https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562 Use these ideas for learning activities that will appeal to your students based on their particular strengths. en-us 2019-02-26 19:08:18 UTC 2020-12-12 05:16:04 UTC hello@padlet.com sarah_weber1 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/769886864 Social studies word searches cover topics such as government, history, geography, and more! Solve social studies word searches for a particular era, type of government, or a region of the world. Make or solve your social studies word searches here.]]> 2020-09-22 19:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/769886864 sarah_weber1 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/769918853 How to write a fun and educational song as a special or enrichment project.]]> 2020-09-22 20:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/769918853 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/826387407 Verbal-linguistic students do best with communication with written or spoken words. I found an activity for them with a Native American story telling festival.]]> 2020-10-13 19:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/826387407 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/826406037 For this intelligence I found a great article about developing spatial intelligence with map skills in your classroom.]]> 2020-10-13 19:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/826406037 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/827356716 This website has a list of songs for students to learn everything from the 50 states to WWII]]> 2020-10-14 03:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/827356716 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/827367057 PBS Kids in Motion has some great activities that get students moving as they learn about the states!]]> 2020-10-14 03:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/827367057 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/836694183 This activity combines math and social studies by looking at patterns, fractions, and quilts.]]> 2020-10-16 18:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/836694183 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/836743273 I found several outdoor activities for kindergarten or 1st grade students over a variety of topics.]]> 2020-10-16 19:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/836743273 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/841877252 Since students with interpersonal intelligence work well with other people and are often natural leaders, I thought escape rooms or break-out boxes would be a great lesson for these types of learners. ]]> 2020-10-19 16:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/841877252 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913690890 Verbal-linguistic learners could enjoy doing some type of debate in the classroom. I found mock debates on current events and civic issues that students could participate in as a class.  ]]> 2020-11-11 17:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913690890 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913921318 This map activity is good for logical learners because it focuses on map skills for social studies but also incorporates the use of math skills to complete. ]]> 2020-11-11 18:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913921318 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913981514 The activity I found can be differentiated depending on grade level. It allows students to deeply analyze historical photos rather than just looking at them and moving on. I envision that students could then make a classroom newsletter about the picture they analyzed and share that with the class. ]]> 2020-11-11 19:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/913981514 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914027127 This activity has students make "I Am" poems on historic people from history. This is a good activity for musical learners as they are very intuitive with sound and rhythm. After writing their poem, students could read their poem and add appropriate sound in the background. ]]> 2020-11-11 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914027127 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914068002 News Plays allow students to act out a performance based on the topic they are learning about in class. It can be used for historical periods or current events. ]]> 2020-11-11 19:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914068002 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914194748 STEM activities are good for interpersonal intelligence because it allows students to work together in groups while creating something. ]]> 2020-11-11 20:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/914194748 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964913928 Social Studies crosswords puzzles are great for students who are Verbal-Linguistic. They can span across and topic in Social Studies and also strengths their memory with vocabulary words.

]]> 2020-11-27 04:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964913928 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964915032 Creating timelines are great ways to engage your logical-mathematical students. It tests the students skills of placing items in the correct order. 

]]> 2020-11-27 04:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964915032 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964915912 A Social Studies resource for spatial intelligence can be as simple as having North, East, South, and West signs hung up in your classroom or, if able, a map carpet that has the north on the map facing north in real life. 

]]> 2020-11-27 04:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964915912 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964916756 Any song you can find that goes along with Social Studies reaches these students very well. If they can learn a song about it, they are more likely to remember it. 

]]> 2020-11-27 04:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964916756 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964917937 Students who are more bodily-Kinesthetic can act out answers or events that have taken place in history like a game of charades. They can even use their body to “map” out where certain places lie on a map. 

]]> 2020-11-27 04:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964917937 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964918844 Drawing and journal entries be great resources to use with your students who are interpersonal. This allows the to talk and connect with their peers through posed questions and discussion of answers or talking through how they want to draw their information to present. 

]]> 2020-11-27 04:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964918844 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964919880 Students who are natural intelligence learners can take informed action and write letters to their local politicians or work with their peer to create green spaces for their communities.  

