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A good way to incorporate current events and English elements into the social studies classroom

Great current events ideas.

By tying the lessons of history to the issues of the day, Deirdra Grode, a seventh-and eighth-grade social studies and language arts teacher at Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is teaching her students to be analytical and socially aware.

creating a website for history events

Few people think of todays newspapers as tomorrows history books. But two history teachers have compiled reproductions of newspapers front pages to help students get a snapshot of events as they were reported.

This method allows the students to see history as an "in the moment" photo. Along with the headlines they can see local news, sports, editorials, and advertising. This offers a direct compare/contrast lesson on the time period being studied and current events.

Looking for ways to work news into your classroom curriculum? Check out these great ideas for connecting current events to all subjects. Young Americans today know less and care less about what's going on in the world than young Americans of previous generations did.

Using the diary of a girl who lived through the events of the disintegration of Yugoslavia at the end of the Cold War, this lesson explores the historical, political, and human aspects of this difficult time. This would be excellent for World History, Geography, and World Literature classes.

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Students will: 1. learn what probability is, 2. learn different ways to express probability numerically: as a ratio, a decimal, and a percentage, and 3. learn how to solve problems based on probability. The class will need the following: 1. Begin the lesson by asking students to define probability (the likelihood or chance that a given event will occur).

...more than JUST a song! This is a complete routine for the beginning of the day, especially for elementary students, but probably could apply to older kids as well. Love this idea!

Learn about the special benefits of this weekly school event, which features much more than music. We do this with our Lakota Flag song every Friday or any other day the kids want to sing. It opens a plethora of musical learning/comparing/contrasting.

Cereal and soup labels are the recipe for improved skills in an event called "Math Off the Shelf." Angie Rabie, a Title I ESL parent involvement facilitator at Langley Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia, uses the program to teach parents how they can make the most of "teachable moments" in supermarkets and at home in the kitchen. Amber Nelson