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Kindergarten Winter social studies activboard activities

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 Morning Meeting for Kindergarten | January | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for Kindergarten | 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 100 Days Smarter Hat

100 Days Smarter Hat

Created by
The Kinder Kids
100 Days Smarter Hat These 100 Days Smarter Hats are in landscape format and measure 8.5 x 11. They are available in black and white. Students will color, cut and glue/staple the hat together. Celebrate the 100th day with fun and creativity! *** If you plan on sharing this resource, please purchase the appropriate number of licenses. The Kinder Kids Store prekprintables@outlook.com
Preview of Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides

Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides

Life Long Ago vs. Life Today This is a Google Slides file that covers "then and now" social studies lessons. These lessons teach about life long ago as it compares to life today. I have included 3 Google Slides Lessons that require no extra materials for students to complete, though some writing activities have a black & white print option as well. The 3 lessons could easily be stretched across more days as needed. Students will make comparisons between life long ago vs. today. The Google Sl
Preview of Morning Meeting for Kindergarten | December | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Morning Meeting for Kindergarten | 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 Black History Bundle K-3

Black History Bundle K-3

This bundle includes ALL of my primary Black History Units! Great for multi-age classrooms as these resources will give options for kindergarten- 3rd grade. All resources have been (or are in the process of being) updated to be accessible for virtual learning. Please see each product description below.
Preview of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities

Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
Preview of January Digital Calendar

January Digital Calendar

Created by
KC Kindergarten
This January Digital Calendar for Google Slides™ is the perfect Morning Meeting tool for your students in the classroom. These interactive slides allow your students to explore the calendar, days of the week, seasons, weather, counting the days of school, and so much more!★ HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED!Editable Calendar - Students create their own patterns using 4 moveable themed number piecesPre-Made Calendars - Students use a transparent box to identify the day (AB, AAB, ABB, & ABC patterns)Days
Preview of Polar Bears Theme Attendance with Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Polar Bears Theme Attendance with Lunch Count for Interactive Whiteboards

Created by
Pink Cat Studio
An internet connection is required to use this product. Have fun taking attendance with this Polar Bears theme interactive attendance program! Students touch their character when they arrive in class and their character will run off screen. 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 designe
Preview of March Digital Calendar

March Digital Calendar

Created by
KC Kindergarten
This March Digital Calendar for Google Slides™ is the perfect Morning Meeting tool for your students in the classroom. These interactive slides allow your students to explore the calendar, days of the week, seasons, weather, counting the days of school, and so much more!★ HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED!Editable Calendar - Students create their own patterns using 4 moveable themed number piecesPre-Made Calendars - Students use a transparent box to identify the day (AB, AAB, ABB, & ABC patterns)Days o
Preview of February Digital Calendar

February Digital Calendar

Created by
KC Kindergarten
This February Digital Calendar for Google Slides™ is the perfect Morning Meeting tool for your students in the classroom. These interactive slides allow your students to explore the calendar, days of the week, seasons, weather, counting the days of school, and so much more!★ HERE’S WHAT’S INCLUDED!Editable Calendar - Students create their own patterns using 4 moveable themed number piecesPre-Made Calendars - Students use a transparent box to identify the day (AB, AAB, ABB, & ABC patterns)Day
Preview of PRINCESS THEME Nonsense Word Fluency  Activities and Worksheets -FAIRYTALES

PRINCESS THEME Nonsense Word Fluency Activities and Worksheets -FAIRYTALES

#nystart This is your one stop shop for Nonsense Words! So many activities for you to use! Whole group, small group, independent, partner games, centers, early finishers and intervention activities are included. What you get:Small Group Card GameWhole Group or Small Group “Find The Star” GamePrint and Play Roll and Read Fluency Practice for InterventionsGradual Release Timed Fluency Practice Game “Help the Super Hero Save the Cat” . Easily differentiated, and would be great as homework.No
Preview of January Kindergarten Calendar for ActivBoard

January Kindergarten Calendar for ActivBoard

Fun and interactive calendar for Promethean Board is packed full with over 60 pages of activities that include pages to review calendar, weather, days in school, money, syllables, beginning sounds, counting, number words, scrambled sentences, addition stories, Tic Tac Toe ; Build a Snowman Game & much more! This is a one time purchase because I update the calendars each year! *Must have ActivInspire software to use***Also available in a first grade version**
Preview of SNOWMEN Fine Motor Busy Bins (winter morning work tubs) - Preschool, Pre-K

