The way we teach history is changing, and Studies Weekly is working diligently to rise to the challenge. Many teachers leading their own classrooms today grew up learning history as taught through a “heritage approach.” This pedagogy, according to Valerie Strauss in a 2013 Washington Post article, uses “facts from the past to recreate a…
Studies Weekly materials are some of the most affordable out there. From our printing processes to editorial calendaring, we do everything to keep our production costs low. We want teachers and schools to have standards-based social studies and science curriculum materials at as low a price possible. That said, many educators don’t get as much…
Studies Weekly is dedicated to educating today’s youth through rigorous, relevant and insightful curriculum materials. To reach the nation’s students, though, we connect with educators in a variety of ways and places. Because schools and districts have a variety of purchasing processes, our sales methods follow suit. Principals and School or District Curriculum Directors You…
Did you know you can preview Studies Weekly with a free print sample? When you use our Request a Sample form at studiesweekly.com, you will get grade-level samples of our award-winning K-6 social studies curriculum and sample publications from our new 7th and 8th grade United States History and World History curricula we are prototyping.…
As you’re relaxing on the beach, listening to the rhythm of the tide, we interrupt your reverie to say, “Hey, this would make a great science lesson!” Yes, we’re nerdy that way. Sorry. The pulse of the ocean waves as they crash into the shore is a wonderful, hypnotic sound. But it is also a…
Studies Weekly publications continue to win awards and recognition. The Textbook & Academic Authors Association recently honored Studies Weekly at its annual TAA Conference in Philadelphia. Two Studies Weekly publications took top spots as 2019 Textbook Award Winners. TAA awarded “Oklahoma Studies Weekly – Our State, 6th ed.” as one of just two 2019 Textbook…
School may be out, but it’s a great time to sign up for a 30-day Free Trial of Studies Weekly. Why? You ask. Because with access to our interactive and robust online platform, you can make this the Summer of Science! Summer is a great time to get out and experience the world around us.…
Testing is over. Your students’ last assignments and extra credit are trickling in, and sunny days are beckoning. Your students are antsy. And well, honestly, so are you, right? Those last few days of school are always lots of fun — with field days, end-of-the-year performances, class parties and the like. Of course, it often…
One of the most exciting things for us to see here at Studies Weekly is pictures and videos of teachers using our products. Our in-house content creators, writers, designers, artists and editors all diligently work to make our products top-notch for teachers and students, and we always have students in mind as we create. But…
Because Memorial Day occurs during the bustling last few days and weeks of the school year, we sometimes overlook its importance. But the holiday is a powerful opportunity to connect students with the men and women who sacrificed all for the freedoms those students now enjoy. According to History.com, Memorial Day first started as Decoration…