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Discussion Starters for Math Problem Solving
BEST SELLER!! This product has 14 printable cards with question stems and prompts TEACHERS can ask during problem solving activities to promote critical thinking skills. By integrating these open-ended questions into your daily math instruction and routines, you can help students:• Make sense of mathematics• Learn and apply mathematical language and vocabulary• Develop a wide variety of flexible strategies for problem solving• Strengthen reasoning skills• Solve problems effectively and efficient
Grades:
K - 12th, Staff
Canadian Indigenous and First Nation Read Aloud's with Curriculum Connections
{ALL SALES FROM THIS DOCUMENT continue to support Indigenous people and communities as we amply their voice in our classroom. For August 2021-October 2021 donations will be used to #clearthelist for teachers teaching in the Northern Terrorities or communities collecting for back-to-school drives supporting Indigenous Communities. FOR AUGUST 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2020 went to The Blue Dot Movement in providing clean water in communities within Canada. We raised a total of $500. For the Month of Octob
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education, Staff
Foundation HASS Australian Curriculum Reporting Grade Descriptors
These Humanities and Social Sciences Reporting Grade Descriptors are a great way for teachers to track everything students should be learning throughout each semester of the school year. They are an amazing time saver at report writing time and allow teachers to easily see what each student has achieved. Make assigning grades to your students simple with these Reporting Grade Descriptors and use them to show parents during parent meetings. You can even use them to h
Grades:
K, Staff
Also included in:Â Australian Curriculum Reporting Grade Descriptors HASS BUNDLE
Close Reading: Teacher's Guide to Asking Text-Dependent Questions
This is a handy bookmark to help teachers generate text-dependent questions during a Close Reading lesson. This is not for students! It is simply a tool to help teachers during text-based discussions. Teachers can keep this bookmark/guide handy so that asking a text-based question is quick and easy!
Graphics by Melonheadz and fonts by KG Fonts
Grades:
K - 11th
Developmental / DAYC 2 Assessment Checklists
These checklists pertaining to the DAYC 2 test. They can be filled out during testing and the information gathered will be helpful in writing the developmental report. It is the perfect companion to my DAYC 2 Testing Materials testing kit.Checklists are divided into age ranges as indicated by the test (Birth to 11 months, 12-23 months, 24-34 months, 36-47 months, 48-59 months and 60+ months) and correlate to the test. After the checklists are filled out, the test can be scored using the test man
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in:Â Early Intervention and Preschool Assessment Developmental Report Bundle
Editable Thematic Unit Planning Template
This is an editable template pdf that allows teachers to plan for thematic units. It includes options for teaching a chosen topic for either 10 days or 10 weeks. This planner features various prompts to support teacher planning including key concepts to be taught, vocabulary, student outcomes and activity planners. There is space to record lists of books/websites needed during the unit as well as an assessment rubric and student evaluation.
This 18 page pdf includes everything you will nee
Grades:
K - 8th
Benchmark Advance Kindergarten Scope and Sequence
This is for the 2017 Benchmark Advance ELA reading program. This is a comprehensive component matrix for Kindergarten including the ELD language and content objectives. *NOTE: ONE FILE PRINTS BEST ON 11X17 PAPER AND THE OTHER ON LEGAL PAPER
Lesson Plan Template- Social Studies (Editable)
This item is a multi-color Social Studies lesson plan template that includes a number of text boxes with headings and subheadings that correspond to Social Studies planning and structural procedures. The plan incorporates a wide variety of critical lesson plan components which includes the following:* Lesson/Unit Title* Grade level(s)* Unit Focus * Overview and purpose * Standards addressed* Learning Outcomes * Modification/Differentiation * Materials/Resources* Enrichment/Extensions * Essential
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
FREE - Bloom's Question Cards - Bloom's Taxonomy
These question card FREEBIES are based upon the original Bloom's Taxonomy. Use them to promote higher-level thinking during lessons and after read-alouds. Color code them by copying them on different colors so they are easily differentiated. Adorable covers for each question type are included.Looking for newer Bloom's Taxonomy and other tools to encourage higher level, critical and complex thinking? Check out Digging Deeper - Learning Practices✨Click the GREEN STAR by my store name to follow and
Grades:
K - 12th
Treaty Week Resources
Teach your students about Treaty week. The focus is on Ontario but could easily be adapted to other uses.All student, indigenous and non-indigenous benefit from learning about the Treaties, histories, contributions and perspectives of the Inuit, Metis, and First Nations.Includes teaching through videos, links, interactive activities, and text examples. Includes some treaty wampum belts with links. There are two links on the Metis and their treaty rights. There are two links for the Inuit and wha
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PreK - 12th
Speech Therapy Template - SLDT:E - Social Language Development Test Elementary
This template is for The Social Language Development Test -Elementary: (SLDT-E:). This test evaluates social language skills.  The test is comprised of four subtests, each focusing on different skills. The subtests focus on taking someone else’s perspective, making correct inferences, negotiating conflicts with peers, being flexible in interpreting situations and supporting friends. It is designed to be used with children ages 6- 11 years, 11 months years.The template can be inserted into the
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Grades:
K - 6th
Child Social Skill Screening Tool, First Edition (2-18 years old)
Due to difficulty of identifying social skills and the need for social skill training for an individual. An analysis of eight assessment tools were used to create a social skill screening tool for children. Furthermore, this project was used to (1) analyze and identify commonality of social skill targets for children (ages 2-18) through the use of a variety of assessment tools, (2) create a user friendly social skill screening tool, and (3) develop a user friendly interpretation of results. Thus
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PreK - 12th, Staff
Tennessee Kindergarten Standards UPDATED WITH 2023 STANDARDS
***UPDATED with 2023 TN Kindergarten Math standards***I created this resource for you to use as a reference tool for lesson planning, curriculum mapping, assessments, and more! There are four options available to you: Portrait black & white, portrait color, landscape black & white, and landscape color. You can print the standards and insert them into your lesson plan book, Happy Planner, or other disc-bound planner. Or, you could print and laminate them to use as a quick reference tool
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K
