When will schools open? And what will they look like when they do? As educators juggle online education software, printed packets, and ensuring communication with their current students, many wonder how to plan for the 2020-2021 school year. According to an April 15 EdWeek article, States Face Thorny Issues in Deciding When to Reopen Schools…
Learning can continue even though we’re all social distancing. COVID-19 has impacted every school in every state in America, and districts are handling school closures according to their community’s needs. For many children, though, the days can feel very long without the playdates, sports, and after-school activities they usually enjoy. The days may also feel…
We are happy to support educators during this time of remote learning with open access to Studies Weekly Online, and we are impressed with the creative ways teachers are reaching out and teaching their students. In this time of flux, though, we ask that all who are using our curriculum remember that it is protected…
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Some of today’s students have grandparents who served in the Vietnam War or lived during that era of history. Unfortunately, these same students may not understand that war or its place in our nation’s history. National Vietnam War Veterans Day, on March 29 each year, is a great opportunity to introduce elementary students to the…
For the third year in a row, Studies Weekly’s publications earned awards from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association. Studies Weekly’s Oklahoma Studies Weekly – Our State, 2nd Edition, 7th Volume won the K-12 Textbook Excellence Award for 2020. This textbook uses Oklahoma’s history, geography, economy, and people to introduce social studies concepts in a…
At Studies Weekly, we build Social Studies and Science curriculum, but literacy skills are an essential backbone to our work. If students struggle with reading, they will struggle with valuable historical and scientific content and concepts. As Rebecca Alber explained in a 2014 Edutopia article, “The days of believing that we could hand informational text…
Every year, Women’s History Month is a great opportunity to delve even deeper into history and hear from new voices and experiences. As you teach about women’s many contributions to history, here are a few historic women of color whose actions brought about significant change. Women of Strength Lozen Lozen was an Apache warrior active…
Until the mid-1800s, when women married, they could not open a bank account, enter into a contract, rent a place to live or file a lawsuit against someone. Any income that a woman earned was considered the property of her husband. Anthony’s alligator purse, pictured here, was not a fashion statement — the purse was…
The walls of this tent witnessed many of the highs and lows of the Revolutionary War. George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During America’s War for Independence, Washington requested two oval canvas tents to serve as his wartime headquarters. He used the first tent for dining.…