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1st grade social studies interactive whiteboards for ESL-EFL-ELL

Preview of CVC Rhyming Words PowerPoint Game

CVC Rhyming Words PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this interactive CVC rhyming words game; it's bright, engaging, self-correcting, and it promotes active learning. This activity is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, or ESL students. Use it as a whole class phonological awareness activity (add whiteboards for whole class participation), or for independent practice during literacy centers. This is a fun and easy way to explore rhyming words and CVC word families. This pack contains two versions: - Version one
Preview of Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

Year One HASS Bundle | History and Geography | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This bundle includes all of your HASS planning for the entire year! It has four units that explore personal histories, past and present, features of landscapes, geographical skills and more. Featuring detailed lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, activity sheets and assessment; it has everything you need!Want free cover pages? Find them here: Free HASS Cover Pa
Preview of Counting Syllables PowerPoint Game

Counting Syllables PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this interactive counting syllables PPT game; it's bright, engaging, self-correcting, and it promotes active learning. This activity is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, or ESL students. Use it as a whole class phonological awareness activity (add whiteboards for whole class participation), or for independent practice during literacy centers. This is a fun and easy way to practice syllabification. This pack contains two versions: - Version one has words and
Preview of Kindergarten Fun Phonics Digital Lesson Support  BUNDLE

Kindergarten Fun Phonics Digital Lesson Support BUNDLE

This Bundle of Google Slidesâ„¢ Lesson Support for Fun Phonics Level K. This product includes 32 weeks of lesson support. Includes letter formation support, decoding and encoding, trick words, sentence structure and reading fluency practice as well as story elements support.This bundle is completed.Unit 1: Lowercase letters a to z Unit 2: Uppercase letters and CVC wordsUnit 3: Blending and segmenting CVC wordsUnit 4: Digraphs Unit 5: Sentence structureThis bundle includes: Kindergarten UNIT 1 Digi
Preview of Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month | Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Are you wanting to teach your students about Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month? Here is a perfect resource for you! This is an e-book and activities, including a map activity, a learning activity with videos, and a true & false activity! A .pdf version of the activities is included as well. You can feel free to add audio to the slides if you are using for distance/remote learning or this resource is perfect for use in the classroom. Happy AAPI Learning!Slides Included
Preview of Paperless Journal Writing Prompts K-2 Distance Learning + Google Slidesâ„¢

Paperless Journal Writing Prompts K-2 Distance Learning + Google Slidesâ„¢

These ready to go paperless journal prompts will save you time and stress in the classroom! Great for distance learning and parents teaching kids at home. Comes in a PDF and a version for Google Slidesâ„¢ so you can easily assign in Google Classroomâ„¢. (Check the PDF for the link.)Simply show one of the prompts on the computer or whiteboard (able to display PDF) and the students will respond in their writing notebooks. The "Think, Draw, Write" format allows beginning writers to express their thou
Preview of Personal Pronouns He She They Boom Cardsâ„¢ Speech Therapy Syntax Grammar Activity

Personal Pronouns He She They Boom Cardsâ„¢ Speech Therapy Syntax Grammar Activity

Students will practice using personal pronouns (he, she, they) as they describe the actions in these pictures. You could also target action words/verbs, answering "what doing" questions, auxiliary verbs (is/are), and present progressive -ing. This activity is self-correcting and students will receive immediate feedback. There is no sound so students who are not yet reading will need an adult to help them read the cards. Each card features bright photographs that students will relate to. This in
Preview of CVC Word Families PowerPoint Games Onset and Rime Bundle

CVC Word Families PowerPoint Games Onset and Rime Bundle

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
There are 6 CVC word families PowerPoint games in this bundle - one for each short vowel sound and a bonus game that includes all the vowel sounds. Your students will love the games; they're bright, engaging, self-correcting, and promote active learning. The activities are perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, or ESL students. Use the PPT games as whole class phonological awareness or phonetic activities (add whiteboards for whole class participation), or for independent practice durin
Preview of Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Indigenous Peoples' Day | Digital Google Slides + PDF

