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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

For further insights, download the full eBook. Primary Source Integration: Many programs emphasize the use of primary sources in instruction. Engaging with diverse sources helps students broaden their understanding and prepare to thrive in an interconnected world. Ready to take the next step?

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History Meme Project for Students

Thrive in Grade Five

A meme is defined as a cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., The librarians have created huge sets of primary source images by topic or time period. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image.

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Age-appropriate Text and Engaging Activities with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial

Studies Weekly

She believes encouraging a culture of grace and continuous learning allows educators to explore new strategies, take risks, and refine their practices in ways that uplift students. To tackle these barriers, Frances emphasizes the power of relationships.

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Teaching Irish American History

Studies Weekly

10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. Teaching Irish American History Mar. But what brought so many Irish immigrants to the United States?

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Building virtual monuments to Black historical figures

The Hechinger Report

That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. lessons on the history of Black people often focus on “trauma and tribulation,” said Erica Buddington, founder and CEO of Langston League, a firm that specializes in creating culturally responsive instructional materials.

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Teaching kids how battles about race from 150 years ago mirror today’s conflicts

The Hechinger Report

Rowan University history professor William Carrigan has written that students are unfamiliar with Reconstruction because popular culture focuses on the Civil War — not the post-war era. The guide can be downloaded free at the National Park Service website. The materials can be downloaded free. history and its legacy today.”

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Lies We’re Told About Crime

Zinn Education Project

I also wanted to let folks know that we at the Zinn Education Project offer free, downloadable people’s history lessons that many of you have probably used for middle and high school students, and we also have an important report on Reconstruction that we hope you all will check out and think about how to use in your classrooms. Thanks, T.