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Free 3rd grade social studies lessons
Constitution Day Activities & Coloring Book: First, Second, Third Grade Activity
Finding an age-appropriate lesson for Constitution Day can be challenging. This printable booklet is perfect for meeting the requirement to teach students about the Constitution quickly and easily. Plus, it's written in a kid-friendly way that they can easily understand. With 2 different options of complexity, you can pick the version that's best for your students.It's perfect for Constitution Day or for any social studies unit on the Constitution. It includes….Our Constitution Booklet - Easier
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1st - 3rd
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Memorial Day Passage- Free!
This Memorial Day passage (Lexile: 880) includes a comprehension question page. The passage is a short history on Memorial Day and contains ideas on ways to honor our veterans. I am offering this passage for your classroom to use for free in honor of our vets including my husband and his work as a nurse at our local VA hospital.
Thank you for downloading, and rating! I hope you find this helpful.
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3rd - 5th
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Goods and Services: Economics Skill Sheets
This updated download contains two (2) ready-to-use economics activities.
* Each includes teaching suggestions and a full-sized answer key. Just print and copy!
These fun and easy activities can be used to introduce, review, and/or assess understanding of GOODS and SERVICES. The lesson includes kid-friendly definitions of each term as well as clear, easy-to-understand directions, and graduated application.
* This lesson is included in the following product:
Economics Activity COMBO Pa
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month Bulletin Board FREE - Civil Rights Bulletin Board Decor
Decorate your classroom or bulletin board for your Civil Rights units or Black History Month with this bulletin board FREEBIE. This pack includes:multiple words and phrases tilesblank tilesprintable "I Can Change the World with my Words" title This resource can be used with your Civil Rights unit, or during Black History month. We recommend you teach your students about civil rights heroes before having your students write their own important words or phrases on the blank tiles. Need more ideas
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K - 6th
Also included in: Black History Month - a month of lesson plans and activities
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. TIMELINE AND ACTIVITIES
FREEBIE! UPDATED 2019 This freebie has your students cutting the events of Dr. King's life and pasting them on a timeline. There are TWO versions of a timeline included in this resource. This freebie packet can be used alone but works best when it is used with our MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Power Point unit. This Power Point unit has a 15 slide power point presentation and 10 ELA activities to complete the unit. The power point is filled with facts and photos about this extraordinary man. It has
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2nd - 6th
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Free Landforms Bulletin Board Posters and Matching Activity
20 landform posters with illustrations and definitions, plus two matching activities! The landform vocabulary cards look stunning on a bulletin board, or they can be displayed digitally on the overhead projector to introduce your landforms unit. Teachers appreciate our design and clarity, and students love the illustrations.
Check out our full Landforms Unit!
Our Landforms Unit features an amazing Landform Flipbook, a Landform Minibook, A Landforms Memory Game, a Water or Land Activity, and an
Grades:
3rd - 5th
American Symbols FREEBIE U.S. Symbol Quilt or Class Book Printable
Enjoy this American Symbols FREEBIE!! :)
This product includes headers or sentence starters for many U.S. Symbols. You can use these to create a class book or quilt. My students LOVED creating a symbol quilt this year.
Check out the gorgeous American Symbols Quilt that my students created. American Symbols Quilt by Literacy and Laughter
This product also includes a class book cover and sign to hang near your quilt. :)
UPDATED 2/2017 due to requests.
Symbols Included:
Bald Eagle
Statue of L
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PreK - 3rd
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FREE Art History Guided Lesson and Art Project - Whimsy Workshop
This free sample pack from the bundle of easy step-by-step guided art lessons:Art History For Elementary 1 - With Teacher ScriptsThis lesson explores the artist Ted Harrison's use of warm and cool colors as he paints in the arctic of Canada. The simple art project will create a stunning bulletin board display! As in my other art history lessons, there is a teacher script included, with questions embedded, to lead a discussion about art techniques, geography and famous artists! There is also a wr
Grades:
K - 7th
Money Song and Bookmarks - Free
Money Song: Poster for the "Money Melody" which is sure to be a hit in your classroom. Includes colored and black and white copy.
Coin Value Reminder Bookmarks: If your students are still working on memorizing the values of coins but are ready to work independently on money centers and games, print and laminate these cards so they can use them when working on their own. Each bookmark has the front and back of the 4 common coins so that they are able to have a little reminder. Comes with a colo
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Money Activity Bundle
Seasons for Social Studies!
Social Studies work teaches about our daily life. Seasons and climate are a big part of that!
In our work on Social Studies we look at how all the strands affect our daily lives. Geography/climate, economics, government, cultural traditions and even history all shape decisions we make in daily life – even as young students. These pages were taken from my All Year Social Studies TownBuilder product for grades 2-3 which is a comprehensive year-long study of all these strands.
Seasons affect ma
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1st - 4th
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FREEBIE! George Washington Carver Comprehension Passage
Improve Reading & Writing with this FREEBIE!
Reading comprehension is key to improving a students reading level. This FREEBIE includes a reading passage about George Washington Carver and is followed by 5 multiple choice questions. You also get differentiated writing paper with a writing prompt.
