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8th grade social studies cultural activities $10 and up
FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES ⭐ Videos PPT Google Maps Quizzes
Do you struggle to make Francophone countries culture come alive? Want to bring your students on virtual field trips to all the major French speaking countries without ever leaving your classroom? Want to convince even your most reluctant learners to speak French so they can visit all these beautiful places? This is a whole year of Francophone culture. Hours of lesson plans including 101 Francophone countries video clips, colorful photos, facts, nationality practice, flashcards, a research pr
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2nd - 12th
World Geography Bell Ringer: All Countries of the World (Year Long Entry Tasks)
By the end of the year, your students will have gained a broad understanding of 200+ countries, territories, and special collectives of the world. Discover facts and use the internet to research important data about a different country every day (5 days a week) with this bell ringer. This resource covers both physical and human geography. Answer keys are included.PLEASE CLICK THE PREVIEW FOR MORE INFORMATIONDigital & Print: This bell ringer includes both a print version and a digital version
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7th - 10th
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Seven Sacred Teachings Bundle for Social Emotional Learning
This Indigenous social studies unit teaches First Nations culture by blending language arts activities, art projects, and games with Indigenous perspectives found within Canada and the United States. The Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings, blends Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and mindfulness, along with Indigenous culture.This bundled resource engages students to explore Indigenous ways of life and values through the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Seven Sacred Teaching
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2nd - 8th
Australia & Oceania BUNDLE
Teach your students about Australia & Oceania with this jam-packed bundle!With this bundle, your students will learn about the geography, history, and cultures of Australia and Oceania. Resources Included in this Bundle:PHYSICAL MAP RESOURCES (includes 20 pages of editable PowerPoint slides, blank map worksheet, differentiated quizzes, and answer key)POLITICAL MAP RESOURCES (includes 31 pages of editable PowerPoint slides, blank map worksheet, differentiated quizzes, and answer key)GEOGRAPHY
Grades:
6th - 12th
Famous Autistic Leaders | Autism Awareness & Acceptance Bulletin Board Poster
Help spread autism acceptance and awareness, inclusion with this set of posters of notable influential autistic adults who are Leaders in the Autism Community! These influential autistic figures will inspire your students during Autism Acceptance & Awareness Month (or any month of the year). These can be hung around the school, hung in a classroom, used for a disability event, used for training, used for autism awareness month, etc.! Included are BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAY Letters and Symbols,
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Ultimate Cultural Heritage Month Bundle | Google Slides | Person Per Day
Hello and welcome to Celebrating Cultural Heritage Month Bundle! This resource comes with Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, and AAPI Month to celebrate for many months of cultural celebrations! This resource is designed to be used in person OR digitally.1. You can use this resource during morning class meeting to fit in relevant and diverse content. I share screen during our class meetings, and we discuss the slides/view the videos together2. This is a comple
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Medieval Japan Activities Feudal Japan Projects STEM Reading Passages Writing
Bundle DescriptionFeudal Japan Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Medieval Japan Interactive NotebookMedieval Japan Reading PassagesMedieval Japan Interactive PowerPointMedieval Japan STEM ChallengesMedieval Japan Google Classroom Student ProjectsMedieval Japan Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interactiv
Grades:
5th - 9th
Virtual Field Trips Around the World BUNDLE
Take your students through 13 virtual field trips around the world!Each virtual field trip includes 35-50 slides with information, photos, questions, and videos to help your students learn about culture, people, wildlife, and geography of various countries around the world. Each virtual field trip also includes an accompanying worksheet for students to complete before, during, and after the virtual field trip. Answer keys are included!Field Trips Included in this Bundle:1. AFRICA (Egypt, Kenya,
Grades:
6th - 12th
Spanish Speaking Countries Spanish Class Culture & Travel martes del mapa bundle
This Bundle of Editable Google Slide Shows includes 147 Spanish Culture bell ringers or brain breaks for Spanish class for martes del mapa. These Spanish class culture slides bundle includes three plus videos or images to teach Spanish geography, Travel the Spanish Speaking World, and teach Hispanic culture through authentic resources, perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month.What is the martes del mapa Spanish culture bundle?✅ 6 Editable Google slide shows with a total of 147 slides of Hispanic cult
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8th - 12th
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World Mythology Unit
***Just recently updated as of February 2023 to include new activities, additional contextual videos and articles, and options for quizzes. I also re-formatted the PowerPoints and Word files to make them more visually appealing and user friendly, as well as organized and numbered all folders and activities for ease of use. Zip file includes PowerPoint files, Word documents, and PDFs.Introduction FolderContextual Background Powerpoint with Notes PageIdeas for Introduction Videos and ArticlesInter
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8th - 12th
Black History Month in Spanish Afro-Latino Music Afro-Latinx Afrolatinos BUNDLE
This is a growing bundle of diverse, editable Google Slides Afro-Latinx music bell ringers or brain breaks for Spanish class. These Afro-Latino resources are perfect for Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month or to diversify your representation in Spanish class all year long. There are culture-filled songs from afro-Latinx artists that can be adapted for all levels including Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3 & Spanish 4 as a way to bring diverse music to Spanish class.This Afro-Latinx Mu
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8th - 12th
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Indigenous ALL YEAR Social Studies History & Culture Mega Bundle
This Indigenous (First Nations, Native American) all year social studies mega bundle is full of a meaningful printables, lessons, activities, information and games to teach Indigenous history and Indigenous cultural values.Moreover, this unit takes out the guesswork and research to create authentic Indigenous culture and history lessons.Save 30% with this mega bundle (priced for the Canadian dollar), and you will receive all you need to teach socials studies units on Indigenous first peoples to
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Islam Activities Resource Bundle - Islamic World
