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Social studies Common Core 4.MD.A.3 resources
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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Map Skills | Project Based Learning | Geometry | Printable & Digital | Google
Have your students demonstrate their understanding of many different math concepts while designing a map of their own town! This hands-on math activity is a project that will definitely engage your students.Check out the preview for more details!Objective: To demonstrate an understanding of geometric terms and measurement. Students will be designing and drawing a map that will incorporate many mathematical concepts.The following concepts will be covered through this project-based learning activi
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â Project Based Math Activities BUNDLE
Halloween Bundle: Social Studies, Writing, Reading, and Math for Grades 3-5
Looking for a few fun Halloween and October materials for your students? This pack includes 7 projects for your students in grades 3-5. There is social studies, reading, writing, and math included in this bundle of 7 activities. This is great for the weeks leading up to Halloween when things get a bit crazy and we still need to focus on our objectives and standards!This pack includes:Pete the Pumpkin Math Craftivity. This is a great project which is totally differentiated for grades 2-5 and cove
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3rd - 5th
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Gardening Project for Kids | Project Based Learning Project
Wanting to start a garden with your class? In Project Based Learning Gardening students plan a garden and experience a scarcity of space. Students use the PACED Decision Making Guide to decide what they should plant. If you don’t have a garden area you may choose to set your space as a beach towel. Students will take the seed packages and measure the amount of space each plant will take. Students may use enlarged photos of plants to place on the beach towel to help them make their final decisi
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â Project Based Learning Bundle
Martin Luther King Jr. Problem Solving: Math Task Cards Grades 4 - 6
These 20 math task cards are a fun way to practice math skills all the while learning about Martin Luther King Jr. They are perfect, especially around Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but can certainly be used year-round. In addition to the historical fact and math problem on each task card, each frame contains a different inspirational quote from Martin Luther King Jr. These task cards work well for the later end of 4th grade (after advanced computational skills have been learned) through 6th grade.
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4th - 6th
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4th Grade Pioneer Life Quilt Project - Homestead Act 1862 Social Studies Lesson
In this 4th-grade history lesson, students will learn about Pioneer Life, the Homestead Act of 1862, and complete a social studies activity. They will design a quilt as they read and answer questions about early settlers in the United States.NOT IN IDAHO? NO PROBLEM! This lesson covers 4th-grade standards about settlers and includes activities/readings that will add value to any state's curriculum. Use this 4th-grade history lesson about the Homestead Act in so many ways!✅ Introduce the Homestea
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3rd - 5th
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4th Grade Math Lesson Plans Bundle for Entire Year of Fourth Grade
These fourth grade math lesson plans include everything you need for a successful year of school! Students will work on every 4th grade math standard in this set of lesson plans. This complete unit includes worksheets, independent activities, focus wall materials, pre/post test and a complete set of lesson plans to teach this math skill. These lessons follow the Guided Release of Responsibility framework which will support children from transitioning from teacher led instruction to independent
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4th
Dream Bedroom Makeover- Math, Area, & Budgeting Project
***2024 Update: Items have increased in price since I made this. You might want to consider giving a higher budget***Great low-prep resource for a budgeting project. Students receive $1,000 to redo their bedroom. They get to go to IKEA and purchase furniture, but MUST stay in the budget. Students will have to use addition and subtraction skills, reasoning, and must know area and perimeter. This is a great project for Math or Social Studies during an economics unit. Features:34 slides in 6 partsI
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4th - 7th
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4th Grade Math Worksheets + Biography Quick Facts - 4th Grade Summer Math Review
Looking for a fun, unique, and engaging way for your students to practice fourth grade math skills? For each of these 16 skills, students also learn about a famous inventor and their inventions for connection to STEM ideas. Students answer 5 different math questions of varying skills to learn basic information about inventors. This works great for math instruction, social studies/science instruction, or homework. Practice 16 different math skills and learn about 16 famous inventors. Math Skills
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4th
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Project-Based Archaeological Dig
Engaging project your students/kids will never forget. This CROSS CURRICULAR, HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD activity simulates an ARCHAEOLOGY DIG outside or in. Students use PLANNING, PROBLEM SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING, and RESEARCH skills as they become archaeologists and feel like detectives solving a mystery. Perfect for Indoor Classrooms, Outdoor Classrooms, Home School, or Family Fun. This resource can be used with many Social Studies Units of study such as civilizations, tribes, cultures, or time
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Archaeology: Hands-On and Integrated Learning BUNDLE
Home Design - Back to School - Project Based Learning (ELA, Math, Geography)
This project based learning experience is an engaging and hands-on way for students to learn about personal narratives, persuasive writing, geometry, design and geography! This resource would work great as back to school project to get students familiar with routines, practice collaborating and learning multiple subjects in a fun way! Students will think like architects, designers, realtors, geographers and writers throughout this six week PBL unit. I suggest using this for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th or
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4th - 8th
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The Homestead Act Unit with Area and Perimeter Project
Engage your students in this fun Homestead project - where social studies meets math! This project is designed to immerse students in the world of homesteading while integrating math concepts along the way.The introductory slides provide students with guided notes, making it easy for them to follow along and understand the concepts. Make learning fun, with the included a name generator to help students choose a name for their homestead, as well as a citizen card that they can customize with thei
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3rd - 4th
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Morning Work - Grade 4 - Quarter 3
Looking for meaningful Morning Work? This morning work guides student learning and assists in your planning? These Morning Work assessments are designed to meet the time demands of the school day, provide you will easy grading and documentation, and to guide students in learning. The Morning Work Daily Assessment Quarter 3 provides 45 spiral reviews with ample practice to allow students successful mastery of important 4th Grade standards. Each day contains ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studi
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4th
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Also included in:Â 4th Grade Morning Work Bundle - Daily Review of ELA, Math, Science, S.S.
