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Preschool 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 Kindergarten Fun Phonics Digital Lesson Support GROWING BUNDLE

Kindergarten Fun Phonics Digital Lesson Support GROWING BUNDLE

This Growing Bundle of Google Slides™ Lesson Support for Fun Phonics Level K. Once completed this product will include 32 weeks of lesson support. Includes letter formation support as well as story elements and phonic skill support. This is a GROWING BUNDLE, meaning it is NOT complete. It will be finished by end of June 2024 or sooner. Unit 1: Lowercase letters a to z is completed.Unit 2: Uppercase letters is completed. Unit 3: Blending and segmenting is completed.Unit 4: Digraphs is completed.U
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 Personal Pronouns He She They Boom Cards™ Speech Therapy Syntax Grammar Activity

Personal Pronouns He She They Boom Cards™ 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 Auxiliary Verbs Am Is Are Boom Cards™ Speech Therapy Grammar Syntax Activity

Auxiliary Verbs Am Is Are Boom Cards™ 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 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 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 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 Summer Speech Therapy Real Photo Scenes, WH Questions Visuals, ESL, Autism

Summer Speech Therapy Real Photo Scenes, WH Questions Visuals, ESL, Autism

Looking for a fun and interactive way to help your child with their speech therapy goals? Check out these engaging Boom Cards for Speech Therapy! This activity features 20 real photo scenes with WH questions and animated GIF moveable pieces. Kids will learn vocabulary, pronouns, verbs, WH questions, expanding sentences, prepositions, and following directions.Three stacked circles that match the visuals on each page could be used to cover the WH question visuals as each sentence structure is expr
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 Feed the Monster Category Game Boom Cards™ Speech Therapy Categories Activity

Feed the Monster Category Game Boom Cards™ Speech Therapy Categories Activity

You students will practice receptive language skills (listening, understanding categories, vocabulary, following directions) with this no print digital activity. Each monster will make a specific request (e.g,. "Feed me 3 insects") and the student will drag/drop items into his mouth. Students can complete this activity independently because it is self correcting. They will receive feedback when they submit their answers. It includes spoken directions, GIF animation, and fun sounds. This activi
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 Counting Sounds in Words PowerPoint Game

Counting Sounds in Words PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this interactive counting sounds in words 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 counting phonemes. This pack contains two versions: - Version on
Preview of Speech Therapy Picture Scene Boom Card Activities, Language, Summer Included

Speech Therapy Picture Scene Boom Card Activities, Language, Summer Included

Are you looking for an engaging and interactive way to help your child achieve their speech therapy goals? Check out this bundle with 9 fun activities featuring 116 animated verb pages. kids will learn pronouns, verbs, WH questions, increasing MLU, expanding sentences, prepositions, following directions, and more!Each slide features animated GIFs of children "DOING" simple activities, along with several related moveable pieces to keep kids engaged. The visuals at the bottom of each page help eli
Preview of Community Helpers {Google Slides™/Classroom™}

Community Helpers {Google Slides™/Classroom™}

Created by
Alessia Albanese
This is a digital (Google Slides™) pack all about community helpers! There are many fun, interactive activities included. These activities are Google Slides™ resources that can support your students with distance learning classrooms (i.e. Google Classroom™). You can also use them on your Interactive Whiteboard for use in your classroom!This pack has 6 different activities (multiple slides for each) and is suitable for Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students.What's Included?anchor ch
Preview of Kindergarten UNIT 2 Digital Lesson Support | Google Slides™ | Fun Phonics

Kindergarten UNIT 2 Digital Lesson Support | Google Slides™ | Fun Phonics

This set Google Slides™ will provide Digital Lesson Support for Fun Phonics Level K UNIT 2. Include 4 weeks of lesson support to reinforce uppercase letter formation as well as tapping and blending CVC words.If you own my Level K Digital Lesson Support GROWING BUNDLE| Google Slides™ | Fun Phonics you already own these!Some slides are animated so click slowly; others need to be used off Slideshow to be able to move the pieces. I like using this extension to make these slides full screen: https://
Preview of Boom™ Cards: I can find it! Articulation Spying Game

