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Calm Down Kit- Social Emotional Learning Strategies and Visual Supports
Calm Down Strategies for your classroom! This huge pack is filled of different supports for students with behavioral needs. All of the products can be printed, assembled and placed in a "Calm Down Kit" box for students to pull out when feeling overwhelmed or anxious. This calm down kit is full of visuals to help non-readers and emerging readers learn to cope with their emotions on their own!These visuals can be sent home to families on your caseload to help with distance learning and virtual
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Classroom Starter Kit- Discounted Bundle
Communication Book/Board Starter Kit- For Autism & Special Needs Students
This huge bundle is JUST what you need to start a communication system in any classroom or home. By utilizing visual supports to facilitate communication you can expand your students day so much more!This book has over 500 picture icons organized into 27 pages total! Each page has a visual tab so that it is easy to flip through the book. Using the images, this book is a great starting point for teachers/therapists that can be used in any classroom or home. The pages included in this communica
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MLA 9th Edition, MLA in-text citations & works cited, PDF & Google Drive
With the release of the MLA 9th Edition Handbook, the Modern Language Association updated and refined the rules for proper citations. Are you teaching the correct, most up-to-date version of in-text citations and works cited page formatting? With this 47-slide MLA overview lecture and package of helpful student handouts, your students will know exactly how to approach their citations for your class, standardized testing, and future college courses.Begin with the Prezi-based lecture (also downloa
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Serial Podcast Season One Unit Plan: True Crime Lesson Plans, AP ELA Activities
Serial Podcast Season One by Sarah Koenig is a fantastic way to teach literary nonfiction, rhetoric, bias, and the power of storytelling. This podcast is so engaging that even your most reluctant students will be enthralled with the true crime content! This Serial unit plan will provide you with literary nonfiction activities that help students analyze the production of the podcast, discuss bias from multiple angles, examine rhetoric from a real-world perspective, and so much more. All of these
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Functional Life Skills Curriculum BUNDLE {for students with special needs}
What Are Life Skills? Life skills must be taught to students in special education to help them become independent and successful. Life skills instruction combines academic, daily living, occupational, and interpersonal skills to teach students how to live and work in the community. Trying to find time in our busy school day to fit in these lessons are really hard but we can try and practice them at school and home!Use this resource as your Life Skills Curriculum. You can use the activities inclu
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Life Skills Practice Monthly Budget with Mock Paychecks, Bills, and Worksheets
I made this lesson for my students that needed to learn about receiving monthly paychecks and budgeting all items. This is great for students that aren't working yet, and don't have paychecks or bills, but may have them in the very near future.Your student can learn about hourly wages, gross income, net pay, income deductions, taxes, monthly bills (rent, Netflix, phone bills, etc), savings account, and much more. This packet includes:12 Paycheck Stubs (January to December)12 Sets of Bills (9 bi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Flags of the World: 270 World Flags - Clip Art Bundle
Flags of the World: 270 World Flags in a convenient clip art BUNDLE.This clip art set contains 270 flags from around the world in both color and black and white line art. (A total of 540 graphics!)All the world flags you'll need, conveniently bundled in one pack. There are flags for every letter of the alphabet, A - Z, with the exception of the letter X.These flags are perfect for educational projects and teaching resources.This pack also includes a 'ready-to-print' PDF compilation of 35 flags
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Entry Level Job Posters & Worksheets BUNDLE Distance Learning
Save money and buy these two resources together to create an engaging year long activity! 55 career posters with simplified descriptions highlighting job sites, what they do, and skills needed along with visuals. Simplified reading comprehension questions highlighting job sites, what they do, skills needed, preferences and job interest. These are great for special education students looking to explore career interest options. The pictures depict individuals of different genders, ethnicities, and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Speech Therapy Categories Game Articulation Activity Older Students Language
Looking for an easy, NO PREP way to target ANY SPEECH SOUND in words, phrases, sentences, or conversation? Or maybe you need an activity to help your articulation students generalize? This game does all of that, plus targets LANGUAGE too! And the activity is fun for a range of ages– upper elementary, middle school AND high school students! Since 4 different lists are included (each with 12 categories), this game can be used across multiple sessions. There are two copies of the list on each page,
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Progress Monitoring Editable IEP Goal Tracking sheets for Special Education
*BEST SELLER* GOOGLE version included! Are you in need of new goal tracking sheets for monitoring your students progress on their IEP goals? It can be a challenge to find the best way to monitor IEP goals. Included in this purchase are seven forms that you can use to keep track of student progress. These forms are great for social, daily living and behavior goals as you can track up to 5 different trials of the behavior or skill. The second tracking sheet would work well for monitoring progress
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Cell Phone Characterization, PDF & Google Drive, Literature or History Activity
Add a little fun to ANY novel, play, short story, or history unit with this worksheet where students choose a character (or historic figure) and fill a fictional cell phone with email messages, playlist entries, and a wallpaper image.This PDF file and Google Drive version includes a blank form and a completed sample to show students, if you wish. The sample is from my students’ study of To Kill a Mockingbird, showing Scout Finch’s cell phone content, but you could use this worksheet with ANY wor
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Calm Down Kit Corner- Social Emotional Learning Strategies and Visual Supports
Calm Down visuals for YOUR classroom! This huge pack is filled of different supports for students with behavioral needs. All of the products can be printed, assembled and placed in a Calm Down Area or corner for students to reference or go to when feeling overwhelmed or anxious. This pairs perfect with a calm down kit. This calm down corner is full of visuals to help non-readers and emerging readers learn to cope with their emotions on their own!To read more about a calm down kit, check out thi
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Classroom Starter Kit- Discounted Bundle
