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Adult education social studies games
Christmas / Holiday Game Answer Battle Trivia Family Powerpoint Mac PC iPad
✅ You can use this for your Virtual Party! Check out this video showing you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq2WIMvocYo ✅ This Christmas Answer Battle Trivia Powerpoint game is sure to be a big hit at your Christmas party, classroom, office party, or church.✅ It has 13 rounds like:- "Places parents hide presents," - "Name Santa's Reindeer," - "Birds Listed In The 12 Days Of Christmas," - "Common Christmas Cookie Shapes," - "Christmas Movies," etc. ✅ Each round has up to 10 answers (other
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Four Corners | Mini Debate Activity | Fun End of the Year Game| DIGITAL RESOURCE
Teacher burnout begone!!! You AND your students will love this fun activity! Perfect for those in-between days at the end of the year when you don't have anything planned. This Four Corners Mini Debate Activity is a great no-prep activity that you can use any time of year for a fun, engaging activity that your students will LOVE! Students will love moving around the room as you click through the 35 debatable topics - mostly controversial, but some are silly as well! This is perfect for middle s
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Economics and History: Communism vs. Capitalism, the Rock, Paper, Scissors Game!
This highly interactive game gives students a hands-on, experiential understanding of the differences in between communism and capitalism. Students will learn more about the key components of communism, capitalism, and socialism.
Out of all of the activities that I do in my class, students probably have the most fun playing this game.
There is a reflection that follows the game, as well as a sheet that the students can fill out. After they have filled it out, allow for a discussion on the imp
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Monster Mash:A Study of Mystical Monsters of The World (Geography Halloween)
Need a fun and engaging Halloween lesson and activity for 6th grade through high school? Why not take a look at monsters or cryptids throughout the world? Students will love this Halloween activity as they are already in the holiday mood and will learn about the beliefs, practices, values, and customs of other cultures around the world when looking at monsters and cryptids. Cryptids are animals/creatures that have been suggested to exist now and throughout history, but have or have not been pro
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: BUNDLE FOR ALICE
Sociology Full Semester Bundle (Major concepts, worksheets, and simulations)
This starter bundle is designed to walk students through a semester of sociology-- hitting major lessons, content, and ideas. This bundle is not designed to be exhaustive but provides a great scaffolding to build around.Units include:Creating a "Perfect Society" ActivityGoal setting, grit, and growth mindsetIntroduction to SociologyThe Sociological Perspective and the Urinal GameEthnocentrism and the Body Rituals of the NaciremaCulture, Values, and NormsCultural Spread and Barnga GameSociology o
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Catch Phrase Custom Disc Template Vocabulary Review Game (Mac/PC Template)
This is a template to create a disc for the classic version (non-electronic) of Catch Phrase with your own vocabulary words. Each disc can be customized to have 72 unique vocabulary words that YOU choose. You can create a quick vocabulary review game in minutes that all of your students will love and enjoy! I have created a disc for each vocabulary unit for all of my classes - students truly love this game and it helps students learn vocabulary words.The game of Catch Phrase is a game that pa
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Would You Survive The Oregon Trail?
NO PREP! If you liked "Would You Survive the Salem Witch Trials?" you will LOVE this journey to the West! In this super interactive and fun activity, students will simulate what it was like to set off on the Oregon Trail! Perfect activity to use during Westward Expansion Units, Manifest Destiny Units, or just for fun! Google Compatible and includes a worksheet for students to follow along! Students will have to make decisions that impact their life on the trail. Cross curricular, also, as studen
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Engaging Sociology Simulation! (Activity, worksheets, directions, suggestions)
I believe this to be the best lesson I have ever created! I hope you enjoy it, too.It includes a slideshow to guide students through the 4 day simulation, 4 worksheets (1:1/Google compatible), a teacher instruction guide, and a printable map of the hypothetical island.The simulation asks students, divided into life rafts, to crash land on an island and attempt to start a society from scratch. Who will govern? What will the rules be? How are they enforced? Who enforces them? How will students res
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Psychology Full Course Bundle- Everything you need for an engaging year!
