By investigating familiar places, analyzing visual data, and exploring perspectives from the past, students can build a ...

The Rainbow Bridge, why is it there?Seeds for lessons are quietly scattered throughout our travels. Differences in terrain, ...

The previous article discussed how incorporating social perspectives into questions enables social inquiry activities ...

Elementary teachers are left largely to their own devices when it comes to social studies instruction, cobbling together materials from different places with little support or guidance from higher-ups ...

Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. Although I love teaching all subjects, ...

A new study finds that science and social studies classes may also help young students learn English, even when those classes include difficult and technical vocabulary. The paper is published in the ...

A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...