A Teaching Blog
First Week of School Activities Before we know it, the first week of school will be upon us! Will you be ready? This blog post will highlight 8 must-do first week of school activities that you can use with your middle school students! Activities for First Week of School One of the most important things you can do at the… Read More
Ancient Civilizations Word Wall Have you ever used an Ancient Civilization word wall before? Teaching with a word wall can be a useful strategy to help your students remember and understand vocabulary words that accompany the historical content you are teaching. We briefly mentioned word walls (and some of the challenges that go along with teaching vocabulary) in this past… Read More
Emergency Sub Plans Emergency sub plans can be a lifesaver for teachers, especially in those last-minute and unexpected situations when you didn’t plan on needing a sub. However, did you know that you can use these plans in other ways? This post will give you suggestions based on how we have used emergency sub plans in our middle school social… Read More
Social Studies Vocabulary Activities Do you ever feel like you do the same vocabulary activities over and over again and want to try something new? Or do you feel like you don’t really have the time in the school day to prioritize social studies vocabulary activities? This blog post will give you 8 social studies vocabulary strategies to help you… Read More
Social Studies Distance Learning For many social studies teachers, in addition to other subjects, shifting to remote teaching or distance learning has been a big jump, and quite frankly, one that many are not prepared for. There are several new challenges that arise when one switches to remote teaching, and in most cases, the way we’ve taught needs to change…. Read More
Welcome to Mr and Mrs Social Studies! We are Jake and Sarah Settanni, and we are passionate about creating engaging and meaningful Social Studies lessons at the secondary level! Although Mr and Mrs Social Studies was first established back in 2015, we have just started our blog and website, so we look forward to building things up over the upcoming… Read More
