Our library at Riverwood MS was turned into a marketplace today by 6th grade World Culture classes. Budding entrepreneurs created a business, advertised their product, then sold it in the marketplace. Humble ISD Social Studies #DoingSocialStudiesDaily
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Implemented a new strategy today from a PD this Week (Talk, Read, Talk, Write). Students were fully engaged and eager to collaborate! Humble ISD Social Studies Humble ISD #DoingSocialStudiesDaily

Social Studies classes last week included colonial regions hexagonal thinking; Native American gallery walk; Triangular Trade primary source analysis & map analysis. Ss thinking, engaging, and collaborating! ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Final Social Studies STAAR review included a day of a new strategy “Three’s a Crowd” for the American Revolution and a day of the Gold Rush game to review people, places, and important facts. #DoingSocialStudiesDaily ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩

AP World History is #doingsocialstudiesdaily ✨ Exploring aspects of different African states in the Middle Ages today. #thinkinglikeahistorian

An easy way to turn a lesson into an inquiry - cut up a DBQ, create questions, and make it an investigation! #inquiry #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Hexagonal Thinking meets the Industrial Revolution and Westward Expansion for STAAR review. Active engagement with collaborative groups. So many great conversations and connections! ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ #DoingSocialStudiesDaily

AP World students created a story board using the #4QM to tell the story of the Russian Revolution. They were so creative and engaged! #doingsocialstudiesdaily

As an introduction to President Andrew Jackson, AMS 8th grade US History students analyzed a variety of political cartoons depicting key events during his presidency. ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

US History students are diving deep into the sources today to identify bias in the images and statements that followed the Boston Massacre. SO many incredible in depth conversations happening in 217 today!🤩

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On a cold and grey Friday, what’s going on in AMS Social Studies classrooms? Jeopardy, digital map practice, and primary source analysis over the Age of Jackson. ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Can you analyze primary sources? AMS Tx History students using APPARTS strategy examine images & documents for causes of Civil War while Mr. Hogue’s USH students read/discuss primary sources about John Brown. ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

After STAAR, AMS USH 8th graders turn their attention to more recent history. During the Civil Rights unit, students learn about key issues, events, and leaders like MLK. ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

SCHS US History working hard and having fun activating our knowledge ahead of our upcoming US History STAAR test! #ShineALightSCHS #thebestisthestandard #ThinkingLikeAHistorian #Path2Inquiry #DoingSocialStudiesDaily

Exit Ticket/Extension idea: Ss examined multiple sources over tax collecting. Have them create a t-chart using the parallel and paradox icons to synthesize their findings - comparing 2 docs. So simple yet so effective. #depthcomplexity #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Not a fan of gallery walks. Big fan of purposeful stations for inquiry-based learning #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Students analyzing the causes and effects of the French and Indian War through class discussion and gallery walk. #goSMScats #bettereveryday #doingsocialstudiesdaily

To preview the War of 1812, US History students analyze maps, graphs, charts and quotes to determine causes and effects of the war using a modified version of blind sequencing. ⁦Atascocita Middle⁩ ⁦Humble ISD Social Studies⁩ #doingsocialstudiesdaily

Watched these kids finish off Blitz week with a bang today as they analyzed political cartoons throughout US History. Can’t wait to watch them crush STAAR next week! #BeEliteWMS #RTBWMS #DoingSocialStudiesDaily #ThinkingLikeAHistorian

Big brains working in #appsych today! Students are given scenarios and they have to identify the mental illness it describes and determine the psychotherapeutic and biomedical treatment plan for that scenario. #doingsocialstudiesdaily Humble ISD Social Studies