Approaches to teaching history have significantly changed from being a linear subject laden with dates, timelines, and memorization to requiring a greater understanding thematically. Students are encouraged to make connections over time, continuity and change, the impact of technological advancement on society and industry, the peopling of the world, how

Time For Kids is a magazine subscription that provides students with information on current events and timely discussions. TIME, the trusted name in journalism, offers authentic journalism tailored for students. TIME for Kids supports standards-based daily instruction while inspiring students to join the national discourse on current topics. The articles

This program's objective is to give our students a chance to experience 8 different activities that closely simulate activities common in the life of a pioneer of the mid 1800s. The students make candles and rope, cook bread on a stick, do tin smithing, make corn husk dolls, do charcoal

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies and Science to enhance our literacy and knowledge of given topics. The topics are all what is being taught in the Kindergarten Classrooms.

Each year the 4th grade at Kings Beach Elementary participates in Living History Day. This event is the culmination of our year long social studies curriculum based on California history, pioneers, and the Gold Rush. The students participate in 7 hands on station in which they create items like the

Donner Trail would like to purchase a 20 gallon fish tank and necessary accessories to hatch Lahontan Cutthroat Trout eggs in the classroom. Donner Trail has been raising the trout for several years and would like to take our investigations to the next level by comparing and contrasting different environments

This program's objective is to give our students a chance to experience 8 different activities that closely simulate activities common in the life of a pioneer of the mid 1800s. The students make candles and rope, cook bread on a stick, do tin smithing, make corn husk dolls, do charcoal

Each year the 4th grade at Kings Beach Elementary participates in Living History Day. This event is the culmination of our year long social studies curriculum based on California history, pioneers, and the Gold Rush. The students participate in 7 hands on station in which they create items like the

This program's objective is to give our students a chance to experience 10 different activities that closely simulate activities common in the life of a pioneer of the mid 1800s.

Maps represent the world and bring physical, political and human geography alive for students. Large maps of the world provide many opportunities to engage the students by letting them apply geographic concepts and explore the world in an attempt to become well rounded global citizens. These large mural maps will