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The Best New Semester Starters – Social Studies

Purposeful bilingual first-day materials for beginning high school social studies courses.

Social Studies High School Academic
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What you get

  • Semester starters for World History, U.S. History, Government & Civics, Economics, Geography, and Psychology
  • Student content available in English and Spanish
  • Materials supporting readiness, reflection, and preparation for the semester

For teachers of beginning high school social studies courses at the start of a semester.

About this workbook

The Best New Semester Starters – Social Studies is a bilingual resource for beginning high school social studies courses with purposeful first-day materials. It includes semester starters for World History, U.S.

History, Government & Civics, Economics, Geography, and Psychology. Each starter provides two articles written for high school students, a 10-question self-assessment with student and teacher explanations and suggestions, three high-level reflection questions, first-day starter activities, seven suggestions to ace the class, and teacher behavior, engagement, and connection suggestions.

Student content is available in English and Spanish. Created by experienced high school teachers and educational experts, this resource supports teachers in establishing an effective learning environment from day one while helping students assess their readiness, reflect on their learning, and prepare for the semester.

The same shape, every time

In every lesson

A teacher can hand out any lesson in this book and know exactly what a student is getting.

  1. 1Articles for high school students
  2. 2Self-assessment with explanations and suggestions
  3. 3High-level reflection questions
  4. 4First-day starter activities
  5. 5Suggestions to ace the class
  6. 6Teacher behavior, engagement, and connection suggestions

Questions teachers ask

Which courses are included?

The resource includes semester starters for World History, U.S. History, Government & Civics, Economics, Geography, and Psychology.

Is student content available in Spanish?

Student content is available in English and Spanish.

What does each semester starter include?

Each starter provides articles, a self-assessment with student and teacher explanations and suggestions, high-level reflection questions, and first-day starter activities. It also provides suggestions to ace the class and teacher behavior, engagement, and connection suggestions.

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