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Kindergarten social studies centers $10 and up
Holidays Around the World Book and Activity BUNDLE | Christmas Around the World
BUNDLE of Adapted Books and Activities for Holidays Around the World • Christmas Around the World • Take your students on a trip around the world. Travel to 21 different countries and celebrate a different holiday tradition at each stop with this set of leveled, adapted readers. Please download the preview file to see an in-depth look at what's inside of this bundle, or read this blog post.This adapted book bundle is included in Adapted Book Club. Get access to 600+ adapted books by joining Adap
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PreK - 4th
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NATIVE AMERICAN THEMATIC UNIT
A fun, engaging way to learn all about the different Native American tribes is by using this Native American Social Studies Unit!This product includes a variety of resources while teaching a Native American thematic unit. Resources are included for social studies, read aloud lessons, whole group or small group instruction, as well as, literacy and math centers!THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:Science/Social Studies Lesson Plans Use these lesson plans to GUIDE your thematic Native American unit. Native A
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PreK - 2nd
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The First Thanksgiving Activities Craft Book Pilgrims Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade
First Thanksgiving activities are always popular during the month of November. Step back in time with your kindergarten or first-grade students as they experience life as a pilgrim in this age-appropriate, accurate portrayal of the first Thanksgiving unit. This unit is perfect for comparing life long ago to today. Students will love these Thanksgiving activities as they visit 8 different hands-on stations where they will try different chores that the pilgrim children did in their daily lives. Al
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K - 2nd
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Life Skills Unit BUNDLE (Special Education & Autism Resource)
Get one unit for FREE when you buy the bundle!! This is a bundle of 7 different life skills units designed to help your students have a greater understanding of life skills and the vocabulary associated with it. This functional life skills curriculum is everything you need to teach critical life skills. These thematic units are designed to enhance and further your student's life skills and understanding of their community. Target crucial life skills with these reading, vocabulary and work tasks
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PreK - 12th
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SPACE AND SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS FOR KINDERGARTEN
Ignite curiosity and spark imagination as your kindergarteners learn about all things space! These well thought out activities focus on various topics about our solar system. Use the detailed lesson plans and suggested read alouds to help guide your instruction! The whole group activities are a great way to tie in literacy and science. Use the literacy and math centers during your small group teaching time.What's Included:Whole Group Lessons: This unit includes five days of whole group activitie
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K - 1st
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
Personal Financial Literacy Bundle: Kindergarten & First Grade (Money & Income)
Need some resources to help your students master the basics of personal financial literacy (income, job skills, wants, needs, goods, services, spending, saving, charitable giving)? This is just the bundle for you! This comes with interactive notebook components, posters, and activities to use during your personal financial literacy unit.
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PreK - 1st
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Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Are you looking to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum? This bundle includes 20 social studies topics with over 240 reading passages. Each passage includes 2-3 questions that go along with the information in the reading. Your students will read a nonfiction passage about the social studies topic. 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 independently! The best part?
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K - 2nd
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November Holidays and Events Interactive Adapted Books for Special Education
These interactive adapted books about 9 November holidays are great for teaching students all about events that happen in November. These November national holidays adapted books will be a great addition to your autumn unit lesson plans for special education.This adapted book bundle is included in Adapted Book Club. Get access to 600+ adapted books by joining Adapted Book Club, with new books added each month!What adapted books are included?• Election Day• Veteran's Day• Daylight Savings Time• T
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K - 4th
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Also included in: Year Long Interactive Adapted Books for Special Education
K-2 Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Mega Bundle
Are you looking to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum? This MEGA bundle includes 40 social studies topics with 470 reading passages. Each passage includes 2-3 questions that going along with the information in the reading. The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in small groups, or independently!Please view the preview for an in-depth look at what is included in this bundle!Topics covered:– American Symbols (11 passages)– Countries Around th
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K - 2nd
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Famous Americans, Inventors & People - 1st Grade Social Studies Unit
Are you struggling to fit science and social studies into your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! This American Contributors unit is integrated with literacy to help first grade kids understand famous Americans and inventors who made major contributions to our country. This famous Americans unit integrates science, social studies and literacy all in one cohesive unit to make learning more impactful and help you use your precious instructional time wisely.It's perfect for Black History
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K - 2nd
Winter Printable Books for Groundhog Day, Presidents, Valentines Day, and MORE
Celebrate and discuss winter holidays in your classroom with these printable books. Holidays are often talked about in classrooms, but it can be difficult to find appropriate text for younger students. These readers were developed with K-2 students in mind. What holidays are included in this resource?New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Chinese New Year, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents’ Day Will my students be able to read these books independently?The books vary in diffi
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Holiday Printable Books for the Year
COMMUNITY HELPERS SOCIAL STUDIES ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS FOR KINDERGARTEN
Engage your young learners in an exciting journey through the world of community helpers with this thoughtfully curated resource. Designed specifically for kindergarten classrooms, this Community Helpers Social Studies unit provides a dynamic blend of whole group social studies lessons, literacy activities, and math and literacy centers to immerse students in the diverse roles and responsibilities of those who serve our communities.What's Included:Whole Group Lessons: Dive deep into the world of
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PreK - K
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K-ESS3-3
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
Unscramble the Famous Faces® BUNDLE
Unscramble the Famous Faces® BUNDLE. In these unscramble grid activities, students are presented with a scrambled image of a portrait of a famous person. Then each student works to unscramble the grid pieces to produce the final “unscrambled” portrait. I have included options both for cutting and pasting, as well as for drawing, which makes this great for students of any age and makes differentiation in your classroom really easy.This bundle of unscramble the portraits is a fun activity on its o
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K - 9th
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Fall Printable Books for Thanksgiving, Halloween, Veterans Day, and MORE!
