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Free 2nd grade social studies teacher manuals
Ontario Social Studies Report Card Comments Grades 1, 2, 3 FREEBIE
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share these in case it was helpful to your report card writing/unit planning!*Note: Last updated: Feb 2021* The goal of this item is just to share samples of what your report card comments for Ontario Social Studies may look like and give you something to start with. A new grade means new activities, new projects and new comments! You've got enough on your plate- so I’m here to help! Take a peek into my comments and see what you can use- FREE! Of course, your admin m
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1st - 3rd
Pacing Guide for A Little SPOT of Feelings and Emotions Educator Guide
This is a pacing guide for the Feelings and Emotions Educator Guide
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PreK - 3rd
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Remembrance Day Lessons | Remembrance Activity Ideas FREE
Need some help planning Remembrance Day commemorations? We have got you covered. This guide is for teachers and lists a range of simple yet effective activities to teach your students about the history, themes, and meaning of Remembrance Day in Australia. Remembrance Day is commemorated in Australia on the 11th of November every year. Inclusions:Let’s get planning togetherPoppy inspirationEasy ways to create a class wreathLesson ideas about PeaceCreating a Remembrance Display Introducing Gratitu
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K - 6th, Staff
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Christmas in the classroom ideas | FREE Christmas Teacher Guide
Need some help planning all the Christmas things in your classroom? We have got you covered. This guide is for teachers and includes everything from gift ideas to giving your reading groups a festive twist.Download this freebie to find a range of simple yet effective activity ideas to keep your students engaged and having fun in the lead up to Christmas.Inclusions:Let's get planning togetherStudent gift ideasElf on the Shelf ideas / checklistAcademic ideas for Elf on the ShelfAdvent calendars wi
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K - 6th, Staff
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Also included in: Christmas MEGA Bundle | End of Year Christmas activities
Continent of Africa - Thematic Unit
In this complete 7 lesson plan introduce your student to the continent of Africa. Study the animals that live in Africa,learn about the anatomy of a lion, explore the continent and the cultures of people who live there. To purchase all the materials mentioned in the lesson plans please visit www.getbrainykit.com
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PreK - 3rd
Harmony Day Lessons | Harmony Week Activity Ideas FREE
Need some help planning Harmony Day / Harmony Week celebrations? We have got you covered. This guide is for teachers and lists a range of simple yet effective activities to teach your students about the core meaning and values of Harmony Week in Australia. Check out our Harmony Day $$$ Saving Bundle Harmony Day is celebrated in Australia on March 21 and the week leading up to the day is called Harmony Week. It is about celebrating cultural diversity, tolerance, and inclusiveness of all Australia
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K - 6th, Staff
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Also included in: Harmony Day Bundle | Harmony Week Resources
Anzac Day Lessons | ANZAC Activity Ideas FREE
Need some help planning Anzac Day commemorations? We have got you covered. This guide is for teachers and lists a range of simple yet effective activities to teach your students about the history, themes, and meaning of Anzac Day Australia. ANZAC Day is commemorated in Australia on the 25th of April every year. Although it is a public holiday nationwide, it is important that the teaching and learning opportunity about Anzac Day isn’t missed in our classrooms. From Kindergarten onwards, we must b
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K - 6th, Staff
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Also included in: Anzac Day Bundle | ANZAC Day Resources
1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum Calendar - Map - Plan | Digital Notebook
This is a free digital planner for the first grade Social Studies curriculum that I follow for the state of Georgia, but if your school does not have a strict curriculum, this product would be great for you as well! This would work great to use on the GoodNotes5 or Notability iPad apps.Included in this product is a curriculum guide that will help you plan out when to cover Social Studies units included in my 1st Grade Year Long Social Studies Curriculum Worksheet Bundle.How does the curriculum m
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: 1st Grade GA Social Studies MEGA BUNDLE
FREE Choice Board Teacher's Guide for Differentiation and Enrichment
Do you need engaging, no-prep resources for your students, including early finishers or students in need of enrichment? Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students! The Teacher's Guide to Using Choice Boards gives you details about why you should use choice boards, suggestions for how to use choice boards, and more!What Is Included in This Resource?Details about why to use choice boards Choice board folder cover optionsSuggestions for how to use choice board
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2nd - 5th
List of Recommended Texts for Teaching First Nations (Australia) Perspectives
Yiradhu marang! Good day, hello! Download this free list of recommended texts for teaching Australian Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and perspectives in Years F-6. As a teacher, I understand how difficult it can be to find texts that match with outcomes you are planning to teach. For each text listed, I have provided the title, authors/illustrators, front cover, recommended year levels, blurb/synopsis and a list of teaching points. For books that I have found teachin
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PreK - 6th
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Global/U.S. - Maps Databank - World/Earth
26 pages of maps related to the entire World/Earth. This databank of maps can be used for a variety of purposes depending on your lesson. Some examples of the types of maps included (but not limited to) are:- Political maps- Physical maps- Blank political maps- Vegetation Zone maps- Climate maps- Precipitation Rate maps- Satellite maps- Economic maps- Wealth / GDP maps- Resource / Land Use maps- Religion / language / ethnicity maps- Population density maps- Flag maps- Historical maps related to
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Snakes and Donuts - Economics Game with Recording Sheets
This fun, hands on game is designed to teach students about economics in a simple, fun way. This game should be played over multiple rounds, over multiple days, so that discussion can happen. The topics that can be discussed include: human resources, natural resources, manpower, value, trade, etc. Each round includes a note sheet for both students and teachers.Some other economics resources available in my store are:Economics Internet Scavenger HuntProducers and Consumers Internet Scavenger Hunt
