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1st grade social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive and for ESL-EFL-ELL

Preview of Digital RTI / Letter of the Week ( Google Classroom, Kindergarten)

Digital RTI / Letter of the Week ( Google Classroom, Kindergarten)

Created by
The Paisley Owl
Paperless, no-prep, independent RTI activities for letters A-Z (recognition and letter sounds). Includes SEVEN activities for every letter! Audio is included for the letter introduction page. Files are split up by letter so that you can easily assign one letter at a time to students. Check out the preview for a closer look at what is included. You can also download a free sample by clicking here! (letter s) ! This price WON'T LAST This is currently set at a lower price while it is a
Preview of Descriptive Paragraph Writing for the Google Classroom Respond to a Picture

Descriptive Paragraph Writing for the Google Classroom Respond to a Picture

Works well for Distance Learning! Students write a correct complete informational paragraph while responding to picture prompts. This digital descriptive writing resource in Google Slides guides students through the writing process while they look at full color photographs.This resource contains:*a teacher download with tips and instructions.This download contains two simple printable pages for error analysis and small group intervention planning.*a Google Form for assessment *a Google Slides r
Preview of Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides

Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides

Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach maps, communities, and continents? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do! It covers locating on places on maps and globes their local community and the USA, the seven continents, and the four oceans. They also practice constructing/reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and map symbols. Lastly, they'll compare and
Preview of Presidents Day Digital Activities | Google Slides™

Presidents Day Digital Activities | Google Slides™

These digital activities will help your students learn all about the Executive Branch, as well as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day! The they are all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! You can share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage too. It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -Washington reading passage-Lincoln reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL c
Preview of Respond to a Picture Prompt PETS Sentence Writing Google Classroom

Respond to a Picture Prompt PETS Sentence Writing Google Classroom

Works well for Distance Learning! Students write a correct complete sentence while responding to picture prompts. This digital resource in Google Slides let's students look at full color photographs while responding.The pictures in this resource focus on pets like cats, dogs, birds, turtles, bunnies, and fish.This resource contains:•a teacher download with tips and instructions.This download contains two simple printable pages for error analysis and small group intervention planning.•a Google F
Preview of Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel

Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel

Created by
HappyEdugator
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
Preview of Bundle High Frequency Words Flashcards Bilingual English Spanish & English Only

Bundle High Frequency Words Flashcards Bilingual English Spanish & English Only

Created by
EL Friendly
This bundle includes 300 high-frequency word flashcards that are easy to prepare, fun to use, and easy on your wallet. Plus, you can easily personalize them by assembling them into word rings for individualized practice at home and at school. These flashcards are a great strategy to help your English Learners build reading and writing skills. Beginning language learners need an effective strategy for decoding and understanding unknown words, and being familiar with high-frequency English words i
Preview of Write Descriptive Paragraph BUNDLE for the Google Classroom

Write Descriptive Paragraph BUNDLE for the Google Classroom

First, teach your students how to write a clear descriptive paragraph with Introduction to Writing a Descriptive Paragraph. Then, students will be able to practice regularly or as a bell ringer with Descriptive Paragraph Writing Respond to a Picture prompt. These are Google Slides resources. Check out each resource for previews and more details.
Preview of Community Helpers PowerPoint Guessing Game - What's My Job

Community Helpers PowerPoint Guessing Game - What's My Job

Created by
HappyEdugator
Your students will love this fun and interactive community helpers game. This is a PowerPoint game of "Who Am I?" Students get three clues to guess the job of the community helper. There are 14 different workers represented. Students have to figure out who it is from clues about where they work, what they wear, what vehicles they drive, and what tools they use. Fun for review or assessment in kindergarten. Project on your whiteboard or Smartboard or use it at a computer center. No prep. Easy to
Preview of Christmas Around the World PDF and Digital

Christmas Around the World PDF and Digital

Created by
ChalkStar
This Christmas Around the World bundle, PDF and Google Slides, is perfect for distance learning, in the classroom, and with hybrid learning. The digital component is a brand new resource, not the PDF converted to Google Slides. You will get the informational texts digitally with all new digital jigsaw puzzles, digital match games, digital word searches, and more! Games can be played online, on the slides, or even printed. I have included easy to follow directions for the crafts. Families will be
Preview of Respond to a Picture Prompt MAMMALS Sentence Writing for the Google Classroom

Respond to a Picture Prompt MAMMALS Sentence Writing for the Google Classroom

Works well for Distance Learning! Students write a correct complete sentence while responding to picture prompts. This digital resource in Google Slides let's students look at full color photographs while responding.The pictures in this resource focus on mammals like bears, giraffes, and zebras.This resource contains:•a teacher download with tips and instructions.This download contains two simple printable pages for error analysis and small group intervention planning.•a Google Form for assessm
Preview of Sight Words Bilingual English Spanish Flashcards ELL Digital Print Set 3

