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6th grade social studies lessons on sale
Canadian Government Gr. 5-8
Travel back to Confederation to see how Canada became a new nation. Our resource breaks down the responsibilities and parts of the federal government.About this Resource: Recognize that Canada is a democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with the head of state being the King or Queen. Read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, before writing your own Constitution for a new country. Create a presentation on one of the departments the federal government is responsible for, such as nationa
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Governments of North America BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Treaty of Versailles Vs. Wilson's 14 Points Lesson + Activity +Many Extras!
Here is a great lesson to wrap up your discussions and lessons on World War I. Great Common Core reading and student centered!Actual lesson plan is given with all of this to use as guide/directions. Included are standards/essential questions/Aims (very organized).This Lesson begins with a primary source reading activity on George Washington's Farewell Address. This can be used with great discussions about alliances and entanglements. You can show students because of this document, the US. is not
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6th - 11th
Mapping Skills with Google Earth™ Gr. 6-8
Help your middle school students move on to a more complex understanding of map reading. Our resource allows students to further develop their ability to read and understand maps. About this Resource: Practice what you've learned about coordinates by finding the matching countries on Google Earth™. Test your comprehension of a precipitation map by answering questions related to a map of North America. Explore the past with Google Earth™, and see how the population of certain places have changed
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Mapping Skills with Google Earth BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Middle School Social Studies Bundle Gr. PK-12
This Middle School Social Studies Bundle for grades PK-12 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with HANDS-ON activities, ENGAGING scenarios and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 850 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of Social Studies lesson plans. A $224
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PreK - 12th
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Why Study History? Back to School PowerPoint Lesson and Activities
Why study history? As social studies and history teachers, we know that question is coming. Answer it BEFORE they get the chance to ask! This set works wonderfully as a beginning of the year lesson. Please See Preview Video For Samples!PowerPoint Description:Use this engaging, fun, and colorful PowerPoint (30 slides) to teach your students why it is so incredibly important and beneficial to study history! This is an essential lesson for any social studies or history class to use at the beginning
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6th - 12th
American Government Gr. 5-8
Break down the complicated system that is the American government to discover how it all works. Our resource explores the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government to make it easier to understand.About this Resource: Learn what a government is, its roles, and why we need it. Recognize that there are several different kinds of government, like constitutional monarchy, dictatorship and representative democracy. Determine which kind of government embodies the United Sta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Governments of North America BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Geography Bundle | Map Skills, Labeling, Questions for Atlas & Internet (K-12)
Geography Bundle - Map Skills - United States Geography - World Geography - Maps - Map Questions - for Atlas & Internet (K-12). Help the pilot navigate, while narrating scenic features over the intercom with your career-long geography bundle. Spatial learning abounds with basic locations of states, countries, and cities. Teach search techniques with questions and transfer information with labeling. About the collection:Maps are zipped in PDF. Resize maps or outline in Sharpie for any cl
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K - 8th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Bundle
Myths From Around The World Gr. 4-6
Students will be taken on an adventure through the world of mythology.About this Resource:They will discover many different types of myths and learn about the cultures that created them. An introduction to Greek, Roman, Norse, and Native North American myths are presented in a very structured format. A “Major Project" allows the students to demonstrate further knowledge of myths by completing a series of activities. Optional lessons allow the students to further thematic connections, identify pr
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4th - 6th
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History Of Rock And Roll Gr. 6-8
In our unit, students trace the development of Rock n' Roll, from African Tribal music through to the modern music styles of today.
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Due to the academic nature of the material, our unit can be taught with a great deal of structure, much like a social studies history unit. A variety of student assignments are incorporated in the lesson. Students write words for their own blues song, create a poster for a specific music style, and write and illustrate a newspaper.
This Music
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6th - 8th
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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker Lessons - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students This resource uses reading comprehension strategies such as visualization, connection, questioning, predicting, summarizing as well as focusing on main idea, comparing and contrasting and a BME retell. There are over 15 different activities, plus variations of many activities to support both higher and lower level students!A bonus crossword has been included for a comprehension check for early finishers.Also, s
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2nd - 7th
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Classical Music & Cool Composers Gr. 6-8
Did you know that when he was a child, Mozart fainted whenever he heard a brass instrument? Did you know that Bach fathered twenty children?
