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4th grade social studies unit plans for Easel Activities
Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets
Do you want your students to master all the economics terms and standards in 3rd and 4th grade? Well this hands-on PBL unit to teach economics covers many different concepts through a real life project. After learning vocabulary your students will go through a project that will teach them all about economics. This is not an explicit teaching product, but a project based learning product.This Unit Covers1. Scarcity2. Opportunity Costs3. Producers and Consumers4. Budgets5. Market PlacesWhy will th
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3rd - 5th
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Primary and Secondary Sources Activities - Social Studies Unit 3rd 4th 5th Grade
This extensive Primary and Secondary Sources unit is great for teaching, reinforcing, practicing, and assessing student understanding of this important social studies concept. Your students will learn how to analyze primary and secondary source material through guided lessons, worksheets, sorts, and activities, with a fun project at the end!This best-selling unit is:Comprehensive - can be a standalone resource or a supplement to your existing curriculumEasy-to-Use - includes lesson plans as well
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3rd - 5th
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American Civil War Reading Passages Worksheets Unit Causes Battles Maps Timeline
Make history come to life in your classroom with our Civil War Activities Complete Unit! Immerse your students into the American Civil War with this comprehensive collection of interactive activities, leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, and vocabulary posters. Step back in time as you teach your students about the events and people that were part of this crucial moment in history.Go Digital--A Digital Version of This Unit is Now Available:A DIGITAL version of this unit for Google
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3rd - 5th
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Ancient Egypt Activities Reading Passages Unit Worksheets Map Egyptian Pyramids
Take a step back in time to Ancient Egypt with these Ancient Egypt activities that students will love! This unit has reading passages about the Nile River, geography of Egypt, pharaohs, pyramids, mummification, daily life, and much more. This unit has everything you need including reading passages, activities, a pacing guide, vocabulary posters, map, timeline, comprehension questions, a test, and more! Inside you'll find information about:A Great CivilizationThe Nile River Nile DeltaA Tough Life
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2nd - 4th
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California Native Americans/Indigenous Peoples of California
This unit on the California Native American tribes/Indigenous Peoples of California is just for you! Activities include instructions, activity cards, graphic organizers, and a response/recording sheet if applicable. This 60 page unit includes:1) Academic vocabulary cards2) Inquiry chart ideas and student examples for classroom discussion and use3) Tribe flip books4) Tribe graphic organizers5) Informative text for listed CA tribe regions and example tribes6) Comprehension quizzes on all CA tribe
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2nd - 4th
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2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum History Unit Communities
This unit looks at communities in the past and the present. It allows you to show your students how your own community started and where it is today. There are activities that discuss how we live now compared to the past. Look below to see what is included! GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEDigital files available to download via Google Slides and FormsWant to see a sample lesson? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIE6 Lesson Plans5 Reading
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Geography Unit Maps Landforms
A geography unit that includes lesson plans, comprehension, vocabulary words, activities, and even a unit assessment. Unit follows along with the Michigan Citizenship Curriculum for 2nd grade, however, with the community theme it is applicable in almost any place.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEGoogle Drive accessible files are available in slides/forms via links.Want to see a sample lesson? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIELesson Plan Ti
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
Then and Now Social Studies Activities Unit
This engaging Then and Now pack will help your students compare life in the past with today in their social studies lessons. With a range of awesome hands-on activities including printables, a diorama, real photographs, website links and information sheets - this huge history resource is no prep and is easy to use for Kindergarten to Year 4 students. In addition, this product is a handy addition to your Changes in Technology unit or study.>>> Click here to find the Google Slides version
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Then and Now Social Studies Bundle
Community Workers Unit for Special Education
