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Preview of (Educator Guide) A Little SPOT of Feelings & Emotions

(Educator Guide) A Little SPOT of Feelings & Emotions

Created by
Diane Alber
188 page Educator Guide filled with concise lesson format, fun hands-on activities, helpful photographs, discussion and writing prompts and over 100 activity printable and worksheets.This guide was created adhering to Common Core standards and CASEL: Effective Social-Emotional Learning Programs. It was developed to be a fun and creative resource to teach FEELINGS & EMOTIONS to elementary school students. The activities and lessons are created for 5-8 year olds, but can easily be adapted for
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 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 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 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 KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Six: Then and Now

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Six: Then and Now

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Six: Then and NowSave with the bundle!Save BIG by purchasing the KinderSocialStudies SET TWO bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 50% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO 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 engaging learning experiences. Kind
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Nine: Family

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Nine: Family

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Nine: FamilySave with the bundle!Save BIG by purchasing the KinderSocialStudies SET TWO bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 50% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO 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 engaging learning experiences. KinderSoc
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Four: Countries

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Four: Countries

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Four: CountriesSave 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 engaging
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Seven: Holidays

KinderSocialStudies™ Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Seven: Holidays

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Seven: CelebrationsSave with the bundle!Save BIG by purchasing the KinderSocialStudies SET TWO bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 50% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO 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 engaging learning experiences. Ki
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Eight: Leaders

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Eight: Leaders

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Eight: LeadersSave with the bundle!Save BIG by purchasing the KinderSocialStudies SET TWO bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 50% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO 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 engaging learning experiences. KinderS
Preview of KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Ten: Inventors

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Ten: Inventors

KinderSocialStudies™ Unit Ten: InventorsSave with the bundle!Save BIG by purchasing the KinderSocialStudies SET TWO bundle! Each of the five units are $10! Save 50% by purchasing the bundle HERE!What is KinderSocialStudies SET TWO?KinderSocialStudies Curriculum SET TWO 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 engaging learning experiences. KinderS
Preview of Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety | Google Slides

Fire Safety Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about fire safety both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Fire safety learning target slideLearn about Fire Safety (5 min video)Learn about Fire Fighters (10 min video)Fire Drill at School (5 min video)Virtual Field
Preview of Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting

Interactive Calendar Books -Autism-Circle Time Morning Meeting

Created by
Autism Realism
I use interactive calendar books for my students to complete independently at their desks as we are doing calendar each morning. It comes with interactive pieces for students to match - I have my higher level students use a dry erase marker and write each answer in the given space. Simply laminate and cut the pages, bind and add velcro!Enjoy!
Preview of A Little SPOT of Love

A Little SPOT of Love

Created by
Diane Alber
This download is a companion for the book A Little SPOT of Love by Diane Alber
Preview of Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Time Line chronological order Social Studies cut and paste ESL

Here is a time line for chronological order with words and pictures. I tried it out on my kindergarten class and they were able to successfully complete it with a little bit of help. I have them write the words first, while we talk about it. They can then cut and paste the words on top of what they wrote and match the picture to it. If you like this or my other centers, but let me know. If there is a problem I would like to know that as well. I will be happy to make it right, before you pos
Preview of Patriotic Digital Resources | My Country Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful

Patriotic Digital Resources | My Country Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful

Patriotism lesson including the songs America the Beautiful and My Country Tis of Thee - Digital Resource for 1st Grade Social StudiesThis is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (62 slides) with 19 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. Read Aloud suggestions are included to support lessons:How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?, by Jane YolenThe Recess Queen, by Alexis O'NeillL is for Liberty, by Wendy LewisonLast Stop on Market Street, by Matt De Le PenaI have used this unit to meet the
Preview of Home, School, and Community Authority Figures

Home, School, and Community Authority Figures

Created by
Oink4PIGTALES
Give your kindergarten and 1st grade students simple and easy to use practice and review activities for identifying community leaders and authority figures at home, in school, and in the community! This Community Leaders and Authority Figures BUNDLE includes NO-PREP Sorts Worksheets, Task Cards, Digital Boom Cards, and Easel Ready Interactive task cards! These supplemental social studies activities go GREAT with ANY social studies curriculum!Learning to identify authority figures can help your k
Preview of Hispanic Heritage Month~ Virtual Field Trip to Spanish Speaking Countries

Hispanic Heritage Month~ Virtual Field Trip to Spanish Speaking Countries

Created by
Anne Flores
I have collected a comprehensive collection of resources, activities, and read alouds intended to celebrate Hispanic Heritage through virtual field trip to each country. These animated Google Slides are great for online, in-person class learning and/or communication. This is an awesome way to keep your audience engaged and allows students of all levels to access. Also a great resource to share with parents to encourage/engage students in reading at home. Currently there are over 50+ resources li
Preview of Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio

Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio

These year-long memory book and timeline activities are a fun way to highlight exciting events, field trips, celebrations, and accomplishments that happened in your classroom this year. Have students complete a writing (and interactive writing) session at the end of each month or recap the year all at once at the end of the year. Each student can make their own book to take home or have your students work together to create a class timeline of the year. There are so many ways to use this product
Preview of School: Then and Now

School: Then and Now

This is a sorting activity with 42 cards and 2 mats with pictures (side by side) of school elements from the past and today. Students will learn how each school element has changed such as room, uniform, books, teachers, lunchbox, discipline, etc. They will realize the extensive changes from their grandparents generation to theirs. School: Then and Now by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Preview of Map Skills & Cardinal Directions Google Slides

Map Skills & Cardinal Directions Google Slides

Created by
KinderCulture
These slide are packed full of interactive map activities. It includes the following slides.1 Definitions page1 Fill in the compass rose4 Holiday follow the cardinal directions4 use cardinal directions on a map4 map key questions3 map questions3 Fairytale use the arrows to find the wayThese slides meet many of the geography standards for elementary students.
Preview of Hispanic Heritage Month Bundle | Bulletin board | Activities-worksheets Bundle

Hispanic Heritage Month Bundle | Bulletin board | Activities-worksheets Bundle

⭐⭐⭐ fun and high quality products⭐⭐⭐Hispanic Heritage Month Bulletin board Bundle | Activities-Worksheets | Hispanic Heritage Month math-coloring-word search bundleElevate your classroom experience with our dynamic Hispanic Heritage Month Bundle! This comprehensive package combines captivating bulletin board decorations with engaging activities and worksheets, providing everything you need to celebrate Hispanic heritage in style. Our bulletin board set features vibrant displays showcasing iconic
Preview of Montessori lesson plan curriculum full year AMS Teacher Homeschool

Montessori lesson plan curriculum full year AMS Teacher Homeschool

The complete 12 month Montessori curriculum DAILY LESSON PLAN AMS TRAINING integration of all 9 albums PLUS DETAILED science experiments, art lessons, recipes (cooking), song & movement.NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT THE ALBUMS YOU RECEIVED IN A MONTESSORI TRAINING. THIS PRODUCT CREATES THE LESSON PLAN THAT WORKS WITH THOSE ALBUMS PLUS THE ADDED DETAILS.YES THAT IS WHAT I SAID: DAY BY DAY DETAILED LESSON PLANSHere is my story: Maybe it's yours as well (or something similar). I conne
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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.