For over 80 years, J. Weston Walch has been a leading publisher of educational materials that appeal to a wide range of learners

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From standards-based activities to innovative tools that extend and enhance learning, Walch titles help teachers enliven instruction and increase student engagement

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We the People: Exploring the U.S. Constitution

9781575966021

Readings and a variety of activities provide students with a solid grounding in the people and issues involved in the creation of the Constitution.

Also Included: 

  • 46 short biographies and mini-portraits of the Framers of the Constitution
  • Vocabulary puzzles to help test student knowledge
  • Creative Writing and Critical Thinking activities
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Daily Warm-Ups: Geography

9780825144905

Turning idle time into learning time, this ready-to-use resource provides almost 200 quick questions on U.S. and world geography.

In this edition, you will find:

  • Start of class mental warm-ups
  • End of class time fillers
  • Questions geared towards a national geographical standard
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Document-Based Assessment for Global History

9780825163371

This resourceful activity book prepares students on how to properly analyze and answer document-based questions through the use of primary and secondary sources.

Topics in this book range from, but are not limited to:

  • Ancient Greece
  • The spread of Islam
  • Decolonization and independence movements of 1945-1975
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Critical Thinking Using Primary Sources in U.S. History

9780825141447

This multifaceted book contains 13 units which target on controversies surrounding notable figures such as Columbus, Andrew Jackson, Harriet Tubman, plus many more

A wide range of resources are included:

  • Background articles are included for notable figures
  • Primary and secondary sources are provided to help answer key questions
  • Students are encouraged to act out mock trials
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Dialogue, Discussion, and Debate

9780825164804

This collection of activities encourage fun dialogues, discussions, and debates about controversial political and social issues. Topics include brief overviews and investigative questions.

A few topics included in this collection:

  • Improve students' comprehension of opposing views
  • Develop skills in research, data analysis, and reasoning
  • Discuss topics such as gun control and separation of church
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Understanding Psychology

9780825144912

New applications and methods of psychology are explained in a simple and informal manner within this student guide. Essential concepts are reinforced with various activities spread through the chapters.

Topics included in this edition:

  • Adolescent psychology
  • Perception, memory, and learning
  • Biological foundations of behavior
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World History Map Activities

9780825128806

The thirty-five lessons that are included involve activities where students have to locate regions of both the past and present. This edition was designed to encourage research that goes beyond the textbook.

The activities included enhance:

  • Maps and reproducible handouts are available in each section
  • Activities help with review and testing
  • Materials may be used as extra-credit assignments
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Great Documents in U.S. History

9780825164798

This two volume set includes a total of forty texts to help students familiarize themselves with the process of analyzing primary sources while learning about important events in U.S. history.

Included in this two volume set:

  • Declaration of Independence
  • The Gettysburg Address
  • Short essays on each document to showcase the historical importance
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Meeting Standards and Student Needs

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Elementary

  • Maps: Primary: ELS
  • Maps: Primary: Readiness
  • Maps: Primary: Outline World Map
  • Maps: Intermediate: Physical
  • Maps: Intermediate: Political
  • Maps: Intermediate: Continents and Oceans Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Wealth of Countries Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Temperature Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Time Zones Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Outline World Map
  • U.S. History:1 Native Americans
  • U.S. History:2 Spanish Explorers
  • U.S. History:3 Explorers
  • U.S. History:4 The Great Exchange
  • U.S. History:5 European Settlements
  • U.S. History:6 Thirteen Britishi Colonies
  • U.S. History:7 Slevery In the Americas
  • U.S. History:8 Revolutionary War
  • State Map

Secondary

  • Maps: Intermediate: Physical
  • Maps: Intermediate: Political
  • Maps: Intermediate: Continents and Oceans Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Wealth of Countries Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Temperature Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Time Zones Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Intermediate: Outline World Map
  • Maps: Secondary: Land Use Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Population Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Political Relief
  • Maps: Secondary: Land Cover
  • Maps: Secondary: Scupltural Relief
  • Maps: Secondary: Growing Seasons Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Climate Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Tectonic Plates Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Precipitation Thematic
  • Maps: Secondary: Outline World Map
  • State Map

U.S. History

  • Native Americans
  • Spanish Explorers
  • Explorers
  • The Great Exchange
  • European Settlements
  • Thirteen British Colonies
  • Slavery in the Americas
  • Revolutionary War
  • American Expansion
  • Explorations of the West
  • Trails West
  • War with Mexico
  • Slavery Divides the Nation
  • Slavery and the Economy
  • Union and Confederacy
  • Civil War
  • Conflicts with Indians
  • Railroads Tansform the West
  • Industrial United States
  • Immigrants 1895–1929
  • World War I in Europe
  • Great Depression and Dust Bowl
  • World War II in Europe 1939–1942
  • World War II in the Pacific 1941–1945
  • Great Migration 1940–1970
  • Korean War
  • Cold War
  • Vietnam War
  • Persian Gulf War
  • A Shifting Population
  • Immigrants Sinve 1970

World History

  • New Babylonian Empire
  • Ancient Egypt
  • Chinese Dynasties
  • Ancient India
  • Athens and Sparta
  • Alexander’s Empire
  • Roman Empire
  • Barbarians and the Roman Empire
  • Silk Road and Eurasian Trade
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Charlemagne’s Frankish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire
  • Spread of Islam
  • World of the Crusades
  • China in the Middle Ages
  • Mongol Conquest
  • Rise and Fall of Shogun Japan
  • Exploration
  • Maya, Aztec, and Inca
  • European Exploration and Land Claims
  • African Empires and States
  • Rise of Ottoman Empire
  • Reformation and Counter Reformation
  • European Trading Empires
  • Rise and Fall of Mughal Empires
  • Independence in the Americas
  • Napoleon’s Europe
  • Europe After the Congress of Vienna
  • Africa Under Foreign Rule
  • World War I
  • World War II
  • Cold War
  • World Conflicts Since 1991

Texas

  • Spanish Explorers
  • Western Explorations
  • Trails West
  • War with Mexico
  • Indian Wars
  • Railroads & The West
  • Great Migration
  • population Loss and Growth
  • Native Americans in TX
  • Spanish Settlements
  • Republic of Texas
  • Energy Resources of TX
  • Texas Readiness Map
  • Texas Desk Map
  • Texas State Map