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Kindergarten social studies resources for Google Apps $5-10
Map Skills Unit with Slideshow– Me on the Map – Maps and Globes - with Digital
This map skills unit for K-2 has all you need to teach your students about maps and globes. With an informational map skills PowerPoint slideshow (also included in video form), vocabulary resources, printable activities and books, and digital activities for Seesaw and Google Slides, this set will get your little geographers making, reading, and talking all about maps! Perfect to use alongside the read-aloud Me on the Map, this maps unit includes an easy-to-assemble “My Home” booklet with version
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K - 1st
Virtual Field Trip: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade & Balloons Over Broadway
Buckle up and head to NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This virtual field trip covers the history of the Thanksgiving Day Parade- from the Wondertown Windows to the behind the scenes of the magnificent parade that is broadcasted all over the world today! This virtual field trip will start by giving your students some hints as to where they will be traveling. Students will make predictions. Students will access prior knowledge about New York City, Thanksgiving, and the Parade.Your stud
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K - 6th
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Social Media Template Bundle Instagram, Snapchat, & Twitter with DIGITAL OPTION!
Engage and connect with your students through social media templates!Looking for an idea for a project? These can be used over and over again throughout the year and your students will love them!Use these as an entrance or exit slip, as a bulletin board, back to school activity, or end of year wrap up! They can retell a story from a novel, pretend to be a historical character, you name it! So versatile, and so easy for you! Your students will LOVE these!Ideas for Use:❁Back To School Get to Know
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K - 12th
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Classroom Rules | Back to School | Rules for Behaviors Kindergarten 1st Grade
Grab some Classroom Rules and Back to School Rules printables are here. These are integrated, age-appropriate back-to-school rules printables, anchor charts, discussion, and more. This is great for Back to School or the Beginning of the Year, but also any time after a school break. This download now INCLUDES a digital option!These Classroom Rules and Back to School Rules are the perfect Kindergarten or First Grade resource to use with your class. Students will make connections to these hands-on
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Bundle for Kindergarten and First Grade Printables
Every Child Matters - Sept 30th Orange Shirt Day - Resource and Mini-Reader K-3
Orange Shirt Day (September 30th) is known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It is a day we honour the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools in Canada. We learn about why we wear orange shirts, and focus on educating young learners as to the history of residential schools, as well as Indigenous culture and tradition. This resource also focuses on teaching young learners about diversity, equity, equality and that every person is special.Worksheets in
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PreK - 3rd
Days of the Week and Months of the Year Digital and Printable Bundle
Learning about the days of the week and months of the year is super fun and engaging when using the resources included in this bundle. These valuable classroom tools are great for morning work, review, mini-assessments, homework, and more!Included in this bundle:Days of the Week and Months of the Year WorksheetsThese days of the week and months of the year printables are great for helping your students recognize, sequence, spell and write the days of the week and months of the year.Included:- Vo
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PreK - 1st
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Inventors and Inventions Unit | Print and Digital
Looking for an interactive way to teach your students about inventors and inventions? This best selling unit will keep your students engaged and wanting to learn more. This includes hands-on activities and high-interest reading passages. This now has a link on page 2 allowing use in Google Classroom. Students can complete several of the activities online. This makes it ideal for distance learning.This no-prep unit covers the following 20 inventors:Mary AndersonAlexander Graham BellLouis BrailleG
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Inventors and Inventions BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Winter Holidays Around The World Hanukkah Diwali Christmas Ramadan Kwanzaa
Are you teaching your kindergarten or 1st grade about winter holidays around the world? Your class will love this printable craft book and google slides. Includes Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan. If you're looking for social studies activities that will keep children engaged and on task during the hectic month of December, you've found it! This resource includes easy-to-follow lesson plans and Google slides with links to books and videos about 6 different holi
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K - 2nd
Virtual Field Trip to Antarctica, Penguins, Polar Regions, Google Slides
This virtual field trip picks up where the Arctic field trip leaves off. You are enjoying the Northern Lights, when you spot a mama penguin, who has lost her way. After learning a bit about penguins, you soon realize that penguins live in Antarctica, at the opposite end of the Earth. As you help her find her way back to Antarctica, you learn about its geography, climate, landscape, animals, and shelter through educational videos, STEM activities, science experiments, games, and movement activit
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PreK - 1st
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1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum Economics Unit
A full economics unit with 40 pages of resources for your social studies curriculum! This second unit focuses on the different concepts in economics! Included in this unit are vocabulary word cards, printable posters, and activities. Aligns with Michigan standards and the MC3 Curriculum. GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEFiles are available to download on Google Slides!Want to view a lesson before you buy? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBI
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K - 3rd
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #6 Native Americans Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 6, Native Americans. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 800 slides!!!T
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K
1st Grade Social Studies Curriculum My Family and Me Unit
***1st Grade Social Studies My Family & Me w/ Google Slides for Distance Learning***A full unit with more than 40 pages of resources for your social studies curriculum! This first unit focuses on the concepts of my family and me! Included in this unit are lesson plans, reading comprehension pages, vocabulary word cards, printable posters, and activities. GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGELessons have been made into Google Slides th
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K - 3rd
