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3rd grade social studies worksheets for Google Apps
3 Branches of Government Activity | Interactive Notebook | Google Slides
This BEST SELLING interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about our 3 branches of U.S. government! These 3 branches of government activities will not only have your students learning the importance of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, they’ll also be learning about check and balances in detail.This 3 branches of government resource has over 80+ pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students become government scholars. I also love the
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle
Spring Morse Code Activities | Printable & Digital
Teach kids about Morse Code with these fun Spring themed activities! Included are multiple Morse Code activities for converting between the English alphabet and Morse Code!A digital version of this resource is also included and is compatible with Google Classroom.Morse Code charts are included on each worksheet for NO PREP!Included in this resource:What is Morse Code?Morse Code Charts in Multiple SizesReveal the Word Activities (2)Reveal the Code Activities (3)Solve the Riddle Activities (5)Code
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
4-PS4-3
Also included in: Morse Code Activities - All Year Bundle | Printable & Digital
The Gold Rush Activities | California History | DIGITAL and PRINTABLE
Your students will enjoy learning about the California Gold Rush with this interactive packet. The fun, hands-on activities in this resource will surely help your students learn and understand the history of the Gold Rush!Click here and SAVE 20% by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.This resource includes both a printable version AND a digital version. The digital version is on Google Slides and is perfect for distance learning, independent
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Trail of Tears Activities | Indian Removal Act | Native American History
Teaching your students about the Trail of Tears just got a little easier with this informative resource! Informational text, timeline, accounts of individual Native American groups, and skill pages are all included. Students will love the engaging pages while teachers will love the ease of use! INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSION MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES.************************************************************************************************************PRODUCT INCLUDESlink to digit
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears BUNDLE
3 Branches of Government Reading Comprehension Passages
Integrate literacy into your social studies lessons by reading and responding to passages about the 3 branches of the United States government. Included are short passages with comprehension questions about the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branches of government. Comprehension questions are multiple choice, short answer, and true/false. The questions challenge students to process what they've read to answer questions and to find answers within a piece of text. The comprehension passa
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3rd - 5th
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Continents and Oceans Activity | 7 Continents Printables | Ocean and Continents
Are you looking for a fun and engaging continents and oceans activity to teach map skills lessons in 2nd and 3rd grade? With engaging games, songs, maps and more, these 7 continents printables will lead to student mastery in no time! Students can label the 7 continents on a map, learn about the continents and oceans through reading passages, play continents and oceans games, sing songs, complete continent and oceans project ideas, and complete research. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSIO
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2nd - 4th
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Pioneer Life | Westward Expansion | California Gold Rush | Oregon Trail
Looking for resources to have Pioneer Days in your classroom? Look no further than this complete unit on pioneers, including the California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail. This unit includes activities to stretch out Pioneer Days to a full week or pick and choose what you have time for in the classroom. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES DIGITAL VERSION.*************************************************************************************************************INCLUDES THE FOLLO
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2nd - 4th
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Economics BUNDLE Supply and Demand Worksheets Goods and Services Sort
Introduce your students to the basic economic concepts of money, wants/ needs, goods/ services, consumers/ producers, and supply/ demand. 5 days of lesson plans and extension activities are included. Bundle includes print version, digital version for Google Slides, and Boom™ Cards reviewing goods and services. ****************************************************************************************************************PRODUCT INCLUDES:5 pages of complete lesson plans for the teacher, including
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3rd - 4th
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Print and Digital Memorial Day Activities | Google Slides | Distance Learning
Print and Digital Memorial Day Activities This Print and Digital Memorial Day Activities (Google Slides) product includes 30 interactive Memorial Day Google Slides to help teach about this holiday in a meaningful way! See below for what is included:** Print version now available!!Print and Digital Memorial Day Activities :- KWL Chart- Memorial Day Anchor Chart - Free Response Pages- Vocabulary Practice- Branches of the Military & Writing- 2 Slides include videos: PBS Kids Memorial Day and M
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K - 5th
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50 States Worksheets | Activities | Printable & Digital | Google Classroom
Printable and Digital 50 States Worksheets! Everything you need for students to research the 50 states is included! Each state worksheet is designed for students to research and complete independently. The extra research pages provide added rigor for those students wanting a challenge. The bibliography template requires students to document their sources when completing their research. Finally, the grading rubric provides students with clear assignment expectations. Printable PDF and Google D
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3rd - 6th
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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
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Founding Fathers | Continental Congress | American Revolution | Constitution Day
Looking for resources to help you teach about the Founding Fathers while practicing important reading skills? Look no further! These no-prep, short biographies of the Founding Fathers are perfect for adding to your current social studies curriculum or to use by themselves. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSION MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES.Learn about each Founding Father with a kid-friendly text and text-based questions where students need to "prove" the support of their answer by color-coding t
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Ruby Bridges Biography Graphic Organizer - Black History Month Activities
