If you want students to remember your classroom for many years, hands-on learning is the way to go. Today we're sharing social studies activities that will help make learning memorable and long lasting. Topics Discussed Why bother teaching with a hands-on approach?Our tried and true hands-on activities for social studies Resources Interactive Notebooks: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Colorado-Classroom/Category/12821300-WORLD-HISTORY128508-409115 Interactive notebook guide: https://thecoloradoclassroom.com/free-interactive-notebook-guide Please subscribe on your favorite platform so you don’t miss an episode. Whether it’s Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or some other listening app, we encourage you to take a moment to subscribe to The Teaching Toolbox. And if you feel so inclined, we would love a review at Apple or Spotify to help other listeners find us just like you did. Let’s Connect To stay up to date with episodes, check out our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram. Join Brittany’s 6th Grade Teacher Success group on Facebook. Join Ellie’s Middle School Math Chats group on Facebook. Brittany’s resources can be found on her website or on TPT. Ellie’s resources can be found on her website or on TPT. Mentioned in this episode: Shop For Hands On Social Studies Activities If you are anything like me, teaching names and dates in social studies class just didn’t cut it. I couldn’t remember them all, let alone make 11-to 15-year-olds do it as well. There had to be a better way. Making social studies hands-on for students helps it to become more memorable and relevant instead of some distant date in the past. And when you don’t have time to think of all the ways to stand a lesson on its head, that’s where I step in. Hi, I’m Brittany, from The Colorado Classroom, and I have comprehensive lessons that make learning interactive. With folding crafts, note-taking devices, graphic...