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Social studies Common Core SL.5.5 resources
United States Geography - US Regions & State Research Project Unit
Looking for a way to make U.S. geography come alive for students? Plan a trip through the regions of the United States with this hands-on project! Students use real-world skills as they select two states in each U.S. region to visit, then research each state to decide what sites they want to see. Students then determine how they could most easily visit all of their locations in one trip and map their route. What’s IncludedPDF and Google Slide versionsExtension research page for use to different
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4th - 6th
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Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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4th - 7th
Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears MAP activity: engaging step-by-step lesson
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO MAKE INDIAN REMOVAL AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND VISUALIZE ON A MAP. STUDENTS FOLLOW ALONG WITH SIMPLE STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS TO CREATE THEIR OWN DETAILED MAPS BY THE END.***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and "SAVE AS GOOGLE SLIDES"This download comes with a blank map of the Southern United States in both PDF and MS WORD format, AND a 25-slide PowerPoint that guides stud
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3rd - 8th
Famous Inventors & Inventions Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Unit
Introducing six famous Inventors and their revolutionary inventions! Your students will get to discover how Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, The Wright Brothers, Sarah Breedlove Walker, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington Carver developed innovations that changed the world forever.This resource will help your students understand each inventor’s unique story, their accomplishments, and the impact they had on the world. Although learning about famous inventions is important, kids love re
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2nd - 5th
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5th Grade TEKS Social Studies YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM Bundle!! | Google Apps
The TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies. ALL 12 of the incredible and user-friendly lesson plan units included with this year-long bundle comes completely ready for use in BOTH in-person classroom and digital learning environments (via Google Apps)!! Click the PRODUCT PREVIEW to get an even better idea of the unbelievable resources included with this bundle!!Each one of these units has been SPECIFICALLY designed to foll
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5th
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Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit | 5th-7th Grades | Social Studies
The Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for 5th-7th grade students! This incredible unit focuses on the importance of primary and secondary sources of information and will help grow your students critical thinking skills and abilities, as well as how to examine sources of information for bias and cause and effect relationships, and MUCH more!! The amazing resources included with this unit have been used with GREAT SUCCESS by THOUSANDS of students, and can easily be used with an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Bundle for Virginia
Ancient Egypt Pharaohs Research Project | Egyptian Pharaohs Activity
Help your students learn about Ancient Egypt Pharaohs with this fun choice project! This printable and digital Ancient Egypt Research Project allows students to work in groups, select a pharaoh they wish to learn more about, and pick one of four creative projects to showcase their learning. Students will then present their projects to the class.The choice projects included in this resource are:Construct a 3D TombDesign and Write a Magazine (cover + several articles)Interview your Pharaoh in a Ta
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 10 | WW1, WW2, Great Depression, and MORE!!
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 10: WW1, WW2, Great Depression, and MORE COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students! Teach your students all about the causes and effects, as well as the historical significance of WWI, the Roaring 20s, WWII, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, New Deal, and more!The resources included in this incredible lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to use for BOTH in-person and online dig
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Save 20% with this ancient civilizations bundle, which includes an Ancient Greece PBL, Ancient Egypt PBL, Ancient China PBL, and Ancient Rome PBL. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a research and making real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. These PBLs are self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability to work at their own pace and
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3rd - 5th
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Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Egypt Social Studies PBL
This interactive PBL activity puts your students in the shoes of a museum curator designing an authentic Ancient Egyptian museum experience!Ancient Egyptian Museum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a commercial to entice potential guests. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, mea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Greece Social Studies PBL
These ancient civilization activities put your students in the shoes of a travel agent preparing to send their clients back in time to Ancient Greece!Time Travel to Ancient Greece is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a sales pitch to potential clients. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, designing, and working on financial skill
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Economics Resources: A Bundle of Engaging Resources On Money, Economy, & More
This bundle includes a variety of 9 economic resources from my store that you can add to your various economic units. With a total of 9 fantastic resources on economics, you will be saving 25% by getting this bundled version instead of purchasing the resources individually! That's like getting a few products for FREE! Products included are seen above! Enjoy!Thank You!Thanks so much for stopping by! It's great to meet you! I hope this resource adds value to your classroom. If you have time, I'd
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Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Rome Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Roman creating a product and advertising it in the Forum at Ancient Rome!Ancient Roman Forum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in an oral speech advertising to other Ancient Romans. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Social Studies SUPER BUNDLE | Units 1-9 for 5th-8th Grades! | Google Apps!
