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Preview of Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure | Sentence Building

Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure | Sentence Building

Make sentence writing fun with these hands-on sentence-building worksheets. Beginning writers will manipulate the sentence structure and easily understand how to write a complete sentence by putting sentences together while support is removed gradually. These differentiated worksheets focus on Subject, Predicate, Capital Letters, Punctuation marks, Fine Motor Skills, reading, writing, Who, What, Where, When, and Grammar (Fix the Verb).✏️ This engaging pack features 5 activities that visually ex
Preview of 200 Editing Sentences Task Cards to Help Students with Revising and Proofreading

200 Editing Sentences Task Cards to Help Students with Revising and Proofreading

Created by
Rachel Lynette
These 200 editing sentence cards with engaging FUN FACTS are perfect for helping your students practice proofreading or reinforce their editing skills.The cards are divided into 50 motivating subjects!There are four cards per subject.Each card has exactly three errors for students to correct.By using four cards at a time, your students will not only get plenty of editing practice, but they will also learn four fun facts about a given topic.This is a great way to mix editing with informational te
Preview of WH Question Flip Cards

WH Question Flip Cards

Targeting WH questions is easier than ever with these bestselling WH question flip cards. This set includes over 100 flip cards in 3 differentiated levels to get your special education students working on simple WH questions! Click here to save 20% off by purchasing this resource as part of the popular WH Questions Bundle.WHAT ARE THE LEVELS?- picture- picture and word- just wordWHAT'S INCLUDED?- What- Who- When- Where- WhyTEACHER REVIEWS"This is such a great, convenient resource! It makes on-th
Preview of Build a Sentence | Speaking and Writing Activities | ESL Activities

Build a Sentence | Speaking and Writing Activities | ESL Activities

Build a Sentence is a resource that builds speaking, vocabulary and writing skills. A focus image is used to generate vocabulary which in turn is used to build, or create, sentences. 60 focus images, along with 4 levels of differentiated student response pages for each image, allows you to easily customize your lessons. 4 blank student response pages are also included for inserting your own images. This resource is perfect for small group instruction with beginning and intermediate English langu
Preview of ESL Vocabulary Picture Dictionary for Newcomers & Beginning Writers

ESL Vocabulary Picture Dictionary for Newcomers & Beginning Writers

ESL Vocabulary - this vocabulary office is the perfect resource to support your beginning English language learners, as well as, beginning writers. The visuals are grouped by categories making it a user-friendly resource. Your students will love using their picture dictionary vocabulary office throughout the day, but especially during reading and writing workshop! For older ELs, place the pages inside a folder to keep at their desk. Vocabulary Topics Include: -colors* -days of the week -mo
Preview of Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure Super Sentence Building

Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure Super Sentence Building

Literacy Center | Simple Sentence Writing Center for Struggling Writers.Is writing complete sentences or building sentence structure a struggle for your students? If so, you'll love how these sentence writing worksheets will help you teach how to build and write complete sentences.✏️ The 16 activities in this pack will help your students understand the sentence structure clearly and build a confident and solid writing foundation.✏️ This is a No-Prep resource ready to print and go that even reluc
Preview of Sentence Building Summer Build a Scramble June End of Year Writing Prompts ESL

Sentence Building Summer Build a Scramble June End of Year Writing Prompts ESL

Created by
Peas in a Pod
Unlock the Secret to Sentence Writing Success with this Writing Complete Sentences Bundle for Young Writers and ESL Students! ✏️ These kindergarten, 1st / 2nd grade, or ESL sentence building worksheets are a fun way for students to practice sentence writing during spring and throughout the year. >>>Perfect for English language learners!<<< ✏️ Teachers like you have said: ✏️⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Ann B. said, "This has been such an excellent resource to help students construct sentences! I
Preview of Word Work - Sight Word Practice - High Frequency Words - Spelling Centers

Word Work - Sight Word Practice - High Frequency Words - Spelling Centers

Multisensory word work centers with recording sheets and visual directions - perfect for beginning readers and ELLs! Use these word work centers again and again all year! Each activity can be paired with any high-frequency word list or spelling list. Just change out your words as students are ready for a new challenge!Three visual direction page options, each with a different "step 1" of the activity, are included. Students may be asked to "say and spell", "say and tap", or "read and say each s
Preview of Native American Homes STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Set of 9!

Native American Homes STEM ~ STEM Engineering Challenge Pack ~ Set of 9!

