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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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Black History Month Craft: African American Inventors - Set of 6
Do you need cute and easy crafts for Black History Month? You got them! This set has SIX crafts or craftivities of African American inventors and their inventions: George Carver, George Crum, Lewis Latimer, Garrett Morgan, Philip Downing, and Alfred Cralle. These crafts will make a fantastic bulletin board for Black History Month or can be used for your school hallway decoration! Next time your students crunch on a potato chip, get a scoop of ice cream, eat a peanut butter sandwich, look at a tr
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PreK - 1st
Christmas Around the World Passages - Winter Holidays Around the World Research
Want to teach about Christmas and Holidays Around the World, but you're short on time? These reading comprehension passages are a quick way to teach your students about different ways winter holidays are celebrated while practicing their reading skills.These Holiday Around the World reading passages introduce students to how holidays are celebrated in different countries. Ten different countries that celebrate Christmas plus Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Diwali are included. There is one passage page,
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1st - 3rd
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Black History Month Activities Martin Luther King, Jr, Ruby Bridges and More
This Black History Month Activities resource includes FOUR complete resources bundled. The Martin Luther King Jr. - Martin Luther King Day set was added. Please see the individual previews to see what's in the entire bundle. All four resources found in the Black History category of my store are included. Please click the link to see each set - the individual sets have complete previews.Black History - Ruby BridgesBlack History - Rosa ParksBlack History - Martin Luther King JrBlack History - Jack
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K - 2nd
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Community Helpers Unit
This Community Helpers Unit has everything you need to teach your little learners about the people who play important roles in our communities. This Unit has a variety of activities that go into a fun and engaging deep dive into these vital professions, and the best part is that they are all CCSS aligned! What is included?10 mini lessonsWrite the room (editable)Dramatic play centersAnchor chartsCraftsEmergent readersA lapbookSTEM activitiesSight word activitiesClassroom community activitiesCheck
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PreK - 2nd
Abraham Lincoln Biography Graphic Organizers, Presidents Day Activities & Craft
This Abraham Lincoln biography set includes graphic organizers and a reading and writing flip book craft. This biography set has activities to use for Presidents' Day and covers important facts about Abraham Lincoln's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Abraham Lincoln, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous president's life into graphic organizers. Included in this Abraham Lincoln biography pack: Reading
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1st - 3rd
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Financial Literacy Kindergarten: BUNDLE
TEKS K.9(A) Identify ways to earn income
TEKS K.9(B) Differentiate between money received as income and money received a a gift
TEKS K.9(C) List simple skills required for jobs.
This is a BUNDLE of my three Financial Literacy Lesson Units. To get a closer look at what's included in each, check them out:
Financial Literacy: Chores and Allowance
Financial Literacy: Income and Gifts
Financial Literacy: Job Skills
This unit does NOT include the posters/word wall panels, those must be purchas
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PreK - 1st
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Money Math Centers | Easy Print and Prep Kindergarten Activities (US & Canadian)
Hands-on math activities to build students' money knowledge. Students explore coins using a variety of engaging centers and build on their understanding of coins and their value. These activities reinforce being able to identify and count coins.Easy Print and Prep: Simply print out the works mats, cut if needed, and laminate or put in protective sleeves.What is covered: coin recognition, coin valueWhat is included: 2 files are included in this download: one for U.S. Coins and one for Canadian Co
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Easy Print and Prep Kindergarten Math Centers: THE BUNDLE!
Let's Celebrate Texas Our Texas Print And Go!
Howdy Friends,
This is a Texas sized thematic unit full of Texas pride. The cornerstone of this unit is the introduction to maps in Kindergarten, learning the state symbols and learning more about our great state. This download includes classroom pictures as we prepared for Texas Public School Week and Open House so you will have an inside look. Additionally, this unit includes tons of skill based activities for math and language arts plus some fun cooking with kids! Integrated Social Studies ha
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PreK - 1st
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Long Ago and Today / Then and Now Social Studies Unit
This Then and Now / Long Ago and Today mini unit was designed to help students understand how things have changed from long ago to today. This unit works great during the month of November, as part of a Thanksgiving unit. But it can be used year-round as it does not specify a time frame, location, or a group of people. The activities will help students understand what life was like long ago, how things have changed, and how people did not have the things we do today. The terms “then and now” and
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K - 1st
Landforms and Bodies of Water
Teaching about landforms and bodies of water? Help students to recognize and think critically about landforms, bodies of water, and their characteristics with these activities! Hills, mountains, valleys, canyons, cliffs, plateaus, islands, caves, volcanos, sand dunes, peninsulas, beaches, ponds, lakes, bays, streams, rivers, oceans, waterfalls, and glaciers are included. Ideal for first grade, second grade, and third grade classrooms and homeschool students. Integrates writing across the curric
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
2-ESS2-3
, 2-ESS2-2
Rosa Parks Biography Graphic Organizer - Black History Month Activities
Rosa Parks was an influential woman who fought for equality and forever changed history. This biography pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month or Women's History Month and covers facts about her life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Rosa Parks, research her, write about her, create a flip book about her, and sort important parts of this famous African American woman's life into graphic organizers.There is now a digital component included
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1st - 3rd
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The First Thanksgiving Activities Pilgrims Then And Now Thematic Unit 1st Grade
Take a step back in time as you teach students about the first Thanksgiving and life long ago. Your class will love spending the day in the life of a pilgrim as they travel from station to station learning about the daily life of a pilgrim boy and girl. Included in this resource are 8 different stations where students will learn about the different chores and activities of a pilgrim child. These hands-on activities can be taught as separate lessons or set up this resource as an engaging Thanksg
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K - 1st
LANDFORMS PowerPoint
Bring Earth's Landforms inside your classroom with this interactive Landforms PowerPoint using all real pictures! It also includes several opportunities for students to answer questions as they learn all about landforms.Students' knowledge can also be assess using the quick quiz at the end.What other teachers have said about this product:"Wonderful, real-life pictures! Students really got an understanding of each land form!""Great resource! My kids and I loved the pictures! Very helpful!""This
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K - 5th
Also included in: Science PowerPoints BUNDLE (Includes *BONUS* PowerPoint!)
