California Studies Weekly — Social Studies
Product identity
- Publisher
- Studies Weekly
- Program family
- California Studies Weekly
Instructional fit
- Courses
- California social studies, transitional kindergarten through grade 8
- Role explanation
- Core California social studies curriculum for grades TK–8.
- Subjects covered
- Supported instructional roles
Materials and delivery
- Format description
- Consumable print periodicals paired with a digital learning platform, teacher editions, lesson resources, media, inquiry projects, assessment, and reporting.
- Included components
- Consumable student editions; complete teacher editions; weekly lessons and units; inquiry questions and projects; primary-source analysis resources; ELA mini-lessons; printables; slide presentations; videos and virtual field trips; audio reader and annotation tools; lesson and unit assessment; performance tasks; automatic grading and progress reporting; onboarding and training resources.
- Languages and support
- English and Spanish for TK–8, with audio reading, highlighting, multiple access points, differentiation, literacy support, and culturally relevant California content.
Links and notes
- Vendor product URL
- Visit publisher product page
- Curriculum notes
- The 2017 California adoption covered grades K–6. Studies Weekly's current California product is offered for grades TK–8, so the grade tags reflect the current program. No numbered edition is identified on the official California page.
Availability
- Product availability
- Available
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
A California TK–8 social studies curriculum delivered through student-friendly print periodicals and an online platform with inquiry, primary sources, literacy integration, projects, assessment, media, and differentiated supports.
California Studies Weekly — Social Studies uses a weekly periodical structure to organize standards-based history, civics, geography, and economics instruction. Students investigate compelling questions, analyze primary and secondary sources, read informational text, discuss evidence, complete inquiry projects and performance tasks, and use media and interactive tools online. The current California offering extends from transitional kindergarten through grade 8.