Included in this FREEBIE
*Mini passage about George Washington Carver. This can be read aloud to younger grades or read independently by older grades.
*5 multiple choice questions
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K - 3rd
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Continents and Oceans Test & Study Guide
A variation of the Continents and Oceans Quiz, this bundle includes an elementary level test and study guide on the world's continents and oceans. It also includes an Answer Key. *Study guide edited to include Arctic Ocean! :)
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2nd - 5th
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Ecosystems and Biomes Activity FREEBIE
Teach your students about what makes an ecosystem and where they are located in the world with this engaging lesson! This lesson plan is part of a larger unit focused on the characteristics of ecosystems, the natural resources they provide, and how they relate to one another. Check out the full unit by clicking here!This freebie includes:1 full intro to ecosystems lesson plan with associated PowerPoint activity resourceThe full unit includes the following:9 complete lesson plans including engagi
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month Google Slides
EDITABLEyou can add anyone else to the list that you wish to discuss in your classA list of just a few important figures in black history
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PreK - 12th
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Veterans Day Timeline
Honor our men and women who have served in the armed forces by putting together some history of Veterans Day through a timeline of key events. Instructions, historical events and dates, letter to a veteran template, and literature suggestions included.
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2nd - 4th
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FREE Orange Shirt Day Residential School Art Activity in French and English
This Indigenous (Aboriginal, First Peoples, First Nations) Orange Shirt Day FREEBIE reflects on residential school history, and could be used as a stand alone activity for Orange Shirt Day (L’histoire du chandail orange), or as a supplemental activity for National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly known as Aboriginal Day). This resource includes both English and French versions.What you get:" Every Child Matters " Art project "I Matter Because I Am..." Art Project" Chaque enfant compte " Art Proj
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K - 8th
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Free Economics Unit | Opportunity Cost Game | Goods & Services | Supply & Demand
This FREE SAMPLE of this Economic Unit is packed full of engaging resources to help teach your students about economics. These hands on activities will bring the concepts to life in a fun and memorable way! They are guaranteed to get your students involved in their own learning.The full unit includes the following:Economics Unit Overview - Daily plans for 15 days of instructionVocabulary Posters - 12 Economic terms with definitions and colorful clipartProducer/Consumer Scenario Cards - 14 cards
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2nd - 4th
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Primary and Secondary Sources Activities - Free Sorting Worksheet
Help students analyze the difference between primary vs. secondary sources with this engaging activity. Introduce the different types of sources to your class and have them categorize each as a primary or secondary source.This FREE resource includes:One low-prep sorting activity with print and digital options.Answer KeyTeaching tipsStudents can cut and paste each source into the correct category, or write their answers directly onto the worksheet.This is a great way to encourage discussion of wh
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3rd - 5th
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World Map Coloring Page Continents and Oceans
Use this fun, free coloring page to help students learn their continents and oceans! Students will be directed to color and label the three primary oceans (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific) and the six primary continents (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
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1st - 9th
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Freebie Lesson Plan Template: Sub Friendly & EDITABLE
This clear and simple lesson plan template is perfect for every classroom! Not only is it substitute-friendly, it can be adapted for any lesson, grade level, subject, or standard. With space for Common Core Standards, Learning Objectives, and Differentiation, this minimalist template provides clarity and efficiency when preparing for your lessons. Included Files:PowerPoint, PDF, Microsoft Word DocumentEdit, print, and enjoy!========================================================================
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Constitution Day FREEBIE: Picture Book Lesson with Lift-the-Flap Activity!
"Thank you for sharing this freebie! The words of the constitution sound so formal and are a struggle for our little ones to comprehend. Thank you for making it so much easier for them!"
Constitution Day happens every year in mid-September. Help your students answer the question: “Why did we write the Constitution?” with this free resource!
Using the illustrations from the book We the Kids by David Catrow, elementary students of all ages will be able to translate the complicated words of the
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1st - 5th
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Indigenous Artist Painting Project | Elementary Art Lesson
This simple painting lesson uses Leah Dorian's book The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Métis Traditional Story and can easily connect to your Social Studies teachings about the Métis people of Canada. Students create a painting based on the style and theme of the book. This inspiring product includes:a complete lesson plan with step-by-step instructions with modifications to differentiate for your students (or your available supplies).photographs of student examples.instructions to minimize prep
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3rd - 6th
American Flag Activity National Symbol & Landmarks (American Symbols) Lesson
Our Content-Based FREE AMERICAN FLAG LESSON fosters Literacy in Social Studies for 1st-3rd grade students by teaching students about the history of the American Flag with a Common Core-aligned lesson and hands-on activities to learn about the American Flag as one of our American Symbols:• American Flag Nonfiction Informational Text-we supply all CONTENT!• Questions to assess Informational TextComprehension• American Flag Star and Stripes Coloring to assess Functional Text ComprehensionThe Americ
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1st - 3rd
Money: Goin' Shoppin'
This math game is the perfect way to engage children while practicing the every-day skill of making change and counting coins and bills. Use “play” money for all three rounds of the game. You can do this as a whole class activity, partner activity, or set up centers.
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2nd - 4th
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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.
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
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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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