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1st grade Autumn social studies graphic organizers

Preview of 20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates

20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates

These research graphic organizers will help your students form strong note-taking habits, organize findings, build vocabulary and keep track of the sources they used to find information. - 20 Diverse Graphic Organizers / Templates for Research - Generic enough to be used across different subjects, activities and lesson - Differentiated from basic to advanced with different focuses, formats and layouts- Can be used as a non-fiction reading response activity for student accountability - Excellent
Preview of End of the Year Camping Day Themed Activities Countdown to Summer

End of the Year Camping Day Themed Activities Countdown to Summer

Find details here.After this packet you'll wish there was "s'more"!!These are wonderful activities for the fall of the year, for a class reward day, or for the end of the year. Each activity is designed to support the Common Core ELA Standards using a camping theme.So...grab a flashlight and a sleeping bag or towel and let's enjoy the day!The packet contains:Craft...Sitting around the campfire.Mini Story on CampingFlip story on campingSequence Writing...first, next, thenWriting a paragraph...cam
Preview of Wax Museum & Biography Writing Project

Wax Museum & Biography Writing Project

Created by
Leslie's Locker
This item is a great tool to help students learn about researching, biographies, taking notes, and writing a multi-paragraph paper.You'll find everything you need to put on a wax museum as well! Items include:*a student tracking sheet to help you keep track of historians, assignments, and due dates*note-taking and rough draft pages for 5 paragraphs (these paragraphs include an introduction, early life, contributions, later life, and conclusion*final copy paper that includes a place for students
Preview of Halloween Activities | Creepy Carrots Creepy Underwear Creepy Crayon

Halloween Activities | Creepy Carrots Creepy Underwear Creepy Crayon

Created by
Primary Scouts
* * Limited Time Spooky Deal * *Do you love Jasper Rabbit as much as I do? This Creepy Series is dedicated to the trio of amazing Jasper Rabbit stories featuring different read aloud activities to support: Creepy Carrots, A Creepy Pair of Underwear and Creepy Crayon! by the legends, Aaron Reynolds + Peter Brown.This bundle is here to help build comprehension with its *targeted* mini lessons & corresponding activities (for up to 5 days - per kit) that invite K-1 learners to listen, interact
Preview of Community Helpers Unit

Community Helpers Unit

This Community Helpers Unit has everything you need to teach your little learners about the people who play important roles in our communities. This Unit has a variety of activities that go into a fun and engaging deep dive into these vital professions, and the best part is that they are all CCSS aligned! What is included?10 mini lessonsWrite the room (editable)Dramatic play centersAnchor chartsCraftsEmergent readersA lapbookSTEM activitiesSight word activitiesClassroom community activitiesCheck
Preview of Inference Reading Passages Making Inferences Fiction and Nonfiction Inferring

Inference Reading Passages Making Inferences Fiction and Nonfiction Inferring

This Making Inferences Bundle can save you valuable time when looking for an effective resource for teaching inferring to young learners. It's great for beginners and struggling students alike. Included are 25 short fiction and nonfiction passages with 3 built-in inferences each! No more scouring through dozens of books to find good examples of inferences.⭐ Here's what Tiffany had to say: "This is a great product that helps to scaffold with various levels of support. This also helps generalize
Preview of All About Pumpkins Unit- Pumpkin Life Cycle- Pumpkin Investigation-Pumpkin Craft

All About Pumpkins Unit- Pumpkin Life Cycle- Pumpkin Investigation-Pumpkin Craft

Use this BEST SELLING unit as you explore all about pumpkins during science and integrate them during literacy! It is filled with activities to learn about the pumpkin life cycle, do a pumpkin experiment, have a pumpkin investigation, and enjoy all the reading and writing activities included! It is perfect to engage the K-2 learner!SAVE BIG with First Grade Science for November!Inside you will find:Science ResourcesUnit Teaching Plan Introducing Pumpkins Pumpkin Facts Poster Pumpkin Parts Poster
Preview of CREEPY CARROTS Read Aloud Activities | Halloween Craft | Sequence of Events

