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Preschool Back to School social studies literature circle activboard activities

Preview of Alphabet Word Wall Letters and Word Cards - ABC Letter Sound Wall Words Template

Alphabet Word Wall Letters and Word Cards - ABC Letter Sound Wall Words Template

Are you looking for a simple alphabet word wall with letter headers and word cards or a sound wall for your kindergarten, preschool, or pre-k classroom? This simple word wall template includes letters and words and even gives you the flexibility to customize your classroom word wall with your own word cards, name cards, etc.will help you teach alphabet letters and sounds. Teachers love that the simplicity of the printable word cards and letter headers let kids focus on the important information
Preview of Alphabet Activities Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Identification & Sounds BUNDLE

Alphabet Activities Uppercase & Lowercase Letter Identification & Sounds BUNDLE

Find a variety of hands-on letter identification and sounds activities for your kids in this money-saving bundle.  Whether you use a letter of the week or a no letter of the week method to introduce uppercase and lowercase letters and sounds to your students, this set will give everything that you need to provide repeated exposure and a variety of ways to practice letters throughout the school year.  This set of printable alphabet activities is perfect for early literacy activities, alphabet rev
Preview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Are you looking for some fun activities to introduce Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? I have developed this focus on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Peacemaker. We talk about the difference between a Peacemaker and a Peacebreaker. Then, students write about how they can be a Peacemaker. There are several engaging activities in this mini unit for you.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing PromptsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemak
Preview of Stars Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Stars Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Stars theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will float off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size. AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes! This product is designe
Preview of We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities

We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities

We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
Preview of Ocean Theme Smart Board Attendance & Lunch Count for All Interactive Whiteboards

Ocean Theme Smart Board Attendance & Lunch Count for All Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Ocean / Under the Sea theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will swim off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! With my One Year Attendance Subscription you will have access to all of my fun attendance themes!This produ
Preview of Penguins Theme SMARTboard Attendance for All Whiteboards - Winter Activities

Penguins Theme SMARTboard Attendance for All Whiteboards - Winter Activities

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Penguins theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character jump into the water. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product is designed t
Preview of Dog / Puppy Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count - Interactive Whiteboards

Dog / Puppy Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count - Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Dog / Puppy theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will run off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size. AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes! This product is des
Preview of Digital Calendars Morning Meeting Bundle

Digital Calendars Morning Meeting Bundle

Created by
KC Kindergarten
This bundle of Digital Calendars for Google Slides™ is the perfect Morning Meeting tool for your students in the classroom. These interactive slides allow your students to explore the calendar, days of the week, seasons, weather, counting the days of school, and so much more!★ HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED EACH MONTH!Editable Calendar - Students create their own patterns using 4 moveable themed number piecesPre-Made Calendars - Students use a transparent box to identify the day (AB, AAB, ABB, & ABC
Preview of Owl Theme SMARTboard Attendance with Lunch Count for All Interactive Whiteboards

Owl Theme SMARTboard Attendance with Lunch Count for All Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Owl theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will fly off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product is designed to be
Preview of Superhero Theme Attendance Classroom Management Tool - Interactive Whiteboards

Superhero Theme Attendance Classroom Management Tool - Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
Have fun taking attendance with this Superhero Kids theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will fly off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.Note: An internet connection is required to use this product. AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product c
Preview of Digital Calendar Morning Meeting Slides Resources Kindergarten

Digital Calendar Morning Meeting Slides Resources Kindergarten

This interactive digital calendar time and digital kindergarten first grade morning meeting google slides resource is perfect to jumpstart your digital morning calendar math & carpet time throughout the entire year (or use in digital distance learning) to get your kindergarten, first grade or preschool day started. Included are an interactive digital calendar for each month, days of the week / months slides, numbers, alphabet, money, counting, colors, shapes, patterns, phonics cards, mornin
Preview of Emoji Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Emoji Theme Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Emoji theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will fly off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Teacher Tools & Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This prod
Preview of Bee Theme Interactive Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for All Whiteboards

Bee Theme Interactive Attendance with Optional Lunch Count for All Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Your busy bees will love taking attendance with this fun Bee theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will fly to the hive. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size. AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes! This p
Preview of Monster Theme Interactive Attendance with Lunch Choices for All Whiteboards

Monster Theme Interactive Attendance with Lunch Choices for All Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this monsters theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will run off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size. AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes! This product is design
Preview of Elephant & Piggie | Mo Willems | Book Companion Craft

