Social Studies

45 cards, 4.25” x 5.5” each, including photographs of facial expressions as well as a resource guide and guided questions. Great discussion or story starters. Teaches children to recognize and describe feelings as well as demonstrate empathy. Guided questions also develop expressive language skills. Supports NCTE and NAEYC standards

From KWLs to “foldables” and more, the South Carolina Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! resource includes activities that will have students exploring their state's history, geography, people, government, economics, and symbols in a whole new way! A true-time saver, the South Carolina Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! includes ready-to-use pages and instructions that make state-studies fun and successful for the whole class.

The South Carolina Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! is more than just a notebook for taking notes—it's a way of collecting and thinking about information. The South Carolina Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! helps students become creative, independent, and reflective thinkers, readers, and writers. Students learn to express their own ideas and apply skills learned in class. The South Carolina Interactive Notebook: A Hands-On Approach to Learning About Our State! gives teachers ready-to-use pages, templates, instructions, writing prompts, and more, making it easy to start using their interactive notebooks today!

WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?

Interactive Notebooks are great for students!

• Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources.
• The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity.
• Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers.
• And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests.

Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers!

• You can easily customize your instruction.
• You direct the learning process and pace.
• You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz!
• You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments.
• You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects.
• And, you meet the unique needs of your students—in each and every year!

A true time-saver!

• Step-by-step teacher instructions
• Ready-to-use, reproducible pages
• Writing and reflection prompts
• Student letter
• Supply lists
• Rubric
• And more!

This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.

Kids will learn about Germany with an engaging, modern look, and timely, relevant, high-interest information and activities. Schools are integrating more and more world geography and events into the social studies curriculum. This educational book on Germany includes information on its past and present and will come alive with food, culture, history, and famous people PLUS an introduction to the language.

Challenge students to explore several important unexplained events that helped shape history. Students use primary source materials, posters, and simulations to find clues and to make informed decisions about these events. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers. These real-life mysteries encourage students to research, think, debate, and form conclusions. 144 pages.

Two of our most popular maps in one!The U.S. map clearly identifies state capitals, time zones, and features insets of Alaska & Hawaii. Also includes physical and political North America and all 50 state flags.The World map presents the Mercator projection and avoids splitting countries or land masses. Includes special polar projections, National Capitals and major cities are identified. Mounted on roller with backboard

Colorful cards show each state in its regional context. 50 United States cards, 3 outlying area cards, 2 game and activity cards, and 1 information card. Ideal for home, school, or travel. 56 two-sided cards per set, with quick-sorting rounded corners. Handy 3 1/8" x 5 1/4" size.

Two-sided cards feature official White House portraits on fronts, facts on back. Includes 44 president cards, 3-1⁄8" x 5-1⁄4" each; era cards; political party history; and activity cards. 56 cards.

Slavery in the South was a dark chapter in American history. Yet in this desperate time, a shining light of hope emerged from the darkness-the Underground Railroad! The Underground Railroad was not powered by noisy, dirty steam engines, but by the hearts, minds, and hands of Americans. This network of courageous men and women, safe houses, and secret messages moved close to 100,000 slaves to freedom in the first art of the 19th century. This book describes fascinating facts and fun activities your students will love! The American Milestone series are a favorite among teachers nationwide! This book includes ideas for lesson plans, hands-on activities, biographies, fascinating facts and stories. Your students will be amazed as they study the Underground Railroad. The American Milestone series meets national and social studies standards. This 28-page book is reproducible and educational.

Family Tree Poster projects are as traditional as the stars and stripes or warm apple pie. Get 30 17" x 22" posters per pack. As part of the creative learning poster series exclusively from Hygloss, My Family Tree poster is in the shape of a friendly tree form. The inside of the tree image is blank and that is where your kids come into the picture. Kids will love to research and fill in their very own family tree. Don't just let them fill in names like Uncle Steve or Grandma Marie, though. Encourage children to learn more about their ancestors and their ancestry. Help them formulate questions that they can ask their relatives about themselves, their family and the times they lived in. Find out which countries your ancestry began in and then discover the varied customs, languages, holidays and ideologies of that origin. Ask grandparents and cousins about their lives and times and how the world has changed during their lifetime. You can even ask Grandma about Mom or Dad and what they were like as kids. Learn family customs, idiosyncrasies, jokes, and other sentimentalities that are unique and special to your family alone. And it will all come together upon the friendly family tree poster that your child can color and decorate personally. Oh, and don't forget to leave room for nieces and nephews and your own kids to come! With the My Family Tree creative learning poster, kids can connect back to their heritage, their ancestors and discover things about their family and themselves that they never knew before. Bridge the gap between generations in a fun and tangible way with this adorable and educational project. Order yours today. Posters are 17” x 22”

The US 50-State Outline Pad Map Set offers 50 states on 50 pages (one state per page)

Outline Map Study Pads are one-sided, 50-sheet paper pads at a legible 17″ x 11″. Maps show outlines of counties, and states or countries within the map. These maps are unlabeled and perfect for classroom or home testing.

Students will participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents. They will learn to make observations, generate questions, organize information and ideas, think analytically, write persuasively or informatively, and cite evidence to support their opinion, hypotheses, and conclusions. Each pack contains more than 20 historical documents including photos, maps, paintings, newspaper clippings, telegrams, lithographs, diagrams and letters in a mix of color, black-and-white, and sepia finishes, all printed on sturdy 8 1⁄2" x 11" cardstock. Includes free 15-page online Teacher's. Guide.

Students read, observe, and analyze primary and secondary sources to answer document-based questions that range from identifying cause and effect, predicting possible outcomes, explaining point-of-view, summarizing main ideas, defining vocabulary from textual clues, and much more. DBQs integrate literacy, standards-based content, and critical thinking!. 64 pages. Grades 4–6