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Why it’s OK to Occasionally Show Videos in a History Class

By Stephanie's History Store on March 8, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

I’ve always heard mixed reviews over the years about the value, or lack thereof, in showing videos in class.  Teachers (and parents even!) have said it’s a cop-out, it’s the teacher being lazy, or even that it’s a sign of the teacher not knowing enough about the topic […]

Teaching Students How to Take Notes

By Stephanie's History Store on February 18, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

As a high school teacher (with a majority of honors students each semester), there were things I took for definitely granted which I didn’t realize until the last few months.  Among those things were students wearing deodorant, working on a task the first time I said to start, and […]

Gallery Walks–Another Pinterest Success!

By Stephanie's History Store on January 27, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

If you have spent time on Pinterest in the last year or so it’s likely you’ve come across something called “Gallery Walks.”  I had seen them starting last summer but hadn’t really had a good opportunity to utilize them last semester (plus there was the huge lapbooking push […]

3 of my Favorite Ways to Review a History Unit

By Stephanie's History Store on January 20, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I like to keep myself and my students on our toes by not getting into an activities rut.  Today I’m sharing 3 of my favorite ways to review a topic.  You can read about some of my other go-to “get students engaged” strategies and […]

3 of my favorite ways to introduce new history topic

3 of My Favorite Ways to Introduce a New History Topic

By Stephanie's History Store on January 13, 2016 • ( 22 Comments )

No one wants to get in a teaching rut.  That leads to a bored teacher and bored students which turns into not-so-engaged students which decreases their chances for learning and retaining information.  So one thing I try to do is use different strategies/techniques/activities each time we get to a […]

5 Reasons to Review with List Group Label

By Stephanie's History Store on January 5, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

When I was introduced to list-group-label in my education classes, I mentally scoffed at it.  I didn’t see the value in it, I thought it was painlessly simplistic, and that it couldn’t possibly offer any real value to students.  Well, I officially take all that back.  I’ve used […]

My Top 3 Tips for an Organized Grade Book

By Stephanie's History Store on January 2, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

I tend to treat the first day back after Christmas break like the first day of school.  For one thing, if I’m teaching semester long classes, I will I have whole new groups of students so for them it really IS their first day with me and we […]

What Secondary Teachers Learned in 2015

By Stephanie's History Store on December 27, 2015 • ( 9 Comments )

Every year teachers learn new tips and tricks, have personal “lesson learned” experiences, or teach a new grade level or content area and have to learn new teaching techniques or subjects.  I’ve joined a blog hop with other secondary teachers to share what we’ve learned in 2015 and what […]

Why My Students Will Always Be “My Kids”

By Stephanie's History Store on December 19, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Every year without fail, by the second week of school I’m referring to my students as “my kids” to my friends and family.  It almost happens without my realizing it, because to me it’s totally natural.  I never really gave much thought to it, then I started seeing […]

Keeping Students Engaged with Christmas Break in Sight

By Stephanie's History Store on December 12, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

An unexpected perk of teaching home schooled kids is that I can have them do holiday activities next week!  I have never been able to do so before because as a high school teacher we had so many boxes to check in December in terms of content, prepping for finals, […]

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