United States History Year-At-A-Glance 2024-2025 - Course Overview

Sep 30, 2026

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Year-At-A-Glance United States History for 2024-2025 outlines four instructional terms and their day counts, then maps the full year’s learning sequence across Units 1–12. It covers core themes and skills in Early America, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, Expansionism, the 1920s, the Great Depression, and World War II, then moves into the Early Cold War, the Civil Rights era, the 1960s and Vietnam, and later Cold War and modern developments. The schedule also includes STAAR preparation, individualized review, and small-group tutorial review games.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages1

Reading Time3 min

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Term Calendar and Instructional Days

Term 1-4 Structure

Year Units Overview

Unit 1: Early America & Skills

Unit 2: Gilded Age

Unit 3: Progressive Era

Unit 4: Expansionism

Unit 5: The Twenties

Unit 6: Great Depression

Unit 7: World War II

Unit 8: Early Cold War & 1950s

Unit 9: Civil Rights

Unit 10: 1960s & Vietnam

Unit 11: 1970s & 1980s

Unit 12: 1990s & 2000s

STAAR PREP

United States History Year-At-A-Glance 2024-2025 | Term 1
43 Instructional Days | Term 2
41 Instructional Days | Term 3
46 Instructional Days | Term 4
42 Instructional Days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unit 1: Early America & Skills
• Foundations of America
• Constitution, de Tocqueville
• Citizenship
• Cause/Effect, Political Cartoons, excerpts, etc.
Unit 2: Gilded Age
• Westward Expansion, Frontier
• Industrialization & Urbanization
• Big Business
• Politics of the Gilded Age
• Immigration
Unit 3: Progressive Era
• Labor Unions
• Third Parties
• Reform Movements & Impact
Unit 4: Expansionism
• Early Expansionist Policies
• Spanish-American War
• U.S. Spheres of Influence World War I | Unit 4: Expansionism
(2 days-test & flex)
Unit 5: The Twenties
• Culture of the 1920s
• Great Migration
• Harlem Renaissance
• Social Tension & Political Scandals
Unit 6: Great Depression
• Causes of Depression
• Stock Market Crash
• Life During Great Depression
• New Deal Policies & Impact
Unit 7: World War II
• Road to War
• Holocaust
• War in Europe
• War in the Pacific
• The Home Front Impact of World War II | Unit 8: Early Cold War & 1950s
• Roots of the Cold War
• Korean War
• Cold War – Home Front
• Prosperity & Culture
• Kennedy & the Cold War
Unit 9: Civil Rights
• Early Movement & Leaders
• Legislation & Landmark Cases
• Successes & Setbacks
• The Movement Expands
• Power Movements
• Johnson’s Great Society
Unit 10: 1960s & Vietnam
• Vietnam War
• Culture & the Media
• Nixon’s Presidency
Unit 11: 1970s & 1980s
• Middle East Relations
• Reagan’s Presidency
• Culture & the Media
**Begin Unit 12: 1990s & 2000s | Unit 12: 1990s & 2000s
(Begin at the end of Term 3)
• Post Cold War
• Clinton and the 1990s
• 9/11 and the War on Terror
• Modern USA: Politics & Economy
• Modern USA: Society & Culture
STAAR PREP
• Individualized Review
• Small Group Tutorials Review Games | | August 12: Term Begins
September 2: Holiday
September 16-20: Celebrate Freedom Week
September 20: District In Service
October 11: Term Ends | October 14: Term Begins
October 16: Staff Development (Teachers)
October 16: Student Holiday
October 17-18: Fall Break
November 15: Staff Development
November 25-29: Holiday
December 20: Term Ends | January 6: Instructional Planning
January 7: Staff Development
January 8: Term Begins
January 20: Holiday
January 27-31: TX Holocaust Remembrance Week
February 17: District In Service
March 14: Term Ends | March 17-21: Holiday
March 24: Term Begins
April 18: Holiday
April 21: Instructional Planning
May 22: Term 4 Ends
May 23: Instructional Planning |

FAQs

How many instructional days are in each term for 2024-2025?

Term 1 has 43 instructional days, Term 2 has 41, Term 3 has 46, and Term 4 has 42.

What topics are included in STAAR preparation?

STAAR PREP includes individualized review and small group tutorials with review games.

Which unit focuses on Civil Rights?

Civil Rights is covered in Unit 9, including early movement and leaders, legislation and landmark cases, successes and setbacks, and expansions of the movement.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Ezra