Created by
Fishes In First
Wanting to teach your students about Indigenous Peoples' Day? This elementary-age appropriate Google Slides e-book also includes a true/false activity and a "history of the land I am on" activity. A .pdf of the activities is also included in case you want a printable version. If you are using this for Distance Learning, you can feel free to add audio so students can listen to you read the text as well!Pages included:-What is Indigenous Peoples' Day?-History of Indigenous Peoples' Day-When is Ind
Preview of Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint Game

Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Adjectives and Adverbs PowerPoint Game Do your students need extra practice with the identification of adjectives and adverbs? This game is perfect to review adjectives and adverbs! Your students will love the bright colors, animation and sound effects. DIRECTIONS: This PowerPoint must be in Slide Show view or the animation won’t work. STUDENTS: Read the word on the car and the sentence below the car. Is the word on the car an adjective or an adverb? Click on the correct button to answer. I
Preview of Complete and Incomplete Sentences PowerPoint Game

Complete and Incomplete Sentences PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Complete and incomplete sentences are easy to review when you play this interactive PowerPoint game.This grammar activity will help your students with the identification of complete and incomplete sentences. Read each sentence and choose the answer by clicking the correct button. The slides (21 questions) are self-correcting, and the illustrations are bright and beautiful! Please watch the video preview. Always view the PPT in slide show mode, or the interactive buttons won't work.Created by Lin
Preview of CVC Word Families Digital Bundle A E I O U - Google Slidesâ„¢

CVC Word Families Digital Bundle A E I O U - Google Slidesâ„¢

This bundle includes word families for CVC a, e, i, o and u (31 word families). Each resource will give your students practice with CVC words and CVC word families. Students will read, build, spell, type, match, and find words. Word Families Included in this Bundle:Short A: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -atShort E: -ed, -eg, -en, -etShort I: - ib, -id, -ig, -im, -in, -ip, -it, -ixShort O: -ob, -od, -og, -op, -ot, -oxShort U: -ub, -ud, -ug, -um, -un. -utThere are 8 different tasks in each word
Preview of Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Martin Luther King Jr. PowerPoint Lesson for Martin Luther King Day Grades 1 2 3

Created by
Laura's Lessons
Let’s Learn About Martin Luther King PowerPoint Lesson will help you present age-appropriate content to your students in first grade, second grade, or third grade. The animated PowerPoint with illustrations will keep young learners engaged as the text is read and discussed. It is perfect for use with a Smart Board or other interactive whiteboard; however it can be used without this technology as long as you have a computer and PowerPoint software. The final page of the PowerPoint includes li
Preview of Year One HASS: Past and Present | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

Year One HASS: Past and Present | Australian Curriculum Aligned |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'Past and Present' unit for Year 1 HASS for the entire term! Paired with my 'My Family & Personal History' unit, it is all of your history content covered. This particular unit focuses on exploring how things have changed over time, through comparing our daily lives with our grandparents or parents. Stud
Preview of Nouns and Verbs PowerPoint Game

Nouns and Verbs PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Nouns and Verbs PowerPoint Sorting Game Do your students need extra practice with the identification of nouns and verbs? This game is perfect to review nouns and verbs! DIRECTIONS: This PowerPoint must be in Slide Show view or the animation won’t work. STUDENTS: Read the word on the hot air balloon. Is it a noun or a verb? Click on the correct button to answer. If you are incorrect, click BACK and try again. If you are correct, click NEXT and go to the next slide. TIP: Use individual whi
Preview of Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint Game

Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Are you looking for a fun grammar game? Subject Verb Agreement is easy to review when you play this interactive PowerPoint Game!Help the cool kids complete twenty sentences by clicking the correct verb to ensure subject verb agreement. The slides are self correcting and the illustrations are bright and beautiful! Please view the PowerPoint in slide show mode.More:Subject Verb Agreement PowerPoint & WorksheetsSubject Verb Agreement Task CardsLindy du Plessis 2015.
Preview of Auxiliary Verbs Am Is Are Boom Cardsâ„¢ Speech Therapy Grammar Syntax Activity

