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Preschool social studies centers for special education
Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Word Practice Sentences & Guided Reading Game
These sight word sentences with CVC words, fluency passages and reading comprehension games {Levels A and B} are fully aligned with the Science of Reading. A high level of support is provided. Just one sight word is added on each page.This resource is ideal for use in kindergarten and also toward the beginning of first grade. This Resource Includes:★ A full color set of Sight Word Sentences★ An ink-saving black and white version of these Sight Word Sentences★ A parent information letter ★ A Read
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PreK - 1st
WH Question Flip Cards
Targeting WH questions is easier than ever with these bestselling WH question flip cards. This set includes over 100 flip cards in 3 differentiated levels to get your special education students working on simple WH questions! Click here to save 20% off by purchasing this resource as part of the popular WH Questions Bundle.WHAT ARE THE LEVELS?- picture- picture and word- just wordWHAT'S INCLUDED?- What- Who- When- Where- WhyTEACHER REVIEWS"This is such a great, convenient resource! It makes on-th
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: WH Questions Bundle | Special Education
Rhyming Activity - CVC Rhyming Words Picture Clip Cards for Rhyming Practice
Are you looking for a resource to teach rhyming words or an activity that provides fun rhyming practice? This is a hands-on rhyming, CVC word family, and fine motor activity will help your kids develop phonological awareness as they learn to recognize rhyming words. You can use the CVC rhyming picture clip cards for rhyming assessment and to practice segmenting onset and rime and blending onset and rime with easily decodable words. The rhyming words activity is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kin
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PreK - K
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Made For Me Math Curriculum (Discounted Bundle) Special Education and Pre-K
SAVE 20% WITH THE BUNDLE!!! Are you looking for hands-on, adapted math resources for the year? Made For Me Math has it ALL, making lesson planning easy for you and meaningful for your students. (Most teachers spend 2-3 weeks on each unit).Included in each monthly unit:• Two Story Time Read Alouds (with adapted book and story map pieces)• Interactive Comprehension Assessments (printable and electronic files included)• Interactive Tablet Tasks• Low-prep Anchor Charts• Easy Art Activities • Adapte
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PreK - K
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One to One Correspondence Activity Pack (Counting & Number Recognition Practice)
This resource includes 240 pages of activities to use in the classroom to work with students still learning one to one correspondence when counting. Each activity comes in different forms to make sure there is something for every learning style in your classroom! The activities were created to use with common materials you already have in your classroom to build one to one correspondence in your students! This way, you don’t have to make an extra trip to the store!Here's what's included:-Ten Fra
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PreK - 3rd
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Categories Speech Therapy Sorting Activity with Visual Supports
Make sorting into categories fun with these category sorting mats! This category sorting activity is used to target categorization skills both receptively and expressively. There are 10 different category mats and 60 different item cards. Category mats and category cards can be printed and laminated. Place hook and loop dots on the back of each category card and within the boxes on the category mats. Students can easily place these cards onto the mats when sorting. You can store the cards on ea
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PreK - 1st
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Alphabet Review | Letter Sounds Review No Prep Worksheets
Alphabet Review | Letter Sounds Review No Prep WorksheetsAbout this bookThis unit contains 26 alphabet review worksheets.Contents and directions for useWrite the missing letters (2 pages: upper and lower case letters)Match the letters (3 pages)Alphabet writing booklet (7 pages)Beginning sounds (5 pages)Beginning long and short vowel soundsWrite the missing middle vowelEnding sounds (2 pages)ASL Match (3 pages)Happy Teaching :)Other Alphabet units are available here.Follow me on Facebook for excl
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PreK - 1st
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Zoo Animals Coloring Pages Math Morning Work Color by Code Color by Number
Do your students struggle with number sense, subitizing, or identifying numbers? This differentiated Color by Number ZOO Printable Coloring Pages and Worksheet Activities resource will help your students enjoy practicing their number sense skills with a smile! The pictures appeal to the imagination and are an excellent way for students to practice number sense, subitizing, counting, number word identification, and create a wonderful end picture they can be proud of.This resource is also a great
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Color by Code Color by Number Coloring Pages Morning Work Bundle
Toddler Learning Folder(Pre-School Prep)
