There is no specific course of study guidelines for eighth-grade social studies. A homeschool family’s curriculum choices or personal preferences are usually the determining factors. An eighth-grader following a classical homeschooling style will likely study modern history.

Other standard topics for eighth-grade social studies include:

• explorers and their discoveries
• the growth and development of the United States
• colonial life
• the U. S. Constitution and Bill of Rights
• the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

Students may also study a variety of topics related to the United States such as the U.S. culture, political system, government, economic system, and geography.

Resources: If any link does not work, please let me know by leaving a comment and I will fix it as soon as possible. 

• https://www.athomemiddleschool.com/socialstudies8
• https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/history-year-4/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/geography-and-cultures/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/early-american-history/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/history-year-1/
• https://www.heritage-history.com/index.php
• https://vision.icivics.org/
• https://journeywithadestination.com/blog/2024/07/24/journey-into-the-foundations-of-america/
• https://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/8th/8thGradeUnitedStatesHistory-RevolutionThroughReconstruction.pdf
• https://whfua.history.ucla.edu/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-history-with-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-history-timelines/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/history-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/teaching-current-events/