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Preview of FREE Dinosaur Posters Set | Classroom Displays | Science | Decor

FREE Dinosaur Posters Set | Classroom Displays | Science | Decor

☀️ Jumpstart discussions and get your young learners’ attention with our high-resolution dinosaur poster set. Kids universally love dinosaurs, making this one of the easiest topics you’ll ever teach in your classroom.***************************************************************************This collection includes 13 posters designed to enhance any learning space at home or school while helping your students better understand dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. We professionally designed
Preview of Mapping Skills Interactive Reader, Student Booklet, Assessment AMERICAN Version

Mapping Skills Interactive Reader, Student Booklet, Assessment AMERICAN Version

Use this interactive reader to introduce mapping terminology and have students practice the skills learned by completing a similar booklet. You could print the reader and use it as a book or project it onto a white board, Smart Board, or Activboard (whatever you have!). I used this in my classroom and the students enjoyed following along and filling in their own papers to match the reader. The booklet has been designed to be printed back to front, cut in half and stapled, with page numbers to gu
Preview of Smartboard Holidays Around the World

Smartboard Holidays Around the World

Fly around the world and learn different traditions for numerous countries for Christmas. Countries included are: Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Mexico, England, Germany, Australia, and America. Each slide gives links to important characteristics of the countries Christmas celebrations. Such as, links that tell about the countries traditions, videos of different traditions, etc. Some of these are Youtube videos so you have to be able to access Youtube to view them. Each country is shown on a
Preview of U.S. Regions and Landforms

U.S. Regions and Landforms

This 14 slide presentation is a great way to either introduce or review the United States regions and landforms. There are beautiful pictures to go along with each definition of one of the landforms. This is to help your students have a better idea of what you are trying to describe to them. The landforms include plains, mountains, plateaus, deserts, and canyons. Some of the landforms even have more than one picture to go along with the slide. There is also a map of the Unites States that has th
Preview of Christmas In England

Christmas In England

Created by
G Tolbert
Slideshow in PDF form of ways Christmas is celebrated in England. I made this to use in my class as a part of our Christmas Around the World unit. I used this on my Smart Board and scrolled through each picture. It includes a video link to show Charles Dickens,' A Christmas Carol movie trailer to show he was from England. It also includes a video link to listen to 2 different songs sung in England at Christmas time. Hope you enjoy!
Preview of U.S. National Parks - Interactive Slideshow

U.S. National Parks - Interactive Slideshow

Created by
Stormy Peeler
An interactive slideshow about the United States National Parks which includes pictures and an interesting fact about each.
Preview of Northeast Region of United States Presentation FREEBIE

Northeast Region of United States Presentation FREEBIE

This product gives information about the Northeast Region of the United States, including maps, photographs, & information pertaining to each state of the region. This presentation is a FREEBIE and if you like this product, please go to my "It's A Vaughnderful Classroom" to check out the whole bundle. Included with the bundle is a presentation of each of the five regions including: the West, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Northeast regions.
Preview of Election Day Finding Citing Text Evidence Reading Boom Cards Task Cards Audio

Election Day Finding Citing Text Evidence Reading Boom Cards Task Cards Audio

Do you have students who just choose answers without finding text evidence to help them? This Boom™ Cards deck will be so helpful for those students! These citing text evidence Boom Cards are no prep and self-checking to make reading comprehension practice easier for you. Even better, they include audio for the passage and all questions and answers!Try out this deck by clicking the link in the preview!Need a bundle to last all year? Click here to SAVE MONEY by getting the year long bundle, which
Preview of 50 states practice

50 states practice

The students for some reason love practicing and taking tests on the computer! This was created using the forms feature of Microsoft word. You can also put this on your interactive whiteboard and let the kids do the rest! Download the free example to check it out! By PowerPoint Maniac ******************************************************* Check out my other Social Studies Products! Underground Railroad Activity Australia Map and Timeline lesson China and Chinese New Year unit Community stud
Preview of Community - Road Signs!

Community - Road Signs!

GREAT activity for social studies/community unit, safety, reasoning, reading, verbal expression, & vocabulary development! Signs presented are ones that the students can commonly see in their environment.4 Slides. Students move the phrases to the box beside the associated sign. Each slide has one answer that is not a match.
Preview of Cardinal Directions

Cardinal Directions

Created by
Amanda Tower
MIMIO ink file Cardinal Directions Guide your vessel to the treasure using the Cardinal directions North, South, East, and West. Plan your route carefully to avoid landforms, and pirates! Try and reach the treasure using the fewest moves possible. SS.K.G.1.3 Identify cardinal directions (north, south, east, west). SS.K.G.1.1 Describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words. 7
Preview of Map Scale and Distance

Map Scale and Distance

Created by
jsquared
This is a lesson on measuring distances on a map using a map scale. This would fit nicely in a Map Skills Unit. Distances can be measured by marking the start and end point on a card, and then using a ruler to measure the actual distance. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Preview of Georgia Regions: Coastal Plains