Celebrate and discuss fall holidays in your classroom with these printable books. Holidays are often talked about in classrooms, but it can be difficult to find appropriate text for younger students. These readers were developed with K-2 students in mind. What holidays are included in this resource?Labor Day, Grandparents Day, Constitution Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, and ThanksgivingColumbus Day is available as a free book in my store. Will my students be able to read these books independentl
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Holiday Printable Books for the Year
Fire Prevention Safety Preschool Math and Literacy Centers
Fire Safety-themed learning printable pack is filled with rich and engaging math and literacy activities for preschoolers, pre-k and kindergartens. This learning material will introduce fire safety awareness to kids, vocabulary words, practice phonics, counting activities and fine motor skills to the children.✳️ SAVE 50%OFF WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE BUNDLE and you'll get all 8 FUNtastic MINI UNIT themes that you can use ALL YEAR ROUND.Activities in this set:1. Fire Safety Picture Cards (Paper size a
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: BUNDLE Math & Literacy Centers Collection 2
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Community Helpers Adapted Book Bundle [ 21 books included! ]
DIGITAL + PRINTABLE | Community helpers are vital to a functioning society and make all of our lives better. Teach your students all about 21 different community helpers with this bundled set of adapted, leveled readers.If you would like to see the formatting and style of the book before purchasing, you will enjoy one of these free adapted books.This adapted book bundle is included in Adapted Book Club. Get access to 600+ adapted books by joining Adapted Book Club, with new books added each mont
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PreK - 2nd
US Government K-2 Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Are you looking to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum? This bundle includes 10 social studies topics about Colonial jobs with over 100 reading passages. Each passage includes 2-3 questions that going along with the information in the reading. The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in small groups, or independently!Please view the preview for an in-depth look at what is included in this bundle!Topics covered:– US Government (9 passages)– Ame
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K - 2nd
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All About My Family Social Studies Family unit
All About My Family Social Studies Family unit resources This 76-page pack of all about families worksheets is filled with interactive family themed activities to help you build classroom community and help your students get to know each other while celebrating their diverse families. It will build on the idea that our class is a family. I like to start my family unit by reading picture books about diverse family pointing out who makes up that family and what they do together. After each story,
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K - 2nd
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13 Colonies K-2 Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle
Are you looking to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum? This bundle includes 5 social studies topics about the 13 Colonies with over 50 reading passages. Each passage includes 2-3 questions that going along with the information in the reading. The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in small groups, or independently!Please view the preview for an in-depth look at what is included in this bundle!Topics covered:– Colonial America (18 passages)–
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K - 2nd
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Community Helpers: Set of 9 (Crafts and Craftivities)
Enhance your Community Helpers unit with these adorable crafts! All of them can be turned into craftivities!These are award winning crafts that I am very proud of and happy to share with teachers and students! I received many feedbacks from customers who bought these crafts in smaller sets; they were all very happy with the product. It is a perfect addition to your Community Helpers unit! These community helpers will look great on your bulletin board or in your hallway as wall hangers. The set i
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PreK - 1st
BUNDLE of Science + Social Studies Digital Activities | Distance Learning
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES DIGITAL BUNDLE | Functional, differentiated, and now PAPERLESS skill work that is the perfect addition to your science and history Block, rotations and centers. This digital basics set of science and social studies workpages will help your students practice basic skills, and once mastered, can be a set of skills they complete successfully and independently. What is included?• 15+ sets of digital topics (please read list above to see skills practiced)• instructions for
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K - 3rd
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Community Helpers / Careers BUNDLE
Kindergarten Integrated Thematic Unit: All About Community Helpers/CareersThis integrated unit can be used throughout your daily curriculum, from writing and literacy centers to math centers and more. These 'All About' units are designed to make learning FUN, hands-on, and engaging for all Kindergarten students. This unit can be easily integrated into any curriculum. Each activity is aligned to the Common Core standards. This 'All About' unit can be used when teaching why rules and laws are impo
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PreK - 1st
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COMMUNITY HELPERS Bundle - 8 Hands-on Resources for Preschool & Kindergarten
COMMUNITY HELPERS Bundle - This is a bundle of 8 popular community helpers resources from KidSparkz for preschool, pre-K and Kindergarten.Includes:COMMUNITY HELPERS 20 Foldable Booklets - Community Helpers 24 foldable booklets set for early learners - 12 are in full color, 12 are in in b/w for economical printing, and for the children to color. 26 pages. Updated. COMUNITY HELPERS and Careers - What tools do they use? The primary emphasis here is the social studies aspect of furthering the unde
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PreK - K
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September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes (SPED, Autism)
Need extra independent tasks to pair with ULS lessons? I’ve got you covered! These task boxes use Symbolstix images to coordinate with the Unique Learning System (ULS) September Units on Government. Tasks Included:* Beginning Sounds* Unit Vocabulary* American Symbols* Counting 1-20* Pattern Completion* What Doesn't Belong?* Solve It- Addition to 10* Unit Letter Match-ups* Time to the Hour* Spelling Lists (Build It)BONUS FREEBIE
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PreK - 12th
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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.
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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