]]> 2020-11-27 04:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/964919880 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/969897102 This link provides different ideas to implement teaching various social studies topics. I still remember some songs that I learned in elementary and high school, so this is a great thing to bring into the classroom for any learners, especially musically inclined ones. ]]> 2020-11-30 03:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/969897102 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/969948901 This is an activity to help students understand the different locations. It is good for spatial learners because it is a hands on activity that requires them to use maps and diagrams. ]]> 2020-11-30 04:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/969948901 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/973077309 This is a site that has various hands-on activities about landforms for learners who like to use their hands and real life items to learn. ]]> 2020-11-30 19:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/973077309 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/973124399 This activity is one that requires writing a narrative story. This is a good activity for these students because it requires them to use words and stories. ]]> 2020-11-30 19:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/973124399 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974294581 This would have been a great unit to cover this year because of the election, but there are activities in this resource that use math while also discussing the election and its process. ]]> 2020-12-01 03:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974294581 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974297341 This link has a ton of different digital escape rooms for various subjects, so there are social studies ones included. An escape room is a great way to get students talking to each other and an easy group work activity. ]]> 2020-12-01 03:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974297341 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974297692 This would be a way to tie in geography by having students find the leaves from trees in the area they are living in. ]]> 2020-12-01 03:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/974297692 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981310250 This website has a variety of different crossword activities to help "Word Smart" learners.]]> 2020-12-02 19:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981310250 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981329310 Timelines are a great way for "Math Smart" learners to learn more about their family by putting information in a sequence.]]> 2020-12-02 19:13:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981329310 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981351294 This link has a great activity for all ages of elementary students to help with "Picture Smart" learners. The students learn about each of the 50 states by building legos that relate to something from the state. ]]> 2020-12-02 19:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981351294 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981365523 As an elementary teacher, I believe Jack Hartmann is one of the best YouTube song artists. He has so many videos that go with any content area. This song is about the seven continents which would help the "Music Smart" learners singing along with him while learning the content. ]]> 2020-12-02 19:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981365523 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981369811 Scavenger hunts are a great way to help "Body Smart" learners get up and moving while still learning important details within the lesson. The scavenger hunt could be just around the classroom, or even around the school.]]> 2020-12-02 19:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981369811 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981371370 Having group work like a skit or play for the students to act out helps "People Smart" learners enjoy working with others to learn more about the content. ]]> 2020-12-02 19:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981371370 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981373314 This website shares a great lesson to learn about the history of the tomato. This website shares the activity to help "Nature Smart" leaners have the opportunity to go outside decide of tomato is a fruit or vegetable. ]]> 2020-12-02 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/981373314 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006780442 Match the Music Notes is a great activity for students to create their own music note matching game. There are also a bunch of different activities in this link.]]> 2020-12-10 16:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006780442 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006824001 Having children make objects they see in their surrounding using play dough. Students can create different objects, shapes, and patterns using their own imagination. ]]> 2020-12-10 16:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006824001 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006881261 Journal Writing helps  students learn about themselves. These students learn independently and through reflecting.  ]]> 2020-12-10 16:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006881261 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006884858 This website has some great naturalistic intelligence hands on activities. One that stood out to me was grow a plant. These students are able to take care of other living beings. ]]> 2020-12-10 16:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006884858 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006886635 No-Hands Cup Stacking Challenge is a great way for these students to work in a group. These students are good leaders and get along with others.. ]]> 2020-12-10 16:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006886635 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006890844 Building an architectural model out of materials is a huge hands-on activity that incorporates body and mind coordination. ]]> 2020-12-10 16:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1006890844 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1007103654 These students can easily interpret data and analyze patterns. These students can solve escape rooms or problems logically. ]]> 2020-12-10 17:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1007103654 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011754952 Verbal-Linguistic Learners or “word smart” learners are strong in written and spoken word activities. This activity allows students to create a newspaper centered around a specific country or historical time period. Students could work individually to create their own newspaper or split sections of the newspaper within a group.]]> 2020-12-12 01:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011754952 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011847827 Logical-Mathematical learners enjoy numbers, puzzles, patterns, and solving problems. There are a variety of timelines that can be created. In conjunction with sequencing events, students could find patterns in historical events and in economies of different geographic locations. The patterns could be used to make predictions of future events.]]> 2020-12-12 03:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011847827 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011854822 This website has ideas on how to immerse students in music for enhancing their learning of social studies. Also, I always enjoyed Schoolhouse Rock videos/songs about a variety of topics.]]> 2020-12-12 03:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011854822 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011870801 This website contains ideas for “picture smart” students as it discusses the use of analyzing historical photos or creating photoblogs.]]> 2020-12-12 03:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011870801 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011885243 Ideas to implement total body response into your social studies lessons. Body smart learners can do simulations, charades, or movement throughout the room during activities.]]> 2020-12-12 04:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011885243 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011912622 People smart learners tend to be natural leaders and enjoy working in groups. This website has a variety of group work available as problem and project based learning activities. http://www.mrsoshouse.com/pbl/pblin.html ]]> 2020-12-12 04:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011912622 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011923720 Nature smart learners enjoy the outdoors and identify with nature and living organisms. This website has ideas on connecting agriculture and plants to geography, history, and economics.]]> 2020-12-12 05:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011923720 jessicajuhnke08 https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011927775 Intrapersonal or self smart learners have an awareness of feelings. Students write diaries, letters, or postcards with perspective of historical figures. They could also write reflective autobiographical journal entries on a topic.]]> 2020-12-12 05:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_weber1/iw9urcn9s562/wish/1011927775