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Social studies games for ESL-EFL-ELL
Community Helpers Sorting Mats (w/Real Photos)
These Community Helpers Sorting Mats w/ Real Photos include 10 unique sorting mats that focus on identifying community helpers and objects associated with them.
At an independent workstation, center or language group, students complete the following sorting mats by identifying the community helper and the things associated with him or her. For example the police officer mat includes handcuffs, a police car, a flashlight, a police hat, a police vest, etc.
Community Helpers Included in this
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PreK - 2nd
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Getting to Know You | Four Corners Game | ESL Activity | Back to School
Four Corners is an activity that gets students up and out of their seats. This 4 Corners game is a fun "Getting to Know You" activity, perfect for the beginning of the year and throughout. It can also double as an engaging class warm-up activity! Created for beginning and intermediate English learners, thirty differentiated slides with visual supports provide ample question choices to suit your class needs. Three levels of questions are included, with ten slides for each level. Project a questio
Grades:
5th - 8th
Auditory Processing and Memory Activities - Following Directions, Recall, & More
Searching for auditory processing and listening activities that are both effective and engaging? This comprehensive auditory memory activities packet is just what you need to end your search! Offering a versatile and multifaceted approach to enhancing auditory processing and memory skills. Perfect for strengthening auditory processing!Tailored for a wide range of learners, from PreK to high school, this packet is designed to strengthen auditory processing skills. It can be seamlessly integrated
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K - 3rd
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Verbs Worksheet Games Irregular Past Future Tense Helping Action Linking Verbs
Motivate your students with these no-prep grammar worksheet games for practicing all types of verbs! This Verbs Games Pack includes 14 engaging games for practicing different types of verbs and verb tenses. These verb games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. Just print, grab a few playing pieces, and play!You'll get 14 no prep verbs games that cover the following skills:Identifying action, linking, and helping verbsIdentifying verbs as being in the past, present, or future tens
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3rd - 5th
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Parts of Speech Game Worksheets Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Preposition
Get your students excited to practice different parts of speech with these no-prep grammar games worksheets! This parts of speech games bundle contains over 90 games to help students review nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions! Your students will LOVE when you pull out these grammar games to use for practice in your ELA/reading centers! Included in this bundle of parts of speech games:⭐️All Types of Nouns Games - 13 games for reviewing different types of n
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3rd - 6th
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Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
ESL Writing Curriculum & Activities | ESL Grammar Worksheets & Games
Transform your ESL teaching experience with our ESL Writing Intervention program! Bursting with engaging, interactive activities and games, this all-encompassing writing curriculum provides a systematic approach that empowers ESL students to master writing skills.The ESL Writing Intervention program is meticulously crafted to present a foundational approach to teaching writing. The program is structured into ten units, each targeting different aspects of writing. The units are designed to build
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1st - 6th
Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game
In this Ancient Egypt Escape Room activity, students are introduced to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and are placed in the shoes of investigators as they seek to crack a mysterious code left behind by the ancient Egyptians. Student investigative teams have one class period to solve four clues, each written in hieroglyphics, then complete the final formula to crack the code. Students only have a set number of attempts to open the lock before the ancient lock deteriorates and remains jammed for
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5th - 9th
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End of the Year Break Activities - Digital Resource Mystery Game - Team Building
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket before the end of the year break?! Great for team building! Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantastic way to get students excited about l
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3rd - 6th
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Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills Geography Activities
Help your students practice their latitude and longitude skills in a fun and engaging way using this no-prep latitude and longitude battleship game! The directions are included right on the template, so this is a no prep activity that comes ready to play. I've also provided PowerPoint directions so you can show students how to play as a class. Students will become well-practiced with using a grid and making sure they always give latitude coordinates first. I've used this every year and my studen
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Latitude and Longitude Practice Puzzle Review Activities Bundle
Homophone Worksheet Activity Games ELA Grammar Practice 2nd 3rd 4th Grade Review
Motivate your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students to review commonly confused homophones with these Homophones Worksheet Games. This exciting homophones activity includes 12 'bump' games to help students practice selecting the correct homophone based on the sentence's context. These homophones word games are perfect for grammar review, ELA center activities, partner work, early finishers, test prep, and more!These homophones games are simple to use and take a minimal amount of prep. Print out the g
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2nd - 4th
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The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game
Students work together in small groups to make decisions about how to save or spend their money during the Great Depression. They will see what it is like to have a well-paying job and then lose most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. They will have to find a new job, a place to live (hobo camp or boxcar), and figure out how to provide for their family with very little.Students will have to subtract their bills from their total amount of money using a spending ledger (provided).
