6-12 Social Studies Resources
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CommonLit
CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Resources are flexible, researched-based, aligned to standards, and created for teacher by teachers.
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EverFi
All students in grades 3-12 have access to EverFi to learn about topics such as financial literacy, health and wellness.
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Listenwise
Listenwise is an award-winning listening skills platform. We harness the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students. Our collection of podcasts and public radio keeps teaching connected to the real world and builds student listening skills at the same time.
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NBC Learn
NBC Learn’s library features over 22,000 videos and is updated every weekday with the latest and current events coverage from NBC News. Additionally, NBC Learn hosts archival news footage dating back to the beginning of broadcast news in 1949 and original educational series, including the Emmy Award-winning “Science of NFL Football” and “Chronicles of Courage” that show the real-world applications of classroom learning. The majority of videos on the site are less than six minutes in length—ideal for hooking students’ attention at the beginning of a lesson or underscoring a key takeaway from class.
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Newsela
Newsela is a database of current events stories tailor-made for classroom use. Indexed by broad theme (e.g. War and Peace, Arts, Science, Health, Law, Money), stories are both student-friendly and can be accessed in different formats by reading level. Use Newsela to differentiate nonfiction reading.