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Preview of Thanksgiving Math Project | Thanksgiving Math Activities for Enrichment

Thanksgiving Math Project | Thanksgiving Math Activities for Enrichment

Your students will love this DIFFERENTIATED Thanksgiving Math Project! Thanksgiving will be here before you you know it, and this 9-page Thanksgiving Math Project is just what you need to keep your students engaged BEFORE and AFTER the Thanksgiving holiday! This isn't your average plan-the-meal project! This is the original, best-selling Thanksgiving Dinner Digits project that is well-loved by teachers. It has been classroom-tested and tweaked in my own classroom for over 12 years and in thousan
Preview of Thanksgiving Math Activity | "Pop Art" Fall Math Fact Coloring Sheets

Thanksgiving Math Activity | "Pop Art" Fall Math Fact Coloring Sheets

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Thanksgiving-themed coloring sheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Combine math with art for a win-win lesson! Art integration is one of the most effective ways to engage students. I have created this product using my popular “pop art” images. You will find that I have filled each image with patterns and then added math problems into the various shapes and patterns. I have included addition up to 20, subtraction from as high as 25, and multiplication and division that
Preview of 5th Grade Thanksgiving Math Activity Engaging Print or Digital Escape Room Game

5th Grade Thanksgiving Math Activity Engaging Print or Digital Escape Room Game

Ditch your Thanksgiving math worksheets for this engaging print or digital escape room game! Can your 5th graders use their knowledge of place value, decimals, rounding, and order of operations to find the combinations to all five locks? A villain known as the Thanksgiving Thwarter has locked the oven with five locks. Thanksgiving dinner waits inside. Spice up your Thanksgiving class party with this fun worksheet alternative!This highly engaging and easy to implement escape room activity includ
Preview of Pop Art Fall & Thanksgiving Coloring Pages + Writing by Art with Jenny K.!

Pop Art Fall & Thanksgiving Coloring Pages + Writing by Art with Jenny K.!

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Art with Jenny K.'s proven, time-tested resources make your life as a teacher easier by saving you time! They are fun and engaging for kids and are super easy, no-prep for you! AWJK's Pop Art Thanksgiving and Fall coloring pages have been thrilling kids and teachers for over a decade! I have included 8 different seasonal designs in this set. ALL designs include two variations, one which is pre-filled with patterns (for the younger kids) and one which invites the kids to fill in their own patter
Preview of Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for 4th of July (and Other Occasions!)

Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for 4th of July (and Other Occasions!)

Created by
Art with Jenny K
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
Preview of Unscramble The Mystery Masterpiece | Fun Art History Activity & Great Sub Plan

Unscramble The Mystery Masterpiece | Fun Art History Activity & Great Sub Plan

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Unscramble The Mystery Masterpieces. This is a great art history activity! In these unscramble grid activities, students are presented with a scrambled image of a famous masterpiece. Then each student works to unscramble the grid pieces to produce the final “unscrambled” masterpiece. These one-page mystery masterpieces can be…ColoredIncluded in interactive notebooksPaired with a research reportDisplayed on a bulletin board… or used in any other way imaginable! They are great for… Morning workEar
Preview of Thanksgiving Craft Activity Your Kids Will Love! | Fun, Fall-themed Agamographs

Thanksgiving Craft Activity Your Kids Will Love! | Fun, Fall-themed Agamographs

Created by
Art with Jenny K
What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do!This set of agamographs includes designs for Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving that your students will absolutely love. There are six
Preview of Ancient Egypt King Tut CSI Inquiry Activity for World History

Ancient Egypt King Tut CSI Inquiry Activity for World History

In this Ancient Egypt and King Tut CSI investigation, students analyze and use critical thinking skills to investigate the death of ancient Egypt's youngest pharaoh, King Tut. This CSI investigation is included in the Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Bundle!Students are introduced to the background of King Tutankhamun, the role of pharaohs in ancient Egypt, the chaos created by his father Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), and the mystery surrounding his death. Students investigate possible murder motives
Preview of Ancient Mesopotamia Learning Stations, 3D Ziggurat, Mesopotamia Activities

