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2nd grade Back to School social studies resources for Easel Activities and for special education
Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages
Cursive writing is an important part of a student's writing journey! These cursive handwriting practice activities will not only have your students improving their handwriting skills, they’ll also be learning creative expression and having tons of fun.✏️If you're looking for cursive practice pages, look no further. This pack has over 120 pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students print cursive beautifully! It's been used by over 12,000+ teachers all over the world and will
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2nd - 5th
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Counting Money Worksheets 2nd Grade Money Math Activities Dollar Coin Counting
You will download no prep counting money worksheets for your 2nd grade, 3rd grade, ESL, and special education math students to practice counting coins and dollars using visual models up to $5.00. Money math activities include fun cut and paste, matching, and true or false. There are lots of opportunities for practice and review counting money skills with 28 students pages!☛ Please click HERE to see a fun bundle of counting money activities.Please click the PREVIEW to see all of the money math ac
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1st - 3rd
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Budget Worksheets - Do you have Enough Money? Life Skill Math for Special Ed
This budgeting resource contains 130+ pages to help teach basic budgeting skills for special education classrooms. Includes differentiated worksheets and various levels to challenge each student individually. A teaching poster is included, as well as individual student sized cards to help them practice this skill, and 3 different types of leveled worksheets as well!Worksheets include:Determining what's in your budget using a number line (0-5, 0-10, 0-20, and 0-100)Is this price in your budget? G
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PreK - 12th
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All About Me Worksheets First Day/Week of School Getting to Know You Activities
Are you looking to create a warm and inclusive classroom atmosphere right from the first day of school? Look no further! This All About Me resource will help you build strong connections with your students and lay the foundation for a successful year ahead. These getting-to-know-you activities will encourage your students to share their interests, aspirations, and unique personalities. Build strong relationships and establish a sense of connection and rapport from day one with this easy-to-use r
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Back to School Fun Activities Bundle for the First Day of School
Class Reward | Incentive Chart | Whole Group Incentive Jar| Boho Themed
Are you looking for an easy-to-use whole-class incentive system? Use this printable smiley jar incentive chart as part of your classroom management plan. This incentive jar will reinforce positive behavior and provide a visual cue to your students. These BOHO color-themed Smileys will match any class decor.Now available in two b/w text options.You can use this in multiple ways. Whole group: give your class smileys when they receive whole group compliments, do an extraordinary job at activities
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K - 3rd
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Articulation Activities Speech Therapy Say and Find
Make articulation practice fun with these engaging, hands-on seek and find activities to work on all of your student's speech sounds! This set includes 24 different sounds with three pages of search and find activities for each articulation target. Quick and easy print and go make these articulation activities perfect for work during speech therapy sessions or to send home with students for extra practice!Students will love practicing their articulation words using these fun seek and find colori
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PreK - 3rd
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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activity
Want a meaningful back to school activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their teacher after listening to the story. The pages can be copied and stapled together in a packet, or however you might choose to bind them. You can use all of the pages provided, or just pick and choose specific ones you want to inclu
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activities Bundle
Digital Calendar Math - for Google Slides, PowerPoint, & Lumio - Calendar Math
Use this digital calendar math in your primary classroom setting or for remote learning. Pre-loaded onto Google Slides, PowerPoint, Easel by TPT, and Lumio by SMART. Also includes a printable practice sheet for students to practice/reinforce skills. Replace your wall calendar and save bulletin board space by doing all your calendar math digitally! This is a fun and interactive way to do calendar with students digitally each day. It is easy to customize the slides to meet the needs of your clas
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PreK - 2nd
3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Activity - Back to School Math Mystery Math
Back to School Math Mystery: the Case of The School Invaders -3rd Grade Edition.Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky, slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! Easy prep!Printable PDF - print, copy, solve!Digital worksheets with Google Slides or EASEL⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case!CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO HOOK! or check out in the preview section.⭐Due to several requests, now there is the option to use a v
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Math Mysteries Holiday Bundle: Fun Math Review Activities
3 Branches of Government Activity | Interactive Notebook | Google Slides
This BEST SELLING interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about our 3 branches of U.S. government! These 3 branches of government activities will not only have your students learning the importance of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, they’ll also be learning about check and balances in detail.This 3 branches of government resource has over 80+ pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students become government scholars. I also love the
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle
Emergency Sub Plans 2nd Grade Substitute Teacher Binder No Prep Plans For Fall
Looking for emergency sub plans to fill your sub tub this year? Emergency sub packets are there for you when you are just too sick to go into work. This set of common core aligned substitute plans makes being out easy for you and for your guest teacher. Just print and go! No more staying up all night writing plans when you are sick! This resource includes 4 complete days of sub-plan packets suitable for a 1st or 2nd-grade classroom. Download the preview for an in-depth look into this time-saving
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1st - 2nd
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Answering WH Questions with Visuals - Speech Therapy - Autism -Special Education
Do your students benefit from the use of visuals? These bestselling WH Questions speech therapy cards include who, what, when, where, and why questions with visuals. There are 10 cards for each type of question, for a total of 50 WH questions with visuals. Cards include visuals to support comprehension of the question as well as to provide visual answer choices, making this activity accessible for both verbal and non-verbal students. **Note: This resource is included in my best-selling Speech Th
