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12th grade social studies professional documents for GATE
PASSION PROJECT Genius Hour Independent Project NO PREP
This easy-to-follow, NO PREP resource gives you everything you need to have your students do Passion Projects/Genius Hour/Independent Projects and presentations! It includes 3 Interest Inventories, a 15-page student packet, 5 Pages of Teacher Lesson Plans, 6 Research Options, 2 Rubric Options, and a 22 slide PowerPoint to show students with directions for each day. This resource is entirely editable. You can print the PDFs, or adjust the Word and PowerPoint files to your liking. Simply print out
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Holiday Budgeting Activities : Bonus Ugly Sweater Design Activity
Perfect for middle and high school economics and civics. Use these activities in class individually or as a holiday lesson. Students choose a random budget and have to plan a holiday party and/or budget for gifts. Bonus Activity: My gift to you,for those last days before break. Have students design and ugly Christmas sweater! This resource includes: -Holiday Party Plan Activity -Gift Budgeting Activity -5 templates for ugly Christmas sweater You may also like:EOC Review PacketConstitution Scave
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Also included in: Year Long Holiday Activities for Middle School and High School Bundle
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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YOU TEACH THE CLASS STUDENT PRESENTATION Any Topic Independent Project NO PREP
This easy-to-follow, NO PREP, FULLY-EDITABLE resource gives you everything you need to have your students do a TEACH THE CLASS LESSON PLAN AND PRESENTATION! Simply print out the Student Packet, post the PowerPoint with directions, and GO! This is an excellent presentation option for Genius Hour, Passion Projects, Independent Projects...or any other research project! It includes the following 5 FULLY EDITABLE pages and EDITABLE PowerPoint:Page 1: Student Information PagePage 2: Lesson Plan Planni
Grades:
3rd - 12th
End of Year Teacher Evaluation Survey for Students & Reflective Teachers
This download is a 2 page end-of-course survey for students to complete about the class to help you the teacher better understand how the year when and reflect on what to change for the next year.
The first page includes 12 statements about your class that students rate from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree". Each of these statements is something that surely apply to any social studies class. Some examples are:
"The grading system was fair"
"In class assignments were useful and helped me
Grades:
5th - 12th
Women in the Civil War: Station Rotations (Primary Sources & Informational Text)
Diversify your syllabus. Get your secondary students up and moving using these Women in the Civil War Station Rotations. This adaption of a DBQ gets students into exploring authentic female sources and perspectives. Students will take an inquiry stance-- all stations help students answer the essential question, "How did the Civil War Challenge and Change the Role of Women & Notion of 'Womanhood' in American Society?”(Looking for "Women in the Civil War" for grades 4-7? Click here)One wom
Grades:
8th - 12th
Design a School Project (Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) | PBL
This project-based learning activity is intended as a culminating project following a lesson on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. This project would be appropriate for a high school Psychology course or Social Studies course. I used this project with my Social Studies students as a culminating project after watching the documentary film, "The Bad Kids" (could also be used with "Stand and Deliver," "Lean on Me," or a similar film.Step I:In this exercise, students will connect what they've learned abou
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Psychology Store Growing Bundle
TOWL-4 Report Template (FULLY Editable)
This fully editable TOWL-4 report template makes it easy to write an educational testing summary that thoughtfully breaks apart each part of the assessment and provides guidance in interpreting scores. The majority of the work is completed for you so you can focus your energy elsewhere.If you want to save money, purchase this template at a discounted rate in this bundle which also includes report templates for the WIAT-4 and Key Math-3: Bundle of my 3 Best Selling Educational Testing Report Temp
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: WIAT-4, TOWL-4, & Key Math 3 Report Template BUNDLE
Cesar Chavez Day Power Point Presentation
Power Point Presentation, Cesar Chavez Day, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Pesticides, Fair Wages, Farms, Migrant Farmworkers, Mexican Americans, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Heroes, Social Justice, Multicultural Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Birthday, California, Arizona, Politics, US Government, Farm Workers, United Farmworkers Union, Latino, Dolores Huerta, Robert Kennedy, Spanish Language, Cultural studies
26 Slide Power Point Presentation on the Legacy of Cesar Chavez. This prese
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2nd - 12th
Political Parties: Notes,Quiz, and Make your Own Party
I love teaching about political parties! I especially love this lesson because students learn about the political spectrum and even take a quiz to find where they are on the spectrum.Students also create their own political party!This products includesPowerPoint presentationMake your own political party activity Democrats vs republican cut out worksheet Where are you on the spectrum quizPolitical Party notes Political Party notes for interactive notebookWant access to ALL of my civics resources?
