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Kindergarten social studies literature circles for ESL-EFL-ELL

Preview of Phonics Digital & Printable Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Worksheets

Phonics Digital & Printable Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Worksheets

Reading Comprehension All-in-One BUNDLE SET TWOA SECOND SET of the *Top 10 TpT resource* All-in-One Reading Passages Bundle! Same skills - brand new stories!!!After receiving so much positive feedback about the original and TpT top selling All-in-One Reading Passages Bundle, I couldn’t help but make another set! I’ve already found so many uses for an addition set of phonics-based stories in my classroom, and I know you will too!------------------------------------------------------------------
Preview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Are you looking for some fun activities to introduce Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? I have developed this focus on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Peacemaker. We talk about the difference between a Peacemaker and a Peacebreaker. Then, students write about how they can be a Peacemaker. There are several engaging activities in this mini unit for you.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing PromptsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemak
Preview of Decodable Readers with Digraphs | Decodable Books with Digraphs

Decodable Readers with Digraphs | Decodable Books with Digraphs

These printable decodable readers with digraphs are perfect for beginning readers learning to read words with digraphs!⭐ Click here to SAVE BIG with the Decodable Readers SUPER Bundle and have printable decodable books and pre/post reading activities for every single phonics skill, all year long! ⭐These no prep, fold-and-go decodable readers use ONLY include CVC words, sight words, and short vowel (decodable) words with digraphs.They’re perfect for beginning readers because they are printable, r
Preview of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: Speech Therapy Digital & Print Book Companion

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie: Speech Therapy Digital & Print Book Companion

A speech therapy book companion for "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" featuring printable and Google Slides activities. Great for teletherapy or in-person therapy any time of the year. The activities included can be used as a part of speech and language intervention, who group preschool lessons or as carryover for parents of preschool aged students. Pages 3-4: Sequencing: Cut apart pictures on page 3 and have students sort them in order onto page 4. Make it easier by pre-sorting some of the picture
Preview of English Language Word Picture Flashcards ESL with and without words

English Language Word Picture Flashcards ESL with and without words

Created by
Clever Chameleon
This product includes English Picture Cards with words and Picture Cards with no words.PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO A NEW LARGER SET OF ENGLISH PICTURE CARDS, POSTERS AND BOOKLET IN COLOR AND B&WThis set contains two printable files that each contain 228 word cards over 53 pages. (4 cards per page) One file has cards with words and the other is without words.The words are in the following color coded categories: Family, Places, Home, School, Vehicles, Action words, Feeling words, Body parts, F
Preview of Silent E Decodable Readers Books CVCe Words Long Vowel Decodables Worksheets

Silent E Decodable Readers Books CVCe Words Long Vowel Decodables Worksheets

CVCe Decodable Readers is the perfect way for new readers to practice reading CVCe (long vowel silent e) words in context. Even if you teach CVCe with magic e, these decodable books will benefit your students!⭐ Click here to SAVE BIG with the Decodable Readers SUPER Bundle and have printable decodable books and pre/post reading activities for every single phonics skill, all year long! ⭐ These no prep, fold-and-go decodable readers use only the targeted CVCe long vowel sound and sight words in ea
Preview of Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month

Fry Bread A Native American Family Story Activity Native American Heritage Month

Engage your students in a rigorous interactive read aloud with the book Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of family and cultural traditions.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the November Interactive Read Aloud Bundle!
Preview of Editable Name Practice Mats for Magnetic Letters

Editable Name Practice Mats for Magnetic Letters

Quickly and easily create custom magnetic letter name mats for your students with these editable magnetic letter mats! This is perfect for name practice as students use magnetic letters to build their name over the mat.What do I need?*Class List*Adobe Reader (free program)How does it work?*Open the PDF file*Type your students' names in the list*30 custom name building mats will instantly autofill*Print, cut, and use (over and over again)You can use first names or last names. Better yet, you can
Preview of Blends Decodable Readers | R Blends, L Blends, S Blends, Consonant Blends Books