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2nd - 6th
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Global/U.S. - Maps Databank - East Asia / China
21 pages of maps related to the regions of East Asia / China. This databank of maps can be used for a variety of purposes depending on your lesson. Some examples of the types of maps included (but not limited to) are:- Political maps- Physical maps- Blank political maps- Vegetation Zone maps- Climate maps- Precipitation Rate maps- Satellite maps- Economic maps- Wealth / GDP maps- Resource / Land Use maps- Religion / language / ethnicity maps- Population density maps- Flag maps- Historical maps r
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Exploring Our Earth - World Geography Curriculum Map - Scope & Sequence
Exploring Our World: Free Scope and Sequence for Waypoint's World Geography SpiralThis free scope and sequence document outlines the first spiral of our curriculum: World Geography. The document provides a structured overview of the units, themes, and objectives, offering educators and parents a comprehensive roadmap to guide students through physical and cultural geographies of the world.Our Unique Methodology:Spirals: Our curriculum revisits core themes at different educational stages, gradual
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1st - 12th
Blak Book of the Month - Year 1 & 2
Yiradhu marang! Good day, hello! It's time to be more consistent with our inclusion of quality BLAK literature in our classrooms! 'Blak Book of the Month’ is an initiative to support the inclusion of First Nations children’s books regularly throughout the year in all Australian classrooms. This initiative can be lead by individual teachers or taken up across the whole school by downloading the other ‘Blak Book of the Month’ resources for: Early Childhood and Foundation Year 3 and 4Year 5 and 6Th
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1st - 2nd
60 Interventions and Strategies to Support Attention, Processing, Productivity
This toolbox includes 60 different behaviors and/or strategies to support the variety of learning needs in your classroom. This is geared toward new teachers and includes multiple methods to use for a variety of categories of attention deficit, such as supports for:* Hyperactivity and Impulsivity*Inattention*Sustaining mental energy*Processing information*ProductionAs a bonus, an icon library is included. Your icon library will work as a visual cue within classwork, slides, and homework, so st
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2nd - 9th
Noah A Friend of God - Sample Lesson
Noah A Friend of God, is so much more than a rainbow, Ark, and animals. It is about a man who refused to quit! No matter the wait or the pressure he obeyed and continued the assignment God gave him. I just love Noah! I am providing this sample lesson. If you enjoy this lesson I hope you will download the complete set of 4 lessons, each lesson comes with:Memory verseCraftActivitiesGamesand of course the lessonsThese Bible lessons have been taught in children's church. They are also great resource
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PreK - 5th
What Does it Mean to Be Global? by Rana DiOrio and Chris Hill Educator Guide
A Mom’s Choice Gold Award Winner!Being global means…Experiencing other traditionsCelebrating diversity in peopleOpening your mind to new possibilitiesJoin children from around the world as they play, sing, and travel, trying all types of food and experiencing other traditions. Living respectfully and peacefully with one another, they celebrate diversity, see how their actions affect another person's experience, and come to understand that being global means being a citizen of the world.More Awar
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PreK - 3rd
The History of Maps
This lesson elaborates on the concept of a map with two presentations: a short history of maps (The Story of Maps) and then a demonstration showing how one can make pictures on a sphere lay flat.
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the story to be read to the children;
recommended pictures to accompany the story;
10 book links to support the story and themes;
and instructions for demonstrating the idea of map projection.
An excellent extension to this story is to place the pictures and paragraphs along a timel
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1st - 6th
Map of the World with multicolor Countries (Robinson projection)
Study all countries of the world with your kids. This product includes fully editable Map of the World with multicolor Countries. Comes in AI, EPS, PDF, SVG, JPG and PNG file formats.Vector maps are great because they're easily editable. You can add labels, colors, etc. Very useful as you can prepare different study materials. You can easily edit it in Adobe Illustrator or any other program which works with vector graphics. If you don't use Adobe Illustrator, you can use JPG or PNG file formats.
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PreK - 12th
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Australian Curriculum Geography Overview
The Australian Curriculum: Geography – Foundation to Year 3 provides schools with guidelines from which they can develop an ordered geography program unique to their students, school and community, using the skills necessary to investigate the world and its
people, initially at a personal, local scale then moving to a national and world regional scale.
Click here for more Australian Curriculum Geography resources: Australian Curriculum Georaphy
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PreK - 8th
The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum - An Introduction
American History and Civics Lessons for K-12 Classrooms from Hillsdale College. In addition to this introduction, the curriculum includes complete lesson plans, assignments, tests, and student-ready primary sources. The rest of these resources are all available for free at K12.Hillsdale.edu.
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K - 12th
California’s Common Core State Standards
California’s Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
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K - 6th
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Guided Reading Sample Lesson Plan (Grade 1) Language and Social Studies
This is a sample read aloud or guided reading lesson you can do with Grade 1 students that touches on some expectations with the Language curriculum and the Local Community unit within Social Studies.
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K - 2nd
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Find Social Studies - History resources | TPT
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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies
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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