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Social studies resources for Google Apps and for staff
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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Reading History & Social Studies Graphic Organizers 6-12
Common Core Reading History and Social Studies Graphic Organizers for Grades 6-12 *Newly Updated* Now includes a DIGITAL Google Slides version for distance learning!This IS included in the following bundles: • Common Core Bundle for Grades 6, 7, 8• Common Core Bundle for Grades 9-12Do you need to implement the Common Core Standards into your curriculum? These graphic organizers are written for each individual standard for Reading in History and Social Studies (RH) grades 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Four Corners | Mini Debate Activity | Fun End of the Year Game| DIGITAL RESOURCE
Teacher burnout begone!!! You AND your students will love this fun activity! Perfect for those in-between days at the end of the year when you don't have anything planned. This Four Corners Mini Debate Activity is a great no-prep activity that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! Students will love moving around the room as you click through the 35 debatable topics - mostly controversial, but some are silly as well! This is perfect for middle s
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Google Slides & Presentations Tutorial --for Students
I was so surprised this year to discover that, for once, I knew a little bit more about technology than my students! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Though my middle school students are asked to create slideshow presentations in Google Slides all the time, I felt shoc
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
Engaging Native American - Indigenous People Literature Unit Bundle GOOGLE
Resources come in print & digital formats!Engage your students in meaningful lessons about Native American Literature through these interactive and creative lessons & activities. These resources work seamlessly in a hybrid/fully virtual distance learning environment, but they're also a great option for 1:1, socially distanced learning in a traditional classroom. Everything (except the creation stories) is digital and printable! The digital resources are made with Google and are compatibl
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Throwback 90s & 2000s Trivia | Morning Meeting, Building Relationships, SEL
100% interactive and a hilarious way to build relationships within the classroom. Great for high school and middle school learners. Get a good laugh with these throwback slides and prepare to feel a little old!I asked my daughter what some of the items were in the "name that item" area and she thought a roll of film was a projector... floppy disk was a video game... that a walkman/portable CD player was a tamagotchi! Get ready for insane responses and tons of laughs. Throwback Themed Activities
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Canadian Indigenous and First Nation Read Aloud's with Curriculum Connections
{ALL SALES FROM THIS DOCUMENT continue to support Indigenous people and communities as we amply their voice in our classroom. For August 2021-October 2021 donations will be used to #clearthelist for teachers teaching in the Northern Terrorities or communities collecting for back-to-school drives supporting Indigenous Communities. FOR AUGUST 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020 went to The Blue Dot Movement in providing clean water in communities within Canada. We raised a total of $500. For the Month of Octob
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
Stickers on my Stanley / One-Pager Review / One Pager Stanley Cup
A simple, cute, trendy one-pager with ENDLESS possibilities! This printable blank Stanley cup one-pager is the perfect little activity for middle and high school students to show their learning and express themselves at the same time!This digital download allows you to edit the directions on Google Slides, so this can be whatever you and your students want it to be! Quick and easy and something your students will love! Is it cheesy? YES! That’s what makes students love it. In my teaching experi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Fun One Pager BUNDLE / One Pager BUNDLE / One Pager Activity
Arctic Survival Activity (For Team-Building, Group Dynamics, and Personality)
This cooperative learning activity pits learners and their groups against survival experts to see if they can survive a plane crash in the arctic. Will they make more sound decisions individually, or as a group? How do groups reach consensus? What sort of identities, personalities, or traits tend to dominate group discussion or group activities? These questions and more lie underneath the surface of a classic and beloved classroom activity!These topics and more are broached in this product, whi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
Student and Family, Social, Medical, Developmental History GOOGLE Form®
This is a detailed Google Form® to be completed by a student's parent or guardian to gather information. This form has the following sections:Student InformationInformation about Parent 1/Parent 2Custody/Parental RelationshipsPregnancy/Birth HistoryHealth/Medical HistoryFamily HistorySpeech/Language DevelopmentDevelopmental MilestonesAcademic InformationSocial/Communication/BehaviorThe form can be completed electronically via a Google Form® that contains nearly all of the same information contai
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Staff
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Till Movie Questions in English | Movie Guide Questions in Chronological Order
31 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order that include pre-listening essential questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Product is written 100% in ENGLISH.Includes Answer Key and Product is editable to increase or decrease rigor. Also includes images to help scaffold for diverse learners.Synopsis:Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Viking Map Activity
This Viking Map Activity will help students to understand the Viking settlement and raiding trends across Europe. They will also help students to understand the other groups of people that existed in the same timespan and the cultural diffusion and blending of these areas that impacted the developed of new cultures. Students will label and color a map of Europe from 790-1100 to identify which areas were were the Vikings homeland, settlements, and areas raiding. They will also answer 6 questions
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Black History Civil Rights Reading Comprehension with Warriors Don't Cry Excerpt
