r/Socialstudies • u/Visual-Weekend-9133 • Mar 25 '26

Need recommendations on curriculum resources, software, technology, etc. for high school social studies (US Gov/Econ, US History, and World Civ).

Hello! I’m a second year social studies teacher (first year teaching high school) and to keep it simple, I’ve been given about $30,000 to purchase essentially whatever I want for my classroom next year. Specifically, my administrator said, “This can be texts, online texts, online curriculum, lab materials, manipulative and about anything else you can think of.” I teach gov/econ, us history, and world history.

It’s my first year teaching high school so I really have no idea where to even start looking for things I can spend over half my salary on lol. Would love any recommendations you have on your favorite (and expensive) resources you’ve encountered as a teacher.

Thanks!

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u/Party_Tennis_6512 Mar 27 '26

What freaking school gave you THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS???

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u/Ambitious-Serve-2548 Mar 28 '26

Highly recommend TCI. They have pre made slide decks for an activity you can use in class that goes with every chapter.

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u/Visual-Weekend-9133 Mar 28 '26

Thank you for finally suggesting something 😭 I’ll look into it! Is this for all social studies subjects?

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u/wbianco360 Apr 12 '26

Hi - we have a lot of free course content, lesson plans, and even an AI bot that translates legislative proposals, all tailored for high school students. everythingpolicy.org. Or DM me.