4th Grade Autumn MATH Learning League Adventure *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you want to focus on
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4th
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Perimeter Area and Volume Drag and Drop Sorting
Google slide presentation can be shared with students for math centers, or a solo or group activity. Students will then sort descriptions of types of measurements by dragging and dropping into the correct category: Perimeter- Area- or Volume. Answer key is included! Great for virtual/ distance learning!
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â 5th Grade Geometry Bundle
Map Skills - Compass Rose - Cardinal Direction - Finding Area
Map SkillsThese activities work great for grades 1-4 beginning map skills. It supports students in using cardinal directions, creating maps, and finding area.This ties in great with social studies and math standards.This is a PDF file and includes:• 2 Classroom Mapping Options• 1 Bedroom Mapping• 3 Blank Mapping Options• 2 Finding Area Activities• Compass Rose Cut & PasteTo see more amazing products from my store, follow me here!When you leave a review, you'll earn 1 credit for every $1 you
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K - 5th
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'Design a 3-D Community' Project Based Learning PBL
With Design your own Community PBL, students will have the chance to apply their math skills in a real world context while also reviewing civics and important community values. They'll be able to use their creativity to design their own town, while learning about perimeter, area, and volume. This is a great product for building teamwork and problem solving skills!
Area and Perimeter Review with Texas Missions Activity
Activity Overview:I love teaching math (and writing), and I know that my students get more engaged in assignments and activities when I make the content relevant to the real world. I also know that it is hard to teach all subjects with fidelity during a school day without some cross-curricular activities. This set of review questions are all related to Texas Missions that are part of the 4th grade Social Students TEKS (in Texas). Your students will have a chance to put what they’ve learned regar
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4th
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Also included in:Â Area and Perimeter Bundle (Interactive Notebooks, Challenge, and Review)
4th Grade AUTUMN Math & Social Studies Learning League Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you're interested in infusing sci
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4th
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Shop 'til You Drop: A Money, Graphing & More Project-Based Learning Math Project
Shop 'til You Drop is a project-based learning math project that incorporates a wide array of standards in one cumulative project that my students always love! Students learn the basics of entrepreneurship as they choose business partners and work together to develop their own "store"! After a "class store" day where students can "purchase" items from their classmates' stores, students use their sales records to create graphs displaying their sales data! Included in the file:-Action Plan checkli
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2nd - 5th
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December Math Learning League Adventures- 4th Grade *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math questions have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the month of December, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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4th
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Presidents' Day Problem Solving Math Task Cards: 4th - 6th Grade
These 20 math task cards are a fun way to practice math skills all the while learning about the Presidents of the United States. They are perfect, especially around Presidents'. Day, but can certainly be used year-round. Each card has a historical fact and math problem on each task card. These task cards work well for the later end of 4th grade(after advanced computational skills have been learned) through 6th grade. Laminate these task cards to last for years and store them in a ziplock bag or
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4th - 6th
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November Math Learning League Adventures- 4th Grade *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math questions have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the month of November, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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4th
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Your Own Island - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What is an effective island design?Description:Throughout this project, students will imagine that a new island has been formed and that they have been hired by the government to document the island. Students can create a three dimensional model of the island, as well as other varied tasks. They use math, science, social studies, and writing skills to sketch and map out this new land. Students examine current articles on the controversy of creating an island and work together to
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
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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.
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.
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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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