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Preview of Teacher Tools 1 Year Subscription - Attendance, Rotation Timer, Student Picker

Teacher Tools 1 Year Subscription - Attendance, Rotation Timer, Student Picker

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. These fun digital teacher tools will keep your classroom organized and your students engaged while taking attendance, playing games, rotating to centers and more!The 1 Year Subscription gives you access to 7 feature rich interactive tools for 365 days. Each tool has many themes for seasons, characters and special occasions so you can keep things fresh and exciting for your students throughout the entire school year.The 7 tools are: Attendan
Preview of The M&M Game

The M&M Game

Created by
Downeast Teach
*NOW EDITABLE! This is a fun activity to do in the early days of school. My students love it and always want to play it more than once. Basically, each student has a mini-bag of M&M’s and, depending on which color they draw out, they tell different things about themselves. Students first play in a large group with the visual display on the SMART Board, and then return to their table groups to play in small groups.*UPDATED* Now includes an editable version, and comes with paper “candy” if you
Preview of Place Value Math Review Test Prep Game Show 2nd Grade Number Sense Assessment

Place Value Math Review Test Prep Game Show 2nd Grade Number Sense Assessment

This NO PREP Place Value Game Interactive PowerPoint Game Show is a fun, engaging, and exciting way to have 2nd and 3rd graders practice and review place value skills. The math review questions begin at the lowest level and advance to higher levels. Played like Jeopardy, the questions in this Place Value Game cover place value models, expanded form, digit value, converting, regrouping, and guessing the secret number. This game show is perfect for 2nd grade math review of Place Value as well as f
Preview of Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This bundle includes all of your HASS planning for the entire year! It has four units that explore personal histories, past and present, features of landscapes, geographical skills and more. Featuring detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, activity sheets and assessment; it has everything you need!Want free cover pages? Find them here: Free HASS Cover Pa
Preview of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Are you wanting to teach your students about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month? Here is a perfect resource for you! This is an e-book and activities, including a map activity, a learning activity with videos, and a true & false activity! A .pdf version of the activities is included as well. You can feel free to add audio to the slides if you are using for distance/remote learning or this resource is perfect for use in the classroom. Happy AAPI Learning!Slides Included
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 Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Wanting to teach your students about Indigenous Peoples' Day? This elementary-age appropriate Google Slides e-book also includes a true/false activity and a "history of the land I am on" activity. A .pdf of the activities is also included in case you want a printable version. If you are using this for Distance Learning, you can feel free to add audio so students can listen to you read the text as well!Pages included:-What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?-History of Indigenous Peoples' Day-When is Ind
Preview of Morning Meeting for Second Grade | November | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for Second Grade | November | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Created by
Sarah Gardner
Do you use morning meetings in your classroom? Are you constantly rushing around in the morning to write a message, choose a greeting, and find an activity before your students walk in the door? Class meetings are a great way to build community, but they can be a bear to prep! This pack takes all of the prep out of morning meeting, so you can focus on the rest of your day – and the best part? They are completely paperless!Formats Included:⭐️ Google Slides⭐️ PowerPoint⭐️ PDFIncluded in Paperless
Preview of Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Created by
Laura's Lessons
Let’s Learn About Martin Luther King PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in first grade, second grade, or third grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young learners engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. The final page of the PowerPoint includes li
Preview of Fall Speech Therapy Boom Card WH Question Picture Scene Activity, ELL, ESL

Fall Speech Therapy Boom Card WH Question Picture Scene Activity, ELL, ESL

This engaging fall speech therapy Boom Card activity features 20 real photo scenes with WH-question visuals. It's designed to teach vocabulary, pronouns, verbs, WH questions, Increasing MLU, expanding sentences, prepositions, and following directions. When you use real photos in your therapy sessions, you are bringing the best of current learning research and intuitive learning resources to your students, whatever their age or learning needs.  These resources give your students a picture that t
Preview of BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

Created by
FREE YOUR HEART
GOOD CHOICES VS BAD CHOICES BOOM CARDS GAME (BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES K-2)This fun digital game is perfect for back to school and is specifically aimed to help kids identify good and bad choices. It contains 34 playable cards and could also be used throughout the year to reinforce good and bad choices. Kids have to look at each picture, determine if the action depicted is a good or bad choice and click the corresponding answer (thumbs up for good choice and thumbs down for bad choice). This
Preview of Morning Meeting for Second Grade | October | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for Second Grade | October | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Created by
Sarah Gardner
Do you use morning meetings in your classroom? Are you constantly rushing around in the morning to write a message, choose a greeting, and find an activity before your students walk in the door? Class meetings are a great way to build community, but they can be a bear to prep! This pack takes all of the prep out of morning meeting, so you can focus on the rest of your day – and the best part? They are completely paperless!Formats Included:⭐️ Google Slides⭐️ PowerPoint⭐️ PDFIncluded in Paperless
Preview of Christmas Jeopardy!  Christmas Trivia for Elementary!

Christmas Jeopardy! Christmas Trivia for Elementary!

