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1st grade Winter social studies interactive whiteboards

Preview of Penguins Theme SMARTboard Attendance for All Whiteboards - Winter Activities

Penguins Theme SMARTboard Attendance for All Whiteboards - Winter Activities

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Penguins theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character jump into the water. The remaining characters left on screen make it easy for you to see who is away that day. The program works for any class size.AMAZING DEAL! Purchase my One Year Attendance Subscription to gain access to all of my fun attendance themes!This product is designed t
Preview of Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This bundle includes all of your HASS planning for the entire year! It has four units that explore personal histories, past and present, features of landscapes, geographical skills and more. Featuring detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, activity sheets and assessment; it has everything you need!Want free cover pages? Find them here: Free HASS Cover Pa
Preview of January calendar and morning meeting for kindergarten - digital file with songs

January calendar and morning meeting for kindergarten - digital file with songs

Winter is here, and kindergarten calendar and morning meeting time have never been easier! Students absolutely love the interactive slides, moveable pieces, embedded songs to sing along with, daily weather, jokes, morning meeting prompts, friendship ideas and calendar activities. I have done all the planning and prep work for you so you can now incorporate this interactive, digital calendar and morning meeting slides into your January routine.Students are engaged and look forward to the winter
Preview of Winter Holiday Party Games | Digital Fun Friday Games

Winter Holiday Party Games | Digital Fun Friday Games

Created by
Briana Beverly
This bundle of digital Winter games and activities can be used in digitally OR in the classroom! They make a super fun digital Winter party for your class, or use them as special winter activities in December or January for Fun Fridays! These can also make a great digital holiday party, if you can't celebrate Christmas in your classroom. KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY:⭐ These activities can be done through distance learning over live video calls with students OR used in a classroom!⭐ If you're using throug
Preview of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Are you wanting to teach your students about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month? Here is a perfect resource for you! This is an e-book and activities, including a map activity, a learning activity with videos, and a true & false activity! A .pdf version of the activities is included as well. You can feel free to add audio to the slides if you are using for distance/remote learning or this resource is perfect for use in the classroom. Happy AAPI Learning!Slides Included
Preview of Morning Meeting for First Grade | January | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for First Grade | January | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Created by
Sarah Gardner
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⭐️ PDFIncluded in Paperless
Preview of Freeze Game - Christmas - Interactive Music Game and Printables

Freeze Game - Christmas - Interactive Music Game and Printables

Created by
Sweet Sounds
This Christmas-themed printable freeze game is an awesome large group game for a winter music assembly, or to print and put in your sub tub! This is a fun game to play in music class as a brain break or with double classes because there are no subs! (non-locomotor) My students beg to play this game!If you teach during the month of December, you know how crazy students can get! I teach this game just before Thanksgiving and then use it as a class reward during the holiday season. Then, during our
Preview of Morning Meeting for First Grade | December | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for First Grade | December | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Created by
Sarah Gardner
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⭐️ PDFIncluded in Paperless
Preview of Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Wanting to teach your students about Indigenous Peoples' Day? This elementary-age appropriate Google Slides e-book also includes a true/false activity and a "history of the land I am on" activity. A .pdf of the activities is also included in case you want a printable version. If you are using this for Distance Learning, you can feel free to add audio so students can listen to you read the text as well!Pages included:-What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?-History of Indigenous Peoples' Day-When is Ind
Preview of Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Created by
Laura's Lessons
Let’s Learn About Martin Luther King PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in first grade, second grade, or third grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young learners engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. The final page of the PowerPoint includes li
Preview of Year One HASS: Past and Present | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

Year One HASS: Past and Present | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'Past and Present' unit for Year 1 HASS for the entire term! Paired with my 'My Family & Personal History' unit, it is all of your history content covered. This particular unit focuses on exploring how things have changed over time, through comparing our daily lives with our grandparents or parents. Stud
Preview of PAPERLESS January Daily Dendrite Challenge

PAPERLESS January Daily Dendrite Challenge

Created by
Miss DeCarbo
The January Daily Dendrite Challenge is a paperless, digital resource that includes a variety of brain-teasers, logical thinking questions, problem-solving challenges, riddles, and critical thinking activities for primary learners. It includes a challenge for every day of the month! The January Daily Dendrite Challenge has a winter theme and features daily questions, problems, and challenges! The resource is NO-PREP and PAPERLESS! Simply project the calendar onto your screen, click on a challeng
Preview of INSTANT DIGITAL SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching Slides: The Bundle

INSTANT DIGITAL SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching Slides: The Bundle

** THIS BUNDLE IS PART OF THE DIGITAL VIP BUNDLE HERE **This bundle includes teaching slides to take your social studies instruction not only DIGITAL but also ENGAGING!This packet includes 50 lessons aka covers 50 academic days!The INSTANT Social Studies Digital Teaching Slides are designed for your whole-group social studies core instruction. This bundle includes 5 sets of 10 lessons. The lessons are designed for 15-20 minutes. The lessons can be taught within 1 session or longer if needed. The
Preview of BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

Created by
FREE YOUR HEART
GOOD CHOICES VS BAD CHOICES BOOM CARDS GAME (BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES K-2)This fun digital game is perfect for back to school and is specifically aimed to help kids identify good and bad choices. It contains 34 playable cards and could also be used throughout the year to reinforce good and bad choices. Kids have to look at each picture, determine if the action depicted is a good or bad choice and click the corresponding answer (thumbs up for good choice and thumbs down for bad choice). This
Preview of Year One HASS | My Family & Personal Histories Unit | Australian Curriculum |

