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Free 5th grade social studies teacher manuals
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
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
Plimoth (Plymouth) Settlement - A Guide for 5th Grade Teachers
Plymouth (Plimoth) is a fascinating unit to teach. While learning about Plymouth, students will hear about the Wampanoag People, Mayflower, Mayflower Compact, Pilgrims, the First Thanksgiving, and more. Let me help you teach Plymouth (Plimoth) confidently and with an engaging approach! In this free teacher's guide, you'll find background information, a pacing guide, and resource links.Please follow my store! You will receive new product alerts. It's simple! Just click on the "Follow Me" star.You
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Back to School Interactive Notebooks Lesson
Are you just starting your Interactive Student Notebook journey with your students? Have you implemented Interactive Students Notebooks, but you are frustrated with the results you are getting from your students? Try this activity with your students to improve not only the quality of your Interactive Student Notebooks, but the overall quality of assignments turned in! This is my Cookie Quality Lesson. It allows you to teach the concept of quality to your students in a way for them to really get
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
5th Grade Integrated ELA & American History Curriculum Map
If you are teaching 5th grade, this FREE integrated curriculum map can help you plan your school year! This map is based on Florida Standards. However, the ELA standards have a lot of overlap with Common Core State Standards. 5th grade social studies covers U.S. geography and history from Native Americans - Westward Expansion (1860s). Class time is so short that it is often difficult to have enough time to fit in social studies. By integrating social studies into the language arts block, teacher
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5th
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
Lost Colony of Roanoke - A Guide for Teachers
The Lost Colony of Roanoke is an enduring mystery. Students LOVE learning all about the lost colonists and the theories that seek to explain what may have happened to the men, women, and children that John White left behind in Roanoke.In this free teacher's guide, you'll find background information, a pacing guide, and resource links.Please follow my store! You will receive new product alerts. It's simple! Just click on the "Follow Me" star.Check out my blog post on teaching the Lost Colony of
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5th
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Teaching About Jamestown Settlement - A Guide for 5th Grade Teachers
Jamestown is a fascinating unit to teach. During their study of Jamestown, students will enjoy learning about the Powhatan People, Virginia Company, Susan Constant, the Starving Time, John Smith, John Rolfe, and more! Let me help you teach Jamestown confidently and with an engaging approach!In this free teacher's guide, you'll find background information, a pacing guide, and resource links.Please follow my store! You will receive new product alerts. It's simple! Just click on the "Follow Me" sta
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5th - 6th
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Ancient Greece Curriculum and Content Map FREE!
I teach a fifteen-week unit on the ancient Greeks to middle school students. This detailed professional document (1500 words) is what I was asked to produce for administrators and parents on my course as part of the "curriculum mapping process." My pain is your gain and it's free.
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1) a list of sixteen "essential guiding questions"
2) a list of twelve "content areas"
3) a list of forty-five "behavioral objectives/skills"
4) a list of twelve "vital lessons"
5) a list of eight "audiov
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5th - 9th
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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15 15-Minute Leadership Lessons for Elementary Gifted Students
This leadership packet is a GATE enrichment resource. Leadership is a gifted goal in many states. Let me take the pressure of you with 15 high-level Leadership lessons.Have you always wanted to teach your top 10% leadership lessons? Now you have a great way to incorporate leadership activities into your classroom. This packet has everything.Included in the packet is:A pack of 15 15-minute, high level leadership lessons. Each one building on the previous lesson to cover all aspects of studen
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4th - 6th
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Free High Leverage Teaching Moves Posters + Cheat Sheet!
Here is a great reference tool for 8 great high leverage teaching moves to use in any classroom. Personally I made this cheat sheet to post next to my desk as a daily reminder for goals to aim for in every lesson that I make or teach. Hopefully it's a help to you too.
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- Handy dandy cheat sheet
- 8.5 by 11 poster
- 11 by 17 poster
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GRAMMAR PARTY!
Complete Grammar Bundle (Save Over 50%) Includes every
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3rd - 9th
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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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ESL Curriculum ESL Activities ESL Newcomer Activities Teacher PD FREE
ESL Curriculum | ESL Activities | ESL Newcomer ActivitiesTEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAre you looking for resources to support your ELL and ESL students? WHY SCHOOLS NEED AN ESL/ELL NEWCOMER CURRICULUM STRATEGIES TO USE WITH ESL/ELL LEARNERSRESOURCES TO SUPPORT ESL STUDENTSESL/ELL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWCOMERS | GREAT FOR GRADES 6-9Having worked with ESL/ELL students for the past 23 years. It has become more clear each year that having an understanding of who these students are, how we can add
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5th - 11th, Staff
Introduction to ACE
ACE is a critical thinking and writing strategy for use in any subject area. "What's So Great About ACE" offers a quick explanation and some examples of how to start using ACE in your classroom today!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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4th - 8th
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
Ancient Humans (6th Grade, for Savvas World History, PPT+Text+Rec. Videos)
The first lecture of the course on World History for 6th / 7th graders. These presentations are made in align with the textbook by SAVVAS (MyWorld Interactive - World History). It's better use them with the textbook, but the bundle also contains a text for a brief lecture (as a structure), and list of recommended videos in the same .doc document.
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5th - 7th
AI for Educators: An Introduction
This PDF will introduce educators to the basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) including core terminology and the basics of programming (training) AI's to accomplish tasks. At the end, there is a homework assignment challenging educators to craft a training prompt to achieve a goal.
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4th - 12th
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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
Redirections Template (Management Tool)
Used in my middle school (7t grade) classroom as a behavior consequence system. Students receive the paper on their desk as a visual warning, with behaviors checked. If the behavior stops, we have a conversation at the end of class and the redirection is recycled. If the behavior persists, we have a conversation at the end of class. Student and teacher sign the paper and it is sent home (via email and paper copy) for parent to see.
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5th - 12th
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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.
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.
How do I find social studies lessons on TPT?
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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