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Social studies Common Core RF.4.3 resources
States and Capitals Bingo, I Have Who Has Game (50 States & Capitals Activities)
This resource is intended to help students learn the states, capitals and abbreviations and to help spark student interest United States Social Studies. Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing. Please ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.This social studies resource includes:1. Social Studies State Study Cards2. Social Studies State Study Sheets3. States and Capitals I Have, Who has? Game4. States and Abbreviations I Have, Who
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2nd - 5th
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Abolitionists, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Uncle Tom's Cabin
This is a four-lesson unit covering the Abolitionist Movement, the life of Frederick Douglass, and the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. The download includes four reading activities, multiple choice reading assessments, student response essay questions, guided reading activities, one vocabulary check, three sections of true and false questions, and student summaries. The assignments include information on William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, the Grimke Sisters, Frederick Douglas, a
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4th - 8th
100th Day of School Activities NO PREP Writing Math Craft Certificate & More!
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in your classroom with these engaging math, writing, movement, craft, history and other fun activities! With 15 activities to choose from you won't have a problem filling your lesson plans with everything to celebrate 100 Days of School. And we aren't talking fluff activities. Use the 100th Day to get your students reading, writing, working math problems, and so much more! In my classroom, students were so excited to do all things 100 that they ended up doing
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K - 5th
Black History Month Bingo Game {30 Cards}
Black History Month Bingo features 30 pre-made and randomized black history bingo cards. All you have to do is print, laminate, and cut and this resource can be used for years to come each time you teach about black history! Download Preview FilePlease view the preview file prior to purchasing so there are no surprises. It will provide a sample of what you are buying. Please ensure that it is appropriate for your grade level prior to purchasing.DescriptionThis black history resource feature
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Black History Month Games, Activities for 3rd Grade ELA Bundle
The History of Christmas 4th and 5th Grade Bundle
This is the complete workbook constructed by Reading Through History for the History of Christmas series. It includes 106 pages of reading, writing, and content activities for students and is appropriate for any reading or social studies class above the 4th grade level. It includes lessons on the origins of the holiday, both Pagan and Christian, lessons covering popular characters of the holiday such as Santa, Rudolph, and Frosty, a section on popular literature that inspired the way we celebr
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4th - 6th
The First Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Activities - Reading Comprehension
Teach the real facts about The First Thanksgiving with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource! Perfect for 4th grade and 5th graders as well as some 6th grade classes. The informational book with several interactive activities not only teach the real facts about Thanksgiving but also give students practice with skills and higher-level thinking. Use in your Language Arts or Social Studies/US History classes. There is a digital version of this resource available. Click HERE.Higher-Leve
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Dred Scott, the Underground Railroad, Life of a Slave
Made with Black History Month in mind, this unit covers the monumental Dred Scott Decision, the internal operations of the Underground Railroad, and the typical day-to-day life of an American slave. The download includes enough material for three days of a history or a reading class. The file includes three reading activities, three sets of multiple choice reading comprehension questions, three student response essay questions, guided reading activities, and Common Core questions geared toward
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5th - 8th
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Digital Memorial Day | Google Slides ™ for Google Classroom ™
Help your students better understand the history behind Memorial Day with this digital, fun, interactive, and engaging resource for your distance learning! Students in 4th and 5th grades will enjoy the informative reading. Many 3rd grade students have also enjoyed this packet of activities. Use this Memorial Day Google Slides™ resource in your Google Classroom™!This great resource can be used for assessment or as a teaching tool. Many Common Core objectives are covered.For the printable version
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Memorial Day Activities Digital AND Printable Memorial Day
Creepy Carrots FULL DAY of Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom has been looking for! It is perfect for your class during Halloween week, but doesn't explicitly mention the holiday. You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, AND Social Studies!)How does this work?Your download will come with 3 files: student activity sheets, teacher lesson plans, and PDF with Google Slide™ links. Simply print, gather your materials, and GO! No
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3rd - 5th
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The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and Harriet Tubman
This is a four-lesson unit covering the life and achievements of Harriet Tubman as well as lessons about the Compromise of 1850 and the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act. The download contains 17 pages of student activities that involve: guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs, true and false questions, vocabulary activities, and multiple-choice quizzes to gauge reading comprehension. This unit is available as part of our African American History Volume I bundle, which is avail
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8th - 11th
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I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg
This print-and-go resource is full of activities to supplement the novel I Survived The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis. This download includes EVERYTHING YOU NEED to teach the book. You simply need to print these pages and watch your students' comprehension soar as they engage with the text in a fun and meaningful way. Simplify your lesson planning today!I have included three nonfiction articles to build background knowledge about the American Civil War. Each article has an activit
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4th - 6th
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Florida Social Studies: Grade 4 Bundle
Florida Social Studies: Grade 4 Bundle (Product Sale 60% off regular price)With 15+ years of teaching experience, I know how vital it is to fully engage students in their learning. Let's face it, textbooks are boring and teachers are pressed for time. As a result, Social Studies gets less attention than other "high stakes" subjects. That's a shame because Social Studies can easily become you and your students' favorite part of the day. All you need are the right resources. That's why I set out t
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3rd - 6th
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Fourth Grade Ancient Rome Activity | Virtual Field Trip | Google Slides
Join Aly on an adventure to learn about Ancient Rome - its culture, language, and geography. Students will learn some everyday Latin phrases, explore the reason civilizations choose to live next to a river, and the architecture and art that the Ancient Romans are famed for.Includes:Google Drive folder1 x Google Slide presentation36 Slides➯ Make sure to follow me to be the first to know about new products - CLICK HERE➯ Get free content and support at annaglews.com or on IG @AnnaGlews➯ Money off?
