Elementary Social Studies

Harcourt Social Studies

Harcourt Social Studies

Harcourt Social Studies is a comprehensive K–5 curriculum solution designed to engage and motivate every student. Through the stories of the intriguing people, exciting places, and fascinating events that make social studies relevant to their lives, students gain a global perspective.

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Harcourt Travel Center provides online activities and resources for teachers and parents.

Harcourt eProducts contains additional online resources such as Adventure Activities, Atlas, Primary Sources, State Information, Virtual Field Trips, and Parent & Teacher Resources. (Please contact your Account Executive for login information.)

In the News is an age-appropriate current events site for K–5 students and teachers.

Middle School Social Studies

World Regions: Eastern World and Western World

World Regions: Eastern World and Western World

Eastern World and Western World are module-based programs that ensure middle school students learn the essential elements and themes of world geography through a consistent instructional design and solid pedagogy that include text modeling, reading instruction, and scaffolded assessment.

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United States History: Beginnings to 1877

United States History: Beginnings to 1877

United States History © 2012 utilizes standards-based content and research-based reading instruction to teach American history. The U.S. history textbook program is infused with HISTORY® streaming video, instructive games, and interactive features. In keeping with the Common Core State Standards, the program exposes students to a wealth of primary sources and develops critical skills, while requiring them to analyze a variety of perspectives and investigate key historical topics.

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Secondary Social Studies

The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century

The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century

This highly integrated program provides teachers with a practical and motivational approach to teaching U.S. history and to helping students think critically and reflectively. The Americans explores U.S. history by weaving the reflections of people who experienced history firsthand throughout the narrative. Thought-provoking lessons make history human and relevant to students' everyday lives, helping them to realize the richness of our nation's history.

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United States Government: Principles in Practice

United States Government: Principles in Practice

Designed to balance the need for covering standards-based government topics and motivating students to learn, United States Government: Principles in Practice is an innovative program that actively involves students in the learning process. Print and digital resources are designed to build problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.

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World History: Patterns of Interaction

World History: Patterns of Interaction

World History: Patterns of Interaction, covering the Renaissance to the present, is a highly integrated program that provides teachers with a practical and motivational approach to teaching world history and to helping students think critically and reflectively. The highly visual approach and primary sources help all students understand world history and make global connections.

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Geography

Geography

Geography uses an engaging visual design to capture students' attention and challenges them to make geographic comparisons and connections. Clearly organized around physical geography, human geography, and current events, it balances a big picture approach to world regions with attention to individual countries where appropriate.

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Economics: Concepts and Choices

Economics: Concepts and Choices

Economics: Concepts and Choices uses a concept-driven, interactive approach to develop economic literacy. Real-world examples, frequent concept application, and continuous updating ensure students and teachers stay abreast of the latest economics news and concepts.

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Psychology: Principles in Practice

Psychology: Principles in Practice

Psychology: Principles in Practice offers the most up-to-date and accessible high school program on the market. Taking into account current psychological theory and statistics, the textbook gives students the tools they need to understand themselves and the world around them through a variety of case studies, group projects, and opportunities for in-depth study.

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Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships

Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships

Sociology: The Study of Human Relationships is a solid program that reflects the most current sociological theory and practice. The program enables students to discover the meaning behind behavior and society's impact on the individual as they master content, explore data, and create models and graphics.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt & HISTORY®

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and HISTORY® have formed an exclusive partnership to create social studies curriculum that connects students to history through virtual experiences that are energizing, inspiring, and memorable. Combining the exceptional scholarship of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt with the experiential multimedia assets of HISTORY®, we’ve created a new arena in the classroom. Together, we invite you to be a part of history.

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Related Links

HMOF (my.hrw.com) is our HMH Learning Platform.  Contant your Account Executive for access information for various Social Studies programs.

HMH Current Events will enrich your classroom with subject-specific information from world history, world geography, American history, economics, psychology, sociology, civics, government, and African American history.

Newseum connects students to newspaper front pages from around the world through news sources such as CNN, Fox News, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.

HISTORY® and related logos are the property of A&E Television Networks (AETN).