Welcome to Mrs. McCray's
2025-2026 Social Studies Class!!

What's the purpose of social studies?

Social studies is like an adventure! It's a travel show. It helps us learn about history, government, geography, and cultures. But that’s not all!

It also helps us think about important topics and teaches us to understand how others feel (empathy!).

By studying these things, we learn how to be good citizens and better understand ourselves and the world we live in.

Fun, right? Let's dive in!

Congrats to Abigail Flores

She won the 2025 Texas History Day Special Award for

outstanding research in animal welfare.

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Bullock Texas State History Museum

University of Texas at Austin

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Shotwell Middle School

90's Skate Party

Humble Family Skate, February 4, 2025

In New York City,
August 2024

Explorers, Historians, Travelers:
Bookmark this page.
We will use it almost every day.

Hiring Soon! Classroom Jobs
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Things to remember:

Be on time for class.
Follow directions the first time.
I'd like you to do your best every day.
Ask questions, I know things.
Mistakes are OK!
- This is how we learn.

Hamilton NYC

Best of Social Studies at an IB World School

Welcome to our Social Studies Class Website—your go-to spot for everything you need! We'll still use Schoology and Eduphoria for quizzes and tests, but this site (plus our Canva slideshows) will be your daily guide for class info. Keep checking in, and you’ll never miss a beat!

What's on here?!

Just a few things :)

- after-school tutorial schedule
  [Texas History & World Cultures]
- art projects
- class syllabus
- collaborative group projects
- do now/warm-ups
- group work
- history websites
- historical articles, music, and videos
- history games
- IB projects
- independent work
- National History Day info
- National History Day projects
- partner work
- pictures of student work
- pictures of my travels, our travels through history
- quiz and test notices
- SEL activities
- slideshows for daily lessons
- unit themes
- virtual tours
- vocabulary words

***Missed class? No worries! Just check here (your class period) to see what you missed, or to see what unit we're on, especially the slideshow so you stay up to date. You and your parents have 24/7 access anytime! Stay in the loop!