Integrated lessons have the added benefit of saving schools time and money because they only need one teacher to educate students in multiple content areas at the same time. Social studies lessons in many areas are marginalized due to a lack of time to teach the lessons and the general attitude that social studies should take a backseat to other more important subjects, leaving teachers with little time for comprehensive lessons of social studies (VanFossen, 2005). . Despite the fact that integrated lessons allow students to develop reading, writing, and comprehension skills, actual social studies lessons can be lost when the focus of a lesson shifts more toward the ELA side of things. When planning a curriculum using integrated teaching, it is sometimes easy to forget that fiction and historical fact do not always match. It will be of the utmost importance that teachers understand the difference between historical fiction and fact. Some books can offer students the opportunity to be exposed to new information, new cultures, or new ways of thinking. These books can be extremely helpful to students when they help students connect with the social or political issues they are currently facing in their communities (Meléndez, 2015). As far as teacher expertise goes, teacher-planned social studies lessons can be some of the most creative and engaging lessons