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Social studies resources for Google Apps on sale
My Community Unit (with Google Slides)
I had so much fun doing community unit with my students! Update: Now with Google SlidesThis unit includes:anchor chart pieces and student sheet (Communities have: people, places, activities)Fun in my community graphic organizerMy Community then and nowTypes of communities flip bookTypes of communities writing prompt (opinion writing)Sentence writing Community helpers graphic organizer: service they provideRead, Think, Match3 Reading passagesCommunity Scavenger hunt Fun in my community class book
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1st - 3rd
61 High Interest Low Level Reading ComprehensionPassages Bundle 1
61 Reading Passages with 61 Comprehension Assessments BUNDLE61 High Interest, Low Level reading passage for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school standards English Language Arts. This resource contains seven versions of the lessons:1. Form Fillable PDF for upload or email to students for digital distance learning. Works great for digital language arts centers as well.2. One Page PDF of Passages - for packets or
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Layers Of The Atmosphere: Interactive Google Slides + PPT Version + Worksheet
Layers Of The Atmosphere: Interactive Google Slides + PPT + Worksheet (Distance Learning)Interactive presentation & quiz on Layers of the atmosphere. Please view the powerpoint previewINTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on layers of the atmosphere. It can be used for distance learning and google classroom or within the classroom.Once downloaded: Please view the GOOGLE SLIDES/POWERPOINT IN 'PRESENT ▶️' modeWorksheet also included in ZIP file 'Parts of the atmosphere' .These are
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3rd - 8th
Titanic Activities Unit | Project Based Learning | Interactive Notebook, History
This Complete INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK on the RMS TITANIC offers a wealth of ENGLISH, HISTORY and RESEARCH ACTIVITIES for PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) either INDEPENDENTLY or as a WHOLE-CLASS project.It is FULLY EDITABLE and comes in DIGITAL and PRINT PDF versions. With NO PREP REQUIRED and has over 100 5-STAR⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ REVIEWS,Activities Include✔ Text Response Tasks✔ Titanic Timelines ✔ Fact Vs. Opinion✔ A variety of interactive Titanic Writing planners and templates✔ Digital Titanic Biography Response
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5th - 9th
Journalism Newspaper Article Project Digital & Printable Templates
Journalism Newspaper Article Project Templates are Digital on Google Slides and/or Powerpoint. They are great for any subjects such as History Projects, ELA Informational Writing, Science Discoveries and much more. Also included is a pdf version. Included in this product are the following:3 different Digital Template layouts for newspaper articles2 Sample Templates for students to visualize how they can present their research, article and pictures or advertisement.A quick guideline for the inv
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5th - 11th
Also included in: Journalism Bundle Newspaper Article Project Templates
Cold War, Putin, Zelensky, Ukraine- Why did Russia invade? Everything Explained
Want to teach your students about what is happening in Ukraine? This lesson will answer all the questions below for your students. This is a google document that can be edited as you see fit.Station 1: What was the Cold War?Station 2: Why did Russia invade Ukraine? Station 3: Who is Vladimir Putin?Station 4: What has been the effect on Ukraine? Station 5: Who is Volodymyr Zelensky?Station 6: How has the west responded?Station 7: What are different perspectives of the conflict?Station 8: What hap
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7th - 12th
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Propaganda Presentation (Google Slides, PowerPoint)
Now 40 Slides! Available in Google or PowerPoint! Updated, revised, expanded! Looking to build some knowledge of propaganda with your students? Look no further! This PPT includes notes on many different types of propaganda, but also includes beautiful images and interactive work for students to engage in. Easily adaptable for your own unique style. This is a visually engaging, entertaining presentation that will help your students learn the concept of propaganda. Examples from 1984, Anima
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Animal Farm Digital Bundle: Background, Symbolism, Propaganda, Quizzes
Label the Map - Continents and Oceans | Google Slides™ Drag & Drop Activity
Let your students have fun labeling Earth’s 7 continents and 5 oceans with this interactive mapping Google Slides™ Drag & Drop Activity. The digital resource comes with 6 different assignments all-in-one, as well as two different color schemes. The activity is designed for Google Classroom users, but can ALSO be downloaded, printed and used as a handout in the classroom. Pick and choose what best serves your classroom. Click HERE if you want a cut and paste version of the same activity with
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The American Dream PowerPoint, Google Slides: Digital Lesson
Perfect for in-class or distance learning! Now 37 slides! "The American Dream" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful concept to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this PowerPoint are the following: background information, written response questions, notes, connections to literature, and more! Great for American literature classes as well of social studi
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6th - 12th
COMPLETE CRASH COURSE Black American History Series Google Forms Quiz Bundle
