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High school social studies homeschool curriculum pdfs
Learning Cursive: Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens
It's never been easier for middle school and high school teens to learn cursive. Learning Cursive: Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens, provides extensive focus on cursive letter and sentence formation. This cursive handwriting workbook for teens contains more than 20,000 cursive tracing units. It includes a cursive alphabet chart with guided stroke/directional arrows; a paper position guide detailing appropriate writing posture; uppercase and lowercase cursive letter tracing and freehand c
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cold War Timeline Project for US History and Civics with Differentiated Options
This creative Cold War Project has differentiated options to best fit your students' needs. Are you looking for project-based learning for social studies? This Cold War Timeline Research project comes with instructions for chunking and scaffolding so that students are not overwhelmed. This American History project includes printable timeline templates, a digital option, two grading rubric options, and an answer key. Differentiation is built into the design of this project. The Cold War Timeline
Grades:
8th - 11th
Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
This bundle includes a variety of slide decks, simulations, activities, and games designed to provide the scaffolding that connects major ideas for a semester of U.S. Government.It includes Google Slide presentations, which include over 1000 slides, on:Purpose of Government, Public and Political ProcessForms of GovernmentThe Three BranchesCivic ParticipationRights and ResponsibilitiesFederalists and AntifederalistsPolitical Parties, Interest Groups, and ValuesAmerican Elections ExplainedGerryman
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Drawing Lesson: Two-Point Perspective! How to Draw Castles! Middle School Art
Two-Point PerspectiveDrawings! Castles with Texture!Teach Two-Point Perspective with this engaging "Medieval Castles" art lesson!Your student's imaginations will become enchanted with this castle drawing activity! This middle school or high school art lesson also teaches value shading and how to draw implied visual textures and drawing 3-dimensional objects! This product is jammed-packed with more than enough resources to help you to help your students to conquer Two-Point Perspective techniques
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Cursive Handwriting Practice Copybook for Teens
Teaching cursive handwriting to middle school and high school teens has never been easier. The Cursive Handwriting Practice Copybook for Teens, provides extensive focus on cursive letter and sentence formation. This cursive handwriting workbook for teens contains more than 20,000 cursive tracing units. It includes a cursive alphabet chart with guided stroke/directional arrows; a paper position guide detailing appropriate writing posture; uppercase and lowercase cursive letter tracing and freehan
Grades:
6th - 12th
Consumer Awareness, COMMON SCAMS STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF, Life Skills
Consumer Awareness COMMON SCAMS STUDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OFFive common scams that students should be aware of are covered. FOUR READING COMPREHENSION WORKSHEETS ARE INCLUDED:1) Phishing; Don’t Take the Bait2) Work-at-Home; No Such thing as Easy Money3) Telemarketing; Time to Hang Up4) Scholarships and Financial Aid; Don’t Get Stung5) IRS Impersonator ScamA lesson that supports these reading comprehension worksheets:Consumer Awareness; Protecting Yourself from Fraud and Scams and The Federal
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6th - 12th
3-D Sculpture Lesson Recycled Art: Cardboard Abstract Shape Face! Middle School
3-D Recycled Art Sculpture Lesson! Cardboard & Paint! Middle School & High School!⭐Looking for a new and easy Middle school or high school sculpture lesson for your 3-D Art Unit?! Try this student-tested art lesson (8th graders loved it!) inspired by the art of Kimmy Cantrell! ⭐This product includes plenty of design resources to easily guide your students through the Design Process.This product will help you to easily introduce your students to the Abstract mask-style faces created by t
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Personal Finance - Cost of Living Project (Middle & High School)
COST of LIVING PROJECT**NEW**: This file has been updated so it is now EDITABLE. The pages can be printed for students to complete OR students can type answers into the digital file :)Purpose: The purpose of this project is for students to explore expenses they will most likely encounter as adults. Assignments include exploring cost of ...* housing* utilities* furniture* college* vehicle - purchase* vehicle - related expenses & maintenance* entertainment* groceries and eating out* careers &
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Personal Finance Student Assignment Plan & Cost of Living Project
A to Z WebQuest: Food Around the World
A to Z WebQuest: Foods Around the World is a fun scavenger hunt that will introduce you to some very cool facts about foods eaten all over the world. Some will be familiar, while others will be new and interesting. You may even find new foods to try.I have researched and created a list of clues that you can follow to find the name of each food. You may know a dish just from reading the clue or you might need to do a little internet research.You can use this as an educational activity, as a suppl
Grades:
1st - 9th
American Civil War Project for US History Civil War Battles and Events
Are you looking for project based learning for American History? This creative Civil War Project has differentiated options to best fit your students' needs. Students will research American Civil War battles and events such as the Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln's assassination, and more. This Civil War Timeline Research project comes with instructions for chunking and scaffolding so that students are not overwhelme
Grades:
8th - 11th
Harlem Renaissance Activity Gallery Walk and Analysis
Gallery walks are an active way to engage students in their learning. This activity takes students on a gallery walk of the songs, artwork, and figures related to the Harlem Renaissance. Skip the lecture and get students up and moving! Two analysis activity options included for after the walk.Want to use digitally? I recommend purchasing the digital version of this gallery walk instead.This detailed guide includes:- Gallery walk displays for 10 stations- Student graphic organizer- Complete t
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9th - 12th
Also included in: US History Gilded Age through Cold War Curriculum Bundle
Dragon Drawing Activity Colored Pencil Shading-Middle School Art High School- 2D
Impressive large-scale dragons young artists will love! Medieval-themed, colored pencil & marker drawing lesson for Middle School visual arts or High School artists!This Middle School Art or High School Art lesson will really get your students enchanted with drawing and shading! Kids of all ages seem to ❤️ dragons! Large-scale, 18 x 24 value drawings Teach value shading, symmetry, and colored pencil and marker techniques!Includes a great trick that will help your students to achieve 3-dimens
