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Social studies Common Core RI.1.10 resources
American Symbols Unit with Slideshow – Reading, Writing, Crafts, Science
This American Symbols unit is packed full of learning and fun! Complete with an informational PowerPoint about eight American symbols, a Statue of Liberty crown, a science experiment, and lots of printable materials, this set will turn your students into little historians. With eye-catching display materials including headers for an anchor chart along with colorful vocabulary word wall and vocabulary cards, children will have what they need to read, talk, and write about American symbols.This Am
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K - 1st
Draw Me! The Statue of Liberty Directed Drawing
Reinforce your students' understanding of The Statue of Liberty with this Draw Me! product. Our Draw Me! Directed Drawings are a great way to engage students while enhancing your social studies units! Not only are they a wonderful creative opportunity, but they are also helpful in teaching students listening skills and reinforcing following directions. Students will read a short informational text, complete a Directed Drawing of The Statue of Liberty, write facts learned, summarize the import
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Immigration and Citizenship CKLA Bundle
Helen Keller Craft | Braille Activity | Reading Passages
Helen Keller is the perfect role model to discuss during Women’s History Month, with any unit about communication, on January 4th for World Braille Day- really, anytime you want to inspire your students! In this packet, you’ll find:1. Braille Activity2. Helen Keller Craft3. What is Braille? Reading Passage & Questions4. Who was Helen Keller? Reading Passage & Sequencing Handout5. Writing Activities & Graphic Organizers6. Word SearchCurious? Learn more about this product by clicking h
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Helen Keller and Theodore Roosevelt Activity Bundle
100th Day of School Communities Now and Then BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Looking for a resource to help teach your students about how communities have changed? This Communities Then and Now BUNDLE is perfect for teaching about how communities and society has changed in the past 100 years. It also works well for the 100th day of school! This cross curricular unit can be used in the Social Studies and ELA classroom. New reading passages have been added (perfect for small groups and differentiating instruction). Note: There is now a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Constitution Day Printable Reader with Comprehension
Constitution Day printable reader with two versions of the book for differentiation and three comprehension checks - one asking for complete sentence answers, one for them to circle their answers and a true/false response. There are also cute certificates - for completion of the book. Please preview to see the entire set.☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆This is the THIRD book in a 2nd BUNDLE (now complete) of printable readers for guided reading. Link for the bundle is below. There is already one bundle
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1st - 2nd
American Symbols Flip Book
This interactive flip book is a great activity for teaching your students about symbols of the United States. Each page features fill in the blank facts about the symbol as well as a picture of the symbol for the students to color. The completed flip book is 9 pages (8 symbol pages and a cover). There are 7 black and white pages to print to make each book. This flip book covers the following symbols:-The Washington Monument-The Statue of Liberty-The USA Flag-The White House-The Liberty Bell- Mo
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1st - 3rd
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Native American Heritage Month Totem Pole Indigenous Writing Craft & Activities
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and worksheets!.................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies &
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K - 6th
Country Research Report Worksheets and Graphic Organizers Google Slides
Are you looking for engaging activities for writing a country research project? These country research graphic organizer worksheets are perfect for your literacy and social studies lessons about countries. They are ideal for research projects and report writing. They are also great for reading lessons with informational texts.These informational essay graphic organizers are offered as no prep printables, as well as in digital formats (TPT Easel and Google Slides). Here's the thing. You want your
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1st - 3rd
Christopher Columbus Day- Early Reader Kindergarten and First Grade
**Christopher Columbus Day- Early Reader Kindergarten and First Grade**
Finding materials for Columbus Day for young students is always difficult!! With that thought in mind, I created this little book for Columbus Day in kindergarten (or first grade) classrooms!! It would be great to use for browsing boxes, independent reading, guided reading groups, or Read to Self.
This book has one fact per page with illustrations to support young readers. Many sight words are used to support early readers
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PreK - 1st
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. These differentiated passages are perfect for fluency, comprehension, and close reading. I have included a full writing unit to help your students write the "perfect paragraph" including that tricky sense of closure! The darling art will bring this unit to life, delight your learners, and make your classroom beautiful! This is an informational text - Social Studies unit that celebrates Dr. King as Civil Rights Activist! Unfair laws are discussed as his his fight to change
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Winter Literacy - Bundle - Literacy All Year
Government Leaders: Mayor, Governor, President - 1st & 2nd Social Studies
Government Leaders - "Elementary Insider" is a fun way to present social studies & science topics for 1st - 2nd grade students in a newspaper format. This edition's focus is on government leaders: mayors, governors, & the president. It also includes other topics: Map: State & City, The Current Government Leaders, The White House, & ElectionsPages:1-2: Newspaper3: Comprehension Questions4: Text Features Match5: Elected Leaders - Voting Chart Results with Questions (Tally Marks &am
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Informational Text - Social Studies & Science Topics
Presidents' Day - George Washington and Abraham Lincoln Flip Book Activities
PRESIDENTS' DAY ACTIVITIES for GRADES 1-2These low-prep informational flip books are a great addition to your plans for any of the following:Presidents' DayA Biography Unit of StudyResearch and ReportingThe resource includes two (2) flip books, one for each president:President George WashingtonPresident Abraham LincolnEach includes nonfiction text features:A Timeline of Important EventsCaptions Matching IllustrationsAge-Appropriate Facts About Each PresidentI made these books for my first grade
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1st - 2nd
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Historical Figures Bundle - Famous Americans Social Studies Research Projects
Are you struggling to find age-appropriate materials to teach your students about famous American historical figures? If so, this Historical Figures Bundle with NO PREP print and digital activities is perfect for introducing your young students to many famous Americans such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges! This Historical Figures Bundle will help you teach your f
