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High school social studies teacher manual pdfs
Ancient Rome: Twelve Tables of Roman Law Using Classroom as Courtroom
This is my favorite lesson for teaching about Ancient Rome, and it's the favorite of many other teachers as well. You receive a four-six hour unit plan for studying ancient Roman law through engagement and interaction between the teacher and the class and classmates themselves.
More importantly, it is a complete set of plans for active and exciting learning that involves creating a mock Roman courtroom in your classroom (based on historical fact) and judging up to THREE real court trials from
Grades:
5th - 10th
EDITABLE Multiple-Choice Tests / MCQ - AP World History: Modern, All 4 Periods
EDITABLE stimulus-based multiple-choice / MCQ test for each of the four periods for the AP World History: Modern curriculum. All questions are original, and modeled after the College Board format and difficulty. These are the tests I use on students to consistently achieve 90%+ pass rates! Bundle includes the following:Bundle ContentsFour editable stimulus-based multiple-choice tests for each Period of AP World History: Modern (20 questions each; 80 total)Designed to progressively expose stud
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary with Google Slide™ Templates
Are your students struggling with vocabulary word after vocabulary word? Have you discovered that copying the word and definition from the back of the book really doesn’t work? These instructional strategies are for you! You will receive over 20 vocabulary instructional strategies and templates designed for upper elementary and secondary Social Studies students. This resource has been updated to include Google Slide™ templates for Distance Learning. This strategy manual includes:- Say What? – i
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
To Kill a Mockingbird Teacher's Guide
Perhaps you already have a unit you've purchased from a publisher or another teacher. Or maybe you inherited a file cabinet of resources. But will these handouts help you teach this classic novel?
If you want a resource that will truly help you teach the novel, look no further. This novel has been my favorite for the past 25 years. I've read it over 100 times and have been teaching it for the past 12 years. Each year I add more to my extensive notes.
This resource goes through each chapter a
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8th - 11th, Staff
Power to the People: Music of Social Justice No Prep Handbook for Grades 8-12
Music has accompanied every major social movement of the 20th and 21st centuries in America. Power to the People is designed to help students unpack the construction, meaning, and influence of protest and social justice music.
This NO PREP handbook includes:
-9 detailed lessons
-Reproducible student handouts
-Links to media
-Big Ideas and Essential Questions
-Authentic Performance Task Ideas
-Website with live audio/video links (listed after table of contents)
Topics Include:
-Music of
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Bell Ringers! Daily Warm-Ups!
ALMOST 200 PAGES! AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR OF QUALITY WORK. COVERS CONTENT! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! Students will instantly be focused at the beginning of each class AND they will learn about North Carolina by completing the researched-based daily warm-ups. It's a fun way to really get to know our wonderful state.Easy to use each day as you are delivering rich content in a focused manner.Also known as bell-ringers, seat-warmers, & hooks. Here's just a sampling of topics:first people arrivals
Grades:
5th - 9th
Bloom's Taxonomy Stems & Guiding Questions for Social Studies and Geography
As teachers, we always need additional resources to help make planning easier. Through the years, I have compiled this list of Bloom's Taxonomy action verbs, stems, and sample questions to assist in planning for Geography and Social Studies lessons. There are a series of questions and stems for knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. It is always nice to have this handy to refer to while planning. Using Bloom's Taxonomy allows you to ascertain if your students
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Bundle for T. Wilson (25 Geography Lessons)
Social Studies Anchor Charts Grade 5 (South Carolina) 136 Charts!
This file includes ALL of my anchor charts for fifth grade social studies in South Carolina using the South Carolina College and Career Ready standards. I have worked 6 years on getting all of these anchor charts just right. This document is EXACTLY what my fifth graders have in their notebooks for social studies notes throughout the year.
These charts are COLOR coded, EASY to understand, and DETAILED showing EACH step! These notes come directly from the Support Documents on the SCDOE website!
Grades:
4th - 9th
Discussion Strategies for Social Studies
Are you looking for solid strategies to engage your students in meaningful discussion? Try this strategy manual full of ideas and templates! This strategy manual has 14 different instructional strategies for engaging students in a classroom discussion - templates are included! ⭐Please download the preview to see more information on this resource. ⭐********************************************************************➬Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to you
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
Ancient Rome: Topics, Ideas, and Activities for Teachers (72 Pages)
A bundled set of SIXTEEN varied, creative activities and printables on Ancient Rome. Some are multi-day tasks and some for only one period, but all were created to engage and teach your students about Ancient Rome, both individually and as a class, and as part of a student group. There are even three separate projects for your students included.
72 pages in total, with answers provided for everything.
This bundled collection will definitely keep motivation and eagerness high as you study the
Grades:
5th - 9th
CalTPA Cycle 2, PASSED
I have included my full submission for the CalTPA, Cycle 2. This assessment was done as a Single Subject submission, but it would be applicable for the Literacy Cycle 2 Multiple Subjects CalTPA.This PDF includes all of the files submitted for the assessment, with the exception of filmed classroom videos.I have also included the scored rubric from Pearson, showing the passing score, along with notes from the assessor.
Grades:
6th - 12th
CalTPA Cycle 1, PASSED
I have included my full submission for the CalTPA, Cycle 1. This assessment was done as a Single Subject submission, but it would be applicable for the Literacy cycle of a Multiple Subjects CalTPA.The PDF includes all of the files submitted for the assessment, with the exception of filmed classroom videos.I have also included the scored rubric from Pearson, showing the passing score, along with notes from the assessor.
