Welcome to Traverse®
A comprehensive core social studies curriculum for grades 6–12
Traverse is a comprehensive social studies curriculum for grades 6–12, offering robust history, economics, geography, and government content within a framework that inspires students to question, stay curious, and become lifelong critical thinkers and informed citizens.
The program includes:
An inquiry-driven instructional framework
A focus on primary and secondary source analysis
Two types of skill instruction: historical reading and inquiry and research
Interactive multimedia, videos, and student activities
Print and digital materials to support classroom instruction
Step One: Get to Know Traverse
Explore how print and digital work together to deliver standards-aligned content coverage, primary and secondary source analysis, inquiry-driven learning, and spiraled, intentional skill development.
Step Two: The Student Experience
Traverse combines best-in-class technology and multimedia with print resources to engage learners, ensure equitable access, and bring social studies to life.
- The digital student edition provides complete standards coverage, embeds interactive media at point of use, and is chunked into digestible bite-sized pieces.
- The print student companion includes the content students need to complete source analysis, inquiry projects, and skill development work.
Explore the Print Student Source and Skill Companion
Grades 6–8
World Regions and Cultures: The Eastern Hemisphere
World Regions and Cultures: The Western Hemisphere
World History: Beginnings to the Reformation
U.S. History: Beginnings to the Civil War
Grades 9–12
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
U.S. Government
Economics
Step Three: The Teacher Experience
Flexible implementation models, a customizable digital platform, and comprehensive assessments ensure teachers feel confident every class period, every day, every school year.
- The digital teacher edition provides wrap instruction at point-of-use, such as collaborative learning activities, discussion questions, differentiation support (including student-facing slide-in scaffolds), state standards labeling, and comprehensive assessment and data for real-time remediation.
- Essential instructional information is available in the print teacher companion, including unit and chapter pacing guides, support for source analysis and inquiry facilitation, social studies skill development, and differentiation support.
Explore the Print Teacher Resource Companion
Grades 6–8
World Regions and Cultures: The Eastern Hemisphere
World Regions and Cultures: The Western Hemisphere
World History: Beginnings to the Reformation
U.S. History: Beginnings to the Civil War
Grades 9–12
World Geography
World History
U.S. History
U.S. Government
Economics
Step 4: Sign Up for a Digital Trial
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