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Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Word Practice Sentences & Guided Reading Game
These sight word sentences with CVC words, fluency passages and reading comprehension games {Levels A and B} are fully aligned with the Science of Reading. A high level of support is provided. Just one sight word is added on each page.This resource is ideal for use in kindergarten and also toward the beginning of first grade. This Resource Includes:★ A full color set of Sight Word Sentences★ An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word Sentences★ A parent information letter ★ A Read
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PreK - 1st
First Then Board & Visual Schedule Flipbooks (EDITABLE) for Special Education
If you are looking for an individual schedule book, visual schedules, or a first then board, this Positive Behavior Support resource has it all! Please note: All editable files are compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint. Some pages may now be edited using Google Slides.Included in this download: - 6-tabbed and 2-tabbed flip book options- 200+ visual schedule icons (these are not editable)- First then board (separate from flip book)- First next then board (separate from flip book)- Token boards (wi
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PreK - 2nd
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National Parks Research Road Trip PBL Project Based Learning Writing Math
Do you love our National Parks and want to find a way to integrate reading, writing, math, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in a fun, real-life context into your lessons? Consider using project-based learning in your classroom! In this PBL unit, students can plan a road trip to the national parks with their families, while also creating a realistic budget for their vacation.One of the benefits of this project-based learning unit is that it allows for student choice and personalizati
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3rd - 6th
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Build A Tiny House! Project Based Learning for Geometry and Math
If you’ve been watching TV or reading magazines, chances are you've seen a tiny house. These little homes are everywhere...and now, we're asking students to make their own 3D version! Build A Tiny House is a project based learning (PBL) activity that'll put the designing into the hands of the students. Students will dive deep to show they understand the how (and why) math concepts such as area, perimeter, and geometry are used in building a home. This project integrates multiple elements such a
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2nd - 7th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!
Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform
Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t
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3rd - 5th
Science of Reading CVC Word Phonics Worksheets & Reading Comprehension Passages
Kindergarten & 1st Grade CVC Word Phonics Passages & Reading Comprehension - Fully aligned with The Science of ReadingFun with Decodable Phonics Passages and Activities - YES! This resource features engaging reading comprehension passages, questions, and games focusing primarily on CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. Along with short vowel words, the most common high frequency words are systematically included. Working through this set, in order, just one high frequency word is add
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PreK - 1st
Budget Worksheets - Do you have Enough Money? Life Skill Math for Special Ed
This budgeting resource contains 130+ pages to help teach basic budgeting skills for special education classrooms. Includes differentiated worksheets and various levels to challenge each student individually. A teaching poster is included, as well as individual student sized cards to help them practice this skill, and 3 different types of leveled worksheets as well!Worksheets include:Determining what's in your budget using a number line (0-5, 0-10, 0-20, and 0-100)Is this price in your budget? G
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PreK - 12th
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Visual Schedule - Editable Visual Student Classroom Daily Schedules
Visual Classroom and Daily Schedules Time saving, print and go visual schedules. These visual schedules include both printable and editable options. They are easy to edit and modify to meet your student's needs. You will find them to be naturally motivating with visual completion of tasks and provides students with ownership of their daily routine.What is is visual schedule and how does it help?A visual schedule uses pictures to communicate upcoming activities and tasks for children. Many childr
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Not Grade Specific
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WH Question Flip Cards
Targeting WH questions is easier than ever with these bestselling WH question flip cards. This set includes over 100 flip cards in 3 differentiated levels to get your special education students working on simple WH questions! Click here to save 20% off by purchasing this resource as part of the popular WH Questions Bundle.WHAT ARE THE LEVELS?- picture- picture and word- just wordWHAT'S INCLUDED?- What- Who- When- Where- WhyTEACHER REVIEWS"This is such a great, convenient resource! It makes on-th
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: WH Questions Bundle | Special Education
Token Boards - Visual for Positive Behavior (Reward Chart) "I Am Working For"
Behavior management and motivation are made easy in your special education classroom with this behavior chart and token board system. Address challenging behaviors and promote PBIS with fun and customizable class rewards that ask "What are you working for?" Perfect for K-12 special education teachers! Behaviors got you bummed? This behavior chart is here to help! Address challenging behaviors using classroom management tools as an intervention. Get on top of those behaviors before they get out o
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PreK - 9th
Addition & Subtraction to within 20 Worksheets Math Fact Fluency Practice: Sp Ed
Help students develop fluency with math facts, including skills such as adding/subtracting doubles! Ideal for instruction, review, morning work and/or assessment. The addition practice sheets are designed to help students develop confidence and fluency with addition facts. This pack can be used in sequence, or to support students needing additional practice with specific facts/skills. Two addition worksheets are included for each of the following sets of facts:★ Adding zero★ Adding one★ Adding
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1st - 2nd
Daily Parent Communication Logs/ Sheets (Special Education + Pre K)
Maintaining communication with parents is an extremely critical part of our job as educators. Without the proper daily log, this can be a tedious process.Fear not! I have created these logs to make communication quick and easy! I have provided multiple templates, in daily, weekly, and monthly formats!Also included in this download are helpful parent reminders. Print 4-to-a-page on regular paper, or use the template to print on sticky notes!Reminders include:- important reminder (generic)- sign
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WH QUESTIONS Speech Therapy - Who, What, When, Where Task Cards Print + Digital
WH Questions for Speech Therapy! Are you looking for engaging, real-life everyday scenarios for teaching and reviewing WH questions - who, what, when, where. 52 task cards in a printable or digital (Boom Cards) format. WH Questions Task Cards are ideal for speech therapy, small group centers, or home review.What's included in WH Questions Task Cards:WHO QUESTIONS - 12 cardsWHAT QUESTIONS - 12 cardsWHEN QUESTIONS - 12 cardsWHERE QUESTIONS - 12 cards+ 4 teaching review cards: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHER
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PreK - 2nd
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Country Study Report & Country Research Projects Countries Around the World
Are you working on a country study in your classroom? Completing a country research project for one of the many amazing countries around the world can be such a great way to open your students eyes to the diversity of countries, peoples, and cultures around the world. This fun, fresh and engaging country report resource is the perfect DIFFERENTIATED way to meet each student where they are and guide them as they present their research on countries around the world. Complete with 32 countries from
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2nd - 5th
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Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Map Skills Unit - Maps & Globes Activities - Types of Maps
This no-prep map skills unit includes both vocabulary reference posters and activity pages on many different topics. These activities are an engaging way for students to develop their skills and practice reading maps. *UPDATE* You can now share this with your students digitally!This resource was created using Google Slides. You must have a Google email for use. Each section can be assigned in Google Classrooms. It is ideal for distance learning. I also include the print file so you can have a
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2nd - 4th
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Interactive ZONES of Regulation Package - Name Plates, Bookmarks, & MORE!
