8th Grade Social Studies Lessons

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Morning Circle Prompts

I used this for morning circle. I have deleted the dates because they do not match up.

Gr 6Gr 7Gr 8MathELA

by Amanda Rager

Jul 19, 2026

Expectations

Here is an example of my expectation slides I use on the first day of school.

Gr 6Gr 7Gr 8MathELA

by Amanda Rager

Jul 19, 2026

8th Grade Social Studies standards

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SS.8.HIST.7Problems arising under the Articles of Confederation led to debate over the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
SS.8.HIST.14Disputes over the nature of federalism, complicated by economic developments, resulted in sectional issues, including slavery, which led to the American Civil War.
SS.8.GOV.21The U.S. Constitution established a federal system of government, a representative democracy, and a framework with separation of powers and checks and balances.