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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Being a Scientist - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)

Being a Scientist - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)

Make science FUN and hands on in your classroom using science units made just for little learners! Use a small table or a small bookshelf to create an engaging science center full of hands on 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 for circle time, anchor charts, and a suggested book list. There is even a half page note you can send home to fa
Preview of Fine Motor Skills Task Boxes Bundle - Activities & Morning Tubs for the Year!

Fine Motor Skills Task Boxes Bundle - Activities & Morning Tubs for the Year!

Created by
My Happy Place
This bundle of over 100 fine motor activities targets the development of fine motor skills in preschool and kindergarten students while also fostering independence and excitement about school. Fine motor skills in young children are a predictor of academic success, but many students begin school struggling in this area. Perfect for morning tubs, early finishers, or busy boxes, these Fine Motor Skills Task Boxes build finger strength, dexterity, coordination, and academic skills while giving you
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 All About Me Craft Kid - Back to School Activities

All About Me Craft Kid - Back to School Activities

This All About Me craftivity is so so CUTE! Kids and parents will love it. Great for All About Me Social Studies units, Back to School, or Open House.I like to use this craft at the beginning of the year. It's a fun way to get students excited about writing while allowing them to share about themselves and get to know each other.These are ADORABLE in the hallway during Open House.
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
Preview of All About Me Unit Back to School Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

All About Me Unit Back to School Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Going to school is an exciting event for young children. This ALL ABOUT ME Circle Time unit for Preschoolers is the perfect way to start a new school year. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done to make your life easier! It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction "I Love School" - songs and movement activityMy Classroom - song and scavenger hunt activityChoices - 4 classroom ru
Preview of Kindergarten - Morning  Work Tubs - Bins - Back To School Fine Motor Activities

Kindergarten - Morning Work Tubs - Bins - Back To School Fine Motor Activities

Created by
Marsha McGuire
What's the difference between dreading morning arrival time and loving it? Morning Work Tubs! Engage your kindergarten students with these Back To School, fine motor-focused, morning work bins that explore new concepts and offer valuable practice through play for essential skills in both Math and ELA. In this set, you will find everything you need to organize, set up, and get started including over 30 activities.Why Morning Work:►keeps students engaged in meaningful activities►provides hands-on
Preview of Scissor Skills Cutting Practice with Alphabet Tracing

Scissor Skills Cutting Practice with Alphabet Tracing

Created by
From the Pond
Make learning scissor skills and cutting practice fun and practical by integrating it with the alphabet and prewriting skills. Our fun activity pages are ideal - just print and you're set!I've added some basic 'alphabet' content to this set to maximise the learning potential on each page!Students will cut around a large rectanglecut various lines from the edge at varying lengths, angles and shapetrace a picture to match a letter of the alphabetcolor the picturewrite the focus letter in upper and
Preview of Name Tracing Editable Name Practice Mats | Name Activities & Name Writing

Name Tracing Editable Name Practice Mats | Name Activities & Name Writing

These name practice mats in print style font include 20 name tracing editable worksheets so that you can differentiate for each child! Easily edit the no prep name tracing practice activities with the autofill feature! Simply enter each student's first or last name into the editable class list, and PRESTO... the names will automatically appear on all 20 name writing practice mats! Talk about a HUGE time saver!Just print and place the name tracing practice mats inside a dry erase pocket or sheet
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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.

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.