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Social studies thematic unit plans for Google Apps
Titanic Activities Bundle | Passenger Research | Comprehension | Titanic Math
HUGE Titanic bundle of Titanic reading comprehension resources, activities, PowerPoint, and SO much more! Your students will love the Titanic even more after diving into their study of the ship using these resources! Cover the basics and the more unique aspects of the Titanic with these literacy, math, and social studies connections.These Titanic activities cover everything from the construction of the Titanic to the discovery of the ship on the bottom of the Atlantic. Unique aspects, such as
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4th - 8th
Seven Continents & Five Oceans Unit: Slide Shows, Reading, Activities, & More!
Need an easy to use comprehensive resource for the major landmasses and oceans of the world? This social studies unit is packed full of facts, features, differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions, a research 3D globe craft, a collaborative poster for your hallway display, and much more to help you bring the seven continents and five oceans to life! Find everything you need all in one place!Click the Preview to View MoreThis unit includes:Continents Facts & Features Slide Sho
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1st - 5th
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
All About Patriot Day *9/11 activities*- Printable & Digital Versions
This is an informative non-fiction reading about Patriot Day (9/11) for little learners. It is perfect to get conversations going in a safe manner. I have added a digital version that can be used in Google Classroom.Here are some comments from customers:"This is the perfect amount of information for my third graders! Thank you."-Lindsay Krill"Great way to teach a difficult topic for our little ones."-Joy"A great supplemental activity for September 11th!" Kelsey B."Thank you so much for a produ
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K - 3rd
Native Americans, Native American Tribes Unit for Social Studies
This Native Americans unit is filled with vocabulary, history, social studies, reading, and writing activities. This unit will teach your students about different Native American tribes, regions, tools, early homes, and traditions.Start the unit with two sheets on prior knowledge, which will activate their schema and what they're wanting to learn during this Native American unit. Then, you can choose to introduce the vocabulary cards at the beginning of the unit or throughout the unit when you g
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2nd - 3rd
The Five Oceans: Facts & Features Slide Show, Flip Book, Activities, Assessment
Building an understanding of Earth is important, and this geography resource is perfect for covering the 5 oceans of our world. This resource includes a slide show with key facts and features, a flip book to record information, pocket chart cards, activities, and assessment. This resource includes digital options as well!Please click the preview to view more!WHAT'S INCLUDED:- Facts and Features Slide Show (PPT, PDF, and Google Slides options included)- Flip Book (3 versions)- Pocket Chart Cards-
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1st - 5th
Black History Month | Civil Rights Leaders & More
THIS PRODUCT NOW INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT & DIGITAL OPTION!DIGITAL OPTION IS IN GOOGLE SLIDES - ASSIGNMENT READY!Both Print & Digital Includes:♥ 1 informational passage for each Civil Rights Leader (& more), with:vocabulary expansion: I have bolded important words in the passages and placed a "definition key" on the right hand sidetimeline 2-3 questions encouraging comprehension and text-to-self relationships♥ Those included: » Richard Allen » Sojourner Truth » Frederick Douglass » H
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2nd - 4th
Map Skills - First Grade Mapping - Social Studies - Google Slides™
Teaching beginning map skills to 1st graders is always a lot of fun! Students love learning about maps, compass roses, cardinal directions, and map keys! This interactive Google Slides™ unit is a perfect activity to introduce and practice beginning mapping.Audio is included on all slides in this unit.Here's what's included in this deck:Audio included for definitions, instructions, sentencesDifferent uses of mapsCardinal directions on a compass roseUsing directions on a mapUsing a map key activit
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Summer Olympics 2024 | Print and Digital
Looking for a way to incorporate the 2024 Olympics into your classroom? This complete no-prep unit contains activities to keep your students engaged while learning about the 2024 Summer Games. This unit is full of foldable activities (great for interactive notebooks and lapbooks) and other hands-on activities. You can easily use the reading passages and activities in your Social Studies and Reading/Language Arts classroom.Note: This contains a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows you to make a
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Summer Olympics 2024 BUNDLE | Print and Digital
APUSH Period 4 Full Unit Scrapbook Project Based Learning - Digital + Print
Whether you are a new APUSH teacher or a veteran looking to shake things up, this unit project will get your students thinking critically and creatively about history. Mix up your AP United States History class with this 10 part Unit-Long Project covering all Key Concepts from the College Board Course Description. This unit is designed to supplement all the major APUSH Textbooks. Includes links to online sources for researching each topic. This Unit Project gives students a creative and personal
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9th - 12th
Also included in: APUSH Semester 1 Bundle: 4 Complete Digital Units for AP US History
Winter Holidays Around The World Hanukkah Diwali Christmas Ramadan Kwanzaa
Are you teaching your kindergarten or 1st grade about winter holidays around the world? Your class will love this printable craft book and google slides. Includes Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan. If you're looking for social studies activities that will keep children engaged and on task during the hectic month of December, you've found it! This resource includes easy-to-follow lesson plans and Google slides with links to books and videos about 6 different holi
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K - 2nd
Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions
American RevolutionDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronicall
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4th - 6th
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Current Event Newspaper Assignment I Google Slides and Print
