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Kindergarten Autumn social studies activities
Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities
✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
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K - 5th
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All About Pumpkins - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)
Make learning about Pumpkins FUN and hands on in your classroom using this unit made just for little learners! Use a small table or a small bookshelf to create an engaging science center full of hands on materials for students to explore and investigate using the included printables, vocabulary cards, book, anchor charts, and discovery pages (science journal pages)! Included is a read aloud book for circle time, anchor charts, and a suggested book list. There is even a half page note you can sen
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Social Skills (SEL) and Character Curriculum Bundle for Little Learners
Social skills (SEL) are essential skills that teachers need to teach just like they need to teach letters and sounds. It is a life skill! The social skills units in this bundle include tons of visual supports, classroom routines, social stories, songs, engaging activities, vocabulary building, booklists, specific SEL lesson plans, positive notes, and much more. Create a classroom community of confident students who can solve problems, follow rules and routines, be kind to others, have empathy to
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PreK - 1st
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All About Me Craft Kid - Back to School Activities
This All About Me craftivity is so so CUTE! Kids and parents will love it. Great for All About Me Social Studies units, Back to School, or Open House.I like to use this craft at the beginning of the year. It's a fun way to get students excited about writing while allowing them to share about themselves and get to know each other.These are ADORABLE in the hallway during Open House.
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PreK - 3rd
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Fall Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Fall centers are loaded with fun, fall activities to help your students build math and literacy concepts! Now includes two fine motor activities, one writing center, six literacy activities, and eight math activities.Literacy skills covered are handwriting, letter identification, beginning sounds, compound words, syllables, sight words, fall vocabulary, letter formation/handwriting, and writing/journaling. Math skills covered are one-to-one correspondence, counting, addition, number identifica
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PreK - K
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Social Studies Lessons | PowerPoint & Google Slides | BUNDLE
It's so hard to squeeze dedicated social studies lessons into our already jam-packed schedules. These short, no-prep, paperless mini-lessons will help you facilitate deep conversations about important topics. Bite-Size Social Studies is perfect for distance learning or remote learning. A paperless, no-prep, narrated version of these lessons will be added, so even the youngest students can learn independently. Send the files home via your chosen platform (Google Classroom, SeeSaw, etc).Each slide
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K - 3rd
Community Helpers Preschool | Community Helpers Kindergarten Unit | Worksheets
Community Helpers Preschool and Kindergarten! Community Helpers Worksheets and PowerPoint! This community helpers unit contains a 29 page PowerPoint and GOOGLE SLIDES with beautiful photos and clickable links. This pack also contains a class display with word/picture reference cards, hands-on community helper worksheets, and writing pages! Teacher Instruction Sheet included!Click on PREVIEW for a glimpse at all of the pages.New! More community helpers have been added for a total of 24 community
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PreK - K
Also included in: Preschool Back to School
Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for Memorial Day (and Other Occasions!)
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
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K - 8th
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Christmas Around the World Scrapbook
A TpT TOP SELLER!!!! Take your students on a magical trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! This interactive Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a creative way to track student learning, and is a wonderful keepsake! This 63 page packet comes with a student scrapbook, Christmas Airlines plane boarding passes, passports and passport stamps for the journey, a teacher's guide with suggestions for books to read on your trip, food ideas, and fun crafts for eac
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K - 5th
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Community Helpers Activity Craft
Community Helpers Build a community for your social studies community helpers unit with these cute and easy to cut templates. Students will have fun with this 3D building activity and creating a class book on community helpers. Students will enjoy adding their own details to these templates.Included16 Different community buildings craft28 Community HelpersWeb worksheet about community helpersWriting PromptsClass book coverReview printables See Preview!!!Great for Art Center & Writing Cen
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K - 2nd
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Fall Coloring Pages | Color by Number | Numbers 1-10 Recognition | Morning Work
Practice number recognition with numbers 1-10 with these fall themed color by number sheets! They are engaging, no prep printable worksheets that can be used as centers, morning work, early finisher activity, or an assignment.Included:-2 Color by Numbers that use NUMBERS 1-6-2 Color by Numbers that use NUMBERS 1-7-1 Color by Number that uses NUMBERS 1-8-2 Color by Numbers that use NUMBERS 5-10ALL PICTURES HAVE A COLORED ANSWER KEY!Click here to NEVER miss a new resource or freebie!!Other PreK-1
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PreK - K
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Rainbow Classroom Job Chart
Classroom job chart in a RAINBOW design made with little learners in mind! Use classroom jobs in your class to build a sense of community and give students some responsibility. This set will help you manage your classroom jobs.
This has been designed to use a clip chart but can also be used in a pocket chart or placed on library pockets.
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This set is NOT editable.
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4 Classroom Job Headers to choose from.
