Mixbook is a free program that will allow your students to create and author their first digital publication. Please check out this example: http://goo.gl/87x8d3 Giving your students an opportunity to become an author is a fun and engaging way for students to demonstrate their learning. This learning template can be used with any subject. lt emphasizes learning in the 21st century via content and creativity. It is pre-loaded with content that explores the Civil Rights Movement in U.S. History but you can easily edit in any content to suit your needs. The activity guides your students by taking a simple three part approach: research, practice, and create. I have included everything you will need to coach your students through the process: specific instructions, examples, video tutorial, and a rubric. It even includes an element that addresses fair use and citations.

Are you into multiple intelligences? Are you looking to incorporate music into your curriculum? Do you like to model creativity for your students? Then you might be interested in this activity that is part of my Methods with Melody series. In this activity, called The Depression Tune, students will gain introductory knowledge to the Great Depression and New Deal. I actually lead students in the singing of this history tune with classic background music originally performed by Harry Chapin. Classes get so engaged that students are often recording and playing back the tune. With this lesson, you will receive my history lyrics so you can guide your students through the song and a link to a free midi music file to be used as the background beat. We have always had a lot of laughs with this intro activity and it is the activity most remembered by students years after graduation. I am always amazed when they can bring back a lyric (historic content) 10 or 12 years later.

Give your students an opportunity to gain prerequisite understanding. This activity will help students with the topic of collective behaviors. Students are asked to read from a resource and analyze some interesting statistics. After, or as they read, students will pull key information from the resource and record it on to a notes template. Everything you need is included with this lesson: directions, resource link, and a notes template. This activity aligns easily to CCSS and is conducted in a way that allows for all students to be successful.

Building an infographic is a fun and engaging way for students to demonstrate their learning. This learning template can be used with any subject. lt emphasizes learning in the 21st century via content and creativity. It is pre-loaded with content that explores the sequence of major historical eras in U.S. History but you can easily edit in any content to suit your needs. The activity guides your students by taking a simple three part approach: research, practice, and create. I have included everything you will need to coach your students through the process: specific instructions, examples, video tutorial, and a rubric. It even includes an element that addresses fair use and citations.

A wordsort is a research and organizational technique. This literacy building strategy begins with the reading of content (link included) about social theory. After reading, students need to choose 9 terms or phrases to describe 4 social theories to demonstrate an understanding of the content. They use what they know and the content to organization information from general to specific. The activity ends with students documenting their learning by recording their choices on a pre-designed template (also included) and responding to a writing prompt. Great material for formative assessment. This is a great two day lesson and it also includes a brief video concerning the study of sociology. Answers will be different for each student so an answer key is not part of this package. Included with this purchase: Answer template Video content Directions Link to free online sociology textbook

This all-inclusive unit is used to start a U.S. History Course and is aligned to the Michigan High School Content Expectations for Social Studies. It is free because I want you to see the quality of my lessons. For a more detailed description, read this document: http://goo.gl/sRR5FT. In this unit, students review major topics from Native America to Reconstruction. Content is presented to students using the TLC3 for E philosophy. Over 20 years of teaching students from all walks of life has led me to a unique philosophy called TLC3 for E. My philosophy leverages Technology, Literacy, Content, Curriculum, and Creativity for Educators seeking to give all students every opportunity to be successful. It blends a standards-based approach with authentic learning experiences to engage students and encourage lifelong learning. To learn more, follow this link: http://goo.gl/sRR5FT.