Use this nonfiction reading response lesson for Black History Month or any time of year to teach students about the Civil Rights Movement, the Little Rock Nine, School Desegregation, Brown vs. Board of Education and ELA skills with excerpts from the nonfiction book, Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Patilla Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine (Printable & Digital) - Product includes lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, Google slides, Google Doc and grading rubric for a no prep ELA or
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Turning Red | Pixar Movie Guide Questions in English | In Chronological Order
30 Movie Guide Questions for the Disney Pixar film "Turning Red" that includes pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners. Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down. Perfect way to hold your students accountable for watching the film, test their interpretive listening skills and engaging in
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Turning Red BUNDLE in SPANISH & ENGLISH | 2 Bilingual Pixar Movie Guides
Native American Literature Intro Learning Stations Activity - Distance Learning
These intro to Native American Literature learning stations are now printable and digital!Spice up your Native American Literature unit with these intro learning stations! Instead of using a PowerPoint to lecture this information to students, you can engage them in moving around the room to learn the information themselves with a small group. In addition to reading a snapshot of historical background in each station, there is also a question at each station that challenges students to put themse
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Thanksgiving Activities | The True Story Reading Response & Gratitude Activity
Thanksgiving activities and gratitude activities (Printable & Digital) - Teach students about the real history of Thanksgiving using a fun nonfiction article and reading response handout plus gratitude activity for middle school and high school ELA or Social Studies. No prep lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint Slides, Google Slides and Google Doc - Perfect Thanksgiving classroom activities for ELA or Social Studies classroom activities, distance learning or Google Classroom.Product Inc
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Holiday Reading Comprehension & Writing Bundle
Cultural Awareness and Empathy Activities for Teens | Printable & Digital
Teach students to embrace diversity with cultural awareness, acceptance and empathy activities for teens (Printable & Digital) - Editable lesson plan, student handouts, PowerPoint, Google Doc, Google Slides and rubric for no prep distance learning or Google Classroom activities.Pick and choose activities for one no prep lesson or enjoy a complete no prep cultural awareness unit over the course of several days or even weeks for students to complete reading, writing and research activities to
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Late Middle Ages Bundle
Buy all four Late Middle Ages presentations and save. These dynamic presentations on the Late Middle Ages provide visuals, video links, guided notes, and reflection questions to keep your students engaged for the entire lesson. Two versions of each lesson! The first is a Presentation - PowerPoint/Google Slides - for those teachers who know the topic and want to guide their students through the material. There are links to Youtube and Vimeo in the presentations. Links are checked weekly and u
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Daniel's Story - Novel Unit Bundle Print and Digital
Get this huge novel unit bundle for the novel for Daniel's Story by Carol Matas. It has many activities, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing resources made specifically for this novel and which will keep your students so engaged! It has the following -Comprehension and Vocabulary UnitThis resource is a novel study based on the story Daniel's Story by Carol Matas. This resource has all you need to teach in-depth comprehension skills for this novel. It has all the comprehension questions, some
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Bitmoji Escape Room Washington's Headquarters-Battles of the American Revolution
What better way for students to learn about or review the Battles of the American Revolution but through an escape room! This room is replicated from a room at the Ford Mansion/ Washington’s Headquarters in Morristown NJ. MISSION: General George Washington is locked in the Ford Mansion/Washington’s Headquarters in Morristown, NJ during the winter of 1779-1780. He needs to get out to continue to fight the British. By reading about the battles of the American Revolution, your students can help Was
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5th - 11th, Staff
Also included in: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VIRTUAL CLASSROOM UNIT
Type of Government Project
A Google Slide Presentation that has students research and create their own countries, with its own government structure. Students have a list of governments to choose from. A rubric is provided for grading. For any more questions, please see the preview file. Thank You!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Customizable Facebook Template - Includes Editable Digital Template & Printable!
Are you looking for a creative way to engage your students? Look no further!This listing contains two documents that are very similar to the Facebook website. One document is a printable PDF File with blanks where your students can draw and write in their information. The second document is an editable Google Slides document where students can replace the images and text digitally. The templates include the following pages from the Facebook website:--------*Timeline*About*Friends*LikesHow to use
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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APHG - Learning Objectives - CED Aligned
Display your learning objectives on the wall or on the board with these learning objective cards. Laminate and hang them or use notecard rings to make them easy to flip through for your own reference. There is so much you can do with these! Directly from the APHG CED!
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9th - 12th, Staff
AP Research Paper Outline/Scaffold
A clear step by step outline and scaffold for each component of the AP Research paper. Including: - Introduction + Literature review- Method Section- Results Section- Analysis and Discussion - Limitations, Implications and Future Directions.Can generally be used across subject content but was framed and created mainly for social sciences/history/humanitites papers.
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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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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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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