Sight Words Bilingual English Spanish Flashcards ELL Digital Print Set 3

Created by
EL Friendly
It can be difficult for EL students to recognize and read sight words with ease.Research shows that high-frequency sight words are a necessary and indispensable part of the reading curriculum to create authentic practice opportunities in reading.This easy-to-use resource will give your EL students instant recognition of high-frequency words and get them ready to start reading!What is included?⭐14 pages printer-friendly bilingual flashcards (2 versions) ⭐ One-page assessments for reading and spel
Preview of Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos | Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos | Day of the Dead

Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about Dia de los Muertos/Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Dia de los Muertos unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Dia de los Muertos-informational text passage -comprehension activity-fill in the blank activity-safesh
Preview of Groundhog Day Digital Activities

Groundhog Day Digital Activities

This NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn all about Groundhog Day. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Graphic organizers-KWL Chart-Groundhog Day reading passages-Groundhog reading passages-Comprehension questions-Graphing activities-Links to Groundhog Day informational videosChe
Preview of Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word

Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word

Created by
Books and Bytes
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
Preview of Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go

Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go

Created by
HappyEdugator
Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint. What kind of transportation moves you? All kinds of transportation in this PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segway and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so the
Preview of Respond to a Picture Prompt Ocean Sentence Writing for the Google Classroom

Respond to a Picture Prompt Ocean Sentence Writing for the Google Classroom

Works well for Distance Learning! Students write a correct complete sentence while responding to picture prompts. This digital resource in Google Slides let's students look at full color photographs while responding.The pictures in this resource focus on ocean creatures like fish, dolphins, otters and sea turtles.This resource contains:→ a teacher download with tips and instructions. This download contains two simple printable pages for error analysis and small group intervention planning.→ a
Preview of United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital.

United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital.

Created by
LaLadybugIdeas
United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital classroom for paperless activities. Did you start transitioning to a paperless classroom? I have this product that can be fun and perfect for your student to learn states and capitals from the United States. You will receive: - PDF with instructions. (for both Google Drive and OneDrive users) Your student will have so much fun learning states and capitals, while taking advantages of a paperless digital classroom. Te
Preview of Reading Bundle Leveled Reading Comprehension CVC Books and CVC Pop Up Pages

Reading Bundle Leveled Reading Comprehension CVC Books and CVC Pop Up Pages

Rock this year with a reading bundle perfect for Kindergarten and emerging readers! This includes 40 leveled reading comprehension passages for levels AA, A, B and C; 16 CVC Read and Trace Booklets; and 16 CVC Pop-up Pages. Please watch the video previews for each resource to see me click through each product so you can decide if this is right for you.1. 40 Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages:You will receive one pdf that includes four leveled-reading passages. The levels included are AA, A,
Preview of Cinco de Mayo Activities | Print + Digital

Cinco de Mayo Activities | Print + Digital

✏️If you're looking for Cinco de Mayo lesson plans, look no further! This engaging resource on Cinco de Mayo will have your students improving their knowledge about this holiday, while researching and celebrating Mexican-American culture without perpetuating stereotypes and inaccuracies about Cinco de Mayo. These Cinco de Mayo activities are also great for centers or stations, early finisher activities, or even as small group lessons! I also love their versatility and use for cross-curricular le
Preview of Punctuation & Capitalization Digital Activities - Distance Learning

Punctuation & Capitalization Digital Activities - Distance Learning

Punctuation & Capitalization Digital Activities - Distance LearningThis resource includes posters/anchor charts and activities for introducing and practicing punctuation and capitalization rules, including common and proper nouns. Students will type sentences based on prompts, identify missing punctuation marks, identify words that need to be capitalized in sentences, sort words, generate lists, and more! This digital resource is perfect for distance learning, technology integration, or home
Preview of Past Tense Verbs Digital Activity - Distance Learning

Past Tense Verbs Digital Activity - Distance Learning

Past Tense Verbs Digital Activity - Distance LearningStudents will generate and sort verb tenses in addition to writing sentences with this digital activity that is perfect for distance learning, technology integration, or homework! 15 pages are included for repeated and varied practice.Practice with the following rules for forming past tense verbs are included:Adding 'ed'Doubling consonants before adding 'ed'Changing 'y' to 'i' and adding 'ed'Adding 'ed' to vowel + 'y' ending verbsIrregular ver
Preview of Countable and Uncountable Nouns  - Google Slides Distance Learning

Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Google Slides Distance Learning

This digital resource will help you teach and reinforce Quantify concepts with Countable and Uncountable nouns and Quantifiers. By using anchor charts, fun activities, puzzles and worksheets you'll be able to each concepts such as: much, many, some, any, a lot of, little, few and measurement words such as : a bottle of, a loaf of, a can of etcNote: This product is NOT Editable and for GOOGLE SLIDES (the templates are locked down- only text boxes for students are editable to add text) .You can f
Preview of Respond to Pictures IN THE GARDEN Sentence Writing Google Classroom

Respond to Pictures IN THE GARDEN Sentence Writing Google Classroom

Works well for Distance Learning! Students write a correct complete sentence while responding to picture prompts. This digital resource in Google Slides let's students look at full color photographs while responding.The pictures in this resource focus on things found in a garden like ants, snails, bees and butterflies.This resource contains:•a teacher download with tips and instructions.This download contains two simple printable pages for error analysis and small group intervention planning.•a
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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.

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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.