Why Teach Secondary Social Studies? Discussing the Essentiality of the Multidisciplinary Subject

Teachers across the country are out traveling to destinations near and far this summer.

Students are drawn to monsters, so teachers use their interest in the weird and scary to their advantage and teach social studies themes through these figures.

Every teacher has experienced the sensation of looking up at the clock midway through the lesson and thinking, “Where did the time go?!” No matter the bell schedule, it never seems like there is enough time to do all of the things you want to do: teach content, build literacy, practice writing, engage in discourse, […]

By now, we are all familiar with the Holocaust.

Economics is one of the smaller and less talked about aspects of social studies, but a no less important concept for students.

June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall uprisings.

Sociology is the scientific study of human society, social relationships, and social institutions.

Social studies is an important subject for students in special education, as it provides them with an understanding of the world around them and the history, culture, and society of different groups of people.

Teaching about geographic themes and the topographic features of our earth has long been a staple of any social studies classroom.