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What's included in Social Studies?
What's included in Social Studies?
Social studies covers several different areas: social studies skills, civics, economics, geography, and history. Washington State students also learn about tribal sovereignty.
Encourage your child to ask questions and consider different points of view. Select a resource that has everything planned out, or pick a topic of interest or cultural significance and gather resources to explore with your student. We would love to show you how!
Where to go for more information
Where to go for more information
Student's advisor - Questions about the student WSLP
EHK12 ALE Program Specialist - Questions about resources on the Curriculum Resource Center website and library copy availability, and for technical questions about the ALE system
EHK12 Librarian - Help with individualized unit studies, research projects, and EHK12's K-12 online resources
Social Studies Programs
Social Studies Programs
Grades K-8. Free online. Print editions in the EHK12 Library. Every grade level includes several units, each with a colorful student book and a teacher guide. Guides include hands-on investigations, assessments, and activity sheets. US history units cover citizenship. Mix & match units grades 6+. CKHG flyer
Grades 5+. A ten volume set on the history of the United States written with middle schoolers in mind, but adaptable for younger and older students as well. EHK12 Library copies available.
Grades 6+. A multi-disciplinary approach to history starting 14 billion years in the past. Includes screencast tutorials with electronically-graded multiple choice question. Videos are approximately 3-12 minutes each. Sign up for a free account to save progress.
Grades 3-7. Digital only. US history from the perspective of Native Americans, African Americans, and immigrants. Requires A Young People’s History of the United States (Zinn), An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (Dunbar-Ortiz), and Heart & Soul (Nelson) and other reading material.
Grades K-12. Lesson plans, primary resources, and other information to help students learn about the Native American experience in Washington state.
More Reading & Resources
More Reading & Resources
Biographies - Our EHK12 Library has a large biography collection.
Everything You Need Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook - Grades 6-8
History Comics - Grade 4-7
Horrible Histories - Grades 3-7. Available in the EHK12 Library
Michigan Open Book Project - Free! K-12. Online textbooks with color images, interactive activities, and questions to guide thinking. No teacher manual. The Michigan Open Book GetACopy section is where you will find the digital textbooks organized by grade level.
National Geographic Education Resources - See also: A Family Guide to Using Nat Geo Education Resources
PBS LearningMedia: Social Studies - Multimedia learning resources for K-12th grade, including thousands of videos, plus interactives, lessons, and more. Filter by topic, grade level, media type.
Time4Learning - Grades K-12. Online. Time4Learning offers an online learning program for K-8 students that includes science, language arts, math, and social studies.
Social Studies Through Movies
Social Studies Through Movies
Teach With Movies - Includes: Historical Fiction in Film Cross-Curriculum Homework Project with links to movie ideas for US and World History classes.
Workbooks & Interactive Notebooks
Workbooks & Interactive Notebooks
Workbooks from Mark Twain Media/Carson Dellosa
Workbooks from Mark Twain Media/Carson Dellosa
American Leaders & Innovators: Colonial Times to Reconstruction Workbook
Industrial Revolution: Technological and Social Change in Europe and the United States
Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution (American History Series)
Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction (American History Series)
Interactive Notebooks from Mark Twain Media/Carson Dellosa
Interactive Notebooks from Mark Twain Media/Carson Dellosa
Washington State History
Washington State History
In middle school, Washington State History is typically a one-semester 7th grade course. Please see the CRC webpage on Washington State History for more information.
History Topics by Grade
History Topics by Grade
One of the the social studies areas students learn about is history. This chart can help you align learning to Washington State standards and the grade level progression in our school district.
Your advisor would be happy to help you if you have questions or would like to discuss flexible options.
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