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5th grade social studies activboard activities
US Bingo I Know the 50 States Group Activity w/ 35 Bingo Cards!
Need a fun way to review the 50 States? Print the Bingo Cards, and show the slides!! Students will see: the shape of each state, where it is located in the US, its state flag, and its state motto.Their job is to identify it and cover it on their Bingo Cards! A great review and there are enough slides to play at least twice. Then play a game where students race each other to identify the states. Both games are great reviews of our US states! **************************************************
Grades:
4th - 7th
The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Responsibilities
Having to teach your students about government can be tough! This file will make it easier for you to teach and for your students to understand how our great country came to be as it is today. This file includes 3 student interactive books and a PPT to go along with it for you to use on your interactive board, interacitve flip-flaps, a booking making activity for the Bill of Rights, 2 vocabulary assessments, 1 fluency assessment, and 1 standards based assessment to help your students how to answ
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3rd - 5th
Native American Indians- The Best Power Point EVER!
This is a very informative power point. Great for a thematic unit on Native American Indians due to all the detail, visuals, and facts that it has. It describes each Native American region's climate, landforms, and natural resources. It also describes in detail each Native American region in terms of housing, clothing, food, transportation, arts and crafts, tools and weapons, religion as well as customs. Regions Discussed in depth:Southwest Native Americans (total of 12 slides)Plains Native
Grades:
1st - 5th
5 Themes of Geography, Terms Word Search Puzzle Activity Bundle Worksheets
This word search puzzle worksheet is perfect if you need something to keep your students occupied. This worksheet will help your students learn more and improve their vocabulary.After searching for the words, your students should be able to solve the secret message by filling out the blanks with the unused letters. The words are hidden in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down or backward. Some words will also overlap or intersect, which
Grades:
4th - 7th
Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!
Review game created to cover all of Georgia 3rd Grade standards dealing with Economics. Topics included are natural, human, and capital resources, entrepreneurship, saving vs. spending, taxes, banking, budgeting, goods and services. This is a great review for those tests coming up!!
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2nd - 5th
Colonial America Jeopardy Review Activity
This Colonial America Jeopardy activity allows students to review Colonial America material in a fun way! Students are given the topics: New England, Middle, Southern, Vocabulary, and Misc to choose from. There are 25 review questions and a final jeopardy question included in this interactive PowerPoint. In my classroom, I print out the PowerPoint in slide format as an additional study guide for students, too!Included:- Interactive Jeopardy This jeopardy covers Georgia Performance Standards:S
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Colonial America New England Middle Southern Colonies Unit Bundle
Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt: Google Slides & Form Activity
Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt is a Google Slides and Google Form March cooperative learning, comprehension, and inferencing activity. Students read, examine, and extract information from CLUE BOARDS to answer questions about Women's History Month. It includes Women's History Month Clue Boards (Google Slides) and Questions and Answers Sheet (Google Form Quiz). Students race against time to quickly learn and find answers about this historical holiday. It's an interactive way to le
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4th - 8th
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Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting
I use interactive calendar books for my students to complete independently at their desks as we are doing calendar each morning. It comes with interactive pieces for students to match - I have my higher level students use a dry erase marker and write each answer in the given space. Simply laminate and cut the pages, bind and add velcro!Enjoy!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Thanksgiving Activity- Jeopardy
Bring a little extra fun into your Thanksgiving week with this Thanksgiving Trivia PowerPoint Game.
The PowerPoint game challenges students to remember trivia about the the first Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving day history, Thanksgiving foods, and current traditions. A final Jeopardy question is provided in the event of a tie between two teams. Click the "home" picture to get back to the trivia board after each question. An answer sheet is provided for teacher reference.
