Inquiry-based programs where students analyze primary sources, build evidence-based arguments, and take part in rich discussion, in print and digital.
See the Social Studies overviewSee how TCI engages all learners and provides comprehensive teach support to Bring Learning Alive! in K-12 classrooms.
Active learning, teacher-ready lessons, and a high-quality curriculum have always been at the heart of TCI. The new programs are sharper, more consistent, and built as a true K-12 system.
Bring Science Alive! is phenomena-driven and NGSS-aligned. Every unit opens on an anchoring phenomenon, then students investigate it the way scientists do.
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In this lesson from our Bring Science Alive! Weather and Climate program, students create their own wind, build a balloon barometer, and track atmospheric pressure.
Self-paced courses, live events, and opportunities to connect with or lead other educators — support that continues long after implementation week.
Join Brian Thomas and Loyal Frazier on October 20 at 6 pm ET for practical ways to help students evaluate sources and the growing volume of online and AI-generated information.
Research-backed guidance on the questions districts are actually asking — from HQIM adoption to AI in the classroom.
Michael Washington, a 22-year classroom veteran, sees differentiation as how a lesson itself, built through active learning strategies, can reach every student in the room at once.
Built by teachers, for teachers.
Bringing Learning Alive! since 1989.
Megan Forbes is in her 15th year of teaching, and the program bends to how she wants to teach that day. Some days, that's the textbook and interactive notebook. Other days it's a Video Activity.
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! Regions of Our Country program, students explore the geography of the Southwest and take a diorama tour of the region.
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In this lesson, from our Social Studies Alive! Michigan and Its People program, students discover Michigan’s resources and experience a car assembly line to learn about the state’s industries.
Explore the Lesson about Cars: Driving the Economy
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond program, students learn how supply and demand affect prices in a free market economy.
Explore the Lesson about Choices in a Free Market
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In this lesson from Social Studies Alive! Ohio in the United States program, students use tables and charts to play a game about how geography shaped the growth of Ohio and the United States.
Explore the Lesson about Geography’s Effects on Ohio and the United States
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! My School and Family program, students explore cooperative behaviors with the “Two on a Task” game, a song, videos, and acting out ways to get along.
Explore the Lesson about How Do We Get Along in School?
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! The Western Hemisphere, students use historical recall and critical thinking skills to win big points in the What’s That Tool? game.
Explore the Lesson about Latin American Cultures: Past and Present
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! America’s Past program, students examine aspects of colonial life, such as government, society, and religion.
Explore the Lesson about Life in Colonial Williamsburg
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! New York and Its People program, students learn about New York's history, diverse communities, and rich geography through hands-on investigations and real-world connections.
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! Me and My World program, students go on a “shopping trip” using a limited set of tokens to explore economic decision-making.
Explore the Lesson about What Do People Need and Want?
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In this lesson from our Social Studies Alive! My Community program, students engage in meaningful activities to learn about the roles of service workers.
Explore the Lesson about Who Provides Services in a Community?