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Preview of Little  Social Studies Thinkers CURRICULUM {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Little Social Studies Thinkers CURRICULUM {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Created by
Karen Jones
Little Social Studies Thinkers  is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. __________________________________________________Click here for the full FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum___________________________________________________This full year-long curriculum contains lessons
Preview of Insects Bugs Activities Lesson Plans Math & Literacy for Preschool Pre-K

Insects Bugs Activities Lesson Plans Math & Literacy for Preschool Pre-K

This INSECT unit has everything you need to teach your young learners about insects including detailed daily lesson plans, activities, extension ideas, and centers. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction -  photos, class poll, insect songBugs Everywhere -  photos, insect song, concept sortAmazing Ants - photos, concept of print poem, movement songGrasshoppers - photos, beginning sound sort, grasshopper poemCaterpillars &
Preview of Little SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers UNIT 1: Citizenship {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Little SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers UNIT 1: Citizenship {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Created by
Karen Jones
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTENHere are the components of Unit 1: CITIZENSHIP---A complete Teacher Guide-12 Ste
Preview of Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 4: My Community /Kindergarten Social Studies

Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 4: My Community /Kindergarten Social Studies

Created by
Karen Jones
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTENUNIT 4: My Community teaches students about different types of communities and p
Preview of Spring Unit Activities & Thematic Math Literacy Lessons for Preschool Pre-K

Spring Unit Activities & Thematic Math Literacy Lessons for Preschool Pre-K

Celebrate SPRING with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction -  sorting activity, concepts of printRain Showers -  class poll, poemWind & Kites - photos, weather songsFlower Garden - carpet game with numbers 1-20, poemBeautiful Butterflies - photos, chip clip poem, life cycle son
Preview of Colors Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Colors Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Learn all about COLORS, shading, mixing, colors of the RAINBOW, and the Holi Festival of Colors, in this COLORS PRESCHOOL UNIT. Preschoolers and their teachers will love this complete 10 day Circle Time unit. It includes detailed daily lesson plans, printable activities, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers. It also includes 11 bonus color posters.Includes 10 days of complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction – Colors poll and songPrimary Colors – photos, color journals, and carpet g
Preview of Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World (Kindergarten)

Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World (Kindergarten)

Created by
Karen Jones
This is a complete Holidays Around the World / Christmas Around the World Unit!Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTEN--
Preview of Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 5: Our World {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Little Social Studies Thinkers UNIT 5: Our World {Kindergarten Social Studies}

Created by
Karen Jones
Little Social Studies Thinkers  is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTENUNIT 5: Our World teaches students about basic world geography and where their pl
Preview of Plants Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Plants Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Watch your students’ knowledge grow with this comprehensive PLANT UNIT for preschoolers. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done for you!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, sort and songWill It Grow? - photos, sort and flower songSeeds - photos, movement song, carpet gamePlanting Time - photos, class poll, bingo songParts of a Flower - photos, labeling a picture, grid ga
Preview of Wants and Needs Worksheets and Sort Earning Money and Saving Kindergarten 1st

Wants and Needs Worksheets and Sort Earning Money and Saving Kindergarten 1st

Created by
Lindsay Keegan
The primary economics materials in this resource were created to meet several standards within one unit. They address needs and wants, earning and saving, currency, jobs/community helpers, and more. Here is a detailed list of the pages included in this packet.Wants and Needs Activities Included:- Cut and paste sorting- Wants and Needs magazine cut and paste sort- 3 pages for drawing examples of needs and wants- A Flap Book - Labeling examples, with word bank- Color Code- 2 pages for Working to
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™  Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum SET 2

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum SET 2

KinderSocialStudies™ SET TWO: a kindergarten AND first grade comprehensive social studies curriculum designed for a classroom's whole-group instruction! If inquiring about this bundle for a homeschool setting, feel free to email me directly with any questions or a sample at tara@littlemindsatwork.org!Save BIG with the bundle!This is a bundle of (5) $10 units! Save $10 when purchasing the bundle!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO is an engaging social studi
Preview of STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall

STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall

This discounted BUNDLE includes ALL FIVE of my STEM Bins® Teambuilder challenge packs with seasonal STEM Activities for the entire year!Includes the following:12 Back to School / End of the Year Teambuilders8 Fall Teambuilders8 Winter Teambuilders 6 Valentine's Day Teambuilders8 Spring Teambuilders***CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LIST***Teambuilders are a wonderful way to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community all year long!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th
Preview of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft and Activities

Are you looking for some fun activities to introduce Kindergarten and 1st Grade students to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr? I have developed this focus on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Peacemaker. We talk about the difference between a Peacemaker and a Peacebreaker. Then, students write about how they can be a Peacemaker. There are several engaging activities in this mini unit for you.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Craft Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Writing PromptsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemak
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit One: Rules

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit One: Rules

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit One: Rules Save with the bundle! Save by purchasing the bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 10% by purchasing the bundle HERE! What is KinderSocialStudies? KinderSocialStudies Curriculum is a social studies curriculum for primary aged students. KinderSocialStudies is an engaging social studies curriculum with young learners in mind! KinderSocialStudies encourages young learners to think “outside the box” and prove their thinking through hands-on and enga
Preview of I Can Read Poetry Binder {May}

