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12th grade social studies task cards for Gifted and Talented
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
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K - 12th
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Spanish Speaking Countries BUNDLE Project Maps Flip Book Quizzes + DIGITAL
This money-saving bundle has everything you need to teach the Spanish-speaking countries, their locations, and capitals! Includes maps, quizzes, project, activities, and more! Save over 30% on this bundle of the following items:Spanish-Speaking Countries Flip BookNo cut, no waste, 6 page / 3 pieces of paper printable flip bookDigital flip book in Google Slides for paperless or distance learningWestern Europe map to label SpainWest Africa map to label Equatorial GuineaCentral America / North Am
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6th - 12th
Creative Thinking Task Cards Word Links 128 Lateral Critical Thinking Puzzles
Use these 126 critical thinking cards to help your students gain fluency with lateral thinking. Similar to the board game, TriBonds, each card requires students to come up with one word that links the three words on each card together. For example, the words, “camp,” “place,” and “wild,” are linked by the word “fire.” These cards can be used by students from grade four all the way to adults (try them yourself!).WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:128 Task Cards (prints 6 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording
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2nd - 12th
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BUNDLED September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes- Unit 1 Government
**Save 40%** Need extra independent tasks to pair with Unique Learning System (ULS) lessons? I’ve got you covered! These interactive independent task boxes & work stations use Symbolstix images to coordinate with the Unique Learning System (ULS) September Unit 1--Government Rules & Laws. **monthly digital versions coming soon!**This file includes:* addition task cards (1-10) with worksheet* subtraction task cards (1-10) with worksheet * tens frames 1-10* tens frames to 1-20* tens frames
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PreK - 12th
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AP Lit Skill Task Cards - AP English Literature Course & Exam Aligned
This AP English Literature Skills resource contains 130 task cards representing the Enduring Understandings and emphasized skills from the AP English Literature ® course and exam description. These task cards are available as printable materials or interactive Google Slides, perfect for digital learning. These AP Lit aligned task cards are printer-ready and include a color and black and white version. ⭐ What's Included in this AP Lit Skill Task Cards resource:Each of the 130 AP lit aligned task
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11th - 12th
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Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
Now includes Google Slides Access - One puzzle per slide - Buy the Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE with over 300 puzzles and save!!! Your students will enjoy this fun critical thinking activity. It's perfect for an enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a good challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers!THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:Plexer
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3rd - 12th
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GRAPES Lesson and Activities for History, Social Studies
These activities are perfect for providing students with the information they need to use the GRAPES acronym all year long in your history class! Use as as an introductory unit before studying your first civilization or historical time period. Great for building student interest in ancient history! Check preview for details! All digital versions are Google Slides resources.INCLUDED:Presentation: Introductory GRAPES presentation with 25+ slides including definitions, examples, graphics, and key
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5th - 12th
Also included in: GRAPES History Resource Bundle
Thinking like a Historian Task Cards Social Studies Primary Secondary Sources
Save by buying the bundle! ⇨ Historical Thinking Task Cards and PostersThese are 75 Task Cards to encourage Historical Thinking skills and Critical Thinking skills in your classroom. These task cards work with five historical thinking or reasoning skills - Sourcing, Point-of-View, Purpose, Context and Intended Audience. There are 15 cards for each skill, and they are differentiated into three levels. Therefore, the Level "A" cards can be used with middle school students, and the Level "B" and "C
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7th - 12th
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Historical Thinking Task Cards Posters for Social Studies Primary Sources BUNDLE
The bundle includes my Historical Thinking task cards and my Historical Thinking posters!The 75 Task Cards are made to encourage Historical Thinking skills and Critical Thinking skills in your classroom. These task cards work with five historical thinking or reasoning skills - Sourcing, Point-of-View, Purpose, Context and Intended Audience. There are 15 cards for each skill, and they are differentiated into three levels. Therefore, the Level "A" cards can be used with middle school students, and
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7th - 12th
Vocational Stocking Practice with Personal Care Products Work Task Box Activity
Vocational Skills are important! Making them functional, purposeful and relatable take it to the next level! Here is the complete vocational skills set-up to create a vocational stocking practice with a store front in your vocational classroom or any worked based classroom. Great for autism to other students working on their vocational goals! Contrary to Pinterest pictures, you don't have to create a complete store front wall to complete this task! Check out the pictures for other ideas on h
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Special Education Vocational Stocking Practice Work Tasks BUNDLE
BRAIN TEASERS - FULL YEAR Pack of Daily RIDDLE CARDS
BACK TO SCHOOL BRAIN TEASERS - FULL YEAR Pack of Daily RIDDLE CARDS This full year pack of daily riddle cards will keep your students guessing all school year long! These are designed in task card form. I love to use these as a morning bell-ringer to get their minds thinking, or as brain breaks! Could also be used as a scoot, or small group activity with a few at a time! 132 total riddle cards included with answers! Are you following me? ALL items are 50% off for the first 24 hours AND FLASH 24
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3rd - 12th
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Ethical Dilemmas | Moral Dilemmas | Ethics | Activity Cards
Ethical and moral dilemmas are excellent ways to develop student empathy, social awareness and critical thinking skills. Students are able to consider their responses to each scenario and reflect upon the personal values that contribute to their stance.This packet includes 40 stand-alone situations which need personal ethical and moral judgements. Having used these cards in my own classrooms, they generate significant discussion and allow students to make connections they had previously not cons
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9th - 12th
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Bank and Account Types - Learning Walk | Discovery Station Task Cards