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1st - 3rd
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Beginning Biographies - Texts and Comprehension Work for First and Second Grades
This set of BEGINNING BIOGRAPHIES offers simple biographies featuring 10 famous people from America's history (5 females and 5 males). They're a great, developmentally appropriate way to introduce primary readers to the genre. There are TWO DIFFERENTIATED VERSIONS of each biography to accommodate for a variety of reading levels in your classroom. In this set, I've included texts for:Abraham LincolnRosa ParksNeil ArmstrongBetsy RossTheodore RooseveltRuby BridgesJesse OwensHelen KellerBenjamin Fra
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1st - 2nd
1st & 2nd Grade Social Studies CURRICULUM Bundle- (14 Resources in One)
This 297-page First and Second Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle includes 12 comprehensive units, an interactive Social Studies Journal, and a complete set of foldables that are engaging and rigorous for your students! The units cover all main first and second grade Social Studies concepts and are complete with reading comprehensions, graphic organizers, writing activities, student booklets, colorful posters and so much more! The Social Studies Journal and Foldable Set were recently adde
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1st - 2nd
Egypt Unit Grades K-2
Learning and teaching about Ancient Egypt has never been so fun or easy! My first graders LOVE these activities and it's such a fun unit for the end of the year. What's Included: - 8 PowerPoints (1 for each day/topic)- 1 Reading Passage for each day/topic- 2 worksheets for each day/topic- 6 STEAM Extension ActivitiesCheck out the PREVIEW for everything included! Click HERE to download a FREE worksheet from this unit!Included Topics: - Egypt on the Map- Who were the Ancient Egyptians- What did th
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K - 2nd
Types of Communities | Print and Digital
Looking for a unit that teaches about the different types of communities? This best selling no-prep unit easily allows you to address urban, suburban, and rural communities. This will keep your students engaged with hands-on activities. The activities can be easily differentiated to meet the needs of all your students. You can use this solely in your Social Studies class or incorporate the reading passages into your Language Arts/Reading class. This now includes links for Google Classroom activi
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Types of Communities BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Long Ago And Today Thematic Unit | 100th Day Of School | Then And Now
Are you comparing life long ago and today with your K-2 students? This hands-on unit is perfect for your 100th day of school celebration or when learning about the past and present with engaging then and now activities students will love!Students will step back in time as you combine your social studies and writing standards with this complete unit that includes non-fiction Google slides, pre and post-assessments, no prep worksheets, a mini book, graphic organizers, writing templates, and crafts
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1st - 2nd
Social Studies Passages bundle for Second Grade GSE
This mega pack includes all of my differentiated close reading passages, comprehension questions, fill in the blank higher order thinking questions, and writing prompts for the 27 different topics found in the Georgia Standards of Excellence for Second Grade.*PLEASE* DOWNLOAD THE PRODUCT PREVIEW for information regarding each topic's reading levels and a better idea of what you will receive! There are high, medium, and low passages designated by a square, triangle, and circle in the top left cor
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1st - 4th
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Community Helpers Unit for Preschool and Kindergarten
This informational text pack features 12 community helpers. The included resources describe their occupations in easy to read text perfect for early readers! In this pack you'll find informational posters, corresponding discussion questions, comprehension worksheets, writing response worksheets, word wall words, and a take home book.
You can use this pack throughout the year by featuring a community helper every month, or you can use it during a specific community helper theme. We keep our
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PreK - 1st
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6 Thematic Units First Grade Science & Social Studies Lesson Plans BUNDLE
Are you struggling to fit science and social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! These six science and social studies thematic units for 1st grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 6 first grade units begins with a content big idea and then integrates into reading and writing with many math and phonics connections as well!What is a first grade integrated thematic unit?An integrated thematic unit combines content and literacy into one common learning the
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1st
Communities Unit: Urban, Suburban, Rural with PowerPoint Slides
Looking for an engaging unit to teach communities in social studies? This unit is perfect for grades 1, 2, and 3 with interactive reading passages, 32 powerpoint presentation slides, vocabulary words that are embedded throughout the unit and more! Your students are sure to stay engaged with the wide range of materials and resources available to explore this topic. The materials in this unit are interactive and utilize multimodal strategies to increase student engagement and outcomes. The communi
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Science and Social Studies YEAR LONG POCKETBOOK MEGA Bundle!
Thanksgiving Activity - Past & Present - Differentiated Texts for November (K-1)
THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS - COMPARING THEN AND NOWThis set of supplemental social studies materials will help primary students compare their modern lives to the lives of the Pilgrims. THE SET INCLUDES:2 Differentiated Nonfiction Student Books: Each book contains nonfiction text features such as labels, arrows, bold words, and underlined key words.5 Student Written Response Sheets: These sheets require the children to compare the "then and now" of types of travel, hats, cooking, communicat
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K - 1st
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Kenya Country Study Research Project - Differentiated - Reading Comprehension
This 45 Page Kenya country study project is perfect your upcoming Africa unit, Kenya unit, multicultural study, cultural fair, or country study. Full of information about Kenya, this differentiated fact filled coloring book and country study activity package includes information, writing prompts, and reading comprehension questions about Kenya written in engaging informational text that is perfect for the lower elementary grades. Key information about Kenya is included, including geography, the
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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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.
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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
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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