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Tip of the Week: Six Super Sweet Social Studies Strategies for Back to School

By Glenn Wiebe Published

To help energize your first awesome week with kids, here are six great ways to kick off the school year.

Classroom Tools
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Wonders of the Circus by McLoughlin Bros.

By TL Editors Published

Internet
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Extensive Free Resource Guides Exploration of Civic Engagement

By TL Editors Published

Digital Civics Toolkit is a free, teacher-facing website with lesson plans for exploring and fostering modern civic engagement and participation.

Apps
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SDGs in Action: Promoting Awareness of Sustainable Development Worldwide

By TL Editors Published

Each of the SDGs includes explanatory videos, facts and figures, targets, and ideas of how people can help.

Technology
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Google Tour Creator: Kids Build Their Own Virtual Field Trips

By TL Editors Published

Tour Creator is a website by Google that allows teachers and students to create tours for VR (virtual reality) or in a web browser.

Apps
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StudySync, Global Press Partner to Provide International News to Students

By TL Editors Published

“As educators, we want their voices to not only be heard but to be steeped in factual information – not memes and misinformation," said Robert Romano, CEO of StudySync.

Learning
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Race to Ratify is latest awesome iCivics game that you should be playing right now.

By Glenn Wiebe Published

Your students pick a character from 1787 and spend their time trying to get the Constitution ratified by the different states.

Technology
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This Memorial Day Remember Our Fallen Heroes

By TL Editors Published

Internet
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Hidden Ireland

By TL Editors Published

This year, May 13th marks Leprachaun Day.

Internet
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The Kentucky Derby, Lessons in American Culture

By TL Editors Published

This collection covers the historical background of the Kentucky Derby

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