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Preview of Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
Preview of Map Skills Scavenger Hunt + Free BOOM Cards

Map Skills Scavenger Hunt + Free BOOM Cards

Created by
Ann Fausnight
This 20-question scavenger hunt (task card activity) reviews and practices map skills, vocabulary, and terms. (2 cards have been added for use by Canadian teachers.)This Product Includes:• cover card for organizing and storing scavenger hunt • 20 colorful cards providing practice with map skills vocabulary and using maps• alternate cards have been added using a map of Canada for cards 13 and 14, instead of a map of the United States.• 20 b/w cards• crossword puzzle (2 formats for differentiation
Preview of Cup Stacking Challenge Cards

Cup Stacking Challenge Cards

Created by
Heaps of Firsts
Grab these Cup Stacking Challenge Cards for endless classroom fun and engagement.Indoor Recess? perfect!Relay Race in P.E.? you bet!S.T.E.M. Activity? for sure!Need to boost student problem solving? you know it!What's Included:• 50 Illustrated Challenge Cards• Interactive PDF Full Page CardsEXTRA: Valentine Heart Cup Stacking ChallengesHow To Use:These challenge cards can be used several different ways. Ultimately, use these cards in a way that works best in your classroom and for your students.
Preview of LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}

I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
Preview of Titanic Passenger Research Activity

Titanic Passenger Research Activity

Dig into history and research the passengers aboard the Titanic with this printable and digital reproduction of tickets aboard the Titanic! Use the interactive, Google Slides version to explore and research 36 different Titanic. Each of the 36 different tickets uses the real names of Titanic passengers. **This resource was COMPLETELY updated April 2021**What is included in this Titanic Passenger Tickets Research Activity?This activity comes in three versions (see the 'PREVIEW' for a visual of
Preview of Early Finishers Activities and Fast Finisher Activities

Early Finishers Activities and Fast Finisher Activities

These 60 Early Finishers Task Cards are a great way to answer the common classroom question, "I'm Done. Now What?" Perfect as challenges during Distance Learning. Creative thinking, sequencing, writing and cause and effect skills are taught through these engaging activities. This would be useful as an enrichment activity, or as a bonus reward for great effort by students. This would also be useful in a reliever or substitute teacher pack.Click HERE to SAVE over 12% with our Early Finishers Activ
Preview of STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World

STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World

Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
Preview of Inferencing and Perspective-Taking Task Cards w/ Real Photos for Speech Therapy

Inferencing and Perspective-Taking Task Cards w/ Real Photos for Speech Therapy

Help students practice the skills of inferencing and perspective-taking using real, functional photos! These two motivating sets of 55+ cards (113 total) target the following areas:Identify feelings and emotions through facial expressions and body gesturesEvaluate background clues to determine the settingPredict what may happen in the futurePredict what may have happened prior to the photograph being takenUse critical thinking to answer WH questionsProblem solve through various scenariosApply in
Preview of Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts

Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts

The following holiday challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as holiday gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use.To complete the Hashtag Block challenge cards, students will only need about 30 bl
Preview of Boom Cards Social Skills Communication Conversation Bundle Elementary

Boom Cards Social Skills Communication Conversation Bundle Elementary

Boom Cards for social skills are no print digital task cards that are interactive. Your students will love working on conversation skills in this format. In this bundle for elementary students, you will receive 4 sets of Boom Cards for teaching conversation skills! Check out the four video previews for each product on the product page. All decks in this bundle:are geared for K-4. audio directions,navigational arrows and/or home page,slides that teach the skill, andreal photographs, andtiers
Preview of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 105 Question Stem Cards MATH EDITION

Depth of Knowledge (DOK) 105 Question Stem Cards MATH EDITION

Created by
2fulbrighthugs
***************************************************************************** With the new assessments coming into play, students will be expected to answer more complex questions. Are your students answering higher-order questions properly and regularly? If not, use these questioning stems to get kids thinking more deeply about their learning. This set of DOK Level 1-4 cards, makes it easy to scroll through and select various levels of questions before, during, and after instruction. They are
Preview of WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport

WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport

Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
Preview of Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Looking for an engaging math center for the fall? This set of pattern block puzzles will keep students eager to learn and explore shapes all year long! This set is for Autumn (November) Choose from three differentiated levels to allow students to progress or for different ability levels. They make an awesome math center that keeps students attention while focusing on a challenge that they will enjoy!Grab the whole year long bundle and change out the centers each month of the year!Included in thi
Preview of Georgia Third Grade Social Studies BIG Bundle (Meets New GSE's)

Georgia Third Grade Social Studies BIG Bundle (Meets New GSE's)

