6,241 results
10th grade Back to School social studies resources for Easel Activities
Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker for Beginning of the Year
This icebreaker all about me activity is great for the first day of school for secondary students. It can be done in one class period and incorporates a get to know you activity that allows students to share about themselves, without being too elementary. Your download also includes a link to a digital, Google Slide version.The activity has students fill in information about themselves in countdown-style categories. Students will also "interview" a classmate in a low-stress, fun way that allows
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
Also included in: All About Me Activities ENTIRE YEAR Bundle
Back to School Beginning of the Year Activities - First Week Middle High School
Looking for some great back to school and beginning of the year activities to kick the year off right? Get to know your middle school and high school students, their skills and their learning needs in this mega-pack of 20+ fun-filled and practical back to school activities for secondary students! The First Week Survival Kit includes 35 pages of getting to know you icebreakers, games, activities, learning inventories and more to help you start the year off on a high note from the first day. Pro
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals Maps and Quiz
This is a map labeling activity and matching quiz over the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and capitals. Students will label and identify the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and capitals in Spanish. This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries and capitals or Spanish geography. Makes a great coloring page. Answer keys are included.
Countries included:
España, México, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Cuba, La República Dominicana, Puerto Rico, Ar
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
Hidden Figures (2016): Movie Guide (Google Docs, EASEL, & PDF)
This is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. This product includes 32-questions to help keep your students focused and engaged throughout the movie. The video guide is time stamped, which allows teachers to chunk the movie into parts and to easily pick up where the class left off. I have also included a character reference guide and some "fact vs. fiction" insight into the movie. Lastly, this
Grades:
6th - 11th
Types:
Causes of World War 2 Lesson (WW2, WWII) US History Social Studies Activities
This Causes of World War 2 American History lesson includes a PowerPoint, slotted notes, reading passage, comprehension activities, & quiz. Some components in this World War II lesson are editable so you can tweak it to your students’ needs. Audios of the reading passage & quiz are included. This is perfect for students with read-aloud accommodations. Includes a print & digital version. This no prep World War II Causes lesson includes:✅ 13 slide PowerPoint presentation about the caus
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
1st Day of School Survey for High Schoolers
This two-sided survey asks some very specific questions that will give you great background information about your new students:- Name/Nickname/Class Period - Home Technology Access- After-School Job Schedules- Highlights of Summer Vacation- # of Books in the Home- Special Areas of Expertise- Positive Attributes / Self-Perception- Favorite Teacher Ever- Total # of Schools Attended- Career Plans- Interests/Hobbies/Passions- # of Pets- # of Siblings/Cousins/Nieces/Nephews in the Home- Sports and C
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)
You can purchase this product with other consumer math and personal finance activities and projects in a BUNDLE:Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Activities & Projects BUNDLEUpdated to also include a Google Classroom™ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Geography Mapping Skills Activities, Geography Choice Board, Reading Passages
Mapping Skills and Basic Geography Choice Boards, Mapping Skills Readings Google Classroom, Print & Digital Learning provides differentiated activities to use with students to master the content. THIS IS ALSO PART OF SEVERAL BUNDLES World Geography MEGA BUNDLE AND World Geography Choice Board Activity BUNDLE AND Mapping Skills BUNDLE Choice Board Activities and Mapping Skills Readings Including the following: Mapping ActivityCartographerMap ScaleTypes of MapsTime ZonesRoad MapsLand and Wate
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
The Social Dilemma Netflix Documentary: 30 Question Worksheet + Answer Key!
The Social Dilemma- This is a video guide + answer key! (Hard copy and digital versions.)Technology, cell phones and social media leave us with a social dilemma for sure! Whether it be Facebook, Snap Chat, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter, all social media gives us reason to stop, pause and reflect!-----------------------------------------------------Here you will find:* 30 questions that follow along with the documentary* Answer key to make grading a breeze* An optional "less paper" version* Link
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in: High School Health Curriculum: Full Year, Skills Based Health Education
First Day of Spanish Class Mi Verano Back to School Find Someone Who Preterite
What to do on the first day of upper-level Spanish class? This is the perfect back to school Spanish icebreaker for the first day of Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish 4 to talk about what you did over the summer using the preterite tense. This Spanish 1st day of school Find Someone Who people search or people hunt activity was designed as a Spanish interpersonal communication back-to-school activity to get students talking in Spanish class using the preterite tense to discuss mi verano. Actividad
Subjects:
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Types:
CCSS:
Bill of Rights One-Pager - Creative Project for Civics & American History!
