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Preview of ABLLS-R Assessment Kit

ABLLS-R Assessment Kit

Elevate your assessment experience with the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS-R) Resource Kit. This comprehensive kit serves as an invaluable tool to gauge your student's functional level, establish future goals, and monitor progress. While the ABLLS-R assessment is excellent, the challenge lies in gathering and organizing the necessary materials.Our resource kit streamlines the implementation of ABLLS-R, making it easier and more efficient for you. Featuring color-coordina
Preview of Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
Preview of Map Skills Scavenger Hunt + Free BOOM Cards

Map Skills Scavenger Hunt + Free BOOM Cards

Created by
Ann Fausnight
This 20-question scavenger hunt (task card activity) reviews and practices map skills, vocabulary, and terms. (2 cards have been added for use by Canadian teachers.)This Product Includes:• cover card for organizing and storing scavenger hunt • 20 colorful cards providing practice with map skills vocabulary and using maps• alternate cards have been added using a map of Canada for cards 13 and 14, instead of a map of the United States.• 20 b/w cards• crossword puzzle (2 formats for differentiation
Preview of Task Box Bundle for Special Education

Task Box Bundle for Special Education

Are you looking to set up an engaging, content-packed task box system in your special education class? Do you need instruction in multiple areas for your students to target a variety of goals? This task box bundle provides engaging content in 9 different areas for your students including reading, math, life skills, science, social studies, errorless and so much more! What will I get with this bundle?This bundle includes over 200 task card sets in the following content areas.Math Task CardsReadin
Preview of Cup Stacking Challenge Cards

Cup Stacking Challenge Cards

Created by
Heaps of Firsts
Grab these Cup Stacking Challenge Cards for endless classroom fun and engagement.Indoor Recess? perfect!Relay Race in P.E.? you bet!S.T.E.M. Activity? for sure!Need to boost student problem solving? you know it!What's Included:• 50 Illustrated Challenge Cards• Interactive PDF Full Page CardsEXTRA: Valentine Heart Cup Stacking ChallengesHow To Use:These challenge cards can be used several different ways. Ultimately, use these cards in a way that works best in your classroom and for your students.
Preview of Math Task Boxes for Special Education

Math Task Boxes for Special Education

⭐Structure. Routine. Expectations.Are you a self-contained special education teacher? If so, I’m sure you know all about task boxes and how functional they can be to help your class run with routine and structure every day. This math task box bundle comes with a total of 65 task cards across 18 areas and is perfect for your students in the self-contained classroom. Check out the preview to see a sample of each set included! How can this help you in the classroom?It provides instructional routine
Preview of LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
Preview of Titanic Passenger Research Activity

Titanic Passenger Research Activity

Dig into history and research the passengers aboard the Titanic with this printable and digital reproduction of tickets aboard the Titanic! Use the interactive, Google Slides version to explore and research 36 different Titanic. Each of the 36 different tickets uses the real names of Titanic passengers. **This resource was COMPLETELY updated April 2021**What is included in this Titanic Passenger Tickets Research Activity?This activity comes in three versions (see the 'PREVIEW' for a visual of
Preview of Early Finishers Activities and Fast Finisher Activities

Early Finishers Activities and Fast Finisher Activities

These 60 Early Finishers Task Cards are a great way to answer the common classroom question, "I'm Done. Now What?" Perfect as challenges during Distance Learning. Creative thinking, sequencing, writing and cause and effect skills are taught through these engaging activities. This would be useful as an enrichment activity, or as a bonus reward for great effort by students. This would also be useful in a reliever or substitute teacher pack.Click HERE to SAVE over 12% with our Early Finishers Activ
Preview of MORE or LESS (Greater/Less Than) Task Cards “TASK BOX FILLER" for Autism

MORE or LESS (Greater/Less Than) Task Cards “TASK BOX FILLER" for Autism

Are your students learning more or less early math with visuals for counting pictures to find which group has more or less in order to compare sets of numbers?MORE or LESS (Greater/Less Than) Task Cards “TASK BOX FILLER” for Autism Do your students need visual support to learn the concept of more or less with up to 20 objects? If so, this Task Box Filler set provides one-on-one instruction or independent work for practicing “Which is more?” or “Which is less?”Perfect for visual learners! Real li
Preview of STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World

STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World

Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
Preview of Copy Sentences | Trace-Copy-Write for Fine Motor Skills TASK BOX FILLER

Copy Sentences | Trace-Copy-Write for Fine Motor Skills TASK BOX FILLER

Does your student have an IEP Goal related to copying sentences? This set of writing and fine motor skills activity task cards use real life pictures with THREE LEARNING LEVELS! For more complex learners or children who are working on tracing letters or words, Level 1 is the suggested starting point. Level 2 includes guided spacing for words and Level 3 is to copy the sentence within the given boundaries with correct letter formation.***Please view our BUNDLES section of our TpT store for additi
Preview of Life Skills Task Boxes for Special Education

