Education : Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science

Written by experts in primary school education, the Get Ready! for Social Studies series empowers you with the tools you need to help your grade-schoolers de......

Everything parents need to help their kids succeed in social studies The only comprehensive social studies skill-building series available, the Get Ready! F......

This book challenges your students with critical-thinking and problem-solving activities focused on map and globe skills. Analogies, sequences, grouping, and......

Celebrate Presidents' Day with lessons and activities like puzzles, coloring pages, art projects, games, and much more - all to honor George Washington and A......

This year honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with crosswords, math worksheets, reading comprehension lessons, art projects, puzzles, and much more. ......

Written by a range of history professionals, this book provides excellent ideas on the teaching, learning and organization of history in primary and secondar......

Although slavery was illegal at the beginning of the twentieth century, segregation was prevalent, especially in the South. Through many uprisings, protests,......

From the Vikings to Henry Hudson, the great explorers sailed across uncharted waters during the Age of Discovery in search of many things including adventure......

Christopher Columbus set out on August 3, 1492, to find the East by sailing west. Over the course of a few years, he convinced the king and queen of Spain...

The colonies were the birthplace of the United States made up of people that came from various backgrounds seeking religious freedom, wealth, and success. Da......

Phillis Wheatley was the first black person in America to have a book publishedÂopening the door for other black writers and female authors. She was kidnappe......

Pocahontas was the daughter of the great Chief Powhatan. Pocahontas was instrumental in helping Jamestown settlers survive a difficult winter and literally k......

The Declaration of Independence was a document that declared the choice to be a country that would make its own decisions, starting with choosing to be Ameri......

Thomas Jefferson was a gifted writer whose words helped form the country. Although at one time he wanted to be a great speaker, he found comfort and ease in...

The American Revolution was a fight for freedom for the colonists in the New World. It involved the help of spies, women, and people from other countries. Th......

George Washington helped form the United States into what it is today by making wise decisions. After becoming a war hero in the French and Indian War, he went...

As Great Britain taxed the colonists without representation, the colonists became angry. Groups of men in the colonies began writing to each other about this......

Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. His mind was constantly working to make things better for the colonists both before and after independence. Fr......

After problems developed with the Articles of Confederation, AmericaÂs leaders wrote the U.S. Constitution. Although our founding fathers were happy with the......

John Jay served in all three branches of the government. Once the Constitution was written, he was a staunch supporter of the document, joining some other me......