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Free Kindergarten social studies unit plans
Goods and Services - Financial Literacy - FREE
Are you looking for an easy prep unit to teach about goods and services? This FREE unit does just that! It includes posters, a book, and a printable. This personal financial literacy activity is great for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students.This unit comes from my complete Financial Literacy unit that is both TEKS and California History aligned. You can see that unit HERE: • Financial Literacy Unit and LapbookThe lap book only portion from this unit is also available separate
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K - 2nd
Free Sample Economics Unit
Product Description:
Free sample of Non-fiction unit on community helpers while focusing on opinion writing, vocabulary, and lower elementary economics.
Free Sample Includes:
Good and Services Anchor Chart
Non Fiction Text- Baker
Baker Take away
Opinion Writing
Full product Includes:
4 Weeks of lesson plans
Anchor charts
Original texts (10 non-fiction stories)
All work for unit is provided in the product (20+ pages of student response pages)
Vocab cards sorted and labeled
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K - 3rd
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Native American Tribes FREEBIE
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE FULL NATIVE AMERICAN PACK.Wondering how to make the Native American exciting to k-2 students? Look no further. These informative, engaging activities will help you quickly put together a comprehensive unit on the Iroquois people and their culture. Short on time in your day? Worry not! This can be used as a one day quick look or as an entire unit. It can also be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.Included in the full pack pack is a book the students will ma
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K - 3rd
FREE Christmas in Germany | Printable and Digital Google Slides™ & Seesaw™
Your class will LOVE learning all about Christmas in Germany this year! This Holidays Around the World mini unit is just one of 13 countries included in my printable & digital Holidays Around the World Unit.Distance learning? No problem! Digital options are included preloaded for Google Slides™ and Seesaw™! Grab the full Holidays Around the World unit HERE!Included:Informational Book about Christmas is GermanyWriting pagesEmergent readerChristmas Tree CraftGingerbread Directed DrawingResourc
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K - 3rd
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The World Where I Live...
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean).
The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
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K - 8th
Our Solar System Unit Study
This book is suitable for elementary school learners. I have used sections of it with each of my children, then 6, 11 and 13. The activities can be adapted to suit either older or younger learners.
The unit contains:
1 Introduction to our Solar System
2 Space Exploration
3 Our Solar System
4 Sun
5 Mercury
6 Venus
7 Earth
8 Moon
9 Mars
10 Asteroid Belt
11 Jupiter
12 Saturn
13 Did you know? Days of the Week
14 Uranus 99
15 Neptune
16 Pluto
17 Comets
18 Kuiper Belt
19 Oort Cloud
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K - 6th
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FREE Long Ago and Today: Part 2 Transportation
This unit explores how transportation was long ago compared to now. It includes 2 picture sorts, multiple picture cards of items long ago, as well as an assessment.
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K - 5th
Celebrating Hanukkah {Mini Unit}
The resources in this pack can be used to learn more about the celebration of Hanukkah. There are a variety of recommended actives, printables, and a craft to help you “travel” to Israel with your class this Holiday Season!!
If you enjoy this resource! Feedback is always appreciated!! :)
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K - 3rd
Free Fire Safety Unit Study and Lesson Plans
This book has been compiled using research from various public domain sources, US Department of Education and Federal Agency Websites.
Links have been left within the content of the workbook to enable the educator to download additional materials, which have not been incorporated into this book, but which form an integral part of the lesson plans.
This book is suitable for very young learners but can be adapted to older students, around Gr 5.
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PreK - 5th
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American Symbols Printable Book
This printable book can be used during your unit on American Symbols. The students will learn about 5 important American Symbols, and will get to fill out the book to show what they have learned. Each symbol studied includes a Marzano Learning Strategy.
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PreK - 5th
FREE Long Ago and Today: Part 1 School
This unit explores how school was long ago compared to now. It includes a picture sort, multiple picture cards of items long ago, as well as an assessment.
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K - 5th
FREEBIE Holiday Passport
This will be a great companion to a unit on holidays around the world. This freebie includes passport pages for 27 different countries. Print the countries that you will "visit" with your students, and enjoy!
This passport will go perfectly with these holiday close reads!
Save 20% when you buy the Holidays Around the World: December Close Read Bundle!
