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Preview of Modern BOHO RAINBOW Calm Classroom Decor Bundle | Neutral Rainbow EDITABLE!

Modern BOHO RAINBOW Calm Classroom Decor Bundle | Neutral Rainbow EDITABLE!

Your classroom is going to look beautifully on trend with this Editable Modern Boho Rainbow Classroom Decor Bundle! Suitable for all year levels, these stunning Neutral Rainbow educational printables have been created using a stylish & warm, neutral boho color palette to create a sense of calm and add an earthy feel to your classroom.This MEGA classroom decor bundle includes EVERYTHING you need to set up an amazing educational space for you and your students with new resources being updated
Preview of All About Me Activities, Graphs, and More for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

All About Me Activities, Graphs, and More for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

All About Me is loaded with fun, back to school activities to help your students get to know each other and their teachers during those first few weeks of school! It includes get to know you graphs, class books, posters, and mini books. These exciting activities will help you build a caring classroom community of learners who will support each other all year long! Each activity has a page of teacher tips to help you create the activity easily and ensure it will go smoothly. You can use these
Preview of Kindergarten Writing Units Bundle | Writers Workshop

Kindergarten Writing Units Bundle | Writers Workshop

Created by
ThatKinderMama
This is a complete Kindergarten Writing Units BUNDLE. The units follow a workshop approach while focusing on taking writing slowly by building the foundational skills of illustrations. What's included:Illustration Unit: writers become confident in their drawing and coloring skills. Kindergarten students will learn how to draw with shapes and people with different facial expressions, hairstyles, and skin tones.Labeling Unit: writers become confident in their labeling and sentence structure skills
Preview of Editable Name Tracing & Writing Practice Activity Worksheets: PreK, Kindergarten

Editable Name Tracing & Writing Practice Activity Worksheets: PreK, Kindergarten

Making name writing practice pages can be tedious and boring, or it can be quick and easy. These EDITABLE ones are a breeze to use! Just type in your class list. 14 different sheets will automatically populate for each student. This packet is perfect for kindergarten teachers! The practice sheets include tracing, coloring, writing, and fine motor activities.They are NO PREP! Just print them once you've entered your class list. They can be used for morning work, seatwork, or homework. You can ev
Preview of Alphabet Letter Worksheets | Letter Recognition, Sounds & Tracing Kindergarten

Alphabet Letter Worksheets | Letter Recognition, Sounds & Tracing Kindergarten

Created by
My Study Buddy
Alphabet Letters: Your students will enjoy learning the letters of the alphabet with this fun resource! Each alphabet worksheet allows students to practice letter recognition, letter tracing, and beginning sounds! This alphabet resource is perfect for kindergarten students and is great as a letter of the week activity!Each page features one letter with six different activities! Students will:Color the lower and uppercase letterIdentify the lower and uppercase letterTrace the lower and upperc
Preview of Name Tracing Editable Practice, Name Activity, Name Writing Practice Editable

Name Tracing Editable Practice, Name Activity, Name Writing Practice Editable

Created by
Simply Kinder
Name Tracing Editable Practice, Name Activity, Name Writing Practice Editable for Preschool and KindergartenHelp your students learn their names with this bundle of over 100+ fun & editable bundle of printables. Easily program your whole class to create custom pages for each of your students. ATTN NEW UPDATE: This bundle has been updated to include a class chart for each set of editable name resources to make it even easier to plug in names and populate throughout!Included in this download:
Preview of Back to School Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Back to School Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Back to School Math and Literacy Centers are loaded with fun, hands-on school themed activities to help your students build math and literacy concepts! Now includes two fine motor activities, one writing center, six literacy activities, and eight math activities. Literacy skills covered are letter identification, beginning sounds, handwriting, name writing, syllables, building vocabulary words, opposites, and writing/journaling. Math skills cover are one to one correspondence, counting, addition
Preview of Back to School NO PREP Math and Literacy Packet (Kindergarten)

Back to School NO PREP Math and Literacy Packet (Kindergarten)

