At Studies Weekly, we closely monitor our product lineup to make sure it meets the ever-evolving needs of our customers. That is why we made some important updates to the national Social Studies publications that will be available for the 2023-24 school year. 

This curriculum is still based on the familiar format that you have come to love, but has some exciting new features that will provide better clarity and readability for each age group.

Here is a breakdown of updates by grade level:

Kindergarten and 1st Grade:

• • Adjusted chronology of units and weeks in order to scaffold and build upon each other. 
  • All new Poster Pals are now included with each week.
  • Added ELA interactions to assist students in being independent as they read and increase learning skills as they interact with the text. 
  • Updated the Teacher Edition to include learning objectives, student-friendly “I Can” statements, and high impact teaching strategies.
  • Updated lesson plans to include more differentiation.
  • Improved vertical alignment of weekly issues. The content spirals and grows in complexity.

2nd Grade:

• • Adjusted chronology of units and weeks in order to scaffold and build upon each other. 
  • Updated the Teacher Edition to include learning objectives, student-friendly “I Can” statements, and high impact teaching strategies.

3rd Grade:

• • Adjusted chronology of units and weeks in order to scaffold and build upon each other. 
  • Added essential questions to each week.
  • Updated the Teacher Edition to include learning objectives, student-friendly “I Can” statements, and high impact teaching strategies.

4th Grade:

• • Incorporated more state specific research opportunities and primary sources.
  • Adjusted lesson plans to make them more engaging and rooted in research-based instructional strategies. 
  • Updated the Teacher Edition to include learning objectives, student-friendly “I Can” statements, and high impact teaching strategies.

5th Grade:

• • Because most state standards only require 5th grade content to go to 1820, this publication is restructured to fit more states’ standards. 
  • Incorporated more research opportunities and primary sources.
  • Adjusted lesson plans to make them more engaging, rigorous, and rooted in research- based instructional strategies. 
  • Updated the Teacher Edition to include learning objectives, student-friendly “I Can” statements, and high impact teaching strategies.

For a week-by-week comparison in every grade level, view the detailed update report here.