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Free 1st grade social studies resources for special education
CVC Word and Sentence Reading Picture Match (Cut & Paste)
This worksheet includes 5 sentences using a variety of CVC words and sight words. This activity requires students use early phonics skills to decode words to be able to find the correct picture. The pictures have to be cut out, which helps build fine motor skills.
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PreK - 1st
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Positive Thinking Affirmations - 150 Self-Talk Phrases SEL Skills Activity
Use these 100+ free positive thinking affirmations and self-talk statements to help kids and young adults build confidence, learn healthy coping strategies, and start the day off strong. Positive thinking and self-talk is an important social-emotional learning skill necessary for success. This resource includes a 3-page printable list of positive affirmations and a student worksheet to record individual positive affirmations. Digital and Print VersionsI've included a link to Google Drive! To acc
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1st - 12th
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FREE Alphabet and Letter Sounds Posters | Phonics Anchor Charts
FREE Alphabet and Letter Sounds Posters | Phonics Anchor ChartsAbout this book:This book contains 7 Alphabet charts in color and black and white. They can be used in student writing folders, classroom writing center or sent home for additional practice. Directions for use:The chart versions available are:1. Alphabet letters only (color and black and white)2. Alphabet letters only and long vowels (color and black and white)3. Alphabet and common picture words (color and black and white)4. Alphabe
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PreK - 1st
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FREEBIE!! WH-Questions Pizza Party! Game for Speech therapy - 90 questions
Please make sure to also check out my Build an Ice Cream Cone WH-Question scenes
Today marks my one year TPT anniversary and as thanks to all of my customers and followers I am posting this freebie! TPT has truly changed my life by making me a better therapist - making materials seems less of a job when you can share them with others!
This game is intended to target basic WH- and How-questions.
CONTENTS (all PDF):
• Pizza slice game board
• 90 Question cards - 15 for each of the following qu
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PreK - 2nd
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FREE CVC Words Worksheets: No Prep Write Cut and Paste Activity for Word Work
This no prep resource includes 4 short a CVC worksheets perfect for word work, centers, and independent work tasks. Includes four levels of a write, cut and paste CVC words activity. Students can practice reading, writing and fine motor skills with these print and go worksheets.Savings Alert!If you like these worksheets, you will LOVE my Word Work Cut and Paste BUNDLE. Grab CVC words, word families, long vowels, blends and digraphs at a discount!Contents4 total worksheets - 1 short a word set
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K - 1st
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Free Sequencing Stories
This set of 4 black and white sequencing stories are a sample from my Four Seasons Sequencing Set that includes 80 stories. These sequencing stories are great for targeting a variety of speech and language goals including auditory comprehension, story retell, sequencing information, answering questions, sentence structure and articulation in conversation. *NOTE: The pictures on the stories are in order to provide visuals for students as they read the story. The pictures are designed to be cut
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K - 3rd
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Phonics Mini Books: Consonant Digraphs
**TPT FEATURED FREEBIE, 10/14!**This is a fun project that takes about 20-30 minutes per book, designed for kids Pre-K - 1st. Students learn a new consonant digraph each book by coloringpictures containing the targeted digraph and tracing over the letters as they occur in words.Each book is a single sheet of paper divided into 8 sections.When the student has completed coloring the sections, the paper is folded into a “book” that he/she can take home.CONCEPTS:There are 5 common digraphs covered,
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PreK - 1st
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Community Helpers Sorting Mats
This community helpers activity includes sorting mats to help kids learn about the roles of a firefighter, doctor, police, mail carrier, chef, construction worker and vet.Please Note:You'll need to unzip this file in order to print the PDFs. Please see the TpT help link here for instructions on how to do this.Please read my Terms of Use. This resource is for personal classroom use by the teacher who downloads it only. Reselling it in any format is NOT permitted. A special thank you to all of you
