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Free social studies resources for GATE
Depth and Complexity Icons Guide (Thinking Prompts/GATE)
How to Use! Use these icons as thinking prompts to guide a topic.Great for use in all subject areas. Examples: Read Aloud Storiesinformative textsanthologiesfictionnon-fictionScienceSocial StudiesProjects
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2nd - 8th
Western Expansion Logic Puzzle FREEBIE!! Chuckwagon Chili Challenge
Looking to engage your students with some fun deductive logic and critical thinking challenges?Explore the Wild West and Chuckwagon Cooking with this Westward Expansion-themed logic puzzle from GATER Educator.This logic puzzle is designed to challenge upper elementary students and is perfect for Literacy Center seat work, homework, early finishers or sub plans.Looking for specific GIFTED and TALENTED ACTIVITIES? Click the link belowGifted and Talented Activities for the ClassroomDo your students
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4th - 6th
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FREE States Choice Board Menu for Differentiation Enrichment and Early Finishers
Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep States Choice Board? Choice boards / menu boards / tic-tac-toe boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! This choice board is perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital versions are both included, and it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Teaching TipsChoice Board Folder CoversStudent Pages for Each Choice Board A
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2nd - 5th
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Civil Rights Movement Research Project Gifted Students Enrichment PBL
Are you looking for a student drive project for your gifted (AIG) students? In this resource, students will research 5 prominent historical figures from the Civil Rights Movement. They will then create a project demonstrating what they learned. This resource includes ideas for online resources students can use but you can easily use your own resources for students to use.This resource is perfect for your AIG and/or gifted students as it includes broad ideas, openness and student choice. What is
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4th - 6th
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Ancient Greece - FULL UNIT
History, architecture, gods, goddesses, myths, monsters, art, Olympics, and more in this unit about Ancient Greece! For more awesome, free resources, visit the Gifted Guide website.
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3rd - 7th
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Common Core RL.4.4: Ancient Greeks Who Became English Words
Common Core Reading Standard RL.4.4 : Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).Did you know the Ancient Greeks had such an influence on our world that some of their most famous citizens and heroes were adopted verbatim as words into the English language? Yes, there are some very common and useful English words that were created directly from the names of famous people in ancie
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4th - 8th
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FREE Choice Board Direction Posters for Early Finishers and Enrichment
Do you need choice board direction posters for your students who are early finishers, gifted, or in need of enrichment? These no-prep, printable, and digital choice board posters are excellent for distance learning and can be used with Google Slides™ or printed. Pair them with any choice board, and give your students the directions they need!Printable and digital versions are both included, so it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Three options for you to choose from:Digital Po
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2nd - 5th
May the Fourth STEM Mats - STEM Center for Building Bricks
May the 4th be with you! These ARE the STEM mats you are looking for. If you are searching for a STEM / space themed resource for May the 4th, this set is out of this ✨world✨!STEM Mats are so easy to set up in your classroom! If you like these please check out the other available sets (below).What You'll Get⭐ Instructions and sample images⭐ 3 May the 4th STEM Mats ⭐ Recording sheet⭐ Metric options and two color themesLearn MoreFor a detailed explanation of how to use STEM mats, please visit this
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1st - 5th
Also included in: STEM Activities and Makerspace Tasks for the Whole Year
Financial Literacy | Writing Prompt | Personal Finance | Opinon Writing
Help your students become proficient persuasive writers with this FREEBIE! Persuasive language is everywhere! Commercials, social media, movie ads and political speeches. Teaching persuasive writing and language is important and takes time and practice. Here’s an activity that supports persuasive writing by giving students a topic they can relate to, Financial Intelligence!What do your students already know about Financial Intelligence?If you’d like to give them a head start, check out this fun
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5th - 9th
Salem Witch Trials - FULL UNIT
Unit on the Salem Witch Trials where students learn about the people and the town, create their own mock trial, compare trials from then to today, and come up with alternative solutions. Visit Gifted Guide for more awesome, free resources.
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4th - 10th
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Ancient Civilizations Logic Puzzles FREE
These work sheets teach history using logic puzzles. The puzzles are intended to advance the students organizational and logic skills while also giving them knowledge of historical events. The attempt here is to teach across the curriculum using a fun format. Designed by Stephen Thompsen; a teacher with an in depth knowledge of history.You can buy the whole packet for $2.00-look for it listed beside this free offering.
