Are you looking for the 2022 State of the Union Bingo cards? You can find the updated version here! It’s that time of year again – the State of the Union! And yes, I know that this ISN’T technically a State of the Union. (Don’t …
As a social studies teacher, I had MANY difficult conversations with my teen students, including race and racism. My brown and black students already knew what I was talking about because they and their families lived it. I was teaching race and racism to the …
It’s that time of year again! That’s right – President Trump will give the 2020 State of the Union Speech on Tuesday, February 4. What to expect A lot of clapping Some signature phrases Horn tooting Political drama But this year’s speech is happening at …
It’s February, which means that lessons on important African Americans are about to be dusted off in classrooms throughout the U.S. Get ready for a laundry list of African Americans that seems almost frozen in time. Black History Month became a staple of U.S. classrooms …
Hey, if you’re reading this in 2020 – head to the 2020 bingo cards! It’s that time of year again! That’s right – President Trump will give the State of the Union Speech on Tuesday, February 5. (Fingers crossed.) What to expect: A lot of clapping Some …
I taught US Government for many years. And in that course, I touched on every 3rd rail of American politics – race, gender, class, abortion, gun rights, Social Security, etc. Literally every controversial subject possible came up in my class. I expected outraged parent phone …
There may or may not be some pictures of me dressed up at a Civil War reenactment when I was in high school. Like full on dressed up with blouse, skirt, and bonnet. Ok, those pictures definitely exist, but I will never show them to …
My AP US History teacher was perhaps . . . not the best person to prepare us for the exam. I knew there was a problem when 1st quarter ended and we were STILL in the colonial period. I lived in Virginia, but come on! …
I had assigned a writing project to my US History students; when they were turned in I had 1 extra. That’s right. One extra. In addition to his graded assignment, a student actually created a SECOND project and turned it in. For funsies. That’s when …
Psst! Are you looking for the 2020 version of my bingo cards? If so, head over to this year’s post, download, and enjoy! If you really want 2018’s cards, scroll down. Let’s face it – it’s been a rough political year. Really rough. I don’t …