These Social Studies monthly units are put together by two educators that have a passion for teaching and social justice. Their goal is to build \u201ccompassionate, informed, and empathetic citizens\u201d of the world. The Monthly Units each cover the subjects of sociology, economics, geography, civics, and history for grades K-3, and contain a wide variety of resources. They include informational powerpoints, vocabulary words, writing prompts, crafts, a printable student notebook with differentiated writing and reading passages that pair with the lessons, and more. There are multiple topics each month that they go over that are often related to the month like holidays or events around the world. There is an option to purchase each month separately or together as a bundle. The bundle also includes some of their other social studies units. Some of the topics throughout the year include: importing and exporting, addresses, the Bill of Rights, Irish American History, daylight savings, congress, seasonal jobs, branches of government, Christa McAuliffe, Wilma Rudolph, white elephant gifts, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are all digital downloads.
Note: What is pictured is only a small portion of one month\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These units are gems! Not all history should be unrelatable and boring with facts and dates. I think that is the greatest strength of this curriculum. It takes common topics and presents new information then infuses it with culture and social justice. With each monthly theme not only are my children learning, but I am learning and widening my viewpoints as well. The informational slides give you exactly what you need to say and provide you with all the information that you need to do the lessons. They are each paired with a hands-on craft and reading\/writing prompt. In addition, the creators believe that children can be taught anything, including and most importantly \u201chard topics\u201d. They are presented throughout the lessons in an appropriate way and pair with the joyful parts of history. These provide a wonderful base of social studies knowledge for young children and give you enough activities for the entire month. I also want to bring attention to the subject of economics. Very rarely is financial literacy included in children\u2019s curriculums and this is a huge bonus. I use this curriculum primarily for first grade, but all my children love being able to do it together. This is the only curriculum I use that I don\u2019t have to supplement anything for. It is very well-rounded and crafted with the conscious educator in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n