The toddler learning folder is a pre-school prep folder full of fun, hands-on, interactive activities that will teach children 1-3 years old and special needs children. The activities include shape recognition, color recognition, sorting, language learning, learning numbers and quantity, days of the week, solar system, continents, visual discrimination, vowels, animals, and human body parts. The activities will promote kindergarten readiness while the child has fun! The download will include 24
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PreK - K
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Phonemic Awareness BUNDLE Kindergarten Preschool Pre-K Phonological Awareness
This brand new curriculum teaches preschool, pre-k and kindergarten students phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is the number one predictor of a student's ability to become a fluent reader. Building this foundation means explicitly teaching children how our language works, and understanding the relationship between sounds and words. Phonemic awareness is 100% auditory and does not involve printed letters or words.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I cannot tell you how amazing this set is for phonemic awareness!"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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PreK - 1st
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Alphabet Activities - ABC Playdough Mats - Letter Tracing Recognition & Writing
Your students will love working on the letters of the alphabet with these Alphabet Playdough Mats. This ABC activity gives your kids a fun, hands-on way to build alphabetic knowledge. They will have fun as they build playdough letters, practice tracing letters & writing letters. The multi-sensory abc playdough mats will also help your kids learn letter recognition or letter identification, the names of letters, letter sounds, and develop phonemic awareness. These mats are easy-to-prep and
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PreK - K
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Number Activities for Kindergarten and Preschool - Numbers 1-20 - Number Sense
Engage your kids with hands-on Number Sense Activities that will help your students with recognizing numbers, writing numbers, counting numbers 1-10 or numbers 1-20 and constructing & deconstructing numbers. These number activity mats are so much more than just number playdough mats, These number activities and counting activities are the perfect addition to your math centers. These versatile number sense activities and hands-on counting activities are perfect for your preschool, pre-k, pr
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PreK - K
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Transportation Theme Alphabet Activities - Car Letter Matching - ABC Recognition
Cars, transportation and hands-on alphabet fun for your preschool, pre-k, early childhood, special education, and kindergarten classrooms. Use this car-themed alphabet activity to teach letters, letter identification and uppercase and lowercase letter matching.**Please note that this product is also included in my Transportation BUNDLE. If you have already purchased the money-saving bundle, you DO NOT need to purchase this activity.This set contains the following:✔ 26 ABC car cards,✔ 1 set of
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PreK - K
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Alphabet Letter Books Practice Activities ABC Tracing Recognition Sounds Writing
Are you looking for a fun way to teach letters of the alphabet, letter sounds, and uppercase and lowercase letter formation? These easy-to-prep letter books are perfect alphabet activities and ABC practice. The ABC books provide a variety of ways to work on letter recognition, identify the names of letters, learn letter sounds, visually discriminate letters, practice letter formation, and develop phonemic awareness and phonics skills.These easy-to-prep books are perfect for alphabet activities
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PreK - K
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File Folder Games and Activities for Special Education & Autism | Basic Concepts
These basic concepts file folder activities cover 10 different basic skills your special education students should be practicing every day! Each concept has 2 levels for a total of 20 file folder activities. Level 1 has a word and visual cue while level 2 only has the word.File folder activities are ideal for students with autism or others in your special education classroom. The predictable nature and left to right pattern of the work appeals to their strengths! These include a mix of matchi
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PreK - 2nd
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Alphabet Letter Fluency & Fitness® Brain Breaks
Fluency and Fitness® are some of the top selling brain breaks and movement breaks on TPT! This activity helps students get the wiggles out AND learn their alphabet letters! Students BEG to do this! Teachers love it because they don't lose any instructional time, yet their kids can get up and move! This bundle includes 6 Powerpoint slideshows to help your students learn their uppercase and lowercase letters quickly. Each slideshow has a variety of exercises for students to do. Click on the previ
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Fluency & Fitness® Brain Breaks MEGA BUNDLE (K-2)
