An Inauguration Day like few before it provides ample curricular topics
Inauguration Day offers a learning opportunity for students about history, government, and other social studies topics
Most U.S. social studies teachers feel unprepared to teach civic learning
Most U.S. social studies teachers feel unprepared to teach civic learning
Using Gamification to Increase Engagement During Hybrid Learning
Games that take students on a quest can invigorate social studies and strengthen bonds among learners.
Getting Started With PBL in Social Studies
Implementing project-based learning can lead students to investigate historical movements.
Schools Are Undermining Our Democracy By Not Teaching Civics
A healthy American democracy must have a citizenry that understands the basics of its government and history. Yet few schools bother to teach youngsters these elementary facts anymore. The solution is surprisingly simple.
The True History Of Thanksgiving For Kids
Want to talk to your kids about the history of Thanksgiving? Here are some facts to get the conversation started
How To Fix The Civics Education Crisis In America
Naturalized citizens often have a better understanding of civics, US history, government and geography than natural born citizens. How can we fix the civics crisis in the nation's schools? (video)
School reading classes still in a slump without more social studies
How social studies can give students a literacy boost
PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds
How learning history, civics and geography can boost students' literacy
Video games can add to kids’ learning during COVID-19 pandemic
Video games can be useful in learning English, math, history, physics and yes, even physical education. While they're not substitute for schooling, video games are a great indoor activity.