Created by
JB Creations
Christmas Trivia Jeopardy! Kids will answer 25 Christmas trivia questions in this engaging, no prep Jeopardy game that is a perfect holiday party activity! Christmas trivia topics covered include Christmas songs, movies, traditions, foods, and the 12 days of Christmas! 25 questions reviewing thought-provoking facts are arranged in a colorful game board to give students a competitive game-like atmosphere ! Topics and point values are linked to corresponding questions and answers in an interacti
Preview of MAP SKILLS US Geography GOOGLE SLIDES & BOOM CARDS 2nd & 3rd Grade Bundle

MAP SKILLS US Geography GOOGLE SLIDES & BOOM CARDS 2nd & 3rd Grade Bundle

Are you a 2nd or 3rd grade teacher looking for an exciting way to teach and review map skills & geography? This interactive bundle includes both Google Slides and Boom Cards, so there are plenty of activities to keep them entertained. They’ll learn all about landforms, the equator, the prime meridian, hemispheres, latitude and longitude, continents, U.S. regions, world oceans, the compass rose, cardinal directions - all with lots of vocabulary thrown into the mix. If you want to excite your
Preview of December 1st Grade + 2nd Grade Morning Work - 1st + 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

December 1st Grade + 2nd Grade Morning Work - 1st + 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

Created by
Erin Waters
This December morning work product will save your mornings, your sanity, your time--you name it! Mess-less, stress-less, and (almost) paperless! A month's worth of morning journal prompts will engage your students, make them think creatively, and have fun! Also—each prompt has the option to play classical music to calm your students as they focus and write!Prompts are organized to cut down on teacher direction-giving time during the busy morning time. The electronic nature of the prompts creates
Preview of 2 and 3 Digit Addition with Regrouping Boom Cards

2 and 3 Digit Addition with Regrouping Boom Cards

Are you looking for a digital activity designed to give your students practice with 2 & 3 Digit Addition? Check out these fall-themed, NO prep, self-checking, interactive, digital Boom Cards that are fun for students and a huge time saver for teachers! This unit is a great way to keep your students engaged when teaching or reviewing 2 & 3-digit addition with regrouping.This Addition Bundle includes the following 2 sets of high-interest, engaging Boom Cards focused on 2 & 3-digit addi
Preview of The Real First Thanksgiving Digital Activity

The Real First Thanksgiving Digital Activity

Do your kiddos still think that turkey was served at the First Thanksgiving? Do they know why the Pilgrims celebrated with a meal? Do they know the Native Americans were from the Wampanoag Tribe? This product is included in the Thanksgiving Games and Activities Mega BundleThis interactive digital resource includes information about the historically accurate First Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. This fun and engaging resource goes from the Pilgrims' voyage to the 3 day feast
Preview of Grade 2 CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #3 Ancient Greek Civ. Supplemental Slideshows

Grade 2 CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #3 Ancient Greek Civ. Supplemental Slideshows

Created by
Lizzie Lodinsky
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Core Knowledge's (CKLA)/Amplify's 2nd Grade Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 3, Ancient Greek Civilizations. These PowerPoints are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 1,2
Preview of Crankenstein Phonemic Awareness Game Show-Halloween/Fall GC

Crankenstein Phonemic Awareness Game Show-Halloween/Fall GC

Created by
Tiny Toes
Crankenstein by Samantha Berger Phonemic Awareness Jeopardy style game show! Read Crankenstein (my favorite Fall/Halloween book) or watch the video on SafeShare here . This is fun, interactive practice for your Kinder to 2nd Grade students (tho older students would still enjoy this!). With 25 practice problems, in a game show setting, your students will get lots of review.This download INCLUDES a copy for Google Classroom! Great for Distance Learning. The GC version does not include scoring an
Preview of Fall Basic Concepts Following Directions Speech Therapy Activities Boom Cards™

Fall Basic Concepts Following Directions Speech Therapy Activities Boom Cards™

Created by
Stacy Crouse
Here's an ORGANIZED way to target following directions & basic concepts in speech therapy this fall! This Boom Cards™ deck is packed with student INTERACTION, fall VOCABULARY, and LANGUAGE concepts and understanding.This activity gives you a structured means to...✔ PROBE students' understanding of concepts and ability to follow directions.✔ PRACTICE a variety of basic concepts (throughout 4 different activities), both IN SESSIONS or as HOMEWORK.✔ Easily obtain DATA for PROGRESS MONITORING of
Preview of PAPERLESS November Daily Dendrite Challenge

PAPERLESS November Daily Dendrite Challenge

Created by
Miss DeCarbo
This November Daily Dendrite Challenge is a paperless, digital resource that includes a variety of brain-teasers, logical thinking questions, problem-solving challenges, riddles, and critical thinking activities for primary learners. The November Daily Dendrite Challenge has a fall and autumn theme and features daily questions about harvest fun! The resource is NO-PREP and PAPERLESS! Simply project the calendar onto your screen, click on a challenge, and give your students’ brains some exercise!
Preview of Christmas Around the World Unit Holidays Google Slides Classroom Powerpoint

Christmas Around the World Unit Holidays Google Slides Classroom Powerpoint

Christmas Around the World is made simple with this teaching digital resource for you! Included are Christmas Around the World Google Slides and PowerPoint Presentations with voice-over so that you can have your students listen to each slide and follow directions. This Holidays Around the World Google Slides research is perfect for students to use independently! Included for Each Country:-PowerPoint Presentations with voice over-Google Slides NOW with voice over-Instructions for how to access th
Preview of Editable Attendance Powerpoint Presentations BUNDLE

Editable Attendance Powerpoint Presentations BUNDLE

Created by
Emily Ames
Please download the Camping Attendance Freebie PowerPoint presentation to see if it works on your setup before purchasing other Attendance PowerPoint presentations from my store.Digital Attendance Growing BundleSmart Boards, Interactive Whiteboards, and Computers(Requires PowerPoint Software)Your students will love these fun, interactive attendance activities! The seasonal and holiday themes are sure to get them excited each morning. You will easily be able to see who is absent each day as the c
Preview of Christopher Columbus PowerPoint Lesson for Columbus Day K-3 w/worksheets

Christopher Columbus PowerPoint Lesson for Columbus Day K-3 w/worksheets

Created by
Laura's Lessons
Let’s Learn About Christopher Columbus: A Lesson for Columbus Day will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young children engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. A choice of four follow-up works
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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.