Thanks Mardel for having basically EVERYTHING on sale today! What I expected to be an expensive trip to finish my classroom decorating turned out to not be.

I used this slide to introduce myself to students this week. Thanks Canva for the template, and I’m PUMPED for this next school year. (P.S. I don’t hate the Blippi look!)

We’re starting research tomorrow on regions of the United States. I’m taking some time tonight to make sure the answer key is ready. It’ll be our first research assignment of this school year!

This might be one of the best things you read today. Relationships are everything in the classroom. This article from Ditch That Textbook gives you some SOLID ways to cultivate student relationships. #1 and #7 are my favorite! ditchthattextbook.com/community-rela…

Yes sir! Today, I am introducing this year's students to one of my FAVORITE #edtech tools -- Flip! We will be responding to information about U.S. Regions. Tannahill Intermediate School

We’re starting our “Think Like a Historian” unit next week. What better way to talk about reading timelines than to explore a brief history of Apple followed up with a Canvas by Instructure New Quiz!? Thanks Canva for this solid timeline template!

Today, we’re talking primary and secondary sources. To do so, we’re using this document analysis sheet from U.S. National Archives to analyze Paul Revere’s “The Bloody Massacre.” What a solid resource! cc: Tannahill Intermediate School White Settlement ISD

Using this COOL and ENGAGING game from Lumio 💛 to review the “3 G’s” of exploration — God, gold, and glory. Students read a quote and decided which reason for exploration it applies to. #SocialStudies #Exploration

Great article from Ditch That Textbook on 10 ways to make the most of your LMS - Ditch That Textbook ditchthattextbook.com/lms-tips

Hey History That Doesn’t Suck and Greg Jackson, I listen to your podcast regularly. I'm a 5th grade Social Studies teacher in Texas. I would love to collab about using you and your expertise for a future lesson. DM me if you're interested. #USHistoryTeachersUnite

You know those days where students are just unequivocally dialed in? Today was one of those as we talked about the lost colony of #Roanoke. Loved today’s dialogue and interest!

Today, I ran across this really helpful tool in building Canvas quizzes and providing Text to Speech. Free service - text to speech and save to mp3! readloud.net

Is it just me who’s behind or did others know about Quizizz (now Wayground) new “power ups” feature? It is awesome, and students today LOVED it!

Finally got around to building my first Deck this year. This one is on the Boston Massacre. If you aren’t on Deck.Toys, check it out! deck.toys/a/XJiR1R0nT #DeckToys #ShareADeck

Here’s a fun little feature coming to Google Docs! Check out Jordan Cotten, Ed.D.'s video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZTRue8k83/

Thank you to White Settlement ISD Tannahill Intermediate Art Class for sending the cards and drawings. We are so grateful of this act of kindness!

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Following our newly formed #SocialStudies lesson on branches of government at the local, state, and national level, I created copyable #GoogleForm for students to research these government officials: docs.google.com/forms/d/1cUPWi…