This Back to School NO PREP Packet is filled with hands-on, engaging and FUN resources that get kids excited about learning! The activities in this packet can be used for morning work, homework, group work, centers and more! The best part is that there is NO PREP! NO costly closed ink, NO laminating, NO cutting…Just PRINT!SAVE BIG WITH OUR BUNDLES⭐:Preschool No Prep BundleKindergarten No Prep Bundle1st Grade No Prep Bundle2nd Grade No Prep Bundle3rd Grade No Prep BundleThe BUNDLE includes the
Preview of Feelings Emotions Unit (SEL) for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Feelings Emotions Unit (SEL) for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten

Feelings and Emotions SEL unit is loaded with fun activities to teach and build your student's emotional vocabulary and social skills. It includes posters/cards, a graph, feeling wheels, emotions write the room, and real feeling photographs. These fun feelings and emotion activities will help you build a caring classroom community of learners who will support each other all year long! The activities have a page of teacher tips and/or photographs to help you create the activity easily. You can
Preview of 5 Senses - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)

5 Senses - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)

Make the 5 senses FUN and hands on in your classroom! Use a small table or a small bookshelf to create an engaging science center full of hands on 5 senses materials for students to explore and investigate using the included printables, vocabulary cards, book, anchor charts, and discovery pages (science journal pages)! Included is a read aloud book, My 5 Senses! for circle time, anchor charts, and a suggested book list. There is even a half page note you can send home to families, so they can co
Preview of Fire Drill Routine, Book, & Posters

Fire Drill Routine, Book, & Posters

Fire Drill book and routine posters! Fire drills can be scary for younger students. It’s loud and there are kids everywhere! I hope this helps make fire drills less scary and manageable for your students.At the beginning of the year, I will read this book a few times and then we will practice the fire drill before it happens. This book explains what to expect during a fire drill, what a fire drill will look like and sound like, and that it is NOT real (even if there are firefighters there).Extra
Preview of Back to School NO PREP Math and Literacy Packet (1st Grade)

Back to School NO PREP Math and Literacy Packet (1st Grade)

This Back to School NO PREP Packet is filled with hands-on, engaging and FUN resources that get kids excited about learning! The activities in this packet can be used for morning work, homework, group work, centers and more! The best part is that there is NO PREP! NO costly closed ink, NO laminating, NO cutting…Just PRINT!SAVE BIG WITH OUR BUNDLES⭐:Preschool No Prep BundleKindergarten No Prep Bundle1st Grade No Prep Bundle2nd Grade No Prep Bundle3rd Grade No Prep BundleIncluded in the 1st Grad
Preview of Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
Preview of All About Me Pennant

All About Me Pennant

Created by
MrsNathan
Have students create this pennant at the beginning of the year as a great get to know me activity. I plan to laminate them and hang them up in a banner style in the front of my class. The pennant is made to be printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.For an online version to use with Google Classroom follow this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-Pennant-Google-Slides-Version-for-Distance-Learning-5645304
Preview of Letter of the Week Bundle - 6 activities per letter - Worksheets & Printables

Letter of the Week Bundle - 6 activities per letter - Worksheets & Printables

Letter of the Week Bundle!This bundle has everything you need for each letter of the alphabet!159 pages filled with amazing alphabet activities!This Bundle includes 6 activities per letter! All 26 letters are included! This bundle is perfect for morning work, alphabet centers, and homework. Each letter has the following activities:1. Coloring Page2. Trace and color3. Beginning sound picture sort4. Letter hunt, trace, and write5. Capital and Lowercase letter sort6. Color the pictures that star
Preview of First Grade Math Centers: Number Sense, Counting Forward, Ten Frames (and more!)

First Grade Math Centers: Number Sense, Counting Forward, Ten Frames (and more!)

Created by
Miss Giraffe
Number Sense fun in this differentiated JAM-PACKED unit filled with 247 pages of everything you need to introduce numbers at the beginning of the first grade year. This pack covers 4 main standards/concepts: counting to 120, reading and writing numbers to 120, counting forward from any number and ten frames / twenty frames. It includes super fun math centers, differentiated worksheets and activities, materials, assessments, games, and more!See TONS of REAL PICTURES of this unit here: Building Nu
Preview of School Rules Pocket Chart Sort | Back to School | Beginning of the Year Activity