AP World History: Modern - Full Curriculum Bundle - 90% Pass Rate - Google Drive
My AP World Full Year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future!This complete class curriculum is intended to best-prepare you and your students for passing the AP Test with the exact same model and approach I use. It has helped my students consistently achieve 90%+ passing rates, and I hope it can help some of you--especially those new to teaching AP! FOR BUYERS: MAKE SURE TO DOWNLOAD AND USE THE GOOGLE DRIV
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
World History Complete Curriculum (800 Resource Pages/185 Activities/18 Units)
Your entire year of lesson planning DONE and packaged up in one easy-to-navigate, organized digital folder. This curriculum has every guided reading article, comprehension question, simulation, activity, game, mapping activity, primary source, critical thinking activity, internet activity and skill building activity that you need for the entire year. Student will love these tried and true activities and they will help prevent both teacher and student burnout - guaranteed!! Eliminate the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Differentiated Writing Curriculum- Level's 1-7 (Discounted Bundle)
What's Included? Check out the video preview by clicking HEREThis Writing Through The Year Daily Journal Bundle is designed for beginning writers. There are seven levels of Journal pages included. 180 student Daily Journals come in 7 designs. The seven designs included are cut and paste, tracing, boxes, copying, fill in the blanks, build a sentence and independent. Students can progress to the next level Journal Design at their own pace. Every day teachers are provided a sample to post and use
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Speech Therapy Self-Advocacy Role Play Activity for High School Students
Self-Advocacy Role Play Activity for High School StudentsUse this activity to explain what it means to self-advocate and use the practice scenarios to teach your students how to advocate at school, college, or on the job. This packet includes:-What the word Self-Advocacy Means-Why we need to Self-Advocate-Steps to Advocate-Example of Role-Play to Self-Advocate-10 scenarios with a script to Advocate at School-10 scenarios with a script to Advocate at Work (Added 9/2018)-Self Rating Form-Teacher R
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hidden Figures Movie Guide Questions (Multiple Choice Worksheet)
35 multiple choice questions to accompany the 2016 movie, Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi. Great to use with any science, math or history class. Teacher info included.
Questions are in order as they occur in the movie. Can be used with clickers or CPS systems.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
TED Talk: Persuasive Writing Unit & Assignment
Our most popular item, now with an updated TED Talks To View list!This TED Talk presentation assignment begins with viewing and analyzing TED Talks based on different Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking techniques. Students then create their own. Perfect for either in-class or independent work! This Package Includes: Overview of TED Talks Assignment Sheet Persuasive Techniques HandoutRecommended TED Talks to study Note Taking Template for active viewing Research Notes Template Ideas Templ
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â THE PERSUASIVE WRITING MULTI UNIT BUNDLE
AP Psychology / AP Psych Full Curriculum Bundle - Google Drive - 90% Pass Rate!
My AP Psychology full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future!This complete class curriculum is intended to best-prepare you and your students for passing the AP Test with the exact same model and approach I use. The bundle meshes fun, review, rigor, and skill-building throughout the entire year! It has helped my students consistently achieve 90%+ passing rates, and I hope it can help some of you... esp
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Homework Pack- Life Skills Based Homework for the Entire Year
HOMEWORK CAN BE SO MUCH MORE THAN A WORKSHEET!Do you struggle with homework that is developmentally appropriate for your students? Use this no-prep easy to manage homework packet to organize your homework for the entire year. This can be used in any special education or autism program, pre-school, head start or kindergarten classroom.The homework is a simple one page per week assignment that includes a weekly reading log, weekly chore, a learning through play activity and a sharing guide. Use
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Social Dilemma Netflix Documentary: 30 Question Worksheet + Answer Key!
The Social Dilemma- This is a video guide + answer key! (Hard copy and digital versions.)Technology, cell phones and social media leave us with a social dilemma for sure! Whether it be Facebook, Snap Chat, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter, all social media gives us reason to stop, pause and reflect!-----------------------------------------------------Here you will find:* 30 questions that follow along with the documentary* Answer key to make grading a breeze* An optional "less paper" version* Link
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â High School Health Curriculum: Full Year, Skills Based Health Education
Visual Transition Plan (ITP) Student & Parent Survey
Visual Multiple Choice Individual Transition interview for IEP special education students that are non-readers, moderate to severe disabilities! Great for ITP assessment or first day of school get to know you activity or for future planning. (Digital version for those that are doing distance or remote learning)This comes with: Visual Multiple Choice Transition Plan Survey (9 pages)Questions include: Plans for after graduation, living situation, hobbies/interests/rec & leisure, transportation
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â First Week of School Secondary Special Education BUNDLE
Current Event Article Close Reading, Informational Text, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Need more informational text-based lessons in your classroom? This print-and-go worksheet is the perfect little tool to use as a weekly, occasional, or extra credit assignment. You can either provide an article for your students to work through as a class or assign students to find their own article to use as the basis of the lesson. Whether you use this handout as an in-class assignment to use with copies of your local newspaper, take kids to the computer lab to find an online article, or assig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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APUSH / AP US History - Full Curriculum Bundle - Full Year - Google Drive
My APUSH / AP US History full year curriculum is a living bundle that includes Google Drive access with the download, and any other updates I may add in the future! This complete class curriculum is intended to best-prepare you and your students for passing the AP Test with the exact same model and approach I use. It weaves in content with specific AP skill building and has helped my students consistently achieve 90%+ passing rates. I hope it can help some of you--especially those new to teachin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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.
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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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