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6th grade Back to School social studies games for International Baccalaureate

Preview of Classroom Procedures & Routines Game: Back to School Activity | EDITABLE

Classroom Procedures & Routines Game: Back to School Activity | EDITABLE

Created by
Fun in 5th Grade
Take review days from dull to dazzling with this Jeopardy-style classroom PowerPoint game! This highly engaging Classroom Procedures Game Show PowerPoint makes reviewing classroom procedures something that students are EXCITED to do!  My class CHEERS when they see this game in the plans. Students will be listening to your every word as they work hard to earn points for their team.  It’s a win-win for you and your students: you have a no-prep activity that practices important standards and kids w
Preview of Escape Room - Team Building - Any Content

Escape Room - Team Building - Any Content

Escape room style team building activity - perfect for back to school! This escape room will help students learn to work together at the beginning of the year. This interactive escape room requires technology. Students will need to access a Google Form, so any technology that allows them to access and complete a Google Form will work! The Google Form is pre-coded, which automates the entire breakout experience! Other than printing and minimal cutting, this Escape Room is ready for you to use! No
Preview of Icebreakers That Rock: Three-Game Bundle

Icebreakers That Rock: Three-Game Bundle

Created by
Cult of Pedagogy
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to know your students just got easier!Perfect for Back to School, this set of 3 easy, fun icebreaker games will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Each game focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.The Games:Blobs and Lines: A set of questions that asks students to line up in some particular order (by bi
Preview of Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option

Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option

In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
Preview of Choose Three! Ice Breaker Digital Learning Game

Choose Three! Ice Breaker Digital Learning Game

Created by
Joanne Miller
Choose Three is a fun and engaging game to get students to think creatively! This game includes 50+ scenarios to choose from. This game can be played in person or digitally during a live meeting.**15 Christmas scenarios included in this resource with almost 70 scenarios in this fun game!So many ways to play the game! This is a great ice breaker and getting to know your students first week of school activity. Also, can be played as a five minute filler, reward, or just for fun on your Friday meet
Preview of 25 Community Building Activities and Games | Back to School | Team Building

25 Community Building Activities and Games | Back to School | Team Building

Created by
Joanne Miller
These community building activities and games are perfect for the first weeks of school! Students will use collaboration and teamwork which will build a positive learning community in your classroom. These unique challenges and games will be different than most of the "getting to know you" activities your students have done in previous years. These activities are not just designed to be used only the first week of school, but give the perfect opportunity to build friendships, teamwork, and creat
Preview of Getting to Know You | Four Corners Game | ESL Activity | Back to School

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
Preview of This or That: An Icebreaker that Rocks!

This or That: An Icebreaker that Rocks!

Created by
Cult of Pedagogy
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. This or That focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: This game has students informally debate on light topics such as "Which animal makes a better pet...dog or
Preview of Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game

Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game

Created by
Write and Read
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. The game includes 22 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School Activity Bund
Preview of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game

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
Preview of Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills - Fun Geography Activities

Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills - Fun 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
Preview of Blobs and Lines: An Icebreaker that Rocks!

Blobs and Lines: An Icebreaker that Rocks!

Created by
Cult of Pedagogy
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Blobs and Lines focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: A set of questions asks students to line up in some particular order (by birthday, for example) or gath
Preview of The Crazy Cards Challenge | Icebreaker, Cooperative Team Building Activity |

The Crazy Cards Challenge | Icebreaker, Cooperative Team Building Activity |

This is a great game that you can play as an icebreaker at the beginning of the year (or anytime really) to help kids develop connections, laugh, get to know each other and have a good time working together to complete a challenge.This game is good for all ages - even adults :-) The challenge is to finish all 60 task cards in the shortest amount of time possible.The real purpose of the game is just to “break the ice” - to have fun working together, to get kids laughing with one another and to p
Preview of End of the Year Break Activities - Digital Resource Mystery Game - Team Building

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
Preview of Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity

Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity

This Classroom Scattergories Game is a great icebreaker for the beginning of the year, a fun game for the end of the year, or perfect to play throughout the year! This resource includes both a printable and digital version. It can be played as a full class with the students playing individually or in pairs or teams that compete during each round. The game can be made as short or long as you want it, so it's also a fun time filler that keeps students thinking. It's great for sub plans, to use dur
Preview of Interactive Game Bundle | Student Engagement

