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Social studies Common Core K.G.A.3 resources
Kindergarten Interactive Notebooks - Science, Social Studies, Grammar, & Math
Get a year’s worth of supplemental material for science, social studies, math, language, and grammar with this engaging interactive notebook bundle for kindergarten. These easy-to-use interactive notebooks are perfectly leveled for kindergarten learning! Covering a wide variety of topics, these interactive notebooks will help your students to review and master important standards. Interactive notebooks keep learning organized in one convenient location! This Bundle Includes:⭐️Interactive Science
Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
Mapping Your Community - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What is a community? How do the inhabitants of a community work together?Description:In this inquiry based project, students investigate their local neighborhoods in order to come to a shared understanding of "a community." Research skills, map reading, oral and written communication, and creativity will become purposeful as the class builds a model of the local community to present at a public exhibition.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended lessons
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K - 2nd
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Marshmallow 3D Shape Cards and Reflection Mats
A fun and effective shape Center! This hands on, engaging small group activity is ideal for reinforcing 3D shape identification. It lets your students compare and distinguish shapes, match geometry vocabulary to shapes, and identify shapes by their attributes.Download includes:-12 3D shape cards with names in color-12 3D shape cards without names in color-12 3D shape cards with names in black and white-12 3D shape cards without names in black in white -12 modified reflection mats I’ve included m
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K - 3rd
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Travel Center Dramatic Play
This is a pack that I created for my dramatic play center. I created it during my geography unit. This is a growing pack that is completely flexible to use for a transportation, geography, travel, or airport theme.What's included:Bannershotel reservationsvehicle reservationskey cardsdestination cardsboarding passessnack pricescreate your own ticketspostcardsjob tagsairport signsarrival signsdeparture signstravel agent materialslabelsSo many more items! please check out the preview!*Don't forget
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Pre-K Dramatic Play Bundle
Veterans Day Clipart - Build a 2D Shape Bundle
Build a Veteran Clipart | Build a 2D Shape Clipart This Veteran's Day clipart build a shape bundle includes 5 SETS of shape clipart with over 600 total images! Each set contains 15 customizable geometric shape images PLUS 15 pre-made veteran shape friends (one per shape). Use this build a veteran clipart for your fun Veteran's Day activities! Perfect for cross-curricular math & social studies lessons!**300 shape images**150 pre-built veteran shape friends (75 color + 75 black and white)150
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Not Grade Specific
2D Shape and Colour Bingo Game
Use this 2D shape and colour bingo game during maths rotations, as an independent activity for your students.The game has been designed to encourage colour and 2D shape recognition in students.When playing the game students are to find the corresponding shape and colour on their bingo card. The first player to cover all of the squares on their bingo card is the winner.
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K - 3rd
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Jobs In The Community
This product engages learners with the topic of jobs in the community with a focus on the farmer. Reading passages help the learners realize that farmers earn income from the farm. The learner will read how technology affects the farmer's work life. Writing prompts help learners focus on the importance of farming and how farmers earn income. Math is integrated by incorporating the skills of addition, subtraction, partitioning fractions, money and two and three-dimensional shapes. The math conten
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K - 1st
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Holidays Around the World Suitcase and Passport- Kindergarten and 1st, Holidays
Fun Holidays Around the World Suitcase accessories and directions with suitcase stickers. Also includes two passport options and directions on how to put the passport together. Comes with password stamps and Holidays Around the World Holiday Traditions/Item placements too. Super fun and engaging craft and introduction into Holidays around. Pair with my Holiday Crafts too! Great to pair with a shapes math lesson for learners. Also great for fine motor development and following direction skills. P
Grades:
K - 2nd
Colorful Kites From Around the World - DIY Stem/Steam Projects for Kids
Great DIY copy paper kite projects that include science, math, engineering, art, literature, history and world cultures (STEM, STEAM.) Learn about the forces behind flight with easy instructions, inexpensive materials, and cut and color templates for 19 kites from around the world. Includes directions for how to prep kites for a classroom/youth group.Included in this product:History of kitesHow to prep kites for a crowdFlight instructions and safetyParts of a kiteThe science of kite flightExperi
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Grades:
K - 8th
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Farm Activities for Preschool and PreK Shape Cards and Games
Looking for farm activities? Use these three farm theme shape activities to teach children shape recognition! A must have in your On The Farm theme for preschool and PreK. Also a great addition to 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm' nursery theme!What is included in this resource?✏12 shape tracer cards✏6 Shape cards and matching shapes (photographic images)✏2 shape mats with shapesSuggestions for this resource:❤Let children trace the shapes❤Match the shape photos to the cards (could place in sand tray or
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PreK - K
Also included in: Farm PreK Literacy and Math Activities Bundle
Holidays Around the World Learning and Fact Writing- Kindergarten and 1st
Holiday's Around the World Simple learning for Kindergarten and 1st grade students. Practice learning about the 6 different Holidays around the world: America, Israel, South Africa, Mexico, China, and India. Very simple. Not too much to copy, and can be taught straight from the page! Super fun and interactive activity! Great to pair with my other Holiday Around the World Activities.
