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Kindergarten problem solving social studies resources for GATE

Preview of I am a Maker STEM Challenge Back to School STEAM Activities First day of school

I am a Maker STEM Challenge Back to School STEAM Activities First day of school

Looking for STEM activities? I Am a Maker STEM Challenge pairs great with the book "Be a Maker" by Katey Howes . Motivate your students to be a maker! Also comes with DIY bulletin board letters. This activity can be completed as whole group or rotation style. Easy prep & common materials!Looking to use STEM all year round? Let your students be creative makers with STEM challenges! Save 30% with Elementary STEM Year Long Bundle!INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:1. Bulletin Board Letters - Easy Print
Preview of Summer STEM Projects Catapult STEM Activities Diving Board Last week of School

Summer STEM Projects Catapult STEM Activities Diving Board Last week of School

This summer STEAM challenge will guide your students to build a "diving board" or catapult to jump into a "pool" bucket. This challenge can be used as a whole group or rotation activity. Create friendly competitions to see who can launch the pom pom the furthest! Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges *Let your students be creative with STEM challenges! Perfect for summer time and the end of the year.INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:Google Slides Presentation / works with Microsof
Preview of Think Outside the Box -- Game, Center, Brain Break, Bulletin Board (GATE/STEM)

Think Outside the Box -- Game, Center, Brain Break, Bulletin Board (GATE/STEM)

The activities in this pack encourage "outside of the box" thinking with lots of laughter, creativity, and fun! A key component in many STEM activities is the ability to repurpose an item to meet a need. Creative and divergent thinking can also be developed this way. Whether you are a kindergarten teacher or a middle school teacher, an academic support teacher or a gifted and talented teacher...your students need to develop these essential thinking skills. The activities in this unit can b
Preview of Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity

Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity

Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
Preview of STEM Activities Growth Mindset Activities What To Do With an Idea Back to School

STEM Activities Growth Mindset Activities What To Do With an Idea Back to School

Looking for STEM activities? This STEM Challenge pairs great with the book "What Do You Do With an Idea?" by Kobi Yamada. Give your students the freedom to explain their own ideas. Encourage growth mindset and the skill of embracing your ideas to turn them into something special. Let your students be creative makers with STEM challenges! Save 30% with Elementary STEM Year Long Bundle!This kit also comes with posters to print and form a bulletin board display! This activity can be completed as wh
Preview of Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin STEM

Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin STEM

Abraham Lincoln - President's Day STEM - In this STEM challenge your students will learn some facts about Abraham Lincoln and will complete the challenge of building a one room log cabin similar to his childhood home. Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills. Suggested Plan of Implementation: Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting supplies.
Preview of March STEM Activities Build a Maze Challenge St Pattys Day Rainbow Activities

March STEM Activities Build a Maze Challenge St Pattys Day Rainbow Activities

This St. Patrick's Day STEM challenge will get students designing a rainbow maze to trick the leprechaun and hide the gold. Great for St Patty's day and March. LOW PREP for any makerspace or STEAM class. Use any classroom materials you have available. One sided response sheets.Click here to SAVE 30% when you purchase the MARCH BUNDLE. You will receive 5 engaging STEM Challenges for your students to do all month long!This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presentation (works
Preview of Timeline Activity

Timeline Activity

Created by
Shabnam Yaqubie
Included are the following: -All About Me Timeline with writing & photo space -All About Me Timeline with photo space -Seasons Timeline with writing & photo space -Seasons Timeline with photo space Great activity aligned to Common Core standards and NYC Scope and Sequence for S.S. Please leave feedback.
Preview of Building Block Activity Task Cards

Building Block Activity Task Cards

These 24 activity task cards are the perfect way to keep students engaged and learning. These task cards are to be used with building blocks (Legos work great, but any "building blocks" are fine!). Here are a few ways to use the activity cards: *Stations and centers *STEM Time (STEAM, STEM, GATE) *Hands On Math *Early finishers *Science *Morning Work *Group and partner work *Free time *Recess *Student gifts *Problem Solving *Special education *Gifted and Talented The possibilities are endless
Preview of Creative Wheel Enrichment Activity

