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Approved Social Studies Resources
HMH Into Social Studies (formerly Kids Discover)
HMH Into Social Studies provides online versions of the student magazines in English and Spanish as well as context loading mini-activities for both teachers and students. The app also includes curated access to relevant Google Expeditions and classroom SS activities.
Used for Kindergarten only
Location: Ed your friend app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
My World Interactive is the online suite that accompanies student’s SS consumable resources. It is part online text with a series of literacy engagement tools ranging from audio to active reading tools like highlighting and note taking. It is part differentiation tool, with a variety of leveled activities to assign individuals, groups, or to the entire class. It is part project based learning, with a variety of learning quests, activities and inquiry based experiences that develop skills for active and responsible citizenship.
Used for Grades 1-5
Location: Pearson app in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Discovering Our Past: A History of the World - Early Ages
This online resource provides teacher resources in the form of activities, lecture slides, and videos to prepare students to engage in the text. Additionally, the student facing app has the online book and access to the Learn Smart app, an adaptive learning program that tailors the experience to student demonstrated needs and abilities based on teacher managed content and time driven expectations.
Used for 6th Grade
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Newsela is an online news-as-literacy platform (and Chrome app) that features current, high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science.
Appropriate for all SS grades and levels
Location: App located in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Social Studies Resource Found through the National Geographic app in Clever
Used for 7th Grade
Location: Cengage app in Canvas
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States Early Years
This online resource provides teacher resources in the form of activities, lecture slides, and videos to prepare students to engage in the text. Additionally, the student facing app has the online book and access to the Learn Smart app, an adaptive learning program that tailors the experience to student demonstrated needs and abilities based on teacher managed content and time driven expectations.
Used for 8th Grade
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
United States History and Geography of Modern Times
This online resource provides teacher resources in the form of activities, lecture slides, and videos to prepare students to engage in the text. Additionally, the student facing app has the online book and access to the Learn Smart app, an adaptive learning program that tailors the experience to student demonstrated needs and abilities based on teacher managed content and time driven expectations.
Taken any time within Grades 10-12
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
This online resource provides teacher resources in the form of activities, lecture slides, and videos to prepare students to engage in the text. Additionally, the student facing app has the online book and access to the Learn Smart app, an adaptive learning program that tailors the experience to student demonstrated needs and abilities based on teacher managed content and time driven expectations.
Taken any time within Grades 10-12
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Macgruder's American Government
Civics course
Taken any time within Grades 10-12
Location: Pearson App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Intro to Law and Law II course
Taken any time within Grades 10-12
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Prepare your students for an increasingly global future as you share the National Geographic Experience with your students. Visually appealing, engaging and relevant. includes resources for teachers and students
Elective World History Course
Available Grades 9-12
Location: Pearson App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Geography: The Human and Physical World
Elective World Geography Course
Available Grades 9-12
Location: McGraw Hill App in Clever
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
PsychologyThinking About Psychology
Elective Psychology Course
Available Grades 9-12
Location: Bedford, Freeman and Worth website
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach
Elective Sociology Course.
Available Grades 9-12
Location: Located on the Pearson MyLab website
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org for course codes
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
The most widely read and respected history of art and architecture in the English language. This global history of art includes extensive online resources and help for instructors and students. The MindTap digital platform is where you will find all the digital resources. MindTap is the digital option that provides an interactive digital experience with a complete eBook, Zoomable versions of images, videos, image flashcards, and quizzes and critical-thinking questions that help to bring art history to students around the globe. Used for AP Art History
Available Grades 9-12
Location: Cengage website
Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org
Data Updates: Nightly
Available at Home: Yes
Krugman’s online materials include short videos from co-author David Anderson to review the most important models and concepts for AP Macro accompanied by companion work to make sure students fully understand fundamental issues. Additionally, there are section review videos from Jennifer Raphaels that focus on key economic concepts with an emphasis on how these concepts are commonly assessed on the AP exam. Used for AP Macroeconomics
Available Grades 10-12
Location: use code cards from publisher
Help: email lpeterson@bfwpub.com
Data Updates: N/A
Available at Home: Yes
Elective International Relations Course. There is no online resource for this course
Available Grades 9-12
Location: N/A
Help: email jacobvandermoortel@u-46.org
Data Updates: N/A
Available at Home: N/A
No SOPPA Agreement needed
The Stock Market Game is an online simulation of the global capital markets that engages students grades 4-12 in the world of economics, investing and personal finance and that has prepared nearly 20 million students for financially independent futures.
Available Grades 9-12
Location: Stock Market Game website
Help: email jacobvandermoortel@u-46.org
Data Updates: N/A
Available at Home: Yes
** The Stock Market Game is only approved as long as teachers create the group account. Students login with that group account only. Students are not allowed to create accounts. Requiring student accounts would violate SOPPA, as well as, Board Policy 7:345 Use of Educational Technologies; Student Data Privacy and Security.