The Social Studies Teacher Podcast

By Kirsten Hammond, The Southern Teach LLC

Are you an upper elementary educator looking for simple strategies that will help make teaching social studies easy and fun? This podcast is perfect for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers and paren... more

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The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.

The Social Studies Teacher Podcast episodes:

March 19, 202416 Teacher and Student Test-Prep Tips
Today's test prep-themed episode has 8 tips for you as a teacher and then a special section that you can play for your students as they build a toolbox of test prep strategies.
Episode Highlights
8 test prep tips for teachers
8 test prep tips for students

Blog Post - Episode 40
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Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
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18min
March 12, 20245 Easy Steps to Set Up a Test Prep Power Hour
If your test prep strategies are feeling stale, today I've got a teamwork approach that might just turn things around.
Episode Highlights
Test Prep Power Hour 101
How to group students
How to divide up the planning
How to find an hour in your instructional schedule
Resources so you can get started and try your first power hour

Resources and Links
Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages
Reading Graphic Organizer Bundle
Project Bundle for Elementary Students
Multiple Intelligences Project Menu
Blog Post - Episode 39
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Mentioned in this episode:
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
...more
21min
March 05, 2024Launching Enrichment Time Activities for Upper Elementary
It's so easy to just give students free time on their devices, but today I'm sharing some simple tweaks that can help you make the most of those miscellaneous pockets of free time. Adding enrichment time to your classroom might be more simple than you think!
Episode Highlights
What is enrichment time?
5 steps to adding enrichment time to your classroom routines
A free resource to help you get started in a snap

Resources and Links
Grab the Enrichment Time Template!
Blog Post - Episode 38
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Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
...more
15min
February 27, 2024Teaching With and Using Timelines
Visual learner here to share that timelines are extremely helpful tools for understanding the chronological order of events. Today I've got 6 tips to help you effectively incorporate timelines into your upper elementary social studies lessons.
Episode Highlights
Timeline basics
Interactive timelines
Timelines of a student's life
Multimedia elements
Sequencing
Comparing and contrasting

Resources and Links
Episode 37 - Blog
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Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
...more
15min
February 20, 2024Current Events in 5 Minutes
Not sure how you can make time to cover your curriculum AND mix in current events? You'll love today's short and sweet episode.
Episode Highlights
Kid-friendly sources for current events
Student engagement strategies

Resources and Links
Episode 36 - Blog
Let's Connect!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
...more
10min
February 13, 2024Teaching About Famous People in History
You get to unlock the stories of famous people in history for upper elementary students - what a gift! Today I'm sharing 8 steps for keeping this task simple and effective.
Episode Highlights
Choosing relevant figures
Establishing context
Developing engaging lesson plans
Humanizing historical figures
Incorporating primary sources
Encouraging research and inquiry
Connecting to present day relevance
Assessing understanding

Resources
Blog Post - Episode 35
Using Webquests for Research and Inquiry
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Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
...more
17min
February 06, 2024Ways to Incorporate Black History Month Year Round
As a child and a person of color, I often felt embarrassed during February (I explain why in the episode). I don't want that to happen to your students! Today I'm sharing my perspective about navigating Black History Month. I hope your students enjoy these lesson planning ideas as they deepen their understanding of how people in black history have shaped our culture.
Episode Highlights
My experiences learning about black history as an African American student
Quotes from famous black people in history
Incorporating black history within your reading block
Researching a wide variety of voices

Resources and Links
Blog Post - Episode 34
Black History Month Unit for Upper Elementary
Black History Posters
Black History Biography Bundle
Let's Connect!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
...more
13min
January 30, 20244 Nonfiction Reading Skills to Teach Before State Testing
Ready or not, here test prep season comes! Let's talk about four common reading skills that students might need us to lean into supporting them with before standardized testing begins. These nonfiction skills pair really well with a variety of social studies topics!
Episode Highlights
inferencing
context clues
text features
theme
how graphic organizers and task cards can support students during test prep season

Resources and Links
Reading Graphic Organizer Bundle
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Graphic-Organizer-Bundle-for-Fiction-and-Nonfiction-7794279
Reading Comprehension Task Cards
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Task-Cards-Year-Round-Bundle-Color-by-Number-Activities-8375759
Blog Post - Episode 33
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Mentioned in this episode:
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
...more
13min
January 26, 2024 BONUS: FAQs and Reviews for the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Wondering if the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum is right for you? Not sure if the units will fit the needs of you and your students? This bonus episode is a must-listen!
I get a lot of questions about the guided curriculum, how the growing bundle works, and if the units would be applicable to a state beyond Texas.
I answer a few frequently asked questions and share some stellar reviews of upper elementary teachers who are LOVING the guided curriculum and why these are working well for their classrooms.
If you're interested in purchasing the growing bundles, they are at a 20% discount. As I add the remaining units each month, the 20% off price will increase. You'll get the current units locked in at a great price and future units and updates for free!
Learn more at bit.ly/socialstudiesgrowingbundles

Let's Connect!
Listen/watch on Youtube
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Mentioned in this episode:
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
...more
13min
January 23, 2024Using Literary Nonfiction with Social Studies
Teaching your students about biographies or autobiographies soon? You don't want to miss out on this jam-packed episode!
In this episode, we are going to talk about what literary nonfiction is some characteristics of this genre, some examples of literary nonfiction, some recommendations, why it's important, and also some activity ideas that you can implement in your classroom.
Episode Highlights
What is literary nonfiction?
Characteristics of literary nonfiction
3 examples of literary nonfiction
Why is literacy nonfiction important for students?
Book recommendations for 3rd through 5th grade
Activity ideas for literary nonfiction units

Resources and Links
Literary Nonfiction Graphic Organizers
Black History Month Biography Bundle
Blog Post - Episode 32
Let's Connect!
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Mentioned in this episode:
Social Studies Guided Curriculum
Easy-to-follow lesson plans and activities for social studies - just print and teach! The complete bundles for Communities, Texas History, and U.S. History are available. Click the link to learn more!
Learn more about the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum!
Grab the Back to School Social Studies Pack!
Get your upper elementary students excited to start the school year using these low-prep back to school social studies getting to know you worksheets! With 20 pages of engaging activities targeting geography, history, and classroom community building, it makes a great back to school resource for the first week or first month of school!
Learn more about the Back to School Social Studies Resource
...more
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FAQs about The Social Studies Teacher Podcast:

How many episodes does The Social Studies Teacher Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.