SNOWMEN Fine Motor Busy Bins (winter morning work tubs) - Preschool, Pre-K

Created by
Modern Preschool
Wouldn't it be great to be able to build a snowman even if you lived where it never snowed? Our low prep SNOWMEN Fine Motor Busy Bins are the perfect way to bring winter into your preschool (pre-k) classroom! The Snowmen Fine Motor Busy Bins include 12 printable activities that offer fine motor practice which is key to developing little hand muscles to be ready to cut with scissors, hold pencils the correct way, buttoning jackets, opening lunch boxes, and tying shoes! Each busy bin includes a
Preview of Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about fire safety both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Fire safety learning target slideLearn about Fire Safety (5 min video)Learn about Fire Fighters (10 min video)Fire Drill at School (5 min video)Virtual Field
Preview of Christmas and Holidays Around the World Passport and Directed Drawings

Christmas and Holidays Around the World Passport and Directed Drawings

This Holidays Around the World resource includes a digital and a printable version. It was created for Seesaw, PowerPoint, and as a PDF document. This resource can be used with a Smartboard, computer, iPad or tablet. It includes the cover for the passport, flag, directed drawing (8 steps) and lines for them to write a fun fact about each country.Countries included:United States - reindeerMexico - poinsettia Italy - la BefanaGermany - gingerbread cookieAustralia - koalaIsrael - dreidelThe Netherl
Preview of Landforms | Mountains Valleys Deserts Coasts Activities, Slides & Worksheets

Landforms | Mountains Valleys Deserts Coasts Activities, Slides & Worksheets

Landforms Activities including Flip Books, Google Slides lessons, and worksheets to learn Mountains, Valleys, Deserts, and Coasts - This is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (55 slides) with 21 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. Google Slides include the following:14 slides to teach Mountains8 slides to teach Valleys13 slides to teach Deserts15 slides to teach CoastsGraphic Organizer to Show All LandformsThis product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching
Preview of Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent

Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent

My Place on the Map - lessons for identifying and locating city, county, state, country, and continent - This geography unit is an interactive Google Slides Presentation (76 slides) with 18 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product is ideal for the early grades. This product includes an interactive Google Slides file that requires no extra materials for students to complete, though I have included black & white printable worksheets to go along with the slides. I plan t
Preview of Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting

Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting

Created by
Autism Realism
I use interactive calendar books for my students to complete independently at their desks as we are doing calendar each morning. It comes with interactive pieces for students to match - I have my higher level students use a dry erase marker and write each answer in the given space. Simply laminate and cut the pages, bind and add velcro!Enjoy!
Preview of Polar Bear Craft Template

Polar Bear Craft Template

Polar Bear Cut and Paste ProjectPaint or color, cut, and assemble this printable polar bear craft template for a fun arctic polar bear, brown bear, grizzly bear, or panda project to coordinate with a favorite book or unit study.The PDF download includes:A photograph of the completed projectDirectionsTemplate with all craft project pieces on one page Alternate template patterns on multiple pages to print or copy onto colored paper (for ease when completing this project with classes or larger grou
Preview of Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Here is a time line for chronological order with words and pictures. I tried it out on my kindergarten class and they were able to successfully complete it with a little bit of help. I have them write the words first, while we talk about it. They can then cut and paste the words on top of what they wrote and match the picture to it. If you like this or my other centers, but let me know. If there is a problem I would like to know that as well. I will be happy to make it right, before you pos
Preview of Goods and Services Lessons | Sort & Activity Included | Slides & Worksheets

Goods and Services Lessons | Sort & Activity Included | Slides & Worksheets

Goods and Services Economics lessons - Social Studies lessons for K, 1st, 2nd.This is an interactive Google Slides file (77 slides) with 11 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. An 8 day detailed lesson plan is included, though this unit could be taught in less/more days as time permits.This product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching on the smartboard (it is very interactive - lots of student involvement!) or can be assigned in Google Classroom for student
Preview of Fables and Economics Unit Lesson Plans for 1st Grade Social Studies

Fables and Economics Unit Lesson Plans for 1st Grade Social Studies

Are you struggling to fit social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! This economics unit is integrated with classic fables to make your literacy block more impactful and help you use your precious instructional time wisely.Wait…fables and economics… really? Yes, you read that right! This 6 week first grade thematic unit connects morals from fables to life lessons we learn in economics in a hands on and unique way.Beef up your first grade literacy block by integrating soci
Preview of Kentucky Social Studies | Me On the Map |City, County, State, Country, Continent

Kentucky Social Studies | Me On the Map |City, County, State, Country, Continent

My Place on the Map - lessons for identifying and locating city, county, state, country, and continent - This is an interactive Google Slides Presentation (76 slides) with 18 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product is ideal for the early grades. This product includes an interactive Google Slides file that requires no extra materials for students to complete, though I have included black & white printable worksheets to go along with the slides. I plan to teach these l
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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.

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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.

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.

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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.