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Preview of Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Wanting to teach your students about Indigenous Peoples' Day? This elementary-age appropriate Google Slides e-book also includes a true/false activity and a "history of the land I am on" activity. A .pdf of the activities is also included in case you want a printable version. If you are using this for Distance Learning, you can feel free to add audio so students can listen to you read the text as well!Pages included:-What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?-History of Indigenous Peoples' Day-When is Ind
Preview of International Women's Month: An Influential Woman a day

International Women's Month: An Influential Woman a day

March is international women's month! This product is a quick and easy way to introduce some very inspirational women to your students! There are 25 different women highlighted. Each slide has a summary of their accomplishments, a quote from that woman, and a video biography. The text and videos are editable; the backgrounds are not.
Preview of 3-5 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

3-5 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level.These particular slides were developed for 3-5 classrooms.The posters include:20 Posters to cover each social justice standard. The standards are written in kid-friendly term appropriate for the 3-5 classroomThe purpose of the morning meeting slides is to engage our students in deep and meaningful conversations that go beyond the basic "my favorite color is...". They are meant to elicit dialo
Preview of K-2 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

K-2 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level.These particular slides were developed for K-2 classrooms.The posters include:20 Posters to cover each social justice standard. The standards are written in kid-friendly term appropriate for the K-2 classroomThe purpose of the morning meeting slides is to engage our students in deep and meaningful conversations that go beyond the basic "my favorite color is...". They are meant to elicit dialo
Preview of K-2 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides-Anti Bias Education-ABAR

K-2 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides-Anti Bias Education-ABAR

UPDATE: GOOGLE SLIDES FORMAT NOW AVAILABLE 10/15/20Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level. These particular slides were developed for K-2 classrooms. **Grades 3-5 Available!**Grades 6-8 Available!The purpose of these slides is to engage our students in deep and meaningful conversations that go beyond the basic "my favorite color is...". They are meant to elicit dialogue about inequalities and equity. What does that look like? How
Preview of Día de Muertos - The roots and the connections

Día de Muertos - The roots and the connections

Colegas, this customizable Google Slides presentation de Día de Muertos is perfect to explore the indigenous roots of the celebration and talk about it in depth through visually appealing audiovisual media.It features scaffolded slides in Spanglish, an illustrated vocabulary bank, a map for land acknowledgment, and links to two different gadgets I used with my students for assessment.What you'll find here:A link to a Google slides presentation with 23 editable slides plus extra clip art and auth
Preview of (FR) ÉTUDES SOCIALES - AUTOCHTONES/CHANDAIL ORANGE

(FR) ÉTUDES SOCIALES - AUTOCHTONES/CHANDAIL ORANGE

Created by
French Made Fun
Enseigner l'histoire des Autochtones à vos élèves de 5e à 7e années peut être une matière délicate, sans parler de difficulté. Il est impératif de les amener à réfléchir profondément, à s'engager et à discuter activement de certains sujets difficiles. Il faut des heures de travail pour faire la recherche et encore plus pour créer des activités attrayantes pour accompagner le contenu.Cherchez pas plus loin. Cet ensemble contient tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour enseigner à vos élèves les droits
Preview of 3-5 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides-Anti Bias Education-ABAR

3-5 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides-Anti Bias Education-ABAR

UPDATE: GOOGLE SLIDES FORMAT NOW AVAILABLE 10/15/20Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level. These particular slides were developed for 3-5 classrooms. The purpose of these slides is to engage our students in deep and meaningful conversations that go beyond the basic "my favorite color is...". They are meant to elicit dialogue about inequalities and equity. What does that look like? How can students be citizens that promote a safe s
Preview of 6-8 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

6-8 Social & Racial Justice Morning Meeting Slides & Standards Posters BUNDLE

Teaching Tolerance’s Social Justice Standards is a road map for anti-bias education at every grade level.These particular slides were developed for 6-8 classrooms.The posters include:20 Posters to cover each social justice standard. The standards are written in kid-friendly term appropriate for the 6-8 classroomThe purpose of the morning meeting slides is to engage our students in deep and meaningful conversations that go beyond the basic "my favorite color is...". They are meant to elicit dialo
Preview of Charity – it's not as clear cut as you think, Conversation  ESL and debate class

Charity – it's not as clear cut as you think, Conversation ESL and debate class

This is a PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes. This conversation lesson, aimed at high schoolers and ESL adults, aspires to create a debate about the pros and cons of charity in its various forms and models and to discuss what, if any, are the problems with charity as we know it.Charity is something that seems pretty straightforward. Not everyone gives to charity, but most people believe it’s a good and moral thing to do. In this lesson, we look at scient
Preview of Extreme sport – There’s a twist!  - ESL adult & kids conversation lesson

Extreme sport – There’s a twist! - ESL adult & kids conversation lesson

This is a two-hour ESL adult PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and a class activity. In this lesson, students are asked to comment, discuss, and argue - risky and dangerous behavior – but they’ll need to define it first. Extreme sports are becoming popular due to a society that is growing wealthier, more health-conscious, and with much more free time. Another (seemingly less important, but who are we kidding) interesting factor is the visual attraction that these sports ha
Preview of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activities, Digital Slides, & Texts Bundle

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activities, Digital Slides, & Texts Bundle

Created by
Globally Taught
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with four weeks of activities, informational texts, projects, and digital slides! Your students will love learning about the history, geography, and cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.With this ready-to-go bundle about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, you have everything you need: lessons, 17 activities, 14 texts, 42 digital slides, 2 projects.What You'll Learn:✅ In Week 1, you will explore the history and purpose of Asian Paci
Preview of 16 Amazing First Nations, Metis and Inuit Artists You Should Know (Canada)