Year One HASS | My Family & Personal Histories Unit | Australian Curriculum |

This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'My Family and Personal History' unit for Year 1 HASS for the entire term! Paired with my 'Past and Present' unit, all of your History content is covered. This particular unit focuses on students' families by exploring different family structures, roles and what makes families unique. Later in the unit, students start to compare family time and activities with those from the past (a perfect lead-in to my 'Past and Present' unit). Want to grab thi
Preview of Year One HASS Unit: Places and Spaces | Australian Curriculum Geography |

Year One HASS Unit: Places and Spaces | Australian Curriculum Geography |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'Geography: Places and Spaces' unit for Year 1 HASS...for the entire term! Paired with my 'The World Around Me' unit, it is all of your geography content covered. This particular unit focuses on exploring the local environment, while investigating natural, managed and constructed features. Student's explore
Preview of Year One HASS: 'The World Around Me'  | Australian Curriculum Geography |

Year One HASS: 'The World Around Me' | Australian Curriculum Geography |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'Geography: The World Around Me' unit for Year 1 HASS...for the entire term! Paired with my 'Places and Spaces' unit, it is all of your geography content covered. This particular unit focuses on exploring the world around us. Students investigate their location in terms of suburb, city and country, as well a
Preview of PENGUIN ART LESSON ~ COMPLETE STEP BY STEP GUIDE

PENGUIN ART LESSON ~ COMPLETE STEP BY STEP GUIDE

Created by
2ARTChambers
Who doesn't love a cute penguin close up? This is an all time favorite Winter Art Lesson for early elementary students, OR take it to the next level and develop it further with advanced art principles!This is a 20 page packed lesson! To be successful with a watercolor variation, you will need good quality white drawing paper 80lb or higher, or water color paper, and black water based markers like Crayola or Mr. Sketch. You can also do these with tempera paint, paint sticks or marker for your vir
Preview of December 1st Grade + 2nd Grade Morning Work - 1st + 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

December 1st Grade + 2nd Grade Morning Work - 1st + 2nd Grade Writing Prompts

Created by
Erin Waters
This December morning work product will save your mornings, your sanity, your time--you name it! Mess-less, stress-less, and (almost) paperless! A month's worth of morning journal prompts will engage your students, make them think creatively, and have fun! Also—each prompt has the option to play classical music to calm your students as they focus and write!Prompts are organized to cut down on teacher direction-giving time during the busy morning time. The electronic nature of the prompts creates
Preview of January Paperless 1st & 2nd Grade Morning Work {Whiteboard-based & EDITABLE}

January Paperless 1st & 2nd Grade Morning Work {Whiteboard-based & EDITABLE}

Created by
Erin Waters
This January morning work product will save your mornings, your sanity, your time--you name it! Mess-less, stress-less, and (almost) paperless! A month's worth of morning journal prompts will engage your students, make them think creatively, and have fun! Also—each prompt has the option to play classical music to calm your students as they focus and write!Prompts are organized to cut down on teacher direction-giving time during the busy morning time. The electronic nature of the prompts creates
Preview of Winter Basic Concepts Following Directions Speech Therapy Activities Boom Cards™

Winter Basic Concepts Following Directions Speech Therapy Activities Boom Cards™

Created by
Stacy Crouse
Here's an ORGANIZED way to target following directions & basic concepts in speech therapy this winter! This Boom Cards™ deck is packed with student INTERACTION, winter VOCABULARY, and LANGUAGE concepts and understanding.This activity gives you a structured means to...✔ PROBE students' understanding of concepts and ability to follow directions.✔ PRACTICE a variety of basic concepts (throughout 4 different activities), both IN SESSIONS or as HOMEWORK.✔ Easily obtain DATA for PROGRESS MONITORIN
Preview of Penguin Match Boom Cards Winter Articulation Memory Game Speech Therapy Activity

Penguin Match Boom Cards Winter Articulation Memory Game Speech Therapy Activity

Includes playing boards for K, G, F, V, S, Z, SH, CH, TH, L, R, L Blends, S Blends, & R Blends! These games target articulation, attention, and memory skills. This interactive digital Boom Card activity includes 39 winter memory games that can be used with speech and language students during teletherapy sessions, face to face sessions, or even for at home practice. These games target articulation, attention, and memory skills!How to Play:This game works best with 2 players (or 2 teams). Play
Preview of Feed the Reindeer Articulation Boom Cards™ Winter Christmas Speech Therapy

Feed the Reindeer Articulation Boom Cards™ Winter Christmas Speech Therapy

Includes practice for K, G, F, V, S, Z, SH, CH, TH, L, R, and Blends! Are you looking for a fun activity to practice articulation skills with your students this winter? Play some reindeer games! Students will help the elves feed the reindeer their favorite foods as they practice their speech words! This activity is designed to be used with speech therapy students during in-person speech therapy sessions, teletherapy sessions, or at home for practice. Students will drag foods into the reindeer's
Preview of Winter Music Activity High and Low Interactive Elementary Music Game {snowflake}

Winter Music Activity High and Low Interactive Elementary Music Game {snowflake}

Created by
Linda McPherson
Looking for an engaging winter music activity for your elementary music lesson that will reinforce aurally identifying high and low sounds? Would you like for it to work on tablets and Web Browsers? This digital resource is an excellent addition to your winter music lesson plans or anytime you are working on melodic direction. Engaging music game for centers, whole group instruction, music sub tubs or distance learning! Perfect addition to your Orff lessons and Kodaly lessons. The resource is in
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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.