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Preschool Back to School social studies guided reading books
Martin Luther King Jr.- Early Reader Kindergarten and First Grade- MLK Day
Finding nonfiction materials at an appropriate level for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for young students is always difficult!! With that thought in mind, I created this little book about Martin Luther King for MLK Day in kindergarten (or first grade) classrooms!!
This book has one fact per page with illustrations to support young readers. Many sight words are used to support early readers as they begin to read nonfiction text.
Title Page: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Page 2: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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PreK - 1st
Me On the Map Activities and Map Skills Flip book for First Grade Social Studies
This circle book corresponds perfectly to the classic book, Me on the Map! The Me on the Map flip book shows maps from the book from smallest to biggest to make a powerful visual of our place in the world for kids!Just staple the Me on the Map flip book at the top when it's assembled. THIS ME ON THE MAP FLIPBOOK COMES IN 2 VERSIONSVersion with patterned sentences (Here is my planet. It is ____.) and labels already on the pages; Version with no sentences and labels to cut and paste in the appro
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PreK - 2nd
Alphabet Decodables Decodable Readers Kindergarten Science of Reading Books
Level up teaching the alphabet with alphabet decodables! Decodable readers aren't just for students who are reading words. Alphabet decodable books are a great way to work on concepts of print, letter sounds and beginning sounds, and vocabulary in preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten.Wait! These alphabet decodables are included in the Pre-K Phonics Curriculum! If you already own the Pre-K Phonics Curriculum Unit 1, you can download these there.These alphabet books are TRUE alphabet decodable reader
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PreK - K
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
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PreK - 2nd
Color Books- 11 mini-books for learning colors
Color Books- 11 mini-books for learning colors
This set of mini-books was created to help students learn their colors. My favorite part is that it includes the predictable sentence- "I see the (color word) _____." The simple predictable text is great for early readers. Students will color and cut to create these mini-books. These are perfect for the beginning of the year!
This set includes colors: red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple, pink, brown, black, white, and gray
Here are some
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PreK - K
Christopher Columbus Day- Early Reader Kindergarten and First Grade
**Christopher Columbus Day- Early Reader Kindergarten and First Grade**
Finding materials for Columbus Day for young students is always difficult!! With that thought in mind, I created this little book for Columbus Day in kindergarten (or first grade) classrooms!! It would be great to use for browsing boxes, independent reading, guided reading groups, or Read to Self.
This book has one fact per page with illustrations to support young readers. Many sight words are used to support early readers
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PreK - 1st
Character and Setting Worksheets Posters Kindergarten First Grade
Teaching story elements of character and setting to kindergarten and first grade can be challenging. These worksheets, activities, and pocket chart sorting cards will bring learning of these story elements to a new level and can be used with any book or lesson. The printable pages included are perfect for teaching, review, morning work, homework, literacy centers and assessments. There are over 50 pages in this set including anchor charts, introduction teaching pages to color, creative colorin
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PreK - 1st
Every Child Matters - Sept 30th Orange Shirt Day - Resource and Mini-Reader K-3
Orange Shirt Day (September 30th) is known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. It is a day we honour the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools in Canada. We learn about why we wear orange shirts, and focus on educating young learners as to the history of residential schools, as well as Indigenous culture and tradition. This resource also focuses on teaching young learners about diversity, equity, equality and that every person is special.Worksheets in
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PreK - 3rd
In Our Classroom Emergent Reader Kindergarten or 1st Grade- Rules Back to School
This emergent reader little book will help young students practice early reading skills, while reading about the classroom rules!!
Each page of this book focuses on an important classroom rule/ procedure. If there is a rule that you do not feel is needed in your classroom, you can simply leave out that particular page.
Page 1: Title Page: In Our Classroom
Page 2: We listen to our teacher.
Page 3: We are kind and respectful.
Page 4: We raise our hands.
Page 5: We use quiet voices in our classro
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PreK - 1st
Mexico Mini Book for Early Readers - A Country Study
This Mexico Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Mexico! This book can be used for a very basic country study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Mexico and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA colo
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PreK - 1st
Color Words Emergent Reader Little Books- Preschool or Kindergarten
**Color Words Fun**
This packet has 6 printable emergent reader little books, one for each of the following colors: red, yellow, blue, green, purple, and orange.
The following sight words are also included: I, see, the, is, look, at, here, can, and be. This is a great way to get students started with reading early in the kindergarten year!! These books would be great in students' individual book bins for independent reading.
There is also a matching packet for shared reading ava
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PreK - K
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Ancient Civilization Mini Books Bundle for Early Readers - Six Civilizations
This Ancient Civilization Mini Books Bundle is perfect for your students to learn about six different civilizations! These books can be used for a very basic study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about that civilization and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! this is a perfect way to introduce each ancient civilization to you
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PreK - 2nd
Emergent Readers Throughout the Year- A Book for Each Week- Kindergarten
This set has 36 emergent reader little books to use in a preschool or kindergarten classroom. These books would be great for browsing boxes, independent reading, guided reading groups, or Read to Self.
