Social Studies: Core
The key components of social studies include history, geography, economics and financial literacy, civics, and government.
The key components of social studies include history, geography, economics and financial literacy, civics, and government.
A literature-based curriculum that blends the joy of reading with the richness of history. Bookshark levels are offered in age ranges that allow families to teach multiple grades at the same time. For example: Level B (ages 6-8) or Level E (ages 9-12)
You may want to incorporate Bookshark Language Arts and/or Science into your learning plan.
A comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. Core Knowledge History and Geography helps students build knowledge of diverse civilizations and cultures.
Characters, Ted and Mona, take students on a tour through history beginning in ancient times. Curiosity Chronicles covers cultural, artistic, and scientific history of people from all over the world. Books are told in a dialogue format as Ted and Mona discuss history back-and-forth, ask questions, tell stories, and look for answers.
Snapshots of History
Ancient: Grades 1-3 Medieval: Grades 2-5 Early Modern: Grades 3-6 Modern: Grades 4-8
Learn about history through storytelling, creative hands-on activities, literature suggestions, cultural exploration, and more.
Early Times: Grades 1 - 6 Middle Times: Grades 1-6 United States: Grades 3-6
Narrative nonfiction uses the tools of the novelist to tell true stories. A History of U.S. tells the tale of America in 11 user-friendly small, illustrated books including a source book, with original documents.
Concept-based curriculum using fiction and non-fiction books, as well as hands-on activities, comprehension questions, and online resources. Moving beyond the Page levels are offered in age ranges that allow families to teach multiple grades at the same time.
You may want to incorporate Moving Beyond the Page Language Arts and/or Science into your learning plan. In the 5-7 and 6-8 levels the science, social studies, and language arts lessons are all tightly woven together. Beginning with Age 7-9, the social Studies units are available separately.
Enter history through the eyes of real people. Award-winning books and riveting stories make history relevant and relatable. Transformative conversations develop organically when you engage with rich, nuanced material.
Oh Freedom! for Beginners (K-3) Oh Freedom! (4-8)
Washington Our Home and The Washington Journey meet our state's Essential Academic Learning Requirements for social studies and teaches civics, history, geography, and economics. ...
Washington Our Home: Grades 4-5 The Washington Journey: Grades 7-8