Boom™ Cards: I can find it! Articulation Spying Game

Created by
Katrina Bevan
Making picture observations is important for building visual skills, so why not do it while practising your speech sounds! The following Boom Cards™ provide students a chance to find objects hidden within a picture scene, say target words and have a chat about what they find.Students are presented with a busy picture scene & a list of 10 objects within a sound. Students need to find & click on the 10 objects, saying each picture as they go. They can even say words multiple times for ex
Preview of Social Studies BUNDLE:  Boom Cards™ (distance learning)

Social Studies BUNDLE: Boom Cards™ (distance learning)

Are you looking for a way to reach your special needs students while you are distance learning? These fun, interactive task cards are just what you need to engage your students while they are practicing life skills. It can be used as a whole group activity, as a learning center, as an independent activity, and more!SAVE MONEY ~ you are saving 30% by purchasing the bundle instead of the individual cards! (it's like getting almost 5 BOOM decks for FREE)Included BOOM card decks:Community HelpersTh
Preview of What's Wrong? Silly Pictures Absurdities Speech Therapy Language Activity

What's Wrong? Silly Pictures Absurdities Speech Therapy Language Activity

What's wrong with this picture? Students will practice problem solving and speech language skills (answering questions, recognizing absurdities, spoken grammar, and vocabulary) as they explain what's wrong in each silly picture. Includes 35 different pictures with colorful photos with 3 levels of difficulty (task cards and Boom cards). This activity is designed to be used during face to face speech therapy sessions or remote teletherapy sessions. It works well for mixed groups because articula
Preview of Halloween Bitmoji Virtual Classroom (PowerPoint & Google Slides)

Halloween Bitmoji Virtual Classroom (PowerPoint & Google Slides)

There are Halloween themed books, videos, and activities linked. This comes in both PowerPoint and Google slide versions.**Check Links in PRESENT MODE OR Click before the letter in the book bins**Click on the last slide to get the PowerPoint versionThe last slide has a link for the PowerPoint version. You may want to check all the links. If there is an activity you want graded you will have to make a copy of the activity so you get the answers back. Please email me if you have any questions:
Preview of First Grade Student Workbooks | Fun Phonics | Growing Bundle

First Grade Student Workbooks | Fun Phonics | Growing Bundle

This is a GROWING BUNDLE, currently in progress and scheduled for completion on or before June 30th, 2024. Once finished, it will comprise 14 workbook sets, providing a total of 32 weeks worth of lesson support tailored for first-grade Fun Phonics.These workbooks aim to offer students daily, substantive practice building upon skills acquired in kindergarten workbooks. Additionally, students will be introduced to lessons reinforcing various skills, including syllable segmentation, differentiation
Preview of Kindergarten UNIT 3 Digital Lesson Support | Fun Phonics

Kindergarten UNIT 3 Digital Lesson Support | Fun Phonics

This set Google Slides™ will provide Digital Lesson Support for Fun Phonics Level K UNIT 3. It includes 6 weeks of lesson support to reinforce tapping and blending CVC words and trick words.If you own my Level K Digital Lesson Support GROWING BUNDLE| Google Slides™ | Fun Phonics you already own these!Some slides are animated so click slowly; others need to be used off Slideshow to be able to move the pieces. I like using this extension to make these slides full screen: https://chrome.google.com/
Preview of Fall Beginning Sounds phonics PowerPoint Game

Fall Beginning Sounds phonics PowerPoint Game

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this interactive beginning sounds game; it's bright, engaging, self-correcting, and it promotes active learning. This activity is perfect for kindergarten or 1st grade students. Use it as a whole class phonics activity (add whiteboards for whole class participation), or use it for independent practice during literacy centers. This is a fun and easy way to learn or review alphabet letters and sounds.Kindly note this game is only for use with PowerPoint software, NOT GOOGLE
Preview of American Sign Language Powerpoint, Interactive Quiz, and Worksheets

American Sign Language Powerpoint, Interactive Quiz, and Worksheets

This 87 slide interactive powerpoint is a great introduction to American Sign Language alphabet as well as a fun review for those intermediate signers. It starts off with some background information and interesting clipart on Signing and then goes through the entire alphabet letter by letter. The best part is the 3D clipart MOVES!!! It shows you exactly how to form each letter! DOWNLOAD THE SAMPLE TO SEE WHAT I MEAN! The fun review portion has the hand moving and the students have to choose wh
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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.