Ancient Mesopotamia Learning Stations, 3D Ziggurat, Mesopotamia Activities

This resource contains six Mesopotamia learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each ancient Mesopotamia learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and activities all about ancient Mesopotamia. Check this out! Students will create a 3-D ziggurat to showcase their learning. They’ll “bui
Preview of Ancient Rome Culture Daily Life Stations for Ancient Rome and Roman Empire

Ancient Rome Culture Daily Life Stations for Ancient Rome and Roman Empire

In this engaging Ancient Rome Culture Stations activity, students navigate through 10 different categories to understand a variety of aspects of culture in Ancient Rome. Students explore Roman Mythology, the Founding of Rome with Romulus and Remus, the poet Virgil and the Aeneid, Ovid, the Latin Language and other Romantic Languages, architecture, literature, "bread and circuses", gladiator games, chariot races, major achievements such as concrete, the Julian Calendar, aqueducts, the Roman the
Preview of Thanksgiving Coloring Pages Parts of Speech Color by Number

Thanksgiving Coloring Pages Parts of Speech Color by Number

Created by
Shelly Rees
These Thanksgiving coloring pages will not only SAVE your SANITY during that the busy Thanksgiving season, but it will have your students asking for MORE! Reviewing and practicing parts of speech with this set of Thanksgiving color by code sheets has never been more fun for students and EASY for teachers! Click HERE to save 20% with the Parts of Speech Color by Code Bundle for the Year!Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!This resource was created with both students AN
Preview of Holidays Around the World Agamographs | Unforgettable Christmas Craft Activity!

Holidays Around the World Agamographs | Unforgettable Christmas Craft Activity!

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Christmas Around the World Agamographs. What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do! I strongly recommend this for grades 3 and above.Use this activity for your anticipatory set
Preview of Thanksgiving Turkeys Interactive Attendance w/ Lunch Choices - November Activity

Thanksgiving Turkeys Interactive Attendance w/ Lunch Choices - November Activity

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Thanksgiving turkeys theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will run off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product i
Preview of Figurative Language Activity {Thanksgiving Themed: Build a Turkey}

Figurative Language Activity {Thanksgiving Themed: Build a Turkey}

Created by
Jennifer Findley
This resource contains a cute, common core aligned literacy center for figurative language with a fun turkey theme. This center covers the following literary devices/figurative language:SimileMetaphorPersonificationHyperboleThe students read the statements on the turkey feathers and sort them onto the correct turkey body. I have included a color version and a black and white version.There is also a digital version of this activity, made for Google Slides. See page 3 of the PDF to access the digi
Preview of Thanksgiving Math Activity: Math Mystery {GRADE 5 Mixed Math Review}

Thanksgiving Math Activity: Math Mystery {GRADE 5 Mixed Math Review}

Thanksgiving Math Mystery, the "Case of the Gobbler's Curse" (5th Grade Edition) is a fun way to engage your students. In this math detective story people have all started to lose the power of speech and cannot stop making "gobble, gobble" noises! Students must solve the worksheets to unlock clues as to which potion will return the power of speech in Mathhattan. Instructions and answer keys are all provided. So make your day a little easier and try one of our math mysteries, your students will l
Preview of Map and Globe Skills Worksheets (6th, 7th, 8th Grades)

Map and Globe Skills Worksheets (6th, 7th, 8th Grades)

Your students will love reviewing map and globe skills with this engaging, no prep worksheet packet! It's great to use during the back-to-school weeks. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!Resource Includes: 12 worksheets & answer keysCardinal and intermediate directionslatitude and longitudegrid maps: reading & creatingphysical maps: reading & drawing conclusionsgraphic scales: to determine distancesmap keys: to acquire informationAn
Preview of Scientific Revolution Stations Activity & Mini Labs: Digital Resources & Print