Black History Month Craft: African American Inventors - Set of 6
Do you need cute and easy crafts for Black History Month? You got them! This set has SIX crafts or craftivities of African American inventors and their inventions: George Carver, George Crum, Lewis Latimer, Garrett Morgan, Philip Downing, and Alfred Cralle. These crafts will make a fantastic bulletin board for Black History Month or can be used for your school hallway decoration! Next time your students crunch on a potato chip, get a scoop of ice cream, eat a peanut butter sandwich, look at a tr
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PreK - 1st
Feelings & Emotions Interactive Books - Adapted Books for Special Education
Looking to improve receptive and expressive language and attending skills while teaching about feelings and emotions? Then interactive books are for you! These interactive books require students to move the pictures and participate.This active participation improves attending skills while reducing off task time.WHO IS IT FOR?Students who need help to break down the feelings, how others think, what you should do when you are upset and identification of feelings. Hands-on learnersStudents who need
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PreK - 5th
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LIFE SKILLS Sequencing Mats® for Special Education
Sequencing Life Skills!!These Life Skills Sequencing Mats are a great way to teach life skills and how to sequence and complete a multi-step task and they target numerous skills. Plus, you'll love the organization...no more missing or little pieces to keep track of!There are a total of 12 mats for 4 and 5 step sequencing. There are four 4-step sequencing mats and eight 5-step sequencing mats. Each mat includes step-by-step sentences that use transitional words to help students sequence the even
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Build Your Bundle {Brandy}
Safety Awareness Interactive Books - Adapted Books For Life Skills
Help students understand safety rules for school, home, and in the community. These interactive books have been adapted to help break the concepts down and make them more understandable.Interactive books require the student(s) to move the pictures and participate. This active participation improves attending skills while reducing off-task time. They will help students develop matching skills, build language (receptive and expressive) and attending skills.This is a reading resource even reluctant
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PreK - 7th
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Also included in: Behavior Support BUNDLE - Safety, Life Skills, Feelings & Emotions
FINE MOTOR Skills | Pre-Writing Task Box Filler Lines Letters Numbers and Shapes
This fine motor skills tracing task box Task Card set contains 132 “Task Box Filler” task cards for tracing lines, letters, numbers, and shapes! For beginners and those who could really use the extra practice, there’s something for everyone in this task card set! Some tracing task cards show a clear beginning and end by using green and red (start and stop) visual guides. This is a highly recommended resource for Special Education classroom writing centers, or as an independent work task, as well
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PreK - 3rd
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Life Skills Centers | Life Skills Curriculum and Activities | Special Education
This bestselling full year Long Life Skills Bundle is the perfect way to implement a life skills curriculum center to your special education classroom! This comprehensive resource gives lots of time to practice and generalize skills, this bundle focuses on one skill per month for 12 months. Click HERE to save 20% by purchasing this resource as part of the FULL Life Skills Curriculum Bundle (includes 9 Life Skills Resources)WHAT SKILLS ARE INCLUDED IN SET 1?- Matching Socks- Setting the Table- Wa
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Life Skills Bundle | Special Education
Living and Non Living Things Sorting | Category Sorting | Preschool Kindergarten
This hands-on activity is a fun way to help your children practice differentiating between living and non-living things. These cute and colorful cards can be used as a whole class “circle time” activity or in small group instruction. They can also be put in a science center for the children to work on individually. This living vs non-living sorting set includes 2 colored headings and 60 colored sorting cards.★ Please check out the preview to see page samples of this living vs nonliving sorting a
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Sorting Activities BUNDLE | Preschool PreK Kindergarten | Category Sort
Differentiated Writing Curriculum- Level's 1-7 (Discounted Bundle)
What's Included? Check out the video preview by clicking HEREThis Writing Through The Year Daily Journal Bundle is designed for beginning writers. There are seven levels of Journal pages included. 180 student Daily Journals come in 7 designs. The seven designs included are cut and paste, tracing, boxes, copying, fill in the blanks, build a sentence and independent. Students can progress to the next level Journal Design at their own pace. Every day teachers are provided a sample to post and use
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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.
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.
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