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8th grade End of Year social studies resources for special education

Preview of All About Me Selfie + Writing | w/ End of the School Year Reflection Activity!

All About Me Selfie + Writing | w/ End of the School Year Reflection Activity!

Created by
Art with Jenny K
All About Me "selfie" drawing and writing activity for classroom teachers and art teachers. This activity is a great way to start the year with an introduction and end the year with a reflection! This resource also includes Halloween and New Years selfie activities!This All About Me resource is a teacher favorite. It's a great first week of school / back-to-school activity that is also useful at other times of the year—Back to School, Halloween, New Years, and End of the Year. My student selfie
Preview of Class Gram Bulletin Board - Classroom Community, End of Year Gift & Activities

Class Gram Bulletin Board - Classroom Community, End of Year Gift & Activities

Showcase your classroom photos with this Instagram themed classroom community bulletin board or end of year gift! Simply print and post pictures of what is going on in your classroom to display for your students, staff, and parents!  This is a resource that is perfect for a class bulletin board that can be used all year or as an end of year gift for students. You and your students will LOVE the Instagram theme as it shows off your classroom pictures in a fun and unique way! There are plenty of v
Preview of End of the Year Awards l Editable Classroom Awards l Certificates

End of the Year Awards l Editable Classroom Awards l Certificates

2024 Update: Surprise! I decided to add editable full color awards with brand new diverse clip art! Every student will see themselves in these unique awards. I added 100+ brand new updated awards. This file is massive! These new awards are a bonus file. I cannot provide a black and white version due to the cost of all the clip art. All the original awards are still in the file. Here is a new award tracker in Google Sheets for your convenience. If you want to check out a list of all the awards, j
Preview of Self-Control Lessons for SEL, Self-Regulation, and Executive Functioning Skills

Self-Control Lessons for SEL, Self-Regulation, and Executive Functioning Skills

Use these lessons to get kids' self-control skills in shape! Activities focus on understanding self-control, impulse control, stopping and thinking to make a decision, waiting our turn, following rules and directions, staying motivated, doing our best work, managing emotions, using coping strategies, and practicing self-control to strengthen skills over time. Other skills that impact self-control are also addressed, including planning, time management, and perseverance.Digital VersionUpdated to
Preview of Social Skills Printables for Students with Autism & Similar Special Needs

Social Skills Printables for Students with Autism & Similar Special Needs

Created by
Autism Classroom
Over 3,000 positive reviews!!! See the preview for examples. Thanks in advance for the feedback on these social skills activities.Social Skills Printables for Students with Autism & Similar Special Needs. (Teen edition also available!) Great as a send home packet for distance learning! These social skills printables will work well for any students whose special needs include developmental delays or it may work for younger students in primary grades learning to develop social skills. The prin
Preview of End of the Year Activities Awards Coloring Pages Summer Bulletin Board Editable

End of the Year Activities Awards Coloring Pages Summer Bulletin Board Editable

Created by
StudentSavvy
Celebrate the End of the Year with the Classroom Party Pack! This resource includes:Bulletin Board with 24 Colorful Posters (12 Landscape + 12 Portrait) “This Year Was Sweet” Banner24 Coloring Pages (12 Landscape + 12 Portrait) 3 Borders Included155 Awards, 6 Styles of End of the Year Awards! (Editable & Ready to Print!) (over 155 End of the Year Awards with Unique Designs, INCLUDING COLORING PAGE ACTIVITIES AND GOOGLE SLIDES FORMATS!End of the Year Superlative Awards - EDITABLE! {DIGITAL &
Preview of Budget Worksheets - Do you have Enough Money? Life Skill Math for Special Ed

Budget Worksheets - Do you have Enough Money? Life Skill Math for Special Ed

This budgeting resource contains 130+ pages to help teach basic budgeting skills for special education classrooms. Includes differentiated worksheets and various levels to challenge each student individually. A teaching poster is included, as well as individual student sized cards to help them practice this skill, and 3 different types of leveled worksheets as well!Worksheets include:Determining what's in your budget using a number line (0-5, 0-10, 0-20, and 0-100)Is this price in your budget? G
Preview of Patriotic Agamographs | Original, Unique Memorial Day Craft Activity