16 Amazing First Nations, Metis and Inuit Artists You Should Know (Canada)

Teacher Time Saver. Simply pay, download and use. This 93 page PDF was first created as a PowerPoint an is full of images. I use it as part of my 'artist of the day' bell-work, as a writing prompt, and as part of my classroom Canada's Aboriginal Day Celebrations (June 21st). Features 16 amazing artists and several examples of each of their work. Fun quiz review included at the end of the PowerPoint/PDF. Answer key provided.
Preview of Cultural Diversity Powerpoint

Cultural Diversity Powerpoint

Created by
Teacher Techie
This 19 slide interactive powerpoint teaches students (or even adults) about culture and ethnicity. This lesson contains information regarding the current view of America as a tossed salad as opposed to a melting pot. Several slides contain discussion questions and images. Here is a detailed list of what the powerpoint contains: - cover slide - culture discussion question - culture: defined - what is ethnicity? - map of US with question - culture adventure slide - traditions - diverse world - m
Preview of Describing faces – ESL/ELL adult conversation PowerPoint lesson

Describing faces – ESL/ELL adult conversation PowerPoint lesson

This is an ESL adult conversation lesson. It includes an editable PowerPoint with worksheets, a class activity, and teacher’s notes.Face description is a fascinating thing. Every time I watch a program where a witness is asked by a detective to describe a person that they’ve seen at a crime scene, I marvel at their ability to do it so accurately. I’m not even sure I’d be able to describe my neighbor’s face to someone, let alone a face I’ve seen for a split second under duress. Facial features ar
Preview of Fear – what exactly are you afraid of – ESL adult conversation PPT

Fear – what exactly are you afraid of – ESL adult conversation PPT

This presentation contains a 27 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 3 handouts that accompany the lesson. Fear! - can you think of a better conversation topic for a lesson?This lesson has got me through some difficult Mondays...it's a non-prep lesson that will give you two hours of engaged conversation and full participation.This lesson includes:♚ A discussion about the difference between fear and phobias.♚ Common fears and whether they are rational or not.♚ What is the biggest f
Preview of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Created by
STAR Studded
The study of this book will meet the CCSS-RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words or actions). It will also open the minds of your students to become real world problem solvers and get a glimpse into the lives of people of other cultures
Preview of Marriage – for and against - ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation

Marriage – for and against - ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation

This presentation contains a 49 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with Teacher’s notes and a quiz worksheet that accompany the lesson. Let me start by mentioning that I have been happily married for the past 24 years. The idea for this lesson started with an argument in my ESL class about whether or not a growing rate of young people is choosing a substitute for the traditional marriage format. I wanted to check this theory out and found a flood of information in the form of coun
Preview of Stress  - ESL business adult conversation lesson

Stress - ESL business adult conversation lesson

This is a conversation lesson with two PowerPoint presentations in editable PPT format, worksheets, an activity, and teacher’s notes.This topic is probably one of the most relevant and interesting conversation topics you’ll find, perfect for ESL students, since it’s a universal problem, experienced by everyone.I tried to collect and include as much ‘up-to-date’ research data as possible about the subject so that you could hold an informative discussion in class about it.In this lesson, we will d
Preview of Ice breakers - adult ESL conversation lesson in PowerPoint format

Ice breakers - adult ESL conversation lesson in PowerPoint format

This is an ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓PowerPoint presentation✓Printable word worksheetsLesson descriptionThis lesson is for new groups/classes, that need to bond and get to know each other.When we know personal information about other people, it creates communication shortcuts. In a group, this information is a type of shorthand, that is not only more engaging but also makes the group trust one another and be more produc
Preview of Refusal – How to say “NO” in English - Cross culture- ESL adult conversation

Refusal – How to say “NO” in English - Cross culture- ESL adult conversation

This presentation contains a 43 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a role play activity, work papers and teacher’s notes. This lesson discusses the difficulty of saying ‘no’ and how to confront it.Saying “NO”, is not an easy thing to do, especially for ESL students. Most people say ‘yes’ to things they don’t want to do because it’s easier, because they want to avoid conflict or because they want to appear nice. Like other things, we need to practice refusal in order to get bette
Preview of Black History Culture Virtual Museum for Upper Elementary

Black History Culture Virtual Museum for Upper Elementary

Welcome to a rich exploration in black culture both past and present via a virtual classroom. This resource is most suitable for 3-5th graders but may also work well for middle schoolers. This is a positive space in which to learn about the vast and wonderful contributions African Americans have given to society. Students will  have access to 30 links in which to learn about scientists, inventors, trendsetters, athletes, music/musicians, activists, and more.  It is my hope that the month of Feb
Preview of Play the blame game ESL adult conversation lesson in Power point format

Play the blame game ESL adult conversation lesson in Power point format

This presentation contains a 52 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a paper and teacher's notes that accompany the lesson and a role-play activity. This lesson is all about letting loose and giving in to one of the most basic of human needs: ‘the need to blame someone else’.Some great research in social psychology was done on the subject of “the fundamental attribution error”, and why we engage in it with such vigor, But the bottom line is: it’s in our nature, we do it all the
Preview of Holidays of Hinduism Bundle with Holi, Diwali - South Asian Religion & Holidays

Holidays of Hinduism Bundle with Holi, Diwali - South Asian Religion & Holidays

Created by
Globally Taught
Explore Holi and Diwali with this engaging bundle of activities. Learn about the beliefs and origins of Hinduism! Discover the traditions of Holi and Diwali. Read about the gods and goddesses of Hinduism. Enjoy this highly-engaging activity bundle about the holidays of Hinduism - everything is ready to use!Did you know? You can teach about world religions in school. Research shows that teaching about world religions to kids reduces rates of bullying and increases tolerance of religious differenc
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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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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.