SOCIAL STUDIES: GRADES K-8
K: LEARNING AND WORKING NOW AND LONG AGO
1: A CHILD’S PLACE IN TIME AND SPACE
2: PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
3: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
4: CALIFORNIA—A CHANGING STATE
5: US HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY—MAKING A NEW NATION (PRE-CIVIL WAR)
6: WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY—ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
7: WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY—MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN TIMES
8: US HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY—GROWTH AND CONFLICT (FOUNDING TO WORLD WAR I)
Use primary and secondary sources to ask questions, make claims, and understand how people, places, and events relate to one another.
COMPREHENSIVE TEXTS: GRADES K-8
Curriculum/Publisher
CCSS Content
CCSS
Independent Study Friendly
Time, Calendars, Sequencing Comments and/or
(incl. copyright date)
CST Content
Methods
Geography, Mapping
Rec. Supplements
Citizenship, Government
Human History, Culture
Harcourt Horizons 2011
Covered
Used
HMH Homeschool:
Comprehensive
Grades 1-6
Harcourt Horizons Package
Holt Mifflin Harcourt
w/Parent Guide CD-ROM (TE)
Homeschool Kit includes
Grade 1: About My World
hardcover Student Edition
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
http://www.hmhco.com/atHarcourthome/homeschool/shop-byHorizons/9780547608372
subject/social-studies
$140.65
Grade 2: About My Community
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
HarcourtHorizons/9780547608273
$140.65
Grade 3: People and
Communities
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
HarcourtHorizons/9780547608310
$140.65
Grade 4: States and Regions
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
HarcourtHorizons/9780547608211
$168.75
Grade 5: United States History
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
1
HarcourtHorizons/9780547608334
$168.75
Grade 6: Ancient History
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
HarcourtHorizons/9780547608235
$168.75
Holt McDougal
McDougal Littell
Grades 6-8
Holt Mifflin Harcourt
Covered
Used
Varied print and digital
components for teacher and
student
Comprehensive
Grades 6-8:
Holt McDougal World Geography
2010
Homeschool Package $216.35
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
WorldGeography/9780547353999
Grades 6-8:
McDougal Littell 2009
Middle School World History
http://www.hmhco.com/search?s
egment=All;mm=all;q=mcdougal
%20littell%20middle%20school%
20world%20history
Grades 6-8:
Holt McDougal 2007/2012
United States History
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/edu
cation-curriculum/socialstudies/secondary-socialstudies/united-stateshistory/shop-now
Grades 6-8:
McDougal Littell 2008
Middle School American History
http://www.hmhco.com/search?s
egment=All;mm=all;q=mcdougal
%20littell%20middle%20school%
20american%20history
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
2
Discovering Our Past 2014
Grades 6-8
McGraw-Hill
Covered
Used
Varied print and digital
components for teacher and
student
Comprehensive
Covered
Used
Use current/newest edition
Comprehensive, if use all
supplemental texts and
suggested activities
Grades 6-8: A History of the
World
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
am/view/2/6/2706/0076647838/
A History of the World: Early
Ages
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
amMHID/view/0076647579
Grades 6-8: A History of the
United States
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
am/view/2/6/2704/0076597237/#
program
A History of the United States:
Early Years
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
am/view/2/6/2702/0076597261/
A History of the United States:
Modern Times
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
amMHID/view/0076597296
Grades 6-8: Discovering World
Geography
https://www.mheonline.com/progr
am/view/2/6/2787/0078936195/
Oak Meadow
Grades 6-8
Grade 6: Ancient Civilizations
and English 6 (integrated
curriculum)
http://www.oakmeadowbookstore
.com/Curriculum/SixthGrade/Ancient-CivilizationsEnglish-6-p2774.html
Student text, plus supplemental
books and grade level teacher
manual required
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
3
Grade 7: World History 7
http://www.oakmeadowbookstore
.com/Curriculum/SeventhGrade/World-History-7p1942.html
Grade 8: Civics 8
http://www.oakmeadowbookstore
.com/Curriculum/EighthGrade/Civics-8-p1957.html
Scott Foresman 2013
History-Social Science
(California)
Grades K-5
Pearson School
Grade K: Learn and Work
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98042
Covered
Used
Varied elements: online learning
exchange, consumable worktext,
superkit, teacher organizer
Comprehensive
Text and workbook
VERIFY ELEMENTS
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramId=98041&elementType=
programComponents
Grade 1: Time and Place
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98043
Grade 2: Then and Now
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98044
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
4
Grade 3: Our Communities
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98045
Grade 4: Our California
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98046
Grade 5: Our Nation
http://www.pearsonschool.com/in
dex.cfm?locator=PS1mDq&PMD
BSOLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSIT
EID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID
=815&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=
&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PM
DBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbP
rogramID=98047
TCI: Social Studies Alive!
