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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Students explore the geography of Canada and the United States as they play geocaching, using a physical features map before answering questions that include a visual stimulus.
Try it! about Enter the World of Geocaching
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Students work in a souvenir shop near the Grand Canyon National Park, where they learn about flora and fauna, national parks, and how to read a topographical map.
Try it! about Explore a 360 Degree Image
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In this lesson from History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, students play a game and explore primary source videos to better understand the early Cold War.
Explore the Lesson about Fighting the Cold War at Home
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Students play a game exploring drone footage of diverse landscapes and examining detailed thematic maps, highlighting Africa’s physical and human geography.
Try it! about Fly a Drone Over Physical Features
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In this lesson from our Geography Alive! Maryland 6th Grade program, students examine images and information about events, and determine the geographic connections to each event.
Explore the Lesson about Geographic Understandings
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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 History Alive! The World Through 1750 program, experience the gold-for-salt trade and trans-Saharan trade route to discover its impact on Ghana’s wealth and success.
Explore the Lesson about Ghana: A West African Trading Empire
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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?
Lesson Experience
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
Lesson Experience
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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Students listen to episodes of Alive in Five to learn about the Reformation, including the factors that weakened the Catholic Church and leaders who ignited the Reformation movement.
Try it! about Listen in on Historical Podcasts
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Students explore rich primary sources, including first-hand accounts from immigrants who came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Try it! about Listen to Immigrant Stories