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Preview of Social Skills Boom Cards™ Game Show | Pragmatic Language Trivia Game

Social Skills Boom Cards™ Game Show | Pragmatic Language Trivia Game

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Social Skills Boom™ Cards Game Show Pragmatic Language Game is a No-Print, No-Prep interactive, engaging digital deck of 54 cards for targeting social skills, understanding emotions, and using pragmatic language. Everyone loves a GAME SHOW, amIright?!! This Game Show was created for my social skills groups. A super fun way to work on the following concepts/ 5 categories: Emotions in Scenarios, Identifying Emotions (in pictures), What to Say, Non-Verbal Communication, & What to Do. Preview th
Preview of DIGITAL: Main Idea and Supporting Details

DIGITAL: Main Idea and Supporting Details

Created by
Brenda Tejeda
**IMPORTANT** This is a resource for use with Google Slides. You will download a PDF with the links to the resources. You will then be prompted to make a copy of each before you make any changes (select pages to assign, etc). Identifying the Main Idea is such an important skill, but can sometimes be hard for young learners to grasp. I've made it easy to teach your students this important comprehension skill and to differentiate practice opportunities for them!This bundle includes a teaching pres
Preview of Boom Cards Elementary Social Skills Autism Conversation Skills

Boom Cards Elementary Social Skills Autism Conversation Skills

Boom Cards are no print digital task cards that are interactive. This set for social skills requires your elementary students to pick a comment or question that will maintain the conversation. Your students will love them! You will receive a deck of 54 cards. The first few cards explain how to politely maintain a conversation with comments and sincere questions. Then, there are communication scenarios where students must identify which comment or question would maintain the conversation.
Preview of WOULD YOU RATHER - partner or group game cards for getting to know each other!

WOULD YOU RATHER - partner or group game cards for getting to know each other!

Perfect for Back to School activities. Perfect for Brain Breaks or Kagan Cooperative Learning (class or teambuilding). Get to know each other and strike up a conversation with your opinions. They can be used in stations or after work is complete with a small group or partners. Use in morning meeting activities! Use them to form a persuasive paragraph by answering the "why" question. Set of 48 cards. (Just Updated - NOW 56 cards) Follow me on Pinterest at Education Contessa for lots of bo
Preview of Initial R Sound Articulation BOOM Cards™ Game Show | Trivia Game Prevocalic R

Initial R Sound Articulation BOOM Cards™ Game Show | Trivia Game Prevocalic R

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Initial R Sound Articulation BOOM Cards™ Game Show | Trivia Game Prevocalic R Game Show for Articulation is a No-Print, No-Prep interactive, engaging digital deck for targeting initial /r/ words. Everyone loves a GAME SHOW, amIright?!! This Game Show was created as a super fun way for students to work on the production of initial /r/. 5 categories: -At Home - Outside - Animals - Verbs - RandomTwo game boards are available. The Open-Ended board has 3 clues and students will name to the descri
Preview of Black History Bundle K-3

Black History Bundle K-3

This bundle includes ALL of my primary Black History Units! Great for multi-age classrooms as these resources will give options for kindergarten- 3rd grade. All resources have been (or are in the process of being) updated to be accessible for virtual learning. Please see each product description below.
Preview of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities

Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
Preview of Interdental / Frontal Lisp Book and Program for Speech Therapy Sam the Snake

Interdental / Frontal Lisp Book and Program for Speech Therapy Sam the Snake

Created by
Mia McDaniel
Do you have students with frontal / interdental lisps ? Help students realize that, when their speech has misarticulations, it affects the way others understand them. This story also helps to develop students’ self-awareness of their speech errors and helps them make connections about what they are doing with their tongue. Also, Sam has become a character that they can relate to!The story also serves to:reinforce the importance of practicing new speech skills at home (like Sam did)reassure stude
Preview of Boom Social Skills Topic Maintenance On Off Topic Elementary