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PreK - 2nd
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ALL ABOUT ME Poster Activity for Back to School with Writing and Drawing Options
This all about me writing and art activity is a fun, creative, and engaging back to school project. Students are free to complete this all about me activity with as little or as much writing as they like, allowing for maximum differentiation. The display you can create with these all about me posters will impress parents and showcase your students' personalities.This All About Me activity is simple enough for students to complete independently and entertaining enough to hold their attention, wh
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle
Fractions on a Number Line Equivalent Comparing Worksheets 3rd Grade Math Review
You will download a 3rd grade math review worksheet packet for your 3rd grade and special education math students to practice fractions on a number line, fractions with visual models, comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, mixed numbers, word problems, fraction walls, and more. These 3rd grade math review worksheets will work well for your early finishers, morning work, bell ringers, review homework, station or center activities, formative assessments, independent work packet, emergency sub
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2nd - 3rd
Constitution Day and Bill of Rights Activities and Worksheets
Make learning fun for your students while teaching them about the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Constitution Day. These activities and worksheets help students learn about these important U.S. documents. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. Digital activity included using Easel by TpT.These activities can be used during whole group instruction, independent work, and center time. Easy-to-use activity sheets with clear directions and answer keys
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Also included in: U.S. History Activities and Worksheets Bundle | American History
First Week of School and First Day of School Second Grade
First week of school activities for Second Grade / Grade Two. These are great first week of school activities to use throughout the first day and the first week (and maybe second) of school! Start your back to school time being organized and ready to "hit the ground running!" This is the Second-Grade version of my top-selling First Week of First Grade resource. Some of the activities are the same, but most are new or modified to meet the needs of a Second Grade classroom. *Please note: it is im
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2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle of Essentials
Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters and Activities Pennants
Looking for a unique way to commemorate Black History Month in your classroom? Take your educational approach to the next level this February with these Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters and Activities.If you've only been discussing the usual figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman, it's time to expand your students' horizons. This Black History Month Project delves into the lives and contributions of up to 123 different influential Black America
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters Activities BUNDLE
Behavior Contingency Maps
Unleash the power of visual representation with this Contingency Behavior Maps packet, an indispensable tool for guiding students toward appropriate behaviors. Featuring 15 pre-made behavior maps for common classroom situations, this resource empowers educators and parents alike. What sets this packet apart is its flexibility—customize an interactive behavior map for any scenario, ensuring relevance to every child and classroom. With over 60 options for behaviors and reinforcers, the velcroed an
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PreK - 3rd
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13 Colonies Activities & Unit: Passages Worksheets Maps Colonial Times Project
Take a step back to Colonial America with these fun 13 Colonies activities. Students will enjoy learning about life in 13 Colonies with this COMPLETE unit that includes three different levels of reading passages, organizers, map activities, unit test, a flipbook, vocabulary posters, and so much more! The passages focus on each region related to people, natural resources, climate, daily life, crops, houses, schooling, and economy. There are reading passages and activities for three different reg
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2nd - 5th
Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
Problem Solving Social Skills Scenarios, Problems Solutions Perspective Taking
Problem solving and social skills stories, problem size, solutions, common problems and more are included in this set. There are 80 unique problem solving and solution scenarios for critical thinking.Open response questions and multiple choice questions are included in every story! You will receive problem size and common problem teaching pages, as well as multiple examples.⭐️ 80 Problem Solving Stories80 unique problem scenariosMultiple choice question for every story2 open response exercises f
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2nd - 5th
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Big Picture Scenes: Wh- Question Cards + BOOM Cards! + NO PRINT/Digital PDF
This product includes 44 printable cards, a new Boom Card* option, and a NO Print PDF option. I have also added a NEW set: Big Picture Scenes 2: Includes 18 new scenes, click here to view.Each card has a beautiful illustration and 5 to 8 questions, which include a mixture of: wh- questions, logical questions, inferences, predictions, and/or personal questions. See the preview for examples.The student is to verbally answer the questions.If you have any problems printing, try checking "Print As Im
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PreK - 6th
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Getting to Know You Activities All About Me Back to School
Getting to know you activities for back to school. Building a strong classroom community is critical to having a successful school year. Take those Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade Back to School jitters and replace them with Fun and Interactive Activities for the first week of school. Full of Community Building, Teamwork, Growth Mindset, and Getting to Know You activities, this resource is sure to help your students start the school year off with excitement and anticipation!50 Pages o
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Back to School Activities BUNDLE
Mindfulness Activities | Mindful SEL Calm Coloring Pages Printables for Kids
Looking for no-prep, one-of-a-kind mindful coloring pages to support anxiety and stress in first grade, second grade, third grade classes and small counseling groups? These printable social-emotional learning activities are must-haves to foster self-regulation, growth mindset and positive self-esteem. These coloring activity page printables are the perfect addition to your calm corners, for mindful morning entry or as meaningful early finishers.Click here to save by buying the GROWING BUNDLE of
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Mindfulness Lessons Breathing Cards and Activities Bundle for Counseling
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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.
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