CREEPY CARROTS Read Aloud Activities | Halloween Craft | Sequence of Events

Created by
Primary Scouts
Limited Time “Spooky Season in July” Half Off Discount Help build comprehension with this interactive read aloud resource, *targeted* mini lessons & corresponding activities (for up to 5 days) that invite kindergartener and first graders to listen, interact and show what they know via crafts, printable(s) and group discussion!This read aloud kit pairs with mentor text, Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown. It's a perfect October Read Aloud or Halloween Read Aloud for the prim
Preview of Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Activities and Craft BUNDLE

Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Activities and Craft BUNDLE

Created by
Primary Scouts
Hook your little readers with an interactive read aloud, focused mini-lessons paired with matching student response sheets and varied crafts that look amazing on a monthly bulletin board! Each individual kit is built to support you up to 5 days with 5 different activities depending on your classroom schedule and student needs!There are a total of 36 read aloud kits included that pair with high-quality picture books! Each individual kit focuses on the unique ELAR skills that support the mentor te
Preview of Country Research Report Worksheets and Graphic Organizers Google Slides

Country Research Report Worksheets and Graphic Organizers Google Slides

Are you looking for engaging activities for writing a country research project? These country research graphic organizer worksheets are perfect for your literacy and social studies lessons about countries. They are ideal for research projects and report writing. They are also great for reading lessons with informational texts.These informational essay graphic organizers are offered as no prep printables, as well as in digital formats (TPT Easel and Google Slides). Here's the thing. You want your
Preview of Rosa Parks Timeline for Women's History Kindergarten & First Black History

Rosa Parks Timeline for Women's History Kindergarten & First Black History

Created by
Class of Kinders
Teaching your students about people who have made a difference? Use this timeline after reading any age appropriate book on Rosa Parks' life! This resource has four facts; just enough for young children in kindergarten & first grade to order. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month or any time of the school year that you want to teach your students about people who have had an impact!Rosa's timeline shows FOUR life events:Rosa went to jailPeople did not use the bus.Rosa did no
Preview of Fall Writing Prompts - Narrative Writing, Graphic Organizers, Fall Activities

Fall Writing Prompts - Narrative Writing, Graphic Organizers, Fall Activities

Are you looking to make your narrative writing prompts fun this fall? This writing product is a fun interactive activity that involves fall prompts, real photographs, and graphic organizers. Students will cut and paste their own sequence using three photographs, then write a fictional story about it. They will cut and paste the beginning, middle, and ending pictures, pre-write the story on a graphic organizer, then expand with their writing for a final piece.Fall Narrative Writing Topics:Pumpkin
Preview of COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT Template Project Projects  | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade

COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT Template Project Projects | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade

COUNTRY RESEARCH REPORT Template Project Projects | 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th GradeYour students will love this country research report template! Perfect for your students to use as they research and write about a different country. This country research graphic organizer template helps them to organize their facts and information in a clear and concise way!❤ CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW GREEN APPLE LESSONS!
Preview of Apples Activities, Apple Life Cycle, Apple Tasting, Apple Craft

Apples Activities, Apple Life Cycle, Apple Tasting, Apple Craft

Get your 5 senses ready as you investigate with these apple activities, explore the apple life cycle, apple tasting, how we use apples, create an apple craft, and more! Easily integrate literacy with this unit that is packed with activities for your students--graphic organizers, an interactive reader, sorts, and more--to learn all about apples! Save BIG when you buy this unit in the Science for September bundle!This apple unit is filled with activities that are interactive for the K-2 learner. I
Preview of Black History Month Craft Garrett Morgan Activities The Traffic Light Bulletin

Black History Month Craft Garrett Morgan Activities The Traffic Light Bulletin

Created by
Sweet Sensations
This Black History Month Inventors Garrett Morgan craft is an engaging stop light activity! This activity project is simple to make and can be differentiated for the needs of your students! Garrett Morgan is known for inventing the precursor to the yellow wait light and an early gas mask. Students make their own modern day stop lights on a triangular prism and fill the other two sides with information, with different choices so that you can easily switch out the panels for the needs of your s
Preview of Maps and Globes Worksheets - 1st Grade Map Skills - Kindergarten Mapping Skills

Maps and Globes Worksheets - 1st Grade Map Skills - Kindergarten Mapping Skills

Created by
Oink4PIGTALES
Introduce and teach kindergarten and first grade students all about Maps and Globes, Cardinal Directions, Landforms, and Bodies of Water using this fun and engaging geography unit! These map skills worksheets cover landforms, oceans, relative directions, maps, globes, map keys and symbols, compass rose, Venn Diagrams, 24 geography words, and let your students design their own maps. These maps and globes activities are designed to use with ANY social studies curriculum!Students will practice, cre
Preview of Inference Reading Passages Nonfiction Making Inferences Informational Text