Ruby Bridges was an influential African American girl who made a huge difference. This biography activities pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month or Women's History Month and covers facts about her life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Ruby Bridges, research her, write about her, create a flip book about her, and sort important parts of this famous African American woman's life into graphic organizers.There is now a digital component inc
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1st - 3rd
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Jane Goodall - Women's History Month Biography Graphic Organizer & Reading
This Jane Goodall biography research set is perfect to use during Women's History Month. The graphic organizers, reading passage, and flip book cover facts about her life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Jane Goodall, research her, write about her, create a flip book about her, and sort important parts of this famous woman's life.Included in this Jane Goodall biography pack:Reading PassageCut and Sort TimelineFact Writing for ResearchInformational WritingFlip Book (wi
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1st - 3rd
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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
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Jackie Robinson Biography Graphic Organizer- Black History Month Activities
Jackie Robinson was an influential African American baseball player who made a huge change in America's history. This biography pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month and covers important facts about Jackie Robinson's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Jackie Robinson, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous baseball player's life into graphic organizers. *There is now a digi
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1st - 3rd
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Types of Communities Article, Sort, Worksheet - Urban Suburban Rural Communities
Help your students learn about rural, urban, and suburban communities with this article, sort, and set of comprehension questions. The types of communities article provides all the information needed to complete the sort and comprehension questions. Comprehension questions include "right there" questions and higher-level "think about it questions" questions. Students classify information by sorting information for rural, suburban, and urban communities. This is available both in the printable ve
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2nd - 3rd
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January Themed Close Reading Passages Common Core multiple choice T or F & More
NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL TEXTS:20 Passages written at 4 Levels + 10 Activities: Multiple choice, True and False, Matching, & Reading Comprehension Pages: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Idea Digital Resources & pdfs. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Homeschoolers Special Education Tutoring and Sub Plans>> All About January >> New Year’s Resolutions >> New Year’s Day >> Emancipation Proclamation >> Alaska Becomes a State
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2nd - 5th
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North Carolina Native Americans Bundle with Free Bonus Unit Test
Introduce students to North Carolina Native Americans: The First People of North Carolina (The Paleo Indians), Tribes of the Coastal Plain Region, Tribes of the Piedmont Region, and Tribes of the Mountain Region. This resource helps students understand and identify the cultural traditions and everyday life of the: Paleo Indians (first people of North Carolina)Waccamaw Siouan, Algonquian, and Tuscarora Indian Tribes (Coastal Plain Region)Waxhaw and Catawba Indian Tribes (Piedmont Region)Cherokee
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3rd - 5th
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The Oregon Trail Activity and Lesson Pioneer Life Westward Expansion Worksheets
Your students will love learning about the Oregon Trail with this fun interactive packet. The hands-on activities, including a mini book, packing the wagon simulation, map, bulletin board, and more, will help your students learn and understand the history of the Oregon Trail!Click the PREVIEW to see everything included in this resource!Click here and SAVE 20% by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.This resource includes both a printable vers
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ellis Island and Immigration | US History Curriculum
Integrate Social Studies into your ELA block with these informational texts about Ellis Island and the history of U.S. immigration. Students will learn facts about Ellis island, the steps in the immigration process, and what happened to those who were allowed into the United States and those who were not. Whether you print and go or assign this digitally, you can easily integrate Social Studies with Reading. This resource includes 6 pages of text about Ellis Island followed by 5 pages of compr
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: United States Social Studies for 5th Grade | American history
Civil War | American History | Social Studies
Teach your students about the American Civil War. This resource is easily compatible for use with your Google Classroom™. The 7 passages in this versatile resource combine social studies and reading informational text in one convenient unit of study. It’s an effective and engaging way to teach your students about this important event in American history. “Civil War” is a Social Studies unit composed of an introduction plus six lessons, each of which focuses on a different aspect of the American
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3rd - 5th
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Declaration of Independence | Social Studies | Democracy
Teach your students about the Declaration of Independence. This resource is compatible for use with your Google Classroom™ or for distance learning. The passage in this versatile resource combines social studies and reading informational text in one convenient lesson. It’s easy for teachers and fun for kids! In this lesson, students explain why the American colonies wanted independence, identify who wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence, and describe the contents of the Declaration of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Declaration of Independence | U.S. Constitution | Bill of Rights BUNDLE
Supply and Demand | Economics Social Studies for Google Classroom™
Teach your students about Supply and Demand. This resource is compatible for use with your Google Classroom™ or for distance learning. The passage in this versatile resource combines social studies and reading informational text in one convenient lesson. It’s easy for teachers and fun for kids! This resource focuses on understanding the economic law of supply and demand and its effect on prices in a market economy. The original informational text provides an overview of the definitions of supply
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Economics | Social Studies for Google Classroom™ BUNDLE
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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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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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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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