K-12 Social Studies

Free Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers

Register to Win a One Year Subscription to PE Unlimited

At the end of each round (beginning at the end of round 2), we will be choosing a winner of a single subject subscription at PE Unlimited, our 24/7 online access to our digital library of products. Register Here. (Teachers and Administrators Only) What is Performance Education Unlimited? Performance Education Unlimited provides unlimited access to [...]

Tournament Thoughts Halfway Through Round II

Round II Voting is halfway through – a few thoughts: Moses vs. Hammurabi – Moses as expected is knocking this one out of the park.  Kinda tough to see Hammurabi go out so early, but when you meet a powerhouse like Moses, its kinda inevitable. Socrates vs. Homer – Homer is asking lots of questions [...]

The Second Annual World History Tournament of Champions

Thanks so much to all of you who have sent us emails telling us how great an experience this was for your class last year. If you weren’t able to take part in this last year – trust us, you don’t want to miss out this year. Printable Brackets Will be Available on Monday, March [...]

So we started a trend . . .

You may remember a few months back we had the Tourney of Champions.  Well it seems it caught on . . . The British chose Winston Churchill; the Americans chose Ronald Reagan; and the South Africans chose Nelson Mandela. Now Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Tsar Nicholas II, the country’s last monarch, are running neck [...]

World History Tourney of Champions – Final Results

Sorry that it has taken us so long to get these results in viewable place. Brandon had planned absences this month and I had emergency ones! Without further ado . . . Click to enlarge. Nothing too shocking about the final results, but still there were great matchups throughout. We learned a great deal about [...]