Looking for a creative project for your Bill of Rights unit? This Bill of Rights One-Pager Project has students demonstrate their comprehension of the first ten Amendments to the United States Constitution by describing and illustrating each in an attractive One-Pager art project. Students can draw by hand, paste in pictures, use quotes, word art, or newspaper headlines — the sky's the limit! This imaginative One-Pager lets students get creative and have fun — all while showing off how much the
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 11th
Types:
Remember the Titans (2000): Complete Movie Guide
This 24-question movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!Movie overview: "Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washingto
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Spanish Súper 7 Present High Frequency Verbs Spanish 1 Review End of the Year
Are you looking for an Interpersonal speaking activity for Spanish 1 to review present tense Super 7 verbs in Spanish? This communicative Spanish Super 7 Find Someone Who activity gets students talking in Spanish after studying and answering basic personal questions containing the Super 7 high frequency verbs in present tense Spanish.⭐️ For the best deal get the Present Super 7 High-Frequency Verbs BUNDLE This PDF Spanish Present Tense Super 7 Find Someone Who contains multiple differentiated ve
Subjects:
Grades:
8th - 10th
Types:
CCSS:
Spanish Country Profile Project
This is a country profile project over the 21 Spanish-speaking countries. Students will research important geographical and cultural facts about each country. This activity includes a blank country profile template, a template for each country, a list of Spanish-speaking countries, and a grading rubric in both English and Spanish. Research topics include: Countries flag, map, capital, language(s), population, area, currency, climate, interesting facts, tourism and attractions, cuisine, sports, a
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Types:
Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
Industrial Revolution Child Labor - Photo Analysis Activity with Assignments
16 page Industrial Revolution resource is a photo analysis that uses a "centers" activity format with seven different photos related to child labor.
The students rotate through each of the seven centers in order to view a different image related to the Industrial Revolution and child labor and use an included photo analysis chart in order to record their observations and interpretations of each image. The included photo analysis chart requires students to consider the jobs, age and dangers that
Grades:
5th - 11th
Types:
Back-to-School / School Supply Leveled Journal Writing for special education
Do you have students who have difficulty coming up with their own thoughts? With three different levels included, this fun back-to-school journal prompt pack is perfect for all of your non-writers, emerging writers, and writers! This pack is great for back to school as it focuses on school supplies such as pencils, backpacks, crayons, rulers, and more! (See preview for all items) There are 10 differentiated journals included, enough to get you through 2 full weeks if you do a journal each day.A
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
Civil Rights Movement Primary Source Analysis Bundle
Teach the Civil Rights Movement with this easy to implement Primary Source Analysis Bundle that covers your content and your standards.Investigate the Civil Rights Movement with primary sources so your students learn core content while also practicing Social Studies skills. This bundled set includes 8-pages of handouts providing an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the economic, political, and cultural changes of the Civi
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Understanding the Declaration of Independence | Civics & American History
This Understanding the Declaration of Independence Article & Review breaks down each section of the United States Declaration of Independence in a clear, easy to understand way. Questions throughout the article reinforce the key ideas, and a 2-page review has students summarize each section, define key vocabulary, and connect passages of the Declaration to the United States Constitution. Fitting for Civics, Government, and American History classrooms, this is a great review of the Declaratio
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
We Didn't Start the Fire: Cold War Song Analysis (Common Core Aligned Activity)
In this assignment, students are presented with key facts that are related to the Cold War via Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire." This assignment begins by having the students analyze the chorus of this song by Billy Joel. Then, students are shown a video of the song with the lyrics and visuals (link included). Next, the students listen to the song and follow along with the lyrics and are introduced to 26 key facts from the song that are related to the Cold War (each key fact includes
Grades:
7th - 12th
Types:
CCSS:
We the People | Preamble to the Constitution One-Pager Activity
This Preamble to the Constitution One-Pager is a creative project that lets your students demonstrate their understanding of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble! Aligned to the Florida State Standard for Middle School Civics, SS.7.CG.1.8 Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, students read a short passage on the purpose of the Preamble and the importance of its first three words “We the People”. They underline or highlight each of the six goals of government laid out in the Preamble
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Types:
Digital Get To Know You Worksheets for Speech Therapy: PDF + Google Slides
Digital and Print "Get to Know You" worksheets. All the worksheets you need for Back to School for a busy SLP with a caseload from preschool to high school.**2020 Digital Update! Use the Google Slides digital version or the printable PDF version.**Product was updated 2019 to give the worksheets for older students the option to identify their pronouns. Gender-neutral characters were also added to the program. Mix and Match the worksheets to make the right combination for you.Please download the
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 10th
Types:
Also included in: Back to School Bundle for Speech Therapy
September 11 Impacts - Gallery Walk and Writing Assignment (9/11) Google Docs
September 11 Impacts - Gallery Walk and Writing Assignment (9/11) - This 19 page September 11 resource focuses on the the major impacts on the world resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The resource will help your students understand 7 different impacts from the September 11 attacks, including: the economy, the war in Afghanistan, the War on Terror, the loss of life, and more! The resource includes a detailed teachers guide for ease of use!It now includes links for use w
Grades:
6th - 12th
Scaffolded Natural Disasters Research Project Extreme Weather
Students will research specific facts about a natural disaster and create a brochure (either on paper or digital) about it. Are your students curious about natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes? This project will help students learn about different natural disasters around the world. This is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will love learning about extreme weather and natural disasters in this scaffolded research project.This Natural Disaster Brochur
Grades:
8th - 10th
Types:
Industrial Revolution Activities | Effects of Revolution Project or Walking Tour
Effects of the Industrial Revolution Walking Tour or Gallery Walk Activity - a resource for covering the content while students practice analysis and inquiry skills!Want an easy to prep resource for teaching the Effects of the Industrial Revolution? Want students to practice primary source analysis as they investigate the many effects of the era?This is a 10 card activity which requires students to view 10 image and information cards on specific effects of the Industrial Revolution. This entire
Grades:
6th - 10th
Showing 1-24 of 6,241 results
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.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands