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3rd grade social studies centers for Easel $5-10
Christmas Around the World Passages - Winter Holidays Around the World Research
Want to teach about Christmas and Holidays Around the World, but you're short on time? These reading comprehension passages are a quick way to teach your students about different ways winter holidays are celebrated while practicing their reading skills.These Holiday Around the World reading passages introduce students to how holidays are celebrated in different countries. Ten different countries that celebrate Christmas plus Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Diwali are included. There is one passage page,
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1st - 3rd
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3rd Grade Social Studies Test Prep - Third Grade Social Studies Review
This resources include 40 DIGITAL and PRINTABLE task cards to make practicing and reviewing third grade social studies standards fun and engaging! Simple and easy to use with clear directions make these test prep task cards perfect for social studies centers and whole group SCOOT games! These 3rd grade test prep questions give students practice using map skills, reading timelines, identifying the seven continents, bodies of water, needs and wants, goods and services, and government.CLICK HERE fo
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3rd
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Abraham Lincoln Biography Graphic Organizers, Presidents Day Activities & Craft
This Abraham Lincoln biography set includes graphic organizers and a reading and writing flip book craft. This biography set has activities to use for Presidents' Day and covers important facts about Abraham Lincoln's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Abraham Lincoln, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous president's life into graphic organizers. Included in this Abraham Lincoln biography pack: Reading
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1st - 3rd
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American Symbols Worksheets and Reading Passages Activities
This American Symbols worksheet and reading passage set is a perfect supplement to use for your first, second, and third graders. It covers a variety of topics about symbols and a study of 12 different individual American Symbols or Landmarks. There are reading comprehension passages, graphic organizers, writing pages, and cut and glue activities.There is also a digital conversion of this resource available in Google Slides. They have been digitally converted so that you can use the paper versio
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2nd - 3rd
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Rosa Parks Biography Graphic Organizer - Black History Month Activities
Rosa Parks was an influential woman who fought for equality and forever changed history. This biography pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month or Women's History Month and covers facts about her life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Rosa Parks, research her, write about her, create a flip book about her, and sort important parts of this famous African American woman's life into graphic organizers.There is now a digital component included
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1st - 3rd
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3rd Grade Research Projects, Science and Social Studies Projects With a Twist!
PDF and Digital! Ready-to-Go Research Projects for Third Graders! With this resource, you'll find 40 engaging, creative and fun enrichment research projects about interesting science and social studies topics aligned to most 3rd grade curricula. The projects allow students to think outside of the box when they research topics for specific answers. From creating awards for famous cowboys or explorers, to researching ways a hero has shown good citizenship or even researching ways that a penguin
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3rd
Then and Now Social Studies History of Christmas Traditions
Your students will love learning about the history of Christmas in the past and compare it to how we celebrate Christmas today in this fun and engaging activity pack. Fact sheets and comprehension questions will guide students through the history of Christmas traditions such as card and present giving. Create a fun diorama and complete the flipbook for an exciting social studies lesson.SAVE 30% by buying ALL of my other Then & Now Resources in 1 Bundle!>>>>You can find a Google S
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Then and Now Social Studies Bundle
Presidents Day Activities
Here are a few fun activities to use on Presidents Day for Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. This non-fiction unit includes:1) reading passages about Lincoln, Washington, and the Executive Branch2) two fill in the blank activities for Lincoln and Washington3) graphic organizer on what is a president4) comprehension quiz on the president and executive branch of government5) president timelines6) ABC orders7) flip books8) graphic organizers9) themed writing papers10) word sorts 11) comparison
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle
Famous Pirates Literacy Activities
Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, and Mary Read are all featured in this unit on pirates. Appropriate for 2nd and 3rd grade students, this unit incorporates common core skills in a fun way. Lots of hands on I activities are included. VocabularyComprehensionMap skillsCREATING a Blackbeard brochureALLITERATIONSummaryMain idea and detailsOpinion writingSynthesizing,Compare and contrastPirate research. Answer Keys are included.
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2nd - 3rd
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Pearl Harbor Day National Holidays Unit for Primary Grades – Informational Text
Pearl Harbor Day fosters Math and Literacy in Social Studies through the use of Nonfiction Informational Text, Math Activities and Games, and a balanced mix of engaging higher and lower level hands-on activities to teach your 1st-3rd grade students about the history of Pearl Harbor Day:
• Complete Pearl Harbor Day History Lesson – we provide all of the Content!
• Reading Comprehension Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
• World War II Grid Math using Number and Letter Coordina
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1st - 3rd
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Nanberry Black Brother White by Jackie French - Chapter Comprehension Questions
Here we have chapter questions for the novel 'Nanberry Black Brother White' by Jackie French. The questions are presented in three different formats - the size 25 font for screen projection, the size 14 font for printing, and a digital copy as well so your students can complete the questions on a device. The three sizes are shown in the thumbnails.There are questions on every chapter to check understanding of the text through a range of comprehension questions. Perfect to check your students' un
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3rd - 8th
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Coordinate Grid Maps Digital Map Skills PRINT and DIGITAL Geography Activities
Students will practice reading and finding locations on community maps using Coordinate Grid Maps. These map skill teaching and learning activities are fun NO PREP DIGITAL and PRINTABLE activities that give you a quick way to check for understanding after teaching how to read coordinate grid map skills. You DO NOT have to have a Boom Learning Account to use this resource!Click on PREVIEW to try this deck out on the Boom Learning Site!This Resource Includes:20 Printable TpT Easel Ready Task Cards
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Social Studies Family Unit
Social Studies Family Unit!
Get to know your students better with this family unit. Your students will be actively engaged as they learn about generations, family connections, and what makes their family unique!
What’s Included?
1. Family Glyph Activity
a. Teacher Instruction page
b. Student house template
c. Teacher Call Out Page
2. Generation Activities
a. Word Wall Posters
b. Activity
3. Family Tree Activity
a. Student plannin
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1st - 3rd
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The Burnt Stick by Anthony Hill Comprehension Questions
Here we have 48 comprehension questions based on the book 'The Burnt Stick' by Anthony Hill. Engage your students with these questions that cover a range of reading strategies essential to understanding. Simply print the pages or project them digitally. Perfect for NAIDOC Week.Check out my other items at my TPT Store HERE. Don't forget 10% of all sales are donated to Backpacks4VicKids. You can check out their website HERE. It feels good to do good!Thanks for stopping by :)
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Birrung the Secret Friend by Jackie French Comprehension Questions
This is the first book in 'The Secret Histories Series' by Jackie French.Here we have 40 comprehension questions based on the book 'Birrung The Secret Friend' by Jackie French. There are three copies in the document - one for printing, one for projection, and one for students to complete the questions on a device - so you can choose how you use the document. Engage your students with these questions that cover a range of reading strategies essential to understanding. Please note that answers are
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3rd - 6th
Native Americans (Distance Learning)
Enjoy this product from either your home or school learning environment.Native Americans presents an introductory, yet thorough packet of informational text for students regarding early Native American culture in the United States. It is the perfect supplement to your November classroom social studies and reading programs. Twenty-six topics are covered in a three to four-page format that includes reading informational text, new vocabulary, tracing text, coloring, and ABC work. The topics includ
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K - 3rd
Also included in: November Literacy Bundle (PreK & Kdg) (Distance Learning)
The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy Jo Wargin Print, Paste, Prepared4Read Aloud
Take the template, attach sticky notes, print the page. It really is that easy! Perfect for every-day read aloud or sub plans!
I love this book especially for a 4th grade unit on Michigan. These pasted sticky notes help guide you through this book with your class and explore this legend.
