Social Studies Resources

Grade Level Textbook Supplemental Texts Online Resources

Pearson Education, Inc.
● “Here We Are”
Kindergarten
o Online (RapidID) and print
● Studies Weekly
Pearson Education, Inc.
● “Making Our Way”
1st Grade
o Online (RapidID) and print
● Studies Weekly
Pearson Education, Inc.
● “We Explore People and ● Britannica School
nd
2 Grade Places” ● Adam Matthew
o Online (RapidID) and print Primary Sources
● Studies Weekly o American West
Pearson Education, Inc. TCI Publishing o American Indian
● “Building Our Communities” ● Social Studies Alive! Our Cultures
o Online (RapidID) and print Community and Beyond ● Facts on File Online
3rd Grade Database
o Textbooks available by
request through textbook ● Pebble Go
warehouse ● Tumble Books
Pearson Education, Inc. ● World Book
● “We Are Texas” ● Gilder Lehrman
4th Grade Institute of American
o Online (RapidID) and print
History (5th Grade)
Pearson Education, Inc. TCI Publishing ● Discovery Education
● Building Our Nation ● Social Studies Alive!
5th Grade o Online (RapidID) and print America’s Past
o Online subscription
o One per campus
Cengage Learning/ National
Geographic Learning
6th Grade ● “World Cultures and
Geography”
o Online (Canvas) and print
McGraw Hill School Education Region 4 ● ABC-CLIO
● “Texas History “ ● 5 Es Over Texas ● Britannica School
7th Grade o Online (Canvas) and print The DBQ Project ● Adam Matthew
● Mini-Qs in Texas History Primary Sources
o Minimum of 1 per campus o American West
McGraw Hill School Education Region 4 o American Indian
● “United States History to 1877” ● 5 Es Over America Cultures
o Online (Canvas) and print Jarrett Publishing ● Facts on File Online
● Mastering the Grade 8 TEKS Database
o Non-consumable ● Pebble Go
TCI Publishing ● Tumble Books
● History Alive! U.S. History ● World Book
8th Grade
o Online subscription and ● Stanford History
print Education Group (8th
o Placards Grade)
o One per campus ● Gilder Lehrman
The DBQ Project Institute of American
● Mini-Qs in American History History (8th Grade)
Signal Media Corporation ● Discovery Education

McGraw Hill School Education
● “World Geography”
World o Online (Canvas) and print
Geography
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
World ● “World History”
History o Online (RapidID) and print
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
● “The Americans: United States
History Since 1877”
o Online (RapidID) and print
U.S. History
Since 1877/
AP U.S.
History
McGraw Hill School Education
● “United States Government”
Government o Online (Canvas) and print
McGraw Hill School Education
Economics ● “Economics”
o Online (Canvas) and print
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Psychology ● “Principles in Practice”
o Online (RapidID) and print
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
● “The Study of Human
Sociology
Relationships”
o Online (RapidID) and print
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● Adventure Tales of America
Jarrett Publishing
● Mastering the TEKS for World
Geography
o Non-consumable
The DBQ Project
● Mini-Qs in Geography
For AP World History:
Perfection Learning (AMSCO)
● Preparing for the AP Exam
o Non-consumable
Jarrett Publishing
● Mastering the Grade 11 TEKS
o Non-consumable
TCI Publishing
● History Alive! U.S. History
o Online subscription ● ABC-CLIO
o Placards ● Stanford History
o One per campus Education Group
For AP U.S. History: (U.S. History)
Perfection Learning (AMSCO) ● Gilder Lehrman
● Preparing for the AP Exam Institute of American
o Non-consumable History (U.S. History)
For AP Government: ● Discovery Education
Perfection Learning (AMSCO)
● Preparing for the AP Exam
o Non-consumable
 Social Studies Strategies

● 6 C’s of Document Analysis (for any stimulus)- to help students analyze primary or
secondary source documents
o Grade level: Secondary
● 6 Cs of Primary Source Analysis- to help students analyze primary source documents
o Grade level: Secondary
● Anchor Charts- provide a visible representation of importance concepts, content, or
processes for students to refer back to throughout their learning
o Graphic Organizer Anchor Charts- ideas for using social studies graphic organizers for
anchor charts
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Bow Tie- allows groups to students to independently record information and then synthesize
it together
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Document Analysis Long Form- helps students analyze documents (primary or
secondary) in depth
o Grade Level: Secondary
● Graffiti Vocabulary- students create a word poster to represent important vocabulary
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Sentence Strip Summaries- students summarize a section or reading individually, then
discuss and create generalizations with their group
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Structured Discussions- give students a chance to read, listen, and talk about the content
using academic vocabulary
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Tea Party Literacy- builds anticipation and engages students in reading passages through
context clues, predictions, and inferential reasoning.
o Grade Level: Secondary
● Cause-Effect Matching Cards- allows students to manipulate pieces to correctly identify
causes and effects
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary
● Four Corners/Thrash Out Discussion DBQ Activity- allows students to take a position on
a historical topic and defend it
o Grade Level: Secondary
● Talk, Read, Talk, Write- gives students a way to process information by interacting with text
o Grade Level: Elementary, Secondary

For explanations, instructions, and videos for these strategies, go to the Instructional
Tools Page for Social Studies on Curriculum Central.