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Grades 6-8

2 lessons are live today for Grades 6-8, across 2 subjects: Reading & writing, Social studies & civics. Every lesson lists the standards it is aligned to and where its content comes from.

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Grades 6-8

Reading a primary source

A guided worksheet that walks students through sourcing, close reading, and questioning any primary-source document.

Aligned to CCSS
Aligned to C3

Original Free School Curriculum material — free to use in your classroom.

Grades 6-8

The Declaration of Independence: the full text

The complete text of the Declaration of Independence, with an original glossary of its harder words and phrases.

Aligned to C3

Public domain: First published in 1776; long in the public domain in the United States.

For educational use. These materials are not medical, legal, or professional advice. Always follow your school’s and district’s policies.

We publish only our own original work or works we have verified are in the public domain. Standards alignment means we wrote each lesson against a published framework — not that any standards body has reviewed, approved, or endorsed it.