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3rd grade social studies games
End of the Year Break Activities - Digital Resource Mystery Game - Team Building
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket before the end of the year break?! Great for team building! Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantastic way to get students excited about l
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3rd - 6th
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Holidays Around the World Escape Room Game Google Forms | Distance Learning
Now updated with a digital option! The digital option is a Google Form.Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room game with your students today! Your class has been locked in an ice castle by Jack Frost! Students will be learning about different winter holiday traditions that are celebrated all over the world. This game is intended for 3rd-5th grade students. Students will be practicing reading comprehension skills, as well as social studies skills. This is an interactive game where th
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3rd - 6th
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Virtual Field Trip *Growing* Bundle! National Parks, Space & More!
ULTIMATE Virtual Field Trip *Growing* Bundle!12 trips and GROWING! This product will include all my future elementary field trips! Grab it now at the lowest price!! Bundle price will increase when new trips are added.⭐️NEW⭐️ MEMPHIS, TN Dr. MLK Jr. added 1/28/2024⭐️NEW⭐️ THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA added 5/22/2022 - Redownload to access!! Virtual Field Trips are an engaging activity for in person learning or online meetings. No matter the format of instruction, your students will be engaged! Use the
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K - 5th
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States and Capitals Bingo, I Have Who Has Game (50 States & Capitals Activities)
This resource is intended to help students learn the states, capitals and abbreviations and to help spark student interest United States Social Studies. Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing. Please ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.This social studies resource includes:1. Social Studies State Study Cards2. Social Studies State Study Sheets3. States and Capitals I Have, Who has? Game4. States and Abbreviations I Have, Who
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: I NEED A BREAK BUNDLE!
Geography & Map Skills - Reading a Map & Globe Activities & Worksheets
Make teaching mapping skills fun with this map skills mini unit! It covers geography and map navigation basics, including foundational vocabulary; using a compass rose, map key, and simple grid to navigate and read maps and globes; locating continents, oceans, poles, and the equator; and more.Here's what's included:Map Skills Anchor Charts and Vocabulary Cards (map, globe, equator, prime meridian, North Pole, South Pole, latitude, longitude, coordinate, compass rose, key, scale, physical feature
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K - 3rd
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Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Christmas / Holiday Game Answer Battle Trivia Family Powerpoint Mac PC iPad
✅ You can use this for your Virtual Party! Check out this video showing you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq2WIMvocYo ✅ This Christmas Answer Battle Trivia Powerpoint game is sure to be a big hit at your Christmas party, classroom, office party, or church.✅ It has 13 rounds like:- "Places parents hide presents," - "Name Santa's Reindeer," - "Birds Listed In The 12 Days Of Christmas," - "Common Christmas Cookie Shapes," - "Christmas Movies," etc. ✅ Each round has up to 10 answers (other
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Girl Scout Brownies - "First Aid" Activity Pack Bundle - All 5 Steps!
Brownies learn how to get help in an emergency and treat minor injuries with this printable paper activity pack bundle designed to help fulfill all five steps of the First Aid badge.This scouting helper bundle includes:Calling for Help... - Girl Scout Brownies - "First Aid" Activity Pack (Step 1)Help Is on the Way! - Girl Scout Brownies - "First Aid" Activity Pack (Step 2)Prevent & Treat - Girl Scout Brownies - "First Aid" Activity Pack (Steps 3-5)Remember to "use resources wisely" by leavin
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2nd - 3rd
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Science and Social Studies Adapted Activities for Special Education BUNDLE
Are you struggling to differentiate science and social studies topics for your students with special needs? Look no further, I've got you covered!Science and Social Studies materials are hard to come by for a self-contained special education setting. This bundle contains many different adapted and differentiated activities to use while teaching your students with special needs about various Science & Social Studies topics!What you will find inside this bundle:Adapted BooksCount It Out Adapte
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K - 5th
Bartering Activity with an Interactive Economics Game: Barter, Trade, Create!
Are your students learning about bartering? This game will have students practice their bartering skills!The object of the game is to get a home, clothing, and food (meat/fish/eggs, bread, AND vegetables). You may barter goods or combine cards to make what you need. A video is now included with instructions for both basic and advanced game play. It is always a bit challenging to learn how to play a new game by reading instructions, so I have created a video overview so that you can familiarize y
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Economics for Kids BUNDLE
Earth Day Breakout: Digital Escape Room
Who will be the first to reach the Earth Day 2024 Celebration? If you are familiar with Breakout EDU, this Earth Day digital escape room is completely PAPERLESS! CHECK OUT THE VIDEO PREVIEW ON MY INSTAGRAM @KATIESURLYELA content covered: VocabularyContext CluesParts of SpeechAntonymsInformational TextsABC OrderAND SO MUCH MOREThis content is covered through high-quality non-fiction digital text and comprehension questions within the form.5 things to love about this Earth Day Escape Room:1. NO-P
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: BREAKOUT GROWING BUNDLE: All Digital Escape Rooms!
Earth Day Digital Escape Room: Informational, Fun, and Engaging Activities
This UPDATED Earth Day Digital Escape Room is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to Earth Day and learn about ways we can all help. Each topic covered has an informational paragraph, a video, a game to play to find the clue for the escape room, and a 'just for fun' game for early finishers. Can they crack the code? Try this FREE Honeybees Escape to check it out.The topics covered are:The history of Earth DayThe importance of plantsWater pollution and how we can helpEndangered animalsRe
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Earth Day BUNDLE-Digital Escape Room and Writing Prompts
3 Branches of Government Powerpoint Review Game
Review 3 branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Students are given a clue about one of the three branches and they must decide which branch it is. There are 21 questions in all, and you just click on each question to go to it. The question disappears after you've clicked on it, so you know you've answered it. The scoreboard allows you to add scores during Slideshow Mode. Great digital resource for a review or social studies activity. Great for individual practice on the iP
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Games Bundle
Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community
You can use these cards in many ways.