Thanksgiving Jeopardy Trivia Powerpoint Game - Mac PC and iPad Compatible
This Thanksgiving Jeopardy Style Trivia Powerpoint game is sure to be a big hit in your classroom, church, business, or family party this Thanksgiving. It has categories like "Turkey Facts," "The First Thanksgiving," "Macy's Parade," "The Big Meal," "Shopping," etc. It's fully filled out with 30 questions and answers under 6 categories but can be used as a customizable template as well, so you can replace any of the current categories, questions, answers, etc to fit your setting. It even has fun
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Colonial Government Simulation Activity
This activity gives students a chance to more fully explore and understand how the different parts of English colonial government functioned by giving them a chance to solve problems experienced by an actual English colony. Students will take on several different roles, and by acting out of their assigned roles, they will gain an understanding how a colonial charter, assembly, and governor all interacted and worked together to establish rule of law in the New World. This is a great simulation ac
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Economics- Economic Systems- Name That Economic System! Game
Economics- Economic Systems- Name That Economic System! Game
This is a fun PowerPoint game to help students review the different types of economic systems. Students will view 30 slides that each contain a statement about a particular economic system. On the sheet provided to them (that is also included in this download), they will write down on each line whether the economic system being described is a market economy, command economy, or mixed economy. When the game is over you can then go over
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cashflow Tracker and Net Worth Calculation Activity | Monopoly Resource
Monopoly is my favorite board game to use in my classroom and there are so many different ways to use it! You can find ways to pull lessons and concepts from personal finance, financial literacy, accounting, business, entrepreneurship, life skills, family and consumer science, home economics, and math using Monopoly, and the students love playing it.This resource is used to help students realize the importance of tracking all income and expenses, and using that knowledge of cashflow to make budg
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Needs vs Wants & Budgeting Unit | BUNDLE
Geography—World Religions: A Comparison Study on Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
An engaging and interesting comparison of the three great present-day monotheistic world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (INCLUDES EASEL ACTIVITY)Bundle & Save Here World Religions BundleTHIS LESSON INCLUDES:World Religions Chart (Student Notes)World Religions Chart (Teacher Guide)Venn Diagram (Student Notes)Venn Diagram (Teacher Guide)Aesthetic & Interesting Informational Handouts on Judaism, Christianity, and IslamTeacher Instructions (Lesson detail Introduction and Proced
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Bundle for Katrina- World Religions
Arctic Survival Activity (For Team-Building, Group Dynamics, and Personality)
This cooperative learning activity pits learners and their groups against survival experts to see if they can survive a plane crash in the arctic. Will they make more sound decisions individually, or as a group? How do groups reach consensus? What sort of identities, personalities, or traits tend to dominate group discussion or group activities? These questions and more lie underneath the surface of a classic and beloved classroom activity!These topics and more are broached in this product, whi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
stranded - a group survival simulation. Social Studies CCSS
Which people would you choose to start a new community with until being rescued? Who deserves to be saved?What’s more important: their character or their skills? Their past or their future?This simulation has been done lots of times in many different ways. Here’s my variation on it, complete with gorgeous graphics and some tongue-in-cheek humor with the names of characters.NOTE: I've used this activity with grade 4 all way through to adult friends at small group :)Apart from the cover page (S
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Latin American Countries and Capitals: Geography Activities and Games in Spanish
Latin American Geography for Kids IN SPANISH! Use these games, activities, and quizzes to teach your students the Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and capitals. I always use these at the beginning of the year with all levels of Spanish classes! It is so important for kids to be familiar with the countries were the Spanish language is spoken.