Keywords: Logic, puzzles, ancient history and math, deductive reasoning.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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FREE Choice Board Teacher's Guide for Differentiation and Enrichment
Do you need engaging, no-prep resources for your students, including early finishers or students in need of enrichment? Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students! The Teacher's Guide to Using Choice Boards gives you details about why you should use choice boards, suggestions for how to use choice boards, and more!What Is Included in This Resource?Details about why to use choice boards Choice board folder cover optionsSuggestions for how to use choice board
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2nd - 5th
FREE Blood on the River Novel Choice Board Project
Harness students' creativity as they display their learning with this fun and engaging Blood on the River novel project! After reading the book, students will analyze the novel's plot, characters, conflicts, themes, and especially the historical context by creating a project of their choice - from a persuasive speech to a Jamestown newspaper to a piece of visual art. Whatever they choose, student will be challenged to write about different points of view and look at history with fresh eyes.If yo
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Plains Tribes Compare/Contrast Activity for Gifted Students and Enrichment
Increase critical thinking in your social studies and language arts curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will blossom as they research their choice of various Plains Indigenous Peoples Tribes to create a graphic organizer. Differentiation made easy...let me do the work for you! NOTE BEFORE BUYING: This product is one of 8 activities in my Indigenous Peoples Research Menu. Please check out full menu before purchase! Packet includes:• Teacher Tips • Teepee Graphic Organizer: V
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K - 8th
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The Stock Market Game Slideshow - FULL UNIT
The Stock Market Game is an awesome resource, but this makes it much easier and more convenient by putting all the lessons into a slideshow. You'll still need to have the original lessons from the site, but this will make them easy to display to students. Check out the Gifted Guide website for more awesome, free resources!
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5th - 10th
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FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language Arts
FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language ArtsIf they already know the alphabet, try posting this one above your whiteboard instead! It includes upper and lower case symbols, English (Latin) equivalences, and pronunciations. It prints in landscape format with two letters per page and fit just perfectly in a horizontal row over my board as traditional alphabet displays do--but with a real wow effect that makes everyone entering the room stop and actually look at the letters. Letters are
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Can You Pass the Ellis Island Immigrant Feature Profile Test?
The Feature Profile Test was a wooden block puzzle test administered to Ellis Island immigrants because IQ tests involved language translation issues. Instead, the Feature Profile Test became an instant nonverbal IQ assessment. The Feature Profile was made from wooden blocks that—if placed in the proper order—formed the profile of a human face.
According to the Smithsonian Magazine, this test was used at Ellis Island in the early 1900’s to keep out “feeble-minded” immigrants. The idea was th
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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FREE Sample - If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island - Immigration Book Study
The book, If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island, is an introduction to the journey immigrants made when America was young. This free sample of the book study will help guide students in learning what it would be like to be an immigrant coming to America. If you would like the complete packet, click here.Included in the complete packet is:Table of contentsStudent cover page13 worksheets withcomprehension questionstablesmatchingVenn diagramsmapsAnswers for every page4 templates for letter writ
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3rd - 4th
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Primary and Secondary Sources: Differentiated Assignment
This assignment requires students to define the differences between primary and secondary sources, analyze primary sources within a text, and research different kinds of bias that can be found in both primary and secondary sources. This assignment is organized into three sections. The first section employs the "Five Most Difficult" differentiation strategy, and students who master the five most difficult problems can quickly move on to more challenging sections of the assignment. This assignm
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5th - 9th
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Analyzing Opposing Viewpoints - Model United Nations Activity
Teach your students the skill of analyzing opposing viewpoints with this Model United Nations activity! Knowing how to effectively analyze and express an opinion different to one’s own is a critical skill for students. Particularly in Model UN, students are often asked to argue an opinion different than the one they personally hold. Through this introductory Model UN activity, students will be given the opportunity to do just that! In this activity, students will read an NPR article about a cont
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7th - 9th
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FREE President Rap/Song Research Mini-Project
Study Presidents with pizzazz...just in time for Presidents' Day! Your Gifted, advanced students, or fast finishers can compose their own musical masterpieces about any President through research and creativity! Perfect for enrichment or differentiation! Includes guidelines, and lower & upper grade music paper.
(NOTE: This is part of my larger Presidents with Pizzazz research menu packet with 8 activities....please check out that menu product with this link below!)
http://www.teacherspayt
Grades:
1st - 8th
Close Reading of Gettysburg Address
As an introductory lesson to memorizing the Gettysburg Address, I had my 6th grade readers complete a close read of the passage.
This frame incorporates the Icons of Depth of Complexity, but knowledge of the icons is not necessary to complete the lesson.
This frame is included in my Gettysburg Address bundle, which is FREE to download until Lincoln's Birthday!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gettysburg-Address-Memory-Activities-1666729
Also, find more detailed directions on how I
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6th - 10th
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FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Day Word Find K-12 (4 levels of difficulty)
This set of 4 different word finds for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is perfect for any grade level. This resource includes:1: 10x10 Word Find with Answer Key1: 15x15 Word Find with Answer Key1: 20x20 Word Find with Answer Key1: 30x30 Word Find with Answer KeyCheck out my other Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities here:Math Task Cards Middle School/Upper Elementary-Martin Luther King Jr. DayMartin Luther King Jr. Day Coloring Pages and PostersMartin Luther King Jr. Day Word Find and Reading Passa
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Not Grade Specific
15 15-Minute Leadership Lessons for Elementary Gifted Students
This leadership packet is a GATE enrichment resource. Leadership is a gifted goal in many states. Let me take the pressure of you with 15 high-level Leadership lessons.Have you always wanted to teach your top 10% leadership lessons? Now you have a great way to incorporate leadership activities into your classroom. This packet has everything.Included in the packet is:A pack of 15 15-minute, high level leadership lessons. Each one building on the previous lesson to cover all aspects of studen
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4th - 6th
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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.
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