment.Grade Level:...

Lesson Idea: Keeping Up With The Times

In this lesson, students will explore Google Trends to analyze top Google searches. Students will predict, create, and justify a top five list of...