Discovery Links Social Studies

Grades K–5

Implement Your Science of Reading Instruction as You Teach Social Studies Content and Literacy at the Same Time with 98 topical and relevant Student Books, in Print and Ebook formats.

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Description

Activity-Based Instruction in 98 individual Lesson Plans that Support Students Investigating Compelling and Relevant Social Studies Topics.

Discovery Links Social Studies provides teachers (with any level of experience) with the tools needed to teach students about the connections between their environment and the greater world. Social Studies content is integrated into Literacy instruction, saving time, and offering students the strong contextual foundations needed to build content knowledge.

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Student Resources

Build content knowledge and academic vocabulary with 98 Striking Student Books

98 Student Books are available in Print and Digital formats, and cover Civics, Economics, Geography, and History topics. The Student Books contain strong visuals that include photos, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, maps, and line drawings.
Prepare students for real-life reading with Nonfiction text features such as a Table of Contents or Glossary, diagrams, graphs, and maps.
Assess reading comprehension and promote discussion with higher-order thinking questions in each Student Book.

Teacher Resources

Short, easy-to-use, individual Lesson Plans give you everything you need to connect reading with Social Studies content standards:

Build Background Knowledge as you introduce and teach Social Studies topics, with explicit instruction.
Designed for teachers with varied levels of experience and contain Differentiated Instruction, Comprehension Mini-Lessons, and ELL Strategies.
Social Studies Activities for each Lesson apply the text to an engaging activity that targets the lesson's Social Studies objectives.
Provide practice with Literacy and Social Studies Blackline Masters that include graphic organizers, written responses, and hands-on activities for comprehension and assessment.
Family Notes support students when learning at home.

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Discovery Links Social Studies Sample Books
Kindergarten

Rules (GRL D)

Student Book (1 MB) / Lesson Plan with Blackline Master (1.4 MB)

Grade 1

New Year Traditions Around the World (GRL J)

Student Book (2 MB) / Lesson Plan with Blackline Master (1.5 MB)

Grade 3

Making a Difference (GRL P)

Student Book (2.5 MB) / Lesson Plan with Blackline Master (1.5 MB)

Grade 4

Famous American Women (GRL Q)

Student Book (2.3 MB) / Lesson Plan with Blackline Master (1.5 MB)

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