Grades:
K - 2nd
Ocean Theme Classroom Decor Bundle
Create a fun ocean theme classroom with this matching ocean decor set containging 14 resources. There are over 250 pages of printable fun in this value packed theme bundle.Save BIG off the individual items when you purchase them in this bundle.You will receive posters, charts, word walls, desk plates, certificates, and labels to decorate, manage, and organize your classroom and help you teach grade-level standards to your students.This resource includes:Alphabet Posters2D & 3D Shape PostersB
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PreK - 1st
Chinese New Year Lantern Winter Craft- Kindergarten, Shape, Fine Motor, Holiday
Fun Holiday Winter Chinese New Year Craft ready to go. Great for fine motor development and following direction skills. Print on white and follow the directions given. Students can choose how they do the craft and make it their own. Can be used as a project for the wintertime or with a Holidays Around the World Unit. Super simple and quick craft to pair with learning! Super fun and interactive activity!
Grades:
K - 2nd
The Pledge of Allegiance
Teach students the meaning of The Pledge of Allegiance and build their reading fluency by developing a shared reading routine with this resource.This resource includes:Full-color printable page that can be turned into a poster for the class.Black-line printable poem page that is perfect for adding to students' individual poetry notebooks or binders.Black-line printable book version of the poem that can be added to students' book boxes, or sent home to read to families. Google Slides to be used f
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K - 2nd
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Doctor Themed Activities Kindergarten Preschool Community Helpers Coloring Pages
Doctor activities for preschool or kindergarten are perfect for teaching letters, letter sounds, capital, lowercase, numbers, shapes, colors, adding & more! These are perfect to use with doctor pretend play activities! These printable themed math and reading worksheets are perfect for weekly themes, literacy centers, math centers, writing centers, or small groups! These doctor activities for pre-k are perfect for your students for any time of the year! :) ✨⭐️This resources includes:⭐️✨50 wor
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PreK - 1st
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Planetary Reconstruction Habitat Project
In this project, students will be taking on the role of contractors in service of the United Nations Space Program and NASA working to build and design a habitat for humanity amongst the stars. This will help educate students about geometry, sustainability, design, and economics. This is a perfect project to wrap up any units on environmentalism or on climate change, or something that could accompany lessons throughout the year.
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6th - 12th
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Math and Language Arts Bundle-To Accompany When The Shadbush Blooms
This activity bundle is designed to accompany the book When The Shadbush Blooms. Providing language arts and math activities for PreK- Grade 2, this activity pack covers a huge variety of skills for kids. This bundle pack includes both the language arts and the math activities, a $20 value if you purchase them separately.A total of 8 differentiated activities, plus an easy, engaging field trip idea are included in each pack. The bundle pack includes a total of 15 different activities and 2 fi
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K - 2nd
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Phonics Year-long Holiday Games + Math, S.S. & Science
#gameboards #easygames #kindergarten #firstgrade #secondgrade #phonics #math #sightwords #shapes #money #time #alphabet
Plus Plus Blocks Eclipse activity / Easy prep Solar Eclipse 2024 activity
Are you looking for an easy print and go Solar Eclipse activity for April 8th? This science activity, fine motor & Math activity is perfect for Kindergarten & Grade 1. Students can use Plus Plus blocks to build the Moon, Sun & Earth. Using the 3 building mats as guide. This activity will help Teachers and students to Model and understand the process of a Solar Eclipse. Sparking excitement and curiosity.Add to your Science center, Math Center or STEM bin as a challenge for any age.Fol
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PreK - 3rd
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FREE Plus Plus Blocks - Kindergarten Math Morning Work / Earth Day activity
Are you looking for an easy print and go Earth Day activity? Grab some Plus Plus blocks and celebrate Earth day by building Earth. Using the building mat to practice visual discrimination skills, sorting and counting blocks as they go.Maybe you could have a race to see who can create Earth first in your class.Add to your Math Center or STEM bin as a challenge for any age.Follow me for more Plus Plus freebies and activities Seasonal Plus Plus Bundle Reduce Reuse Recycle Plus Plus Task Cards
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PreK - 4th
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Digital 2D Shapes activities | Math Geometry Shapes with pumpkins
This Geometry 2D Shapes pumpkins activities help students learn about 15 2D shapes with pumpkins. This fun and engaging activity will teach the students about the characteristic of the shapes and will help them recognize them. In one of the activities, can be done during math centers, the student can pretend to carve pumpkin by tracing the lines into the shape that they are learning. This will helped them remember the shape as well as the name of the shape.Other of the activity is perfect for l
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PreK - K
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Free Plus Plus Blocks Summer Olympics Kindergarten activity Build 2D French Flag
Are you looking for an easy print and go Summer Olympics activity? Use Plus Plus building blocks to extend Kindergarten students Olympics knowledge. This French Flag building mat will help them to practice visual discrimination skills, sorting and counting blocks as they go.Maybe you could have a race to see who can create the French Flag first first in your class.Add to your Math Center or STEM bin as a challenge for any age.If you like this activity, buy the full setOlympics Plus Plus activiti
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PreK - 4th
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Ship Shape Mayflower
Integrate math and social studies with this fun two-dimensional shape activity! Students will love building the Pilgrim's Mayflower ship using 2D shapes. This activity can be used in a variety of ways - as a shape puzzle, matching mat, or build-your-own Mayflower ship! You can differentiate the activity according to your students' needs and abilities. You can also use this activity as a fun literacy center for November!
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Map Shape Posters
I created these Map Shapes to go with my GEOGRAPHY unit I did with my preschoolers. I laminated them and put them at the writing center with dry erase markers. You could also use them for playdoh or at table toys to work on fine motor skills as well. Shapes included are:TriangleCircleRhombusStarHeartRectangleSquarePentagon OctagonOvalClick the ★green star★ at the top of my store to follow me!Terms of UseBy purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the following terms. For
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Pre-K Social Studies 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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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.
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