This larger than life way to teach young people the power of maps and the limitless depth of geography using a half court-sized map of a continent or a classroom-sized state map on which they can explore, travel around, compete, collaborate and have lots of fun. The National Geographic Giant

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics are all what is being taught in the Kindergarten Classrooms.

Each year the 4th grade at Kings Beach Elementary participates in Living History Day. This event is the culmination of our year long social studies curriculum based on California history, pioneers, and the Gold Rush. The students participate in 7 hands on station in which they create items like the

The students pick one state that they research and learn about all year long. It is a practice of reading text and finding information through reading materials (instead of being able to google search and have information handed to them). I have been building our library of individual state informational

For children in primary grades, whatever literature a teacher presents is often the students' main exposure to both books and the greater world around them. For this reason, educators should consider the implications of the fact that while more than half of the children enrolled in U.S. public schools are

Approaches to teaching history have significantly changed from being a linear subject laden with dates, timelines, and memorization to requiring a greater understanding thematically. Students are encouraged to make connections over time, continuity and change, the impact of technological advancement on society and industry, the peopling of the world, how

Time For Kids is a magazine subscription that provides students with information on current events and timely discussions. TIME, the trusted name in journalism, offers authentic journalism tailored for students. TIME for Kids supports standards-based daily instruction while inspiring students to join the national discourse on current topics. The articles

This program's objective is to give our students a chance to experience 8 different activities that closely simulate activities common in the life of a pioneer of the mid 1800s. The students make candles and rope, cook bread on a stick, do tin smithing, make corn husk dolls, do charcoal

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies and Science to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics are all what is being taught in the Kindergarten Classrooms.

Each year the 4th grade at Kings Beach Elementary participates in Living History Day. This event is the culmination of our year long social studies curriculum based on California history, pioneers, and the Gold Rush. The students participate in 7 hands on station in which they create items like the