Inference Reading Passages Nonfiction Making Inferences Informational Text

Are you scouring through dozens of books to find examples of Making Inferences text, only to find maybe one good example of an inference? It seemed like there were very few for nonfiction! That's exactly why I created this resource with 3 built-in inferences in each little passage.These short, Non-fiction Passages about high interest, influential people of the past, will have your students showing growth with Making Inferences in no time! With 3 built-in inferences in each passage, your students
Preview of Ruby Bridges Timeline Black Women's History Kindergarten & First

Ruby Bridges Timeline Black Women's History Kindergarten & First

Created by
Class of Kinders
Teaching your students about people who have made a difference? Use this timeline after reading any age appropriate book on Ruby Bridges' life! This resource has four facts; just enough for young children in kindergarten & first grade to order. Perfect for Black History Month, Women's History Month or any time of the school year that you want to teach your students about people who have had an impact!You are receiving a timeline for an event in Ruby Bridges' life.The timeline depicts/tells F
Preview of Fall Themed Slides Templates | September, October and November for Google Slides

Fall Themed Slides Templates | September, October and November for Google Slides

130 Google Slides Templates with a Fall Theme perfect to use for September, October and November with your kindergarteners, first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders. Google Slides templates are a fun way to present information to your class. You can add text, images, links, etc. to make them fit your classroom needs. I love to welcome my students every morning with these slides and I use them throughout the day to pace my lessons and provide visuals for my students.★Please note that these
Preview of Native Americans

Native Americans

Are you ready to embark on a fascinating journey into the vibrant world of Native American tribes? This Native American unit is designed to captivate young minds, fostering a deep appreciation for the diverse cultures and traditions of Native American communities across the United States.With our carefully crafted curriculum, your second and third-grade students will have the opportunity to explore four distinct Native American regions – the Northeast, Southwest, Plains, and Northwest Coast. Thr
Preview of Rules and Laws Social Studies Unit

Rules and Laws Social Studies Unit

RECENTLY REDONE AND UPDATED! This unit features 5 activities about the rules and laws in our community. It could be used anywhere from Kindergarten up to 2nd or even 3rd grade. Included in this set: -Posters with definitions -Rules and laws bubble map- Students give several examples of each -Writing piece- What would your community be like without laws? -Rules and laws tree map- Cut and sort pictures of laws and rules. -Rules at home, rules at school, and laws flipbook.
Preview of Travel Brochure

Travel Brochure

Created by
Christina Price
Students will love creating their own travel brochure! Students can research, create, and present information about any country! Great for culture studies and country presentations. This format can also be made into a travel style pamphlet/booklet with multiple pages. Choose from 8 different cover layouts and 6 different inside layouts. Includes sections for:*pictures*map*Interesting Facts*Bubble Map for vocabulary words*blank picture/writing lines for any additional information *culture*econom
Preview of Winter Label It by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano

Winter Label It by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano

Created by
Kim Adsit
This Winter Unit contains labeling activities for each of the following: Penguin, Train, Elf, Reindeer, Polar Bear, Snow Suit, Snow Man, Gingerbread Cookie, Stocking, and Snow Globe. For each of the 10 titles there is a craft, with patterns on easy to use reproducible pages, and the labels. There are also 10 reproducible pages, one for each title and the labels. These require NO PREP and no assembly. There are also 10 brace maps, one for each title. Finally, there are 5 seasonal reproducibles pa
Preview of Fall Label It by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano

Fall Label It by Kim Adsit and Kim Jordano

Created by
Kim Adsit
This Fall Unit contains labeling activities for each of the following: apples, pumpkins, turkeys, Frankenstein, school bus, pilgrims, ship, scarecrows, log cabin, and fall tree. For each of the 10 titles there is a craft, with patterns on easy to use reproducible pages, and the labels. There are also 10 reproducible pages, one for each title and the labels. These require NO PREP and no assembly. There are also 10 brace maps, one for each title. Finally, there are 5 seasonal reproducibles pages w
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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.

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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.

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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.