1. Print these cards, cut them out, and use them as a visual introduction to citizenship.
• Show the students these cards and ask them if the children shown are being good citizens or if they are following rules at home, school, or in the community.
• Use these cards as discussion starters. Show a particular card and ask the students what they should do if someone else is not being a good citizen.
2. Print these cards, cut them out, and laminate them.
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PreK - 4th
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Missouri History BUNDLE Interactive Notebooks and Enrichment Activities
Are you a teacher in Missouri struggling to find engaging resources to teach Missouri History to your third graders? This TIME-SAVING bundle includes the Missouri History Resources you need to cover the standards!UPDATED 9/05/2023: I have added Famous Missourians Reading Passages and Comprehension Activities (11 passages). In this year long bundle you will find... interactive notebooks (in PRINT and DIGITAL)a bulletin board set a timeline to display in your classroomgamesa Harry S. Truman lapboo
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3rd
Immigration Coming to America: Immigrants from Germany, Ireland, China 2nd Grade
This is a complete student friendly unit on immigration. It includes an overview of immigration, explains WHY people immigrated and continue to immigrate, and highlights three separate areas of immigrants; Ireland, Germany, and China. This unit describes the hardships they endured and the contributions they made. Throughout the unit student response (formatives) are embedded. (Foldables, Cloze Activities, Writing to Text, Interview with an Immigrant.) This unit includes information on Ellis
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2nd - 3rd
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U.S. States and Capitals Flashcards with State Labels and Maps - Test Prep
Help your students learn all 50 states and capitals with this full set of printable flashcards! These are great study tools and can also be used for matching games or quiz-quiz-trade. To prepare for flashcard use, simply print the cards and fold them down the middle. You can also laminate a few sets and place them on rings to keep in your classroom for the years to come.You will receive a zip file with TWO SETS of flashcards.✅ Set 1 has the state colored in AND labeled for extra support✅ Set 2 h
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3rd - 6th
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Deserted Island- A Needs and Wants Activity
Deserted Island- A Needs and Wants Activity:Students are deserted on an island and must determine if objects are needs and wants in order to survive. Working in groups, different scenarios will change what objects are selected. Students will also be able to add their own objects and complete a writing piece to explain their reasoning. This needs and wants activity is great to use in small groups, as an introduction to or assessment to teaching needs and wants.**Please use the new page 10 in t
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1st - 4th
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States and Capitals Games Bundle | Learn the 50 States, Region by Region!
States and Capitals Games Bundle includes six products with printable games for learning the United States names, locations, capitals, and abbreviations. 50 States Showdown is the most challenging game; the easiest way to teach the states and capitals is region by region. All of the games in this bundle include full directions, numbered maps of the U.S. or of the region, task cards, and answer keys. Click the product covers to preview them, and if you like them all, you'll save over 40% by purch
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3rd - 6th
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Create a Board Game Project | Board Games Templates
Students LOVE games - channel that excitement and stir up some creativity with my Create a Board Game Project! Students choose a topic, develop a theme, create a game, and present it to the class. Whether students create a math board game for their project, or use the assignment to create a board game for another subject, your class will have so much fun as they plan, present, and evaluate their games on Game Day!For students that need a little extra guidance, game card templates for a board gam
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3rd - 6th
Canada - Provinces, Territories and Capital Cities Games and Activites
This is my favourite back to school Social Studies product! This Canada Games and Activities resource includes a variety of activities to help students learn or review the location of the provinces, territories and capital cities of Canada. I use this at the beginning of every school year in my fifth grade classroom (great for 4th and 6th too) and it would also be useful in third grade in learning the location of provinces, territories and capital cities in a fun and interactive way. See the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Canada Bundle: Provinces and Territories
SPACE QUEST | Needs vs Wants Cooperative Game
Are you looking for a fun way to help your personal finance students determine the difference between needs and wants? Space Quest provides a fun cooperative challenge, to help students from elementary to high school, figure out the difference between needs and wants. In this group activity, teams will be introduced to the scenario by a video informing them that they have been selected to join Space Quest, a team being tasked with determining if a newly discovered planet could sustain humanity.
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Needs vs Wants & Budgeting Unit | BUNDLE
Ancient Rome Vocabulary, Activities, Assessments and Games
Vocabulary Cards, Assessments, Activities and Games for Ancient Rome!Vocabulary Cards – use as a word wall, matching game, sorting activity, flashcards, or a fun "Quiz, Quiz, Trade" game. The cards include 20 vocabulary terms, each with a brief description or definition, a visual representation, or both. Word Wall heading included.Terms include: architecture, arch, Colosseum, aqueduct, representative democracy, elect, contribution, sculpture, mosaic, ship, road, civilization, Europe, gladiator,
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome BUNDLE
Map Sets and Blank World Maps for Student Review Activities
In this blank map and student map review set, students spend time labeling, learning, and reviewing maps and countries from around the world. This activity is great for your students to improve map skills, learn about locations around the world, and develop an understanding for the world around them. Included in this purchase are 16 easy to label maps from around the world (the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Pacific). 8 of these are u
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3rd - 12th
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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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