Teaching Resources for K12 Social Studies Classrooms
These curated teaching playlists are full of blended learning resources. Add this standards-aligned content to your existing lesson plans, or assign to students through Kiddom, our free app for teachers.
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K-2nd Grades
Undercover Cartographers
The truth is told through a diverse range of perspectives. Explore the stories of women in map-making with this immersive blended learning playlist.Â
For Grades K-2
Urban, Suburban, Rural
Invite your students to understand at the characteristics of urban, suburban and rural communities with these blended learning activities.
For Grades K-2
Damsels in Defiance: Women's History Month
Through these readings, videos, and other activities for grades K-12, your students will gain a deep respect for trailblazing women everywhere.
For Grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12
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3-5th Grades
From China, With Love
This playlist provides an overview of some of China’s greatest technological achievements; the compass, gunpowder, printing, and paper-making.
For Grades 3-5
Beauty, Barons, and Bar Graphs
Madam C.J. Walker and Annie Turnbo Malone ignited the market for black hair care. These women will revolutionize your lesson plan for math.
For Grades 3-5
Goddesses on Earth
These blended resources invite students to learn about the lives of women in ancient Egypt, and contrast their experiences to those of women everywhere.
For Grades 3-5
Know Your Rights: Teaching the Bill of Rights
Take an in-depth look at the 10 amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. These resources will challenge your students to consider the legacy of these laws today.
For Grades 3-5
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6-8th Grades
The Dark Ships Move
This interdisciplinary playlist contains resources to help students understand the historical significance of the transatlantic slave trade's Middle Passage.
For Grades 6-8
Sister Soldier
Revel in the achievements of powerful women on the battlefield with this social studies lesson plan. These resources will inspire students of any gender!
For Grades 6-8
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9-12th Grades
World War I: A New Era
In WWI, the world watched on in horror as technology showed its dark side, ushering in the first modern mechanized war. These resources explain this new era.
For Grades 9-12
Re-educating the Locker Room
It takes a lifetime to learn misogynistic behavior, and sadly it starts in school. Create responsible agents of change with this blended playlist.
For Grades 9-12
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Seasonal Playlists
Women's History Month Themed Teaching Playlists
These resources for teaching Women’s History will ignite a spark in the eyes of your female students, giving them positive role models to look up to, and unconfined futures to imagine.
For Grades K-12
Halloween-Themed Teaching Playlists
Peer into the Kiddom cauldron as it bubbles over with videos, lessons, interactive content, games and stories that are as fun and educational as they are thrilling.
For Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Black History Month Themed Teaching Playlists
Through interactive features, primary source materials, and articles, inspire your students to think critically about how their own actions can contribute to a more equitable future.
For Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Voting-Themed Teaching Playlists
Use these voting-themed blended learning teaching resources to help children of all ages understand the importance of voting and why their voice matters.
For Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Teaching Inclusivity: Pride Themed Playlists
When it comes to gender identity and sexuality, there is no black and white. Celebrate the spectrum of humanity with resources that foster inclusivity and respect.
For Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Relearning Thanksgiving Themed Teaching Playlists
Reflecting on the first Thanksgiving with students? Here we’ve highlighted some phenomenal resources that honor indigenous perspectives of the holiday.
For Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