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3rd - 6th
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American Revolution | Timeline Close Reading & Writing Bundle | 3rd & 4th Grade
Three great activities that would span six lessons and a great classroom display about the American Revolutionary War. Perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade studying the American War of Independence and U.S. History.NO PREP needed!⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻Firstly, there is a great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events from the American Revolutionary War. There are 29 posters or task
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3rd - 4th
Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, and Joe Louis
This is a three section unit covering the life and achievements of three of America's greatest African American athletes. The unit contains 18 pages of student activities that involve: guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs, true and false questions, vocabulary activities, and multiple choice quizzes to gauge reading comprehension. Every reading topic also includes questions geared toward the 4th and 5th grade Common Core literature and reading standards. Objectives include K
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5th - 8th
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Discovering History: Integrating Literacy Skills Through Student Presentations
This product was created in an attempt to continue our classroom momentum in both Social Studies and History prior to our statewide exams. It seems as though this subject falls short as we prepare for both Reading and Math exams. I have incorporated some key ELA skills into a packet that will promote student interaction with the text being taught, while allowing them to practice:
*Vocabulary and dictionary skills
*Identifying facts within a given text
*Identifying problems and solutions
*Iden
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3rd - 5th
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War of 1812 Reader's Theater
This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the War of 1812! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. This resource is a great review activity and assessment strategy. The acts are as follows: Act I: The War HawksAct II: The Burning of WashingtonAct III: An Anthem is Born (The Battle of Baltimore)Act IV: A Treaty of Peace (The Treaty of Ghent)Act V: General Jackson's Victory (The Batt
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Complete American History Reader's Theater Bundle
Daily Comprehension 21st Century MARCH - Hi/Lo Reading Activities - History
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN MARCH!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorit
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
American Civil War Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle 3rd & 4th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activity about the American Civil War. The unit focuses on the causes of the war, some of the key battles and the outcomes of the war including the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in third grade and fourth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWriting templates for four draft paragraphsA prompt sheet
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3rd - 4th
5th Grade Decoding Multisyllabic Words Worksheets and Passage Activities
Are you looking for engaging, 5th grade decoding multisyllabic words worksheets and passage activities for your students? Rap songs are the solution! Based on pop-culture and history rap songs, these activities will keep your students' attention using song lyrics while they practice syllable skills! Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the songs then use the song lyrics as reading passages to complete the activiti
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4th - 6th
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California Gold Rush Musical for Kids INSTANT DOWNLOAD
Gold, What a Rush! tells the story of California's Gold Rush through comedy and country music! All the major players are here -- Sutter, Marshall, the merchants, miners, Argonauts, Native Americans, and Overland Travelers. Topics covered: how gold was discovered, how it is mined, the effects of the Gold Rush on all the above-mentioned people as well as on the state of CaliforniaAll our products include a downloadable script and MP3 music files . Each play lasts about 30 minutes. The sound files
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2nd - 6th
Ancient History Close Reading Book Mega Bundle | 3rd Grade & 4th Grade
A bundle of eight close reading books consisting of forty-five close reading passages about famous events or figures from Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Ancient China, Ancient India, Ancient Persia and the Ancient Hebrews.Each individual activity comes with a reading comprehension passage, comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks including a crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity.The NO PREP informational text worksheets are perfect for
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3rd - 4th
Christmas Origins
This download includes a unit of the Reading Through History 4th and 5th Grade Common Core Christmas series. This unit includes the stories of the Roman, Pagan, and Christian roots of the holiday. Each individual lesson traces the lineage of traditions and describes how they became an essential part of the Christmas holiday and broader culture. It contains 20 pages of student activities that involve: guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs, and multiple-choice quizzes to gauge
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4th - 7th
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Explorers Fluency Passages 4th Grade
Quick and easy fluency passages for 6 European Explorers. (John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier, Juan Ponce de Leon, and Vasco Nunez de Balboa) Addresses 4th grade standards, but would be a great review for 5th and 6th graders!
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3rd - 6th
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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.
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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