Interactive Notebook

Click here to find a sample of a teacher-made interactive notebook as a reference.

Below, you will find links to PDF's or GoogleDocs for template pages for students' Discover Social Studies Interactive Notebooks.  The templates are presented in order for each of the four Units.

Unit 1: History
Civic Virtue 1: Honesty (AUGUST)
Founding of Illinois: Four Eras Foldable
Important Figures in History Foldable
Civic Virtue 2: Mutual Respect (SEPTEMBER)
Cause and Effect 2: Foldable
Civic Virtue 3: Cooperation (OCTOBER)

Unit 2: Geography
Map Skills 1: Illinois Map and Features Foldable
Map Skills 2: Types of Maps Foldable
Civic Virtue 4: Attentiveness to Multiple Perspectives (NOVEMBER)
Landforms of Illinois Foldable
Democratic Value 1: Equality (DECEMBER/JANUARY)

Unit 3: Government
Our Nation's Democracy
Three Branches of Government
Local, State and Federal Government
Democratic Value 2: Freedom (FEBRUARY)
Significant Figures in Government
Democratic Value 3: Liberty (MARCH)

Unit 4: Economics
Democratic Value 4: Respect for Individual Rights (APRIL)