Grades K-8
Elementary: 2016
(available summer 2015)
Middle: 2011, 2014
Covered
Used
http://www.teachtci.com/program
s/interactive-social-studiestextbooks-and-curriculum.html
Comprehensive
Note: Geography Alive!
Regions and People (grades 68) has more limited focus
Text
Teacher subscription (online)
Grade K: Me and My World
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-226-socialstudies-alive-textbook-me-andmy-world-elementary-school/
Note re TE: Subscription
expense depends on duration;
middle school levels prohibitively
expensive – check w/publisher re
print only TE
Grade 1: My School and Family
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-227-socialstudies-alive-textbook-my-schooland-family-elementary-school/
Student print or subscription
(online) or bundle (both)
Student print consumable
interactive notebook
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
5
Grade 2: My Community
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-228-socialstudies-alive-textbook-mycommunity-elementary-school/
Grade 3: Our Community and
Beyond
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-229-socialstudies-alive-textbook-ourcommunity-and-beyondelementary-school/
Grade 4: Regions of Our Country
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-230-socialstudies-alive-textbook-regions-ofour-country-elementary-school/
Grade 5: America’s Past
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-231-socialstudies-alive-textbook-americaspast-elementary-school/
Grade 6: The Ancient World
(2011)
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-27-historyalive-textbook-the-ancient-worldmiddle-school/
Grade 7: The Medieval World
and Beyond (2011)
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/28-history-alivetextbook-the-medieval-world-andbeyond-middle-school/
Grade 8: The United States
Through Industrialism (2011)
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-29-historyalive-textbook-the-united-statesthrough-industrialism-middleSocial Studies Curricula
May 2015
6
school/
Grade 8: The United States
Through Modern Times (2014)
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-30-historyalive-textbook-the-united-statesthrough-modern-times-middleschool/
Grades 6-8: Geography Alive!
Regions and People (2011)
http://shop.teachtci.com/schooltextbooks/programs-32geography-alive-textbookregions-and-people-middleschool/
NOT TRADITIONAL TEXTS, BUT PRACTICALLY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS
The Story of the World
Covered*
Used
At Rainbow Resource:
Grades 1-8*
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
But not aligned
searchspring.php?q=%22the+sto
Volume 1:
with CST gradery+of+the+world%22
Ancient Times
level content
(revised ed 2006)
Text: hardcover, softcover, or
audio CD
Volume 2:
The Middle Ages
Activity book: parent/teacher
(revised ed 2007)
resource, additional readings,
reproducible sheets, etc.
Volume 3:
Early Modern Times
Test booklet: chapter tests (short
(original ed 2004)
answer, multiple choice,
true/false, matching, fill-in-theVolume 4:
blanks)
The Modern Age
(original ed 2005)
Pandia Press
Grades 1-12 (varies)
HISTORY ODYSSEY
Ancients:
Level 1 (grades 1-4)
Level 2 (grades 5-9)
Level 3 (grades 9-12)
Covered*
But not aligned
with CST gradelevel content
Used
An Activity-Based Study Guide
Combining History, Geography,
Reading/Writing
*Comprehensive, if use all
supplemental texts and
suggested activities (and
supplement with grade-level
appropriate work for middle
school grades 6-8)
* Note:
Elementary (gr. 1-5)
use does not require
supplementation
Middle school (gr. 68) use requires
supplementation
*Comprehensive, if use all
supplemental texts and
suggested activities
At Rainbow Resource:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
searchspring.php?q=%22history
+odyssey+pandia%22
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
7
Supplement with Timeline
(grades 5-12):
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
product/sku/039403
Middle Ages:
Level 1 (grades 1-4)
Level 2 (grades 5-9)
Level 3 (grades 9-12)
Supplement with suggested