These are GOOGLE FORMS quizzes and printable PDF worksheets for 51 CRASH COURSE BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY VIDEOS. Each product includes:2 Differentiated Versions of the QuizEasy Version (With a Word Bank)Harder Version (Without a Word Bank)These quizzes can be used as a video guide to hold students accountable as they watch the video. It can also be used as a video quiz to assess student learning or as part of homework. These quizzes can be assigned to your GOOGLE CLASSROOM for DISTANCE LEARNING.T
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain- A Google Slides Activity
Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain- A Google Slides ActivityThis is a primary source activity where students examine Columbus' letters, watch 2 short videos on what Columbus Days means, and then get to decide if Columbus was a hero or villain, based on EVIDENCE! This is an ELA teacher's dream even though it is a Social Studies activity! Because it takes students through the process of seeing both sides but ultimately deciding and WRITING their opinion.I always look forward to this activity be
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: World History Interactive Notebook Bundle!
The Things They Carried Lesson: PowerPoint, Google Slides
Great for introducing or reviewing Tim O'Brien's masterpiece, The Things They Carried! Introduce your students to The Things They Carried through this visually stunning PowerPoint presentation. Packed with information that will get your students excited about reading this powerful book on the Vietnam War. Included in this Powerpoint presentation are the following: general information on the author, background information on the novel, an overview of the novel's main points, literary focus, and e
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Five Major World Religions: TEDEd Video Viewing Guide
NOW COMPATIBLE WITH GOOGLE SLIDES!*Perfect for print-and-go sub plans!Use this viewing guide along with the TEDed video called "The Five Major World Religions." These questions ask students to analyze the information in the video along with the Themes of History including geography, culture, economics, government, belief systems, and science and technology.This is a higher-level thinking assignments perfect for enrichment in the middle grades, and grade-level analysis at the high school level.Do
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6th - 12th
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Black History Month Activities for Google & Seesaw Bundle + FREE Spanish
SAVE BIG with this 9 pack MEGA BUNDLE! Engage your students with these interactive Black History Month activities. These digital Black History Month units are great for teaching about the lives of historical figures and the civil rights movement during Black History Month. Each pack includes 12 illustrated vocabulary terms with kid-friendly definitions, 4 informational nonfiction texts and a variety of interactive activities. It is available in PowerPoint, Google Slides and in Seesaw. They have
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K - 2nd
Reconstruction DBQ Stations: Black Codes, Sharecropping, Lost Cause, Jim Crow
Why do so many American students mistakenly believe the Civil War was about states rights? Why do so many Americans fly the Confederate flag as a symbol of southern pride when the Confederacy broke from the Union and started a Civil War? Were formerly enslaved African Americans really free after the Civil War? These are difficult questions that will be answered in this student centered Reconstruction stations activity. Teach the horrors of Reconstruction using primary source documents so student
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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COMPLETE CRASH COURSE World Mythology Series Video Quiz Google Forms Bundle
These are GOOGLE FORMS quizzes and printable PDF worksheets for 41 CRASH COURSE WORLD MYTHOLOGY VIDEOS. Each product includes:2 Differentiated Versions of the QuizEasy Version (With a Word Bank)Harder Version (Without a Word Bank)These quizzes can be used as a video guide to hold students accountable as they watch the video. It can also be used as a video quiz to assess student learning or as part of homework. These quizzes can be assigned to your GOOGLE CLASSROOM for DISTANCE LEARNING.The GOOG
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6th - 12th
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Layers and Parts of the Earth Powerpoint: Crust | Mantle | Inner and Outer Core
Layers of the Earth: Parts Of The Earth Interactive Google Slides + Powerpoint + Printable WorksheetInteractive presentation & quiz on parts of the Earth. Please view the video and PDF preview to get a better understanding of this product.INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on layers of the Earth. It can be used for distance learning and google classroom or within the classroom.Once downloaded: Please view the GOOGLE SLIDES/POWERPOINT IN 'PRESENT ▶️' modeWorksheet also include
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3rd - 6th
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Imperialism Application Activity With Avatar (the movie)
Imperialism Concept Application Activity With AvatarAre your kids struggling with the application of imperialism/colonization? The easiest way to get them to understand imperialism (after teaching) is to watch the movie Avatar! I look forward to this unit every year because it is truly my favorite SS unit and I get the most "ah ha" moments out of my kids! Application is hard, especially with a unit like imperialism. And as a result, my students ALWAYS ask, why should I care about something t
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: World History Interactive Notebook Bundle!
