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Social studies Common Core W.1.8 thematic unit plans
Holidays Around The World | Christmas In Germany | Comprehension, Crafts & More!
We are thrilled to introduce our Germany in Christmas Resource Packet from our best selling "Holidays Around the World" series, designed to bring the magic of Christmas in Germany into your classroom. This no prep holidays printables package is a fantastic opportunity for your students to embark on a cultural journey and learn about holiday traditions from around the world.Understanding and appreciating celebrations from different cultures is not only educational but also incredibly enriching. I
Grades:
K - 4th
Winter Holidays Around The World Hanukkah Diwali Christmas Ramadan Kwanzaa
Are you teaching your kindergarten or 1st grade about winter holidays around the world? Your class will love this printable craft book and google slides. Includes Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan. If you're looking for social studies activities that will keep children engaged and on task during the hectic month of December, you've found it! This resource includes easy-to-follow lesson plans and Google slides with links to books and videos about 6 different holi
Grades:
K - 2nd
Long Ago And Today Thematic Unit | 100th Day Of School | Then And Now
Are you comparing life long ago and today with your K-2 students? This hands-on unit is perfect for your 100th day of school celebration or when learning about the past and present with engaging then and now activities students will love!Students will step back in time as you combine your social studies and writing standards with this complete unit that includes non-fiction Google slides, pre and post-assessments, no prep worksheets, a mini book, graphic organizers, writing templates, and crafts
Grades:
1st - 2nd
6 Thematic Units First Grade Science & Social Studies Lesson Plans BUNDLE
Are you struggling to fit science and social studies in your busy first grade schedule? Look no further! These six science and social studies thematic units for 1st grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 6 first grade units begins with a content big idea and then integrates into reading and writing with many math and phonics connections as well!What is a first grade integrated thematic unit?An integrated thematic unit combines content and literacy into one common learning the
Grades:
1st
President's Day Activities, Crafts, and Writing - ELA & SS for Presidents Day
This Presidents Day unit includes vocabulary words, reading passages, crafts, writing activities, and more to make your President’s Day lessons fun & engaging! This unit has been designed to bring in a variety of Presidents day activities and sources into your classroom while addressing Common Core Standards along the way!!Students will learn about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, The White House, The Secret Service, Becoming A President, and Election Day through the ELA and Social Studie
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Being a Good Citizen 1st Grade Unit on Rights & Responsibilities of Citizenship
Kick off back to school learning about being a good citizen and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship while integrating social studies into your literacy block! This good citizenship thematic unit was written for the first few weeks of school in first grade, but is perfect for any K-2 classroom!BIG IDEA FOR THIS GOOD CITIZENSHIP THEMATIC UNIT"Individuals within a community share rights and responsibilities."WHAT IS A FIRST GRADE INTEGRATED THEMATIC UNIT?My integrated thematic units inc
Grades:
K - 2nd
Elf Day Elf Application Gingerbread Baby Holidays Around The World Activities
Are you short on time for lesson plans but still want to add some holiday magic to your classroom? This December bundle is inclusive to all students with 3 best-selling units: Holidays Around The World, The Gingerbread Baby & Elf Day Activities. Immerse your students in magical, memorable experiences with this bundle of best-selling resources! Your students will love learning about different 6 different cultures as they learn about holidays around the world.Let your student's imaginations s
Grades:
K - 2nd
Project Based Learning: All About Me
The All About Me PBL Unit will guide you and your students through the entire PBL process:- Project Launch and Create Student Buy-In- Access Background Knowledge - Learn and Investigate- Product Planning and Design- Present/Reflect/EvaluateTeachers that are doing book buddies or math buddies, this PBL is for you! This Big and Little Buddy, “All About Me” project is for Kindergarten-Fifth grade classrooms, and comes with individual teacher guides and materials for K-1 (little buddies) and 2-5 (b
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PreK - 5th
Goods and Services Brochure Project
Students create a brochure about a community business or organization. The product includes pre-writing pages to help students develop their ideas and to think critically about goods and services in their communities. The final product, a brochure, is an engaging and fun way for teachers to incorporate art, writing, and language arts skills into social studies. This project could be used as a unit assessment in writing or social studies. The product is aligned to Common Core State Standards. Ins
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K - 3rd
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Kindergarten AND First Grade Theme - Santa's Economics
Themed-based lessons with standards-based activities are the perfect way to integrate tried-and-true methods with Common Core and 21st Century Learning.This themed set can be used in a variety of ways! Activities are perfect for academic learning centers, large group experiences and assessments. Each activity is tied to at least one Common Core standard.This set includes:1 Shared Reading Storybook (PDF and QR Code for Digital Versions!)4 Theme AND Standards-Based ActivitiesAll in both color an
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Kindergarten Supplemental Resource Bundle - DECEMBER
Common Core Close Reading First Grade- Being An American
This is an American Symbols, Landmarks, and Heroes close reading common core informational text unit focusing on first grade social studies themes. American symbols, Presidents, and The White House are all presented in article form. Each topic has a set of activities to help students internalize facts, connect to writing, discuss, and practice close reading annotation skills. It is three units in one. The following is a list of what the unit contains:
Articles for students to annotate on the
Grades:
K - 2nd
MLK Jr Activities Interactive Notebook Digital and Printable Bundle
Your students will love learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. with this printable and digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade social studies lessons using Google Classrooms or simply printed and made into a lapbook to learn about this Winter season.The digital version can be done whole group as a class or assigned to each student using Google Classrooms. To upload to Google Classroom, s