This BIG Bundle contains over 475 pages and meets all the requirements for Georgia's Third Grade Social Studies Standards of Excellence beginning in the 2017-18 school year. These units are bundled together to save you 30%.Units include:Map SkillsEarly American Indian CulturesEuropean Explorers to North AmericaColonial Life in America United States GovernmentEconomicsEach unit includes: Student Tab BookletTeacher Tab Booklet 2-3 Student Foldables 24-40 Task CardsMini-postersMap PostersWord Wall
Preview of Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards

Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards

Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As
Preview of Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)

Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)

Created by
Adrienne Wiggins
This bundle includes resources to help you incorporate under-represented history into your classroom without having to give up lesson time needed to cover the curriculum. These biography profile cards can be used in 5 minutes a day and will introduce students to 30-42 people a month, not to mention create thoughtful discussion and reflection based on the challenge question cards included.Unfortunately, our curriculum doesn't feature many black and brown faces, or many women. Electing to erase th
Preview of Upper Elementary Counseling: What Are Things I Can & Things I Can't Control

Upper Elementary Counseling: What Are Things I Can & Things I Can't Control

This counseling tool teaches upper elementary students how to identify things that are within their control or that are outside of their control. This can help students with anxiety, self-control, anger, and issues with accepting personal responsibility. This packet of a poster, a worksheet, and two different sets of task cards will provide for great discussion for small groups or can be used individually. This product is a part of the Elementary Control Bundle *******************************
Preview of Art Activities Task Card Bundle

Art Activities Task Card Bundle

Art activities for art centers, early finishers, and independent work! No crafts or coloring pages.Give students something creative and thought-provoking to do when they finish their assignments, and foster independence and creativity in students with these Art Activities Task Cards.These self-directed activities are designed to be used independently by students on their own time, although they may also be used as an idea bank for whole class art activities. The cards can be used in any order, a
Preview of Reaction Size to Big, Medium & Small Problems - Handout, Task Cards, Visuals

Reaction Size to Big, Medium & Small Problems - Handout, Task Cards, Visuals

Reaction Size to Big, Medium & Small Problems - Handout, Task Cards, Visuals This product was created to help children: 1) Differentiate between big, medium, and small problems 2) Determine appropriate reaction sizes to problems 3) Generate solutions for various problems What's included: 1) 3-page Handout With information about: why strong problem-solving are importantreview of problem sizes and reaction sizesexplanation about why problem and reaction sizes should matchstrategies for tea
Preview of Types of Communities │Rural, Urban, & Suburban

Types of Communities │Rural, Urban, & Suburban

This is the perfect bundle to use when teaching your students about the different types of communities (rural, suburban, and urban)! Your students will enjoy these hands on activities and task cards, which are great to use in centers. Posters are also provided for your students to refer to. Included in this bundle:-"What is a Community" Poster-Rural Communities Poster-Urban Communities Poster-Suburban Communities Poster-Rural, Urban, and Suburban Picture Cards (1 page each, 4 images to a page)-R
Preview of Valentine's Day Hashtag Blocks Cards / Valentine STEM Activities

Valentine's Day Hashtag Blocks Cards / Valentine STEM Activities

The following Valentine's Day hashtag blocks challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and Valentine's Day STEM Activities! They are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the 8 challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as Valentine's Day gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use, as well a
Preview of The Three Branches of Government {Reading Passages, Centers, and Mores!}

The Three Branches of Government {Reading Passages, Centers, and Mores!}

Created by
Free to Teach
The Three Branches of GovernmentReading Passages with questions for the Three Branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial. Also included are an interactive sort, a three branches foldable, task cards, a board game with questions, a webquest, and venn diagrams. At the end of the unit you will find a study guide and an assessment along with a full answer key. Please check out the preview to see a lot of what is included in this unit. Thank you!
Preview of Enrichment Task Cards | Curiosities BUNDLE | Gifted Independent Activities

Enrichment Task Cards | Curiosities BUNDLE | Gifted Independent Activities

Are you searching for independent projects that will engage and challenge your gifted or high-achieving students?This BUNDLE of Curiosities Enrichment Task Cards for Grades 3-5 is designed specifically for students who are curious thinkers, seeking enrichment opportunities beyond the curriculum. The tasks are appropriate for gifted learners, as well as high achievers who would benefit from an independent challenge.This bundle includes six enrichment resources. When purchased individually, the fu
Preview of BUNDLED September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes- Unit 1 Government

BUNDLED September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes- Unit 1 Government

Created by
Michelle Breaux
**Save 40%** Need extra independent tasks to pair with Unique Learning System (ULS) lessons? I’ve got you covered! These interactive independent task boxes & work stations use Symbolstix images to coordinate with the Unique Learning System (ULS) September Unit 1--Government Rules & Laws. **monthly digital versions coming soon!**This file includes:* addition task cards (1-10) with worksheet* subtraction task cards (1-10) with worksheet * tens frames 1-10* tens frames to 1-20* tens frames
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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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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.