BONUS: FAQs and Reviews for the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided Curriculum

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Hi there, I wanted to hop on here and record the first bonus episode of the social studies podcast, I really wanted to highlight some common questions, as well as some reviews of the Smart and Simple Social Studies guided curriculum that I have offered for third grade, fourth grade and fifth grade. And the curriculum for this is communities for third grade Texas history for fourth grade and fifth grade for US history. So if you happen to live in Texas, this aligns perfectly with the courses, but you might be in another state and also teach US history. So this could be a potentially great resource for you. So I'm going to start with some questions that I have received. And I will go ahead and answer them.

The last question I wanted to highlight was somebody who was in a different state other than Texas, this person says, I'm interested in purchasing this bundle. But I have a couple of questions. I am in Indiana, do you know of any resources that compare TEKS to other state standards? What I've found is that a lot of the content for let's say US history can overlap. But there are some units that probably wouldn't be very applicable. So and additionally to that, I know that other states might have a greater focus on the lives of indigenous groups before colonization. Whereas in Texas, it's not really that emphasized in fifth grade, it's more emphasized in fourth grade. So that was when I recommended that if you are in another state and you're interested in this curriculum, you can always purchase individually just based off of what you need. So you don't necessarily have to buy the bundle, you can always purchase, like, let's say regions of the US unit, that's a really great one to use for pretty much any state because it's very straightforward. It talks about the five main regions. And the American Revolution is another one, the Civil War and Reconstruction is another one. So you can pick and choose different units, you don't always have to buy the entire bundle. So that's always great. And that's purposely why I decided to break apart this curriculum into units so that any other state whether you're in Texas or not, you can utilize it just based off of your own state's needs.

All right, so it's time to read some reviews of teachers who have purchased these bundles, and units and have some really great things to say about it. I can't wait to share these with you.

Lacey says this has been a great find for me, I doubted myself when I spent the money but it was worth it and more. I could not be more pleased with this resource. Like many teachers, my only classroom resource is studies weekly. And that was not really reaching my students in any way at all. These engaging lessons have made a world of difference in my social studies time. And she is utilizing the third grade community social studies bundle.

Deanna had the Texas Revolution unit and she said this. Thank you for creating this. I have been searching for almost four years for Texas history curriculum. That wasn't just proud Next and could be done in the little time I have for social studies. This is perfect and purchase the European colonization of the US. This is part of the US History fifth grade curriculum. She says this resource has provided me an excellent framework to use in my first year teaching fifth grade, students find the resource is engaging and I find them to be appropriately challenging. Thank you.

The last review I'm going to read is from Dolores. She has the fifth grade US History curriculum and she says Lifesaver Social Studies resource. This is an amazing resource to use beyond a boring textbook. The pictures and visuals for each slideshow are engaging and the project students get to work on for each unit is the perfect extension. The assessments are rigorous and include a fun review. I am so grateful that I get to help other social studies teachers from their first year of teaching and beyond. And I am so glad that the goal to create units for social studies that are easy to implement, and fun and engaging for students is coming to fruition.

If you're interested at all for this resource, I will drop the link in the description you can go to bit dot L y forward slash Social Studies growing bundles and you'll see where you can learn more information about these curricula. So I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day. And I hope you enjoyed this first bonus episode of the podcast. I will talk to you again on Tuesday. Bye. Thanks for listening to the social studies teacher podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hit that subscribe button and leave a review. I would love to hear your thoughts. You can also find me on Instagram at the southern teach. I can't wait for you to join me in the next episode for more teacher tips and strategies.