Social Studies

Kindergarten - Second Grade

• National Geographic Kids--There are videos and small articles on science topics and a few social studies topics. There are also some games and quizzes.https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

• Wonderopolis – videos that include vocabulary and comprehension http://wonderopolis.org/

Third - Fifth Grades

• History for Kids (Gr 5) https://www.historyforkids.net/ Free online history network. The website is packed with articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section.

• Wonderopolis – videos that include vocabulary and comprehension http://wonderopolis.org/

Sixth - Eighth Grades

• History for Kids https://www.historyforkids.net/ Free online history network. The website is packed with articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section.

• Wonderopolis (Gr. 6) – videos that include vocabulary and comprehension http://wonderopolis.org/

High School

• History for Kids https://www.historyforkids.net/ Free online history network. The website is packed with articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section

All Grade Levels

• Academic Vocabulary from Lead4ward https://lead4ward.com/resources/
  Find grade level, content-specific academic vocabulary

• Dogo News www.dogonews.com Empowering youth literacy, reading fluency and global awareness through current events, books and movies. Includes Social Studies content.

• Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/; Teachers will need to align to TEKS
  Get daily schedules for students ages 4-18

• Newsela www.newsela.com Free for the rest of the school year; Vast collection of articles that can be printed according to Lexile levels; Multiple choice questions may be included with articles

• Scholastic Learn at Home https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
  free for families, teachers, and administrators. There are books, videos, articles, and activities for children to learn that are tied to a topic. There are 5 days that target a theme.

• Smithsonian Learning Lab https://learninglab.si.edu/ These are collections of primary sources, resources, and lessons provided by the Smithsonian Institute. Teachers will need to align to the TEKS.

• Texas LRD https://texaslre.org/ Lesson plans, eBooks, games, flash cards, and many other TEKS-aligned resources for social studies.