Social studies for 8th grade
Communities, maps, history, government and money.
- Substitute teacher pay by statePage
How much substitute teachers make, state by state: a state's own minimum where it sets one, or one named district's published daily rate, each linked and dated.
Checked 2026-10-31
- Testing door signPrintable
A free printable testing in progress sign for the classroom door: a big heading, a line asking for quiet and a line for the time. Edit every word, print and post before the test.
- Frayer model vocabulary organizerPrintable
A free printable Frayer model with four boxes round a center word: definition, characteristics, examples and non-examples. Edit the labels and print for vocabulary.
- Testing day checklistPrintable
A free printable testing day checklist for students: eight editable ready-to-test items to tick, such as sharp pencils and breakfast, and a line for what to do if stuck. Print and send home.
- How to run a morning meetingGuide
How to run a morning meeting: the four parts (greeting, sharing, group activity, morning message), setting up the circle, a first-week plan, scripts, short versions and fixes for common problems.
- Planning a school yearGuide
How to plan a school year: the district calendar, counting real teaching days, mapping units, pacing with buffer weeks, assessments before grading deadlines, and monthly check-ins.
- 41 classroom jobs, with what each one doesIdea
Forty-one classroom jobs for K–8, each with what the student does, what you need and the grades it fits, plus a printable jobs chart and a jobs wheel.
- Chronological historyGuide
Chronological history in plain words: the classical four-year cycle, Story of the World, the Charlotte Mason Book of Centuries, Core Knowledge, and how it compares with expanding horizons.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Common Core and state standardsGuide
What the Common Core State Standards are, how standards differ from a curriculum, which states use their own (TEKS, B.E.S.T., SOL, Indiana), and NGSS and C3 in brief.
Checked 2026-11-06
- India's school boards: CBSE, ICSE and NCF 2023Guide
India's school curriculum in plain words: NCF 2023's foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary stages, NCERT and CBSE, the ICSE and state boards, and the Class 10 and 12 exams.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Inquiry-based social studiesGuide
Inquiry-based social studies in plain words: the C3 Framework, the Inquiry Design Model, primary sources and Reading Like a Historian, civics and geography standards, and the evidence.
Checked 2026-11-06
- International Baccalaureate (IB)Guide
The International Baccalaureate in plain words: the PYP, MYP, Diploma and Career-related programs, what a unit looks like, how it is assessed, and what to ask an IB school.
Checked 2026-11-06
- World languagesGuide
Teaching kids a second language in plain words: ACTFL proficiency and the five Cs, comprehensible input and TPRS, dual language immersion, and how much the research can say.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Classroom jobs rotatorTool
List your jobs and class, and the board shows who has each job this week or today. It turns on its own, hands an absent child's job on, and prints the wall chart.
Checked 2026-11-06
- Timeline makerMaker
Type events with a date or a step and a picture, and print a long landscape timeline or reveal it one event at a time on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- Blank US map to printPrintable
Print a map of the 50 states: blank, with names, with abbreviations, or numbered with an answer key, and an optional list of capitals. Letter or A4, no sign-in.
- Graphic organizer makerMaker
Print a Venn diagram, T-chart, KWL chart, story map, Frayer model, cause and effect, sequence or main idea chart with your own headings and prompts. Free.
- Live poll with a bar graphTool
Ask a question, tap an answer for each vote and watch a big bar graph grow on the projector. One screen, no sign-in, nothing leaves the browser. Free.
- State capitals wheelTool
A state capitals spinner: spin one of the 50 states, the class names the capital, and the answer appears under the winner. Free, fair and ready for the projector.
- Community and safety sign cardsPrintable
Printable cards of the signs and words children meet in town, such as stop, exit, restroom and caution, with a matching game and a sheet to circle the sign.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Black History Month crosswordMaker
Free Black History Month crossword: 13 words with clues for 3rd to 8th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Black History Month bingo cardsMaker
Free Black History Month bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Black History Month word searchMaker
Free Black History Month word search: 22 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Constitution Day crosswordMaker
Free Constitution Day crossword: 13 words with clues for 4th to 8th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.