Included:
-Sticky Note Template for A Basic Comprehension Focus
-Sticky Note Template for a Vocabulary Focus
-Sticky Note Template for an Extension Focus
-Extension Fairytale Writing Activity
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Landforms - characteristics and formation
A resource to assist with the learning of different types of landforms. This comprehensive packet covers 24 different types of landforms:-atoll, glacier, canyon, fjord, butte, bay, hill, island, isthmus, lake, mountain, peninsula, plain, plateau, valley, waterfall, river, volcano, lagoon and gulf.This resource contains:-24 color vocabulary cards;13 worksheets. These worksheets include matching a landform to the description, describing the landform, positive and negative consequences of different
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2nd - 4th
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New York Geography Vocabulary Sort and Match - Printable and Drag & Drop Easel
This 4th Grade Geography Sort and Match is aligned with the New York State Social Studies Common Core Standards.I have added a Drag & Drop Easel Activity with self checking.You can use this as a Social Studies Center, as Word Work for Daily 5, or a review game.There are vocabulary word cards with a picture to match with a definition card.This product is two activites in one. There are directions for an individual sort and match activity, as well as a partner concentration activity which allo
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3rd - 5th
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A Japanese Fairy Tale The Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling SS & LA Distance Learning
$6 Grades 3-6This is an old Japanese fairy tale translated into English in 1902 (therefore it is in the public domain). It has a set of reading comprehension questions along with accompanying Social Studies and Language Arts materials for both lower and higher elementary grades. It includes the Japanese fairy tale called "The Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling" which was translated into English by Lafcadio Hearn, the life of the translator, character analysis, creative writing for higher grades (re-te
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3rd - 6th
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An East Indian Fairy Tale The Magic Bed Distance Learning
$6 Grades 3-6This is an old East Indian fairy tale translated and published in 1910 (therefore it is in the public domain). It includes the East Indian fairy tale called "The Magic Bed" which is being re-told in this package. Hartwell James translated and re-told this story in 1910. This is what he had to say about fairy tales from India: India is undoubtedly the home of the fairy-tale. Of those now in existence, probably one-third of them came from India. Gypsies, missionaries, travelers a
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3rd - 6th
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3rd-5th Grade Ghost Stories of the World Reading Comprehension Passages
Hello, fellow TPT'ers! I wrote this because last year some of my 5th graders showed great excitement about reading ghost stories, and I couldn’t find very many that I thought were the right level of creepiness for upper elementary and middle school students. There are various ways to use the passages: •First, you could use them whole group to read as a class. This is what teachers usually do with comprehension passages, but there are other options:•They could be put in stations for independent
Grades:
3rd - 7th
American Hero Series #19 PRINTABLE or EASEL Task Cards: Mother Teresa
Learn about Mother Teresa and answer comprehension and vocabulary questions with this printable product. It's compatible for use with Easel. For help using Easel, visit: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YHalzXmJPIQPs-l3_6Nn-4Pv2wagommk8ifyfJpnq1M/copy?usp=sharingMy Other American Hero Series Products:American Hero Series #1: Martin Luther King Jr.: Boom CardsAmerican Hero Series #2: Abraham Lincoln Boom CardsAmerican Hero Series #3: Alexander Graham Bell Boom CardsAmerican Hero Series #4:
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3rd - 7th
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American Hero Series #17 PRINTABLE or EASEL Task Cards: Ella Fitzgerald
Learn about Ella Fitzgerald and answer comprehension and vocabulary questions with this printable product. It's compatible for use with Easel. For help using Easel, visit: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YHalzXmJPIQPs-l3_6Nn-4Pv2wagommk8ifyfJpnq1M/copy?usp=sharingMy Other Black History Month Collection of American Hero Series Products:American Hero Series #1: Martin Luther King Jr.: Boom CardsAmerican Hero Series #5: Michael Jordan: Boom Cards & Google SlidesAmerican Hero Series #6:
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: American Hero Series: Black History Jazz Mini Task Cards BUNDLE
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
Teaching with social studies resources
On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
Discover printable and digital social studies resources
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies
What types of social studies lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of history resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular social studies lessons include U.S. history, world history, ancient history, geography, civics, and government.
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Educators can save time preparing history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for social studies resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of social studies lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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