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8th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies resources for parents
Directed Drawing Calendar | Parent Gift | Holiday or Mother's Day Project
>>> UPDATED THROUGH 2026 <<<This calendar has all the elements that a Nana, Gamma, or Nona would love to see from a favorite child of theirs. Anyone would light up when gifted 12 directed drawings, a sweet picture, and a beautiful calendar! These are so easy to assemble and requires little to no materials! This product includes:- 3 years worth of calendars- 12 directed drawing templates- 12 blank templates for monthly drawings- 12 coloring options- 20 background options - optio
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PreK - 8th
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"Stained Glass" Christian Christmas Nativity Scene COLORING Pages
"Stained Glass" Nativity Scene Christmas Coloring Pages. There are 6 designs included in this set. They are designed to be used on their own. Or display all 6 together to create a complete nativity scene that includes:2 angelsA starWise menAnimals (camel, cow, and donkey)Mary, Joseph, and Baby JesusIt's easy as color, cut, and display! Color the pages to look like stained glass windows. Encourage children not to use the same two colors next to one another and use as many variations of one color
Grades:
K - 8th
Directed Draw Calendar Project **Updated for 2024**
**UPDATED FOR 2024**This project is the perfect holiday gift for students to create for loved ones!! This product includes a ready to print calendar for 2024, editable calendar templates, directed draw template pages and directed draw video suggestions! Easy!! Your students and families will LOVE this!! PDF and PowerPoint
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Class Party: Sign up sheets - Allergy Warning - EDITABLE Letter to Parent Eng/Sp
The holidays make school days hectic. Let's make party planning quick and easy!In this file: [1 pdf + 1 PowerPoint]1 Letter for Parents (EDITABLE English + Spanish)2 Sign-up Sheets1 Sign-in Poster1 Allergy Warning Poster (EDITABLE)Love it? Yay! Spread those beautiful vibes on the Feedback area below and get TpT credits!Found a typo? Have a recommendation? Email me right away at TGInspiredELA@gmail.comThanks!TG
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Black and White Map of the United States of America | Coloring Page
Black and White Map of the United States of America | Coloring PageThis black and white map of the United States of America features each of the 50 states accurately labeled. This map is great to print out, laminate, and hang up in a minimalist or neutral classroom. This product also can serve as a coloring page for students that are learning about the United States of America. Please feel free to make copies of this resource for your students, or for your own kiddos. *The first page is the act
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PreK - 9th
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Secondary Teacher Templates : High school meet the teacher, High School Syllabus
First impressions matter. Quickly enhance yours with these secondary meet the teacher templates and secondary syllabus templates. Designed in a simple yet sophisticated style, these meet the teacher templates are perfect for high school and middle school teachers. You can infuse your personality with stock images and make sure your older students know who you are, what you value, and how to reach you.You will get:⭐5 syllabus template choices⭐3 meet the teacher template choices to show off your p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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December Teacher Newsletter Templates - Christmas Templates- Editable
December/Christmas/Holiday Teacher Newsletter Templates - EditablePLUS: a link to google slidesMake Communicating With Parents EasierThese editable newsletter templates make communicating with parents faster and easier! You can type out learning goals, upcoming events, ways to help at home, and more so parents stay up to date and motivated!Don't Have a Colored Printer?No problem. All newsletters can easily be printed on a black/white school copier. (You can choose "grayscale" in print settings)
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PreK - 8th, Staff
Christmas Craft Fingerprint Poem Gift for Parents
Printable Christmas Craft for Preschool, Kindergarten or early elementary. Super easy for your students to create a Christmas gift for their parents, friends, etc. You may have them create a tree ornament ahead of time or you may use the printable with the tree template for them to stamp their fingerprints on it. This poem was created by me, please do not copy or print it on other materials. If you would like the poem to be distribute in other sources please contact me through the questions feat
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas Fingerprint Craft and Christmas Creative Drawing Bundle
Back to School Welcome Letter Template | Editable |
This welcome letter is a great handout for back to school! Pass this letter out to families at back-to-school night or send it home on the first day of school. Link to Google Slides is included or customize on PowerPoint. Comes with 38 different washi tape options for a fun accent!What is included:One blank colored templateOne blank black and white templateOne page with 24 colored washi tape options so you can customize your templateOne page with 14 black and white washi tape options so you can
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Back to School Teacher Forms Bundle
Cognitive distortions worksheets, coping skills, anxiety, worries, thoughts
A worry is a feeling of unease, fear or nervousness when you start to think about unpleasant things. It is a type of thinking, often about something that might happen in the future and it leaves you feeling frightened, nervous or anxious. Some people call worries, anxiety or stress. Everybody experiences worries, however if you are starting to feel worried more often or if you can't seem to stop thinking about your worry and it is leaving you feeling upset, you may be experiencing anxiety.The di
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Constitution and Bill of Rights BINGO
Looking for an engaging way to review the basics of The Constitution and Bill of Rights? What about a super easy low-prep sub activity? This Constitution and Bill of Rights BINGO game is exactly what you need! Depending on the topic and the needs of your class, consider using it as a small group activity or station. If using whole group maybe play just for fun or for something like Class Dojo points, not candy or prizes. Mix and match the calling cards and game version, too! Start out using the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Social Studies BINGO Game BUNDLE
Social Studies Choice Board: Project-Based Independent Learning
Keep their brains active and get them engaged in their learning with this project-based Social Studies choice board! These projects will activate prior knowledge and motivate students to seek out new skills they have not yet mastered.This choice board includes sixteen project choices that involve multiple real-life social studies applications, including:physical geographyculturehistory current eventsgovernment and politicslandmarkssymbologyeconomicsIt's up to you to decide how to use this choice
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6th - 10th
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Viewing Guide
A key part of holding students' attention and keeping them interested in class is relevance. The 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a Social Studies teacher's dream! It's new, exciting, AND uber-educational! YAY!
