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Preview of Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills

Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
Preview of Authors Purpose Activities | Task Cards and Worksheets for Authors Point of View

Authors Purpose Activities | Task Cards and Worksheets for Authors Point of View

Help your students master identifying the author's purpose with these fun and interactive Author's Purpose Activities for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade students. Students will determine if the author is trying to Persuade, Inform or Entertain by reading the short passage on the task card. These Author's Purpose task cards are perfect for a whole class game of Scoot, a small group activity, a partner or an independent center activity. Also included in this resource is a cut and paste author's purpose
Preview of Thanksgiving Menu Math Money Task Cards for Special Education and Autism

Thanksgiving Menu Math Money Task Cards for Special Education and Autism

If you are always looking for highly engaging real-life activities for students to work on academics and life skills at the same time, then this set of Thanksgiving Menu Math Activities are perfect for you. These task cards and Thanksgiving restaurant menus are perfect for practicing math and reading skills with functional activities. Your students will love finding prices on the Thanksgiving menus and figuring out how much everything costs. You'll love that they are already differentiated so y
Preview of Thanksgiving Turkey Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity 1st Grade

Thanksgiving Turkey Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity 1st Grade

I am so excited to share this Thanksgiving Turkey MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing turkey. Don't worry he is a missing guest, not dinner. They will have to find out who took the turkey, when they took him, and where they took him. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standards in both math and
Preview of Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Pattern Block Puzzles • Math Shape Puzzles • Autumn Thanksgiving Theme

Looking for an engaging math center for the fall? This set of pattern block puzzles will keep students eager to learn and explore shapes all year long! This set is for Autumn (November) Choose from three differentiated levels to allow students to progress or for different ability levels. They make an awesome math center that keeps students attention while focusing on a challenge that they will enjoy!Grab the whole year long bundle and change out the centers each month of the year!Included in thi
Preview of Place Value Turkeys | Thanksgiving Math

Place Value Turkeys | Thanksgiving Math

Place value practice, Thanksgiving style! This Thanksgiving math activity will engage your students in practice of counting base ten blocks to determine the total number. This Turkey place value activity can be used as individual, small group and whole class work. Perfect for math centers or math morning work, too!Included in this resource:16 place value turkey task cards (base ten blocks represented are tens and ones)1 place value turkey PowerPoint presentationRecording sheetAnswer KeyTempla
Preview of Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)

Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)

Created by
Adrienne Wiggins
This bundle includes resources to help you incorporate under-represented history into your classroom without having to give up lesson time needed to cover the curriculum. These biography profile cards can be used in 5 minutes a day and will introduce students to 30-42 people a month, not to mention create thoughtful discussion and reflection based on the challenge question cards included.Unfortunately, our curriculum doesn't feature many black and brown faces, or many women. Electing to erase th
Preview of Map Skills and Directions BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning | Reading a Map

Map Skills and Directions BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning | Reading a Map

This set is a great way to review cardinal directions and reading a map! This deck reviews north, south, east, west, and skills that primary students need to know when looking at a map. This set is geared toward first grade or second grade students! There are 52 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will get a new set of cards! The first 2 will stay consistent though (clicking on the map key and compass rose). This
Preview of Types of Communities │Rural, Urban, & Suburban

Types of Communities │Rural, Urban, & Suburban

This is the perfect bundle to use when teaching your students about the different types of communities (rural, suburban, and urban)! Your students will enjoy these hands on activities and task cards, which are great to use in centers. Posters are also provided for your students to refer to. Included in this bundle:-"What is a Community" Poster-Rural Communities Poster-Urban Communities Poster-Suburban Communities Poster-Rural, Urban, and Suburban Picture Cards (1 page each, 4 images to a page)-R
Preview of Map Skills - First Grade Mapping - Social Studies - Google Slides™

