138 results
Social studies Common Core SL.K.1b resources
5th Grade TEKS Social Studies YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM Bundle!! | Google Apps
The TEKS 5th Grade Social Studies YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 5th grade social studies. ALL 12 of the incredible and user-friendly lesson plan units included with this year-long bundle comes completely ready for use in BOTH in-person classroom and digital learning environments (via Google Apps)!! Click the PRODUCT PREVIEW to get an even better idea of the unbelievable resources included with this bundle!!Each one of these units has been SPECIFICALLY designed to foll
Grades:
5th
Types:
Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge #6 Native Americans Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Domain 6, Native Americans. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 800 slides!!!T
Grades:
K
Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge Colonial Towns Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Colonial Towns & Townspeople. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 900 slid
Grades:
K
Kindergarten CKLA ALIGNED Knowledge Columbus/Pilgrims Supplemental Slideshows
PLEASE NOTE:**These materials are not designed to replace lessons or materials provided within Amplify/Core Knowledge (CKLA); they are meant to supplement the existing materials provided by Amplify Education Inc. and The Core Knowledge® Foundation.These interactive PowerPoints are aligned to Amplify Core Knowledge's (CKLA) Kindergarten Listening & Learning Strand, Columbus and the Pilgrims. These slideshows are very colorful, interactive, and stay true to the curriculum. Over 800 slides!!!Th
Subjects:
Grades:
K
Current Events for SPED
Writing about current events are important and a valuable way for students to access the general education curriculum. This product includes an adapted way for exceptional learners to assess current events in the world around us, determine the most important facts, and decide whether or not the information is important. Included in this product are:How to Write a Current Event Report: Review with students the procedures to writing a current event. Step 1: Choose a source. Students should choose
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Types:
MAP SKILLS FOR KINDERGARTEN
This is a spectacular unit for teaching all things maps! This unit was developed by looking at overarching themes in kindergarten social studies standards in the U.S. Detailed lesson plans are included for 10 lessons. There are many great activities and materials for teaching these concepts. Daily assessments and/or a daily "write about it" that can be used as assessments with each lesson are included. The following is the layout of the unit's 10 lessons:Day 1: Positional WordsDay 2:
Subjects:
Grades:
K
All About My Family Social Studies Family unit
All About My Family Social Studies Family unit resources This 76-page pack of all about families worksheets is filled with interactive family themed activities to help you build classroom community and help your students get to know each other while celebrating their diverse families. It will build on the idea that our class is a family. I like to start my family unit by reading picture books about diverse family pointing out who makes up that family and what they do together. After each story,
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Rights and Responsibilities Activities - Sorting Cards First Grade
Are you looking for Citizenship activities? This Rights-Responsibilities sort can help your students to recognize , differentiate, and evaluate rights and responsibilities of people at home and school. Primary students think in pictures. This resource meets that need. Sorting is one of the highest level activities in the primary classroom.Here's what you'll get:✅ 18 rights cards (color & b/w)✅ 18 responsibilities cards (color & b/2)✅ differentiated response pages: * rights fli
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Also included in: Rights and Responsibilities BUNDLE
Children:Past & Present An Inquiry Social Studies Lesson (Distance Learning)
This packet is an inquiry based social studies lesson to have students compare and contrast children in the past to children today. Seesaw and Google Classroom versions are now available for Distant Learning. It is geared toward K-3rd grade. The focus is to introduce the concept of Child Labor in the United States to students. There is also a book companion reading responses for Brave Girl, which is about a girl named Clara Lemlich who was an immigrant who led a 20,000 people strike against poor
Grades:
K - 3rd
Wilma Rudolph Activity Pack {Kindergarten/1st Grade}
This product was created for students in Kindergarten - 1st Grade classrooms. Through a variety of activities and worksheets students will learn all about Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics. Great for cross-curricular lesson planning, Black History Month, and Women's History Month!This pack includes 4 print-and-go worksheet activities:- Timeline (Color Me)- Timeline Cut and Paste- Adjectives/Who Was Wilma Rudolph?- Book Mark C
Grades:
K - 1st
Also included in: Black History Month Activity Pack BUNDLE {K-1}
Rules and Laws Activity - Why Do We Need Rules? Back to School- K - 1st - 2nd
Help your students understand the need for rules. This 2 day presentation shows what school would look like without rules. They will see examples of those following rules, and others misbehaving. Includes discussion questions. ************* UPDATED Here's what you'll get:✅ 2 slide presentations✅ choice of 9 different response sheets✅ with/without rules anchor chart✅ 7 school areas anchor chart headers✅ group-sized charts for 7 school areas✅ discussion questions✅ 2 days differenti
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Rules and Laws First Grade Activities BUNDLE
NEEDS VS WANTS UNIT FOR KINDERGARTEN
This unit was created to meet standards based on over-arching themes in social studies standards throughout the U.S. This is a five day unit in which students will learn about needs vs wants, saving and spending, and goods and services. The last two days of the unit students will participate in an activity with a real-life application. Students will work as a group to create a good and a service. The good and service will be a need or a want. Students will have been collecting dollars throu
Subjects:
Grades:
K
Cultural Holidays Unit - An Alternative to Holidays Around the World
MAJOR UPDATE! The unit is complete! This resource has been developed as an alternative to traditional Holidays Around the World units. Students will focus on the importance of cultural holidays and traditions and learn about different cultural holidays that people in their own community may celebrate throughout the year.This unit can also be used throughout the year to teach about holidays as they occur.If there is a holiday you'd like included, please contact me and I'll see what I can do!tend
Grades:
