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History STEM Activities and Challenges for the Classroom

History STEM Activities and Challenges for the Classroom

October 25, 2022 by Melissa Seideman 1 Comment

As teachers, we love when our students understand the importance of learning the history of the world. In total honesty, many students will say they find history boring. They feel it happened so long ago, and it is not important to know about. Of course, this is not the case

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Filed Under: STEM Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, Medieval Times, STEM Challenges

History Classroom Posters and Decor Ideas

History Classroom Posters and Decor Ideas

July 21, 2022 by Melissa Seideman Leave a Comment

When students enter the classroom, teachers want them to feel excited and welcomed. We spend a lot of time planning incredible lessons that meet the learning needs of students. However, a large component of student excitement is often how the room looks and feels! When students enjoy the room’s appearance,

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Filed Under: classroom décor Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, classroom posters, Medieval Times

Bell Ringers for 6th-Grade History

Bell Ringers for 6th-Grade History

March 22, 2022 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

  Bell ringers, warm-ups, morning work, brain activators…Whatever you call them, these beginning of class tasks can, in fact, be classroom management game-changers! Bell ringers for 6th-grade history can be used to assess and activate student learning, calm the chaos, establish a predictable routine, and make transitions easier. Not to

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, bundles, classroom management, classroom tips, free teaching resources, History Activities, Uncategorized Tagged With: 6th Grade Morning Work, Ancient Civilizations, Daily Bell Ringers, Digital and Print Bell Ringers, Middle School History, sixth grade history

4 Classroom Decor Tips for Optimal Learning

4 Classroom Decor Tips for Optimal Learning

November 22, 2021 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

The beginning of 2021 threw educators, parents, and health officials into confusion, especially with the prevalence of the Delta variant at the time. Now, with a few months into the reopening of classes and the roll-out of vaccinations for children ages five to 11, it seems that things are slowly settling into

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3 Tips For Engaging Ancient History Lesson Plans

3 Tips For Engaging Ancient History Lesson Plans

August 4, 2021 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

All teachers have heard the question: “Why do I even need to know this?” It’s fair to ask. The student is just demonstrating those critical thinking skills that we’re always raving about. But it’s a tough question to answer. Telling a student why they should learn something is rarely effective.

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Ancient Civilizations Map and Timeline Activities

Ancient Civilizations Map and Timeline Activities

July 27, 2020 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

This post contains fun and interactive timeline and mapping activities for upper elementary or middle school students who are learning about Ancient Civilizations and Ancient History! These teaching resources are great for homeschool, distance learning, and/or in the classroom! Most of the activities in this post contain both DIGITAL (Google

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, ancient civilizations interactive notebook, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations

Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!

Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!

November 12, 2018 by StudentSavvy 1 Comment

  I’ve been busy creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Medieval Times &/or Ancient Civilizations.  Next stop, is the home of the Incans, Aztecs, and Mayans, featured here in the Mesoamerica STEM Activity Challenges!    Activity #1: Floating Gardens Challenge! The Aztec built floating gardens

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, Middle Ages, STEM Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, Aztec, Inca, Mayan, Medieval Times, Mesoamerica, STEM, STEM Activity, STEM Challenges

Ancient Israel STEM Challenge!

June 1, 2017 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient Israel!   I never heard of Masada until I began researching Ancient Israel for this project. Masada is described as King Herod’s desert fortress in the sky. It was built

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, STEM, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, STEM

Ancient India STEM Challenges

Ancient India STEM Challenges

May 22, 2017 by StudentSavvy Leave a Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient India! 🙂   During the summertime in Ancient India (and still to this day), a monsoon would come every year, raining buckets and buckets of water. In Eastern

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, India, STEM, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, STEM, STEM Challenges

Ancient Egypt STEM Ideas!

May 18, 2017 by StudentSavvy 1 Comment

Right now I’m in the process of creating a series of STEM projects for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations.. Next stop, Ancient Egypt!   I had been really looking forward to designing projects for this unit! I had so many different ideas for Egypt STEM challenges, it was hard to narrow

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Filed Under: ancient civilizations, STEM, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Egypt, STEM, STEM Challenges

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