52 Job C
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PreK - 1st
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All About Me Unit Back to School Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K
Going to school is an exciting event for young children. This ALL ABOUT ME Circle Time unit for Preschoolers is the perfect way to start a new school year. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done to make your life easier! It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction "I Love School" - songs and movement activityMy Classroom - song and scavenger hunt activityChoices - 4 classroom ru
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PreK - K
Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum
Morning Meetings for Kindergarten | YEAR-LONG BUNDLE | Google Slides
Do you use morning meetings in your classroom? Are you constantly rushing around in the morning to write a message, choose a greeting, and find an activity before your students walk in the door? Class meetings are a great way to build community, but they can be a bear to prep! This pack takes all of the prep out of morning meeting, so you can focus on the rest of your day – and the best part? They are completely paperless!Formats Included:⭐️ Google Slides⭐️ PowerPoint⭐️ PDFTry a week for free he
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K
Apples Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K
Learn all about APPLES with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you’ll love to use to teach preschool and Pre-K students about apples. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, sing a song, name gameApples are Fruit - photos, labeling a picture, sing a songCooking with Apples - photos, carpet game, take a pollHow Apples Grow - photos, life cycle chart, concept sortExplori
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PreK - K
Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum
September 11th Patriot Day Power Point Lesson & Activities Pack! (September 11)
This is the perfect power point and activity pack for September 11th (9/11) and Patriot Day. September 11 was a tragic day in America's history that we need to educate our young learners on in a careful and meaningful way. This September 11 activities pack will help your students understand why we celebrate Patriot Day and the events that occurred. All materials are sensitive to young minds! More Power Point & Activity Packs!History of Thanksgiving Power Point & Activity PackChristmas/H
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K - 4th
Also included in: Holiday Power Point & Activities Mega Bundle
Science and Social Studies Adapted Work Binder® (for Special Needs)
TOP 100 BEST SELLER * Always crunched for time in special education, science and social studies instruction don't always meet the cut. NOT ANYMORE! Functional and differentiated skill work that covers standards-aligned topics for grades K-3, this adapted work binder is the perfect addition to any elementary special education classroom.Please watch the video preview for a look at some of the workpages included in this resource.What is included?• 1 boy cover and 1 girl cover• 4 Science covers (edi
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K - 3rd
Fall Unit | Autumn Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K
This FALL (Autumn) CIRCLE TIME unit is perfect for preschoolers! It includes 10 days of complete lesson plans. Everything is done for you. Just print and teach these developmentally appropriate (ages 3-5) activities.10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - real photos and a "Fall-Not Fall" concept sortSigns of Fall - pocket chart activity and scavenger huntLeaves and Trees - song and class graphThings to do in Fall - song and sortApple Time - real photos, poem, and a sortSquirrels and Nuts - song,
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PreK - K
Also included in: Fall - Autumn Activities | BUNDLE for Preschool and Pre-K
Celebrations & Holidays Around the World Lessons, Crafts, Passages - Christmas
Are you looking to teach your students about celebrations and holidays around the world? This unit includes a study of 16 different celebrations and holidays around the world, where you and your students will “travel around the world” and see how other countries celebrate holidays. These holidays around the world crafts, passages, powerpoints and response pages will help your students have a better understanding of the world and the many cultures around the globe. You can use the PowerPoint wi
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K - 1st
Pumpkin Investigation Unit: All About Pumpkins and Life Cycle
Celebrate the Fall season with this investigative non-fiction pumpkin unit! Your students will learn all about the pumpkin life cycle and their characteristics through hands-on experiments and activities.This non-fiction pack includes:1. Recommended Book List2. Life Cycle Poster3. Life Cycle Cards (clipart set and non-fiction photos set)4. Pumpkin Mini Book Craftivity with Templates (includes fun pumpkin facts!)5. Pumpkin Life Cycle Printable6. KWL Chart7. "Can, Have, Are" Graphic Organizer8. Pu
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Pumpkins: Pumpkin Life Cycle Print & Digital Activities BUNDLE
Holidays & Christmas Around the World Craft & Activities Book for Kindergarten
Holidays & Christmas Around the World Craft & Activities Book for KindergartenGet this in a BUNDLE and save 50%Themed Learning Journal Yearly BundleIncluded in this download is:This Christmas Around the World unit is perfect for your preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade students. Each page represents a different country and has an interactive activity to match. Students will tape down pieces, cut and glue things in, or draw things you specify. (Or use the no cut and glue option whe
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PreK - 1st
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Candy Corn Fall Math Activities | Halloween Math Activities | Kindergarten Math
It is almost Halloween! Do your kindergarten or first grade students love to use candy for fall activities and fall math as much as mine do? This set of 9 candy corn math activities and math games are perfect for fall math or Halloween math! This set includes 9 different activities that use candy corn. The set includes math activities for number recognition, counting, addition, shapes, patterns, comparing numbers, and more. Three of the activities are games, which kids will love! I have also inc
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: DOLLAR DEAL COMPLETE BUNDLE | ALL OF MY DOLLAR DEALS
Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play
Pumpkin Patch Dramatic Play is a fun theme you can do in your pretend or dramatic play center! Perfect to do in the fall! A teacher planning web breaks the theme down, week by week and includes a book list. There are labels and pictures showing how to set up your pumpkin patch in your dramatic play center. Just print the labels, signs, and make the props. This theme integrates social, math, language, literacy, science, and fine motor all into their play! This is a theme/unit designed for a
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills
Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
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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.
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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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