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Welcome to The Southern Teach blog! I love sharing strategies and ideas with others! Here on the blog you’ll find a variety of tips and tools for upper elementary educators. Check out the recent posts or filter by category!

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    Using Charts and Graphs in Social Studies

  • first hand stories

    Making Social Studies Personal For Your Students with Interesting First-Hand Accounts

  • electoral college

    The Electoral College: 4 Easy Tips on How to Teach to Upper Elementary Students

  • social studies long

    Teaching in a Long Social Studies Block: Effective Strategies for Teaching in 45 or 90 Minutes

  • social studies short

    Teaching in a Short Social Studies Block: Effective Strategies for Teaching in 10 or 20 Minutes

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    6 Fun Lesson Ideas About the Presidential Election

  • choice boards

    How to Use Choice Boards

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    Using the 8 Multiple Intelligences in the Elementary Classroom

  • field trip

    17 Fun Field Trip Ideas for Students in Texas

  • read aloud tips

    4 Easy Classroom Read Aloud Tips for Grades 3-5

  • warmups bell ringers

    Using Bell-Ringers and Warmups in Grades 3-5

  • class meeting

    6 Fun and Engaging Class Meeting Ideas

  • changes teks ss

    New Texas TEKS Social Studies Standards Changes in 2024

  • second week ss

    5 Fun Second Week of School Social Studies Activity Ideas

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