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Grade Range: K - 7
This is a general "go-to" website all about social studies. There is information about current events, culture, holidays, languages, religion, economics, geography, maps, government, U.S. presidents, timelines, and many other social studies topics. The highlight of this website is the Current Events segment. This is an easy way to incorporate age-appropriate current events in your classroom. <br>rnNote: an annoying audio ad plays when you first enter the site. Turn OFF your sound!
In the Classroom
Use the current events segment as weekly discussion starter or assignment in your social studies class. Share this link on your teacher web page for students to access outside of class. To really build a stronger sense of current events, start a class year-long current events "log" on a wiki and have a differnet student write a "week in review" each week throughout the year, based on the current events provided here or others he/she may know about. Reading teachers may also want to use the articles on this site to teach informational text reading skills on an interactive whiteboard. Reading levels are challenging for grades 1-3. Teachers will need to provide help by reading aloud or partnering readers.
At Home
Tags
holidays, maps, presidents, renaissance, timelines, presidents, holidays, maps, presidents, renaissance, timelines,
Subjects
Current Events, Current Events, Economics, Economics, Geography (US/World), Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, Social Studies, American History, Government/Civics: U.S,