Patriotic Agamographs | Original, Unique Memorial Day Craft Activity

Created by
Art with Jenny K
This patriotic agamograph set is a fun and unique activity to integrate art into your classroom. They complement your Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Remembrance Day, September 11th, 4th of July, or any other patriotic celebrations. My original agamographs are often copied but never equalled! For patriotic holidays like Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day, I have created an image of the American flag that morphs into soldiers. I have also included designs for September 11th, where the
Preview of Calm Down Kit- Social Emotional Learning Strategies and Visual Supports

Calm Down Kit- Social Emotional Learning Strategies and Visual Supports

Calm Down Strategies for your classroom! This huge pack is filled of different supports for students with behavioral needs. All of the products can be printed, assembled and placed in a "Calm Down Kit" box for students to pull out when feeling overwhelmed or anxious. This calm down kit is full of visuals to help non-readers and emerging readers learn to cope with their emotions on their own!These visuals can be sent home to families on your caseload to help with distance learning and virtual
Preview of 5th Grade End of Year Memory Book - End of Year Activity - Bulletin board

5th Grade End of Year Memory Book - End of Year Activity - Bulletin board

TWO WEEKS of End of year Activities! PRINTABLE & DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book that includes 14 mix and match activities! Students will enjoy this trendy resource that allows them to express themselves! Teachers will love the writing prompts that keep students engaged while continuing to work on writing.Looking for 5th Grade Awards too? Check out our 5th Grade EOY Bundle!Included in the Product:- End of year doodle reflection sheet- Choice board with 8 writing prompts- 8 different j
Preview of Executive Functioning Skills MEGA Bundle - Lessons & Activities for Full Year

Executive Functioning Skills MEGA Bundle - Lessons & Activities for Full Year

Target executive functioning and study skills necessary for academic success at the middle and high school level. The bundle includes over 600 pages full of lessons, templates, and workbook pages to teach study strategies and build executive functioning skills. These resources can provide students with a "toolbox of strategies" to help learners achieve their goals, improve academic performance, and build confidence along the way.---> Educator Guide & Pacing Guides:A comprehensive educator
Preview of End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 1

End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Edition Student Award Certificates Vol 1

Created by
Presto Plans
End of the Year Awards - Most Likely To Student Awards Certificates includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the eye-catching student awards includes a most likely to phrase that relates to a variety of different types of students. These end of the year awards come in a print format, but there is also a version that allows you to easily type student names onto the awards before printing. Make sure to click the preview button
Preview of End of the Year Escape Room Zombie Teacher Breakout Game Activity

End of the Year Escape Room Zombie Teacher Breakout Game Activity

Created by
Presto Plans
Escape Room Team Builder - Zombie Teacher Classroom Breakout Game Activity: Use this creative and fun end of the year escape room team builder activity to help foster classroom community and improve critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The teacher has transformed into a zombie, and students must decode puzzles, riddles, and challenges to get the ingredients to turn them back into a human! This can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills (spelling, homophones), but ca
Preview of Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle

Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle

Created by
Danielle Knight
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
Preview of Memorial Day Activity  |  Patriotic Soldier Classroom Collaborative Poster

Memorial Day Activity | Patriotic Soldier Classroom Collaborative Poster

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Don't miss out on this popular Patriotic Soldier Classroom Collaboration Poster for Memorial Day from Art with Jenny K.!! Your kids won’t soon forget this project! This activity is so much fun because, in the end, you will have a very large (approx. 28” x 35”) poster to display in your classroom, hallway, or front entryway, to honor our soldiers on Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, and/or Veterans Day. Along the way, students will work together as a group to create this beautiful tribute.The size
Preview of Decodable Passages for Orton-Gillingham Lessons BUNDLE

Decodable Passages for Orton-Gillingham Lessons BUNDLE

Quality decodable passages to support the Science of Reading are invaluable. When seeking materials to support your Orton-Gillingham lesson plans, The Literacy Nest has the decodable passages to support your students with a systematic, sequential progression. The Let's Read Decodable Bundle includes over 160 decodable passages that your students will love reading with success.Using a structured literacy approach, these decodable passages provide support for oral reading fluency and decoding prac
Preview of Interactive ZONES of Regulation Package - Name Plates, Bookmarks, & MORE!