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PreK - 1st
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Writing Prompts with Sentence Starters Writing Journal Free Pack
This product is a Sample of my Differentiated Writing Journals. These notebooks are differentiated for 4 different stages (pre-literate, emergent, transitional, and fluent writers). There is a total of 5 differentiated options for each writing prompt. Included with each prompt is a full sentence, sentence starter, vocabulary bank, picture bank (picture prompt), or a blank writing space. There is a self-check rubric at each stage where students can make sure they have included a capital letter, e
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PreK - 5th
Also included in: Year Long Writing Prompt Journal Activities with Sentence Starters
FREE Speech Therapy Handouts and Infographics
Free speech therapy printables! Developmental milestones, hierarchies, and graphics for SLPs and educators, as well as parent handouts for speech therapy. Great information and handouts for National Speech Language Hearing Month in May!The printables cover various topics to use as cheat sheets or handouts, including:articulation and speech intelligibility normslanguage milestones and hierarchiesspeech and hearing anatomy images labeledways to elicit language developmentsteps to building verbal i
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K - 3rd
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Shape Sorting FREEBIE | Shape Recognition | Preschool PreK Kindergarten
SHAPE SORTING ACTIVITY: This hands-on activity is a fun way to help your children recognize and sort shapes. These cute and colorful cards can be used as a whole class “circle time” activity or in small group instruction for children who need extra practice with their shapes. They can also be put in your math center for the children to work on individually. This set includes 9 shape headings and 48 colored shape cards. The shapes included in this set are circle, square, triangle, rectangle, ova
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Sorting Activities BUNDLE | Preschool PreK Kindergarten | Category Sort
FREE Handwriting Practice Pages
FREE Handwriting Practice Pages {Lowercase Letters}About this bookThis book contains basic handwriting sheets for children who need extra practice to perfect their letters. Each handwriting sheet displays a letter with correct letter formation, then 5 writing lines for them to trace the letter.Directions for useChildren begin by finger tracing the large letter in the top left corner of the page. They then trace the smaller letters. Once finished, older children may write the letter in the blank
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PreK - 1st
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FREE Counting Worksheets Math Addition Equations Kindergarten Math Morning Work
DIGITAL PDF AND PRINTABLES: These free sampler worksheets feature a fun transportation theme and work well for your kindergarten, 1st grade and special education math students. They will practice counting objects and will also create addition equations with visuals.You may use them in your classroom lesson plans for a bell ringer, morning work, as review homework or as a quick formative assessment. This activity also supplements many children's literature books with a cars and trucks theme, inc
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K - 1st
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Free Fine Motor Hole Punch Activity - Celebration Theme Hole Punch & Cut Stirps
Help your kids build hand strength and develop scissor skills with this fun fine motor activity freebie. Kids can use a hole puncher to punch holes into the images, and then can cut the images apart on the lines.Use these easy-to-prep activities for fine motor work bins, task boxes, and morning work stations. The Celebration Fine Motor Activities Set Includes7 different seasonal hole punch and cut strips2 printing options for easy prep.Class Set - Print multiple copies of one hole punch and cut
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PreK - 1st
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Personal Narrative Writing Materials FREEBIE | Graphic Organizers and MORE
Do your students struggle to come up with a topic to write about?!This FREEBIE has got you covered!3 parts of this freebieDouble sided page with 28 ideas of topics for a personal narrativeA personal narrative planning page to help your students get writingA personal narrative checklist to use AFTER you are done writingENJOY!!Check out my writing sentences product HERE if your students still need help making sentences.GAIN ACCESS TO OVER 50 FREE RESOURCES HERE-------------------------------------
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K - 4th
Silent Magic E (CVCE) Reading Fluency Practice Game Uh-Oh!
