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Preview of Figurative Language Worksheets and Google Slides - Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole etc

Figurative Language Worksheets and Google Slides - Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole etc

Created by
Rachel Lynette
30 Figurative Language Worksheets that focus on similes, metaphors, idioms, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration. These worksheets are great for no-prep practice of the 7 most common types of figurative language. Each type of figurative language includes an introductory page with a definition and examples. The rest of the pages provide opportunities for practice.WHAT'S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:30 printable worksheetsRecording SheetsAnswer Keys DIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityG
Preview of Editable Sight Word High Frequency Words Worksheets Any List Kinder First Grade

Editable Sight Word High Frequency Words Worksheets Any List Kinder First Grade

Editable sight word worksheets provide kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students with effective and engaging sight word practice. The magical part about these sight word activities is that they are efficient for you, too!Dolch sight words, Fry sight words, custom district sight words…Are you tired of comparing sight word lists to see if you can use a particular resource? Did you have sight word worksheets, but then you changed grade levels or your school changed their sight word list,
Preview of Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure | Sentence Building

Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure | Sentence Building

Make sentence writing fun with these hands-on sentence-building worksheets. Beginning writers will manipulate the sentence structure and easily understand how to write a complete sentence by putting sentences together while support is removed gradually. These differentiated worksheets focus on Subject, Predicate, Capital Letters, Punctuation marks, Fine Motor Skills, reading, writing, Who, What, Where, When, and Grammar (Fix the Verb).✏️ This engaging pack features 5 activities that visually ex
Preview of 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

The 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension and Fluency Passages with Questions product contains 10 reading passages (6 fiction and 4 nonfiction) that target both COMPREHENSION and FLUENCY. Each passage is presented twice, in 2 versions, and it's followed by a True/ False sort. You can use this product both as a PRINTABLE and a DIGITAL RESOURCE.You can select the pages you want to assign to Google Classroom!The students will have to: *read each text 3 times and color a star after each reading ( for flue
Preview of Prefixes Suffixes Roots Worksheets Morphology Activities plus Google Digital

Prefixes Suffixes Roots Worksheets Morphology Activities plus Google Digital

Created by
Rachel Lynette
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots are essential for vocabulary growth, and these worksheets are perfect to have students practice prefix, suffix, and root problems.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:40 WorksheetsAnswer KeysDIGITAL:120 Google Slides"Worksheet Style" Google SlidesSelf-Grading Prefix & Suffix Quick Quizzes (Google Forms)Easel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintSelf-Checking or Short AnswerMany Different Levels of WorksheetsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PRE
Preview of Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform

Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform

Created by
Shelly Rees
Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t
Preview of Contractions PowerPoint / Google Slides, Worksheets, Posters, & More!

Contractions PowerPoint / Google Slides, Worksheets, Posters, & More!

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Visit the contraction factory and learn all about contractions in an interactive PowerPoint or Google Slides adventure! The slides are fully animated and show how two words blend to form a contraction. This makes the correct placement of the apostrophe easy to understand and remember. Six printables (a poster, four worksheets, and a monster mouth foldable) are included to reinforce and consolidate new grammar concepts. Perfect for students in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade.Please watch the video preview
Preview of Alphabet Letter Fluency Sentences with Beginning Sounds & Reading ELL

Alphabet Letter Fluency Sentences with Beginning Sounds & Reading ELL

Created by
Tweet Resources
Introduce the alphabet to your classroom with these easy to use letter fluency sentences. Please note that this package is now included in Tweet Resource's Alphabet Bundle.26 fun and educational alphabet fluency worksheets to give your little learner an easy introduction to the skill of reading. Touch dots and picture supports have been included to assist your students in independent reading. There are 2 variations included in this package! The first 26 pages have 3 uppercase and 3 lowercase tra
Preview of Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities

✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
Preview of Label Continents and Oceans Activities | Blank World Map Printable 7 Continents

Label Continents and Oceans Activities | Blank World Map Printable 7 Continents

Created by
Shelly Rees
Students LOVE learning about the Continents and Oceans of the World with these fun hands-on activities, including a 7 continents mini-book, blank world map, coloring pages, and even a label continents and oceans quiz. This NO PREP packet is easy for teachers and engaging and hands-on for students!Please click on the preview button above to take a look at everything included.This resource includes:7 Continents Mini-BookColoring Pages/Posters of Each ContinentBlank World MapLabeled World MapPost-U
Preview of Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns - ELA L.3.1.A BUNDLE

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns - ELA L.3.1.A BUNDLE

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns - ELA L.3.1.A (PowerPoint / Google Slides and Printables).This bundle contains five exciting interactive slideshows available in PowerPoint or Google Slides (Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns) with matching posters, worksheets, and other printable activities.This bundle completely covers CCSS ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sent
Preview of Map Skills Worksheets Book Lapbook - Reading a Map, Cardinal Directions, Compass

Map Skills Worksheets Book Lapbook - Reading a Map, Cardinal Directions, Compass

Are you looking for an engaging first grade map skills resource to add to your social studies curriculum? This engaging resource is what you need to teach mapping skills like cardinal directions, compass rose, and map skills. Students will love the map skills books and the hands-on build a town map. Finally, students can demonstrate their learning with the final map skills lapbook. Use this resource for:first gradesecond gradewhole class instructionsmall group instructionpartner workStudents wi
Preview of Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure Super Sentence Building

Sentence Writing Complete Sentences | Sentence Structure Super Sentence Building

Literacy Center | Simple Sentence Writing Center for Struggling Writers.Is writing complete sentences or building sentence structure a struggle for your students? If so, you'll love how these sentence writing worksheets will help you teach how to build and write complete sentences.✏️ The 16 activities in this pack will help your students understand the sentence structure clearly and build a confident and solid writing foundation.✏️ This is a No-Prep resource ready to print and go that even reluc
Preview of Blending CVC Words Worksheets Activities Blending Sounds Kindergarten Phonics