Georgia Regions: Coastal Plains

Created by
Teaching 4 Real
Georgia Region Coastal PlainsThis is a 5 part powerpoint series about the 5 Georgia Regions. Your students will love this very interactive lesson that encourages discussion, predictions, and critical thinking. Have fun watching a live video about one of the animals in this region while discussing it's importance. This is great for 2nd and 3rd grade Georgia Social Studies Standards for geography or science.**Assessment IncludedYou may also buy my entire Georgia Regions and Habitats Mega PowerPoin
Preview of History of Valentine's Day Lesson

History of Valentine's Day Lesson

Created by
Buncee
Here is a pre-made interactive "History of Valentine's Day" lesson with photos, facts, videos and trivia questions at the end. Teach your class the reason why we celebrate this holiday of love! Check out Edu.buncee to view the interactive lesson filled with animations, videos and more!
Preview of Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson {FREEBIE}

Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson {FREEBIE}

Martin Luther King Jr and Jackie Robinson- This FREEBIE is an interactive PDF game where your students will decide if a fact is about MLK Jr, Jackie Robinson, or both of them. This is a great way for them to make connections between both civil rights leaders. This NO PRINT, NO PREP is the perfect activity for you and your students! It can be used on any computer or tablet for a quick, easy, fun activity. -How it works: Open the PDF on the device of your choice (computer, laptop, or tablet).
Preview of Bodies of Water - a Touch it Learn it Interactive Mini-lesson

Bodies of Water - a Touch it Learn it Interactive Mini-lesson

Created by
TechedOutTeacher
Touch it Learn it Interactive Mini-lessons are designed to increase student engagement by using the Smartboard multimedia device. This is the 1st in a series of products that teachers will be able to purchase from my store. Students will be able to distinguish between sources of saltwater and freshwater using the reveal and vortex sort features of Smart Notebook. This file also contains printables that students can cut and paste to create their own Venn diagram. Note: This product is a .zip f
Preview of Reducing Carbon Footprint - PowerPoint Game

Reducing Carbon Footprint - PowerPoint Game

Created by
Megan Farrar
This game is the perfect activity for Earth Day - or any other day you and your students are learning ways to reduce your carbon footprints! Students have to answer questions to questions about reducing, reusing and recycling to make eco-friendly choices.
Preview of Social Studies Citizenship and Maps Lessons

Social Studies Citizenship and Maps Lessons

Created by
Mary Sharp
Smartboard Presentations Lesson 1 - Citizenship Lesson 2 - Citizenship and Making Good decisions Lesson 3 - Citizenship Choice Board (Differentiated Assignment) Lesson 4 - Maps (Hemispheres, Countries, Continents, Oceans) Lesson 5 - Compass Rose and Cardinal Directions Lesson 6 - Landforms Lesson 7 - Map grid for absolute location Lesson 8 - Map scale Lesson 9 - Map scale (Activity) Lesson 10 - State of Missouri For some reason I was unable to load a preview. I think it is because one slide is
Preview of Georgia Regions: Piedmont Region

Georgia Regions: Piedmont Region

Created by
Teaching 4 Real
Georgia Piedmont RegionThis is a 5 part powerpoint series about the 5 Georgia Regions. Your students will love this very interactive lesson that encourages discussion, predictions, and critical thinking. Have fun watching a live video about one of the animals in this region while discussing it's importance. This is great for 2nd and 3rd grade Georgia Social Studies Standards for geography or science.**Quiz at the endYou may also buy my entire Georgia Regions and Habitats Mega PowerPoint Lessons
Preview of Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan

Created by
AMY PERTAIN
An interactive lesson about the folk tale character Paul Bunyan
Preview of European Exploration in America

European Exploration in America

Created by
Casey Nestor
An interactive white board unit on European Exploration including 6 explorers (Cabot, Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Hudson, Cartier, Balboa) covering all 4th grade GPS for exploration. Including vocabulary activities, interactive maps, hands on activities, videos, and more.
Preview of Levels of Government SMARTBOARD files

Levels of Government SMARTBOARD files

Hey y'all! Hopefully you found your way to this particular resource via my blog post on this topic or maybe from my main product here in my store called The Goods on Government-otherwise this download may not make much sense ;) You can use this in conjunction with that resource to teach levels of government. It is aligned to the TEKS but does include the generic versions as well to accommodate teachers outside of TX. Just pull in pictures of the correct officials you are studying on the indic
Preview of Slide presentation for K-8 Lesson Plan for Teaching about 9/11

Slide presentation for K-8 Lesson Plan for Teaching about 9/11

Created by
Maria Ferguson
This slide presentation accompanies the 9/11 Day K-8 Lesson Plan. The slide presentation supports teachers as they safely and thoughtfully engage with K-8 students about the events of 9/11 and the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. By focusing on the selfless actions of first responders, emergency workers and ordinary citizens, students learn that even in our darkest moments, individuals can come together and act with kindness, unity and hope.
Preview of Georgia Regions: Mountains

Georgia Regions: Mountains

Created by
Teaching 4 Real
Georgia Habitats & Regions MountainsThis is a 5 part powerpoint series about the 5 Georgia Regions. Your students will love this very interactive lesson that encourages discussion, predictions, and critical thinking. Have fun watching a sound clip about one of the animals in this region and browsing through a photo album of pictures to promote discussion.This is great for 2nd and 3rd grade Georgia Social Studies Standards for geography or science.You may also buy my entire Georgia Regions an
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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.