Blends Decodable Readers | R Blends, L Blends, S Blends, Consonant Blends Books

Blends Decodable Readers is the perfect way for new readers to practice reading words with consonant blends in context.⭐ Click here to SAVE BIG with the Decodable Readers SUPER Bundle and have printable decodable books and pre/post reading activities for every single phonics skill, all year long! ⭐ These no prep, fold-and-go decodable readers use only the targeted consonant blends and sight words in each reader. They’re perfect for beginning readers because they are printable, require no prep, a
Preview of Double Final Consonants Decodable ReadersDouble Consonant Worksheets Floss Rule

Double Final Consonants Decodable ReadersDouble Consonant Worksheets Floss Rule

Double Final Consonants Decodable Readers are the perfect way for new readers to practice reading words with double final consonants in context.⭐ Click here to SAVE BIG with the Decodable Readers SUPER Bundle and have printable decodable books and pre/post reading activities for every single phonics skill, all year long! ⭐ These no prep, fold-and-go decodable readers use only the targeted double final consonants and sight words in each reader.✷ Important Note: Please see the skill list below to
Preview of Orton Gillingham Phonogram Cards (medium size)

Orton Gillingham Phonogram Cards (medium size)

The Orton-Gillingham 3-part drill is an essential element of an Orton Gillingham lesson, and these phonogram cards are a fantastic resource for tying in the visual and auditory components as students look at each card while simultaneously saying the name of the phonogram(s), the keyword picture, and the sound it makes (Ex: sh-shoe-/sh/). Cards are 3.5”x5” and print 4 to a page. This product includes three resources: 1. 3 sets of 120 Phonogram Cards:Set 1- color images with white backgrounds: on
Preview of Glued Sounds Decodable Readers | Decodable Books for Glued Sounds

Glued Sounds Decodable Readers | Decodable Books for Glued Sounds

Glued Sounds Decodable Readers is the perfect way for new readers to practice reading words with glued sounds in context.⭐ Click here to SAVE BIG with the Decodable Readers SUPER Bundle and have printable decodable books and pre/post reading activities for every single phonics skill, all year long! ⭐ These no prep, fold-and-go decodable readers use only the targeted glued sounds and sight words in each reader.✷ Important Note: These books contain words with consonant blends (i.e. blink), words w
Preview of Scaredy Squirrel: A Literacy & Social Studies Unit!

Scaredy Squirrel: A Literacy & Social Studies Unit!

I am so excited to share my Scaredy Squirrel unit with you. A few months ago, I had never read a Scaredy Squirrel books. One of my students checked one out of the library and asked if I would read it to the class. We were immediately hooked! I then checked out three more books and we decided that we would do a book study on Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt. I cannot tell you enough how much FUN this was! We focused our unit on four books (Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel goes camping, Scare
Preview of The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

The Water Princess by Verde 19 Book Extension Activities NO PREP

Beautiful book based on the true story of African model, Georgie Badiel. Gie Gie must walk with her mother everyday to get water from the well. Gie Gie wants to find a way to bring the water closer to her village. Wonderful opportunity for discussion. From Amazon:With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer; she cannot make it run clear
Preview of Color Adapted Books Special Education. Learning Colors with Adapted Color Books

Color Adapted Books Special Education. Learning Colors with Adapted Color Books

Do your special education students love adapted books? Our Color Adapted Books are a fun and interactive way to practice your colors! This resource includes 12 adapted books to help your students learn their colors! These books are particularly helpful for young readers as they teach colors, new vocabulary, and help with matching and fine motor skills.My students love to use these adapted books during our morning work bins, circle time, and small groups. Colors included;BlueBrownGray/GreyGreenOr
Preview of Hansel and Gretel: Story Sequencing with Pictures

