Upcoming lessons and the previous weeks lesson about the Terracotta Warriors.

Upcoming lessons and the previous weeks lesson about the Terracotta Warriors.

This semester, our students explored the geography and architecture of Ancient Egypt in an innovative and engaging way — through Minecraft Education. Rather than only reading about the Nile River…
This quarter, my 7th graders completed a project-based learning unit called “Halloween Around the World,” and it was truly one of the highlights of our year so far. I wanted…
This month in Social Studies, we are traveling back in time to the wild, challenging world of Frontier America, focusing specifically on the settlement of Kentucky in the 1770s—the era…
How can project-based learning deepen historical understanding? Mr. Moore’s students designed board games centered on four of the major Crusades—examining causes, major events, outcomes, and long-term effects. The project fostered…
6th-grade social studies class at Rockcastle County Middle School had an exciting hands-on learning experience recently when they spoke with archaeologist Niki Lainhart from Expedition Archaeology. Students learned about the…
This week, our 7th-grade historians didn’t just read about the Middle Ages—they lived them! To kick off our unit on Medieval China, our classroom transformed into the Smith Dynasty for…