Smart Connections

A 7th-grade lesson exploring the trade-offs between digital convenience and personal privacy through a structured debate and video analysis of the smartphone's impact on society.

Smart Connections

A 7th-grade lesson exploring the trade-offs between digital convenience and personal privacy through a structured debate and video analysis of the smartphone's impact on society.

Eastern Hemisphere Expedition

A comprehensive 7th-grade social studies curriculum sequence focused on the Eastern Hemisphere (Africa, Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific). This standards-aligned sequence includes detailed teacher lesson plans, student guided reading and worksheets, interactive presentation slides, and rigorous assessments with DBQs.

Lenny

Nomad Empires

A comprehensive history lesson for 7th grade social studies exploring the rapid rise, administration, and ultimate division of the Mongol Empire. Includes a student reading worksheet and a corresponding teacher guide and answer key.

Joshua Sawyer

Nomad Empires Teacher Guide

A 2-page comprehensive teacher's guide and answer key for the Nomad Empires lesson. Features step-by-step pacing guidance, common student misconceptions, a complete vocabulary and comprehension answer key, and an evaluation rubric for critical thinking.

Joshua Sawyer

Empires of Inquiry

An inquiry-driven social studies sequence investigating Ancient Greece and Rome across four core pillars: government, philosophy, trade, and engineering. Students engage with primary sources, architectural achievements, and ethical dilemmas to construct arguments about classical legacies.

Amy Swafford

Reformation Spark

A middle school history lesson introducing the Protestant Reformation, focusing on Martin Luther's protest, the fundamental theological clashes, and the visual spread of Protestantism across Europe.

Lenny

Nomad Empires Worksheet

A 2-page print-ready student worksheet featuring a historical reading passage on the rise, administration, and decline of the Mongol Empire, accompanied by vocabulary matching, comprehension questions, and a critical thinking prompt.

Joshua Sawyer

Faith Foundations Review

A comparative and deep-dive review sequence exploring foundational teachings, sacred texts, and cultural practices of major world religions.

amanda_raboin

Rebellion Road

An immersive, print-ready educational board game teaching the major events, key figures, and critical concepts leading up to the American Revolutionary War from 1754 to 1775.

amy_oshea

Reformation Rebels Worksheet

A printable 2-page graphic organizer and conceptual map worksheet for middle school students, exploring Martin Luther's protest, key theological differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, and the geopolitical spread of the Reformation.

Lenny

Rise of Civilizations

A middle-school history unit exploring the emergence of early humans, their prehistoric migrations, the radical transition of the agricultural revolution, and the foundations of early civilizations.

Sandra Zoerhoff

Seat Power

A foundational civics lesson on incumbency, electoral advantages, and media literacy. Students explore why current politicians usually win reelection and learn to distinguish between objective news reports and opinion articles.

isaac_daigle

Rebellion Road Event Cards

A expanded 24-card printable deck featuring critical events, key figures, and concepts leading to the Revolutionary War. Each card includes a historical summary, a multiple-choice question, and movement actions.

Smart Connections