Hansel and Gretel: Story Sequencing with Pictures

This resource is great for emerging readers. Students can begin to practice their comprehension skills by sequencing these pictures of the fairytale Hansel and Gretel. This resource is also great for practicing writing. There are no captions for the pictures, so students could caption and sequence the pictures. The resource has two pages of black and white and two pages of color sequencing. An answer key is also included. Please click the preview to take a closer look!***UPDATE (May 2017): Thi
Preview of Tennessee Symbols

Tennessee Symbols

This unit includes everything you need to put together an informational book on Tennessee's state symbols. This coorelates with the new TN Social Studies standards that are being adopted and implemented for the 2014-2015 school year. Included are 4 different versions of the book to meet the needs and differentiate instruction for all of your learners. -A craft version with patterns for all of the symbols (hands on activities) -A writing version for your higher level learners. This will help to
Preview of The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day

Created by
The Speech Attic
This a book companion to "The Snowy Day" By: Ezra Jack Keats You will need to purchase the book separately. Vocabulary Coins: p. 3-6 Print, cut, and laminate. Use while telling the story. These will also be used with p. 18 for describing. Sequencing: p. 7-8 Have your students cut out the pictures on page 8 and glue them in sequential order onto page 7. (BW version also included on pages 9-10) Comprehension Questions: p. 11-12 Print and give a copy to each student. Have your students color
Preview of Phonics Interactive Notebook: The Bundle (All Year)

Phonics Interactive Notebook: The Bundle (All Year)

Phonics-Based Interactive Notebook: The Bundle HOW CAN I USE THIS PHONICS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK? Whole Group Small Group Independent Morning Work Stations/Centers ESL Special Education Setting Homeschool Parents WHAT IS INCLUDED? • Activities for 125 phonics-based skills Each skill has the following activities: •Spelling •Tracing •Unique Word Sort for each pattern •Fluency Strips •Stamp It •Write a Sentence •Rainbow Write •Build the Word •Real Word or Silly Word game ★SHORT VOWEL WORD FAMILIES
Preview of Tracing Words - Things that Start with A-Z

Tracing Words - Things that Start with A-Z

These Tracing Words worksheets are great for letter formation practice, beginning letter identification, and vocabulary development. Great to have on hand for Letter of the Week lessons, small group or whole group instruction, or a time filler for those extra 15-20 minutes of the day. This set includes 52 worksheets:--- 2 worksheets per letter of the alphabet--- 8 words per letter--- 4 words per worksheet--- 1 cheerful, engaging graphic for each wordThe 8 words per letter include the following:-
Preview of Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters

Annotation Bookmarks with Collaborative Conversation Starters

Created by
kelly morrow
Close reading assistance, great for K - 12th grade, bookmarks, collaborative conversation frames, common core aligned, reading informational text, reading literature, listening and speaking. Print and copy double sided for students to use as they are annotating text. Laminate to make them last longer!
Preview of Me on the Map mini book

Me on the Map mini book

This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where they're located in relation to the world. Students will be introduced to the following words: Country State Town/City Street House/Address It's very simple and fun to do with students and is a great accompaniment for the Me on the Map book by Joan Sweeny.
Preview of Jan Brett WINTER Literature Sequencing Pages

Jan Brett WINTER Literature Sequencing Pages

This product includes STORY SEQUENCING pages ONLY. If you would like more activities for each individual book, please CLICK HEREThese Sequencing Pages includes Jan Brett stories from...- "The Hat"- "The Mitten"- "Cozy"- "The Snowy Nap"- "Three Snow Bears"
Preview of 60 Progressive Emergent Readers Bundle - Beginning Reader Series

60 Progressive Emergent Readers Bundle - Beginning Reader Series

60 Progressive Emergent Readers Bundle – Beginning Reader Series This product contains 60 emergent reading books that progress in number of words on the page, number of words in a sentence, and number of sentences on a page. The 60 books reinforce sight words vocabulary and word families. Great care was taken to use small decodable words, and to review words from earlier stories. Level 1 – 20 Early Emergent Readers Level 1 is mostly themed books written with small decodable words with one or
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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.