Boom Social Skills Topic Maintenance On Off Topic Elementary

Boom Cards are no print digital task cards that are interactive. They are so much fun for teaching social skills such as topic maintenance to your elementary students. You will receive a deck of 47 cards for identifying on or off topic statements. The first few cards identify the meaning of being on or off topic. Then, there are 20 communication scenarios where students must identify if the second comment was on or off topic. For each scenario presented, the students have two choices and
Preview of Final R Articulation Game Show Boom™ Cards | Post-Vocalic R Trivia Game

Final R Articulation Game Show Boom™ Cards | Post-Vocalic R Trivia Game

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Final R Boom™ Cards Articulation Game Show | Post-Vocalic R Trivia Game is a No-Print, No-Prep interactive, engaging digital deck for targeting final, post-vocalic /r/ words. Everyone loves a GAME SHOW, amIright?!! This Game Show was created as a super fun way for students to work on the production of final /r/. 5 categories: -AIR -AR -OR -ER -EARTwo game boards are available. The Open-Ended board has 3 clues and students will name to the description by stating / typing the target word. If s
Preview of Functional Communication Requesting & Commenting Boom™ Cards Sentence Strips

Functional Communication Requesting & Commenting Boom™ Cards Sentence Strips

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Functional Communication Requesting & Commenting Boom™ Cards w Sentence Strips This resource was created to support students with goals in functional communication. Students will work on formulating 2-3 word utterances with target phrases "put on", "want + object", "I + want + object", "I + see + object". Movable sentence strips are provided for each "build a --". In addition, students will practice basic receptive identification of the objects with fun animated gifs. 100 Cards!!! This res
Preview of The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Responsibilities

The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Responsibilities

Created by
Bethany Ray
Having to teach your students about government can be tough! This file will make it easier for you to teach and for your students to understand how our great country came to be as it is today. This file includes 3 student interactive books and a PPT to go along with it for you to use on your interactive board, interacitve flip-flaps, a booking making activity for the Bill of Rights, 2 vocabulary assessments, 1 fluency assessment, and 1 standards based assessment to help your students how to answ
Preview of Native American Indians- The Best Power Point EVER!

Native American Indians- The Best Power Point EVER!

Created by
Johana Zegarra
This is a very informative power point. Great for a thematic unit on Native American Indians due to all the detail, visuals, and facts that it has. It describes each Native American region's climate, landforms, and natural resources. It also describes in detail each Native American region in terms of housing, clothing, food, transportation, arts and crafts, tools and weapons, religion as well as customs. Regions Discussed in depth:Southwest Native Americans (total of 12 slides)Plains Native
Preview of End of the Year Activities Bundle!

End of the Year Activities Bundle!

This is the perfect guide to surviving the end of the year! (: This product includes 10 activities: 1. Dream Summer Vacation: students are designing their dream vacation. 2. What is your summer personality: students are taking a summer quiz and determining their summer personality. 3. End of year reflection: students are reflecting on how their school year was and setting goals for the following year. 4. Create your own children's book: students are creating their own book, with directions and a
Preview of Functional Communication Boom Cards™ | Ice Cream Party | Requesting | Commenting

Functional Communication Boom Cards™ | Ice Cream Party | Requesting | Commenting

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Functional Communication Boom Cards™ - Ice Cream Party This is a resource that is all about going to the Ice Cream Truck. Perfect for Preschool & Early Elementary language development. 99 Cards!!! This resource allows you to work on the early functional communication skills of requesting and commenting, as well as expanding utterances and using descriptors. Students will create ice cream cones/ bowls with the desired flavors and toppings while formulating 2-4 word requests. Students will als
Preview of Measuring to the Nearest Inch, Half Inch, and Quarter Inch PowerPoint

Measuring to the Nearest Inch, Half Inch, and Quarter Inch PowerPoint

Created by
Sarah Tighe
Students will learn easy strategies to help them remember the relationships between the different measurements. This instructional PowerPoint introduces, explains, and provides students with practice measuring to the nearest inch, half inch, and quarter inch. Use this during math instruction and watch your students blossom! Please know that I truly want you to be happy with your purchase. If you ever have any concerns, questions, or comments about my products, please do not hesitate to contact
Preview of Important Book Template