Here's my tried and true viewing guide pack for the film. It includes student questions to answer during the film (in order), teacher notes (answers and lets you know when to hit FastForward due to some intimate moments), a permission slip to send home to parents, and a refle
Grades:
7th - 12th
Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions
Argumentative Text, high school reading comprehension passages and questions This educational tool delves into fascinating and vital court cases!THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF A BUNDLE: CCSD BUNDLE"My co-teacher and I teach a full inclusive class of seniors, and we wanted some active lessons that could also be done via Google Classroom (if we had a quarantined kid, etc.) that made them think and were engaging. We knew they'd get a kick out of this lesson, but we were not prepared for them to become obs
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Therapist essential bundle, counselling worksheets, therapy tools
This ultimate therapy bundle includes 6 workbooks.- Parent separation- Think it or say it social skills- Self esteem , self identity- Worry monsters- Whats in my control- CBT, the magic triangle
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K - 9th
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Holiday Cards for Kids - EDITABLE
Getting ready for the holidays? Are your kiddos super excited? Do you want to leave a simple card for them on their desk before Winter Break? Or maybe you need a quick personalized note to say thanks for the gift you received? Then look no further! Included in this product:3 B&W Editable Cards10 Rainbow Colored Holiday Light Bulbs. Each Card reads 'Merry & Bright". You cannot alter this text or the image. In order to personalize, simply type in the text box.There are two editable cards
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday Activity Bundle
Celebrate Caroling! Bulletin Board Kit for Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs
I love caroling and am crazy about the history of carols! I wanted to create a bright and beautiful bulletin board kit that would catch the eyes of my students and teach them a little history at the same time! This bulletin board pack contains posters featuring historical information about the act of caroling, fun facts about caroling and the carols themselves, printable clip art images of musical kids riding snowflakes, and ready made banner images that say the words "Celebrate Caroling." Th
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Everything Christmas! Music Resource Bundle - Variety Pack
Divorce worksheets for kids, divorce worksheets, parent separation, separation
Divorce is a stressful and scary time for young children. They are often left with lots of questions and unable to process their feelings.This workbook is perfect for children age 5 - 12, it will help them navigate their feelings, questions and understand the process of parents splitting up.The workbook includes 15 fun and engaging worksheets. It can be used in therapy sessions or at home. Comes in A4 size.For more products please visit my store© ALL DESIGNS are copyrighted and property of Couns
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PreK - 8th
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DBT worksheets, emotional regulation , anxiety, depression, mindfulness, DBT
Transform your therapy experience with our DBT Mega Bundle of digital resources designed for practicing DBT skills at home. This comprehensive bundle covers the four main skills of DBT - Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.Enhance your mindfulness practice with guided meditations, breathing exercises, and mindfulness worksheets. Improve interpersonal relationships with communication strategies, conflict-resolution tips, and boundary-setting tools.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Christmas Countdown - 12 Days of Christmas for PowerPoint or Google Slides
Countdown to Christmas Break in your classroom or through distance learning. Christmas is a time when most of us have lots of fun things planned within our classrooms but with the current state of things many are distance learning and there are many restrictions even in the classroom. These DIGITAL Slides bring some festive and engaging activities to your classroom in the month of December. CUSTOMIZE these slides to work for you and your class however you are teaching. AVAILABLE IN POWERPOINT AN
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PreK - 12th
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Student Council Application - Two versions
Two Student Council Applications to choose from.
Students are asked to write a paragraph explaining why they would like to be chosen as a Student Council member.
Students are also asked to write a paragraph explaining a few of their ideas to improve the school.
Students are required to have a parent or guardian's signature and contact information. In addition, students must have the signature of three teachers stating they believe this student would be a good addition to Student Council.
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5th - 12th
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States & Capitals Crossword Part 1 of 2 FREE
This is part 1 of my States & Capitals Crossword worksheet set. Part 2 is also available on TPT. I use these as review and homework assignments. Answer key included. Two versions, one version has a word bank the other version does not.See also:States & Capitals Crossword Part 2 of 2
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4th - 8th
Parent Letters-Welcome, Winter Break Thank You, End of Year
Attached is three letters that I use with my parents. The first being a welcome letter, telling a bit about myself and what to expect, the second thanking them for the gifts (could be used for teacher appreciation week or winter break gifts), and the last at the end of the year thanking them and wishing them well in their future. You can customize these as you like, adding your own personal touch. I find it helpful to have a template to start with so I hope you find this useful!
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PreK - 8th
Coloring Sympathy Cards
Have your child cut, color and write inside these sympathy cards for a classmate/ classmate's family who has experienced loss.
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3rd - 8th
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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.
Teaching with social studies resources
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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies
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.
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