Core Competency Planning Chart
This Core Competency Planning Chart will help you plan out how to teach the specific skills of each of the Core Competencies in the BC Curriculum.This layout gives checkboxes to plan which term to work on each specific skill of the Communicating, Thinking and Personal Social Core Competencies (with the changes made January 2021).Each one is broken down into its subcategories and specific skills. Each skill has been worded in a way that can be used as a comment on a report card or on an e-portfol
Grades:
K - 12th
Australian Curriculum Reporting Grade Descriptors HASS BUNDLE
These Humanities and Social Sciences Reporting Grade Descriptors are a great way for teachers to track everything students should be learning throughout each semester of the school year. They are an amazing time saver at report writing time and allow teachers to easily see what each student has achieved. Make assigning grades to your students simple with these Reporting Grade Descriptors and use them to show parents during parent meetings. You can even use them to help develop a bank of re
Grades:
K - 6th, Staff
Social Studies TEKS Checklist K-12 Bundle (6 Weeks Checks)
This TEKS checklist is perfect for the savvy Texas teacher! Keep track of the TEKS you have taught using the handy columns provided. Note dates TEKS were covered, keep data on individual students, or use as a quick reference throughout the year. Let this user friendly checklist save you time and energy so you can focus on what really matters… being the rockstar teacher you are! **These are updated yearly, if necessary, due to changes to TEKS. Improvements have been made to the formatting for eas
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Grades:
K - 12th, Staff
Marzano Data Forms (Editable)
Fully editable in .pdf format. No Powerpoint required! Easily track and group your students on Marzano's Learning Scale.
This editable product has 37 pages of forms for:
,Individual Data
- Formative Assessments
- Summative Assessments
- Exit Tickets
- Self Assessments
Class Data
- Formative Assessments
- Summative Assessments
- Exit Tickets
- Grouping
All forms have spaces to add your own notes, standards, and lesson titles!
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K - 12th
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Standards Based Report Card Grades K-8
I have been looking for a Standards Based report card for a long time and never really found anything that I liked, so I decided to create a version that would work for our entire school. This report card is based on quarters but is easily changed to trimesters or semesters. It includes ELA CCSS and Math CCSS for Grades K-8. It also includes the Science, History, and Technical Subjects Standard Strands as well. In order to make this document easily usable, I have not included each individual sta
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K - 8th
Emotional Regulation Tools {Emotional Regulation Visuals & Strategies}
Included is an extensive list of strategies and fidgets with a description of how to perform the strategy with pictures for reference. The goal of my extensive list is to give you an idea of different strategies to use to help students gain the skills to regulate their systems and give them more control over their emotions and behaviors.There are 15 self regulation strategy visuals and descriptions. It includes an in depth list of a variety of distraction techniques to use when you student is i
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PreK - 12th
Also included in:Â Emotional Regulation Activities Bundle {Posters, Worksheets, Strategies}
Speech Therapy Report Template EVT -3
This template is for the Expressive Vocabulary Test, Third Edition (EVT -3) . The EVT-3 is an individually administered, norm-referenced test of expressive vocabulary and word retrieval for children and adults. The template can be inserted into the body of your report. There are 2 examples of narratives (one male and one female) and three of my personal interpretations.** Full Disclosure- This report template was written by me, as an elementary school-based Speech-Language Pathologist. It can
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Close and Critical Reading Strategies A Nationally Published Teacher Resource
My resource is nationally published located in the SBAC Teacher Resource Library, UCLA. A must have for all teachers when it comes to teaching reading strategies that deal with complex text. Excellent for all subject areas. My students thrive when working with various complex text after mastering these strategies. It also shows on their state test scores. I published this in 2013 and yes these strategies still work today! Support your students by giving them the tools that will help them break d
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Flexible Seating Infographic
Have you changed your classroom to be more flexible when it comes to seating options? You might have a few parents, colleagues, or administrators questioning the decision to change from the traditional classroom layout to a more open concept.
This infographic, which prints to 1/2-page portrait, is compiled from reputable sources and cites educational research behind the flexible seating movement in classrooms.
With this handy 1/2-page infographic, you now have an easy handout for Back-to-Schoo
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PreK - 12th
Preference Assessment Interview for Children Paper and Electronic Versions
This is a simple to use preference assessment interview available in both paper and excel version. It focuses on general activities and items available to students at a young age. It comes with a nice summary sheet to view the information collected to assist you when completing preference assessments with the child. The excel file will fill out the summary sheet for you!Keywords: Preference Assessment, Interview, ABA, Assessment, FBA, Functional Behavior Assessment, Excel Sheets, ReinforcementPl
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Developmental Testing Forms and Assessment Materials DAYC 2 Early Intervention
This testing bundle is perfect for the administration of most early intervention and preschool level assessments, including the DAYC 2 test. The kit contains an easy to carry checklist of the test as well as pictures that are useful for the testing items. The test itself does not have specific materials and the materials included in this kit are perfect for the items being assessed by the test. Please see the previews for details.Disclaimer:The materials in this kit are to help simplify the a
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PreK - K
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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.
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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.
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