How to Make Social Studies FUN for Students!

In this teaching tips video, I'll show you how to make social studies fun for students. Who says social studies has to be boring!? There are so many engaging, hands-on activities you can use to bring history to life in the classroom and make your social studies lessons fun for students. Happy teaching!
0:00 - Intro
1:45 - #1
3:00 - #2
4:40 - #3
6:00 - #4
6:50 - #5
8:45 - #6
9:40 - #7
11:15 - #8
Teaching resources shown in video:
Great Depression Simulation- www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
Boston Massacre Investigation- www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
Ancient World Cultures- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
Regions of Virginia Unit- www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
U.S. History Escape Rooms- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
Virginia Studies Escape Rooms- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
Ancient World Cultures Escape Rooms- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
U.S. History Task Cards- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
Virginia Studies Task Cards- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
Ancient World Cultures Task Cards- www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...
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[@versus12challenge77]

Greetings from Colombia! 🇨🇴 Your advises are really awesome, useful tips-guidelines for social studies lessons!

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I am happy we can share our teaching tips and resources with educators around the globe!

[@christinejoyarugay7845]

Thank you for these fun activities! I'm having a hard time preparing IMs for my demo next week 🥺 This really helps me aloot 😇🤗

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I am so happy that we could help you prepare. Good luck with your demo!

[@paulcardenas67]

Awesome! I’m studying education in Ecuador and I would like to teach Social Sciences to High School students. Thank you very much!

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching! I hope you and your students enjoy these activities!

[@TheBLGL]

I have to teach financial literacy along with social studies, it is part of New Mexico’s social studies standards for 6-8th grade. So I’m definitely going to use the Great Depression simulation activity when I get to the depression standard because that will definitely kill two birds with one stone.

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching! I am so excited to read you'll be using the Great Depression simulation!

[@ThursdayIsland92]

These are such great ideas!

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you enjoy using some of these activities with your students!

[@christinehill8879]

Do you have a link to the cute polaroid camera document/ activity for virtual field trips?

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Hi Christine! Thanks for watching and commenting. The camera activity is included in several of my social studies units such as my Early Explorers unit and all of my ancient world cultures units. I've linked them below.
Early Explorers Unit- vestals21stcenturyclassroom.com/product/early-explorers-unit/
Ancient World Cultures Units- vestals21stcenturyclassroom.com/product-category/ancient-world-cultures-units/

[@tejswinimehra2565]

Thank you so much

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@samiamosa7605]

Excellent 👌

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

Thanks for watching!

[@shenolifernando2233]

Hello can anyone please reply me how much can a 1-5th grader social studies teacher can earn

[@Vestals21stCenturyClassroom]

This varies depending on the state, level of experience, and level of education.