This engaging game dares students to keep reading. Each card has a sentence featuring words with silent e at the end. On their turn, students can keep reading but if they get a lightning card, uh -oh, they lose all of their cards for that turn! Kids love to play this game! Great for small groups or centers. Also, there is a bonus practice sheet for CVCE words- a perfect early finisher activity!This game is included in my Fluency Fun Bundle.Enjoy this freebie and it is much appreciated if you wo
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Orton-Gillingham Based Fluency Fun: Uh-Oh Sentence Reading Game Bundle
2D Shapes Worksheets
These worksheets focus on four basic geometric shapes: triangle, rectangle, square and circle. Your students will also develop, learn and practice:♥ tracing♥ drawing♥ printing♥ identifying shapes and understanding that they can be sorted and grouped by their attributes.This file is part of my shapes mini units, which provide ideas and activities on teaching shapes to preschoolers, kindergarteners and first graders. These worksheets can be used during RTI, intervention or for homework.Also, use t
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PreK - 1st
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Emotions and Feelings Check-In Worksheets for Social Emotional Learning
Use these free printable worksheets for daily emotions check-ins with your students. A daily feelings check-in is an important way to integrate social-emotional learning into the day, while helping students build self-awareness and self-management skills.Three versions are included with emojis, an emotions word bank, and clear space to add your own emotions words. Both color and black/white versions are also included.The prompts include:Right now, I'm feeling...I feel this way because...Somethin
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1st - 8th
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Free Orton-Gillingham Decodable Worksheets Games Story: CVC Digraphs
CVC Freebie: Closed syllables / short vowels with digraphs reading & spelling phonics practice for OG lesson plans. Aligns with skills in Wilson Reading System® 4th Edition Step 1.2, as well as other multisensory structured literacy and OG-based approaches for dyslexia intervention, special education, or SoR science of reading specialists. Includes a digital Google Slides deck and printable format for use in online tutoring and/or in the classroom.This product aligns with the Wilson Reading
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Orton-Gillingham Worksheets & Games Bundle: Closed Syllables
Classroom Expectations & Listening Rules (Interactive and Editable Template)
Back-to-school is the most important time to reinforce classroom expectations! This download includes 24 rule cards with matching pictures. Editable template to create your own rules and add images. Chalkboard theme and white background.Printer friendly option to pair with colored paper.The 24 rule cards include: always be kind, clean up your mess, follow directions quickly, hands and feet to self, hand are in lap, helping hands, learn and have fun, line up quietly, listening ears, make good cho
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PreK - 2nd
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Free Community Helpers Tracing and Coloring Pages
This set includes coloring pages for 50 community helpers. The name of the community helper is included on each page for your students to trace.★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★This freebie goes along with Community Helpers Bundle.The bundle includes:Community Helpers Anchor Charts and Word Wall CardsCommunity Helpers Booklets and Interactive Reading ActivitiesCommunity Helpers Graphic Organizers and Writing PagesCommunity Helpers Write the RoomCommunity Helpers Puzzles★★★★★★★★★
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PreK - 2nd
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FREE American Flag Classroom Collaboration Poster | Fun Project for Memorial Day
American Flag Collaboration Poster: This American Flag collaboration poster is a great group activity. Together students will color the poster, assemble it and display it in their classroom to let visitors know their classroom is a creative, collaborative, and patriotic place! This is a great activity for American patriotic holidays! Ideal for Flag Day, 4th of July, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, and other American Patriotic events. You may also like my:Flag AgamographPatriotic Coloring Pages3D So
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PreK - 9th
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Teacher Binder for Sight Word Activity Organization- For Special Education
Utilize this binder for organization in your sight word center or fluency station. This FREE 250 page teacher binder comes with everything you need to set up, run, manage and successfully monitor students progress during sight word practice activities.
This binder includes 8 sections:
1. Word Lists by Level
2. Word Lists by List number
3. Checklists
4. Flashcards (lists)
5. Flashcards (words)
6. Data sheets
7. Resources for parents
8. Fishing for Numbers Student Tracking Folder
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: DISCOUNTED BUNDLE Sight Word Activities- For Special Education
Jeopardy Template - Review Game (PowerPoint)
UPDATE: JULY 202045,000+ downloads! Thank you so much everyone, I'm incredibly flattered. I hope you are able to keep enjoying this template! A few quick updates1. Updated Scoresheet - I added an individualized scoresheet which I (and my students) have found to work much better!2. New Instructional Video - I recorded this one here in July 2020 and it should match with updates to gameplay. Please ask if I missed anything, but anything I missed in the video should be in the instructions! Click her
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K - 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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