Map Skills - First Grade Mapping - Social Studies - Google Slides™

Teaching beginning map skills to 1st graders is always a lot of fun! Students love learning about maps, compass roses, cardinal directions, and map keys! This interactive Google Slides™ unit is a perfect activity to introduce and practice beginning mapping.Audio is included on all slides in this unit.Here's what's included in this deck:Audio included for definitions, instructions, sentencesDifferent uses of mapsCardinal directions on a compass roseUsing directions on a mapUsing a map key activit
Preview of Thanksgiving Punctuation Writing Activities November Write The Room and Centers

Thanksgiving Punctuation Writing Activities November Write The Room and Centers

These Thanksgiving activities are a fun, engaging way to practice punctuation with your students in November. Get the wiggles out before Thanksgiving break with these punctuation activities. This turkey resource is great for write the room, centers, or even independent work! This resource is now digital!What the activities include:Turkey Gobbler (Punctuation Write the Room): Turkey Gobbler is here to help all your punctuation needs! He is so sneaky and has gobbled up all the punctuation! It's yo
Preview of BUNDLED September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes- Unit 1 Government

BUNDLED September Unique Learning Systems Task Boxes- Unit 1 Government

Created by
Michelle Breaux
**Save 40%** Need extra independent tasks to pair with Unique Learning System (ULS) lessons? I’ve got you covered! These interactive independent task boxes & work stations use Symbolstix images to coordinate with the Unique Learning System (ULS) September Unit 1--Government Rules & Laws. **monthly digital versions coming soon!**This file includes:* addition task cards (1-10) with worksheet* subtraction task cards (1-10) with worksheet * tens frames 1-10* tens frames to 1-20* tens frames
Preview of November Early Finisher Phonics & Math Activity Task Card Boxes for Kindergarten

November Early Finisher Phonics & Math Activity Task Card Boxes for Kindergarten

Looking for ways to engage your fast finishers? Practice rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds, and counting practice with these early finisher task cards! Just print and laminate and use for years to come for centers, morning work, and early finisher activities. These November task cards cover the following skills:Sight word recognitionBeginning soundsEnding soundsRhyming wordsNumber recognitionNumber/object correlationCounting practiceNumber comparisonNumber formation practiceNumber bonds
Preview of Turkey Talk Thanksgiving Social Skills Activities Cards

Turkey Talk Thanksgiving Social Skills Activities Cards

Created by
Kathy Babineau
The holiday season is always a test of social skills for all of us. Thanksgiving is often a time for family and friends to get together and enjoy one another’s company. It is also a time when we need to be polite, socially appropriate and friendly with family and friends. This set includes social language task cards that target SOLVING PROBLEMS, STICKING TO THE TOPIC when talking with others and some fun “ACT IT OUT” cards for common Thanksgiving activities. To use, simply print out the card
Preview of 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning

1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning

These 1st and 2nd grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards were made to make reviewing social studies concepts engaging and fun for young students. This bundle includes 12 sets of Boom Cards. These are made with first and second grade students in mind, but you can adapt it to your lessons to review the skills with third graders or to challenge high level kindergartners. Sound files are now included on all resources so that your student can push the speaker icon and have the word/words read to him/her!Ea
Preview of Social Studies Task Boxes - BUNDLE (set 1 & 2)

Social Studies Task Boxes - BUNDLE (set 1 & 2)

Social Studies Task Boxes (set 1 & 2):Are you tired of boring worksheets! Looking for something new? Here are 32 Social Studies task boxes that can be used in small groups, independent centers, one on one instruction, and take-home boxes for homework for that extra needed practice!! These tasks boxes, or task cards, help promote independent learning skills for early learners, gifted Pre-K, Kindergartners, ELL students, and Special needs or SPED teachers. This resource can be used all sch
Preview of Thanksgiving Combinations to 10 with Missing Addends

Thanksgiving Combinations to 10 with Missing Addends

You will find these cards so much more useful and engaging than worksheets! Fun, Thanksgiving dinner-themed cards show all the combinations for 5 through 10 as missing addend problems. So many ways to use these cards in math workstations or small group instruction!INCLUDES:☀️ 50 cards with a missing addend for the combinations of 5 through 10☀️ Printable ten-frames for modeling problems☀️ Three printables for assessing missing addends to 10☀️ Instructions for multiple ways to use the cardsDownlo
Preview of Time to Trade- a game to teach systems of exchange, bartering, money & trading.

