Teaching Strategies
Name a teaching strategy students can use while learning all 50 states in the U.S.
What is a song?
What is the name of the mascot that likes to learn about different people and places and facilitates the improvement of students' reading and writing skills?
Who is Flat Stanley?
Name where you visited for your field trip excursion.
What is (name of place)
Chapter 5 discusses that teaching with empathy is important. How might it look to be empathetic when teaching?
What is...letting all students have a voice, valuing students, etc.
What grade would you like to teach most?
What is...(ex: 5th grade)
Name a graphic organizer.
What is...KWL chart, R.A.F.T., sequence chart, Venn diagram, web, etc.
Who was your favorite speaker the class had? (You do not have to know their name)
Who is...Iowa AG spaker, JA speaker, DEI speaker, etc.
What was your favorite activity during this class?
What is...(any activity/thing we did)
Chapter 6 discusses improving civic and global education. Give one reason why civic education is important to teach in the classroom.
What is...to teach students how to be productive citizens in society, teach students their duties and responsibilities, etc.
What is a way you can incorporate Expressive Arts in your classroom (drama, music, movement, creative arts)?
What is...readers theatre, act it out, Charades, songs, poems, drawing/painting, etc.)
Why would you use an exit ticket?
What is...to assess understanding after learning something new, etc.
Name a famous American female and one of her attributes.
Ex: Who is Harriet Tubman- brave
Fill in the blank- Components in Social Studies: history, political science/civics, economics, _________
What is geography?
Chapter 7 discusses geography. Why is it important for students learn about geography?
What is...to learn about others' environments and the impacts it has on their daily lives, etc.
What is...watch the news, discuss in morning meetings, read newspapers, articles, etc.
What is an activity/strategy students can use to better understand geography?
What is a podcast, fortune teller, pen pal letter, flipbook, etc.
Name any financial literacy game students can play in class.
What is tug of war, shopping, Life, etc.
Brain break: Name your favorite music artist, if you can name mine you can add 100 points to your score.
Who is...(any music artist)
Mine: Frank Ocean
Chapter 8 discusses economics. Name an example of an economics lesson you can teach students.
What is...wants and needs, supply and demand, budgeting, etc.
What is...students can learn more about others cultures, empathize, etc.
What is an activity/strategy you can have your class participate in to learn more about other cultures?
What is...pen pal letters, book report, videos, etc.
Name someone else's diversity/global sharing project and their country.
What is...France- Poisson D'Avril
How has your Junior Achievement or practicum experience helped you develop a better understanding for teaching Social Studies?
What is...learned new teaching strategies, worked with students, taught a social studies lesson, etc.
Chapter 9 discusses diversity. Why is it important to teach all perspectives of a historical event/topic to students?
What is...you learn how to collaborate/interact with others, make connections with colleagues, etc.