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6th grade social studies task card pdfs
Lewis and Clark Expedition Map Activity & Task Cards | Print & Digital
This engaging Lewis and Clark map activity is an excellent supplement for your Westward Expansion unit! The printable and digital map lesson provides students with a great visual for learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Printable and digital task cards are also included for students to put events of the expedition in chronological order. **This resource is part of the printable and digital Lewis and Clark Unit Bundle. It includes 5 NO PREP Lewis and Clark resources at a 30% discount p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Lewis and Clark Expedition Unit Bundle | Printable & Digital Activities
US Constitution Unit Bundle | Printable and Digital Lessons
Supplement your instruction of the Constitution with these comprehensive, no-prep, and standards aligned lessons. Everything you need to teach the US Constitution is included with this printable and digital unit! By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 30% off the full value of the individual resources. You will also receive the Constitution Word Search for FREE!!INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:Articles of Confederation ActivityConstitutional Convention Worksheet & Graphic OrganizerThe Great C
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5th - 8th
3 Branches of Government Task Cards Activity: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
These task cards are a great way for students to learn about the three branches of government.
This product contains 24 cards with multiple choice questions about the three branches of government. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. Blank cards are also included for questions to be added, if wanted. The same 24 cards are also available in a non-multiple choice option as well.
Important: Check out my other products on the Branches of Government:
1. Task Cards
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Branches of Government Task Cards and Activities Bundle: Civics
WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
FIND THE MYSTERY STATE • A Fun Geography Game Using Map-Reading Skills
It’s geography, critical thinking, following directions, and map-reading skills rolled into one! Find the Mystery State is a set of 28 Task Cards that can be used for a fun, creative game to help your students review basic map skills and following directions. The Nelson family is headed to a new home somewhere in the United States. But what is their final destination? Your students play detective and try to find the location of the family’s new home by eliminating states one at a time using a m
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4th - 6th
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Ancient Rome Reading Stations & Graphic Organizer Worksheet: Digital & Print
This content-rich, student-centered, and interactive activity has seven stations detailing the (GRAPES) geography, achievements, social classes, leadership (government and laws), economy, and religion of Ancient Rome. The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. An answer key is included! Teacher instructions and 5 different activity ideas for the same Common Core readings are
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4th - 10th
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Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards
Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As
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3rd - 6th
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Enlightenment Philosophers | Age of Enlightenment Stations and Writing Activity
Conquer a difficult topic with station rotations! Students focus on a different Enlightenment thinker at each station, answering text-based questions to ensure understanding. After rotating through all six stations, students are ready to connect ideas from Age of Enlightenment to today’s world. Everything you need for a comprehensive lesson is included! WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:♥ My students, my Principal, and I all loved this activity!! GREAT resource!♥ Great activity! It wa
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5th - 8th
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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
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K - 6th
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The Preamble to the Constitution Activities | Printable & Digital
Everything you need to ensure students completely understand the meaning and purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution! This Common Core aligned lesson includes a close reading, matching activity, class preamble, and exit ticket! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included.**This resource is part of the no-prep Constitution Unit Bundle. It includes SEVEN printable and digital resources at a 30% discount price! A FREE Constitution word search is also included with the bundle!! Cli
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: US Constitution Unit Bundle | Printable and Digital Lessons
World War 2 Task Cards: Battles, People, & Events of WW2
This fantastic set of task cards for World War II includes 40 activity cards to cover everything related to the war for a World or US History class. The download features 10 pages with 4 cards each to engage students. These can be cut up and placed around the room as stations, given to groups at a table, or gone through individually to cover all the different aspects of WW2.A recording sheet is included for students to write their answers on as well as an answer key for your convenience.These ma
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6th - 11th
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English Reading & Writing Bell Ringers Exit Slips Pack Vol 1
Common Core Reading and Writing Bell Ringers Exit Slips BUNDLE, Volume 1
This IS included in my growing bundle: ALL of My Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources.
Do you need a collection of ready-to-print bell ringers/exit slips that you can use all year long? Try my bundle of 155 unique activities that can be used more than once throughout the year. *Newly updated to include back-to-school icebreaker activities AND signs to hang on your bulletin board or other display to showcase student work. I
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6th - 11th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Map Skills & Five Themes of Geography Activity Bundle | Unit Activities
My Map Skills & 5 Themes of Geography Activity Bundle | Unit Activities includes four of my activities resources for your unit on map skills and the five themes of geography at a discounted rate.★ You may also want to check out my "Less Mess" Map Skills and Geography Interactive Notebook Activities as well. Included resources are:1. The Five Themes of Geography Posters with Mr. HelpSometimes all it takes is something comical, silly, or colorful for students to remember a concept. These poste
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4th - 7th
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World War I Project Menu- No prep, share and go!