1) Label the map with Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. (with a word bank of countries in Spanish with accents, etc)
2) Label the map w
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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ABA Card Game Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Terminology BCBA Supervision
ABA Card Game Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Terminology for BCBA Supervision and Study: Play this during small group supervision sessions, at work parties, during team-building activities, and so much more! This game is designed to help ABA therapists and supervisees have fun while practicing their knowledge of applied behavior analysis. If you are a BCBA, BCaBA, RBT, or are familiar with the field of ABA then this game is sure to give you and your coworkers a fun time. Better yet, you can u
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Murder on Mount Olympus: A Mythological Murder Mystery Party Kit
Murder at Mount Olympus: A Mythological Murder Mystery Party Kit, murder mystery games, clue party, kids mystery party, detective party**Available as a Virtual Party, see below**Host a mythological murder mystery! Also works well as a toga party. Great for Kid's Birthday Parties, Adult Parties, College Parties, Tween Parties, Classroom Activities, Office Parties, Social Groups, and more!Visit mystical Mount Olympus where the Greek gods and goddesses have gathered for a party. Students have the o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Financial Literacy & Personal Finance Video Game - HTML5 Distance Learning
Video Game about Personal Finance, Investing, Money Management, & Budgeting. An evidence-based, hand drawn visual-novel personal finance simulation game for High School and Young Adults that teaches financial literacy skills. Learn Asynchronously from home on any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet:2 different ways to play: on any modern desktop/smartphone/tablet web browser, or install on any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer!Expected Student Learning Outcomes:Learn financial skills & content
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Jeopardy Template - Review Game (PowerPoint)
UPDATE: JULY 202045,000+ downloads! Thank you so much everyone, I'm incredibly flattered. I hope you are able to keep enjoying this template! A few quick updates1. Updated Scoresheet - I added an individualized scoresheet which I (and my students) have found to work much better!2. New Instructional Video - I recorded this one here in July 2020 and it should match with updates to gameplay. Please ask if I missed anything, but anything I missed in the video should be in the instructions! Click her
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Christmas Jeopardy Trivia PowerPoint Game - (Score, Timer, Wager on Mac & PC)
This Christmas Themed Jeopardy PowerPoint Template:Have up to 10 player scoreboardsDaily Double WagerFinal JeopardySound Effects & MusicCountdown Timers (customisable!)All you have to do is type your questions and answers in the table given and boom! You are ready to host your own Jeopardy Game in your classroom! The game will automatically populate itselfPresenting the awesome Limited-Edition Christmas Themed Jeopardy Template! 1) Fully customizable, tweak, and trim to your liking!This Jeop
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
IMPERIALISM | Unit Test & Review Game | World History | Print & Digital
This 40-question test will assess your student’s knowledge of the Unit on New Imperialism in your secondary World History class. Questions include matching and multiple-choice. Key is included. Both print and Google Form are included.A jeopardy review game is also included. Fully editable PowerPoint. This product includes both a print and digital version compatible with Google Classroom. Both teacher and student directions are included. Simply share the resources with your students via Google o
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Imperialism | BUNDLE | World History | Secondary | Print & Digital
Christmas Trivia Quiz Game (33 Questions)
This editable Christmas Quiz includes over 30 questions I compiled over several years and have used successfully with children and adults from age 8 to senior citizens!What is included in this digital download?The zip folder includes:• The Quiz (7 pages + cover, 33 questions, 12 categories) with space for (team) name, typed in Arial 14 font.• Another copy of the quiz that you can edit (powerpoint of sheets) • Answer key with each question repeated• Answer key with only answers (to save on printi
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4th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Causes of the American Civil War Escape Room Activity
Bring fun and high engagement to your social studies classroom with this United States history Causes of the American Civil War Escape Room. In the Causes of the American Civil War Escape Room your students, working in small groups, must complete 5 tasks which will reveal five numbers needed to escape from Ft. Sumter before the first shots are fired. This fun, engaging, and challenging Escape Room Activity designed for Grades 8-12 covers key events that led to war, beginning with the Missouri Co
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: U.S. History Escape Room 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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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.
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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.
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