readings and materials (see
study guides)
Early Modern:
Level 1 (grades 1-4) Level 2
(grades 5-9)
Modern Times:
Level 1 (grades 3-6) Level 2
(grades 6-12)
A History of US
Grades 4-5, 8
3rd edition revised
Covered*
Used
At Rainbow Resource:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
searchspring.php?q=%22history
+of+us%22
*Comprehensive, if use all
supplemental texts and
suggested activities
Use teacher guide
and student study
guide appropriate to
grade level
Texts: Books 1-10 + Sourcebook
Teacher Guides (elementary,
grades 4-6) – Volumes 1-10:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
prodlist.php?subject=History%2F
Geography&category=History++o
f+US+Teacher+Guides++Elementary+3rd+Ed.+Revised
Student Study Guides
(elementary [red], grades 4-6) –
Volumes 1-5:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
prodlist.php?subject=History%2F
Geography&category=History+of
+US+Elementary+Study+Guides
Teacher Guides (middle/high,
grades 7-9) – Volumes 3-8:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
prodlist.php?subject=History%2F
Geography&category=History+of
+US+Teacher+Guides++Middle%2FHigh+School+3rd+E
d.+Revised
Student Study Guides
(middle/high [blue], grades 7-9) –
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
8
Volumes 3-8:
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
prodlist.php?subject=History%2F
Geography&category=History+of
+US+Student+Study+Guides
California History Focus
Grade 4
Covered*
Used
Workbooks with keys
*Can be comprehensive for
Grade 4 if all components are
used fully
Covered*
Used
Print resources, as well as
expensive online subscription
*History through geography
lens; easily extended into
comprehensive coverage
Heinemann: California
Grades 3-5
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
searchspring.php?q=california+h
einemann
California History
Uniquely California
California Plants and Animals
All Around California: Regions
and Resources
Splash Publications: California
Grades 3-7
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
searchspring.php?q=splash+publ
ications+california
California Animals
California Geography
California History
California Government &
Economy
The Nystrom Atlases of History
2014
Grades 5-12
Print may be used as standalone
The Nystrom Atlas of World
History
10 chronological units
http://socialstudies.com/c/product
.web?nocache@4+s@ax2zZzvM
edVWU+record@TF45989
Student activity book includes
answer key
Activity book + Common Core
The Nystrom Atlas of United
States History
10 chronological units
http://socialstudies.com/c/product
.web?nocache@4+s@ax2zZzvM
Social Studies Curricula
May 2015
9
edVWU+record@TF45990
History Unfolding: A
MindSparks DBQ and Essay
Writing Program
Grades 5-12
Covered*
Used
Strong foundation in writing using
primary sources
*History through document
analysis; can be extended into
comprehensive coverage
Covered*
Used
Workbook with answers
*Not robust enough to stand
alone, but could function has
skills supplement, review, or
base for expansion into
comprehensive program
U.S. History: 1600-1865
Grades 5-8 (pub. date?)
http://socialstudies.com/c/product
.web?nocache@8+s@ax2zZzvM
edVWU+record@TF39047
U.S. History: 1865-1975
Grades 7-12 (2007)
http://socialstudies.com/c/product
.web?nocache@8+s@ax2zZzvM
edVWU+record@TF41512
World History: Ancient Times to
1500
Grades 5-8 (pub. date?)
http://socialstudies.com/c/product
.web?nocache@8+s@ax2zZzvM
edVWU+record@TF41620
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Core Skills: Social Studies
Grades 1-6
http://www.rainbowresource.com/
searchspring.php?q=%22core+sk
ills%3A+social+studies+2014%2
2
Social Studies Curricula 10
May 2015
SOCIAL STUDIES: HIGH SCHOOL
9: ELECTIVE—WORLD GEOGRAPHY (PHYSICAL, CULTURAL), GLOBAL STUDIES
10: WORLD HISTORY, CULTURE, AND GEOGRAPHY—THE MODERN WORLD
11: US HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY—CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE 20TH CENTURY [AND BEYOND]
Use primary and secondary sources to ask questions, make claims, and understand how people, places, and events relate to one another.