*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the zip file :)About this Product:Current Events are a nice way to integrate Social Studies, Reading, and Writing. Additionally, they are a wonderful way to keep your students connected to the community and world around them. This resource addresses the following Common Core State Standards:Common Core Reading Anchor Standard 1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Social Studies Units | Community & Citizenship | First Weeks of Back to School
Are you looking for a more engaging way to teach community and citizenship, fairness, community helpers, rules and laws, diversity, and more? Or maybe you want a new way to kick off your school year?Does your district have a social studies curriculum from the late 90s? Or none at all? Do you have to integrate social studies units into your ELA block and never have the time to ensure that this happens in a way that does justice to both subjects?Let ETTC make planning for social studies a breeze w
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K - 3rd
Long Ago And Today Thematic Unit | 100th Day Of School | Then And Now
Are you comparing life long ago and today with your K-2 students? This hands-on unit is perfect for your 100th day of school celebration or when learning about the past and present with engaging then and now activities students will love!Students will step back in time as you combine your social studies and writing standards with this complete unit that includes non-fiction Google slides, pre and post-assessments, no prep worksheets, a mini book, graphic organizers, writing templates, and crafts
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Children of Blood and Bone Novel Study
This product is a comprehensive set of instructional materials for teaching Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. With over 140+ Common Core aligned materials, students will develop their literacy skills while deeply engaging with the novel. Plus, the literary analysis resources, critical consciousness activities and discussions, fiction close readings, West Africa and Yoruba historical and cultural readings and activities, extension projects, vocabulary, assessments, and essays all provid
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8th - 12th
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Bill of Rights Activity | Criminal Justice | Rules and LAWS
Your students will love investigating the Criminal Justice System especially when they approach it in a fun and engaging manner.Play the marshmallow game to understand why we have laws... play BINGO with the Bill of Rights, what's not to enjoy?This resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™ (By purchasing this set you are saving 20% off the individual resources)If you're looking for just the Print and Go or Digital versions, click the links below:Criminal Jus
Grades:
4th - 6th
Sociology: Culture & Family Traditions Social Studies Unit with Holidays
Are you looking for a more engaging way to teach culture and family traditions, winter holidays, and more? Does your district have a social studies curriculum from the late 90s? Or none at all? Do you have to integrate social studies units into your ELA block and never have the time to ensure that this happens in a way that does justice to both subjects? Let ETTC make planning for social studies a breeze with comprehensive, done-for-you units. In Unit 4 in the series, the December Unit - Sociol
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K - 3rd
Early People of North America United States History Unit
Early People of North America Interactive Notebook, which works for both print and Google Drive™, investigates how the early people arrived in North America, evolved with the change of time, and explores the earliest civilizations. Geared as a unit in the 5th-grade study of United States History.This download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format and includes:Cover sheet in both color and black & white.Links to helpful online resources.Informational Sl
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Indigenous Peoples of the United States History Unit Bundle
Texas History / Important Documents in Texas History / Printable & Digital
This resource is a 4th grade Texas History teacher's life-saver when it comes to teaching your students about important documents in Texas history. This unit is jam packed with easy-prep, easy to grade, comprehensive content and engaging activities that both you and your students will love!If you want to go paperless, or just get in those t-tess technology "brownie points", the entire unit is provided in a digital format as well! This product contains the following: 5 reading passages on the fo
Grades:
4th - 7th
Primary Economics Unit: Wants, Needs, Goods and Services (Lessons & Activities)
It is never too early for students to begin learning about economics. This primary economics unit guides students through topics such as the difference between wants & needs, goods & services, producers & consumers, choice, cost & benefit, and saving & budgeting. This resource has been updated to include both print and digital options to save you time and prep! Find everything you need in one place.Please click the preview button for more details!What's Included::: Wants &
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Ancient Greece and Rome Comprehension Passages Activities Worksheets Maps
Take a step back in time to learn about Ancient Greece and Rome. In this BUNDLE, you'll find reading passages, comprehension and connection activities, character files, vocabulary posters, map activities, and so much more! Your students will love learning about these fascinating ancient civilizations with this creative and hands-on activity pack! Newly Updated to include the digital versions of these units in Google Slides for Google Classroom. ANCIENT GREECE UNITThere are reading passages that
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2nd - 4th
Building the First Colonies United States History Unit Bundle
Building the First Colonies Interactive Notebook Bundle, which works for both print and Google Drive™, is a bundle of four units that cover the first colonist settlements in North America. Geared as a unit in the 5th grade study of United States History.This bundled download contains both a printable format as well as a Google Drive™ compatible format for the following sections:•Spanish Colonies Interactive Notebook: Investigates the formation and ways of life in the early Spanish colonies in N
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4th - 6th
Westward Expansion Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your Westward Expansion Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volum
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4th - 6th
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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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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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