History & Social Studies
Help Your Students Master Literacy in History & Social Studies
Free Resources Related to Current Events & Social studies + History
webquests & webquest practice tests related to history & social studies
Blog posts to launch reading & writing about History & Social Studies
You can teach literacy in history & social studies using dogs as the subject matter!
even more Social science resources related to current events
You Know What Else Kids Love?
These workbooks! I made the articles super interesting to kids by writing about things that interest them! AND IT WORKED! I keep hearing from teachers how kids get so into these texts that they actually WANT to answer the questions!
Free Interactive ELA Practice Tests
Free Hybrid Format Practice Tests
Grade-Specific Test Prep Workbooks
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“The Hill We Climb” Poem in English Language Arts
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