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High school social studies activity interactive whiteboards
The Haitian Revolution- 2 day lesson
The Haitian Revolution- 2 day lessonThis is a fantastic 2 day lesson that will help you provide a more in-depth understanding of the Haitian Revolution and its consequences. Topics covered in this two day lesson include: Geography of Latin America, information on the Haitian revolution, the class system of Haiti before the revolution, the role of Toussaint L’Ouverture in the revolution, Napoleon’s goals in Haiti, and consequences of the Haitian Revolution.,Students will also analyze several prim
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9th - 12th
Daily JANUARY Nonfiction Stories - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Teachers love to use these every day to increase reading comprehension skills. You get the worksheets along with a google slide digital version. Plenty of nonfiction stories featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - Jamestown - SOL VS.3
**Updated to the NEW Virginia SOLS (2016)**
This is a 37 page instructional SMART Board lesson that covers Virginia Studies SOLs VS.3 - the entire Jamestown Unit. This lesson is full of interactive activities, video clips, websites, pictures and more!
This SMARTboard usually takes me about 2 -3 weeks to teach. It is aligned perfectly to my interactive notebook on this topic that is also listed here on TPT. You can find it here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virginia-Studies-Int
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3rd - 10th
Intro to Imperialism via Black Panther
Intro to Imperialism via Black PantherThis is a fantastic lesson that will help you provide a more in-depth understanding of the causes and factors of Imperialism. Topics in the lesson also included: The development of Imperialism over time, motivation behind imperialism, the connections to Industrialization, different types of Imperialism, and the differences between old and new Imperialism. This lesson is designed to be personalized by you to best suit your classroom and the students needs. I
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8th - 12th
21st Century DECEMBER DAILY COMPREHENSION - High Interest Reading Activities
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN DECEMBER!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom fav
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient Egypt Cartouche - Digital Interactive Worksheet for Distance Learning
No supplies needed to make an Ancient Egyptian Cartouche! Assign this Google Slide to your students on Google Classroom and they can drag and drop hieroglyphics onto a cartouche template. This activity is one of many in my Ancient Egypt Digital Interactive Lesson, also available in my TPT store!
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K - 12th
Livin’ La Vida Latina – Fun Facts about Spain Presentation in English
This 45 slide Spain Fun Facts Power Point in English is perfect for incorporating culture into your daily lessons. This best seller Spain presentation can be used as a virtual field trip, as daily warm-up activities or as a complete Spain unit. All of the Livin' La Vida Fun Facts presentations inspire students to make cultural comparisons and to think about dispelling cultural stereotypes. Use this presentation all at once to focus on Spain in a few mini lessons or for one complete Spain unit
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7th - 12th
Livin’ La Vida Latina – Fun Facts about Central America in English
This 67 slide Central America Fun Facts Power Point in English is perfect for incorporating culture into your daily lessons. This best seller Central America presentation can be used as a virtual field trip, as daily warm-up activities or as a complete Central America unit. EDITABLE!All of the Livin' La Vida Fun Facts presentations inspire students to make cultural comparisons and will help to dispel cultural stereotypes. Use this presentation to focus on the countries of Central America in sev
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6th - 12th
Daily Comprehension 21st Century MARCH - Hi/Lo Reading Activities - History
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN MARCH!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorit
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Identifying the 50 States : Google Slides™ Drag and Drop Activity
This product is a Google Slides™ resource. Students will drag and drop the correct state name to the box that says, "PLACE HERE." Each slide displays a different state and three options for students to choose from.You can assign this resource as an assignment to your students in your Google Classroom™. Students will complete the drag and drop activity and then turn it in through Google Classroom™. You will receive a ZIP file that includes a PDF file. There is a clickable link to the Google Slide
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3rd - 12th
GROUNDHOG DAY VIRTUAL TRIP!!! **ANIMAL STUDY *** LIFE-CYCLE ** ADAPTATIONS
Happy Groundhog Day !!!Take a trip this February!!!! Teach your students all about the groundhogs, Groundhog Day, plus hibernation and the life-cycle, with this fun interactive Virtual Trip!!! The activity incorporates a mix of cute colourful clipart as well as actual high quality photographs! This adorable virtual trip to GROUNDHOG DAY covers so many different topics you could use it to teach a whole unit!!! Topics covered include: Groundhog features and adaptations, Groundhog Day Ceremony, His
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PreK - 10th, Staff
Manifest Destiny- two different perspectives
Manifest Destiny- two different perspectivesThis is a great interactive Google Slides lesson that will provide a more in-depth understanding around the different perspectives around Manifest Destiny. Students will first analyze the painting titled American Progress by John Gast in 1872. Next students will analyze an alternative perspective on Manifest Destiny with a painting titled Indigenous American Progress, by Charles Hilliard in 2021. Finally students will answer questions about both paint
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion- 3 day lesson
Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - VA in the Reconstruction Era - SOL VS.8
**Updated to the NEW Virginia SOLS (2017)**
This is a 13 page instructional SMARTboard lesson that covers Virginia Studies SOLs VS.8 - the ENTIRE Virginia during the Reconstruction Era Unit. This lesson is full of interactive activities, video clips, games, websites, and more! Use this to teach your entire Reconstruction Unit!