Life Skills Task Boxes for Special Education

⭐Are you a self-contained special education teacher? If so, you know how important it is to have routine and structure every single day in your classroom. Task boxes are a great way to set up systematic routines for your students. These life skills task boxes cover a wide variety of skills. I have included sets using both real photos and clip art images. These sets come in multiple formats (multiple choice and find the answer) to ensure that all of your students can participate! The "find the an
Preview of Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts

Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts

The following holiday challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as holiday gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use.To complete the Hashtag Block challenge cards, students will only need about 30 bl
Preview of Inferencing and Perspective-Taking Task Cards w/ Real Photos for Speech Therapy

Inferencing and Perspective-Taking Task Cards w/ Real Photos for Speech Therapy

Help students practice the skills of inferencing and perspective-taking using real, functional photos! These two motivating sets of 55+ cards (113 total) target the following areas:Identify feelings and emotions through facial expressions and body gesturesEvaluate background clues to determine the settingPredict what may happen in the futurePredict what may have happened prior to the photograph being takenUse critical thinking to answer WH questionsProblem solve through various scenariosApply in
Preview of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 105 Question Stem Cards MATH EDITION

Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 105 Question Stem Cards MATH EDITION

Created by
2fulbrighthugs
***************************************************************************** With the new assessments coming into play, students will be expected to answer more complex questions. Are your students answering higher-order questions properly and regularly? If not, use these questioning stems to get kids thinking more deeply about their learning. This set of DOK Level 1-4 cards, makes it easy to scroll through and select various levels of questions before, during, and after instruction. They are
Preview of Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards

Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards

Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As
Preview of Upper Elementary Counseling: What Are Things I Can & Things I Can't Control

Upper Elementary Counseling: What Are Things I Can & Things I Can't Control

This counseling tool teaches upper elementary students how to identify things that are within their control or that are outside of their control. This can help students with anxiety, self-control, anger, and issues with accepting personal responsibility. This packet of a poster, a worksheet, and two different sets of task cards will provide for great discussion for small groups or can be used individually. This product is a part of the Elementary Control Bundle *******************************
Preview of WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport

WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport

Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
Preview of Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Looking for an engaging math center for the fall? This set of pattern block puzzles will keep students eager to learn and explore shapes all year long! This set is for Autumn (November) Choose from three differentiated levels to allow students to progress or for different ability levels. They make an awesome math center that keeps students attention while focusing on a challenge that they will enjoy!Grab the whole year long bundle and change out the centers each month of the year!Included in thi
Preview of Boom Cards Social Skills Communication Conversation Bundle Elementary

Boom Cards Social Skills Communication Conversation Bundle Elementary

Boom Cards for social skills are no print digital task cards that are interactive. Your students will love working on conversation skills in this format. In this bundle for elementary students, you will receive 4 sets of Boom Cards for teaching conversation skills! Check out the four video previews for each product on the product page. All decks in this bundle:are geared for K-4. audio directions,navigational arrows and/or home page,slides that teach the skill, andreal photographs, andtiers
Preview of Non identical matching picture cards for autism and special education

Non identical matching picture cards for autism and special education

Created by
Spectacokids
Non-identical matching picture cards for Autism, Special Ed, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and ESL. This pack includes 292 cards (80 items/targets with 3-4 exemplars for each ).Visual Discrimination is the ability of the child to be aware of the distinctive features of forms including shape, orientation, size, and color. Non identical matching is understanding that items can be the same but look different and this is an important skill. The pictures are photographs of
Preview of Georgia Third Grade Social Studies BIG Bundle (Meets New GSE's)

Georgia Third Grade Social Studies BIG Bundle (Meets New GSE's)

This BIG Bundle contains over 475 pages and meets all the requirements for Georgia's Third Grade Social Studies Standards of Excellence beginning in the 2017-18 school year. These units are bundled together to save you 30%.Units include:Map SkillsEarly American Indian CulturesEuropean Explorers to North AmericaColonial Life in America United States GovernmentEconomicsEach unit includes: Student Tab BookletTeacher Tab Booklet 2-3 Student Foldables 24-40 Task CardsMini-postersMap PostersWord Wall
Preview of Open and Closed Syllables Decoding Multisyllabic Words Lists - Fluency Pyramids

Open and Closed Syllables Decoding Multisyllabic Words Lists - Fluency Pyramids

If your students are needing practice decoding multisyllabic words like open and closed syllables and other 6 syllable types, these word pyramids - triangles are the perfect bundle for them! The word pyramids provide the decoding and fluency practice while the comprehension task cards allow them to apply their decoding skills and build their confidence! Classroom and reading intervention times just became so much more effective and engaging with these phonics and comprehension activities!This Op
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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.

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.