Are you looking for a way to make learning about banking a bit more exciting for your students. I know I have struggled with making banks, credit unions, and the different types of accounts interactive and fun for the students in the past. This activity has given my students a way to learn that engages them and also shows them the kind of research they should be looking at before making any buying decisions, including about their financial institution. In this resource you get:13 printable stati
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: All Things Banking | Bundle
Social Studies Mega Bulletin Board Bundle
This Mega Bundle includes ALL of my best-selling Social Studies Bulletin Boards!"Be an Upstander" Interactive Bulletin BoardThis resource is appropriate for middle and high school students. 30 cards are included in this resource including terminology (stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, bystander, upstander, change agent, implicit bias), 12 quote/task cards from upstanders in history, and more!An instruction sheet with teaching tips and "Upstander Response Cards" are also included in this re
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Sphero Card Set Bundle 1
This bundle includes the following sphero card sets:Sphero MazeSphero Simon SaysSphero Basics: ControlsSphero Basics: ActionsEach activity is formatted into cards. This product has also been modified to include a full page for each slide to use for projection.Great resource for creating a STEM challenge kit for your classroom! This bundle of card sets will walk students through basic controls using a sphero but will also guide students through a few fun activities like creating a maze (followin
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3rd - 12th
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3-5-ETS1-3
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Debate Learning Stations
Debating can be difficult for students. Often, we end up witnessing poor debates because student didn't put enough effort into preparing thorough and engaging arguments. These debate stations are designed to give them the guidance and focus they need to do just that.NOTE: These stations are for skill building & planning and do not provide lessons on debating. If you would like lessons that introduce the specifics of debating procedure, check out Debating Lesson Plans & Activities.This re
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Learning Stations Mega Bundle
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: PowerPoint & Activity: Canada's Charter
Included is an extensive PowerPoint on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, along with activities/discussion that encourage students to critically think about Canada's charter.PowerPoint:* Bringing the concept of guaranteed rights and freedoms to a level that all students can understand - Class discussion about having a pizza party where only some students are allowed to vote for what pizzas are ordered (e.g. only girls, or only students with brown eyes). If the teacher decides to discrim
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6th - 12th
Business Math Activity Bundle
Make math meaningful with these 6 real-world applications. Whether you are teaching a whole course on Business Math or looking to integrate cross-curricular math skills into your business curriculum, this bundle provides 6 engaging activities that cover: stock market, business cycle, insurance, budgeting, unit price, and financial forecasting. Math skills used in these activities include: -Bar, line, and pie charts-Percentages of a total-Calculating net profit/loss-Calculating stock purchases, c
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8th - 12th
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BEST OF WOULD YOU RATHER | CONVERSATION STARTERS | CLASS MEETINGS
These are not silly Would You Rather questions. They are intended for more thought-provoking discussions to help your students gain more insight as they reflect and share with one another. And... it's fun!COMMENTS FROM BUYERS: • It's a great resource to have for morning meetings. A few days ago I asked, "Would you rather end hunger or end hatred?" Heard from another teacher today that the kids were still discussing the question when they arrived in her class later that day. It definitely had
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4th - 12th
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Immigration Story Cards: Push and Pull Factors
This resource contains 24 cards which each tell an immigrant’s story. Most of the people on the cards are fictional. However, the push and pull factors given are based on historical events that caused waves of immigration. Students will read the stories and decide whether they are an example of a push factor or a pull factor. These cards can be used in several ways: Class discussionWorkstationScavenger HuntScootHuman TimelineStudents should already have been introduced to push and pull factors b
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Geography Skills Review Centers Activity
Need to review basic Geography skills? Looking for an engaging resource to review those Geography skills?Use this 26 page Geography Skills Review Centers Activity to help your students review the basic Geography skills that are so vital for any Social Studies course. Open the Preview to see the complete product.Set includes 4 skills review cards on each of the following topics:ChartsGraphsMapsInformational TextsEach card provides 5 questions to guide students in the analysis of the informationa
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3rd - 12th
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Night by Elie Wiesel Reading Journal & Task Card Activity Set WWII Holocaust WW2
Night by Elie Wiesel Reading Journal and Task Card Activity Set -- Examine Night by Elie Wiesel with this interactive unit set. Read for content, respond to writing prompts for student engagement, and review key features with various task card sets and the student journal.Includes:9 Page Reading Journal 16 Reading Response Prompt Task Cards20 Vocabulary Cards w/Definitions12 Theme Task Cards8 Image Analysis Task Cards3 Essay Writing Prompts35 Total full pages to print.Addresses the following:Key
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes (SPED, Autism)
Need extra independent tasks to pair with ULS lessons? I’ve got you covered! These task boxes use Symbolstix images to coordinate with the Unique Learning System (ULS) September Units on Government. Tasks Included:* Beginning Sounds* Unit Vocabulary* American Symbols* Counting 1-20* Pattern Completion* What Doesn't Belong?* Solve It- Addition to 10* Unit Letter Match-ups* Time to the Hour* Spelling Lists (Build It)BONUS FREEBIE
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PreK - 12th
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Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles Brain Teasers Set 1 - Google Slides Access Included!
Google Slides Access now INLCUDED!! - Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles are a fun critical thinking activity that your students will love! This is a perfect enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a fun challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers! THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:160 Plexer "Rebus" word puzzle cardsStudent Response SheetsAnswer Key wi
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
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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.
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