Interactive ZONES of Regulation Package - Name Plates, Bookmarks, & MORE!

The materials in this package are adapted from Leah Kuyper’s wonderful book on self-regulation, The Zones of Regulation® (2011), published by Social Thinking Publishing, www.socialthinking.com and used with permission.If you are new to using Zones, I highly recommend implementing it into your classroom. My students are so much better at identifying their emotions and self-regulating themselves than they were at the beginning of the year! Included in this package:- interactive name plates (two fi
Preview of End of the Year Activities - Last Week of School Activities PRINT & DIGITAL

End of the Year Activities - Last Week of School Activities PRINT & DIGITAL

Make the last week of school memorable and engaging with these end of the year activities for the secondary classroom! Ideal for middle and high school students, this last month and last week of school resource includes enough reflection assignments and activities for the end of the school year!Celebrate the end of the year with fun activities including letters to future students, self-reflections, end of the year coloring, and more!This End of Year Activities Packet contains a variety of activi
Preview of Summer Coloring Pages (+ writing papers) {Creative Clips Clipart}

Summer Coloring Pages (+ writing papers) {Creative Clips Clipart}

This coloring book includes 2 coloring book cover choices, 8 unique coloring pages, as well as coordinating writing papers that offer differentiation for your little writers- all with a fun summer-themed clipart!This coloring book is NOT included in any of my Coloring Book Bundles.This product is for PERSONAL USE only and cannot be copied, redistributed or posted for others. Check out my other coloring books to see examples of the quality graphics and crisp designs you will receive!HALLOWEEN COL
Preview of Executive Functioning Skills Lessons & Activities

Executive Functioning Skills Lessons & Activities

These lessons teach executive functioning skills including planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, attention & focus, flexible thinking, and perseverance. Each lesson includes a description of the skill, a pre-assessment, and activities to practice the skill. Digital and Print VersionsThis workbook comes with BOTH printable PDF versions and digital versions for Google Slides. To access the digital online version, use the "Digital
Preview of Social Skills Lessons for Empathy and Perspective-Taking - SEL Activities

Social Skills Lessons for Empathy and Perspective-Taking - SEL Activities

Use these lessons to teach critical social skills of empathy and perspective-taking to older kids, including understanding perspectives, accepting different perspectives, flexible thinking, understanding social cues, developing empathy, using perspectives to resolve conflicts, and more. This resource includes 10 core lessons, each with several activities for extended practice. A total of 42 activities are included! The entire unit focuses on how to help kids and young adults learn perspectives a
Preview of The Special Educator's Everything Binder (SPED Teacher Lesson Planner)

The Special Educator's Everything Binder (SPED Teacher Lesson Planner)

**Dated calendars updated through 2024!**This resource provides you with EVERYTHING you need to stay on top of organization and stay away from the stress that comes along with being a special educator.The 250 binder pages can be applied to 40 different themes shown in the preview and a printer friendly black/white version. All pages are editable powerpoint files, in which you can change the text, charts, etc. Included in the ZIP are two different forms of directions on how to BUILD YOUR OWN BIND
Preview of Black History Month Activity Collaborative African American Biographical "Quilt"

Black History Month Activity Collaborative African American Biographical "Quilt"

Created by
Art with Jenny K
My Famous Faces® of African-American History "Quilt" project is the perfect whole-class activity to do during Black History Month or any time of the year! It connects the individual with the group using hexagons that will tessellate to create a large “quilt” collaboration poster featuring 40 influential African Americans and their biographies. The final poster has a ton of “wow factor” when complete, and I hope it will make a large impact on your students as they learn about these 40 influential
Preview of End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1

End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1

Created by
Presto Plans
End of the Year Awards - Idiom Edition Student Awards Certificates Vol 1 includes 30 ready-to-print end of the year awards that are perfect for your classroom awards ceremony! Each of the award titles includes an idiom (Examples: The Down To Earth Award, The Happy-Go-Lucky Award, The Larger Than Life Award, The Salt Of The Earth Award etc.). An explanation for why the student is receiving the award (related to the idiom) is also included on the certificate. These end of the year awards come in a
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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.