There is a book for each week of the school year. The books progress in difficulty throughout the year and include a variety of beginning sight words.
List of titles and sight words included in each book
September books:
My School: my
Pets: a
I See Fall: I, see, the
I Like My Toys: I, like,
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PreK - K
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Wampanoag Tribe Mini Book for Early Readers - Native American Activities
This Wampanoag Tribe Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about the Wampanoag Tribe! This book can be used for a very basic Native American study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about the Wampanoag and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! this is a perfect way to introduce this tribe to your students!Plus a full col
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PreK - 2nd
Colonial Times Mini Book for Early Readers - 13 Colonies, Colonial Jobs, & More!
Your students will love completing this Colonial Times mini book. This mini book is for early readers: Pre-k, Kindergarten , 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade. This Colonial Times mini book lets students read easy words and pair them with the scene on the page. Students can color in the pages for some fun!This Colonial Times has information on the Colombian Exchange, the 13 Colonies, The New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies, colonial jobs, slaves, technologies in the colonial
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PreK - 2nd
Back to School Mouse Goes to School Adapted Book and Sentence Builders
This fun interactive back-to-school set of activities follows Mouse's exciting adventures as he explores the different areas of his new school. Each activity reinforces back-to-school vocabulary and includes an adapted book, sentence frames, sentence builders, and a picture-to-sentence match activity. Resources include picture-supported text for novel words as well as text-only options to meet the diverse literacy needs of your students. Interactive Adapted Book - Mouse Goes to School:Adapted
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Back To School Bundle Adapted Books & Vocabulary Center Activities
Senses Mini-Books- 5 Mini-Books for Learning Senses
Senses Mini-Books- 5 Mini-Books for Learning Senses
This set of booklets was created to help students learn their 5 senses. These books all follow a predictable text pattern for beginning readers to feel successful. Students will color and cut to create these mini-books. These are perfect for the beginning of the year!
Here are some other mini-books in this format that you may enjoy!
• Alphabet Mini-Books
• Color Mini-Books
• Nature of Science Mini-Books
• Senses Mini-Books
• Space Mini-B
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PreK - K
HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD MEGA UNIT 1 (includes all Country Readers)
A TPT BEST SELLER! (Just UPDATED to also include vocabulary cards, postcard and a full sheet of passport stamps for each country.)
If you are looking for a unit filled with over 265 pages of traditions, customs, activities, printables, landmarks/typical architecture, around the world people puppets, flags, maps, passports, airline tickets, a suitcase, lots of activity/food ideas AND 12 full sized Holidays Around the World MINI READER BOOKS, (ITALY, FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, ENGLAND, HOLLAND, US
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PreK - 4th
Ancient Egypt Mini Book for Early Readers - Ancient Civilizations Activities
This Ancient Egypt Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about the Egyptians! This book can be used for a very basic Ancient Egypt study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Ancient Egypt and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! this is a perfect way to introduce this ancient civilization to your students!Plus a ful
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PreK - 2nd
Jamaica Mini Book for Early Readers - A Country Study
This Jamaica Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Jamaica! This book can be used for a very basic country study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Jamaica and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA c
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PreK - 2nd
Halloween Emergent Reader- I See Halloween- Kindergarten Level A
**Halloween Emergent Reader- I See Halloween- Kindergarten Level A**
This emergent reader little book will help young students practice early reading skills, while reading about a favorite subject: Halloween.
Throughout the book, students read about things associated with Halloween. The following items are included: pumpkin, moon, bat, spider, jack-o'-lantern, ghost, and candy.
The text in the book follows the pattern: I see a ____.
This book includes the same text on both the top and bot
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PreK - 1st
Marshmallow Toes Emergent Reader & Craftivity Pack
Back to school time means teaching and re-teaching rules and procedures to set the expectations for the whole year. This cute Emergent Reader and Craftivity packet provides a cute and meaningful way to introduce one of these expectations - walking quietly in the hallway.
Included in this packet:
A full-size, color version of an original emergent reader titled, "Marshmallow Toes"
A small, B/W student take-home version of the book
A pocket chart sort to reinforce the expectations featured in the
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Peru Mini Book for Early Readers - A Country Study
This Peru Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Peru! This book can be used for a very basic country study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Peru and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA color half
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Complete Country Mini Book Bundle for Early Readers
Hawaii Mini Book for Early Readers - A State Study
This Hawaii Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about Hawaii! This book can be used for a very basic state study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about Hawaii and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students! This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA color
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PreK - 2nd
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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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