Social Studies

If there's one thing teachers can agree on, it's that social and emotional learning is a hot topic in education. But beyond this, questions still remain. Many educators have wondered:

• What exactly is SEL?
• How should it be taught?
• What does it look like in the classroom?
• How do we teach students non-academic life skills?
• Is it our job as educators to teach SEL?

If there's one thing teachers should agree on, it's that creating a culture and climate conducive to fostering SEL is something we should all strive toward as educators. How can this resource help? Based on the author's experiences with implementing SEL from a practical standpoint, this book:

• Defines SEL and digs into the real work of how to incorporate SEL in K-12 schools
• Makes the connection between research and practical application
• Supports all educators from various instructional settings
• Addresses students' different interests and varied learning styles
• Helps teachers recognize alternative opportunities for engaging students in activities that support SEL

This resource helps educators effectively implement SEL programming through:

• Real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom
• Mindful Moments that encourage understanding, learning, and reflection
• Case studies that demonstrate real-life applications of SEL in different types of K-12 learning environments

By supporting the emotional needs of students, educators will not only address issues such as discipline problems and absenteeism, but will help their students to be more mindful and self-aware. This invaluable resource is essential not just for today's students, but for tomorrow's citizens.

180 Days of Geography for Third Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' geographical knowledge and skills. Through these weekly units, grade 3 students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions. This essential social studies resource provides teachers with the tools they need to provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region.

With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to betterunderstand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book. Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship between geography and culture. This book helps teachers meet National Geography Standards and state standards in their classrooms. Digital files are included.

WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?

Interactive Notebooks are great for students!

• Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources.
• The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity.
• Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers.
• And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests.

Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers!

• You can easily customize your instruction.
• You direct the learning process and pace.
• You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz!
• You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments.
• You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects.
• And, you meet the unique needs of your students—in each and every year!

A true time-saver!

• Step-by-step teacher instructions
• Ready-to-use, reproducible pages
• Writing and reflection prompts
• Student letter
• Supply lists
• Rubric
• And more!

This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.

The MySELF Bookshelf series is a delightful collection of illustrated stories that encourage social awareness, self-worth, and strong relationships with family and friends. These have been found to be key components in developing social and emotional learning skills at a young age. Internationally recognized early reading author Joy Cowley served as the language arts consultant on this series designed to help develop social and emotional learning through thoughtful text and beautiful illustration. Each book contains a note to caregivers, a story coaching letter, and an online readers theater. Aligns with Common Core Language Arts Anchor Standards for Language Arts while teaching social and emotional learning concepts. This set includes all 24 MySELF Bookshelf titles.

This series consists of Biography FunBooks that are fresh and exciting biographies filled with fun activities. They provide an overview of each person's life and touch on their childhood, education, family, personal obstacles and key accomplishments. The people selected for this set are the MUST READS that all students are required to learn. These new FunBooks are the best of both worlds: a fun read and reinforcing activities that cover all state and national standards.

The 13 Women and Minorities Set includes:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Biography FunBook
• Harriett Tubman Biography FunBook
• George Washington Carver Biography FunBook
• Rosa Parks Biography FunBook
• Sacagawea Biography FunBook
• Pocahantos Biography FunBook
• Cesar Chavez Biography FunBook
• Sonia Sotomayor Biography FunBook
• Booker T. Washington Biography FunBook
• Helen Keller Biography FunBook
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Biography FunBook
• Sequoyah Biography FunBook
• Susan B. Anthony Biography FunBook

WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?

Interactive Notebooks are great for students!

• Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources.
• The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity.
• Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers.
• And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests.

Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers!

• You can easily customize your instruction.
• You direct the learning process and pace.
• You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz!
• You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments.
• You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects.
• And, you meet the unique needs of your students—in each and every year!

A true time-saver!

• Step-by-step teacher instructions
• Ready-to-use, reproducible pages
• Writing and reflection prompts
• Student letter
• Supply lists
• Rubric
• And more!

This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.