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Social studies Common Core W.4.1 resources $10 and up
Number the Stars Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Classroom™
This is a complete and engaging novel study for the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This print and go book study is great to use in your classroom when teaching across the curriculum during a World War II unit! It is divided into 3 sections as follows: Chapters 1 - 6, 7 - 12, 13 - End. This unit includes the following:★ Title page for students★ Meet the Author★ Prediction page★ Character notes – 12 main/minor characters (3 optional longer note pages included for 6 of the main characters)★ C
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4th - 7th
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4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum United States YEAR LONG BUNDLE Google
A full year of 4th grade social studies themed in the United States.DISTANCE & GOOGLE DRIVE LEARNING LINKS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGE IN EACH UNITS PDF DOWNLOADAll Units Include:Lesson PlansComprehension PagesVocabulary CardsAssessmentsSuggested Read Alouds/VideosActivities & Graphic OrganizesAnchor Charts & Printable PostersLesson Plan Titles Included Unit 1:Lesson 1 – BE a HistorianLesson 2 – BE a GeographerLesson 3 – BE an EconomistLesson 4 – BE a Political Scie
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3rd - 5th
The Egypt Game Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Test
This novel study for The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, contains 165 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study.♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: The Egypt Game and Hoot Novel Study Bundle
Debate Writing Activities Topics Templates Rubric Graphic Organizer Worksheets
Help your students master the skill of persuasive writing as they participate in these debate topics surely to motivate your upper elementary students! This product includes both printable and digital versions with a link for Google Slide version and digital directions.This introduction to debates writing bundle includes three sets that have everything you need to introduce, review, and enjoy holding debates in your classroom: anchor charts, graphic organizers, task directions, rubric and much m
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3rd - 6th
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Who Was Biography Series Activities for Any Book
Students love the Who Was and Who Is biography series! Many explorers, presidents, inventors, artists, and athletes are highlighted in these biographies. From Jackie Robinson to Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln to Malala Yousafzai, from Rosa Parks to Anne Frank, and from George Washington Carver to George Washington, these biographies engage and intrigue students. This Who Was, Who Is Biography Series Comprehension Activity for ANY Book pack comes with a wide variety of over 25 resources so teachers
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4th - 6th
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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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Who Was Biography and What Was Nonfiction Series Activities for ANY Book Bundle
Students love the Who Was and Who Is biography series! And they love the companion What Was and What Is nonfiction series, too! Many explorers, presidents, inventors, artists, athletes, and historical and cultural events are highlighted in these books which engage and intrigue students.Each Pack (The Who Was, Who is Pack and the What Was, What is Pack) both come with a wide variety of over 25 resources so teachers can mix and match to best meet their goals and objectives and their students’ nee
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4th - 6th
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Mardi Gras Unit History, Tradition and Culture Activities Bundle
This HUGE Mardi Gras Unit Bundle is great for either ELA or a Social Studies class! It’s a great resource for a complete unit or as a supplement for any Mardi Gras unit. You will have lots of resources and options to choose from while teaching your Mardi Gras unit. Most importantly, your students will love the variety of activities, and you will too!No Prep Resource! Print & copy, that’s it!Included in this resource: Student Tested & Approved! Focus Content: What it is, Basics, History,
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2nd - 4th
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ELA & American History Year-Long Integrated 7 Unit BUNDLE: Reading, Writing+
Are you struggling to cover all your standards due to a lack of time? Save your time and energy with this ELA and American History Integrated Bundle. These resources combine language arts and social studies standards for you to use in your 4th, 5th, & 6th grade classrooms. These integrated units will help you cover your reading, writing, and social studies standards.The American History Units, Paired Passages, Writing Units, and Exit Tickets are also included in Google Slides, making them ea
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4th - 6th
American History Paired Reading Passages BUNDLE: Informational & Opinion Writing
American History Paired Reading Passages Bundle: Informational & Opinion/Argumentative WritingThis bundle of 7 paired passages units focuses on topics in American History from U.S. geography through westward expansion (1860s.) The bundle includes 4 informational writing units and 3 opinion writing units. All units are included in both PDF and Google Slides formats.The included texts are non-fiction. Three or four texts are included in each unit. The texts are included on three reading level
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4th - 6th
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
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4th - 8th
Social Studies Economics Pack! Shark Tank, Business Plan, Market Day and MORE!