Creative Wheel Enrichment Activity

:: How to Use ::Creative Wheels can be used in ANY subject! You can have students complete a book character study, biography, book study, Social Studies topic, Science topic… the possibilities are endless!RESOURCE INCLUDES:+ Creative Wheel PDF+ Creative Wheel Google Slide+ Creative Wheel Digital or Printout options+ Editable Rubric + Sample pictures from my class projects and a list of ideas on how to use!
Preview of Create a Culture Student Project | Gifted and Talented

Create a Culture Student Project | Gifted and Talented

Created by
Jules and Co
Get your students thinking creatively! This project can be tackled in small teams or individually. Your students will use their imagination and creativity to invent their very own culture. The packet included will walk them through illustrating and writing about the following aspects of their invented culture. - climate and geography - language - education - architecture - religion and beliefs - economy - clothing - artifact list Writing frames and a rubric are included. This project is perfec
Preview of May the Fourth Be With You FREEBIE STEM Challenge May 4 Activities Star Wars Day

May the Fourth Be With You FREEBIE STEM Challenge May 4 Activities Star Wars Day

Need a FREE May 4th activity? This May the Fourth Be With You STEM challenge will guide your space cadets to build a hideout to hide from the rebellion. It’s easy to set up & requires common classroom materials to plan the perfect Star Wars day. This freebie is part of my best-selling bundle! *Have more fun!! Download all 6 STEM challenges! Save $6 with the bundle! Your students will love designing their own base! Check out the PREVIEW for more details.MATERIALS NEEDED:Use any common craft m
Preview of Amazing Race Printable Templates

Amazing Race Printable Templates

Created by
Start a Spark
This file is a PowerPoint file with Amazing Race templates to create challenges, detours and roadblocks in any content area. These templates can be used digitally or as printables. Just click inside the editable text boxes to add your content.Template includes: planning pageschallenge folderroute information carddetour cardroadblock cardplayer name tagsPowerPoint slides template
Preview of TANGRAMS BUNDLE TANGRAM PUZZLES Math Center Critical Thinking

TANGRAMS BUNDLE TANGRAM PUZZLES Math Center Critical Thinking

Created by
Barbara Evans
This TANGRAM PUZZLES BUNDLE combines 8 tangram units into one economical product. Your students will use the traditional Chinese tangram pieces to make thematic pictures. Engaging your students in these brain teasing tasks will challenge their critical thinking and problem solving skills.  It will further their visual discrimination skills, spatial awareness, and knowledge of geometric shapes. And, you will have enough tangram units to provide frequent and enduring practice.CONTENTSForest Friend
Preview of Labor Day Emergent Reader

Labor Day Emergent Reader

Created by
Brandy W
This little reader is the perfect way to explain what Labor Day is to elementary students. The book explains when Labor Day was celebrated, when it became an act by Congress and why is was created. This would be a good resource to add to your Labor Day social studies or government unit on the holiday. US History Labor Day
Preview of STEM: Let's Build A..Castle

STEM: Let's Build A..Castle

Need a quick STEM pack that is theme based and can help you tie in NGSS engineering standards, provide hands on activities and connect to your Building Structures, Balance and Motion Unit or even to tie in Fairy Tales with an engineering design challenge? This new series can do that for you with Let's Build a...Castle! This pack includes: -3 STEM connections -engineering design poster -lesson plan -vocabulary cards -packet sheets -writing connections -lord and lady patterns -carriage background
Preview of Gifted or Goof Off

Gifted or Goof Off

Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series Texas Legacy Award Winner 2005 Use one of the collages in the Gallery of Celebrities with your students as a motivator to guess which famous people you’ll be reading about. Get a glimpse of the early life of well-known people in different professions. What do the experiences of these people tell us about persistence, perseverance, resolve, determination, achievement, accomplishment, victory and success? Enjoy the humor of Steele’s caricatures – writ
Preview of TANGRAMS TANGRAM PUZZLES WINTER Math Center Problem Solving Critical Thinking