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4th - 8th
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Simple Complete Subject & Predicate Worksheet Games Grammar Practice Activities
Motivate your students to practice identifying simple and complete subjects and predicates with our exciting, no-prep Subjects and Predicates Worksheet Games Pack! Included are 6 engaging grammar practice activities for reviewing subjects and predicates. These subject and predicate worksheet games are perfect for grammar center activities, partner work, small group practice, early finishers, ELA test prep review, and more!This pack includes 6 no-prep grammar games for the following skills: • M
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2nd - 5th
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Family Feud Game Powerpoint
This is the most realistic Family Feud game ever! Fun activities for students in classroom!Family Feud Game PowerPoint includes scoreboard for 2 teams. You can create your own questions to review any subject. Customizable Logo.This game contains everything you need for a real Family Feud game: sound effects, music, updated graphics, animation and a team scoreboard.Easy to customize for any topic you are teaching in class.It includes a PDF with instructions on how to setup, play and customize. We
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Not Grade Specific
Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet Games Practice Activity Ful, Less, Ly, Re, Un, Dis
Engage your students with these fun, no-prep prefixes and suffixes worksheet games! This Prefixes and Suffixes Activity Games Bundle contains 12 exciting games to help students practice identifying, defining, and using common prefixes and suffixes.These games are so simple to use and require very minimal prep. They are perfect to use in literacy centers or as extension activities when students complete their work! Just print, grab a few playing pieces, and play!Want to learn more about what yo
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3rd - 6th
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Virtual Field Trip *Growing* Bundle! National Parks, Space & More!
ULTIMATE Virtual Field Trip *Growing* Bundle!12 trips and GROWING! This product will include all my future elementary field trips! Grab it now at the lowest price!! Bundle price will increase when new trips are added.⭐️NEW⭐️ MEMPHIS, TN Dr. MLK Jr. added 1/28/2024⭐️NEW⭐️ THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA added 5/22/2022 - Redownload to access!! Virtual Field Trips are an engaging activity for in person learning or online meetings. No matter the format of instruction, your students will be engaged! Use the
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K - 5th
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Nouns Worksheet Games Possessive, Singular & Irregular Plural, Common & Proper
Motivate your students to practice using and identifying types of nouns with our exciting, no-prep Nouns Worksheet Games Pack! Included are 13 engaging activities for reviewing singular and plural nouns, irregular plural nouns, common and proper nouns, possessive nouns, collective nouns, and more. These noun games are perfect for center activities, partner work, small group practice, early finishers, test prep review, and intervention/extension.By playing these noun games, students will practice
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3rd - 5th
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Parts of Speech Adjectives Worksheet Games Comparative & Superlative, Order of
Motivate your students to practice parts of speech with our exciting, no-prep Adjectives Worksheet Games Pack for identifying and using adjectives! Included are 12 engaging activities for reviewing comparative and superlative adjectives, the order of adjectives, common and proper adjectives, and more. These adjectives worksheet games are perfect for center activities, partner work, small group practice, early finishers, parts of speech test prep review, and intervention/extension.By playing thes
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3rd - 5th
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Common Grammar and Writing Mistakes Escape Room Game - Digital Resource
This digital resource is a grammar review disguised as a fun escape room adventure activity. Mission: individuals or teams work through puzzles to discover the location of stolen jewels. Challenges in this grammar escape room include working with common mistakes in writing, such as frequently confused words and common grammar errors. There are also other challenges to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and following directions! (See important information below about tech requirements)
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Histagories Social Studies End of Year Activity for US and World History
In this history review and conversation game, students are engaged with 8 short lists of information where they work with partners (or individually) to try to come up with answers based on the letter for the round. Included is a letter-choosing paper (students flip a coin and see where it lands!) plus 8 different lists geared toward History, Geography, Geology, and Social Studies themes! A condensed worksheet is also included to save space.Enjoy this fun way to spend the first few (or last few
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5th - 8th
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Branches of Government ESCAPE ROOM! Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branch
The Branches of Government Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of government. This Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.What’s Included?✏️ 4 Reading Passages✏️ 4 Puzzle Phrases to Decode✏️ 4 Decoders✏️ 4 Differentiat
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4th - 8th
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ESL Games Bundle Elementary Grammar and Vocabulary Building Activities
This is a collection of 6 different must have best selling games for Elementary English Language Classrooms. These games help improve speaking and communication in ESL EFL and ELL classes when language is limited to Present Simple, Present Continuous and Past Simple. The activities allows students to actively participate while remaining within their English comfort level. What's included:Wh- question Card game: Need a creative and competitive way to practice and improve responding to What ,When
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3rd - 6th
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Navajo Code Talker + World War 2 Escape Room Challenge Activity
Navajo Code Talker Crack the Code Activity | Crack the Navajo Code that won WW2!This version is designed for the traditional classroom. You can find the version that is optimized for the digital, distance learning classroom here.In this 100% fun and engaging code-cracking breakout activity, students are introduced to the secret Navajo Code developed by the Navajo Code Talkers in World War II that was used to transmit messages while evading enemy detention. Enjoy this historical cipher activity!S
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6th - 10th
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Plymouth (Plimoth) Colony Unit: The Mayflower, Pilgrims, Wampanoag People
Plymouth (Plimoth) was a fascinating settlement. Pilgrims, originally known as Separatists, were treated poorly in England because they refused to follow the teachings of the Church of England. After years of struggle, they finally set sail on the Mayflower with the goal of creating a farming village in the New World. The Wampanoag People, who had lived in the area for thousands of years, entered into a peace agreement with the Pilgrims. This peace agreement lasted for decades. Do you want to pr
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4th - 5th
Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies Big Bundle
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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.
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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.
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