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The interesting and intriguing world of classical music and its most famous composers comes alive in our lesson. We provide detailed biographies of five famous composers including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky, in a structured, information-based way. We include ideal content for any middle school’s music class who l
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6th - 8th
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ULTIMATE COMPLETE U.S. / AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM
Why this is better than any other US History Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE addi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade)
Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade) - 532 Worksheets & Printables. A morning work bundle for upper elementary. Use the many art illustrations as a springboard into writing prompts.• Worksheets travel nicely between grade levels. • Meets 65-82% of Common Core Writing Literacy Standards for grades 3-7. Click links for full previews. You get the following:1. Editing - 12 Printable Prompts• Labor Day• Haunted House• Winter Solstice• Sled Racing• White House Easter Egg Roll• Valentine's Day
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4th - 7th
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Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
This Middle School World Continents Bundle for grades 5-8 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S WORLD CONTINENTS CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with EXTENSIVE reading passages, ENGAGING activities, and FULL COLOR maps, and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 420 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of Wor
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5th - 8th
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Prevention, Recycling & Conservation Gr. 5-8
Discover prevention methods for waste and pollution while conserving the environment. Our resource provides easy to understand initiatives so students can start helping the planet Earth.About this Resource: Get familiar with Earth's natural resources and what you can do to help conserve them. Hold a contest to find the most useful and creative ways to reuse everyday items. Conduct an audit of each classroom in your school to see if things that should be recycled are getting recycled. Get down a
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5th - 8th
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5-ESS3-1
Also included in: Waste Management BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Europe Gr. 5-8
Journey to the ancient centers of culture and trade with a trip to Europe. About this Resource: Understand the variety of ecosystems that inhabit the continent with a climate map. Gain a sense of direction by identifying the European cities that are found in the western and eastern hemispheres. Do some research into the famed Thames river and find out how long it is, which countries it passes through, and into which large body of water it flows into. Learn about the accident at Chernobyl and wha
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
Medieval Times Gr. 4-6
"Serfs up"! Medieval Times — everything from knights and castles to Crusades and feudal feasts.
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Students will delight as they examine the many aspects of the Middle Ages including significant events, the roles of the people, and the different cultures. The unit starts off with core teaching lessons to build a base for knowledge, followed by student worksheets that compliment the core lessons. Optional lessons are included to add a degree of flexibility and possible enrich
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4th - 6th
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CIVIC LITERACY - WHOLE COURSE by Instant Curriculum (JUST ADD TEACHER)
Why this is better than any other Civics Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE addition
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Middle School US History Bundle Gr. 5-8
This Middle School US History Bundle for grades 5-8 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S US HISTORY CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with EXTENSIVE reading passages, ENGAGING activities and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 410 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of US History lesson plans. A $120.00 va
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece and Rome Activity Bundle! - World History | Ancient Civilizations
Looking for fun lessons and activities that will keep your students engaged and your prep-time to a minimum? Then the Ancient Greece and Rome Activity Bundle is right for you!Enhance your classroom's study of the Ancient/Classical Greek and Roman civilizations with these 16 amazing resources! Save BIG when you purchase this bundle with 16 fun and engaging lessons, assessments, and activities!Included in the bundle are...EIGHT Interactive Reading Lessons (notes, reading passages, built-in warm-up
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5th - 10th
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Ancient Maya, Aztecs & Incas Gr. 4-6
This thematic, integrated unit about the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas will provide both the teacher and the students with a broad understanding of the topic.
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The unit starts off with core teaching lessons to build a base for knowledge, followed by student worksheets that compliment the core lessons. Optional lessons are included to add a degree of flexibility and possible enrichment activities to the lesson. The unit finishes off with a major project that allows students to de
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4th - 6th
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4th Grade California Social Studies
4th Grade California Social Studies Worksheets.A bundle of 680 California social studies worksheets and images. The bonus file includes 93 classic California images - ideal for reports or slides.Follow links for full previews.
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4th - 7th
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South America Gr. 5-8
Become aware of the endangered environment and wildlife that inhabit South America. About this Resource: Get familiar with the Caribbean Region, one of the world's most sought-after tourist destinations. Describe the relative location of Chile using the features around it. Discover how the Andes Mountains and the Pampas are different. Do some research in the Amazon River, the most famous river in the world. Use the Wildlife Organizer to find the different kinds of wildlife that are unique to the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides. Mississippi. Colorado. Hudson + Worksheets
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides, Distance Learning + Powerpoint Version + Worksheets. Interactive presentation & quiz on US major rivers. Please view the video previewINTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on The US major rivers. It can be used for distance learning and google classroom or on a interactive smartboard in the classroom.Once downloaded: Please view the GOOGLE SLIDES/POWERPOINT IN 'PRESENT ▶️' modeWorksheet also included in ZIP file 'Label the US rivers'. This is
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2nd - 7th
Also included in: U.S.A Geography Bundle: Google Slides Presentations + PPT's + Worksheets
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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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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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