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Free Social Studies Lesson Plans & Resources

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October 20, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Arguments That Could Upend Voting Rights Act and Reshape Electoral Maps

Supreme Court takes up a pivotal case on the Voting Rights Act and redistricting.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments That Could Upend Voting Rights Act and Reshape Electoral Maps
Civics Lesson Plans for Elementary Students
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Civics Lesson Plans for Elementary Students

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Civics Lesson Plans for Elementary Students

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How Peace Has Held Since the Troubles and What the U.S. Can Learn
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How Peace Has Held Since the Troubles and What the U.S. Can Learn

September 30, 2025
How Peace Has Held Since the Troubles and What the U.S. Can Learn

PBS News Hour Classroom
Teaching Through Turbulence: Addressing Political Violence
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Teaching Through Turbulence: Addressing Political Violence

September 11, 2025
Teaching Through Turbulence: Addressing Political Violence

Andy Kratochvil
Let’s Learn About the Continents Lesson for K-2nd Grade
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Let’s Learn About the Continents Lesson for K-2nd Grade

Activity, Presentation • Grades K-2
Let’s Learn About the Continents Lesson for K-2nd Grade

Twinkl USA
Public Policy In-Depth: Foreign Policy
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Public Policy In-Depth: Foreign Policy

Lesson Plan • Grades 6-12
Public Policy In-Depth: Foreign Policy

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Deportations on Trial: Mexican Americans During the Great Depression
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Deportations on Trial: Mexican Americans During the Great Depression

Lesson Plan • Grades 8-12
Deportations on Trial: Mexican Americans During the Great Depression

Zinn Education Project

Recent Social Studies Lesson Plans & Resources
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Drowning Out the Noise: Addressing Vaccine Misinformation and Policy Changes 

October 24, 2025
Drowning Out the Noise: Addressing Vaccine Misinformation and Policy Changes 

Amanda Eisenberg
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Day of the Dead lesson for PK-K

Activity, Presentation, Worksheet • PreK, Kindergarten
Day of the Dead lesson for PK-K

Twinkl USA
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White Cane Day: Celebrating Independence

Handout, Lesson Plan • All levels
White Cane Day: Celebrating Independence

SeeingThingsDifferentlyPress
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The Great Listening Challenge

PreK, Grades K-5
The Great Listening Challenge

Teaching With TinkerClass
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Support and Read Banned and Challenged Books: Free Resources for Fighting Book Bans

September 25, 2025
Support and Read Banned and Challenged Books: Free Resources for Fighting Book Bans

Random House Children's Books School & Library
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Games in the Classroom

September 22, 2025
Games in the Classroom

Barbara Blackburn
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A Hidden Crisis

September 19, 2025
A Hidden Crisis

AFT
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A Letter from Teachers Unify’s Executive Director Abbey Clements on Aug. 27, 2025

September 09, 2025
A Letter from Teachers Unify’s Executive Director Abbey Clements on Aug. 27, 2025

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
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Back to School: Recommendations for Immunizations

September 03, 2025
Back to School: Recommendations for Immunizations

Amanda Eisenberg
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Book Trailer Premiere - TRIAL AND ERROR

PreK, Grades K-2
Book Trailer Premiere - TRIAL AND ERROR

KidLit TV

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