Celebrating Read Across America with Studies Weekly
Celebrating Read Across AmericaFeb. 25, 2020 • Studies Weekly At Studies Weekly, we build Social Studies and Science curriculum, but literacy skills are an essential backbone to our work. If…
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Explore social studies teaching ideas, curriculum insights, classroom resources, and timely lessons that help educators engage elementary students.
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Women of Color, Women of Change
Women’s History Month: Women of Color, Women of ChangeFeb. 20, 2020 • Studies Weekly Every year, Women’s History Month is a great opportunity to delve even deeper into history and…
The Secret Lives of Objects: Susan B. Anthony’s Purse of Her Own
The Secret Lives of Objects: Susan B. Anthony’s Purse of Her OwnFeb. 11, 2020 • Studies Weekly Until the mid-1800s, when women married, they could not open a bank account,…
The Secret Lives of Objects: George Washington’s War Tent
The Secret Lives of Objects: George Washington’s War TentFeb. 6, 2020 • Studies Weekly The walls of this tent witnessed many of the highs and lows of the Revolutionary War.…
The Secret Lives of Objects: Abraham Lincoln’s Stovepipe Hat
Studies Weekly’s Secret Lives of Objects: Abraham Lincoln’s Stovepipe HatFeb. 4, 2020 • Studies Weekly SI Neg. 95-5528. Date: 1995.The Top Hat, worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he…
Celebrate the 100th Day with Writing and Social Studies
Celebrate the 100th Day with Writing and Social StudiesJan 30, 2020 • Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER Are you celebrating the 100 Day? Depending on when schools start in the fall, the…
Highlighting Unsung Heroes in African American History
Highlighting Unsung Heroes in African American History Studies WeeklyJan. 29, 2020 • Studies Weekly Without the bravery, labor, and successes of many, many African Americans, our nation would not be…
Well-Being Lesson Plan Resources for Teaching with Rosa Parks
Well-Being Lesson Plan Resources for Teaching with Rosa ParksJan. 23, 2020 • Studies Weekly Rosa Parks stood up for her belief that all humans have equal rights, and her experience…
Rosa Parks & the Power of Non-Violent Mass Protest
Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the Power of Non-Violent Mass ProtestJan. 21, 2020 • Studies Weekly In 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, an African American woman found a seat in…
Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust with Studies Weekly
Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust Studies WeeklyJan. 16, 2020 • Studies Weekly Holocaust education is the story of people. Each number, statistic, chart, or list depicts an individual — someone’s…