Bundle DescriptionIslam Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Islam Interactive NotebookIslam Reading PassagesIslam Interactive PowerPointIslam STEM ChallengesIslam Google Classroom Student ProjectsIslam Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an o
Grades:
5th - 9th
Middle School Spanish Class Music Bracket BUNDLE Young Mania Musical Madness
This young middle school Spanish class music bracket mania musical bundle includes everything you need to teach multiple music bracket mini-units in a young or conservative Spanish class. These updated for 2024 mania musical appropriate Spanish class music brackets can be a Spanish bell ringer or brain break and adapted for any level of Spanish from upper elementary, middle school exploratory Spanish, or conservative high school Spanish for both Spring in Spanish class and Hispanic Heritage Mont
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4th - 8th
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Medieval China Activities Resource Bundle
Bundle DescriptionMedieval China Activities Resource Bundle!This bundled product contains the following 6 StudentSavvy resources!Medieval China Interactive NotebookMedieval China Reading PassagesMedieval China Interactive PowerPointMedieval China STEM ChallengesMedieval China Google Classroom Student ProjectsMedieval China Assessments / Exam / Test_________________________________________________________________More information on each resource:-Interactive NotebookThis product contains interact
Grades:
5th - 9th
Spanish Bell Ringer Warm Ups - Para Empezar Bundle 3 Routines for a full year
This Spanish class routines bundle of Editable Google Slides includes everything you need for 1 full year of bell ringers in Spanish class. It could be adapted for all levels including Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4 & Exploratory Spanish as a classroom management routine class starter, or brain break. ⭐️ If you want to try before you buy, you can get a one-week sample of this resource here.What's Included with Para Empezar Year 3 Bundle✅ 5 Editable Google Slideshow (1 for each d
Grades:
8th - 11th
Native American Mythology Unit 1 week bundle Native American heritage & cultures
This Native American Mythology unit bundle includes a full week of activities to help students understand some of the key features of Native American Mythology and recognize the link between American Literature and American History. The end of the unit is a fantastic bridge between Native American myths and the literature of the earliest American settlers, which sets students up to better understand some of the conflicts that arose as settlers began to arrive from Europe.Use as Native American H
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8th - 12th
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The not-so-Fair-Trade Game
"I can honestly say it is the best activity they have done this year! They absolutely loved it and were incredibly engaged. Watching them navigate the difficulties, inequalities and frustrations while working through them collaboratively was amazing. When finished it sparked such meaningful discussions and inquiry based research. LOVED IT! Thank you so much!" -Grade 6 teacher reviewPast students of mine have told me that it was the best thing they ever did in school. I have used it many times an
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Postcards Around the World
This is a bundle set of 40 postcards of countries around the world from my following products:Africa PostcardsAmericas PostcardsAsia and Oceania PostcardsMiddle East PostcardsEurope PostcardsThere are postcards from countries in EVERY continent except Antarctica. These postcards should also coincide with most of the Christmas, Holidays Around the World, and travel-theme activities on TPT. It is also a fun way to teach informal writing or use the cards as templates for reflective writing after le
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Classroom Decor Bundle | 'Connections' | Aboriginal Indigenous Art
Our 2022 Decor Bundle is here and is ready to download and print to renergise and refresh your learning space.Featuring Russell Yilamara Brown’s 2022 ‘Connections’ artwork designed exclusively for Songlines Art, Culture Education.With our Connections Décor Bundle, your teaching and learning pace will feature stunning Indigenous artwork whilst being organised and effective.Match this with our ‘Connections’ Lanyard and ‘Connections’ Acknowledgement of Country to make you and your learning space re
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: MEGA Decor Bundle | 'Connections' | Aboriginal Indigenous Decor
Mexico Unit! Growing Bundle: Geography, History, Hispanic Culture ~ Spanish
This comprehensive Mexico unit in Spanish is the single best resource for teaching about Mexico in your classroom! Combining activities and resources about Mexican history and geography, Hispanic culture, math, literacy, and art, this unit offers engaging lessons that present an authentic and well-rounded perspective of Mexico. It's a great way to bring several Holidays Around the World into your classroom, and to offer students a more expansive view of Mexico that moves way beyond common stereo
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2nd - 10th
World Adventures: Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan)
Countries covered: Japan, China, North and South Korea, and TaiwanThe Asia Unit Study is a comprehensive lesson plan for the classroom or homeschool. It is based on a cross-curricular approach to learning covering topics such as geography, math, language arts, science and foreign language to name a few. Included in the East Asia Study is a suggested schedule of lessons, day by day instructions, lots of vibrant photos, games, and hands-on activities. Kids will immerse themselves in the Asian cult
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1st - 9th
New Zealand Mapping Activities
Landmarks, Maps and Photographs of Geographic locations in New ZealandA series of activities to teach Social Studies for Years 3-8 in New Zealand classrooms. Features strong bi-cultural content.Includes:Colour and BW maps of NZ:-Regional map (English and Māori Version)-Major Cities map (English and Māori Version)-Island maps (English and Māori Version)-Regional Research-Plan a road trip around NZ activity-Draw some places around NZ - Match up activity game- Pictures of important landmarks in NZ
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2nd - 8th
Also included in: New Zealand and Maori MEGA Store Bundle
INFORMATIVE WRITING LESSONS UNIT & RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE Around the World
***SEMESTER-LONG UNIT! UPDATED 2024! BUNDLE & SAVE 30%!*** Teach informative research writing in a way that is engaging and memorable with this no-prep 416-page Informative Writing & Country Research Unit BUNDLE with Writing Skills, Project, Presentation, & Party. In this unit, students will learn critical Research and Informative Writing Skills, then use these acquired skills to create a research project about a country of their choice. They will present their projects at a culminat
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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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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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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