The materials in this package are adapted from Leah Kuyper’s wonderful book on self-regulation, The Zones of Regulation® (2011), published by Social Thinking Publishing, www.socialthinking.com and used with permission.If you are new to using Zones, I highly recommend implementing it into your classroom. My students are so much better at identifying their emotions and self-regulating themselves than they were at the beginning of the year! Included in this package:- interactive name plates (two fi
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PreK - 8th
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Kindergarten & 1st Grade Math Addition & Subtraction CVC Word Problem Worksheets
These Addition and Subtraction Word Problems within (to) ten are ideal for morning work, RTI, whole group instruction, math centers and/or as homework.Including both reading and math, they are designed to help get the most out of every moment of instruction!Each word problem was designed to support students' decoding skills, sight word vocabulary, and reading comprehension as they master math skills.Working through this resource, students will read a multitude of CVC words, and demonstrate compr
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K - 1st
Basic Skills Task Boxes (Errorless Learning Included) Pre-K & Special Education
Are you looking to incorporate task boxes into your daily schedule? These basic skills task boxes (not currently in any bundle) were created to enhance students' knowledge of basic academic skills, while promoting independence at the same time! These basic skills task boxes were created with Pre K and special education in mind.This download includes:- Picture-to-picture matching task boxes - 20 errorless task boxes- Tracing (letters, numbers, shapes, and lines)Concepts include:- color matching-
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PreK - K
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Task Boxes Special Education Bundle for Independent Work Systems 100 Sets
Need a low prep task box to promote student independent work? Need MANY low prep task boxes? This HUGE bundle of tasks boxes includes endless options that you can have ready to go in your resource room!Task Boxes - 100 Sets!There are 100 separate task box activities included in this bundle, however MANY tasks can be divided (and differentiated) to create additional task boxes. What types of skills are included in the Task Box Bundle?There is a wide range of skills from fine motor focused to life
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PreK - 1st
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Biography Research Project Writing Biography Report Template Graphic Organizer
These fun Biography Research Report Template Banners come with over 300 amazing people of influence for your students to research! Perfect biography graphic organizers for displaying their learning about important people throughout history! Tired of the same old way to present your Biography Reports? Great to use any time of the year, these pennants are a great way to supplement your Social Studies instruction as well as help your students organize their research. Save time by integrating your
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3rd - 6th
Editable IEP Goals & Objectives Tracking - Data Collection Sheets for Special Ed
Are you struggling with IEP goals and objective tracking? This huge set of instructional IEP data collection sheets are designed for tracking student progress on specific skills from discrete trials to IEP goals. With more than 42 IEP data sheets included, you will find everything you need to collect, track and monitor data in your classroom. Implementing these IEP data collection sheets is EASY! The ready-made data sheets make it simple to set up IEP goals and objectives tracking in your class.
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Not Grade Specific
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collaborative Poster | Black History Month Activity
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collaborative Classroom Poster. This is a great, inclusive, community-building Martin Luther King Day activity. Appropriate accompaniment for your Black History Month studies or any unit/lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights, social justice, etc. This poster of Dr. King is a great way to start a unit or to finish one. My collaboration posters are easy for teachers and fun for kids and make a lasting impression—on students, parents, and your entire school
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2nd - 8th
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Interactive Calendar Mats (for the Special Education Classroom)
Are you a special ed teacher who wants to have each student in your classroom actively engaged in your morning calendar routine? Problem solved. Consider it planned, and ready for the rest of the school year!What is included?• Calendar Mat (cut/paste pieces so that you can differentiate per child) - 6 Cover Options (color and black/white) - Includes pictures for students to circle - Includes writing boxes for students to write answers• Calendar Mat in a clip art version and real pictur
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Not Grade Specific
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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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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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