Social Studies & Geography

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Civil War: The War Between the States. With this 176-page social studies book, students will uncover information about this US war’s origins, battles, and effects on people. This...

Bring the judge and jury into the classroom using Democracy, Law, and Justice for grades 5 and up! This 80-page book covers topics such as citizen rights, civil law, the judicial process, juvenile justice, the Salem witch trials, and the FBI. The...

Bring U.S. politics to life for students in grades 5 and up with Elections! In this comprehensive social studies resource book, students learn the basics of democracy, what makes up the electoral college, how to compare election systems, and how...

In this middle grade social studies resource book, students in grades 5 and up examine the following topics: Holocaust-era political views the Nazi rise to power concentration camps the Jewish resistance Nuremberg The material engages students,...

Encourage students to become financially responsible with Personal Finance for grades 5 and up! This 80-page resource book features eight chapters of valuable financial information for middle grade students. It includes reproducibles and activities...

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using The American Revolution! This 144-page book highlights events, battles, and people from when the first inhabitants arrived in North America to when the new republic was created. The book...

Bring the Constitution to life for students in grades 5 and up with U.S. Constitution: Preparing for the Test! Each article and amendment is covered in its own mini-unit so that students better understand the organization and importance of the...

Bring the action and adventure of U.S. history into the classroom with U.S. History Maps for grades 5 and up! From the ice age to the admission of the 50th state, this fascinating 96-page resource book enhances the study of any era in U.S. history!...

Bring American history to life for students in grades 5 and up with We the People! Students will love learning about the U.S. government from this engaging classroom supplemental text. Lessons in this 96-page social studies resource book cover the...

Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up with World War II! This 120-page book covers topics such as the causes and effects of World War II, the rise of dictators, democracy, the Third Reich, D-day, concentration camps, weapons, and...

Explore the world with students in grades 6-7 using Discovering the World of Geography. This 128-page social studies resource book helps students use geographical knowledge and skills to interpret and analyze data. This text covers these geography...

Bring history to life for students in grades 6 and up using U.S. History: Inventors, Scientists, Artists, and Authors! This 128-page book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential lives in U.S. history. It features...

Give voice to notable personalities of the past and the events surrounding them with U.S. History: People and Events (1607–1865). This 128-page social studies book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential...

Biographies of people who have helped shape African-American history in the United States, from Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King, Jr., to Condoleezza Rice. Includes time lines plus activities and essays that will challenge students. Excellent for...

Bring history to life for students in grades 6 and up using U.S. History: People and Events (1865-Present)! This 128-page book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential lives and occurrences in U.S. history. It...

Bring history to life for students in grades 6 and up using U.S. History: People Who Helped Make the Republic Great (1620–Present)! This 128-page book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential lives in U.S...

Explore the world with students in grades 7-8 using Discovering the World of Geography. This 128-page social studies resource book helps students use geographical knowledge and skills to interpret and analyze data. This text covers these geography...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of important events in American history such as Colonial America, The American Revolution,...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students.This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of Ancient Civilizations such as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China, Greece, and Rome...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of land and water forms, map components, latitude and longitude, climate, vegetation, plate...

Grade: 3-8 Making learning fun and interactive builds excitement for your social studies students. Make learning fun and interactive and build excitement for your social studies students. This book includes game-formatted activities for the study of...

Grade: K-12   Boost students' critical-thinking skills in grades K-12 using high-interest social studies content. This classroom resource provides leveled text-dependent questions to support students as they examine social...

Grade: 1-8 Engage and inspire students by studying the exciting and unique lives of amazing individuals from American history! Students will explore the lives of 15 people who influenced American history including George Washington, Neil Armstrong,...

Grade: 4-12 Engage and inspire students to read and comprehend a variety of social studies materials focused on Early America! Students will explore 15 differentiated social studies texts with topics ranging from exploration of the New World...

Grade: 4-12 Engage and inspire students to read and comprehend a variety of social studies materials focused on American history! Students will explore 15 different social studies texts with topics ranging from the Louisiana Purchase to the Civil War...

Grade: 1-8 Engage and motivate students as they discover the unique history of America's most treasured symbols and explore topics such as the US Constitution, the Statue of Liberty, the US Flag, national parks, memorials, patriotic songs, and more...

Grade: 4-12 Engage and inspire students to read and comprehend a variety of social studies materials focused on 20th-Century History! Students will explore 15 different social studies texts with topics such as the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and...

Grade: 4-12 Engage and inspire students to read and comprehend a variety of social studies materials focused on World Culture! Students will explore 15 different social studies texts with topics such as Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient China, the...

Grade: 3-8  With speeches, poems, and letters, including The Wedding of Pocahontas and an excerpt from The Federalist Papers, this book uses primary sources and activities to help teach important fluency strategies.Developed by Dr. Timothy...

Grade: 3-8  Featuring letters, speeches, songs, and poems, including Waiting for the Pony Express and Grant's Memoirs, this book uses primary sources and activities to help teach important fluency strategies in the social studies classroom.Students...

Grade: 1-3  Make it a "community effort" in your classroom to build fluency and analytical skills through these engaging primary source documents.While learning about local government, community jobs, and government leaders, students develop fluent...

Grade: 3-8  Make analyzing primary sources a breeze with this differentiated resource.Students will study key events of the 20th Century including The Industrial Revolution, World War I, World War II, The Civil Rights Movement, and The Cold War...

Grade: 3-8  Grab your passport and discover primary sources related to eight different world cultures including Egypt, India, Rome, Greece, China, Africa, Mesopotamia, Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. This book includes activities to help teach...

Grade: 1-12 Help students read about social studies content and build their historical thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area...

Grade: 4-8  With the ongoing struggle of incorporating the career and college readiness standards into lessons, this resource is perfect for integrating today's standards in a fun and engaging way. The interesting and factual poems focused on...

Grade: 1-8  Boost students' social studies vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and K-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific...

Grade: K-12 Develop English language learners' academic language in social studies through the strategies presented in this digital resource. Encourage students to make academic language connections through listening, speaking, reading, and writing...

Grade: K-12  This teacher-friendly resource provides practical arts-based strategies for classroom teachers to use in teaching social studies content. Overview information and model lessons are provided for each strategy and ideas are provided for...

Grade: K-12  This updated version of Teaching Social Studies Today 2nd Edition is grounded in the latest research and best practices and provides teachers with the necessary components to create comprehensive social studies units. This...

Grade: 3-5 Experience the magic, excitement, and happiness that surround holidays and cultural celebrations. Geared toward engaging students in grades 3-5, The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations is filled with hands-on activities,...