This 42 Page Economics Pack Includes:• 16 Vocabulary Posters• Interactive Notebook Tasks• Graphic Organizers• Wants and Needs Sort• Goods and Services Sort• Producers and Consumers Sort• High and Low Demand Sort• Vocabulary Summarizing Activity• Supply and Demand Auction Lesson and Printables• Imports and Exports T-shirt Lesson and Printables• Market Day Activity Description• Market Day Parent Letter• Market Day Storefront example• Business Plan Writing• Shark Tank Pitch Writing• Shark Tank Lett
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2nd - 4th
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OLYMPICS READING AND WRITING ELA BUNDLE Passages Prompts Hands On Activities
**NEW UPDATE FOR THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS (12/1\/21)***Update includes Summer and Winter Olympics as well as website links, video links, and article updates specific to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games.Want to use your reading/writing block effectively, incorporate Social Studies/current events, and provide an activity that is engaging and interesting for your students? This Olympic BUNDLE will do the trick!**LOOK AT THE PREVIEW FOR A LARGE PORTION OF BOTH DOCUMENTS***This is enough inform
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4th - 8th
American History Writing Units Bundle: Narrative, Informational, Opinion
American History Writing Units Bundle: U.S. Geography - Westward ExpansionAre you looking for a way to integrate writing standards into your American history class? This bundle includes 7 different writing projects that cover U.S. regions, Native Americans, Exploration, Colonial America, American Revolution, Civics & Government, and Westward Expansion. These units come in both PDF and Google Slides formats.The bundle include 2 narrative writing, 2 opinion writing, and 3 informational writing
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4th - 7th
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AROUND THE WORLD THEME MEGA BUNDLE Multiculture Camp Earth Day End of the Year
***BUNDLE & SAVE 25%!*** Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this low-prep, 152-page/slide Around the World End of the Year Theme Day Activities MEGA BUNDLE! It includes everything you need to have a thematic day to celebrate diversity, culture, and the world and have a Middle-Grades (4-8) Fun Day in ELA with your students! What is Around the World Day? Enjoy the day (or week!) while still learning with this fun, themed resource! Students will l
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3rd - 12th
YEAR BUNDLE! US History Activity Choice Boards Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 Social Studies
This year-long bundle of 10 Social Studies Choice Board Activity Packets is your all-in-one resource to gamify social studies and/or US history for the entire year. These fun menus of learning activities are designed with differentiation in mind, like encouraging student choice and being totally student paced. Essentially, each of these choice boards provide students with 12 unique learning activities to take a deeper dive into various periods of growth in United States history, from around 1400
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4th - 7th
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Bringing History to Life Complete Unit
Slides and materials for every session in the unit! Are you teaching students nonfiction, informational, or expository writing? This BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE COMPLETE UNIT product pairs seamlessly with Lucy Calkins' 4th Grade Information Writing Unit 3: Bringing History to Life and requires no prep for teachers teaching the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins.It includes 23 ready-to-go mini-lessons including teaching points, turn & talks, modeling, active engagement, shares, and information about
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4th
What Was Nonfiction Series Activities for Any Book
Just like the Who Was series, students love the What Was and What Is nonfiction series! Many historical and cultural events are highlighted in these books. From the Boston Tea Party to a Presidential Election, the Underground Railroad to the Great Depression, from the Holocaust to Pearl Harbor, and from NASA to the Women's Rights Movement, these books engage and intrigue students. This What Was, What Is Nonfiction Series Comprehension Activity for ANY Book pack comes with a wide variety of over
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4th - 6th
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State Float Research Project {Aligned with Common Core}
This comprehensive 79-page PDF document includes everything you need to do an exciting, motivating, and fun state research project with your students. I've done this project every year for the last six years with my fifth graders, and it is always a success! Even more, the project is aligned with the ELA Common Core standards!
For this exciting project, each student will become an expert on one of the 50 states. Students will begin by conducting thorough “A to Z” research about their states, w
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4th - 5th
NO PREP Second Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Provide students with a background of twenty different holidays, festivals, events and feasts. Each packet includes important holiday vocabulary such as HOAX and POISSON D'AVRIL for April Fool's or JEDI and DROID for May the Fourth (Star Wars Day). Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. Word searches, crossword puzzles and parts-of-speech fill-ins reinforce vocabulary, while writing reflections and scrapbook pages take each lesson d
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4th - 9th
Holidays Around the World Unit - 15 Holidays Traditions around the World Writing
Take a trip to learn about holidays around the world with this highly engaging unit. This World Holiday Unit includes everything you need to save time and skyrocket engagement during social studies. This bundle includes 15 lessons and over 250 pages of activities, projects, games, and crafts to learn about 15 world holidays celebrated in dozens of countries. Simply print or assign, and GO! All lessons are equipped with easy instructions and ready-to-use activities. Here are a few of the MANY ski
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2nd - 4th
NO PREP First Semester Holidays BUNDLE
Provide students with a background of thirteen different holidays, festivals, events and feasts. Each packet includes important holiday vocabulary such as CRECHE and PROPHECY for Christmas or CULTIVATE and MATRILINEAL for Indigenous Peoples Day. Highlight important concepts with a Query featuring four multiple choice questions and a short answer. Word searches, crossword puzzles and parts-of-speech fill-ins reinforce vocabulary, while writing reflections and scrapbook pages take each lesson d
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4th - 9th
Passport SS GRADE 4 (ALL 5 UNITS) (5) Unit Plans & (52) Lesson Plans
GRADE 4 COMPLETE ALL 5 UNITS: UNIT PLANS AND ALL LESSON PLANSUnit 1: Geography of NY StateUnit 2: Native AmericansUnit 3: ColonialUnit 4: FreedomUnit 5: Empire State5 UNIT PLANS52 Lesson Plans
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4th
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GO Interactive Notebook Historical Figure Research, Writing Prompts & Wax Museum
Students will enjoy getting to know an important historical figure through this interactive research project. Upload into Google Classroom and watch your students' excitement come alive as they investigate, attach photos, and share their learning.
GOOGLE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK INCLUDES:
*32 interactive slides that help students research and get to know many aspects of their historical figure's life. Slides include:
-Quick Facts
-Growing Up (Family, Education, Where they lived, etc.)
-M
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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.
Teaching with social studies resources
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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What types of social studies lessons are available on TPT?
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.
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