Landforms Social Studies Science Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum?This pack of reading comprehension passages is a perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover 20 landforms. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading!Your students will read a nonfiction passage about a landform. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage.The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in small groups, or
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Modified Government Unit for Special Education - Comprehension & Vocabulary
This is a 3rd Grade modified Government Unit that is supported with picture symbol text and visuals. This is also a great unit for reinforcing literacy skills, comprehension, vocabulary.
This unit includes:
1) Mini 7 page Book of Short Passages on topics (*Constitution * Bill of Rights *Branches of Government *Legislative Branch *Executive Branch *Judicial Branch) with picture keywords for each passage.
2) 18 Picture Vocabulary with picture symbol text support definitions. This can be used a
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PreK - 12th
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Grocery Store Life Skills Unit for Special Ed - Integrated Reading Comprehension
Make teaching about the grocery store fun with these engaging, hands-on, and visually supported activities! This set includes resources to help you integrate reading, writing, and vocabulary into your life skills lessons. Materials are already leveled and include visual supports to help you easily differentiate and meet the needs of your students without extra work.***HUGE savings by buying the Life Skills Unit BUNDLE***WHO IS IT FOR?Students who need hands-on practiceClassrooms with students on
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Life Skills Unit BUNDLE (Special Education & Autism Resource)
3/D Tipi, Circle and Welcome Pole Craft, EASY Native American Art Fall Activity
This bundle includes 3 Native American themed craft projects made for students using circles (Mandela) cones (3/D tipi), and cylinders (welcome poles) These crafts are a great way to integrate the arts with your Native American curriculum. This is three of my students favorites put together in a money saving bundle! See descriptions for each project, and check out the teacher reviews of individual items! Crafts include a 3/D tipi, mandella, and 3/D welcome pole. Great for Bulletin boards, door
Grades:
1st - 7th
Chinese New Year Preschool Math and Literacy Centers
Chinese New Year Montessori inspired learning printable pack is filled with rich and engaging math and literacy activities for preschoolers, pre-k and kindergartens. Contains materials that will enrich your child's knowledge of the Chinese New Year traditions and objects. This material will introduce vocabulary words, phonics, and lots of activity sheets for extension work. Activities in this set include:1. Chinese New Year Booklets -2. Beginning Letter Clipcards 3. Color Matching4. Pictur
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PreK - 1st
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Colonial America Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum? This pack of reading comprehension passages is a perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover Colonial America. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading! Your students will read a nonfiction passage about Colonial America. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage. The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in sma
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Financial Literacy First Grade: BUNDLE
TEKS 1.9(A) Define money earned as income
TEKS 1.9(B) Identify income as a means of obtaining goods and services, often times making choices between wants and needs
TEKS 1.9(C) Distinguish between spending and saving
TEKS 1.9(D) Consider charitable giving
This is a BUNDLE of my first grade Financial Literacy Lesson Units.
**NOTE- two packets in this bundle are the SAME packets used in my Kindergarten bundle. "Chores and Allowances" and "Gifts and Income." While these meet two different kinde
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PreK - 1st
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Presidents Day Activities Mini-Books & Comprehension Graphic Organizers Bundle
This is a Presidents Day printable pack that will work wonderfully for integrating social studies into reading and writing! This 9 Mini-Book Unit comes with aligned activities for learning about the Presidents of the United States. Includes Mini-Books on: Abraham LincolnBarack ObamaFranklin Delano RooseveltGeorge H.W. BushGeorge WashingtonJohn F. KennedyThomas JeffersonDonald TrumpJoe BidenGives teachers easy access to individual books for students.Easy-to-Prep PrintablesWide Variety of Graphic
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1st - 3rd
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Remembrance Day Activity with Writing Prompts and Art
This Remembrance Day in Canada activity includes 5 different writing prompts to create a beautiful art project: a class quilt display. Use this fun art and writing project to make a group bulletin board display to honour our Canadian veterans. The writing activities can also be used for discussions on conflict resolution as well as teaching about peace.There are two different quilt size patterns to choose from, (4 squares per page or 2 squares per page. Choose the size that you best suits your
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Remembrance Day Canada BUNDLE | Informational Texts, Writing and Art
Veterans Day Activities
Looking for meaningful Veterans Day and Memorial Day activities to use in your classroom? In this pack, you'll find many activities to help you teach your students about both holidays! Included in this 48 page pack:1) Academic vocabulary cards2) Inquiry chart ideas and student examples for classroom use3) Fact Flip Books4) Veterans Day Flip Book5) Veterans Day ABC order6) Graphic organizers for various writing and brainstorming activities7) Thematic writing paper for Veterans Day and Memorial D
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle
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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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