TANGRAMS TANGRAM PUZZLES WINTER Math Center Problem Solving Critical Thinking

Created by
Barbara Evans
TANGRAMS provide a captivating, hands-on means to develop problem solving, spatial reasoning, & critical thinking in young children. These puzzles exercise concepts about geometry (transformation, rotation, congruence, symmetry, etc.). WINTER TANGRAMS are printable & include a tangram template. This differentiated activity is great for center or individual work in primary grades.CONTENTS16 winter activity themed puzzle mats16 mats with delineated shapes for young learners16 mats with n
Preview of GOODS AND SERVICES STREETS - 3 Activities - English & Spanish

GOODS AND SERVICES STREETS - 3 Activities - English & Spanish

Created by
Maria Gaviria
Goods and Services - Bienes y Servicios - English and Spanish!! My students have so much fun doing these activities. - The students brainstorm what makes our town special, unique and a great place to live. 1 - Large pictures of services and goods buildings. Print them in color and put them in a bag for the students to choose one and decide if that place provides a service or goods, and glue it on "The Class Streets" 2 - After that, use the other set of buildings for a pair activity. One of th
Preview of Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them

Landforms, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources and How People Use Them

Created by
Maria Gaviria
EXPLORING PLACES!! This PowerPoint presentation shows 42 slides with very descriptive pictures of Landforms: canyon, volcano, mountains, cave, desert, plateau, valley, plain, hill, and island. Bodies of Water: River, Lake, pond, ocean, coast, waterfall, and glacierNatural Resources: Oil, water, trees, mines, wind, and soil. Uses of natural resources: to build highways, buildings, airports, stadiums, bridges, amusement parks, swimming pools, gardens, etc.At the end of the presentation, the pict
Preview of End of year STEM Challenge Graduation Cap Craft STEAM Activity May June Low Prep

End of year STEM Challenge Graduation Cap Craft STEAM Activity May June Low Prep

Let your students create their OWN Graduation cap this year!!! This STEAM challenge incorporates the arts by encouraging students to design a cap that represents them! Includes a digital slide show. Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges *Let your students be creative with STEM challenges! Perfect for summer time and the end of the year.INCLUDED IN THIS GRADUATION STEAM CHALLENGE:Google Slides Presentation / works with Microsoft PowerPointShare a copy with students using Go
Preview of Lego Communication & Collaboration Game - 4 C's Practice

Lego Communication & Collaboration Game - 4 C's Practice

Lego Communication and Collaboration Game Pairs with 4 C's Thinking & Innovation Skills The Lego Game was created to support students understanding of teamwork and communication. As one student describes, they may find that what they think is clear communication, might not make sense to another student.I love playing this game at the beginning of the year to build trust and understanding. I have played it with all grade levels!
Preview of Logic Puzzles Dinosaurs Early Elementary

Logic Puzzles Dinosaurs Early Elementary

Build essential critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills with this dinosaur themed logic pack, which includes: 6 Directional Mapping Puzzles Following controlled vocabulary prompts, students move up, down, left, and right through a 3x3 or 4x4 grid to discover where they’ll land on the grid. 5 Visual Rotation Puzzles Focusing on mental flexibility and being able to mentally rotate objects, students are challenged to discover which one of three dinosaur pictures is like the prompt. 8 Ve
Preview of Timeline Past Present Future & Spanish Linea de Tiempo Presente Pasado Futuro

Timeline Past Present Future & Spanish Linea de Tiempo Presente Pasado Futuro

This is one of my favorite projects of the year and perfect for OPEN HOUSE!It is so exciting for the students & families! This project comes in English and Spanish as well as the instructions for parents!Ways to incorporate it:-Timeline on themselves-Timeline of a living person (famous or ordinary)-Introduction to conjugating verbs in Spanish-Introduction on how to speak in past, present, and futureOlder Students:-G.A.T.E Icon- Multiple Perspective- A timeline of a character or plot-Characte
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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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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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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.