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Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge Colonial Towns Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Colonial Towns & Townspeople. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 900 slid
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K
Virtual Field Trip to the Arctic, Polar Bears, Polar Regions, Google Slides
This virtual field trip begins soon after you spot a polar bear in YOUR neighborhood. After taking a Polar Bear 101 class, you soon realize that polar bears live in the Arctic. As you help him find his way back to the North Pole, you learn about its geography, climate, landscape, animals, and shelter through educational videos, STEM activities, science experiments, crafts, and songs. See the preview for more information and to see the Google Slides.Check out the follow-up field trip, A Day in A
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trips to Polar Regions, Arctic Circle and Antarctica
Choices Good vs Bad choices Green Choices Good Choices Helpful Bucket Fillers
Choices Print & Play is a GAME CHANGER! It will help change the way students act in your classroom with visual support! Now includes a Good Choices/ Not Good Choices DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES FILE. ⭐⭐This set contains 5 WORDING options!1. Good Choices 2. Peace Makers 3. Bucket Fillers 4. Helpful 5. Green Choices You will get 5 files, one with each good vs, poor choices wording type listed above. The format will look like below but with a variety of wording YOU need. This set of good choices will
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PreK - 1st
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Black History Month Google Slides
Google Slides Presentation of 38 important African American historical figuresIncluded: Arthur Ashe, Barack Obama, Barbara Jordan, Benjamin O Davis Jr, Bessie Coleman, Billie Holiday, Booker T. Washington, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Daniel Hale Williams, Elijah McCoy, Fred Jones, Frederick Douglass, Garrett Morgan, George Washington Carver, Guion Bluford, Harriet Tubman, Hattie McDaniel, Jackie Robinson, James Weldon Johnson, John Lewis, Katherine Johnson, Langston Hughes, Louis Armstrong,
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K - 3rd
Spending, Saving and Earning Money Financial Literacy BUNDLE
Help your kindergarten or first grade students understand the concepts of spending, saving and earning money with whole class sorts, an introductory presentation and more! With this elementary economics bundle you will receive a presentation (for PowerPoint or Google Slides) going over key concepts with “What would you do?” slides at the end with accompanying worksheets, pictures sorts for both whole class and individual students and a fill in the blank mini book that comes with both a print and
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K - 1st
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MLK Jr Digital Interactive Notebook Google Classroom
Your students will love learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. with this digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive, digital activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade social studies lessons using Google Classrooms to teach about MLK Jr. Simply upload this as an assignment and make a copy for each student. When they have finished the activity, have the students turn it in!***Click here for the printable version***In this download, y
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Digital Interactive Bundle Notebook for Google Classroom
Classroom Election Kit Hands-on Activities, Digital Resources | Editable Unit
Get out & Vote! It's time for an election in your classroom! This Election Unit is filled with activities to keep your students engaged! This now includes a Digital Election unit to use via Google Drive!What's Included: • Voting Booth Directions + Letters & Sign• Voter Registration Application• Voter Registration Card• "I Voted" badges• 12 pre-made "ballots"• 12 pre-made tally sheets• 11 pre-made graphing activities• Suggested Book List• Suggested Videos• Editable ballot, tally graph, an
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K - 2nd
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Canadian Indigenous and First Nation Read Aloud's with Curriculum Connections
{ALL SALES FROM THIS DOCUMENT continue to support Indigenous people and communities as we amply their voice in our classroom. For August 2021-October 2021 donations will be used to #clearthelist for teachers teaching in the Northern Terrorities or communities collecting for back-to-school drives supporting Indigenous Communities. FOR AUGUST 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020 went to The Blue Dot Movement in providing clean water in communities within Canada. We raised a total of $500. For the Month of Octob
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
Election Day and Veteran's Day Print and Digital Readers and Activities
Teach your primary students about Election Day and Veteran's Day with these print and digital activities. These readers and activities are perfect to use during in-person or virtual learning. This product has now been updated to include the print mini books as well as digital versions for both Google Slides and SeeSaw (preloaded links included). Digital versions include audio. Perfect for PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade.Print ReadersElection Day informational reader8 pagesCovers basic facts ab
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Fall Print and Digital Readers and Activities BUNDLE
Culture:Cultivating Cultural Intelligence eBook+Digital (+printable)Scrapbook
Culture matters. We all have a culture. We believe children should understand this at a young age! Thinking about your culture and the cultures of others is important. We all have many similarities and differences because of our cultures. Learning about different cultures helps us build our cultural intelligence. Cultural intelligence helps us to make friends with and work well with people from different cultures. When we seek to understand people and respect their cultures, strong connections c
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Culture Bundle
Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge Columbus/Pilgrims Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Columbus and the Pilgrims. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 800 slides!!!Th
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K
Native American Heritage Month Teaching Slides Distance Learning
This power point is intended to support teachers (both online & in person) in providing a quick mini lesson on Native American figures in history.The month of November is Native American Heritage Month! This presentation provides pictures, information, and an informational video on 20 Native American figures in history ranging from war chiefs, artists, activists, musicians, etc. There are also additional resources provided such as read a louds, Native American children's books, and additiona
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K - 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.
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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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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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