Grades 6-8

Carson Dellosa American History Series provides students with a comprehensive overview of early American history. The workbooks take readers through each time period, providing insight into the life and times of the people that made the times intriguing and important to our history. Each chapter, about a page in length, discusses people events and objects in concise detail, and is followed by an exercise or quiz. Answer keys and timelines included and pages are perforated for easy removal. Classroom decoratives can be purchased separately.

Prep Time: Minimal

Technology: Ebook format available

Grades 6-8

Correlated with National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, each Carson Dellosa Civilizations of the Past workbook also includes a National Standards Matrix. One-page reading selections presenting facts and information about the topic being studied are followed by knowledge checks to assess the student's understanding of the reading selection. Knowledge checks include matching, multiple choice, and critical thinking exercises. Maps, glossaries and timelines included. "Explore" pages are high-interest learning activities to keep the students engaged. Alternative methods of instruction, modified versions of the text, are available online for struggling readers.

Prep Time: Minimal

Technology: Ebook format available

Grade 4-12

Geoguessr is a browser-based geography game in which players guess locations from Google Street View imagery. The game features multiple game modes, including singleplayer and multiplayer competitions. An educational tool for geography, players can learn and identify global geographical and cultural characteristics such as writing systems, architecture, driving practices, flags, vehicle registration plates, and flora.  

A one-year subscription is $29.99.

Grade K-8

Moving Beyond the Page offers a strong social studies program that covers culture, geography, history, economics, government, and citizenship.

Prep Time: Moderate to high

Teachers Manual: None. Instructions for lessons in student book

Technology: Online or DVD video

Grade 6-8

Miacademy is a subscription-based, online platform that offers lessons for kindergarten through eighth grade. Parents can select from all content to create an educational program for their children and switch grade levels for subjects as needed. Each child needs his or her own account, but Miacademy offers discounts for siblings. A parent account is included with the student account, and you can supervise more than one student from one parent account. There are two social studies courses for grades 4 - 8, U.S. History and U.S. Government. There are partial courses for Beginning Social Studies 1 and 2, Intro to World History, Intro to World History: Advanced Topics in U.S. History, U.S. Geography (a lot of content for this course), and World Geography.  

Grade K-8

Savvas MyWorld Interactive Homeschool is a comprehensive, adaptable, and student-centered social studies curriculum that encourages active inquiry while introducing civics, economics, geography, and history concepts. Students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills for an engaged civic life. The program includes strong ELA instruction to support social studies inquiry and new literacy standards. 

Grades 6-8

History is chronological and so is this 10-book series A History of US. Book one begins thousands of years ago with people walking and boating toward an unknown continent. Book three deals with the revolutionary and constitution-making era. Book six tackles the Civil War. Book ten ends with the election of Barack Obama. These small books are easy to read, and there's none of the intimidation that comes with behemoth texts. A History of US is an attempt to break the textbook mold. As one child reader wrote, the books seem like "an action movie."

Grades 6-8

My World History engages students and helps them make personal connections to historical figures and eras with the myStory features in the Student Edition and online. These richly illustrated stories bring the experiences of people in history to life, providing students with a way to make emotional and enduring connections to the content.

Grades 6-8

World Cultures and Geography integrates history, culture, geography, government, and economics of the world. Online resources available, including assessments. A year-long curriculum that addresses Common Core standards. Features chapter reviews/tests. Best for on-target or advanced students. Excellent impartial view of world cultures. Taught by region; good geography component. Visual and auditory learning styles.

Teachers Manual: available

Technology: Online resources available

Grades 5-12

Global diversity comes alive in DK's Geography of the World. This essential guide to our ever-changing world is full of fact-packed spreads and full-color photographs. An ideal reference for both home and school, it details each country's physical geography, people, climate, culture, and landscape.

Grades 9-12

Modern World History covers the major topics of world history from 1300 to the present.

This is the text used in ACA onsite classes.

Grades 9-12

Building Citizenship prepares middle and high school students for active citizenship by showing how people, the economy, and government work to create a society.

A Reading Essentials Study Guide is available as a supplement. This print guided-reading workbook is at 2-3 grades below the Student Edition. It reinforces critical concepts from the text and helps students improve reading-for-information skills.

Technology: Digital edition available