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6th grade social studies unit plans for Microsoft Word

Preview of Spanish-American War - America Becomes a World Power Unit BUNDLE

Spanish-American War - America Becomes a World Power Unit BUNDLE

Increase student growth and engagement while saving time, energy and money! This bundle has everything you need and more! It is perfect for textbook free classrooms. Just print and go! Specific product descriptions can be found at the links below:Spanish-American War Reading Passage with Response WorksheetAmerica Becomes a World Power Reading Passage with Response WorksheetSpanish-American War/American Imperialism PowerPoint with Guided Notes OutlineSpanish-American War Stations ActivitySpanish-
Preview of The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE

The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE

Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
Preview of Great Depression - New Deal UNIT BUNDLE (Print and Digital Formats)

Great Depression - New Deal UNIT BUNDLE (Print and Digital Formats)

Increase student growth and engagement while saving time, energy, and money! This bundle has everything you need and more! The resources are available in PDF and Google Docs formats! It is perfect for textbook free classrooms or for distance learning. Just print and go or use the digital format to reach your learners virtually!
Preview of Stock Market Unit Plan

Stock Market Unit Plan

Created by
Kayla Smalley
Two week unit! Day 1- Have a discussion on how people can make their money grow. Introduce vocab for unit. Hand out Stock Market passage and answer questions about reading. Day 2- 3 Vocab matching sheet quiz. Discuss dangers of investing in stocks. Hand out Danger in Stocks handout and answer questions. Discuss stock symbols. Have students search symbols for 4 teacher chosen stocks and check progress of the stocks together across the week. Tell students they have $1000 to invest. They will
Preview of STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources

STEM Kid Engineering for GATE -- FERRIS WHEELS plus Primary Sources

In this GATE engineering journey, students will each construct a very cool Ferris wheel prototype as a final product. Along the way, they will examine primary source images, read primary source history, and integrate math, engineering, and economics in a learning process which incorporates best practices in gifted and talented education for 21st Century Learners. This is a challenging engineering project—teacher guided. I used it for GATE 4th grade; however, my kids are experienced builders.
Preview of SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE

SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE

Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today! Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way. Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience: • Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled. • Construct a prototyp
Preview of US History - Full Curriculum - Google Drive Link (English and Spanish)

US History - Full Curriculum - Google Drive Link (English and Spanish)

Created by
Mr G ENL History
Hello everyone! In this purchase, you will download a Word Document file that has a Google Drive link to all of my US history materials. The full curriculum is based on content from the 1600s to modern day, in English and Spanish. This is an ENL modified curriculum, with a single link to a Google Drive.The drive includes all of my files as Google Docs, Google Slides, and the original downloadable Word Docs/PowerPoint files.The drive includes every lesson, every essay, and every test for a US his
Preview of Year 7 Civics & Citizenship - Complete Unit

Year 7 Civics & Citizenship - Complete Unit

Everything you need for 10 weeks of Civics & Citizenship!Weeks 1-3: Diversity & IdentityWeeks 4-7: Government & DemocracyWeeks 8-10: Citizens & LawsEach product includes:1. PowerPoint presentation (>18 slides)2. Follow-along workbook (>15 pages)3. Daily vocabulary worksheets (9 pages+ 9 answer keys)4. Unit plan with curriculum links, instructions, and suggested assessment tasks.The Civics & Citizenship Curriculum is full of subject specific vocabulary. This unit is buil
Preview of Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE

Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE

Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards. In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will
Preview of Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades

Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades

Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art. Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
Preview of T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th

T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th

Your students will be excited for this “gold medal standard” project-based math, design, and economics activity. It’s appropriate and adaptable for 4th – 8th grade. It has been a staple for my 4th grade gifted and talented math group since 2013.You won’t be the sage on the stage. Students will problem-solve their way through the project working in collaborative teams, and the teacher will guide, be a resource, spur discussion, play devil’s advocate, and provide mini lessons when necessary.In
Preview of Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business

Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business

Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs. Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes. This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m
Preview of Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan

Chasing King's Killer by James Swanson Unit Plan

This is a Unit Plan for Chasing King's Killer by James L. Swanson. It contains Standards (CCSS), Objectives, Daily Activities, Over 50 Chapter Questions, Vocabulary with Definitions, Vocabulary Frayer Models, Over 50 Multiple Choice Questions Divided by Section for Quizzes, Essay Questions, and Answer Keys.
Preview of STEAMy GATE 4th 5th 6th PYRAMIDS Unit