I Can Read Poetry Binder {May}

Perfect for fluency, concepts of print, comprehension, and phonemic awareness practice! These poems can be used as a shared reading, as well as placed in the students’ “I Can Read” or poetry binders! You can write the lyrics on chart paper, display the poem using your document camera or IWB, or use the included word cards inside a pocket chart. The word cards can also be used in your poetry center!Each poem includes a daily activity! Some of the activities will address concepts of prints, ph
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Three: Maps

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Three: Maps

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Three: Maps Save with the bundle! Save by purchasing the bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 10% by purchasing the bundle HERE! What is KinderSocialStudies? KinderSocialStudies Curriculum is a social studies curriculum for primary aged students. KinderSocialStudies is an engaging social studies curriculum with young learners in mind! KinderSocialStudies encourages young learners to think “outside the box” and prove their thinking through hands-on and eng
Preview of End of the Year Craft | Memory Bracelets

End of the Year Craft | Memory Bracelets

A fun and engaging way to celebrate your class and have something to hold onto to remember the best parts from your school year.Included:-FULL detailed PRINT AND GO lesson plan-Bracelet organizers (2 handwriting line options)Titles Included:-My End of the Year Memory Bracelet-My Prek Memory Bracelet-My Preschool Memory Bracelet-My Home Learning Memory Bracelet-My Kindergarten Memory Bracelet-My First Grade Memory Bracelet-My Second Grade Memory Bracelet-My Third Grade Memory Bracelet-My Fourth G
Preview of Rainforest Habitat - Science, Writing, Word Work, Math, & Art

Rainforest Habitat - Science, Writing, Word Work, Math, & Art

Created by
Jessica Rosace
This unit plan is designed to teach children about the rainforest habitat and the animals that live there. It includes science, writing, word work, math, and art projects. There are plans for each activity aligned with common core standards. Download the preview for a closer look at exactly what is included.Science:Fact cards about the rainforest habitat, weather, plants & foods14 Animal fact cards: monkey, orangutan, gorilla, sloth, bengal tiger, African forest elephant, toucan, parrot, red
Preview of Spring and Mother's Day Craft Activity - Flower Frenzy - Art Lesson Plan

Spring and Mother's Day Craft Activity - Flower Frenzy - Art Lesson Plan

Are you looking for a project with simple materials to celebrate Spring or Mother’s Day? This flower project is inspired by the French artist Robert Delaunay, who worked with geometric shapes. You will find different ways to colour using your coloured pencil crayons and markers. One exercises sheet will help you to think of original ideas. This is a project for everyone! For the younger kids, you can use the sheets at the end of this document to help start the project for your students. This pro
Preview of Animal Habitats Cut and Paste 8 Biomes Web Graphic Organizer Low Prep

Animal Habitats Cut and Paste 8 Biomes Web Graphic Organizer Low Prep

Created by
KidSparkz
Children create 8 animal habitat web graphic organizers by cutting and pasting 6 typical animals onto a habitat mat background.There are 8 habitats/environments represented: ForestRainforestFarmOcean PondDesert ArcticAfrican SavannaClick on the PREVIEW link to see most pages.Each habitat activity includes 4 pages:a web graphic organizer page, in color and b/w a page with 6 labeled animals to cut and paste, in colorand a page with 6 labeled animals to cut and paste, in b/wChoose either the pages
Preview of Weather Activities and Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool

Weather Activities and Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool

Are you looking for fun centers and activities that you can use with your weather themed unit that revolves around preschool weather concepts? Then, you will love Weather Themed Unit for Preschool. This unit will not only help children learn new vocabulary, but they will work on math and literacy skills as well as fine motor skills. This unit is set up for a more structured preschool (kindergarten readiness), but all of the activities can be adjusted to meet the needs of an open-ended or home
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Two: USA and Communities

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Two: USA and Communities

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Two: United States and Communities Save with the bundle!Save by purchasing the bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 10% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum is a social studies curriculum for primary aged students. KinderSocialStudies is an engaging social studies curriculum with young learners in mind! KinderSocialStudies encourages young learners to think “outside the box” and prove their thinking through h
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Five: Economics

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Five: Economics

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Five: Economics Save with the bundle! Save by purchasing the bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 10% by purchasing the bundle HERE! What is KinderSocialStudies? KinderSocialStudies Curriculum is a social studies curriculum for primary aged students. KinderSocialStudies is an engaging social studies curriculum with young learners in mind! KinderSocialStudies encourages young learners to think “outside the box” and prove their thinking through hands-on and
Preview of Spring Grass Seed Growing Houses Craft Activity - Grow a Neighborhood

Spring Grass Seed Growing Houses Craft Activity - Grow a Neighborhood

Created by
CMoore Creations
Are you looking for a cute spring seed growing activity?This Spring Grass Seed Growing Houses Activity is a cute way to grow some seeds in your classroom and make it look super cute on your counter. Grow a neighborhood!Each student will get a house to color and cut out. Laminate and add it to a small clear container with dirt and grass seed. Water and watch it grow! Soon, you will have a cute neighborhood with little front yards. Add an optional popsicle stick picket fence to the front!Laminate
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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.

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.

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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.

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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.