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Kindergarten Earth Day social studies centers
Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for Memorial Day (and Other Occasions!)
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
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K - 8th
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Womens History Month Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum?This pack of reading comprehension passages is a perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover 12 famous women in history. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading!Your students will read a nonfiction passage about a famous woman in history. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage.The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Community Helpers Activity Craft
Community Helpers Build a community for your social studies community helpers unit with these cute and easy to cut templates. Students will have fun with this 3D building activity and creating a class book on community helpers. Students will enjoy adding their own details to these templates.Included16 Different community buildings craft28 Community HelpersWeb worksheet about community helpersWriting PromptsClass book coverReview printables See Preview!!!Great for Art Center & Writing Cen
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K - 2nd
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Trash and Recycling - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)
Investigate trash and recycling through hands on explorations in your classroom! Use a small table or a small bookshelf to create an engaging science center full of hands on materials for students to explore and investigate using the included printables, vocabulary cards, book, anchor charts, and discovery pages (science journal pages)! Included is a read aloud book, Reuse It! Recycle It! for circle time, anchor charts, and a suggested book list. There is even a half page note you can send home
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Earth Day Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Earth Day centers are loaded with fun, engaging, hands-on activities to help your students build math and literacy concepts! Now includes two fine motor activities, one writing center, six literacy activities, and eight math activities.Literacy skills covered are letter identification, letter formation, beginning sounds, sight words, vocabulary words, syllables, and writing/journaling. Math skills covered are one-to-one correspondence, counting, 2D shapes, 3D shapes, counting to 100, measureme
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PreK - K
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Black History Month Craft: African American Inventors - Set of 6
Do you need cute and easy crafts for Black History Month? You got them! This set has SIX crafts or craftivities of African American inventors and their inventions: George Carver, George Crum, Lewis Latimer, Garrett Morgan, Philip Downing, and Alfred Cralle. These crafts will make a fantastic bulletin board for Black History Month or can be used for your school hallway decoration! Next time your students crunch on a potato chip, get a scoop of ice cream, eat a peanut butter sandwich, look at a tr
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PreK - 1st
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse Activities, Earth Day, Sorting Pictures, Printables
Help your students GO GREEN for Earth Day with this Reduce, Reuse and Recycle unit! It includes real pictures of recyclable materials to sort, printables, activities and science notebook pages!⭐️ Prep is quick and easy... This is a great addition to your curriculum and will add discovery and excitement to your Science Center!✅ Here's what's included:Recycling Materials Real Picture Cards for SortingWhat can I recycle? graphic organizersHow Can I Help? Sorting objects for reduce, reuse, recycleL
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: EARTH SCIENCE Bundle (***Includes BONUS File!***)
American Symbols Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum?This pack of reading comprehension passages is the perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover 11 American Symbols. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading!Your students will read a nonfiction passage about an American symbol. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage.The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Black History Month Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum?This pack of reading comprehension passages is a perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover 12 people in Black History. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading!Your students will read a nonfiction passage about an important person in Black History. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage.The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Water Cycle Wind Sock Craftivity {A Weather Craft}
Water Cycle Craft -- This is a unique way to display and teach your students about the water cycle. Students will create a water cycle wind sock (just add streamers) or a water cycle lantern during your next weather science lesson. There are additional labels you can add that include the terms condensation, evaporation, precipitation, and collection.
recent review: "So easy to use and totally adorable! I printed these right away and we did them instantly. The directions were so easy to follow
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PreK - 5th
Also included in: Water Cycle Sequencing Craft Bundle
Holidays Around the World Book and Activity BUNDLE | Christmas Around the World
BUNDLE of Adapted Books and Activities for Holidays Around the World • Christmas Around the World • Take your students on a trip around the world. Travel to 21 different countries and celebrate a different holiday tradition at each stop with this set of leveled, adapted readers. Please download the preview file to see an in-depth look at what's inside of this bundle, or read this blog post.This adapted book bundle is included in Adapted Book Club. Get access to 600+ adapted books by joining Adap
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PreK - 4th
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Financial Literacy: Goods and Services, Making Choices 1st Grade
Math 1.9(B) Identify income as a means of obtaining goods and service, often times making choices between wants and needs
Social Studies 1.8(A) Identify examples of goods and services in the home, school, and community
1.9(C) Identify examples of choices families make when buying goods and services
Pocket Chart sorting activity which can also be used to be class anchor charts to display. Comes with many anchor chart and sorting display options.