This no prep, share or print and go project menu gives students the opportunity to be engaged in activities which deepen their understanding of World War I while sharpening their critical thinking, writing, research, and even artistic skills. Since this is a PDF file, this product may be easily shared with students so that they may view directions virtually and complete project activities either virtually or on paper. A detailed grading rubric is included for each option, as well as specific ins
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5th - 9th
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Vocational Stocking Practice with Personal Care Products Work Task Box Activity
Vocational Skills are important! Making them functional, purposeful and relatable take it to the next level! Here is the complete vocational skills set-up to create a vocational stocking practice with a store front in your vocational classroom or any worked based classroom. Great for autism to other students working on their vocational goals! Contrary to Pinterest pictures, you don't have to create a complete store front wall to complete this task! Check out the pictures for other ideas on h
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Special Education Vocational Stocking Practice Work Tasks BUNDLE
Latitude and Longitude Task Cards - World, US, and Canadian Capital Cities
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE - Three sets of task cards to help students practice finding locations with a set of latitude and longitude coordinates. Using gnomes as a theme (thinking of gnomes who have traveled the world and sent home notes) each task card is written like a postcard. Set 1 - students are given a set of coordinates and must locate the world capital city. (12 cards)Set 2 - students are given a world capital city and must figure out the latitude and longitude of the city. (12 card
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Latitude and Longitude Bundle - Activities, Task Cards, & Posters
Task Cards Scoot Activity Weathering, Erosion, Deposition & Earth’s Landforms
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Task Cards and Scoot Activity for Weathering, Erosion, Deposition & Earth’s Landforms!
Two for one low price!
This set of task cards can be used in several ways:
Differentiated Practice (You work with one group, and another group works with the cards)
Scoot Activity
Practice Quiz
Final Test
Center Task Cards
Individual or Small Group Remediation/Acceleration
There are 36 cards for Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition. Each card has 3 answer choi
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3rd - 7th
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Early Humans Unit Bundle
The Early Humans Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 120 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 8 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of life during prehistoric times for early humans including the Paleolithic Age, Ice Age and Neolithic Age. Students will go on a virtual field trip, design a cave art drawing, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform
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5th - 8th
Revolutionary War Battles Scavenger Hunt - Task Cards - Reading Comprehension
The Revolutionary War Battles Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. The student recording sheet is broken down into different skills – ELA, Math, Context Clues, Drawing and Writing.Topics include: Battles of the American Revolution, Lexington and Concord, Fort Ticonderoga, Battle of Bunker Hill, Long Island, Trenton, Germantown, Saratoga, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse
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5th - 7th
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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
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1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
, K-PS2-1
a U.S. GEOGRAPHY GAME • WHERE'S WALLY? • TOP SELLER
a U.S. Geography Game WHERE’S WALLY? GRADES 4–6 Where’s Wally? is a set of 28 Task Cards filled with clues to help your students find the state in which Wally is hiding. This is a FUN way to teach U.S. geography skills as your students eliminate states using the Task Card clues until only one state is left. The clues provide practice and reinforcement of state locations, state capitals, map directions, and following basic directions. The Task Cards are ideal for a game of Scoot (direction
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: U.S. Geography Bundle • GRADES 4–6 • • 3 Sets • SAVE! •
Civil War Battles Scavenger Hunt - Reading Comprehension Stations
The Civil War Battles Scavenger Hunt is an engaging cross-curriculum reading comprehension activity. Allow your students to move around the room, visit reading passages and answer questions. The student recording sheet is broken down into different skills – ELA, Math, Context Clues, Drawing and Writing.Topics include: Battles of the Civil War, Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Ironclads, Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg and Spotsylvania.The task card scavenger hunt
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5th - 7th
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Types of Maps Task Cards
This product includes the following:- Teacher summary of each type of map- Cornell notes format of the types of map notes for students to record critical information- 12 Task cardsIMPORTANT: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to open and edit the file. You can download the software here.You are welcome to use this for classroom use, but this is not for commercial use. Click here to see more of my products!Thank you!Creative Classroom Activities :)Follow me on Instagram: creative.classro
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4th - 7th
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Abbreviations Worksheet: Rules, Task Cards, Anchor Chart, Assessments Activities
Abbreviations Activities: Rules, Task Cards, Worksheets Practice with US MapsAre you looking for abbreviations worksheets, practice pages, task cards, lists, abbreviation rules, and assessments? You've come to the right spot! This abbreviations activities product includes:One page of teacher's notesSeven reference/instructional pages, which include the abbreviations lists by category36 task cards with three distinct question typesAn answer sheetAn answer keyBlack-and-white study sheets for eas
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Kirsten's Kaboodle Multi-Level Storewide ELA Task Cards BUNDLE Digital
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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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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.
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