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Critical thinking social studies Common Core K.CC.A.3 resources
Kindergarten Interactive Notebooks - Science, Social Studies, Grammar, & Math
Get a year’s worth of supplemental material for science, social studies, math, language, and grammar with this engaging interactive notebook bundle for kindergarten. These easy-to-use interactive notebooks are perfectly leveled for kindergarten learning! Covering a wide variety of topics, these interactive notebooks will help your students to review and master important standards. Interactive notebooks keep learning organized in one convenient location! This Bundle Includes:⭐️Interactive Science
Grades:
PreK - 1st
NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-ESS2-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
100th Day of School No Prep STEM Center Activities for Kindergarten and First
Are you looking for engaging, No Prep 100th Day of School activities for your students? These centers will keep your students busy all day long. Trust me, my kids were so busy they didn't want to clean up.Forget the countless hours of prep, the kids can actually help you prep the day before. All you need are 100 of each item, some bins and a few copies of the papers to go with the activities.Here is What is IncludedSigns for each bin and worksheets when needed100 Cups. 100 Snap cubes100 Patte
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: 100th Day of School Activities and STEM EASY PREP Bundle
Kindergarten Math Talks - Set 1 & 2
Daily Math Talk Cards for Kindergarten and 1st grade Counting and Cardinality. Build mental math, computation, and student discourse by presenting these tasks, problems, and questions during your daily routine.Here are 5 Tips to Number Talks, and a video if you'd like to see them in action.CONTENTS53 Printable 3x4 cards to put on a ring and hang on a math wall.53 Full-page slides that can be used on your smartboard if presenting to a whole class. Great for an introduction to your daily math less
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PreK - 1st
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Daily Math Talks - Kindergarten Number Talks
** Check out these NEW Monthly themed Math Talks **Daily Math Talk Cards for Kindergarten and early 1st grade Counting and Cardinality. Build mental math, computation, and student discourse by presenting these tasks, problems, and questions during your daily routine.CONTENTSDirections how to implement daily math talks30 Printable 3x4 cards to put on a ring and hang on a math wall.30 Full-page slides that can be used on your smartboard if presenting to a whole class. Great for an introduction to
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Kindergarten Math Talks - Set 1 & 2
100th Day of School Activities NO PREP Writing Math Craft Certificate & More!
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in your classroom with these engaging math, writing, movement, craft, history and other fun activities! With 15 activities to choose from you won't have a problem filling your lesson plans with everything to celebrate 100 Days of School. And we aren't talking fluff activities. Use the 100th Day to get your students reading, writing, working math problems, and so much more! In my classroom, students were so excited to do all things 100 that they ended up doing
Grades:
K - 5th
SPACE AND SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS FOR KINDERGARTEN
Ignite curiosity and spark imagination as your kindergarteners learn about all things space! These well thought out activities focus on various topics about our solar system. Use the detailed lesson plans and suggested read alouds to help guide your instruction! The whole group activities are a great way to tie in literacy and science. Use the literacy and math centers during your small group teaching time.What's Included:Whole Group Lessons: This unit includes five days of whole group activitie
Grades:
K - 1st
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
Kindergarten Math Science Social Studies Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Digital Games
These kindergarten math, science, and social studies Boom Cards™ were made to make practicing skills engaging and fun for young students. These were made with kindergarten students in mind, but you can adapt it to your lessons to review the skills with pre-k kiddos whole group or as an extension for 1st graders. Digital Centers are a great way for you to allow students to review and have enrichment during small group instruction or distance learning. Using these no prep centers will help reduce
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Grades:
K
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
Community Helpers: A Research and Writing Project PLUS Centers!
Make learning about community helpers and our community fun with these engaging, language-building activities! This research project includes low-prep graphic organizers and labeling activities! Lead your students to discover how community helpers help them while meeting literacy and social studies standards! Here's what you'll get:Graphic organizersLabelingRecording sheetsWritingRead aloud book suggestions8 Math and literacy centersYour students will love learning about community helpers.