Grades:
K - 2nd
U.S. Capitol National Symbols + United States Congress Lesson – American Symbols
The US Capitol is a Content-Based Interactive Notebook Unit fostering Literacy in Social Studies for 1st-3rd grade students. We've included Nonfiction Informational Text, FOUR Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of activities to teach about the history of the United States Capitol as one of our American Symbols:U.S. Capitol COMPLETE Lesson-we supply all of the CONTENT!Questions to assess Informational Text ComprehensionCircle Chart and Persuasive Letter Writing Assignment – Org
Grades:
1st - 3rd
First Grade Social Studies Curriculum and Integrated Literacy Units BUNDLE
Are you struggling to fit 1st grade social studies in your busy schedule? Look no further! These four social studies thematic units for first grade are planned in detail and ready to use. Each of the 4 first grade social studies units begins with a content big idea and then integrates into reading and writing with many math and phonics connections as well!What is a first grade integrated thematic unit?An integrated thematic unit combines content and literacy into one common learning theme so th
Grades:
1st
Primary Unit Theme Careers - Community Helpers- When I Grow Up
Themed-based lessons with standards-based activities are the perfect way to integrate tried-and-true methods with Common Core and 21st Century Learning.This themed set can be used in a variety of ways! Activities are perfect for academic learning centers, large group experiences and assessments. Each activity is tied to at least one Common Core standard for Kindergarten AND First Grade.This set includes:4 Theme AND Standards-Based Activities1 Theme-Based Extended Response ItemAll in both color
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Kindergarten Supplemental Resource Bundle - SEPTEMBER
U.S. (American) Symbols Writing Center, Word Wall Cards, Writing Prompts, Paper
Set up this U.S. symbols writing center in no time! Your students will love writing about American symbols using the word wall cards, writing prompts, and writing papers. Students can write narrative, factual, and descriptive pieces in this engaging literacy center! Students can write books, post cards,, or single sheets of writing paper. Included:-24 word wall cards (black and white or full color)-printable word wall sheet for students to keep in writing folders-12 Symbol research graphic organ
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Grades:
K - 2nd
The White House - Close Reading and Writing Informational Text Unit
This informational text close reading unit ties close reading and annotation with note taking and informational writing. The unit includes two versions (one scaffolded) of an article on The White House. It has students annotate, write thinking, examine text features, and plan and write an informational piece on The White House. The unit includes:
Two articles on The White House (two different levels)
Annotation symbols page
Background building photos (2 pages)
Writing your thinking page
Two
Grades:
K - 2nd
St Patricks Day Activities Interactive Notebook Digital and Printable Bundle
Your students will love learning all about St. Patrick's Day and Leprechauns with this printable and digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade science lessons using Google Classrooms or simply printed and made into a lapbook to learn about this Spring season.The digital version can be done whole group as a class or assigned to each student using Google Classrooms. To upload to Google Classroo
Grades:
K - 2nd
America's Symbols
Explore the symbols of the United States with easy to follow printouts and interactive follow-up written discussion. Symbols covered in this unit: American Flag, Bald Eagle, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, White House, Liberty Bell, and National Flower.
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K - 3rd
Elections and Voting for Primary Grades
I always struggle to find appropriate election materials to use with Primary students, so decided to compile some ideas here. There are a couple of simple books on “Who Can Be President?” and “What Does the President Do?” from lots of harder-to-read sources. Additional sources are given within. Then, there is an inspired realistic passage to read and discuss on the topic: “What It’s Like to Be President.” Also, included are 3 graphic organizers on the President and the major party candidates. T
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Johnny Appleseed Activities
This Writing Unit is an all-inclusive, step-by-step, informational writing unit on Johnny Appleseed. It includes numerous other activities as well. The most important part is that it is differentiated into 3 levels. This unit is perfect for 1st grade and will work well in Kindergarten as well. This unit will have your students learning about Johnny Appleseed, doing community service around the school, learning about informational writing, going through the writing process, learning about being a
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Project Based Learning Curriculum 1st Grade PBL Activities
American Symbols Activities Kindergarten Social Studies Unit Bundle - USA
Your students will love learning all about American Symbols such as Liberty Bell, Bald Eagle, Statue of Liberty, American Flag, and more with this printable and digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade science lessons using Google Classrooms or simply printed and made into a lapbook to learn about this Winter season.The digital version can be done whole group as a class or assigned to each s
Grades:
K - 2nd
U.S. (American) Symbols Thematic Unit for Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies
With this thematic unit, your students will experience and explore American symbols through reading, writing, listening to stories, measuring the symbols, exploring coins, and recording their learning. Click on each of the products to see more details about what it includes!
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Cinco de Mayo Activities Interactive Notebook Digital and Printable Bundle
Your students will love learning all about Cinco de Mayo with this printable and digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade Social Studies lessons using Google Classrooms or simply printed and made into a lapbook to learn about this Spring season.The digital version can be done whole group as a class or assigned to each student using Google Classrooms. To upload to Google Classroom, simply upl
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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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.
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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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