http://games.pppst.com/socialstudies.html

This is a great teaching resource! I am glad that I found this site! It is very helpful for not only teachers, but students as well. It has many teaching resources about many different topics. The site also has a section for kids. They can play games and look at differnt information about certain topics! I hope you all take a look at it and find it helpful!

This week's blog is a current event. The event that took place left the whole state of Alabama in total shock! A little boy was kidnapped from his school bus early last week in Midland, Alabama. The school bus driver, who tried to save the children's lives, was shot and killed by the kidnapper. The little boy was held in a small underground bunker for almost one full week. Thankfully, the little boy was rescued yesterday by the authorities. The kidnapper was killed while the boy was rushed out of harms way!
        http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/authorities-storm-underground-bunker-in-alabama-rescue-5-year-old-boy-abductor-is-dead/2013/02/04/a13ae84e-6f2b-11e2-b35a-0ee56f0518d2_story.html

As teachers, we should use current events like these in our classroom. The safety of our students should always be our number one priority! We should always go over safety measures with our students! Our students need to know the importance of safety! They need to know what to do if they are confronted with an unsafe situation no matter where it takes place. We need to teach them what to do if the situation is on a school bus, in the classroom or even at home.