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5th grade Back to School social studies worksheets

Preview of Back to School Activities | First Week of School | Beginning of the Year BUNDLE

Back to School Activities | First Week of School | Beginning of the Year BUNDLE

Heading back to school is such an exciting time for our students. Spend those first days back with a collection of activities that help your students get to know you and their classmates. This BUNDLE includes over 30 printable activities and 20 digital activities that are perfect for the first weeks of school.The DIGITAL pages are available in Google Classroom. However, they can also be downloaded from there as PowerPoint files. Aside from the main titles, you can edit almost all of the directio
Preview of Growth Mindset ESCAPE ROOM Activity - Reading Comprehension - Back to School

Growth Mindset ESCAPE ROOM Activity - Reading Comprehension - Back to School

Created by
Think Tank
The Growth Mindset Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, George Lucas, and Walt Disney.Perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote a positive mindset, talk about failures, determination and success, and start the year off on a good note.The Growth Mindset Escape Room is a great reading comprehension ac
Preview of Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages

Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages

Cursive writing is an important part of a student's writing journey! These cursive handwriting practice activities will not only have your students improving their handwriting skills, they’ll also be learning creative expression and having tons of fun.✏️If you're looking for cursive practice pages, look no further. This pack has over 120 pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students print cursive beautifully! It's been used by over 12,000+ teachers all over the world and will
Preview of Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides Activities Digital Resources Morning Work

Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides Activities Digital Resources Morning Work

Are you ready to turn your morning meeting into the best part of your daily routine? Unlock the power of morning meetings with this Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides & Activity Pages Yearlong Set, designed for K-6 grade. These NO PREP INTERACTIVE EDITABLE  morning meeting slides will revive your morning routine in a fun and engaging way.  These Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides are an easy-to-use, time-saving way for you to build a consistent morning routine and a strong classroom co
Preview of Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform

Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform

Created by
Shelly Rees
Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t
Preview of Get to Know You Graph of Me Math Activity for End of the Year

Get to Know You Graph of Me Math Activity for End of the Year

Created by
Rise over Run
The Graph of Me is an engaging activity to practice graphing ordered pairs and to help you get to know your students. (Perfect for the first day of math class or a fun activity at the end of the year!) In this activity, students determine if statements are true or false about themselves. Each statement has a corresponding ordered pair. Students graph the points for each true statement to create a unique shape. The result is "the graph of me!" 3 versions included (in both printable paper fo
Preview of Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
Preview of 5th Grade Math Review Packet - End of Year Math Summer Packet

5th Grade Math Review Packet - End of Year Math Summer Packet

5th Grade Summer Math Packet ~ Summer Prep Packet for Incoming 6th Grade Math Students ~ 5th Grade End of Year Review ~ 5th Grade Distance LearningUpdated 5/19/20 to accommodate distance learning: This download now includes a self-checking Google Forms version of the packet, as well as the original printable PDF version!Looking for a good way to review core 5th grade math concepts with your students? This math review packet covers some of the major topics taught in 5th grade math. It covers:- m
Preview of Label Continents and Oceans Activities | Blank World Map Printable 7 Continents

Label Continents and Oceans Activities | Blank World Map Printable 7 Continents

Created by
Shelly Rees
Students LOVE learning about the Continents and Oceans of the World with these fun hands-on activities, including a 7 continents mini-book, blank world map, coloring pages, and even a label continents and oceans quiz. This NO PREP packet is easy for teachers and engaging and hands-on for students!Please click on the preview button above to take a look at everything included.This resource includes:7 Continents Mini-BookColoring Pages/Posters of Each ContinentBlank World MapLabeled World MapPost-U
Preview of 5th Grade Morning Work Daily Math ELA Digital Resources Reading Comprehension

5th Grade Morning Work Daily Math ELA Digital Resources Reading Comprehension

Created by
Kristine Nannini
To master any skill, students need constant reinforcement. With these Daily Math and ELA Spiral Reviews, you have standards-aligned math and ELA content right at your fingertips! Whether you use this resource as 5th grade morning work, quizzes, or daily homework, your 5th graders will constantly return back to foundational math and reading skills as they build their academic toolbox. You don’t need to spend hours mapping skills to standards and digging for materials to keep old skills sharp - it
Preview of 4th Grade Beginning of the Year Activity - Back to School Math Mystery Game

4th Grade Beginning of the Year Activity - Back to School Math Mystery Game

Back to School Math Mystery: the Case of The School Invaders - 4th Grade Edition.Students must review math skills from the previous grade to help get rid of the stinky, slimy Geometron aliens invading Mathhattan Elementary School! Easy prep!Printable PDF - print, copy, solve!Digital worksheets with Google Slides or EASEL⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case!CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO HOOK! or check out in the preview section.⭐Due to several requests, now there is the option to use a
Preview of Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution

Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution

Created by
Think Tank
The Causes of the Revolutionary War Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, 13 Colonies and Intolerable Acts. The Revolutionary War Causes Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of deciphering codes.
Preview of US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map

US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map

Created by
Kim Miller
Do your students struggle with general map skills, their location on a map or globe, or naming our continents and oceans? This popular U.S. geography and map skills packet will help your students master these mapping skills and more with ease. Fun for students and super helpful for teachers!This United States geography and map skills resource provides an easy and fun way for students to develop a better understanding of where they live in the world, as well as key geography skills and concepts.
Preview of 4th Grade Math Review Packet - End of Year Math Summer Packet