Separate your class into
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1st - 6th
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50 States & Capitals Interactive Power Point
Students can practice their 50 states and capitals, locations and abbreviations in this interactive Power Point. If the student does not know the state, they can click to reveal the abbreviation of the state for a second guess.This would be great for a whole class game, small group, or individual practice.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Hispanic Heritage Month~ Virtual Field Trip to Spanish Speaking Countries
I have collected a comprehensive collection of resources, activities, and read alouds intended to celebrate Hispanic Heritage through virtual field trip to each country. These animated Google Slides are great for online, in-person class learning and/or communication. This is an awesome way to keep your audience engaged and allows students of all levels to access. Also a great resource to share with parents to encourage/engage students in reading at home. Currently there are over 50+ resources li
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PreK - 5th
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Virginia Studies Jeopardy Review Games Bundle
This product features 10 separate jeopardy review games bundled into one!Each game is designed to cover a specific strand of Virginia Studies, including:- Virginia's Geography (VS.2) - Virginia's Indians (VS.2)- Jamestown (VS.3)- Colonial Virginia (VS.4)- American Revolution (VS.5)- New Nation (VS.6)- Civil War (VS.7)- Reconstruction (VS.8) - 20th Century Virginia (VS.9)- Virginia's Government & Economics (VS.10)Question types vary but get harder as the point value increases.PowerPoints are
Grades:
4th - 5th
US Regions, States, Capitals Matching Geography Word Search Puzzle Bundle
Keep your students busy with this United States Geography word search. This is a good activity to help develop their knowledge about the states, capitals, regions, and geography of the USA.The words are placed in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down, or backward. Some words will also overlap or intersect, which makes the puzzle more fun.You can use this as homework or extra work to be done in the classroom.Contents of this BundleHere's
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4th - 7th
Ancient Egypt Egyptian Pharaohs Google Slides ™ and Notes- Ancient Civilizations
This Ancient Egypt digital and printable lesson has everything you need to teach about the first Egyptian pharaohs. Teach with the Google Slides™ and students can follow along with the notes. Your students will learn about it in a fun, engaging, and interactive way!This unit includes:50+ Google Slides™ of information that are interesting, engaging, and visually stimulating with pictures and videos along with thought-provoking questions! Your students will never be bored again when you make ancie
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Egypt Egyptian Pharaohs Lesson Bundle - Ancient Civilizations
Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio
These year-long memory book and timeline activities are a fun way to highlight exciting events, field trips, celebrations, and accomplishments that happened in your classroom this year. Have students complete a writing (and interactive writing) session at the end of each month or recap the year all at once at the end of the year. Each student can make their own book to take home or have your students work together to create a class timeline of the year. There are so many ways to use this product
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Travel the 50 States: Resources & Activities
This is United States Resource is a visually appealing, highly engaging, and completely editable resource with everything needed to research and study each of the 50 states. All videos are youtube.embeded or video.link so they are safe for students to access independently. This interactive google slide show can be used as a school resource, guided or independent learning or shared with parents to encourage/engage students learning at home. Best of all, this resource will continue to grow as I a
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K - 5th
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Mayan Empire Hieroglyphic City Emblem Activity
Mayan Empire Hieroglyphic City Emblem Activity* Art * Social Studies-History * Writing *This quick and fun activity teaches students what Mayan hieroglyphics are and how the Mayas used them to create city emblems. After the reading, students will sketch their own city emblem glyph based upon their own city using their own creativity! If you need help with this product, please contact me.I hope you enjoy!Spedtopia© 2021
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Roaring Twenties 20's and Great Depression Jeopardy Review Game
This Roaring 20's and Great Depression Jeopardy game allows students to review material in a fun way! Students are given the topics: Roaring 20s, Famous People, Causes of the Great Depression, The Great Depression, Presidents, The New Deal, and Vocab. There are 35 review questions and a final jeopardy question included in this game. In my classroom, I print out the PowerPoint in slide format as an additional study guide for students, too! Included: - Interactive Jeopardy gameThis jeopardy
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4th - 8th
Also included in: The Roaring Twenties and Great Depression New Deal Unit Bundle
American Indian Jeopardy Review Game - Native American
This interactive PowerPoint contains 31 questions to review information about American Indian tribes. The questions refer to the Pawnee, Hopi, Seminole, Kwakiutl, Inuit, Iroquois, and Nez Perce tribes clothing, shelter, food, and region/environment.The standards this game covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America.a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Pl
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Economy Unit
Economics
Economy
This bundle is a perfect supplement to accompany your economics unit or lessons. Created with adorable graphics and backgrounds from TPT seller, Krista Wallden, your students will love making real world connections while learning about economics. Your students will be provided opportunities to gain a deeper understanding about goods, services, needs, wants, producers, and consumers with the variety of items included. The ideas are endless on how you could use this product….
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2nd - 5th, Staff
5th Grade History Alive Chapter 3 Jeopardy (Native Americans)
This is an easy to navigate Jeopardy PowerPoint used to review the content presented in Chapter 3 (Native American Cultural Regions) of History Alive: America's Past.
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Ronda Wilson
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5th
Black History Month Math Activity
This Black History Month activity is a great way to get students thinking about the contributions of African Americans in the mathematics world.In this activity, students are given 10 different options for black mathematicians to research and create a banner for. Students will research their birth/death, famous quotes, fun facts, significant contributions, and connections to your math class.The final product is a colorful and creative banner that displays important information about different Af
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History Month Activities in SPANISH - BUNDLE
Black History Month - African American LeadersMes de la Historia Afroamericana - Líderes AfroamericanosResources included:Black History Month Book and Activities | SPANISHBlack History Month Research Slides | SPANISHBlack History Month Fact and Opinion | SPANISHBlack History Month Fix the Sentences | SPANISH - (Answer Key included)20 African American Leaders are included:• Barack Obama• Barbara Jordan• Bessie Coleman• Billie Holiday• Booker T. Washington• Condoleeza Rice• Daniel Hale Williams• F
Grades:
1st - 5th
U.S. Geography with BOOM Cards - Social Studies - Map Skills Activities
Your 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students will enjoy reviewing and learning from the geography of the United States with this all-encompassing Social Studies bundle. Use this as a preview to see what students know, as a review to see what they've learned, or as an active learning and planning unit about the U.S.A.With this US Geography bundle, your students will:Practice and review geography vocabularyIdentify locations of statesIdentify state abbreviations and capitals Determine locations of
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4th - 7th
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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.
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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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