COMPLETE CRASH COURSE US History Series Self-Grading Quiz Google Forms Bundle
These are GOOGLE FORMS quizzes and printable PDF worksheets for 47 CRASH COURSE US HISTORY VIDEOS. Each product includes:2 Differentiated Versions of the QuizEasy Version (With a Word Bank)Harder Version (Without a Word Bank)These quizzes can be used as a video guide to hold students accountable as they watch the video. It can also be used as a video quiz to assess student learning or as part of homework. These quizzes can be assigned to your GOOGLE CLASSROOM for DISTANCE LEARNING.The GOOGLE FO
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Martin Luther King Jr Activities for Google & Seesaw + FREE Spanish
Engage your students with these interactive Martin Luther King Jr. activities. This digital MLK Jr. unit is great for teaching about the life of MLK and the civil rights movement during Black History month. It includes 12 illustrated vocabulary terms with kid-friendly definitions, 4 informational nonfiction texts and a variety of interactive activities. It is available in PowerPoint, Google Slides and in Seesaw. It has been preloaded into Google Drive for teachers who use Google Apps or Google C
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Black History Month Activities for Google & Seesaw Bundle + FREE Spanish
COMPLETE CRASH COURSE Economics Series Self-Grading Quiz Google Forms Bundle
These are GOOGLE FORMS quizzes and printable PDF worksheets for 35 CRASH COURSE ECONOMICS VIDEOS. Each product includes:2 Differentiated Versions of the QuizEasy Version (With a Word Bank)Harder Version (Without a Word Bank)These quizzes can be used as a video guide to hold students accountable as they watch the video. It can also be used as a video quiz to assess student learning or as part of homework. These quizzes can be assigned to your GOOGLE CLASSROOM for DISTANCE LEARNING.The GOOGLE FOR
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Nationalism Congress Vienna Italian & German Unification Stations & Case Study
Essential Question: Was nationalism a positive force in shaping world events?Print & Go! Everything is done for you! These are a Google documents that can edited and changed as you see fit.Change your World history class. Throw out the textbook to instead teach with different engaging sources. This complete Nationalism Unit takes boring readings and turns them into stations activities and case studies, making them more memorable. In this lesson students will study the history of nationalism
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7th - 12th
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Google My Maps Tutorial Activity
With My Maps, you can:• Create a map• Draw lines, shapes, or placemarks on the map• Import data including addresses and place names• Organize your map with layers to hide or show different kinds of content• Style your content with different colors, placemark icons, and line widthsThis lesson includes screen shots and instruction bubbles to show teachers and students how to use Google My Maps. This resource also contains an activity where students will be able to practice using My Maps to plot lo
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5th - 10th
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Memorial Day Digital Activities for Google and Seesaw + FREE Spanish
Engage your students with these interactive Memorial Day activities. This digital Memorial Day unit is great for teaching about the holiday in the spring. It includes 12 illustrated vocabulary terms with kid-friendly definitions, 4 informational nonfiction texts and a variety of interactive activities. It is available in PowerPoint, Google Slides and in Seesaw. It has been preloaded into Google Drive for teachers who use Google Apps or Google Classroom. It has also been preloaded into Seesaw as
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Spring Digital Activities for Google and Seesaw Bundle + FREE Spanish
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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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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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