Will Ogle

In this simulation, students will begin in several European countries during the Age of Exploration. Through the course of this simulation, the Age of Exploration ends and kids realize the countries they have been supporting might not be good. It's important that they know Britain is king of world. Midway through the simulation we transition to colonies, and build towards this big sailing event. This is the sailing of the Mayflower and is the start of the Colonization Game. This simulation is a

Can’t teach Halloween in your classroom? Think again! Here’s a week long reading unit plan designed for 4th-8th graders that will begin as a simple common core short story/poetry lesson, but will end as the literal transformation of your classroom into the tranquil village of Sleepy Hallow, home of the Headless Horsemen. This unit comes complete with 5 classic works in American Literature including The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, Pioneers! O Pioneers! by Walt

In this simulation, students will live in a small village on the coast amongst thousands and thousands of acres of brutal untamed wilderness. The entire week or however long you run this simulation they are “living” in this environment and it is their job to survive. You are all colonists living in the New World in 1620. You have just landed in the New World as Pilgrims and now it is time to build shelter and find food. Your goal is survival in the New World. This is preceded by SAILING (2) – I

In this simulation, students will begin in several European countries during the Age of Exploration. Through the course of this simulation, the Age of Exploration tells the story of all the explorers. Kids each support different countries including Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. There will be several tasks for students to accomplish over the course of the simulation and students become immersed in the story of the 100 years of exploration, which they will live out

Flash Card Football only takes 10 minutes of class time per week. Yet it will develop Vocabulary Mastery in nearly every student because they are so motivated by this academic game! Build vocabulary and terminology utilizing this academic game! Students in your class will represent teams from the NFL. Students will play flashcard football against each other following the NFL schedule. For just ten minutes every Friday afternoon, students ask each other in rapid fire fashion, vocabulary qu

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is Daniel Boone and the Cumberland Gap. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30-40

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. This download is all of the themes (38 in total) that I have created thus far. Each will also be available separately but I wanted to have one that had every theme in it. As I create more, I'll continue to add to this file. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is Sailing to the New World aboard the Mayflower. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is about Building a Homestead in Plymouth, Massachusetts. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spe

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Papers. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is the Lumber Industry. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30-40 minute class per

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30-40 minute class period teaching Social Studies, I give my students

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is A-MAIZE-ing Agriculture. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30-40 minute clas

My description below applies for all of my Teaching Social Studies through Classroom Management flipcharts. Each has a separate theme entirely, but they all function within the classroom the same way. The theme of this flipchart is Rosie the Riveter. If you are a teacher who does not have time to fit Social Studies into your curriculum, this can help you. It's something simple I've been doing in my class for years and it works like a charm. Rather than spending a full 30-40 minute class peri