Scientific Revolution Stations Activity & Mini Labs: Digital Resources & Print

This completely Google-ready or paper classroom content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! This masterminds of the Scientific Revolution reading and mini-lab stations activity has 9 stations with close readings, analyzing key scientists and innovations. The key scientists covered:Renee Descartes Isaac Newton Galileo Kepler Francis Bacon Tycho BraheCopernicusStudents also prove Isaac Newton's law of gravity with a simple classroom supply-based experiment and use the scientific met
Preview of Ancient Civilization Mesopotamia Station l Doodle Note Style l 6th grade history

Ancient Civilization Mesopotamia Station l Doodle Note Style l 6th grade history

Introducing our engaging and student-centered educational resource, packed with content that brings the Ancient Civilization of Mesopotamia to life! This interactive activity unfolds across six meticulously crafted stations, each exploring the vital components of GRAPES: geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and religion of this ancient civilization.Within each Mesopotamia station, you'll discover richly detailed readings accompanied by captivating visuals, charts, stati
Preview of Renaissance Tour of Italy Stations Centers Activity- Print & Digital Resources

Renaissance Tour of Italy Stations Centers Activity- Print & Digital Resources

This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! The activity has 10 stations with a Renaissance vocabulary activity and close readings detailing the roles of key cities, leaders, artists, and contributions to the Renaissance economy, including the Medici family, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brunelleschi's Dome, Marco Polo, Genoa, and Rome. Students pin their location on a paper iPhone for a current geography activity!The readings include pictures, cha
Preview of Ancient China Stations with Graphic Organizer & Google Reading Investigation

Ancient China Stations with Graphic Organizer & Google Reading Investigation

This content-rich, student-centered, and interactive activity has 8 stations detailing the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and religion of Ancient China. Students travel through the Zhou, Shang, Qin, and Han dynasties!The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. Teacher instructions and four different activity ideas for the same Common Core readin
Preview of Thanksgiving Math  Activity: Math Game Quest - The Terrible Turkey Takeover

Thanksgiving Math Activity: Math Game Quest - The Terrible Turkey Takeover

This Thanksgiving activity sends your students on an epic Math Quest, “The Terrible Turkey Takeover!” This math activity is great for Thanksgiving or at any time throughout the year. This is a fun activity to get some extra math practice in or for your early finishers. With six exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings as they try to save Mathhattan. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within
Preview of Thanksgiving Math Project Activities - 4th, 5th & 6th Grade November Math

Thanksgiving Math Project Activities - 4th, 5th & 6th Grade November Math

Created by
Games 4 Gains
Looking for an enriching real-world Thanksgiving math project for your students to work through this November? With this 4th, 5th & 6th grade Thanksgiving Math Project, students will get to use their math skills to plan all of the details of their family’s Thanksgiving festivities. As they work through these math worksheets, students will apply a variety of key math skills to solve fun real-world, Thanksgiving-themed scenarios. Students will have a blast determining travel plans, planning fo
Preview of Leap Year Activities, Leap Year Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt & Boom Deck

Leap Year Activities, Leap Year Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt & Boom Deck

Created by
Teach2Tell
Looking for Leap Year activities this year? Your students will have fun hunting for Leap Year facts with this fun Scavenger Hunt reading comprehension activity featuring 20 printable cards and 42 digital Boom Cards. This resource will help students practice reading comprehension skills, assimilate new vocabulary, and gain key content knowledge.Some interesting facts are: If you are born on Leap Day, will you have to wait four years to celebrate your next birthday? Although, both years are centur
Preview of Black History Month Trivia Bulletin Board

Black History Month Trivia Bulletin Board

Created by
Denise Hill
This pack has everything you need to create an fun, attractive, and interactive Black History Month bulletin board! The set contains questions & images including: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, Thurgood Marshall, Harriett Tubman, George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Sojourner Truth, Ruby Bridges, Frederick Douglass, and Jackie Robinson. The pack is designed to have folded trivia cards (as seen in preview file), but would be EASILY adaptable to task cards, center activities, p
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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.

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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.

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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.