Elevate your community workers lessons with this comprehensive unit, specially designed for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book, this resource covers a range of learning styles. The set includes 12 flashcards with definitions, a 12-page adapted book, 9 matching worksheets, 8 writing worksheets, 7 creative writing worksheets, 12 coloring/following direction worksheets, an 'I Have, Who Has?' game, and
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PreK - 5th
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Community Signs Mega Pack for Special Education
Enhance your students' understanding of common community signs with this comprehensive unit designed for special education and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book (What Should I Do?), the resource covers a range of activities to reinforce sign recognition skills. The toolkit includes flashcards with definitions, a multiple-choice adapted book, a card game for identifying signs based on clues, file folder activities for matching si
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PreK - 5th
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Economy Unit for Special Education
Explore the basics of the economy with this comprehensive unit tailored for special education teachers and parents of autistic students. Packed with engaging games, printables, flashcards, and an adapted book, this functional social studies theme facilitates academic learning about life skills. Designed for differentiation across diverse learning styles, the unit includes flashcards with definitions, an adapted book ('Why is Money Important?'), matching worksheets, information sheets, writing ex
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PreK - 5th
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2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Being a Good Citizen Unit
This is the FINAL unit in the 2nd grade Communities series! This unit follows the MC3 Curriculum in Michigan, but is formatted to use almost anywhere.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEGoogle Drive Compatible files have been added. See Google Drive Access page in PDF to download.Want to see a sample lesson? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIELesson Plan Titles:Lesson 1 – Who is a Good Citizen?Lesson 2 – Solving Problems TogetherLesson 3 – Pu
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K - 4th
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
The Orange Shirt Story - A Residential School Unit for Orange Shirt Day
This Indigenous (Aboriginal, First Peoples, First Nations) orange shirt day and residential school unit is a meaningful printable package that gently teaches residential school history to primary and intermediate students through art projects and printable activities.This resource is also used as a fundraiser for Indian Residential School Survivors Society and Orange Shirt Society. Using the anchor texts The Orange Shirt Story, Phyllis's Orange Shirt, Orange Shirt Day, or Stolen Words as jumping
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2nd - 5th
Native Americans of Indiana Close Reading Passages - Distance Learning Packets
NO PREP, PRINT AND GO Close Reading passages that focus on Native Americans of Indiana - now you can teach Social Studies during Reading!In this bundle, there are 4 passages that have questions to go with each passage. Each passage is two pages. Questions are modeled after reading ISTEP questions and other released Common Core questions. These are great for homework, Guided Reading, whole group instruction, small pull out/push in groups, or sub plans. This bundle truly gets many birds with one s
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4th - 5th
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Alberta - The Stories, Histories, and Peoples - Grade 4 Social Studies
This massive 80-page+ unit covers all of the outcomes associated with GO2: Alberta: The Stories, Histories, and Peoples of Alberta.Check out the PREVIEW to see what you get with this purchase!Within this unit you will find:✄ Content related to the following outcome: 4.3 How does a province's identity change over time?✄ Technology infused lessons✄ Project-based tasks INCLUDING rubrics✄ Unit quiz✄ Answer Keys--------------✄FRENCH Version of this product will be available soon!Feedback & Follow
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4th
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Also included in: GRADE 4 BUNDLE - Alberta: The Land, Histories and Stories
L’histoire du chandail orange - A Residential School Unit for Orange Shirt Day
This Indigenous (Aboriginal, First Peoples, First Nations) orange shirt day mini unit is a meaningful printable package that gently teaches residential school history to primary and intermediate students through art projects and printable activities.This resource is also used as a fundraiser for Indian Residential School Survivors Society and Orange Shirt Society.Using the The Orange Shirt Story, or Phyllis's Orange Shirt, written by Phyllis Webstad, (unit does not include a digital version of t
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1st - 7th
Grade 4 2023 Ontario Social Studies Political and Physical Regions of Canada
Revised 2023! Save time with this unit that's ready to go and covers all of the curriculum expectations! This resource is a full unit plan for the People and Environments: Political and Physical Regions of Canada Strand of the Social Studies Revised 2023 Ontario Curriculum. Unit plans and lessons, activities, table of contents with corresponding curriculum expectations, assessments, inquiry, and rubric are included. Works well with the Many Gifts Program but can easily be used without. *If you p
