Intro: What does literacy look like in the Social Studies Classroom?

It might seem like a simple question; kids read textbooks in social studies, and reading is literacy. Right? Sure that is a right answer, but its only one answer out of many. Think outside of just textbooks for a moment, and lets think about all the different ways we come across literacy in a social studies classroom.
Literacy can be found with:
Textbooks
Trade books
Primary Sources (such as legal documents, journals, letters, and more)
Maps
Photographs + Captions
Graphs (such a population)
Creating various medias to demonstrate learning
And so much more!

Now that we know some of the different ways that literacy is prevalent in our classroom lets explore different ways to incorporate and improve our students' skills!👦👧