Kindergarten
Exploring My Place in the World
With robust scaffolding and extensive literacy support for inquiry-based learning, Exploring My Place in the World introduces young learners to explorations of the world of social studies. An introduction to geography, history, economics, and civics is supported by extensive teacher-led engaging opportunities for exploration.
1st Grade
Exploring My Communities
Through the lens of language acquisition support and literacy scaffolding, young learners continue their exploration of social studies topics in Exploring My Communities. Continued literacy scaffolding and social studies foundation development, driven by inquiry-based learning, encourage curious engagement with community and place.
2nd Grade
Exploring Near and Far
Multimodal student-first strategies and an emphasis on language practice and reading skill development expand student experiences with social studies in Exploring Near and Far. Geography, history, economics, and civics guide learners through extended skill development and learning strategies, spiraled for access by all learners.
3rd Grade
The United States Through Time: The Early Years
Filled with engaging details of history from the first peoples of North America through the nation's expansion westward, The United States Through Time: The Early Years combines narrative and curriculum to develop student understanding and critical thinking. This comprehensive resource, created to support Tennessee state standards, is filled with thought-provoking images, timelines, maps, graphs, and charts. Scaffolding and literacy support assist teachers and students alike as they learn about an important time in our nation's history.
4th Grade
The United States Through Time: The Later Years
The companion to our third-grade Tennessee text, The United States Through Time: The Later Years supports Tennessee state standards with its exploration of US history from the 1800s through the 1960s. This comprehensive resource is enriched with vibrant maps and illustrations as well as engaging charts and photos. Chapters begin with clear learning goals that help teachers and students engage with primary source analysis and develop social studies skills and critical thinking that can be used in the classroom and beyond.
5th Grade
Our State, Our World: Tennessee History and World Geography
Created as a clearly-divided textbook to support Tennessee state standards, Our State, Our World supports student learning in Tennessee history and world geography in one comprehensive resource. Part One introduces state history from the earliest people to call Tennessee home and combines rich visual sources with engaging narrative to develop an understanding of state history through modern Tennessee. Part Two introduces learners to world geography through a discussion of physical and human geography and on into population, movement, and the interconnected planet that we call home.
6th Grade
Eras: World History to 500 CE
Transporting students from the beginnings of humanity and ancient civilizations all the way to the rise of early empires in India and China, Eras: World History to 500 CE offers readers a captivating journey around the world. Color maps, charts, photos, and illustrations encourage students to explore world history from various viewpoints and a diverse range of sources. Teachers are offered robust multimodal curriculum supports to teach all learning levels.
7th Grade
Eras: World History From 300 CE to 1770 CE
Take a fascinating journey through human history in Eras: World History From 300 CE to 1770 CE. With content spanning the early empires to the Age of Exploration, color maps, charts, photos, and illustrations assist students in their exploration of world history using a diverse range of sources.
8th Grade
An American Odyssey: US History From First Peoples to Industrialization
Explore the history of the United States from the convergence of Indigenous people, Europeans, and Africans in North America in An American Odyssey. Travel through the tumultuous Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age. The text includes a wealth of maps, charts, photos, and illustrations, and our curriculum spirals social studies skills and scaffolds literacy development. Students will engage with the rich history of the United States through the use of interdisciplinary materials to increase literacy and understanding.
Diversity Studies
Movement: Black American History
Available as a five-volume resource and a single textbook designed to fully support the new AP African American Studies course, Movement delves into Black American history through the lenses of migration, economics, inequality, leadership, and culture. This resource features contributions and research from renowned Black scholars.
Diversity Studies
Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey
An ethnic studies resource, Voices supports student exploration and analysis of the impacts of culture, race, and ethnicity that have shaped our collective history.
