Do you use interactive notebooks in your classroom? Interactive notebooks are not new in education circles, but they are uniquely suited to engage and excite students. And when you pair the Studies Weekly curriculum with interactive notebooks, you create a deeper level of learning. Interactive notebooks are based on a composition or spiral-bound notebook, but…
Mathematics is a straightforward subject. Students know the expectations they must meet to get a good grade: show their work, and make sure their numbers add up to the right answer. Social studies and language arts are not as cut and dry, though. History, especially, is open to debate and opinion. Students often show their…
According to a 2017 study, about 63% of K-12 teachers use technology in their classrooms daily. Other studies suggest that number is rising each year. As more and more elementary classrooms access educational technology, they can tap into the many available programs that really bring social studies alive. Integrating Studies Weekly Online’s primary source videos,…
Every educator hopes for a smooth first week of school. It’s a unique chance to teach rules, procedures and expectations — and also set the vision for the entire school year. Studies Weekly has multiple ideas and activities to help you teach your students how to learn and how to dig into history as historians.…
So you’ve received your Studies Weekly blue box and you’re thinking, “Now what?” Starting a whole new curriculum can be intimidating at first, but there’s no need to fear! Getting started with Studies Weekly is easy. So first things first, let’s open the box. Though this video shows an instructions page, we no longer include…
When you order Studies Weekly print publications, each print edition comes with a Studies Weekly Online subscription, as well as access for you, the teacher. The same content in your print versions is online in an interactive format, with thousands of additional primary source videos, images, artwork, and other media. Here’s a few tips for setting…
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…
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…
Here at Studies Weekly, we know there is never quite enough time to do all you want as an educator. That’s why we try to make our ordering and our online platform as easy as possible. We also know, with the many programs you use in your classroom, sometimes things can still get confusing. So…