Important Book Template

Created by
Joanne Miller
Thank you for your support and following me! This will be free for this week only to appreciate all of my sweet followers! :) If you like this product, it is part of my Back to School Reading and Writing: Activities to Build Community in Your Classroom pack. Check it out! It's a must have for the beginning of the year! This template is based of The Important Book written by Margaret Wise Brown. Great activity to introduce organization and idea development in writing. Perfect for beginning of th
Preview of 3rd Grade OST Ohio State Test Prep ELA Reading Literature Game AIR

3rd Grade OST Ohio State Test Prep ELA Reading Literature Game AIR

Grade 3 Ohio's State Test - Put down the pencils and review for the Reading Literature and Narrative Skills portions of the Ohio Grade 3 Reading Test by playing a fun game! This is a Jeopardy style PowerPoint review game that is fully editable. It can be played by one child, or the teacher can lead the game and have the whole class compete in groups. Perfect to review for this Ohio State Test. All of the reading literature standards are included. Ohio's State Test for English Language Arts (
Preview of Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!

Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!

Review game created to cover all of Georgia 3rd Grade standards dealing with Economics. Topics included are natural, human, and capital resources, entrepreneurship, saving vs. spending, taxes, banking, budgeting, goods and services. This is a great review for those tests coming up!!
Preview of Categories Boom™ Cards Real Photos! Identify Category | Name Category

Categories Boom™ Cards Real Photos! Identify Category | Name Category

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Categories Boom™ Cards Real Photos! is a No-Print, No-Prep interactive, engaging digital deck of 107 cards for targeting the goal of understanding categories and divergent naming. The categories included are : animal, vehicle, food, school supply, color, and profession.Students will click on the photo that relates to the corresponding category from a field of 4 real photo options. There is a main menu that allows students to choose the desired category to practice. The last card in each section
Preview of Functional Communication Boom Cards™ Lunch & Dinner| Requesting | Commenting

Functional Communication Boom Cards™ Lunch & Dinner| Requesting | Commenting

Created by
Speech Your Mind
Functional Communication Boom Cards™ Lunch & Dinner | Requesting | Commenting | Life Skills This is a resource that is all about mealtime. Perfect for Preschool & Early Elementary language development, for students working on functional communication and life skills. 105 Cards!!! This resource allows you to work on the early functional communication skills of requesting and commenting, as well as expanding utterances and using descriptors. Students will create meals (pizza, taco, sandwic
Preview of Telling Time to the Minute Trivia!! Interactive Test Review Game

Telling Time to the Minute Trivia!! Interactive Test Review Game

This is an exciting little product to engage your students when practicing their skills with telling time to the exact minute. This game is designed to run in Powerpoint and can be projected onto an interactive whiteboard for whole class fun! The game includes categories in which students tell time in numerous ways. There are simple clocks to read, multiple choice questions, true/false questions, word problems, and even a category to help distinguish between a.m. and p.m.
Preview of Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent

Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent

My Place on the Map - lessons for identifying and locating city, county, state, country, and continent - This geography unit is an interactive Google Slides Presentation (76 slides) with 18 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product is ideal for the early grades. This product includes an interactive Google Slides file that requires no extra materials for students to complete, though I have included black & white printable worksheets to go along with the slides. I plan t
Preview of 3rd Grade NC EOG Reading Literature and Narrative Game North Carolina Test Prep

3rd Grade NC EOG Reading Literature and Narrative Game North Carolina Test Prep

End of Grade Reading - Put down the pencils and review for the Reading Literature and Narrative Skills portions of the Grade 3 Reading Test by playing a fun game! This is a quiz style PowerPoint review game that is fully editable. It can be played by one child, or the teacher can lead the game and have the whole class compete in groups. Perfect to review for this North Carolina State Test. All of the reading literature standards are included. Includes 25 mini-passages for reading literature a
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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.

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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