Auxiliary Verbs Am Is Are Boom Cardsâ„¢ Speech Therapy Grammar Syntax Activity

Are you looking for digital resources to target auxiliary verbs (am, is, and are) and syntactic awareness? Students will practice using the correct auxiliary verbs (am, is, are) as they describe the actions in these pictures. You could also target action words/verbs, answering "what doing" questions, personal pronouns (he, she, they), and present progressive -ing. This interactive digital activity is perfect for distance learning, teletherapy, ESL groups, or in-person speech therapy sessions. Wh
Preview of Spring Speech Therapy Picture Scene Boom Cards for Inferences, WH Questions

Spring Speech Therapy Picture Scene Boom Cards for Inferences, WH Questions

This Speech Therapy Boom Cards activity include 18 colorful scenes with WH questions that are used for vocabulary, verbs, WH questions, expanding sentences, making inferences, making predictions, following directions, and prepositions. Kids will be able to manipulate GIF cat, dog and turtle on each page. You could give directions for draggable animals or have the student tell you where to put the animal. Also, the images could be used as conversation starters for students working on carry over
Preview of INSTANT DIGITAL SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching Slides: The Bundle

INSTANT DIGITAL SOCIAL STUDIES Teaching Slides: The Bundle

** THIS BUNDLE IS PART OF THE DIGITAL VIP BUNDLE HERE **This bundle includes teaching slides to take your social studies instruction not only DIGITAL but also ENGAGING!This packet includes 50 lessons aka covers 50 academic days!The INSTANT Social Studies Digital Teaching Slides are designed for your whole-group social studies core instruction. This bundle includes 5 sets of 10 lessons. The lessons are designed for 15-20 minutes. The lessons can be taught within 1 session or longer if needed. The
Preview of BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

BACK TO SCHOOL BOOM CARDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN GAME GOOD & BAD CHOICES SORT

Created by
FREE YOUR HEART
GOOD CHOICES VS BAD CHOICES BOOM CARDS GAME (BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES K-2)This fun digital game is perfect for back to school and is specifically aimed to help kids identify good and bad choices. It contains 34 playable cards and could also be used throughout the year to reinforce good and bad choices. Kids have to look at each picture, determine if the action depicted is a good or bad choice and click the corresponding answer (thumbs up for good choice and thumbs down for bad choice). This
Preview of Alliteration PowerPoint Game Phonological Awareness

Alliteration PowerPoint Game Phonological Awareness

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this alliteration PowerPoint game; it's bright, engaging, self-correcting, and it promotes active learning. This activity is perfect for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, or ESL students. Use it as a whole class phonological awareness activity (add whiteboards for whole class participation), or for independent practice during literacy centers. This is a fun and easy way to practice alliteration.Please watch the video preview.This pack contains two versions:- Version one
Preview of Year One HASS | My Family & Personal Histories Unit | Australian Curriculum |

Year One HASS | My Family & Personal Histories Unit | Australian Curriculum |

This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'My Family and Personal History' unit for Year 1 HASS for the entire term! Paired with my 'Past and Present' unit, all of your History content is covered. This particular unit focuses on students' families by exploring different family structures, roles and what makes families unique. Later in the unit, students start to compare family time and activities with those from the past (a perfect lead-in to my 'Past and Present' unit). Want to grab thi
Preview of First Grade Phonics Activities & Interventions - SoR Curriculum & Lesson Plans

First Grade Phonics Activities & Interventions - SoR Curriculum & Lesson Plans

Tired of reading first grade phonics lessons from a script? This digital phonics curriculum has phonics lesson plans that align to the science of reading and make it more engaging for first graders! These interactive powerpoints are ready-made digital phonics lessons and digital phonics units...all you need to do is click through the slides to teach the lesson!WHAT is the Super Phonics Curriculum?Super Phonics is a digital first grade phonics curriculum aligned with the science of reading that
Preview of Year One HASS Unit: Places and Spaces | Australian Curriculum Geography |

Year One HASS Unit: Places and Spaces | Australian Curriculum Geography |

| FREE review/update to V9 Australian Curriculum, landing first half of '24. Buy in now to beat the price increase and get the updates free |This unit includes everything you need to teach a 'Geography: Places and Spaces' unit for Year 1 HASS...for the entire term! Paired with my 'The World Around Me' unit, it is all of your geography content covered. This particular unit focuses on exploring the local environment, while investigating natural, managed and constructed features. Student's explore
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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.