Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Start a 60 day FREE trial for Studies Weekly Online to gain access to K-6 social studies curriculum, primary source videos, and more. For further reading, visit jacl.org , the National Women’s History Museum , or the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

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Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

In 2023, EducationWeek reported that 12 states accept mental or behavioral health challenges as a valid excuse for missing school. Occasional absences due to stress and anxiety are not unusual but may indicate that a student needs additional mental health support if it happens frequently.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Engagement and Focus According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Pediatrics, children ages 8-12 spend three times more on screens than is recommended daily. E., & Lafreniere, K. R., & Brønnick, K. References American Optometric Association. Annisette, L. Walgermo, B.

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Artifacts Primary Sources K-12 Psychology 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 26, 2024

Scientific Studies of Reading , 12 (1), 90–105. Register for the first webinar, Phonological Awareness, here. References Explicitly Teach Rhyming. Reading Universe. Friend, A., & Olson, R. Phonological spelling and reading deficits in children with spelling disabilities. How we learn to read: The critical role of Phonological Awareness.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics. Most K-12 students can’t vote, but talking politics in class is more than academic.

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Civics Education K-12 Primary Sources 88

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In using the How We Remember lesson plan, our students engaged with Smith’s writing and started to explore the spaces he visited where the history of enslavement is either remembered or forgotten. This lesson plan allowed students to assume roles, address problems, and create solutions. It was absolutely awesome!

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The National Endowment for the Humanities is sponsoring “American Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” a summer institute for teachers in grades K-12 in July 2018, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Senate, Blanche K. Several organizations are providing information to help educators teach about Reconstruction.

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