4th Grade Math Review Packet - End of Year Math Summer Packet

4th Grade Summer Math Packet ~ Summer Prep Packet for Incoming 5th Grade Math Students ~ 4th Grade End of Year Review ~ 4th Grade Distance Learning Updated 4/23/20 to accommodate distance learning: This download now includes a self-checking Google Forms version of the packet, as well as the original printable PDF version!Looking for a good way to review 4th grade math concepts with your students? This math review packet covers many of the major topics taught in 4th grade math. This review pac
Preview of Science Warmups Worksheets | 4th grade 5th grade Morning Work Warm Up NGSS TEKS

Science Warmups Worksheets | 4th grade 5th grade Morning Work Warm Up NGSS TEKS

Science Warm-ups pack includes 47 weeks of bell ringers sorted by topic. You can review previously taught concepts on a daily basis in just minutes. Just pick the topics you want to use to review 4th grade and 5th grade science.Use the printable PDF version or the digital Google Slides version.Each of the 47 topics includes 5 questions (235 questions). If you want a spiral review rather than warm-ups by topic, take a look at the SPIRAL REVIEWS currently available.Science Process SkillsScience To
Preview of U.S. Constitution ESCAPE ROOM Activity! Constitution Day - Reading Comprehension

U.S. Constitution ESCAPE ROOM Activity! Constitution Day - Reading Comprehension

Created by
Think Tank
The U.S. Constitution Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom reading comprehension passage, answering questions and solving puzzles! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the United States Constitution, Preamble, Constitutional Convention and Founding Fathers. This is the perfect activity to introduce the Constitution or FUN lesson to celebrate Constitution Day. The Constitution Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking
Preview of CNN 10 Student News Current Event Analysis, Worksheets: Print & Google Digital

CNN 10 Student News Current Event Analysis, Worksheets: Print & Google Digital

My students are hooked on CNN 10, formerly CNN Student News! It is a great, free online resource that is perfect to get students thinking about current events with a Common Core lens. This activity set has FIFTEEN templates to choose from and is aligned with Common Core Literacy and Writing standards for ELA, history, and science (NGSS). In addition to receiving printable copies provided in PDF, this lesson was recently converted to GOOGLE 1:1 compatible templates for a completely GOOGLE Classro
Preview of All US Regions States & Capitals Maps

All US Regions States & Capitals Maps

Created by
MrsLeFave
Save $3 if you buy all the regions at once in this packet! Note that this product includes both MAPS and FLASHCARDS for the states & capitals of the five regions of the US. This product contains 3 maps of each of the five regions of the United States (15 maps in all). Check out the FREE Northeast region set of maps. • Study guide map labeled with the states and capitals (which can also be used as an answer key) • Blank map with a word bank of the states and capitals • Blank map without wor
Preview of Character Education Social Emotional Learning Activities Social Skills Bundle

Character Education Social Emotional Learning Activities Social Skills Bundle

Created by
Kim Miller
Do you struggle to find age-appropriate activities to teach character education in the classroom? This year-long curriculum will help you teach important life skills such as caring about other people, honesty, responsibility, respect, and many other traits that make for an upstanding citizen. Get 10 different units full of print and digital character education activities to use anytime throughout the year. You can teach each character trait monthly or pick and choose lessons to teach throughout
Preview of 50 States and Capitals Map Activity with printable worksheets & digital map game

50 States and Capitals Map Activity with printable worksheets & digital map game

Created by
History Gal
Do your students need to know the state capitals and the location of each state on a map? This engaging map set for the 50 states and their capitals will guide your students through labeling a blank map and learning the capitals. Print and digital options plus access to online self-checking map and flashcards let you easily customize the lesson to best fit the needs of your students. Students will label a blank map of the United States with the names of the 50 states and then record the capital
Preview of Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity

Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity

Created by
Mister Harms
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
Preview of Liberty's Kids Worksheets for ALL Episodes - Print and Digital Format

Liberty's Kids Worksheets for ALL Episodes - Print and Digital Format

Created by
Run Play Explore
These Liberty's Kids Worksheets contain a two-page worksheet for each episode. All 40 episodes are included in this resource. These videos introduce the Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence, 13 Colonies, the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin, and many other topics related to the founding of the United States. These worksheets are printable, but a google slides version was also created quickly during 2020 to help teachers doing distance learning, and I have included that for free in this
Preview of 4th Grade Math Spiral Review Morning Work Worksheets, Homework, Math Test Prep

4th Grade Math Spiral Review Morning Work Worksheets, Homework, Math Test Prep

This fourth grade morning work bundle includes everything you need for the entire year! Begin the year by reviewing third grade math standards. Move on to daily fourth grade math and grammar practice. Finally, end the year by previewing fifth grade math standards. Click here to try a FREE sample.Click here to view the auto-grading Google Forms version.INCLUDED:Week 1: Back to School ActivitiesWeeks 2-5: 3rd Grade Math ReviewWeeks 6-30: 4th Grade Math Preview & Review + grammar & cursive
Preview of Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE: Greek Gods, Myths, Activities, Escape Room & MORE

Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE: Greek Gods, Myths, Activities, Escape Room & MORE

Created by
Truscott Teaches
This Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE includes over 150 pages and contains everything you need to teach your students about Greek Mythology or to prepare them to read Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. First, introduce your students to Greek Mythology with the 2 Introductory PowerPoints. While following along, students will complete the Guided Student Note Pages and Graphic Organizers. The PowerPoints cover The Creation of the World & the Greek Gods of Mount Olympus.Have students continue to
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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.

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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

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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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