STEAMy GATE 4th 5th 6th PYRAMIDS Unit

Very STEAMy with reading and writing, too! This unit is loaded with higher order thinking tasks, variety across the curriculum, creative responses, and hands-on learning through building and design. It’s the same sort of stuff you’re used to seeing here, and your kids will love it! • Level—4th through 6th grade GATE • Time—about 15 hours • Materials—start saving cardboard! Craft sticks and tape or low temp hot glue. Otherwise, common classroom materials. You’ll get explanations, teacher
Preview of 6.1 Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide

6.1 Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide

Created by
Light A Fire
I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture, and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Li
Preview of Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 6 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)

Manitoba Report Card Comments: Grade 6 Social (full paragraph copy/paste)

Created by
Socratic Teacher
You will find a high, medium and low report card comment for all Grade 6 Social Studies Clusters/Outcomes. You will also see a high, medium and low comment for each of the the Social Studies Skills (straight from curriculum). Headings include: Skills for Active Democratic Citizenship; Skills for Managing Information & Ideas; Critical and Creative Thinking Skills and Communication Skills.These are easy to use and ready to copy & paste into your reports. Of course you will adjust the comme
Preview of World Medieval History | Yearlong Course 6 Complete Units | Middle School

World Medieval History | Yearlong Course 6 Complete Units | Middle School

Created by
Rethink History
Complete yearlong course for Middle School students including Google Drive folders for 6 units: Rome, China, Japan, Islamic Empire, West African Kingdoms, American Civilizations (Aztecs, Mayans and Incas). This course is designed for the 7th grade history standards in the state of California, though its content is appropriate for older students and other courses. Includes 57 student activities such as readings, primary and secondary source inquiries, writing materials for history essays, and uni
Preview of Editable Careers Project Assignment & Rubric

Editable Careers Project Assignment & Rubric

This multi-disciplinary project allows students to explore a career. I created it to help students discover the educational requirements, the employment history, the application process, and the typical lifestyle led by someone with that career. The project takes between 6-8 weeks to complete but is well worth it. I believe it helped students realize the value of an education and inspired many to take school a lot more seriously. Rubric included. Related materials (lesson plans, samples of
Preview of Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit Plan

Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit Plan

Created by
Mark Weakland
Developed by Mark Weakland, this Witch of Blackbird Pond Literature Unit Plan consists of ten core 60 to 70 minute lessons and three supplemental lessons that make use of an Exploration Board. The purpose of this integrated focus unit is to develop language arts skills through multiple patterns of practice. More specifically, students working through this unit will demonstrate oral reading fluency, use metacognitive reading strategies that lead to deeper levels of thinking and greater levels
Preview of High School Curriculum Map Template

High School Curriculum Map Template

This is a user-friendly curriculum map template for any high school classroom! This template includes spaces for Essential Questions, Common Core Standards, Disciplinary literacy, and much more. This is a Word document that expands to each unit's unique length.
Preview of Early American Explorers Research Project - Children's Book

Early American Explorers Research Project - Children's Book

Created by
Adam Storey
This research project was designed for my 8th grade US History class, but could be adapted to fit grades 4-12, depending on the level of your students and on the material being taught at your grade level. The outcome is a children's book, complete with pictures (either hand-drawn or computer images) and age-appropriate text to accompany each picture. The outcome is NOT a huge research paper, rather a brief summary of different topics relating to the explorers. The overall project is that stud
Preview of The World Where I Live...

The World Where I Live...

Created by
Karla Roeglin
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
Preview of Extensive The Year of the Hangman Novel Study

Extensive The Year of the Hangman Novel Study

Created by
Daniel Jones
This is an extensive study of the novel The Year of the Hangman by Gary Blackwood. This novel study contains vocabulary by chapter, prediction logs, chapter questions, an answer guide, activities, bulletin board design idea, final project ideas, and a set of questions for students to use to help the students write a biography on the author. The complete document is 62 pages long. It works well as a blog, too.
Preview of U.S. History Bundle-Unit 4 (Westward Expansion)

U.S. History Bundle-Unit 4 (Westward Expansion)

Want to save time planning your U.S. History units throughout the year? U.S. History Bundle Unit 4 comes with EVERY lesson and activity needed to teach U.S. History Unit 5 (The Changing Nation).As I bonus I am including a PDF on my unit plan for this unit. I am based in Florida and includes Florida standards. Most can be adapted to whatever state you are located in.What Will I Find in This U.S. History Bundle?Section 1: The Louisiana PurchaseSection 2: Florida TerritorySection 3: Andrew JacksonS
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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.

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.