The Social Studies SUPER BUNDLE Units 1-9 for 5th-8th grades is COMPLETELY ready for both in-person and digital learning (via Google Apps)! With this amazing Social Studies SUPER BUNDLE you'll receive EVERYTHING you need to cover the Age of Exploration all the way to the Reconstruction Era with your students, -PLUS- you'll also receive an Intro to U.S. Geography Unit -AND- Thinking Like a Historian Unit!! ***STOP the stressful and endless search for amazing, high-quality, and affordable Social S
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5th - 8th
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Westward Expansion COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit! | 5th-8th Graders | Google Apps!
The Westward Expansion COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching their 5th to 8th grade U.S. History students all about Westward Expansion! This incredible unit includes EVERYTHING you'll need to cover Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion with your students. From the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Oregon Trail, Mexican Cession, California Gold Rush, Transcontinental Railroad, and everything else in between, this unit has you covered! The fantastic W
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle for Yvonne
Day of the Dead Slides & Día de los Muertos Ofrenda
Day of the Dead Slides & Digital Ofrenda ProjectThis digital Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) presentation and ofrenda activity introduces your class to this joyful celebration of life . Perfect for Spanish or dual language teachers to share this cultural tradition with your students. After learning about la ofrenda (the altar), students will pick a template to create their own digital ofrendas! Great instructional tool for in-person and distance learning! ❤️️⭐️watch my VIDEO preview fo
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5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 9 | Industrial Revolution & Immigration!
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 9: Industrial Revolution & Immigration Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This Unit explores everything from critical and significant Industrial Revolution inventions and advances in technology to the role of business tycoons, child labor practices, the causes and effects in the rise of labor unions, an increase in immigration to America, urbanization, and so MUCH more!! The resources included in t
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies: Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle! (Google Apps!!)
The TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to students in Texas, as ALL of these amazing resources have been specifically designed to meet the TEKS social studies standards and guidelines! The three incredible units included with this value bundle include an Introduction to U.S. Geography Unit, Think Like a Historian Unit (primary and secondary sources of information), and Colonial America Unit! The fantastic resources you'l
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5th
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SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
5th Grade TEKS Social Studies: Units 1 to 6 VALUE BUNDLE! | Google Apps!!
TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies Units 1 to 6 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital online classroom learning (via Google Apps!). These amazing lesson plans were designed specifically according to the TEKS Standards for 5th grade Social Studies (Units 1 to 6) and will help save you **HOURS** of your time! This 5th Grade TEKS Social Studies VALUE Bundle comes with:Unit Outline and Lesson-by-Lesson Overview for each Unit45+ Presentations featuring colorful and immersive s
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5th
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5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 7: Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion!
This 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 7: Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This Unit covers everything from the causes and effects of the Indian Removal Act and the Texas Revolution to the Mexican-American War and Mexican Cession, the Oregon Trail, the California Gold Rush, and so MUCH more!! The amazing resources included with this unit come completely ready to use in printable PDF, PowerPoint, and digital format
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 8: Sectionalism, Civil War, & Reconstruction
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 8: Sectionalism, Civil War, & Reconstruction COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is excellent for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. The resources included in this lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to use for BOTH in-person and online digital classroom learning (via Google Apps)!This incredible unit comes loaded with amazing resources guaranteed to save you HOURS of time, and teach your students all about these thre
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today
The 5th Grade Social Studies TEKS Unit 11: Cold War & Civil Rights Movement to Today COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies to their students. This incredible unit covers everything from the rise and threat of communism, the Korean War and Vietnam War, to the Civil Rights Movement, the attacks of 9/11, the election of Barack Obama, and so MUCH MORE! The amazing resources included in this lesson plan unit follow the TEKS standards and come ready to us
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5th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Laura
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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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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.
Discover printable and digital social studies resources
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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