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6th - 12th
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IB History: Authoritarian States-Hitler and the Nazi State Teacher Companion
Step confidently into the history classroom with the "Authoritarian States: Hitler and the Nazi State Teacher Companion," a 98-page comprehensive resource meticulously aligned with the IBDP History Paper 2 examination. Tailored for both seasoned educators and those venturing into this unit for the first time, the companion covers the entirety of one Authoritarian State and is perfect as a comprehensive teaching tool or a supplement to enhance your existing lesson plans.Within its pages lies a tr
Grades:
11th - 12th
"Teach the Great Depression" Project Based Learning
WHAT YOU GETThis project has EVERYTHING you need to to teach an unforgettable Great Depression unit. In this project students will learn to create a presentation, a worksheet, and teach a part of the Great Depression to their classmates. I have been doing this project for the past 12 years and it is the most memorial unit I teach. I still have students who come back and say that they will NEVER forget the day that they taught a part of the Great Depression. Check out my website below and wat
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
How To Support Struggling Readers in Secondary Science and Social Studies
Use these strategies to support struggling readers without wasting the time of grade level or advanced readers. They can be used for whole group or small group instruction.
They can be used with any textbook or website. Ideas for differentiating are included.
These are strategies that I used in my own secondary science classroom for more than 20 years. I know they work. I’ve seen them work in my own classroom and also in the classrooms of my colleagues in middle school and high scho
Grades:
7th - 12th
The Handmaid's Tale Companion: Extensive Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide
By far the most comprehensive study guide available on The Handmaid's Tale — much greater detailed than SparkNotes, CliffNotes, LitCharts, or any other online guide. (This took me four years to complete!) The chapter-by-chapter literary guide is written as if I’m having a conversation with students about the novel. I was teaching the book for the fourth year just as the pandemic hit, so I started a series of typed notes in lieu of classroom discussions. As the notes kept expanding, I rewrote it
Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
1000 Years of Storytelling: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching British Lit
1000 Years of Storytelling: An In-depth Guide to Teaching the Origins of British Literature from the 8th-18th centuries is a comprehensive curriculum guide designed to help educators bring the fascinating world of early British literature to life in their classrooms. This guide is meant to be used alongside the FREE, open-source textbook, Open Companion to Early British Literature and provides real-world, classroom-tested assignments and resources for teaching survey courses of English literatur
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Ancient Rome: Organizing a "Roman Dinner Party"
An important part of any effective study of Ancient Rome includes role-playing and authentic learning activities such as my Roman court case, Roman school simulation, and this activity of organIzing a Roman meal for your students. Do not worry about over-working in this lesson, the students each take different recipes and bring it in pot-luck style for the lunch on meal day!
This is your complete guide for that process. It contains some background information and preparation strategies for a Ro
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Grades:
5th - 12th
CSET Social Science Subtest 1 (World History)
All the help you need to pass your CSET for World History.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ancient Rome: Roman School Simulation Unit
Every year, for about a week, I convert my social studies class into a "Roman School Classroom."
During that time, students attend special lessons and learn some of the Latin language, Latin idioms, and Latin phrases, the Roman money system, Roman numerals, and the ancient Roman calendar.
It is a pleasure for students and the teacher to take part in this activity, which is something completely different for the the class and the teacher (role-playing). This document contains everything you n
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6th - 10th
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Learning & Conditioning/ An Introduction to The Basic Theories of Learning
This presentation introduces the basic theories of learning to teachers and educators. This presentation serves as a quick guide to the basic theories of education that have a profound influence on all the teaching methodologies and practices of educators.The titles in this presentation include the following:Learning Classical Conditioning Pavlovian Conditioning Classical Conditioning: John Watson. Strength of ConditioningOperant ConditioningThe Difference Between Classical and Operant Condition
Grades:
12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
AP World History TEACHER Plan: Units 1-2 (1200-1450)
A 49-page PDF filled with my favorite materials and activities I use to cover Units 1-2 in my AP World History courses.This digital download includes:Two timelines covering the major civilizations and key events of the eraUnit summaries, maps, and visual notes outlines to share with studentsSix full lesson plans including:Unit 1 Project: Anatomy of a Postclassical StateAP Skillbuilder: Causation / Trade RoutesSilk Road Trading Simulation Game2.2 DBQ Skillbuilder: Mongol Block Party2.7 SAQ Introd
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: AP World History Teacher Resources: ALL Units (Units 0-9)
Guide for Creating Lessons to Support ELL Students
Are you a mainstream teacher looking for ways to better educate your EL students?
Are you an ELL teacher who is asked by mainstream teachers or your administration for input on how to better reach ELs?
This MPI (WIDA's version of a Learning Target/Objective) guide is an amazingly easy to use resource for both mainstream and ELL teachers. These sheets lead you through writing a learning target, MPI, or daily objective in a quick easy to implement manner that ensures you are doing everythin
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
A Guide to the History of Florida
Discover the fascinating history of Florida with this multi-grade, versatile curriculum guide. Written to be a 14 week-semester course, this can easily be used as a 28 week-full year course.This guide contains 42 lessons and 14 end of week extras. Each daily Lesson is divided into: Book suggestionsWebsite linksEducational video links Journal prompts An enrichment day is provided at the end of each week, which offers various crafts, book suggestions, writing projects, field trip ideas, and movie
Grades:
K - 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.
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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.
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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.
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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