Interactive Game Bundle | Student Engagement

Created by
Joanne Miller
Bring excitement and engagement in your classroom with these three interactive game resources! Interactive Game BoardsBoost engagement and excitement with these interactive game boards using sticky notes. These 20 game boards can be used with any subject or lesson. They are perfect for review or test prep. Students can work as teams, partners, or as a whole class. Use your already printed worksheet or workbook and add these game boards to excite and motivate your students! This is the perfect wa
Preview of Morning Meeting Activities & Games - Team Building, Brain Breaks, Back to School

Morning Meeting Activities & Games - Team Building, Brain Breaks, Back to School

These Activities & Games for Morning Meeting are the perfect go-to for team building, community building, and brain breaks! Print, laminate, and put on a binder ring for convenient access.83 activities, songs, and games are included and are divided into sets for the beginning, middle, and end of the year.Includes the following:Page 2: How to Teach Activities and GamesPage 3: Side TabsPage 4: CoversPage 5-23: Beginning of the Year Activities & Games *Page 12-13: EDITABLE “I Have…W
Preview of Find Someone Who Bingo (Back to School and End of the Year) [EDITABLE]

Find Someone Who Bingo (Back to School and End of the Year) [EDITABLE]

Building and maintaining relationships in a classroom is one of the most important things we need to do as educators. In this activity, students will go around the classroom and ask their peers if they fit a characteristic of one of the squares. In this product, you will find 3 Find Someone Who activities for the beginning of the year and 3 Find Someone Who activities for the end of the year. Specifically, there is a general one, a math and reading edition. [EDITABLE] Customize this Find Someone
Preview of Morning Meeting Games & Activities for Upper Elementary | Brain Break Games

Morning Meeting Games & Activities for Upper Elementary | Brain Break Games

Morning meeting is the perfect opportunity to create a positive classroom environment, improve teamwork and collaborative skills, encourage respectful learning, and support academic, social, and emotional learning. Playing cooperative games during morning meeting helps facilitate all of these skills in a fun and engaging way. This resource is part of my Morning Meeting Complete Bundle! Save $$$ by purchasing in the bundle HERE. What's Included:40 classroom games & activities cardsGoogle Sl
Preview of Get To Know You Activity Ice Breaker Speech Therapy Connect with Others Original

Get To Know You Activity Ice Breaker Speech Therapy Connect with Others Original

Created by
Stacy Crouse
Out with traditional ice breakers, and in with a NEW activity to get to know and BUILD RAPPORT with your students... while targeting speech therapy GOALS at the same time! This simple and versatile game for OLDER students comes with 2 VERSIONS– print and digital.The game allows you to target tons of LANGUAGE & PRAGMATIC goals within a FUNCTIONAL activity, including:✅ Asking and answering QUESTIONS using appropriate syntax✅ Engaging in back-and-forth CONVERSATION✅ Asking FOLLOW-UP questions✅
Preview of Ice Breakers & Back to School Math Activities for Middle School

Ice Breakers & Back to School Math Activities for Middle School

Created by
Rise over Run
The first week of math class is coming! Want to engage students, create community, and get to know your students… all while doing some math? Look no further! Included are 4 resources that will help you tackle back to school:The Graph of MeThis is an activity students love! 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!”
Preview of Back to School Activities Escape Room | Getting to Know You Game

Back to School Activities Escape Room | Getting to Know You Game

Created by
Teresa Kwant
Now updated with a digital option! The digital option is a Google Form. Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room style game with your students today! This is a fun game that is perfect for the back to school season. This game focuses on students getting to know each other. It is similar to a “Find Someone Who” game, but an escape room version. This activity is great for the first day of school, team building activities, and for students just getting to know each other! It is perfect
Preview of Icebreaker Questions for Older Students - Ice breaker Activity for Teens Gr 7-12

Icebreaker Questions for Older Students - Ice breaker Activity for Teens Gr 7-12

Looking for an icebreaker activity for teens? Your classes will love this viral ice breaker game on TikTok! These ice breaker questions are engaging and age-appropriate for older students to use for a "speed-meeting" icebreaker game, for group discussions, or as daily attendance prompts.  Includes editable templates to make your own prompts!Included with this Icebreaker Game:✏️ 30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate icebreaker questions for teens - Color & GreyscaleIce breaker questions ar
Preview of The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game

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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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.

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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.