Blending CVC Words Worksheets Activities Blending Sounds Kindergarten Phonics

Do your students struggle to blend CVC words and therefore read CVC words? These blend & read CVC worksheets are exactly what you and your students need.By practicing blending and reading CVC words in a consistent and systematic way, your students will be blending reading CVC words independently in no time!Give your students the opportunity to practice blending, reading, and building fluency reading over 150 CVC words.★☆ SAVE NOW by purchasing the GROWING BUNDLE and have access to all futur
Preview of Synonyms and Antonyms PowerPoint and Printables for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade

Synonyms and Antonyms PowerPoint and Printables for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this Synonyms and Antonyms PowerPoint and Printables pack; This is a highly visual and interactive PPT that consists of 83 slides, jam-packed with animation, sound effects, and interactive activities. Ten printable sheets, including worksheets and craft activities, are included to reinforce and consolidate new concepts. Students help Ally (Alice) find her way home. A friendly white rabbit hands her a map with a secret path and hidden doorways. She has to complete the acti
Preview of Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution

Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution

Created by
Think Tank
The Causes of the Revolutionary War Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, 13 Colonies and Intolerable Acts. The Revolutionary War Causes Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of deciphering codes.
Preview of Editable Name Tracing and Name Writing Practice for First and Last Names

Editable Name Tracing and Name Writing Practice for First and Last Names

Are you looking for name practice for your students? This set of editable name practice worksheets instantly generates after you type in your class list! It is the ultimate time saver for back to school name practice!No PowerPoint files, no downloading fonts, just type in your class list, print, and go!Name practice worksheets include five different worksheets for every name typed into the class list. All titles and directions are editable. Please see the preview for a look at every page.Workshe
Preview of US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map

US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map

Created by
Kim Miller
Do your students struggle with general map skills, their location on a map or globe, or naming our continents and oceans? This popular U.S. geography and map skills packet will help your students master these mapping skills and more with ease. Fun for students and super helpful for teachers!This United States geography and map skills resource provides an easy and fun way for students to develop a better understanding of where they live in the world, as well as key geography skills and concepts.
Preview of Subject-Verb Agreement PowerPoint, Worksheets, and Poster (+ Google Slides)

Subject-Verb Agreement PowerPoint, Worksheets, and Poster (+ Google Slides)

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Yes, it's true! Subject-verb agreement is easy to teach when you use this no-prep interactive PowerPoint and worksheet set! Included is a highly visual and interactive PowerPoint with 75 slides packed with engaging activities. Seven matching printables (six worksheets and a poster) reinforce and consolidate new grammar concepts. A Google Slides version of the PowerPoint is also included.Use this pack for whole-class teaching, literacy centers, test prep, or review. The combination of colorful gr
Preview of Basic Concepts Speech Therapy Bundle - Temporal, Qualitative, Quantitative

Basic Concepts Speech Therapy Bundle - Temporal, Qualitative, Quantitative

Created by
Allison Fors
This basic concepts speech therapy bundle is a must-have for SLP/SLPAs! The best-selling bundle includes temporal, qualitative, quantitative, and negation. Perfect for introducing these basic concepts in repetitive, consistent activities that keep kids engaged.A perfect addition to your basic concepts speech therapy toolkit! Great for:➜ introducing basic concepts➜ worksheets to send home for practice➜ activities that are easily adaptable to different levels of learners➜ students who tend to memo
Preview of Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint and Worksheets Figurative Language

Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint and Worksheets Figurative Language

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
You'll love teaching figurative language with this Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint and Worksheets set. The PowerPoint is highly visual and has 45 slides, jam-packed with animation, sound effects, and interactive activities. Seven printable sheets, including worksheets and two mini-posters, are included to reinforce and consolidate new figurative language concepts.Help the spies identify and use metaphors and similes. The use of whiteboards and interactive activities make learning fun and engagi
Preview of World War II (World War 2) Map & Geography Activity for Europe & the Pacific

World War II (World War 2) Map & Geography Activity for Europe & the Pacific

Created by
History Gal
These World War II in Europe and World War 2 in the Pacific maps will help students become more familiar with the nations of Europe and those in the Pacific during World War II by identifying which countries belonged to the Allies, which ones joined the Axis, which ones were controlled by the Axis Powers, and which ones remained neutral. On the World War II in Europe map, students will also label the Maginot Line, the Battle of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battl
Preview of Adverbs PowerPoint / Google Slides, Worksheets, Posters, & More!

Adverbs PowerPoint / Google Slides, Worksheets, Posters, & More!

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
This no-prep grammar set about adverbs includes an interactive PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation (digital resources) and printables (four posters, three worksheets, and a flippy book).Join the space mission adventure and learn all about adverbs! The slideshow is interactive, filled with bright graphics and animation, and comes in a PowerPoint or Google Slides version to assist with distance learning. The presentation consists of 50 slides, jam-packed with engaging activities.Eight printab
Preview of Homophones PowerPoint and Worksheets for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade

Homophones PowerPoint and Worksheets for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade

Created by
Lindy du Plessis
Your students will love this Homophones PowerPoint and Printables pack; This is a highly visual and interactive PPT that consists of 87 slides, jam-packed with animation, sound effects, and interactive activities. Eight printable sheets, including worksheets and a craftivity, are included to reinforce and consolidate new concepts.Join the tin can telephone kids and learn all about homophones!. After the introduction, you'll find a clickable menu that takes you straight to the different activitie
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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.

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.