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4th
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Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies BUNDLE Strand A & B complete units 2023
Grade 4 2023 Ontario Social Studies Early Societies to 1500 CE
Revised 2023! Save time with this unit that's ready to go and covers all of the curriculum expectations! This resource is an inquiry-based unit plan for the Heritage and Identity: Early Societies Strand of the Social Studies Revised Ontario Curriculum. Unit plans and lesson suggestions, assessments, inquiry, answer keys, web quest, and rubric are included. *If you previously purchased this resource, you will find the 2023 revised version under the "my purchases" tab. This resource is a printable
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4th
Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies BUNDLE Strand A & B complete units 2023
Economics Mini Unit: Goods, Services, Supply, Demand, Budget, Producer, Consumer
Economics: A Mini Unit (also great for sub plans)Start this mini-unit off with 7 full-page vocabulary posters: Goods, Services, Consumer, Producer, Supply, Demand & BudgetAllow students to practice writing their definitions in their journals with easy to cut-and-paste vocab flaps. Then, they can brainstorm and write examples for each! Spend some time practicing differentiating between spending, saving, earning & donating with 3 practice sheets.Students can plan a monthly budget with *cha
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2nd - 5th
5th/6th/7th Grade Unit Plan for 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis
A beautifully written historical fiction story of Julian, a young boy from Cuba who is evacuated from Cuba as part of Operation Pedro Pan in 1961. Gripping, moving, and full of bravery, betrayal and growth. 90 Miles to Havana provides an inside look into the pain and challenges for these families.Winner of the 2011 Pura Belpré Honor Book for Narrative and a 2011 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year. Unit plan includes:- Unit plan sequencing and pacing guide- 18 pages of Comprehension Que
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4th - 7th
California Regions with Video | Close Reading and Informational Writing
Learn about the four California Regions with a video, reading, text annotations, and a writing unit to go along with your California History lessons.Are you looking for an engaging way to teach the Four Regions of California for social studies? Don't just use a dry textbook. This standards based resource will get your students talking and writing about California.This meets the California History Social Studies Standards. CAHSS 1This interactive presentation in Google Slides (TM) has reading, wr
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4th
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Also included in: California Regions, Geography, and Map Skills Bundle
California Geography Landforms by Region with Video | California History
Learn about the types of landforms in California with close reading passages, text annotation, video support, and informative writing. Invite your students to learn how the landform types of California affect how people live and where they live. These close reading passages with text annotation tools go along with the included video "Landform Types of California." It's perfect as a lesson, a supplementary activity, or for sub day plans.This resource is for 4th grade California History and Social
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4th
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Also included in: California Regions, Geography, and Map Skills Bundle
2023 Ontario Social Studies FRENCH Grade 4 Etudes Sociales Unit A PDF & GS
Revised 2023! Perfect for French Immersion classrooms! This resource is an inquiry-based unit plan for the Heritage and Identity: Early Societies Strand of the Social Studies Revised 2023 Ontario Curriculum. Unit and lesson plans, activities, assessments, inquiry, answer keys, table of contents with corresponding curriculum expectations, and rubric are included. The unit is a companion to the Many Gifts Social Studies program but is not necessary in order to use the unit. Readings are included.*
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4th
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Grade 4 Saskatchewan Social Studies Unit 1 Part 1 IN4.1,4.2
This Saskatchewan Social Studies unit plan is part of a Grade 4 bundle of units and gives you lessons and learning activities, I can statements and a wealth of resource ideas to cover the outcomes listed below. I plan my units in-depth and detailed with plenty of background information for teachers as well as student handouts and suggested activities. This resource is now available as a pdf document and the student activities can be accessed through TPT Easel. The digital overlay has allowed m
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Also included in: Grade 4 Saskatchewan Social Studies Bundle
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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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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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