Time to Trade- a game to teach systems of exchange, bartering, money & trading.

This is a trading game that can be played with most primary aged children. It has been designed to teach children about the history of trade, giving children a greater understanding of why money is now the system of exchange used in most societies today. This game also helps children in understanding the concepts of trade, bartering, exchange, needs, goods and services. This product includes 14 pages of resources which contain the following: - 24 x game cards - 12 x sets of 10 (120 in total) g
Preview of Social Studies Task Box Bundle Special Education

Social Studies Task Box Bundle Special Education

This bundle is currently going through an update. The price will increase to $10 once everything has been updated. Updated Sets:US StatesUS State FlagsWants or NeedsGoods or ServicesTransportationDays of the WeekMonths of the YearThen or NowUS LandmarksCommunity HelpersPeople in my SchoolHow will this product help my students?-This set of social studies task box activities provides matching and visual discrimination practice using a variety of topics that provide extra practice and review for ea
Preview of Greater Than Less Than Comparing Numbers to 10 Kindergarten Count the Room

Greater Than Less Than Comparing Numbers to 10 Kindergarten Count the Room

Greater than less than Count the Room for Kindergarten! Students will identify whether objects in a group are Greater Than or Less Than. With this Count the Room activity, kindergarteners will practice comparing numbers to 10, which is an important skill in order to develop strong number sense. Count the Room is super fun and can be used many ways: whole group review for Kindergarten, as a scavenger hunt, as a scoot game, or in a small group as a math center for additional practice and intervent
Preview of Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ Mega BUNDLE

Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ Mega BUNDLE

⚠️Purchase this GROWING BUNDLE and save over 66% off!⚠️ ️These Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade MATH, SCIENCE, and SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ were made to make reviewing concepts engaging and fun for young students. This bundle includes currently includes 29 sets of science Boom Cards™, 46 sets of math Boom Cards, 25 sets of Social Studies Boom Cards™ and more! These were made with primary students in mind, but you can adapt it to your lessons to review the skills with third graders. So
Preview of Thanksgiving PIE Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity | Google

Thanksgiving PIE Solve the Mystery Math & ELA Task Card Activity | Google

I am so excited to share this Thanksgiving PUMPKIN PIE MYSTERY CHALLENGE with you and your students! You will begin this activity with a short video that will challenge your students to solve the case of the missing pumpkin pie. They will have to find out who took it, when they took it, and where they put it. To solve the case, students will work to complete 9 different task cards. The task cards are based on first grade standards in both math and language arts. Once they complete a task card,
Preview of Goods and Services BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning for 1st Grade and 2nd Grade

Goods and Services BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning for 1st Grade and 2nd Grade

This set is a great way to review goods and services! This activity goes over what a good and service is and examples of goods and services. It is great for your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students! Students will read the statement (or push the speaker button to have it read to them) and then click on the "good" or "service" icon to answer. There are 35 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will get a
Preview of Thanksgiving Phonics Write the Room with Short Vowels, Blends, Digraphs

Thanksgiving Phonics Write the Room with Short Vowels, Blends, Digraphs

Add some fun to your November activities with this Thanksgiving Write the Room. This phonics resource will have your students up and moving as they learn. Included are two complete task card sets that practice short vowels, digraphs, and consonant blends. Your students will be having so much fun they won't realize they are working!One set of cards has a missing phonics pattern (the vowel, the digraph, or the blend), and students will write the missing sound. In the second set, the whole word is
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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.

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.

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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.