How to Use social studies in a Sentence

social studies

plural noun
  • The school website lists him as a social studies teacher.
    baltimoresun.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Darren Williams, a social studies teacher in Tulsa, Okla., was part of the group.
    Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In Toth, Bedford turned to a coach who has been in its school system for the last four years as a social studies teacher.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • By high school, Jones left social studies for the fields, following the same route his mother once did each year.
    Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Also, a big part of it was strong social studies and the fact that I was really submerged in the youth culture.
    Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The state is in the middle of reviewing social studies curriculum.
    Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There is no English, no math, no science, no social studies.
    Laura Meckler, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The topic has long been part of McMinn County’s ninth-grade social studies curriculum.
    Natalie Wexler, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Payne-Elliott had worked for 13 years as a world language and social studies teacher at Cathedral High School.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
  • His achievements are taught in public school social studies courses in Ohio.
    Fox News, 15 July 2022
  • Jordan Russell, a high school social studies teacher in Bryan, Tex., agrees.
    Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Only in the past few days did candidates emerge as long-term substitutes for the social studies teacher.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The curriculum will also include social studies units as well as science in the near future.
    Natalie Wexler, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Sixth-grade social studies teacher Mike Pearl will assemble a team of students to maintain the gardens as the new school year gets under way.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • John Duckhorn, a social studies teacher at the school who was track coach at the time, said those accomplishments don’t come without a lot of effort.
    Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Rash plans to continue on as a social studies teacher at Beechwood.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The invitation will be based on their grades in the four subject areas: English, math, science, and social studies.
    New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Susan worked as a social studies teacher and later served as the assistant principal at the school.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • As for Miriam’s report card, Essien said the social studies teacher has been absent all year for personal reasons, and the kids have had a string of fill-in teachers.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Scott Henderson, 43, left his job as a ninth-grade social studies teacher in Herriman, Utah, midway through the school year.
    Kathryn Dill, WSJ, 20 June 2022
  • Along with coaching, Holland taught high-school social studies and served as a counselor, retiring in 1989.
    oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2021
  • She's listed on the Evanston Academy's website as a math and social studies teacher.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Rachel Germany, a social studies teacher at Brooklyn Tech who is Black, serves as adviser to that student union.
    New York Times, 25 Jan. 2022
  • No longer will there be separate lessons — or textbooks — on subjects like math, reading, or social studies.
    Mark Stevenson and Leon RamÍrez, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • More time devoted to teaching civics, social studies, and U.S. and world history.
    Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2022
  • Wright started out as a secondary social studies teacher.
    Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The standards were written with input from 64 people around the state, mostly social studies teachers, and are to be published next spring with revisions.
    Cedar Attanasio, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Jay returned home to Jamestown, teaching social studies and coaching football before stepping down in 2015 to spend more time watching his kids play sports.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Doyle said the fourth-grade social studies curriculum's focus is the history of Wisconsin.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Gideon will be an on-campus teacher, having taught honors social studies.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2022

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