Engaging high school social studies lessons and videos
Explore high school social studies lessons, videos, and activities to authentically engage your students in the curriculum.
Five Elements of a Story: Teaching Resources
Teach students about the five story elements: plot, character, setting, conflict, and theme, using these videos and lesson plans.
Breaking it down Flocab style: Video’s growing role in the classroom
Over the past two years, video’s role in the classroom has quickly expanded. When schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers turned to classroom video—including Flocabulary!—as a way to keep students engaged while learning remotely. But now, as students and teachers return to in-person learning, videos have remained an essential part of the curriculum. Teaching with video makes sense for several reasons. For one, students already turn to video as a main source of information and entertainment. Just think of all the music videos, YouTube tutorials, and viral TikToks that populate young people’s social media feeds—and our own! The…