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Free 6th grade social studies unit plans
Curriculum Map Template {Middle & High School Humanities}
Having clearly mapped out units for the school year is critical in my practice, but I never quite found the right map to match my style and personality as a teacher. This curriculum map was designed by me, at the time, a 10-year veteran teacher, who decided to quit her comfortable job and take a new job closer to home. I created this map to help me navigate two brand new courses (English 1 and English 3) with the language, goals, and through processes that I felt comfortable with.
You may fin
Grades:
6th - 12th
Google Maps FREEBIE Lesson Plan | Unit Preview | Technology Lesson | Tech Lesson
FREE Google Maps Technology Lesson! Student tutorials provided! (Grades 3-12) In this lesson, you and your students will explore the Earth using Google Maps, Street View, Time-Travel, and go on an Address Hunt using specific addresses, coordinates, and landmarks! You will even find a school that is in the shape of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars! This lesson is made for use with:PCMacChromebookAll resources are organized for assigning through Google Classroom! (Although Google Classroom is
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Middle and High School STEM and Technology Curriculum
World Cultures and Geography Curriculum Calendar and Pacing Guide | Microsoft
This World Cultures and Geography curriculum calendar helps you plan or enrich your current content. The concept maps show each unit’s focus, big idea questions, and key learning concepts. I have listed links to lessons and bundles sold in my TPT store that I recommend for each unit. Every resource suggested includes a “Teacher Reference Guide” with detailed instructions about the lesson. It is a great resource for new teachers looking for an overview of the class or anyone creating lesson plans
Grades:
6th - 12th
Causes of the American Revolution FREEBIE | Articles and Guided Notes
ENGAGE your students as you introduce the Causes of the American Revolutionary War as you guide them through the most important events that led to tensions between Britain and the colonists! With informational articles, guided notes that are differentiated, and vocabulary, students will get a feel for what led to tensions with Britain and all out war!Teaching students with a variety of needs? This resource is perfect if you are teaching a classroom of students with a variety of needs. Higher-lev
Grades:
4th - 6th
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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United States Regions Activity Stations | FREEBIE!
This download is a free preview of 5 of 45 station activities in this US Regions Bundle. Each individual product showcases one of dozens of activities that engage your students through interactive, discussion and cooperation encouraging activities.In the complete unit bundle, each regional unit includes NINE stations that feature a variety of activities including analyzing maps, reading passages, listening to audio clips, sorting informative cards, matching pictures to explanations, discussing q
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient Egypt Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Ancient Egypt unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Ancient Egypt unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Ancient Egypt and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Ancient Egypt unit or use the editabl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
Ancient Greece Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Ancient Greece unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Ancient Greece unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Ancient Greece and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Ancient Greece unit or use the edi
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6th - 9th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Mesopotamia unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Mesopotamia unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Mesopotamia and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Mesopotamia unit or use the editable planni
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6th - 9th
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Myth of Echo and Narcissus, Ancient Greek Theater
“Myth of Echo and Narcissus” is a short play from Greek Plays for Young Actors, a collection of nine short plays based on the stories of Greek mythology and Aesop's fables. The plays are ideal for readers theater, youth community theater groups and classroom theater performances. Following the traditions of ancient Greek theater, each of the nine short plays is performed by two or three actors accompanied by a small chorus that can vary in size. Life lessons of kindness, sharing, humility and re
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4th - 8th
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US Regions | Southeast Region | FREEBIE!
