Learned Lessons Content Coloring Books
Read. Think. Color.
Real middle and high school social studies, taught in short readings with pictures to color. Pick a subject and open the book anywhere, from the kitchen table to the back of the classroom.
A long textbook chapter can lose a student by the second page.
These books teach in short pieces instead. Each lesson page has a few small readings set beside pictures to color, so students have something to do with their hands while they think about what they just read.
- Keeps them engaged. Busy hands help a wandering mind stay with the reading.
- Real course content. Each book covers the same topics as a full middle or high school course, not busywork.
- Helps it stick. Pairing a short reading with a picture gives students two ways to remember each idea.
- Lowers the stress. Coloring slows things down, so school feels calmer and more doable.
- Fits any setting. Use it for homeschool lessons, independent work, sub days, or test review.
Read a little
Every unit opens with a glossary, then moves through lessons in small, manageable readings.
Color a little
The pictures sit right beside the reading, so the coloring keeps students close to the content.
Think it through
Students answer questions in their own words, then finish with a picture assessment. The answers are in the back.
Take a look inside
Economics Coloring Book
Economics & Personal Finance. Grades 7–12. 136 pages.
Students learn how money, work, and choices fit together, then put it to use with a full unit on personal finance.
- 12 units, from the basics of economics to personal finance
- Supply and demand, money and banking, and government and taxes
- Budgeting, credit, and reading a paycheck
- A glossary, unit review, and picture assessment for every unit
- Answer key in the back
World Geography Coloring Book
Maps, Places & People. Grades 6–12. 201 pages.
Students travel the world one short lesson at a time, and go well past naming places on a map.
- 15 units, from mapping skills to Antarctica
- Map pages for 12 regions, with numbered places, landmarks, landforms, and waterways
- Culture, migration, climate, resources, and borders
- A glossary, unit review, written check, and picture assessment for every unit
- Answer key in the back
Civics Coloring Book
Civics & American Government. Grades 6–12. 200 pages.
Students see how American government works and what citizens can do, from the Constitution to the voting booth.
- 13 units, from U.S. symbols to foreign affairs
- All three branches of government, up close
- Rights, citizenship, American law, and elections
- A glossary for every unit, a reading check after every lesson, and a picture assessment for every unit
- Answer key in the back
Made for the student a textbook doesn't reach
Homeschooled, struggling in class, artsy, fidgety, or hard to engage. If that sounds like someone you know, start here.
Homeschool families
The answer key has sample answers, so you can check the work without being an expert in the subject.
Teachers and tutors
A different way into the same content for students who need one, built by someone who has run a school.
Students
Short readings, something to do with their hands, and a real sense of finishing a page.
Created by a former principal who still teaches
Learned Lessons was built by a former principal and curriculum developer who still teaches students online. These books come out of that work, and they are written for the kids who are the hardest to reach with a regular textbook.
Questions
Where do I buy the books?
All three are paperbacks printed and shipped by Lulu, our print partner. Use the button beside any book on this page to go straight to its page and check out. Each book is printed when you order it and shipped right to your door.
What grades are they for?
World Geography and Civics are for grades 6–12. Economics is for grades 7–12.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Every book has an answer key in the back with sample answers, so a parent or teacher can check the work.
What should students color with?
Colored pencils or crayons work best. Markers may show through to the back of the page.
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