California Homeschool Curriculum
Be ready for every lesson, and every learner.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Elementary School (TK-5)
New updates to your materials! The California Studies Weekly Social Studies curriculum was adopted by the California Department of Education in 2017. That adoption is still current, but the State Board allowed us to create a newer supplemental version that is:
- More deeply aligned to state standards and frameworks
- More comprehensive units
- Includes more California-specific content
- Differentiated with multiple access points to learning
- Culturally relevant
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Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Inquiry-Driven Learning: Students explore compelling questions and analyze primary and high-quality secondary sources.
Inquiry Projects: Extend learning through academic conversations and synthesizing multiple sources.
Ready-to-Use Assessments: Pre-made assessments with answer keys at both the lesson and unit levels.
Authentic Performance Tasks: Students demonstrate understanding through projects aligned with Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills.
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TK-8 Available in SPANISH
SCIENCE
Build Curiosity and Literacy
- New “Quick Path” offers teachers maximum flexibility when time is tight
- Extensive nonfiction text practice with ELA mini-lessons
- Weekly opportunity for a hands-on or data analysis activity
- Videos featuring hands-on activities and phenomena
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
A Tier 1 PreK–6 Health curriculum, based on the National Health Education Standards, that helps students develop physical, mental, social, academic, and emotional wellness skills.
Thematic units for synchronous implementation across schools or districts
Student and teacher editions with printables, anchor charts, related media, and videos
Home connection component to share and extend learning with parents
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Getting Started with Studies Weekly
GETTING STARTED WITH PRINT
Using the Publications
Every weekly publication is hands-on and includes learning activities your students can do right on the publication — vocabulary, crosswords, writing prompts, etc.
You can also cut them up for Notebooking or use them to fill in graphic organizers or printables found in your Teacher Edition. For other ideas, see our Integrated Learning blog.
Here are a few graphic organizer printables to get you started.
Click on each for a printable PDF:
Your Teacher Edition
When you order a Studies Weekly Student Edition, you can also get a printed Teacher Edition. You also can find the Teacher Edition for each weekly unit at Studies Weekly Online.
How to Access Additional Resources in SWO
Planning your Week
You can customize how you use the Studies Weekly curriculum to fit the needs of your learners.
Here is one way students can utilize the curriculum:
Monday:
Preview the articles and activities, looking for content clues. Watch the unit’s related video on Studies Weekly Online, then read the cover article.
Tuesday:
Read the feature article and do an activity with it from the Printables listed in the Teacher Edition.
Wednesday:
Finish reading the paper individually, then complete the activities on page 4 or at Studies Weekly Online.
Thursday:
Take the assessment for the unit, printed from the Teacher Edition, or at Studies Weekly Online. Or create a project that shows understanding of the concepts and skills taught.
Using Tests
Every weekly unit includes a test, which is found in your Teacher Edition in print or online. Tests also include answer keys.
In addition, you can also use project-based learning to have your child show their learning.
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