School Rules Pocket Chart Sort | Back to School | Beginning of the Year Activity

Created by
Crystal McGinnis
This beginning of the year or first day of school pocket chart sort is perfect for introducing your classroom and school rules to your students. This back to school pocket chart sort comes with 48 school rule cards. You will work with your students to sort the cards into good choices and sad choices in a pocket chart. I have also included 4 independent practice printables that the kiddos use to sort behaviors of the classroom, playground, hallway, and school bus. Many teachers tell me that they
Preview of Classroom Management | Classroom Procedures & Routine Visuals & Digital Slides

Classroom Management | Classroom Procedures & Routine Visuals & Digital Slides

Created by
My Day in K
Say hello to Classroom Management Made EASY!! These Classroom Routines & Procedures Visuals & Slides are the perfect teaching tools to set your classroom (and students) up for success starting the first day of school. These visuals and slides are fun and easy to use and will help your students to quickly know and understand the rules and expectations for the classroom. It is so important at the beginning of the year to talk about classroom procedures and practice it often to start the ye
Preview of EDITABLE NAME TRACING & WRITING PRACTICE WORKSHEETS MORNING WORK ACTIVITY KINDER

EDITABLE NAME TRACING & WRITING PRACTICE WORKSHEETS MORNING WORK ACTIVITY KINDER

Created by
FREE YOUR HEART
EDITABLE NAME TRACING AND WRITING WORKSHEETS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL (INCLUDES I CAN WRITE MY NAME)Are you looking for custom name worksheets for your kids to practice and master their names? Look no further! This name practice pack is editable and provides 3 different tracing sheets. Create practice sheets for your whole class (maximum of 30 students) in a few minutes. All you need to do is fill a table (with students' names only and all the pages will be generated for you! Viola! Y
Preview of Map Skills Worksheets, Books, Lap Book - Cardinal Directions, Compass Rose

Map Skills Worksheets, Books, Lap Book - Cardinal Directions, Compass Rose

Are you looking for an engaging first grade map skills resource to add to your social studies curriculum? This engaging resource is what you need to teach mapping skills like cardinal directions, compass rose, and map skills. Students will love the map skills books and the hands-on build a town map. Finally, students can demonstrate their learning with the final map skills lapbook. Use this resource for:first gradesecond gradewhole class instructionsmall group instructionpartner workStudents wi
Preview of Classroom Calm Down Corner Kit | Identifying Feelings Emotional Regulation

Classroom Calm Down Corner Kit | Identifying Feelings Emotional Regulation

Self regulation and problem solving skills are critical for students’ success in the classroom! The Classroom Calm Down Corner Kit includes everything you need for a calming corner or peace table: grab calm down posters for identifying feelings and emotions, deep breathing exercises, and calm down strategies for your students in one, ready-for-you kit.  In the included How to Use guide, I walk you through how I introduce each part of the kit, and empower my students to build independence when us
Preview of Reward Coupons for Positive Classroom Management (Editable!)

Reward Coupons for Positive Classroom Management (Editable!)

Classroom rewards made easy! Your students will love these 40 unique reward coupons for positive classroom management, and you will love how much money it saves you! These reward coupons focus on rewarding students with privileges that make them feel special, increasing intrinsic motivation and making your classroom run much more smoothly. This makes them perfect to pair with any classroom management system and in PBIS schools. These coupons are now EDITABLE so you can customize the coupon titl
Preview of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities EDITABLE Name Writing Practice + Hat

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities EDITABLE Name Writing Practice + Hat

$1 STEAL through Monday only! Your students will LOVE celebrating their names with these Chicka Chicka Boom Boom activities and name hats. These editable name worksheets and practice activities are perfect for Kindergarten, Pre-K, and Preschool students at the beginning of the year (or anytime)!This resource includes 5 editable name activities perfect for back to school name practice. Type your class list in once and the rest will auto-fill! You will need Adobe, which is a free program, to edit
Preview of 2D and 3D Shape Posters - Bright Rainbow Classroom Decor - Math Bulletin Board

2D and 3D Shape Posters - Bright Rainbow Classroom Decor - Math Bulletin Board

If you teach 2D and 3D shapes then these shape posters or shape anchor charts are just for you! Whether you use them as part of your classroom decor or math wall these shape posters will provide your students with a valuable learning tool as they work on shape recognition. This set of 2D and 3D shape posters includes 15 2D shapes and 11 3D shapes. Each shape poster or anchor chart measures 8.5” x 11” and displays a brightly colored basic shape and the corresponding shape name. The perfect poste
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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.