K
KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT - RULES AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP
This product was created by looking at overarching themes in social studies standards across the U.S. Students will learn that being a good citizen is all about actions! Students will learn about rules, consequences, laws, authority figures, 4 step problem solving, and cooperative group skills/being a good teammate. They will also learn how honesty, responsibility, compassion, and respect are character traits that make one a good citizen. Most importantly, students will learn skills and gai
Grades:
K
Long Ago and Now History for Primary Grades
Getting students to develop a sense of history of how life, communications, transportation, and work in the past, present, and then pondering the future is not an easy task. This resource offers 48 pictures to view, discuss, and sort as those concepts develop in your study of the past, present, and then ponder the future. You’ll gain opportunities for lots of good discussions and input with those. Additionally, you get puzzles and anchor chart questions, as well as two content writing prompts. T
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Constitution Day Activities for K-3
Elevate teaching efforts with primary students to gain understanding on the abstract nature of our Constitution and its history. If you are scrambling for something to use for this daunting task that is informative, integrated, easy-to-prepare, and fun to use, look no further! You can begin with an original read aloud, use picture vocabulary cards, link to Internet resources (in teacher led tasks), and integrate with math and language tasks to round out your day. Students have a simple-to-read b
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Printable Voting ballots for kids | Election practice | No Prep Activity
Voting theme learning activities for kidsIntroduce your young learners to the exciting world of decision making with these engaging and easy-to-use Voting Ballots for Kids. These no-prep printables are specially designed to be child-friendly, fostering a fun and interactive environment for children to learn about the voting process. They serve as powerful tools to develop early math skills, and also promote social skills development, encouraging children to interact, express their opinions, and
Grades:
PreK - K
Selective Mutism | Social Story | Chinese & English
Public awarenessSelf AdvocacySocial Story This product works best on students with selective mutism and their family to understand more about selective mutism, about their feelings and what the student can try to do. The story is also suitable to introduce the class what selective mutism is to raise public awareness. The material is available in Chinese and English.**********************************************************************The Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2017 by Mayer-Johnson
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
All About Geography Unit ~ Social Studies Maps and Globes resources
All About Geography Social Studies , maps and globes activities This 130-page geography pack is filled with interactive Geography Social Studies , maps and globes activities to help your students learn about the various branches of geography while learning to appreciate and celebrate their diverse families and communities. This geography resource includes a set of picture books recommendation (mentor texts) to help guide the lessons and activities included. Happy Teaching!TP Includes:8 lessons:
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Scarcity Project : The Pencil Problem - 1st Grade Economics
Do your kids understand Scarcity ? This low-prep 3 day project has all you need to cover Needs, Wants & Scarcity! Small and whole group activities will keep your primary students engaged and learning economics while having fun!Here's what you'll get:✅ Powerpoint presentation on Scarcity✅ convenient Powerpoint slides for each day's questions✅ anchor chart headings/clipart✅ 3 interactive response sheets✅ 3 days of detailed lesson plans✅ teacher notesYou'll love:❤️ low-prep/high interes
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 1st
Also included in: Needs and Wants & Scarcity Kindergarten & 1st Grade BUNDLE
Columbus Day or Indigenous People Day for Primary Grades
Do you need meaningful activities to do for Columbus Day (or Indigenous People Day) to meet objectives in curriculum? Here are enough informational and content related activities to make an integrated day for you and yours. The 10-page non-fiction text, written with primary students in mind, can kick off your day. There is a follow-up graphic organizer and 11 other activities to engage students in a full day of content related math, language arts, and social studies. You’ll be able to set up wor
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Travel Center Dramatic Play
This is a pack that I created for my dramatic play center. I created it during my geography unit. This is a growing pack that is completely flexible to use for a transportation, geography, travel, or airport theme.What's included:Bannershotel reservationsvehicle reservationskey cardsdestination cardsboarding passessnack pricescreate your own ticketspostcardsjob tagsairport signsarrival signsdeparture signstravel agent materialslabelsSo many more items! please check out the preview!*Don't forget
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - K
Types:
Also included in: Pre-K Dramatic Play Bundle
Market Day Project ~ Classroom Stores with Business Ideas
Classroom Stores and Business Day Project ready to go! Are you looking for ideas to help you set up your classroom stores for your economics unit? It's all here! This business day project pack is filled with economics themed activities to help your students learn about economics by creating and running their own businesses and becoming little entrepreneurs! This is a great social studies unit for teaching young students about selling goods and services while learning the basics of running a busi
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Fun With Flags A Scavenger Hunt for Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Graders
The Fun with Flags Scavenger Hunt for use with students in Kindergarten, First and or Second Grade is an awesome way to integrate Social Studies, Geography, Math, and English Language Arts in a highly engaging activity that will have your students collaborating and make connections to the world beyond the walls of your school and or classroom. It is ready to print and go!This scavenger comes with 40 flags, 40 country labels, a scavenger hunt with 10 questions preset, and an answer key, plus a b
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
Showing 1-24 of 138 results
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.
How do I find social studies lessons on TPT?
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.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands