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Teaching American government doesn't have to be boring or overly complicated. Government is an abstract concept, and many students have a difficult time making connections to the concepts. The vocabulary is also difficult for upper elementary students. Fortunately, there are
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Economics Activities
There are SO MANY fun ways to make economics activities engaging and hands-on for students, and it's a great way to incorporate a little math into instruction. This post shares some of my favorite ways to teach economics to upper elementary students.
I begin my economics unit
Teaching Elementary Science and Social Studies
State and federal mandates and high stakes testing have made teaching elementary science and social studies a battle for time in the classroom. This battle has resulted in minimizing social studies and science instruction to focus on tested areas. While I agree that the content