In this free preview of a COMPLETE UNIT, your students will learn about the Southeast Region of the United States as they make their way through two station-based activities. This COMPLETE UNIT DOWNLOAD includes NINE stations featuring a variety of activities (analyzing maps, reading passages, listening to audio clips, sorting informative cards, matching pictures to explanations, organizing events on a timeline and more!) to engage your students as they learn about the following topics in refere
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient Rome Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Ancient Rome unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Ancient Rome unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Ancient Rome and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Ancient Rome unit or use the editable pl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle | Activities, Simulation, Notes, Timeline, Test
Ancient China Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Ancient China unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Ancient China unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Ancient China and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Ancient China unit or use the editabl
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient China Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
Prehistory and Early Humans Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Early Humans unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Early Humans unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Early Humans and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Early Human unit or use the editable pla
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6th - 9th
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Ancient India Unit Plan and Lesson Overview
If you are looking to see an example of how we structure our Ancient India unit, you are in the right place! This free resource shares what we do during our Ancient India unit, approximately how long we spend on each activity or topic, and how the activities all fit together.This resource can give you an idea about how we teach Ancient India and help you decide what to include in your unit. Feel free to use this plan as an outline for what to include in your Ancient India unit or use the editabl
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ancient India Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Notes, Timeline, Test
Immigration in America Unit
This is an interdisciplinary unit on immigration in America that spans the course of two weeks. Students begin looking at the past and later, do a culminating project on their own family's immigrant past. Below are more details:
Unit Rationale
Besides Native Americans, everyone here in the United States has an ancestor to thank for the reason they are here. This unit gives students an understanding of our immigrant past, and helps bring awareness of the multiple backgrounds and immigrants in o
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4th - 6th
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World Geography Complete Course Scope and Sequence Curriculum Map
Are you teaching a World Geography Course this year and have no idea how to pace your curriculum? Have you been looking for a Scope and Sequence that will work in your middle or high school classroom? Are you struggling with what to include and what to leave out in preparing your course for the year? Do you just need a nudge for planning your Geography curriculum?This is a scope and sequence or curriculum map designed for use with my World Geography Complete Course. It outlines the units include
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6th - 9th
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US Regions | Northeast Region | FREEBIE!
In this free preview of a COMPLETE UNIT, your students will learn about the Northeast Region of the United States as they make their way through two station-based activities.The complete download includes NINE stations featuring a variety of activities (analyzing maps, reading passages, listening to audio clips, sorting informative cards, matching pictures to explanations, and more!) to engage your students as they learn about the following topics in reference to the Northeast:States (ME, NH, VT
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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U.S. Regions | Southwest Region | FREEBIE!
In this free preview of a COMPLETE UNIT, your students will learn about the Southwest Region of the United States as they make their way through two station-based activities.The complete download includes NINE stations featuring a variety of activities (analyzing maps, reading passages, listening to audio clips, sorting informative cards, matching pictures to explanations, and more!) to engage your students as they learn about the following topics in reference to the Southwest:States (AZ, NM, TX
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient Greece - FULL UNIT
History, architecture, gods, goddesses, myths, monsters, art, Olympics, and more in this unit about Ancient Greece! For more awesome, free resources, visit the Gifted Guide website.
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3rd - 7th
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Community - Road Signs!
GREAT activity for social studies/community unit, safety, reasoning, reading, verbal expression, & vocabulary development! Signs presented are ones that the students can commonly see in their environment.4 Slides. Students move the phrases to the box beside the associated sign. Each slide has one answer that is not a match.
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2nd - 6th, Staff
13 Colonies Agenda PowerPoint & Google Slides, American History Agenda
13 Colonies Agenda PowerPoint & Google Slides, Early American History AgendaAre looking for ways to engage students in the daily assignments? Are you looking for resources to keep you on pace and organized? These Early American History Agendas are in both PowerPoint versions and Google Slides versions so you can share by projecting in your Google Classroom. Each set is fully editable and includes hyperlinks to each page for quick review. Also part of 13 COLONIES BUNDLE & EARLY AMERICAN
Grades:
4th - 10th
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FREE Stone Age Curriculum Unit Lesson Plans for Social Studies | Prehistory
✨✨ Stone Age Curriculum Unit Lesson Plans for Social Studies | Early Humans & Prehistory ✨✨ Bring the captivating world of the Stone Age to life with this comprehensive "Stone Age Curriculum." This curriculum is intended for students in upper elementary and middle school, aged between 9 and 14. It consists of 11 detailed Unit lesson plans for Social Sudies that cover approximately six weeks. With a focus on engagement and interactive learning, our lessons include a wide array of activities s
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1st - 8th
Also included in: Stone Age Curriculum BUNDLE - Lesson Plans Early Humans & Prehistory
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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.
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