Elephant & Piggie | Mo Willems | Book Companion Craft

Everyone loves Elephant & Piggie!These adorable and fun book characters are a great resource for your book study of Mo Willems. His fun characters Gerald and Piggie are loved by kids and teachers alike. These two crafts would make a great end of author study activity.They look adorable when paired together and would look great on a classroom bulletin board.Included with this craft:Picture of Craft.Instructions pageMaterials needed pageAll Pattern pieces for elephantAll Pattern pieces for P
Preview of Fall Attendance with Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Fall Attendance with Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Fall / Autumn theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will blow off screen. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product is desi
Preview of Dog and Donuts Craft | Back to School | Class Book and Writing Activity

Dog and Donuts Craft | Back to School | Class Book and Writing Activity

Back to School Craft!This craft can be used at the beginning of the School year for back to school or can be used at anytime during the school year.Everyone loves the story "If You Give A Dog A Donut" by Laura Numeroff. I created this dog and donut craft as a follow up craft after reading the story. He is cute, whimsical and looks great on a bulletin board or in school hallway. Included with the craft:I have included all pieces for the dog and donut, they can be traced or pattern can be used o
Preview of If You Take A Mouse To School

If You Take A Mouse To School

Created by
The Speech Attic
Book companions make great speech therapy tools and this book by Laura Numeroff is a great book for your back to school lesson plans. Your students are sure to enjoy listening to all the fun things this little mouse does at school. This packet was developed for preschool to 1st grade to utilize in speech therapy. It is 72 pages and targets sequencing, comprehension questions, vocabulary, basic concepts, and much more. This packet is a companion to the book. You will need to purchase the book s
Preview of Interactive Calendar for Promethean Board | ActivInspire | Morning Meeting Slide

Interactive Calendar for Promethean Board | ActivInspire | Morning Meeting Slide

Created by
TeachAlicious
Wall space is limited? Say no more! Use this digital interactive calendar to complete all your morning meeting and calendar activities! The best part? You can put it away once you are finished!You can also get this calendar in the Google Slidesâ„¢ version here.This calendar is also available in Spanish!In this resource you will find activities for: Graphing (Create your own question and choices, your students answer) Daily calendar Daily weather (Data with pictographs, tally marks & bar graph
Preview of Editable Name Practice Mats for Magnetic Letters

Editable Name Practice Mats for Magnetic Letters

Quickly and easily create custom magnetic letter name mats for your students with these editable magnetic letter mats! This is perfect for name practice as students use magnetic letters to build their name over the mat.What do I need?*Class List*Adobe Reader (free program)How does it work?*Open the PDF file*Type your students' names in the list*30 custom name building mats will instantly autofill*Print, cut, and use (over and over again)You can use first names or last names. Better yet, you can
Preview of Table numbers 1-10 | numerals and number words

Table numbers 1-10 | numerals and number words

This set of table number signs includes 4 sets (two different sizes) of TEN printer friendly table number signs can be used to hang above your tables and groups in your classroom or even to label supply caddies or bins that belong to each table! Two sets include numerals (ex. table 2) and 2 sets include number words (ex. table two).There are two sets of each table sign. One sign is as large as a single page. The other set fits 4 table signs on one page. The file itself is BLACK AND WHITE and
Preview of Back to School - August Morning Message - Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten

Back to School - August Morning Message - Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten

Want a quick and easy way to review a math or literacy concept or teach a mini-lesson first thing each day that requires ZERO prep work? Use these morning messages! Start your morning meeting by getting your students learning right away. Project these on your interactive whiteboard and draw/write in right over top of them. What's Included:-Powerpoint slide for each day of the month (skills include math, literacy, & more!)-Calendar of skills for the month-Editable calendar of skills for th
Preview of 100 Days Smarter Hat

100 Days Smarter Hat

Created by
The Kinder Kids
100 Days Smarter Hat These 100 Days Smarter Hats are in landscape format and measure 8.5 x 11. They are available in black and white. Students will color, cut and glue/staple the hat together. Celebrate the 100th day with fun and creativity! *** If you plan on sharing this resource, please purchase the appropriate number of licenses. The Kinder Kids Store prekprintables@outlook.com
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Find Social Studies - History resources | TPT

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.

Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies

What types of social studies lessons are available on TPT?

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.

How do I find social studies lessons on TPT?

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.