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Kickstart New Standards

Louisiana is rolling out 2022 K-12 Student Standards for Social Studies this 2023-2024 school yearThe new standards create a more coherent sequence of history for students to build upon each year.

K-12 Social Studies topics aligned with standards for each grade level create a more coherent sequence of history.
K-12 Social Studies Topics

What materials can I expect from Louisiana Department of Education?

Social Studies Course Framework

Created by LDOE
Includes all Louisiana Social Studies Standards
Includes units and topics for teaching, a framing question for each unit, supporting questions throughout the units, a few sources and materials, and vocabulary words (no scripted lessons like previous Scope and Sequence)

Bayou Bridges

Louisiana partnered with Bayou Bridges and Core Knowledge Foundation® to create materials for each grade level aligned with Louisiana Social Studies Standards. The material include the following:
Teacher’s Guide: resources for teachers to build their own content knowledge, pacing guides and calendars, lesson plans, formative and summative assessments, worksheets
Student Readers: Divided into chapters with multiple-choice and multiple-select questions at the end of each chapter; vocabulary words; geography; end of unit performance writing task
A Slide Deck: Editable visual aids to reinforce the unit’s big ideas, chronology, and context
Worksheets: Included in teacher manual (must make copies for students)

LEAP Testing

Field Testing for 2023-2024
Same structure with minor changes

When will materials aligned with standards be available?

  • Framework: Available now for each grade
  • Bayou Bridges: See release dates in images below.

How can I find additional teaching materials and activities?

We are currently working on some awesome activities! Check out the checklist below and sign up to receive a notification when your grade level checklist is complete.

Standards Checklists

1st Grade Louisiana History

Scholastic Runway spent years creating the Louisiana history curriculum that 3rd grade teachers loved and raved about. These interactive PowerPoints, worksheets, activities, and assessments are based on former standards, but we are working very hard to get these units adapted to 1st grade level. Check out these amazing deals on Louisiana history in my store. Grab some resources while prices are extremely low!

Scholastic Runway

We are currently working on non-prep, interactive, and engaging lessons.
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