The two packs in this bundle are also available separately here:
Holidays Around the World: Asia Edition Close Reads
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K - 5th
Mystery Island Project Instructions - Landforms
Imagine you discovered a new island no one ever explored before. It does not exist on any map! You can name this island whatever you want and make its first official map or model.
Use These set of Instructions for a Project Assignment with your LANDFORM Unit. I used this for my second grade class. It requires them to create an island that they discovered. They must name it according to its shape. They can get very creative with this. I have made an example of a final project: "Shark Island" in
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K - 5th
Community Helpers FREEBIE
If you're looking for a low-prep, resource to help you teach your students about Community Helpers, then this freebie is a perfect place to start! This freebie is a sample of what is included in my all-in-one Community Helpers Unit.**What's Included**3 Posters - Print and use as visuals during your lesson and display in your classroom2 Puzzles - Low-prep puzzles that you can print and your students can color in1 Booklet - Print this booklet back and front and have your students color it in1 Asse
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PreK - 1st
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Native Americans and Pilgrims!
This activity is great to use during a first thanksgiving unit. The sheet has a picture of Native Americans and pilgrims. It also has an empty box for students to draw themselves right next to their friends. Ask students to write a short "I am thankful for" sentence to complete the activity.
I put together this activity but did not create the pictures nor do I own them!
Picture links: http://www.mycutegraphics.com/graphics/thanksgiving/black-white-pilgrims.html
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K - 1st
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Alma and How She Got Her Name Story Unit
Alma and How She Got Her Name is an amazing multi-cultural text selection written by Juana Martinez-Neal. The story is a beautiful explanation of how and why Alma ended up with such a long name. The reader experiences a wonderful family heritage and learns that names have meaning. In this story unit, there are activities that apply to social studies, vocabulary, English/language arts, determining the moral of the story, using illustrations to draw conclusions, and collage art. Learners can creat
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K - 5th
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FREE Long Ago and Today: Part 3 Inside Homes
This unit explores how homes were long ago compared to now. It includes picture cards of kitchens long ago, a double bubble map, and a survey to send home.
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K - 5th
Magic Tree House- Mummies in the Morning Workbook
These are additional worksheets specific to Mummies in the Morning. It is to be coupled with the Magic Tree House History and Geography Notebook https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magic-Tree-house-Geography-and-History-Notbook-4044178.Included: additional resources page, vocabulary worksheet, ancient Egyptian social structure, foods of ancient Egypt, and a worksheet on the Great Pyramids.Unit guide can be found at http://homeschoolballers.blogspot.com/ Please leave a review if you found
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K - 3rd
Wild About Project Based Learning
Your students will become safari tour guides in this engaging PBL unit! Students will learn about Africa, animals, and habitats while taking on the challenge of tour guide.
This document is used as a handout for my PBL workshops. It is a simple, step-by-step guide for getting started with PBL. I hope you enjoy learning and using the ideas presented.
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PreK - 6th
Needs and Wants- Lessons Plans and Activity Sheets *NO PREP
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K - 3rd
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Unit Lesson Plan Template
I have found myself doing mostly two to three week unit lessons, which are rather difficult to write out on a normal weekly lesson plan template. I don't necessarily have direct instruction or closure every day because it is just a continuation of the the previous or later lesson. I finally created a lesson plan template that works well with a unit lesson plan. And on the days I do not have direct instruction I simply put an x.
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PreK - 12th
Christmas Around the World Unit | Australia Teacher Planner FREEBIE
Merry Christmas! Take your class on a journey Down Under for Christmas. This file gives you detailed lesson plans to complete during your Christmas in Australia unit. Having a substitute? It has everything they need to complete this without any prior knowledge or experience! Two options of teaching depending on the time you plan to spend on each country.Through this unit, your students will have a richer understanding of the world they do not know about yet. This pack covers the basic events
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K - 2nd
My Book of Maps
This is a template for you to use in your map unit. It includes pages for the student, bedroom, neighborhood, classroom, town, county, state, country, continent, planet, and solar system. It gives sentences for each category and the students just have to fill in the blanks with their information to finish the sentences. Then print the different items and put in the book next to these pages. When done they can flip through their books and read it while seeing a picture of these places. I have the
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K - 2nd
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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.
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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.
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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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