Created by
Smart Chick
Why not bring STEM to your Native American Unit in social studies? Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like Native Americans, specifically relating to their homes! This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them
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 Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet Games Practice Activity Ful, Less, Ly, Re, Un, Dis

Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet Games Practice Activity Ful, Less, Ly, Re, Un, Dis

Created by
Games 4 Gains
Engage your students with these fun, no-prep prefixes and suffixes worksheet games! This Prefixes and Suffixes Activity Games Bundle contains 12 exciting games to help students practice identifying, defining, and using common prefixes and suffixes.These games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. They are perfect to use in literacy centers or as extension activities when students complete their work! Just print, grab a few playing pieces, and play!Want to learn more about what yo
Preview of Christmas Around the World Passages - Winter Holidays Around the World Research

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,
Preview of Pronouns Worksheet Games Possessive Reflexive Relative Subject & Object Personal

Pronouns Worksheet Games Possessive Reflexive Relative Subject & Object Personal

Created by
Games 4 Gains
Motivate your students with these no-prep pronouns worksheet games for practicing different types of pronouns! Included are 15 engaging games for reviewing subject and object pronouns, possessive pronouns, personal pronouns, relative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, and more. These pronoun games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. Just print, grab a few playing pieces, and play!You'll get 15 no-prep pronouns games that cover the following skills:Using subj
Preview of Common and Proper Nouns for Google Slides Distance Learning Digital Activities

Common and Proper Nouns for Google Slides Distance Learning Digital Activities

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Go paperless with this Common and Proper Nouns Google Slides set. There are 24 colorful slides jam-packed with no-prep activities that will help your students learn, review, and understand proper and common nouns.The set can be uploaded to Google Classroom, or you can share the set with your students through their Drive. There are 24 activities with answer keys (48 slides in total). Share all the activities with your students, or share one slide at a time. Use the digital noun activities for ind
Preview of BEST SELLER! Build-a-Story Creative Writing Card Prompts | Story Elements

BEST SELLER! Build-a-Story Creative Writing Card Prompts | Story Elements

Created by
joy2you
❤️ "This is one of the best resources I have purchased from this site. It was so easy for my students to have a purpose in their writing. It tied in nicely to our Story Element unit. After my students created their stories, we invited our administrators in for a "story time."❤️ "This Resource is so much fun! I picked this resource because I really liked the creativity of the characters and their problem/plot. I feel like a lot of thought went into the types of characters, settings, and problem
Preview of Abraham Lincoln Biography Graphic Organizers, Presidents Day Activities & Craft

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
Preview of California Regions Reading Passages

California Regions Reading Passages

This year it's time to go deeper into our Social Studies units, so I created in depth nonfiction Reading Passages about the California Regions we will be studying, specifically the Coastal, Mountain, Desert, and Valley.   This product has 3 sections:First, each region has their own passage, multiple choice assessment, and a strategy grid to assist students into looking closely at the text. Answer keys are also provided.  Then, the 4 regions are compared through 4 pages of multiple choice questio
Preview of Synonym and Antonym Worksheets Games Using Context Clues Activity Vocabulary ELA

Synonym and Antonym Worksheets Games Using Context Clues Activity Vocabulary ELA

Created by
Games 4 Gains
Motivate your students to practice synonyms and antonyms with this huge Synonyms and Antonyms No-Prep Games Bundle. This exciting bundle includes 24 vocabulary worksheet games to help students replace synonyms or antonyms in sentences by using context clues. With over 250 different synonyms and antonyms included, your students will have plenty of opportunities to build their vocabulary. These synonyms and antonyms games are perfect for grammar and vocabulary review, ELA center activities, partne
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 Myth Reading Passages - 20 One Page Myths from Around the World

Myth Reading Passages - 20 One Page Myths from Around the World

Created by
Run Play Explore
These myth reading passages introduce students to different cultures around the world. Just one page each, these easy stories allow each student in your class to have their own myths to read! If you've checked out every single mythology book in your school and public library and STILL come up short, you need these one-page myths!What Other Teachers Are Saying:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students have loved the myths! They are in kid friendly language which is amazing! These were the perfect addition to my fa
Preview of Adjectives Google Slides Paperless Digital Activities - Distance Learning

Adjectives Google Slides Paperless Digital Activities - Distance Learning

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Go paperless with this Adjectives Google Slides set. There are 26 colorful slides jam-packed with no-prep activities that will help your elementary students learn, review, and understand adjectives. This set is perfect for distance learning via Google Classroom.Think of this set as a virtual workbook, filled with 26 pages (slides) of activities. You can send your students one slide (activity) at a time, or more, depending on their level. Students complete the activities in edit mode in Google Sl
Preview of ESL Newcomer Activities Task Card Bundle-Vocabulary Development

ESL Newcomer Activities Task Card Bundle-Vocabulary Development

Created by
LMB Literacy
Need help optimizing your ESL lessons? This set of ELL activities is designed specifically for beginner ESL students and newcomers. These engaging task cards use real-life images and prompts to help students make meaningful connections while developing their speaking and writing skills.What's Included in the Bundle:40 "Describe the Scene" Task Cards: Students observe a picture and write 1-3 sentences about the scene using a provided word bank.40 "Fill in the Verb" Task Cards: Students complete s
Preview of Digital Word Work  | Digital Sight Words | Google and Seesaw

Digital Word Work | Digital Sight Words | Google and Seesaw

Looking for digital sight word practice or digital spelling practice? This digital work word center set includes twenty interactive word work activities for any word list in Google Slides or Seesaw with moveable letter pieces and visual direction cues. Use them again and again with any spelling or high-frequency word list. Just click to type in your words and assign. These activities are ideal for both distance learning and everyday classroom use. For those teachers using these activities in per
Preview of American Symbols Worksheets and Reading Passages Activities

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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Find Social Studies - History resources | TPT

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.

How do I find social studies lessons on TPT?

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.