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7th - 10th
Create a Population Pyramid Project for Geography Population Growth and Decline
Are you looking for practice creating population pyramids? Then this is for you! These scaffolded population pyramids are great for helping all students access grade level content! Students are given two countries' population data to make a population pyramid. They will also create their own population for a country and can create a population pyramid using their data or switch with a peer and complete each others.This is a no-prep project! Just print and go! Students will make 3 population pyra
Grades:
8th - 11th
Asia Unit Bundle (Geography) South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia
Asia Geography Unit Bundle: This bundle includes PowerPoints, Virtual Field Trips, Video Guides, Graphic Organizers, a Technology Based Activity, Charts, a Unit Study Guide, a Unit Test, detailed Cornell Notes, and more. Unit Plan / Overview Included!This Bundle is the basis for my unit lessons covering Asia. All Bundles from High Altitude History save you an additional 30% off the retail price.These notes and activities are also sold in separate bundles. Check them out below!South Asia, East As
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9th - 12th
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A Timeline Lesson of the History of Computers & Related Technology
An fun, interesting way to introduce your students to computer evolution. Appropriate for grades 6th through 10th (regular and home school education, special education with modifications). With this lesson, students will be able to create a timeline visual of the evolution of computers and related technology. Using the handouts of 36 main event tiles, the students cut the tiles apart, create a timeline covering the 1800's to the present, and place the tiles on the timeline poster. This can be a
Grades:
6th - 9th
World Religions Chart for 5 Major Religions and Cultural Geography
This world religions chart helps teach students about the 5 major religions that are popular around the world. Students complete this chart & write descriptions of each of the 5 Major Religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism). This is great for helping all students access grade level content!There are many options for how to use this chart. You can assign students to complete the chart using notes or the Internet, you can complete the chart as a whole class notes activity,
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8th - 11th
Social Studies Choice Board: Project-Based Independent Learning
Keep their brains active and get them engaged in their learning with this project-based Social Studies choice board! These projects will activate prior knowledge and motivate students to seek out new skills they have not yet mastered.This choice board includes sixteen project choices that involve multiple real-life social studies applications, including:physical geographyculturehistory current eventsgovernment and politicslandmarkssymbologyeconomicsIt's up to you to decide how to use this choice
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6th - 10th
World Adventures: Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan)
Countries covered: Japan, China, North and South Korea, and TaiwanThe Asia Unit Study is a comprehensive lesson plan for the classroom or homeschool. It is based on a cross-curricular approach to learning covering topics such as geography, math, language arts, science and foreign language to name a few. Included in the East Asia Study is a suggested schedule of lessons, day by day instructions, lots of vibrant photos, games, and hands-on activities. Kids will immerse themselves in the Asian cult
Grades:
1st - 9th
Scaffolded NAFTA and USMCA Activities for Social Studies
Students will learn about the purpose of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). This scaffolded activity simplifies USMCA's and NAFTA's purpose and policies and helps all students access grade level content! This resource has been updated to include an activity for USMCA, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced NAFTA in 2020. Evaluate the United States' economic policy with these USMCA and NAFTA activities. TEACHERS LIKE Y
Grades:
7th - 10th
Continents: Geography Workbook for Special Ed
Simple Social Studies: Continent Workbook for Special Education Use this workbook in your classroom to reinforce basic Geography skills and provide table top learning opportunities. Use these in a laminated binder with a dry erase or as print and go worksheets to encourage identification of pictures and words and build independence. This unit focuses on identifying continent words and matching word to picture. INCLUDES 40+ WORKSHEETS: + Circle the word+ Trace the word+ Write the word+ Matching p
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Geography Workbooks Bundle for Special Ed
High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Drawing Conclusions
Engage and challenge your kids with nonfiction reading passages to teach English or social studies students how to make inferences about real events! These eight drawing conclusions reading passages with questions concern people, events, or procedures related to American history and will give your kids the critical thinking practice they need to make inferences or form conclusions from reading. Higher-level short pieces help students think outside the box, and your kids will love them! Click her
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7th - 9th
Also included in: High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Bundle
Physical Geography of Europe Worksheet - Map Labeling
Students are asked to label a variety of physical features on a blank map of Europe. Included:
Alpine Mountain System
Iberian, Scandinavian, and Balkan Peninsulas
Seas and Oceans
Rhine and Danube Rivers
Northern European Plain
and many more
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Landforms: Geography Workbook for Special Ed
Simple Social Studies: Landform Workbook for Special Education Includes 20 landforms! Use this workbook in your classroom to reinforce basic Geography skills and provide table top learning opportunities. Use these in a laminated binder with a dry erase or as print and go worksheets to encourage identification of pictures and words and build independence. This unit focuses on identifying landform words and matching word to picture.INCLUDES 130+ WORKSHEETS: + Circle the word+ Trace the word+ Write
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Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Geography Workbooks Bundle for Special Ed
Basic Geography Skills Assessment on Map Skills and Continents and Oceans
This adapted assessment is on basic geography skills, such as labeling a compass rose, continents, and oceans. The geography assessment is 20 questions and can be used to demonstrate student knowledge. This has been adapted to better support English language learners and special education students in social studies classes.This is great for helping all students access grade level content! You can use this as a pre- and post- assessment to demonstrate student growth. An answer key is provided. In
Grades:
8th - 11th
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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.
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