New Teacher Survival tips
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 10, 2024 Every time I go on social media, I am bombarded by talk of the teacher retention issues going on in our world right now (don’t…
Elementary
5 Ways to make your Ancient Civilizations Unit more engaging
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Dec 12, 2023 Ancient Civilizations Unit Teaching Ideas As a middle school history teacher, I have always found Ancient Civilizations to be super engaging to learn about and…
Blog · History · Interactive Notebooks · Interactive Notebooks · Interactive Notebooks · Social Studies
Prehistory Unit for Middle School – 5 engaging Activities
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated April 04, 2024 Prehistory is the period of human history between the first use of stone tools and the beginning of recorded history when writing systems were invented….
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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR ANY NOVEL STUDY
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024 Welcome back to the blog! I am super excited to be here today to share an exclusive FREE resource – Graphic Organizers for Any Novel…
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7 Essential Topics for Your Next Ancient Egypt Unit
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Oct 31, 2023 I am just going to come right out and declare how much I love teaching about Ancient Civilizations. I think it is incredibly important to…
Island of the Blue Dolphins Novel Study Activities
By MARISSA DESPINS Updated Feb 20, 2024 Island of the Blue Dolphins has long been a favorite novel of mine. I have happy memories of sharing the story with my older sister, who…