This SMARTboard usually takes me about 2 weeks to teach. It is aligned perfectly to my interactive notebook on this topic that is also listed here on TPT. You can find i
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Psychology: Emotion- 4 day bundle
Psychology: Emotion- 4 day bundleThis 4 day bundle includes highly interactive lessons covering various topics related to emotion. Day 1 includes: The James-Lange theory of emotion, The Cannon–Bard theory of emotion, The Charles Darwin theory of emotion, The two-factor theory of emotion, Zajonc theory of emotion, and Cognitive Appraisal Theory. Day 2 includes: An in-depth understanding of the James-Lange Theory of Emotion. Students will then participate in an experiment that measures bodily res
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9th - 12th
Spanish Speaking Countries and Capitals Jeopardy Game
Students practice Spanish speaking countries and capitals in a fun way! This PowerPoint Jeopardy game contains all 20 official Spanish speaking countries, plus countries and territories where Spanish is still widely spoken, or where there has been significant Spanish influence in the past. They include Puerto Rico, Andorra, Guam, Philippines, and Gibraltar. The 5 categories are North America A, North America B, South America, South America and Africa, and Potpourri. Students click a number u
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4th - 10th
Piaget and Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development- 2 day lesson
Piaget and Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development- 2 day lessonThis is a fantastic 2 day lesson that will help you to provide a more in-depth understanding of different stages of moral development. This lesson coves concepts from Piaget, Kohlberg and Erikson. Students will start with learning about Piaget's Theory Moral Development and his two main types of moral thinking. Students will also practice their understanding of what they learned.Next students will learn about Lawrence Kohlberg's the
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Full Year Psychology Curriculum No-Prep, Student Centered
Entire World Interactive World Geography Game & Map Quiz ~ MEGA BUNDLE!
The Entire World Interactive Map Quiz Game MEGA BUNDLE is the absolute coolest way to learn Geography both in and out of the classroom! No Prep required, simple and easy to use, just open up the Interactive Map Quiz Game in one of the x4 included Formats (PowerPoint / Google Slides / Keynote / PDF) and let the learning begin! Each Map Quiz includes x846 slides for ALL x276 Countries + Regions in The Entire World! Maps are engagingly themed to spark students interest, work great for fun class wid
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4th - 10th
Oregon Trail Simulation Classroom Survival Challenge
Dive deep into the Oregon Trail! Work individually, team up with partners or groups to make "trains" or work together as a whole class! You start the game with basic supplies and even get to customize some of your own. How will you manage your materials with upcoming challenges along the trail?
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K - 12th
Apollo 13_What would you do?
Apollo 13: What Would You Do?- 2 day simulationThis is a great interactive "choose your own adventure" simulation around early space travel. Students will be presented with the real scenarios around space travel and will need to make choices on what they would do. Then they will learn about how that scenario turned out in real life. This simulation takes my class 2 days since I like to have rich conversations throughout the simulation. Please read over the included slides for some tips and trick
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8th - 12th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
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4th - 12th
Psychology: The stages of adulthood
Psychology: The stages of adulthoodI have spent years building up lessons and my goal has always been to make lessons engaging, multicultural, relevant, and thought provoking.This lesson is so rewarding and the benefits of it include getting students:Ready to learnIn the mindset to think criticallyEngage with one anotherQuestion ShareDevelopment empathyThis is a fantastic 1 day lesson that will help you to provide a more in-depth understanding of the stages of adulthood. This lesson is designed
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Full Year Psychology Curriculum No-Prep, Student Centered
Interactive Imperialism in Asia Mapping Activity
This would work awesome on an interactive whiteboard, or has been made to adapting to this hybrid virtual teaching world. Students can label a map showing the different colonies in Asia during the Age of Imperialism 10.4.
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7th - 11th
The Roaring 1920s: The Red Scare and Palmer Raids - Interactive No Prep Lesson
The 1920s was a radical time period that really was sparked by a "red scare" and fear of radicalism in the United States after the fallout of WWI and the Russian Revolution. This lesson is an editable Google Slides based interactive slideshow where students input responses directly into the slides. This lesson can be student-led (independent) or teacher-led to facilitate. Just post on Google Classroom with the "make a copy" feature and you're good to go! The lesson includes the following:Motivat
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7th - 12th
Psychology: Healthy and effective communication
Psychology: Healthy and effective communicationThis is a fantastic lesson that will allow students to learn about healthy communication and what that looks like. In this lesson, students will learn about what communication is, the effects of non-verbal communication, listening effectively, managing conflict, and overall how to improve communication. This lesson is designed to be personalized by you to best suit your classroom and the students needs. I hope you enjoy this lesson as much as I hav
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Grades:
9th - 11th
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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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