Grades:
6th - 12th
{editable} Weekly Lesson Plan Template
{editable} full page size, landscape orientation print-outs for your weekly lesson plans. Use with your favorite binder punch for compatibility in notebooks, HAPPY planners, and a variety of other teacher notebooks. Includes “Observation Look-For” categories such as Deliberate Practice, Objectives, Strategies, Assignments, Standards, Marzano DQ 2-4, and Accommodations. Digital template can be used for paperless classrooms, teacher binders, or digital submission to administrators. It is compat
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: TIPS & TRICKS BUNDLE
The Constitutional Amendment Process: Notes, Lesson, and Math Activity Lesson
Looking for a way to teach the amendment process? I use this resource in my class; my student love learning about adding an amendment to the constitution. Take a break from your notes and readings, and try a little math in your social studies class.This Resource Includes:Notes Guided Notes Fraction fill in worksheetAmendment math worksheetVocabulary Failed Amendment worksheetWhat would happen if amendments were not added worksheetand much more!Want access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: American Government and Civics Constitution Bundle
Absent Work Form for Middle School - Editable
Keeping track of missing work in middle school is HARD! Print off one of these forms for each day, fill it in, and file it in a binder next to your absent work file box! Students can check this to see what they missed, what assignments they need to complete, what they should turn in, and what they should get. This has a space for students names - just in case they (or you) forgot which day they were gone! This Absent Work Form is a classroom management must and an organizational life-saver! This
Grades:
3rd - 12th
MLK-Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Clip Art {Messare Clips and Design}
The Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Movement set contains 39 high resolution full color and black line PNGs. The set began as a custom request to depict critical MLK Jr. moments.
All items in this set are shown in the preview.
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MLK Jr. Portrait
MLK I have a dream speech at the Washington Mall
Peace Symbol
Nobel Peace Prize 1964
MLK Jr. Preaching at Ebenezer Church
MLK Jr. During the Bus Boycott
MLK Jr. In a Birmingham, AL Jail
Civil Rights demonstration-march
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Election Day: Mock Election Voting Activity
Want to conduct a mock election in your classroom? Have no time? Use this mock election that was created for middle and high school students. This activity is classroom tested and approved!This products includesteacher, student, and candidates instructionsoptional essaypower point discussion questionsballotssigns for classroomcandidates platform and speech worksheetsVoter registration cardsWant access to ALL of my civics resources? Join the Civics and American Government Member Club!Visit my we
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5th - 12th
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Lesson Plan Template- Social Studies (Editable)
This item is a multi-color Social Studies lesson plan template that includes a number of text boxes with headings and subheadings that correspond to Social Studies planning and structural procedures. The plan incorporates a wide variety of critical lesson plan components which includes the following:* Lesson/Unit Title* Grade level(s)* Unit Focus * Overview and purpose * Standards addressed* Learning Outcomes * Modification/Differentiation * Materials/Resources* Enrichment/Extensions * Essential
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Student Interest and Learning Style Survey for Social Studies
The Student Interest and Learning Style Survey for Social Studies is a great "get to know you" tool for the first day of school! This survey has students evaluate how they study, the type of learning environment most conducive for their learning, their class participation and the types of activities they find most beneficial. It also allows students to share other pertinent information with the teacher.
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Treaty Week Resources
Teach your students about Treaty week. The focus is on Ontario but could easily be adapted to other uses.All student, indigenous and non-indigenous benefit from learning about the Treaties, histories, contributions and perspectives of the Inuit, Metis, and First Nations.Includes teaching through videos, links, interactive activities, and text examples. Includes some treaty wampum belts with links. There are two links on the Metis and their treaty rights. There are two links for the Inuit and wha
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PreK - 12th
Editable Infographic Syllabus Template - Middle & High School + Scavenger Hunt
Looking for a creative way to introduce your syllabus or expectations to students? An infographic syllabus makes the much needed, but not-so-interesting, information visually engaging for your students. This fully editable infographic syllabus covers all the important information you need to share with students at the beginning of the school year or semester. The minimal style of the graphics in this font breaks up the blocks of text you’d see in a traditional course syllabus or class expectatio
Grades:
7th - 12th
Child Social Skill Screening Tool, First Edition (2-18 years old)
Due to difficulty of identifying social skills and the need for social skill training for an individual. An analysis of eight assessment tools were used to create a social skill screening tool for children. Furthermore, this project was used to (1) analyze and identify commonality of social skill targets for children (ages 2-18) through the use of a variety of assessment tools, (2) create a user friendly social skill screening tool, and (3) develop a user friendly interpretation of results. Thus
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Mayan Math Bingo! Los Mayas! Great Native American Lessons, Worksheets & Games!
Calculate like the Maya--the astronomers of Ancient America! Crush Common Core with this high interest cross-curricular strategy! Teach Spanish numbers, Native American history, and math all in one game! Pertinent math concepts include real, rational, and natural numbers, integers, commutative and associative properties, additive identity, multiplication, place value, powers, and exponents. Social science concepts include ethnomathematics, ethnocentrism, cultural anthropology, paleography,
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Curriculum Map Template {Middle & High School Humanities}
Having clearly mapped out units for the school year is critical in my practice, but I never quite found the right map to match my style and personality as a teacher. This curriculum map was designed by me, at the time, a 10-year veteran teacher, who decided to quit her comfortable job and take a new job closer to home. I created this map to help me navigate two brand new courses (English 1 and English 3) with the language, goals, and through processes that I felt comfortable with.
You may fin
Grades:
6th - 12th
HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Meriwether Lewis (Lewis & Clark) w/ Primary Sources
For this installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE, students will review the mysterious death of famed explorer and American hero, Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis and Clark). This is an engaging and creative take on DBQs, with a heavy focus on SOURCING and CONTEXTUALIZING as your students think like historians (and detectives) to piece together the mystery. (Note: There is no "real" answer-- so students can't google the answer-- scientists and historians still don't know the truth about why Lewis died, or
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies Personality Type Quiz | Get to Know You Test | Back to School
Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use Social Studies Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time, or a
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: PERSONALITY TYPES MEGA BUNDLE | 45 Themed Personality Inventories
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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.
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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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