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Preview of Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)

You can purchase this product with other consumer math and personal finance activities and projects in a BUNDLE:Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Activities & Projects BUNDLEUpdated to also include a Google Classroom™ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
Preview of Budget & Personal Finance Project : A Money Reality Check

Budget & Personal Finance Project : A Money Reality Check

Do you want an all-inclusive project to teach your students about Budgeting & Personal Finance Responsibility? Look no further, because you have found it! ↬MORE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT↫ After MANY requests, I have updated this product to include TWO versions: (1) Salaries attached to grade in class(2) Salaries assigned at randomWithin this product you will find an in-depth experience for students that will teach them the value of a dollar!! Students are required to determine the taxes taken o
Preview of Budgeting Activity: Monthly Budget Project and Worksheets for Middle School

Budgeting Activity: Monthly Budget Project and Worksheets for Middle School

If you are looking for a no-prep, yet detailed budgeting activity, look no further! In this budgeting activity for Google Drive, students will create a monthly budget. This monthly budget project features the elements of career, housing, transportation, monthly expenses, and more! This activity was designed to help with budgeting for middle school students, and was implemented in an 8th grade Social Studies class, but it could easily be incorporated in a variety of subjects and grade levels. Thi
Preview of Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle

Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle

This is a Geography Unit with 4 resources over the 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals. In this bundle you will receive a Spanish-speaking country profile project, 2 map labeling activities, a matching quiz activity, an internet scavenger hunt, and a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Answer keys and examples are included. Purchase this bundle and save over 25% off the following resources:Spanish-Speaking Country Profile ProjectSpanish-Speaking Count
Preview of The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option

The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option

Created by
Gina Kennedy
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
Preview of Economics Personal Finance Budgeting Project (Print & Digital!)

Economics Personal Finance Budgeting Project (Print & Digital!)

I'm Mrs. P and I'd love to help you increase student engagement while you're teaching personal finance! "Learn by doing" when it comes to finances will allow your students to explore their financial futures in a structured, thorough, and exciting way. Every year my seniors tell me that this was the most important and valuable project they completed in their high school careers. They leave my classroom with the confidence they need to tackle finances head on and lead a successful financial future
Preview of Civil War Battles Digital Research Project & Presentation|Distance Learning

Civil War Battles Digital Research Project & Presentation|Distance Learning

There were thousands of battles during the American Civil War and it can be difficult for students to remember the most important ones. This is a great project that can help with that! Students work in groups of 2-3 to research one significant battle and create a Google Slides presentation using a template. (This project will work for any Civil War battle.) The groups present their projects to the class while the other students take notes on the basic battle information.This product includes a z
Preview of Jackie Robinson Collaborative Poster — Great Black History Month Activity

Jackie Robinson Collaborative Poster — Great Black History Month Activity

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Jackie Robinson Collaboration Portrait Poster. My collaboration posters are designed to complement or supplement any Jackie Robinson lesson, sports, or Black History Month studies. This poster is the perfect anticipatory set to pique your students’ interest or a great extension to finish your studies with a WOW. Your students will be talking about this poster for weeks to come and will always remember exactly which piece was “theirs” when they see it on display! Recommended for any grade as th
Preview of Create a Civilization Project for Google Drive and PDF

Create a Civilization Project for Google Drive and PDF

This Create a Civilization Project will be a hit with your students and help them understand the components that make up a civilization. In this engaging activity, students will create a civilization and prepare a Google Slideshow to highlight different aspects of their civilization. This resource includes four different versions of the assignment to help you find the perfect for your students!This resource includes the following:Teacher Guide (PDF)Civilizations Highlights Project (quick version
Preview of Holocaust Research Project Teen Resistance - Holocaust Literature Activities

Holocaust Research Project Teen Resistance - Holocaust Literature Activities

Use the Teen Holocaust Resistance Project with any Holocaust story in order to provide historical context! This unique resource focuses on teen and young adult Holocaust resisters who took courageous stands! Use with Night by Elie Wiesel, the Diary of Anne Frank, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, or Book Thief! Implement as a standalone Holocaust research project. Your students will be fascinated by acts of resistance facilitated by their peers.Designed for secondary students, these activities an
Preview of Hidden Figures Collaborative Poster (Katherine Johnson) | Women's History Month

Hidden Figures Collaborative Poster (Katherine Johnson) | Women's History Month

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Hidden Figures Collaboration Poster. This fun, collaborative activity features portraits of Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Katherine Johnson. It is a perfect accompaniment to your Black History Month, Women's History Month, and/or STEM studies. The final poster features a STEM quote from Katherine Johnson. “ We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology, and there will always, alwa
Preview of WWII Propaganda Posters Activities and Project Print & Digital

WWII Propaganda Posters Activities and Project Print & Digital

Examine over a dozen famous WWII home front propaganda posters for the devices used, culminating learning with students creating posters of their own to address a current school problem.Let your principal decide whose poster has the winning message to transform your school’s culture!This plug-and-play PBL activity kit comes as a printable PDF and digital in Google Slides!Greatness is spotting persuasive devices at work and knowing how to use them for good. World War II was the U.S.’s greatest f
Preview of Project Based Learning Packet for ALL of US History

Project Based Learning Packet for ALL of US History

This awesome packet for bringing Project Based Learning (PBL) in your US History classes will be life-changing! PBL brings real world experiences into the classroom to make lessons more meaningful and engaging for students. It gives them choice in their learning while also delving deeper into a topic of US History that matters to them. This packet gives you everything you need to use project based learning for any unit in American History and includes 99 (yes, 99!) suggested topics for projects
Preview of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse using the Five Themes of Geography!

Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse using the Five Themes of Geography!

Created by
Jennifer Anthony
Students will use a website created for this project to analyze maps and gather information about different locations. The students will then interpret that information using the 5 Themes of Geography to decide if the locations benefit them during the Zombie Apocalypse. The students will finish off their research with a short essay explaining their choices and how the information they gathered from the maps helped them make their decision.This is a great way to get students to use their mapping
Preview of Project Based Learning Packet for ALL of World History

Project Based Learning Packet for ALL of World History

This awesome packet for bringing Project Based Learning (PBL) in your World History classes will be life-changing! PBL brings real world experiences into the classroom to make lessons more meaningful and engaging for students. It gives them choice in their learning while also delving deeper into a World History topic that matters to them. This packet gives you everything you need to use project based learning for any unit in World History and includes 196 (yes, 196!) suggested topics for proje
Preview of Research Paper | Complete Unit Any Topic | Printable & Digital

Research Paper | Complete Unit Any Topic | Printable & Digital

Research Paper complete unit with everything you need to teach writing a research project essay writing from start to finish FOR ANY TOPIC (Printable & Digital) - Perfect for distance learning or Google Classroom activities!No prep start-to-finish student research packet in printable and digital formats: Printable PDF, editable Word Document, PowerPoint slides, Google Slides and Google Doc for no prep research project or independent Google Classroom activity.This packet has successfully guid
Preview of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option

Created by
Gina Kennedy
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
Preview of Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Activity Bundle

Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Activity Bundle

Created by
Business Girl
Supplement your ethics and social responsibility unit with 5 activities that are designed for high business school students. This bundle includes a chat station activity with ethical dilemmas for the workplace, a write the room scavenger hunt to get students moving and engaging with key terminology, a social responsibility project to delve deeper into the initiatives of a business, an accounting fraud research project to investigate financial mistakes, and a worksheet and project to research per
Preview of Five Themes of Geography Research Project PBL | 5 Themes City Mosaic | Microsoft

Five Themes of Geography Research Project PBL | 5 Themes City Mosaic | Microsoft

Challenge your class to research & showcase the “5 Themes of Geography” for a major world city. Creating mosaics is a fun way to assess student learning while letting them show off their creativity. First, they research their city’s location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interactions. Then, they design colorful mosaics with images & descriptions featuring their cities. A rubric sets clear expectations for your students & makes grading easy! Your purchase has editabl
Preview of Project: The Bill of Rights (distance learning option included)

Project: The Bill of Rights (distance learning option included)

This project has everything your students need to know about the freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights!The resource includes a PowerPoint that presents each amendment in the Bill of Rights in student-friendly terms. After explaining both the structure and the purposes of the Bill of Rights, the presentation leads students through all ten amendments, allowing multiple opportunities for teachers to provide real-life examples. Each slides includes teacher notes.The PowerPoint is paired with a
Preview of Inventor Research & Invention Project

Inventor Research & Invention Project

Are you looking for an engaging way to research inventors and inventions? Do your students want to create their own inventions? Students will participate in an invention exposition where they will plan, design and showcase their invention! However, before students can pitch their invention to a Shark or a Dragon, they must complete a variety of tasks, essentially the behind-the-scenes information they would not normally get to see that would have to be done before an actual pitch could be made.
Preview of Shark Tank Business Plan Project for Fundraiser or Classroom Store

Shark Tank Business Plan Project for Fundraiser or Classroom Store

The popular TV show Shark Tank gives contestants the chance to share their business idea with a team of investors referred to as sharks. This project mimicks the TV show and makes a great end-of-the-year project or a project to raise funds for your class or school. Students come up with a project or service idea they can actually put into place. If you aren't using real money for this project, students could use this as part of the classroom management system. Students can spend the "money" they
Preview of Playing Card Designs Middle or High School Art Project: Unity & Balance Lesson

Playing Card Designs Middle or High School Art Project: Unity & Balance Lesson

The Principles of Design and tying in cross-curricular material is something we all do as art teachers. But with the amount of time we have with our students, it can be hard to fit in anything else other than art-making. In this art project, students learn about the history of playing cards and use the Principles of Unity and Balance to create their own version of a face card. Why students will love it:Designing your own playing card is fun and students will love learning the artistic process, f
Preview of Sociology Serial Killer Notes and Project

Sociology Serial Killer Notes and Project

Created by
Leah Cleary
This editable resource introduces your sociology students to general characteristics of serial killers and specific serial killers. Students will take notes over a brief PowerPoint presentation about serial killers. Then with a partner, they will research a specific serial killer to share with the class. During presentations, students will take notes on the provided sheet, and finally, take an open-note quiz over presentations.You Get:☑ Serial Killers PowerPoint Presentation (Editable)☑ Serial K
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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.

Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies

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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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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.