California Middle School Social Studies Curriculum

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Explore Middle School Programs for California

Our social studies curriculum and textbooks provide the comprehensive teacher support and standards alignment you expect, but what makes TCI unique is engagement that works.

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History Alive! The Ancient World

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The Medieval World and Beyond

History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond

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History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism

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Engage All Learners

In a TCI classroom, learning comes alive! Flexible lesson options let you pick the engagement style that works for your students.

Dive Deeper with a TCI Lesson

TCI’s high-interest readings provide a variety of ways to build critical thinking skills. The History Alive! programs include Investigating Primary Sources, where students construct arguments using historical texts and artifacts. Our ever-expanding learning libraries are also a rich resource for adding videos, games, civics, and biographies to lessons.

Many Ways to Assess

Formative and summative assessments are woven throughout every TCI lesson and reading, including creative processing assignments, lesson games, and TCI’s customizable tests. Learn more about flexible assessment options.

Teacher Support

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TCI makes your life easier with comprehensive teacher support including pacing guides, enhancing learning, and differentiating instruction.

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Professional Development

TCI is a supportive partner for teachers and provides live and self-paced professional development where you can earn certificates.

Seamless Tech Integrations

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Our digital platform integrates seamlessly, allowing you to stay connected with your students. Explore our LMS integrations.

Why Teachers Love TCI

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The lessons are really engaging for the kids and very easy to differentiate and supplement. It’s amazing and so accessible—the kids can even work from home. I love it!

– Jennifer Brunick-Weiser, 7th Grade ELA and Medieval History Teacher

TCI is very easy to work with, so if you have a question, they respond. I don’t feel like you get that personal feedback with any other curriculum. It’s usually in the beginning you get somebody to help you with the curriculum, but then you are left to figure the rest out on your own.

– Jessica Cooper, 6th Grade Geography Teacher

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TCI has always been a student-centered curriculum. It’s more than a teacher-guided textbook. It is an engaging experience that supports both teaching and learning.

– Alan Plummer, 8th Grade U.S. History Teacher

I can’t imagine teaching without TCI, even if it’s just a lesson here and there. It just makes class so much more interesting for all of us.

– Lisa Mielke, World Cultures and Geography Teacher

I really see their critical thinking skills skyrocket during the ancient Sumerians activity and throughout the school year.

– Stacy Whittemore, 6th Grade Ancient History Teacher

Sample the Program

Are you ready to Bring Learning Alive! in your classroom? Reach out to access reviewer resources, get a quote, or explore samples, including the Student Text, Interactive Student Notebook, Teacher’s Guide, Placards, and TCI’s digital platform.

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