Curriculum/Publisher
CCSS
CCSS
Independent Study Friendly
Chronological + Spatial
Comments and/or
(incl. copyright date)
Content
Methods
Thinking
Rec. Supplements
CST Content
Research, Evidence + POV
Historical Interpretation
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
World Geography and Cultures
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
McGraw-Hill Education
(Glencoe 2012)
ISBN13: 9780078799952
(student ed)
https://www.mheonline.com/progra
mMHID/view/0078799953/
World Geography: Building a
Global Perspective
Pearson (2009)
ISBN: 9780133652918 (student
ed)
http://www.pearsonschool.com/ind
ex.cfm?locator=PSZu4y&PMDBS
OLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSITEID
=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=815
&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMD
BSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUB
CATEGORYID=24840&PMDbPro
gramId=55222&elementType=pro
gramComponents
WORLD HISTORY
World History and Geography:
Modern Times
McGraw-Hill Education
(2014)
Social Studies Curricula 11
May 2015
ISBN13: 9780076647385 (student
ed)
https://www.mheonline.com/progra
m/view/2/6/2713/0076647382/
World History:
Patterns of Interaction
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(Holt McDougal 2012)
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780547034751
(student ed)
http://www.hmhco.com/shop/k12/
World-History-Patterns-ofInteraction/9780547034751?atrkid
=V1ADW6700B927-8938501252k-9780547034751-41187489412e-g-m1t1&gclid=CK3MrfKq3sUCFdCTfg
odCiEAlA
World History:
Modern Era
Pearson (2016)
ISBN13: 9780133335392 (student
ed)
http://www.pearsonschool.com/ind
ex.cfm?locator=PSZu4y&PMDBS
OLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSITEID
=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=815
&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMD
BSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUB
CATEGORYID=24839&PMDbPro
gramID=141982
Social Studies Curricula 12
May 2015
US HISTORY
The Americans
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(Holt McDougal 2012)
ISBN-13/EAN: 9780618916290
(student ed)
http://www.hmhco.com//shop/k12/
TheAmericans/9780618916290?atrkid
=V1ADW6700B92715498455452-k-978061891629041188244332-p-g-m1t1&gclid=COHll6Wt3sUCFU6Ufg
odtlkABw
United States History &
Geography:
Modern Times
McGraw-Hill Education
(2014)
ISBN13: 9780076608683 (student
ed)
https://www.mheonline.com/progra
mMHID/view/0076608689/
United States History:
Reconstruction to Present
Pearson (2016)
ISBN13: 9780133335521 (student
ed)
http://www.pearsonschool.com/ind
ex.cfm?locator=PSZu4y&PMDBS
OLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSITEID
=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=815
&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMD
BSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUB
CATEGORYID=24837&PMDbPro
gramID=141962
Social Studies Curricula 13
May 2015
US History (Semester 1):
HIST 041
Covered
Used
Online
Comprehensive
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Online
Comprehensive
US History (Semester 2):
HIST 043
BYU Online
Available CP & non-CP
For CP must order:
Teacher Led (TL)
GOVERNMENT
United States Government:
Democracy in Action
McGraw-Hill Education
(Glencoe 2010)
ISBN13: 9780078799822 (student
ed)
https://www.mheonline.com/progra
mMHID/view/0078799821/
Magruder’s American Government
Pearson (2016)
ISBN13: 9780133328486 (student
ed)
http://www.pearsonschool.com/ind
ex.cfm?locator=PSZu4y&PMDBS
OLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSITEID
=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=815
&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMD
BSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUB
CATEGORYID=24841&PMDbPro
gramId=138282&elementType=pr
ogramComponents
US Government:
GOV 045
BYU Online
Available CP & non-CP
For CP must order:
Teacher Led (TL)
Social Studies Curricula 14
May 2015
ECONOMICS
Economics:
Principles and Practices
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Traditional SE and TE
Online subscription available
Comprehensive text, if include
variety of recommended
assignments, activities
Covered
Used
Online
Comprehensive
McGraw-Hill Education
(Glencoe 2012)
ISBN: 9780078799976 (student
ed)
https://www.mheonline.com/progra
mMHID/view/007879997X/
Economics
Pearson (2016)
ISBN: 9780133328417 (student
ed)
http://www.pearsonschool.com/ind
ex.cfm?locator=PSZu4y&PMDBS
OLUTIONID=6724&PMDBSITEID
=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=815
&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMD
BSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUB
CATEGORYID=24843&PMDbPro
gramId=138281&elementType=pr
ogramComponents
Economics:
ECON 041
BYU Online
Available CP & non-CP
For CP must order:
Teacher Led (TL)
Social Studies Curricula 15
May 2015