Rachel Swearengin
@rachelteachkc
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Wife, Mother of 3, Daughter, Sister, and 5th Grade Teacher; Gilder Lehrman Kansas History Teacher of the Year 2023; Author of “Making Time for Social Studies”
Joined November 2018
Are you an elementary teacher looking for practical ways to teach more social studies in your classroom? Check out my book “Making Time for Social Studies” to learn an easy, four step planning process. @SolutionTree #solutiontree
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Nov 5, 1935: Parker Bros introduces Monopoly. But who REALLY invented it? Analyzing patents and pairing with another great picture book to make an evidenced-based claim. @OPSSocStudies @NHTOYMc
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On this day in 1889, President Benjamin Harrison welcomed North and South Dakota as the 39th and 40th states. From the Badlands to the Black Hills, here’s to 136 years of history, heart, and heritage! ⛰️🇺🇸 Which Dakota have you visited — North, South, or both?
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What a fun season watching Luke do what he loves! So incredibly proud of him!!
Luke Swearengin is your 6A boys’ runner-up! 🥈 He may be disappointed in the result but we are beyond proud of the heart and guts he showed today. He broke the race wide open with a huge move after the first mile and left it all on the course. You inspired us this season, Luke!
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Today we learned about the history of Candy Day with primary sources, analysis, and crop it tools. How does a special holiday reflect the time period in which it is created? @OPSSocStudies @NHTOYMc
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🚨 STATE QUALIFIERS 🚨 Racing in cold, wet, and muddy conditions this morning at Regionals, the following Falcons punched their 🎟️ to the KSHSAA State Meet next weekend at Rim Rock Farm. Luke Swearengin - Regional Champ🥇 Ani Allen - 3rd🥉 Olivia Cavin - 7th
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Boys Cross Country Champions: Congrats to Olathe Northwest on claiming the 2025 Boys Cross Country Championship. Individual Champion was Luke Swearengin from Olathe South with a time of 16:11.66.
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First time using a ranking task as CER. Ss discussed the rankings as a group then they individually wrote a claim with evidence. Their CER skills are getting better every time! @OPSSocStudies @NHTOYMc
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Congrats to Luke!!
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Had so much fun discussing effective integration with @glennw98 that I forgot to take pictures! Thanks to everyone for all the great ideas! @NHTOYMc
Lottery winners! @ESSDACK K-5 #socialstudies PLC teachers figured out the Timeline game - first time any group has placed themselves correctly! (BTW - also learning tons about #HGSS / #ELA integrations.) @KSDEtchrleaders @ksdehq @NHTOYMc #sschat
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Excited to share this new resource I developed for spelling support in Tier 1 with @ReadingLeagueKS members last night! It’s open source and on my website. Hope you find it helpful. Feel free to share! https://t.co/onHcUKVAeJ
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Grab some Chipotle for dinner tomorrow night (Tuesday, September 30th) and support the Olathe South cross county team in the process! @OlatheSouthHS @OS_BirdHouse
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Running against teams from six states in the very competitive Gold Division, Luke Swearengin and Ani Allen brought home some hardware yesterday at a very warm Rim Rock Farm Classic. Luke - 6th place (out of 258 runners) Ani - 11th place (out of 172 runners)
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Hi teachers & friends! To celebrate the upcoming release of my 25th book, I am giving away 2500 copies of I Survived the Dust Bowl over the next 10 days. Today: 10 class sets of 25. To enter, like this post & retweet. Winners announced tomorrow am. ❤️
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Asking, “How has our understanding of the world changed over time?” as we analyze maps helps students close read primary sources, make claims, and ask questions. @OPSSocStudies
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On this day in 1957, U.S. Army troops escorted the Little Rock Nine to Central High School in Arkansas. Less well known—in August 1958 all the city's high schools were closed for a year to resist integration. Students learned through televised lessons, as shown in these photos.
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The nation turns 250 soon. 🗽 Our kids’ civics and history scores? Dismal. Chester Finn lays out six steps states can take to make civics learning rigorous, content-rich, and meaningful. 🔗 https://t.co/TFsPKMN4DO
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The future of social studies starts here. Join NCSS and @Inquiredlearn for The Next Chapter of Social Studies, a three-part webinar series on bringing big ideas to life in daily instruction, starting October 23. ➡️ Save your spot: https://t.co/734uBCHYXk
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