**ALL pieces come with color and black and wh
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K - 2nd
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Spring, Easter & Earth Day Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, Activities
Do you want engaging reading fluency passages for April? You need these daily reading comprehension passages and questions for Spring (Earth Day, Easter, Spring, Plants themed). Use these one-page kindergarten and 1st grade reading passages and worksheets with fun, seasonal nonfiction and fiction stories to build literacy skills and fluency through repeated reading and short answer questions.These are great for small group instruction, homework, and morning work. These activities have a short re
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K - 2nd
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Ruby Bridges Writing Craft Craftivity Black History Month Women's History
Use this Ruby Bridges Writing Craftivity along with learning about Black History Month or Ruby Bridges unit of study.Included:Text Suggestions"Brave Like Ruby" single page overview Handy "bookmark" style quick factsWriting Craftivity with various sentence starters "I am brave like Ruby," "I am kind like Ruby," and blank writing pages. Follow me and be first to know about FLASH FREEBIES and New Products:Follow MeConnect with me on Instagram:@primarily_kinderDid you know? TPT gives you credits to
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PreK - 2nd
Black History Month Activities Martin Luther King, Jr, Ruby Bridges and More
This Black History Month Activities resource includes FOUR complete resources bundled. The Martin Luther King Jr. - Martin Luther King Day set was added. Please see the individual previews to see what's in the entire bundle. All four resources found in the Black History category of my store are included. Please click the link to see each set - the individual sets have complete previews.Black History - Ruby BridgesBlack History - Rosa ParksBlack History - Martin Luther King JrBlack History - Jack
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K - 2nd
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STEM I Can Build®️ - Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Earth Day, & Easter Edition
Spring I Can Build books and anchor charts is an easy and manageable way to add STEM to your classroom with real photographs during a spring, weather, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and/or Earth Day theme.Blocks and manipulatives give students the opportunity to be creative, problem-solve, develop math concepts, develop eye-hand coordination, develop fine motor (if the blocks are small), and develop inquiry skills (STEM & STEAM). Add a literacy component and have students draw and write about wh
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PreK - K
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Also included in: STEM I Can Build®️ Cards, Books, and Anchor Charts BUNDLE
Dinosaur Fossil Matching: for Montessori or Science Centers
These cards are a fun way to familiarize children with different dinosaurs. This is a unique activity that shows children what different dinosaur bones look like! You can use them to create many different kinds of activities. You can use these cards for your science centers, dinosaur unit study, or Montessori 3-6 classroom! DINOSAUR FOSSIL MATCHING INCLUDES: ★ instructions for use★ 9 dinosaur fossil cards★ 9 dinosaur cards★ 9 control cardsThis set includes: Anatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Parasauro
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: Dinosaur Bundle for Hands-on Activities
Earth Day Bulletin Board | Recycling Craft | Take Care of Environment Writing
Earth Day CraftUse this craft to help students find ways to help the earth. Students will organize things that help the earth and harm the earth in this earth day craft to make an educational bulletin board!Included in this activity:-Earth Day Craftivity including... *Earth Day Craft directions*I will help the Earth writing paper*Earth*Earth Day object cut outs-What do you know about helping the Earth question and answer sheet-Directions*This is great for an Earth Day activity for a bulletin bo
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K - 3rd
Community Helpers Unit
This Community Helpers Unit has everything you need to teach your little learners about the people who play important roles in our communities. This Unit has a variety of activities that go into a fun and engaging deep dive into these vital professions, and the best part is that they are all CCSS aligned! What is included?10 mini lessonsWrite the room (editable)Dramatic play centersAnchor chartsCraftsEmergent readersA lapbookSTEM activitiesSight word activitiesClassroom community activitiesCheck
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PreK - 2nd
April Writing Prompts, Journal & Center Activities for Spring, Easter, Earth Day
Are you looking for April writing prompts that excite kids about writing? Writing Activity Mats for April (Spring, Easter, & Earth Day themed writing) include 20 writing prompts, each with a picture and word list and a writing conventions checklist. They are the PERFECT no-prep spring writing activity and addition to your April writing center!3 RESOURCES IN 1:PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!GOOGLE SLIDES / GOOGLE DRAWINGS - Assign each writing prompt in Google Slides, wh
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K - 2nd
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Financial Literacy Kindergarten: BUNDLE
TEKS K.9(A) Identify ways to earn income
TEKS K.9(B) Differentiate between money received as income and money received a a gift
TEKS K.9(C) List simple skills required for jobs.
This is a BUNDLE of my three Financial Literacy Lesson Units. To get a closer look at what's included in each, check them out:
Financial Literacy: Chores and Allowance
Financial Literacy: Income and Gifts
Financial Literacy: Job Skills
This unit does NOT include the posters/word wall panels, those must be purchas
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PreK - 1st
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Earth Day Coloring Pages | Earth Day Color by Code Phonics
Your students will LOVE practicing spelling patterns with these fun Color by Code worksheets. Students will read each word and find the corresponding image. Then color the image according to the key at the top of the page. Spelling Patterns IncludedTrigraphsscr, shr, str, thr, spr, spl, sch, squDouble Consonants-dd, -ff, -ll, -ss, -zz, -ttLong Vowel Spelling Patternsa-e, ay, e-e, ee, i-e, ie, o-e, oeLong U Spelling Patternsoo, ou, ew, ue, u, u-e, uiFinal Blends-sk, -nd, -nt, -mp, -rd, -lb, -ct
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Coloring Pages Bundle | Color by Code Phonics Bundle
Good Choice Bad Choice Sort Back to School
Good Choices and Poor Choices Sorting Worksheet: Printable and Digital VersionEngage students in exploring responsible choices in school with this sorting worksheet, available in printable and digital versions. Variety of VersionsGood Choices / Bad Choices Sorting WorksheetGood Choices / Poor Choices Sorting WorksheetsResponsible Choices / Not Responsible Choices Appropriate Online Behaviors /Not Appropriate Online Behaviors Key Features:Sorting Mat and Sorting Pictures Answer KeyGoogle Slides D
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Sort Worksheets Bundle Printable and Digital
Ruby Bridges Unit
Learn about Ruby Bridges with this integrated unit! Perfect for your K-1 classroom for a black history or ruby bridges unit of study. GRAB THIS THEMED UNIT IN A MEGA BUNDLE WITH 19 OTHER INTEGRATED UNITS FOR HUGE SAVINGS! Thematic Units: Mega BundleHere's What You Get:Learn About Ruby Bridges• Ruby Bridges non-fiction teacher read aloud• Ruby Bridges mini reader for students• Scenario Clip Cards - How would that make you feel?Write about Ruby Bridges• Schoolhouse Flip-Up Poem Craftivity• What i
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Thematic Units Bundle
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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.
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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