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Preschool Back to School social studies activboard activities under $5

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
Preview of Good Choices Bad Choices Behavior Sort | Behavior Sort | Classroom Management

Good Choices Bad Choices Behavior Sort | Behavior Sort | Classroom Management

Created by
Pre to the K
This Good Choices/ Bad Choices behavior sort is perfect for the beginning of the school year. Children can sort positive and negative behavior choices using either picture cards with or without written description. Also included is a cut & paste sort. Cards included are the following:Good Choices:Giving a high-fiveBeing appreciativeStaying on taskRaising your handFocusing on workListening to the teacherCleaning upHelping a friendWorking togetherListening and thinkingStaying quiet in lineBe
Preview of First Day of School PowerPoint

First Day of School PowerPoint

First Day of School PowerPoint file includes 20 slides/pages. Including... 4 fun first day activities for students slides to cover classroom rules, morning procedures, hallway procedures, bathroom rules, lunch procedures, and recess rules. File can be modified for any classroom. This is just what you need for the first day of school to teach your expectations, procedures, and engage your students. *************************************************************************** How to get TPT c
Preview of Monsters Team Challenge Letters of the Alphabet Game: Letter Recognition Game

Monsters Team Challenge Letters of the Alphabet Game: Letter Recognition Game

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
Have a blast practicing letters of the alphabet with this fast paced engaging team game for interactive whiteboards (SMARTBoard, Promethean, Mimio), tablets and computers. Students face off to see who can say the letter first. The team with the most points when time runs out wins! Your students will love the silly monsters who pop out of the boxes and show the questions. Fun animations and sounds add to the excitement of the game and make it one that your students will want to play again and aga
Preview of Morning Meeting and Editable Digital Calendar in Google Slides

Morning Meeting and Editable Digital Calendar in Google Slides

Introducing our engaging and interactive Morning Meeting Digital Activity for Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade! This comprehensive virtual resource is designed to kickstart each day with a fun and educational routine that covers a range of essential topics.GREETINGS AND WARM-UPS:Start the day off right with a warm welcome! Our Morning Meeting begins with greetings to encourage students to connect and engage with one another, fostering a positive and inclusive classroom environment.CALEND
Preview of Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about fire safety both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Fire safety learning target slideLearn about Fire Safety (5 min video)Learn about Fire Fighters (10 min video)Fire Drill at School (5 min video)Virtual Field
Preview of Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes Comprehension Game for Google Docs

Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes Comprehension Game for Google Docs

Created by
sdc pages
This classic Pete the Cat book is perfect for the beginning of the school year. After reading the story, students can play this comprehension game. Read the question and choose the picture to answer. Get it wrong? No worries! Click to try again. Get it correct and get a message telling you "good job!"Find other Pete the Cat activities in my store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sdc-Pages
Preview of Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Here is a time line for chronological order with words and pictures. I tried it out on my kindergarten class and they were able to successfully complete it with a little bit of help. I have them write the words first, while we talk about it. They can then cut and paste the words on top of what they wrote and match the picture to it. If you like this or my other centers, but let me know. If there is a problem I would like to know that as well. I will be happy to make it right, before you pos
Preview of Charades | Act It Out | 168 Cards With Scenarios | Brain Break & Drama Game

Charades | Act It Out | 168 Cards With Scenarios | Brain Break & Drama Game

Introducing an exciting and versatile resource designed to bring laughter, creativity, and connection into your classroom: our Charades Games PDF! With 168 unique cards featuring a wide range of scenarios and options, this resource is perfect for students, kids, and even staff members to enjoy.Imagine the endless possibilities as your students go from going on a farm visit to pretending to be a cat, or even stepping into the shoes of a news reporter. The scenarios are carefully crafted to spark
Preview of Good Morning Powerpoint Slides | Classroom Decor | Brights Theme

Good Morning Powerpoint Slides | Classroom Decor | Brights Theme

Created by
Fabulous Figs
Create beautiful and colorful morning messages for your students with these editable good morning templates! You will LOVE how quickly and easily you can create a morning message for your students! This product comes with 16 templates with a RAINBOW theme. The 8 templates include the headers--"Morning Reminders", "Class Schedule", "What are we learning today?", as well as a space to put the learning objectives. An information page with all the fonts is included.6 templates include subject header
Preview of Good Morning Powerpoint Slides | Classroom Decor | Boho Rainbow Theme

Good Morning Powerpoint Slides | Classroom Decor | Boho Rainbow Theme

Created by
Fabulous Figs
Create beautiful and colorful morning messages for your students with these editable good morning templates! You will LOVE how quickly and easily you can create a morning message for your students! This product comes with 31 templates with a BOHO RAINBOW theme. The 8 templates include the headers--"Morning Reminders", "Class Schedule", "What are we learning today?", as well as a space to put the learning objectives.6 templates include subject headers--"reading, grammar, science, social studies,
Preview of Patriotic Digital Resources | My Country Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful

Patriotic Digital Resources | My Country Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful

Patriotism lesson including the songs America the Beautiful and My Country Tis of Thee - Digital Resource for 1st Grade Social StudiesThis is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (62 slides) with 19 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. Read Aloud suggestions are included to support lessons:How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?, by Jane YolenThe Recess Queen, by Alexis O'NeillL is for Liberty, by Wendy LewisonLast Stop on Market Street, by Matt De Le PenaI have used this unit to meet the
Preview of Digital Beginning Sounds for Google Slides and Google Classrooms

Digital Beginning Sounds for Google Slides and Google Classrooms

Google Slides can be a fun, interactive tool for teaching in the classroom and for the virtual classroom/ distance learning. These slides focus on beginning sounds. Students will say the name of the picture, and decide if it starts with that letter. If it starts with that letter, students will drag the picture on top of the letter. Each letter has 5 pictures that start with that letter and 3 letters that start with a different letter. Looking for more digital resources for your Google Classroom?
Preview of Disney Cast Member Name Tags Labels

Disney Cast Member Name Tags Labels

Created by
Syrena Haen
Add these great printables to any Disney classroom! If you are subtle or bold with your decor, these are perfect. Add to bulletin boards or to label things in your classroom.
Preview of Dot Paint Alphabet {Lowercase Letters}

Dot Paint Alphabet {Lowercase Letters}

Here is a fun activity to do with lowercase letters and fine motor! Use dot paint to decorate the lowercase letters and work on fine motor skills. Create a class book or let students do one page to create a class book to have a class alphabet book! I have the same version in Capital Letters. Or you can get this product at a discounted price by purchasing the bundle. Copyright © 2017 Elizabeth Hall All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic dist
Preview of Movable Clip Art - Math Manipulatives - Commercial Use Permitted, KG & 1st

Movable Clip Art - Math Manipulatives - Commercial Use Permitted, KG & 1st

Please note that this product is only clip art. These are very large images for creating your own products.Over 2,300 Files --- 300dpiEverything pictured on the cover plus MOREImages may be recolored or adjusted to fit your needsCommercial use permitted, but may not be sold or given away as altered clip artPermission to use as a movable image on any platform of your choosingâś» LINK TO SET 2 âś» UPDATED TO INCLUDE AUSTRALIAN CURRENCY IN ADDITION TO AMERICANâ–˘ 2D Shapes | in 6 Primary Colors or Bla
Preview of Good Morning Powerpoint Slides (Blooming Blossoming Flower)

Good Morning Powerpoint Slides (Blooming Blossoming Flower)

Created by
Fabulous Figs
Create beautiful and colorful morning messages for your students with these editable good morning templates! You will LOVE how quickly and easily you can create a morning message for your students! This product comes with 16 templates with a blooming blossoming flower theme. The 8 templates include the headers--"Morning Reminders", "Class Schedule", "What are we learning today?", as well as a space to put the learning objectives. An information page with all the fonts is included.6 templates inc
Preview of Good vs Poor Choices Boom Cards™ | Distance Learning

Good vs Poor Choices Boom Cards™ | Distance Learning

This is a set of 20 digital task cards for students to practice the difference between GOOD vs. POOR choices. Students will listen to the audio on each slide about the picture. Then they will decide (click on) whether it is a good choice or a poor choice.This is a great activity for introducing rules and behavior at the beginning of the year!Check out a preview of this set HERE.Please Note: When you purchase this product on TpT, you will download a PDF that will contain a link to redeem your Boo
Preview of Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio

Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio

These year-long memory book and timeline activities are a fun way to highlight exciting events, field trips, celebrations, and accomplishments that happened in your classroom this year. Have students complete a writing (and interactive writing) session at the end of each month or recap the year all at once at the end of the year. Each student can make their own book to take home or have your students work together to create a class timeline of the year. There are so many ways to use this product
Preview of School: Then and Now

School: Then and Now

This is a sorting activity with 42 cards and 2 mats with pictures (side by side) of school elements from the past and today. Students will learn how each school element has changed such as room, uniform, books, teachers, lunchbox, discipline, etc. They will realize the extensive changes from their grandparents generation to theirs. School: Then and Now by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Preview of Editable Pumpkin Fall Labels

Editable Pumpkin Fall Labels

Editable Pumpkin Fall Labels All are editable you can resize pumpkins, text size and fonts! Can be used for all kinds of things: Name Tags Cubbies Labels Bulletin Board Gifts Crafts Games and more. Follow my Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Harrison-Twins You may use these in your classroom or home. No one can use these for any profit. You can share with your other teacher friends if you wish.
Preview of Pete the Cat and His 4 Groovy Buttons drop and drag math game for google docs

Pete the Cat and His 4 Groovy Buttons drop and drag math game for google docs

Created by
sdc pages
After reading Pete the Cat and his four Groovy Buttons, students can complete drop and drag math activities to enhance the book.Practice simple subtraction, order quantity and sing his song!Other Pete the Cat activitiesare available in my store. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sdc-Pages
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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.