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Research Project Bundle: FALL Research and Writing Curriculum
KINDERGARTEN STRATEGY POSTERS ANCHOR CHARTS AND VOCABULARY WORD iREADY MATH
DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU OWN THE YEAR BUNDLE!!KINDERGARTEN STRATEGY POSTERS ANCHOR CHARTS AND VOCABULARY WORD iREADY MATHThis pack includes eye-catching Strategy Posters, Anchor Charts, and Vocabulary Posters for the full year that go along with the Kindergarten iReady series or any other Kindergarten math curriculum. These 102 posters are great to hang in your classroom as a resource for your students to use daily to help reinforce the standards! The illustrations and instructions on
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PreK - 1st
Rodeo Activities - Rodeo Cowboys - Western - Texas History
Rodeo activities! Do you take your Kindergarten or 1st-grade students to the Rodeo or teach a western or Texas History unit? Rodeo activities with western cowboys and cowgirls are all here in this fun, 75-page informational text with differentiated activities using real photos. Perfect for Rodeo Day! There are 2 levels of emergent readers. Students practice using nouns and verbs, sight words (high-frequency words), counting, and writing. Digital version is available.There is a digital Google S
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Activities BUNDLE | Prek and Kindergarten
Community Helpers Hats Pattern Block Mat Printables & Worksheet
These Community Helpers Hats Pattern Block Puzzles and Worksheets are designed to engage students in math, community exploration, and writing while having fun. Here's a detailed breakdown of what you can expect:Puzzles:Easy Puzzles: Ideal for Pre-K and Kindergarten students, these puzzles provide clear instructions on which pattern blocks to use. This introductory level helps young learners grasp the concept of shapes and spatial relationships while sparking students' curiosity about these role
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Pattern Block Mat Printables & Worksheets | Kindergarten BUNDLE
Hole Punching Activities GROWING BUNDLE
I am so excited to bring you my GROWING BUNDLE for hole punching activities. This bundle currently includes the following:Alphabet Hole Punching CardsAlphabet Beginning Sounds Hole Punching Cards2D 3D Shape Hole Punching CardsNumber Identification 0-10 Hole Punching CardsTally Marks 1-10 Hole Punching CardsThese hole punching cards are large. One individual card prints on one 8.5 by 11 paper.By purchasing this bundle now you are guaranteed to all current and future hole punching activities. Ther
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PreK - 1st
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AMERICA PRESIDENT'S THEME ACTIVITIES | AMERICAN SYMBOLS | KINDER AND FIRST GRADE
Looking for engaging activities to celebrate President's Day? A full week of activities is here at your fingertips!Use the detailed lesson plans to guide you through five days of lessons that focus on the importance of the US President. A list of preferred picture books is included to tie in with each activity. Activities cover George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, American symbols and much more!Add the American themed literacy and math centers to your plans to guarantee student engagement while y
Grades:
K - 1st
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
Apple Activities STEM Challenge Fall STEAM October Johnny Appleseed November
Celebrate Apple Johnny Appleseed Day with this fun fall STEM Challenge. In this engaging Fall STEM challenge students will design their own tower to balance apples. Use any materials you have!! Includes a digital & printable version! They will even incorporate math skills to answer questions. LOW PREP so set up is easy for you!This activity is included in my FALL BUNDLE. Use STEM all month long with the FALL BUNDLE! Click here to Save 30% with 5 activities!MaterialsI bought fake plastic app
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K - 3rd
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The Jungle & Upton Sinclair: A Common Core & Research Based History Lesson
How did Upton Sinclair's work result in the creation of the FDA? Students uncover and demonstrate how this Progressive Muckraker's seminal book led to lasting federal laws and programs. Includes activities in which students close read a chapter from The Jungle and an opinion piece from The New York Times about the continuing relevance of Sinclair's expose. Also, students are prompted to create a political cartoon pertaining to The Jungle or current issues in the food industry utilizing common co
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7th - 12th
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Counting Collections Survival Kit
I absolutely LOVE building number sense in the primary grades with Counting Collections. Counting Collections is a student-centered activity where students become aware of their mathematical thought processes and gain a strong sense of numerical relationships. It’s perfect for building number sense in preschool-2nd grade. Counting Collections can also be used as an intervention tool for 3rd-5th graders.This is a collection of ALL the resources I could possibly think of that can support you in su
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PreK - 3rd
WEATHER SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, LESSON PLANS AND EXPERIMENTS, PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN
Equip your students with the knowledge and skills to become budding meteorologists and weather enthusiasts.Designed to captivate young learners' curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of the world around them, this resource offers a rich array of hands-on activities, inquiry-based lessons, and interactive experiences to spark scientific inquiry and discovery.What's Included:Exploratory Lessons: Dive into the fascinating world of weather through interactive lessons that introduce students to
Grades:
PreK - K
NGSS:
K-ESS2-1
, K-ESS3-2
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
TRANSPORTATION THEME ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOL, PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN
TRANSPORTATION UNIT FOR PRESCHOOL, PRE-K AND KINDERGARTENThis resources includes thematic lessons, activities, poems, songs and centers for your little learners.Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE! You can purchase this resources in the Thematic Activities for Little Learners Bundle and the Little Learners Mega-Bundle!____________________________________________________________________THIS RESOURCE INCLUDESLesson ResourcesWeek 21 PlansThis is a template for lesson plans during transportation week of scho
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in: THEMATIC UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE LEARNERS | GROWING BUNDLE
Community Helpers Activities Worksheets Sort Craft Book
These community helpers activities have it all! Students will love the craft, sort, books and games as well as singing the fun and upbeat song about community helpers. There are phonics and math worksheets to complete the theme. The lesson plan provides a detailed schedule for each day, centered on our original songs.It was featured in the TPT newsletter and we have made it better by revising all the images on the community helper worksheets, so the helpers are more diverse and more students se
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Economics Money Bundle First Grade
Counting 1 to 20 and NUMBER RECOGNITION ~ One to one correspondence
Counting 1 to 20 and PRACTICE NUMBER RECOGNITION while building one to one correspondence. Use this set of math worksheets, math counting games, and quantity cards to help your students practice counting and number recognition. Great to add to your math center or for table work during morning arrival. You can place the color copies into plastic sleeves and have students use a dry erase marker to save on paper and printing or print and laminate for durability. Happy Teaching!TPYou might also li
Counting Jar routine ~ Numbers 1 to 20 Set of 25 with recording Sheets Included
Counting Jars for kindergartenersAdd a counting jar routine to your day by incorporating this ready to go set of counting jars. This is a fun way to practice counting, number concepts, addition, and number combination. Use it in your small group intervention or as part of your math centers.In my class we have students count the objects in the counting jar and then use counters to make equivalent sets. Then they use the recording sheets to show their thinking. Happy teaching!TPIncludes:- Stude
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PreK - 1st
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The Lost Ship: A Historical Fiction Titanic Play
This fun and engaging historical fiction Titanic Readers' Theater Script is suitable for 3rd-6th grade students. They will enjoy acting out the 13 different parts, as well as learning about accurate historical information that detail the passengers and historical facts about the ship. A "Historical Information" page is provided to show passengers that survived and perished in this disaster.
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3rd - 6th
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Escape Room, Breakout Activity Fall Printable Version Kindergarten - First Grade
This fun, fall-themed, easy to set up (no props needed) printable escape room will keep your students engaged and learning! They will love finding and figuring out the clues and lock combinations that will help free Sammy Squirrel's acorns! It is a great way to practice and review skills while working together as a team!Oh no! Someone has locked up Sammy Squirrel's acorns! Without his stash of acorns, how will Sammy make it through the winter? Can your students use their literacy, math, and prob
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Escape Room, Breakout Activity Bundle Kindergarten - First Grade
Social Studies Economics Money Bundle First Grade
This social studies bundle makes economics come alive for your primary learners through these fun and engaging books, games, worksheets and songs! Students will be able to make great connections from Community Helpers to Goods and Services then to Wants and Needs. Each unit builds on each other with daily lesson plans.We just added our featured TPT Money Bundle to include 4 resources in this economics mega bundle! These four comprehensive units are the perfect way to teach your young students
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K - 2nd
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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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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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