Epic Classroom Hacks

This is a great way to end the year in Social Studies. You can use this template with or without use of computers. It reviews the 7 characteristics of civilization (NGSS Standards) taught in 6th grade Social Studies- in a fun way! Students love to create their own cultures, cities, governments, and more!!!

Create a Classroom Constitution! 45 min- 1 hr 15 min Have students preview information about the US Constitution and take ownership of goals and expectations for your class. Great for the first week of school or just before a unit on the constitution. Can be done individually, jig sawed, or as a whole class.

Integrate technology into your vocabulary lesson! This 12- word template enables pictures and definitions. Click on the box and a pop out appears. Use the pop out to type in the word, definition, and choose a picture!

A classroom discussion with a standards-based grading rubric which students follow the NGSS Standards for MS US History to have a discussion about the upcoming school year. This can be used to establish routines in August or January. It can be facilitated as a Socratic Circle or a Classroom Debate. This develops use of claims backed by evidence in a real-world context. SS.6-8.A.1.1 Provide supporting details for an answer from text, interview for oral history, check validity of information from

A classic double bubble thinking map ready to use! This template allows you to integrate technology into your classroom and provide a higher order thinking experience for students. Students just double click on the "bubbles" and start typing.

This timeline project enables students to learn timelines with a familiar content- their lives. This is intended for 6th grade, but since it is a MS Word file you can replace "6th" with any grade you like. Not only do students learn timeline skills, but they also learn self and peer evaluation skills. The peer evaluation also helps you by having less to grade!