Kick off your school year with map and globe skills ! What middle school social studies classroom doesn’t cover map skills? Since map skills are a basic concept covered in middle school social studies, you'd think it would be easy to find resources for it. However, most of the resources out there a
Free map printables! Welcome, homeschooling parents, to a journey of exploration and
Use the free website, Mapmaker, to create maps and practice measuring with a digital ruler.
There are so many fun ways to use maps in your homeschool that you can do an entire unit study on maps!
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ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
Kick off your school year with map and globe skills ! What middle school social studies classroom doesn’t cover map skills? Since map skills are a basic concept covered in middle school social studies, you'd think it would be easy to find resources for it. However, most of the resources out there a
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
This is a fun way to review the features of a map! Enjoy! To see more social studies activities, click on the links below: Social Studies Interactive Notebook Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebook Activities 5 Major Religions Interactive Notebook Activities*Please rate me :) *Remember to "follow" me for updates on my new items! The graphics used in this item are copyrighted and may not be used for your own commercial projects or given away to anyone else. By purchasing this file, you agree to the Terms of Use. Copyright © Kathleen Amari. All rights reserved by Kathleen Amari. This product is to be used by the purchaser only. Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Learn About the 7 Continents! Exploring the 7 Continents has never been more exciting! It’s a Small World Continent Study is filled with over 35 activities to help your students gain a greater understanding of the seven continents. This 130+ page unit is filled with great resources, posters, printables, activities, and projects that will open […]
ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,
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It's time for some fun geography hands-on learning! I love mapping activities and have put together a fun printable set to build a city map. This fun printable set is 15 pages long and includes 5 different
Whether you're looking to teach key elements of maps, explore different types of projections, or instill a foundational understanding of hemispheres, this resource provides a structured yet adaptable framework to achieve your educational goals. With minimal prep required and alignment with common geography standards, it's a time-efficient way to engage your students in the important basics of geography. This Geography Stations and Notes resource is designed for upper elementary and middle school students. What's Included: 1. Five Station Activities (Pages 6-13) Station #1: Maps vs. Globes: Discover the pros and cons of each. Station #2: Parts of a Map: Learn key elements like the legend, scale, and compass rose. Station #3: Hemispheres: Understand the Equator and Prime Meridian. Station #4: Types of Maps; (Physical, Political, Special Purpose) Station #5: Types of Projections: Explore various ways maps are made. 2. Recording Sheets: Designed for each station to keep track of students' observations and reflections. (pages 3-5) 3. Reference Sheets: Concise, well-organized, and age-appropriate materials provide quick facts and explanations for each station. Station table “tents” (pages 14-18) 4. Supplemental Worksheets: (Pages 19-23) Answer Keys: (Pages 24-27) These easy-to-follow worksheets cover: •Types of Maps •Parts of a Map •Absolute and Relative Location •Map Projections •Themes of Geography Versatile This resource is incredibly flexible, allowing teachers to select all or just parts of the activities and worksheets based on their specific needs and the time available. Tips: I set my stations up around my building, making five copies of each resource allowing students to spread out. I have my students work in groups of 4 or 5 and each group starts at a different station. I do not allow students to move to the next station until all group members have completed their recording sheet. My students enjoy the collaborative aspect of this activity as well as the incorporation of movement! Why Choose This Resource? - Standards-Based: Aligns with common geography standards. - Easy to Implement: Comes with detailed instructions for seamless classroom integration. - Highly Engaging: Interactive stations keep students engaged and encourage active participation. - Teacher-Friendly: All resources are easy to print and require minimal prep time
Use these 7 continents worksheet pagges to teach elementary age about CONTINENTS for kids. Grab continents book printable!
Looking for ways to engage your students while teaching the continents and oceans? I've got you covered with games, songs, vidoes, and more!
Children will refer to a map, a key, and a compass rose to answer eight questions in this colorful map-reading worksheet.
For some reason my students have a difficult time and often confuse state-country-continent. This little flip book helped out a ton, along with the book Me on the Map! Read on to my FREEBIE! If you are making these for a classroom of students I would just make patterns and let them trace each circle onto paper, rather than making copies for each child. First, we started off reading the book, Me on the Map. I also use this vocabulary to help my students! Now, onto the flip book! Here is an example of each page. Have fun and share a picture of how your flip books turned out in the comments!
This is a packet of 30 worksheet pages for Social Studies! All pages come in black and white to help save on color ink. The only thing you need to do is print! These worksheets are not meant as lesson plans but for follow-up. They can be used for quick assessments or put into centers for seat work! Titles Included: Respect and Responsibility Following the Rules Bill of Rights Rules and Laws Past and Present Transportation and Communication Timelines 1 Timelines 2 Maple Town Map Making a Map Continents World Map Oceans Landforms Bodies of Water Weather and Climate Seasons Natural Resources Conservation Changing the Environment Communities 1 Communities 2 Needs and Wants Goods and Services Supply and Demand Save It or Buy It Independence Day Public Officials American Symbols and Landmarks Cultures and Traditions
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for primary. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your primary friends. It incorporates many state standards for 1st grade. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full FIRST GRADE Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum Full KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIT 5: Geography teaches students how jobs and money affect people in a community. It contains lessons on these specific topics: Tools for Geography All About Maps Manmade Structures Landforms Bodies of Water Continents Oceans Where We Live --------------------WHAT'S INCLUDED?--------------------- COMPONENTS OF THE UNIT: -A complete Teacher Guide -9 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds -12 Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 30-minute lesson plans in all) -Essential Question and Learning Target Posters -Anchor Charts -Whole Group Activities -Craftivity -Student Workbook that follows each lesson -Quick Check/Exit Ticket for every lesson -Primary Assessment and Rubric for scoring -Parent Letter -A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets, activity and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper) OUTLINE OF UNIT 5: Lesson 1: TOOLS FOR GEOGRAPHY Lesson 2: ALL ABOUT MAPS Lesson 3: MANMADE STRUCTURES Lesson 4: LANDFORMS Lesson 5: BODIES OF WATER Lesson 6: MAKING A MAP Lesson 7: OUR CONTINENTS Lesson 8: OUR OCEANS Lesson 9: WHERE WE LIVE: COUNTRY AND CITY Lesson 10: OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD CRAFTIVITY Lesson 11: REVIEW Lesson 12: ASSESSMENT *Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!* -------------------------WANT MORE?---------------------------- LITTLE SOCIAL STUDIES THINKERS UNITS FOR 1ST GRADE: UNIT 1: Responsible Citizenship UNIT 2: Families, Long Ago & Today UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World UNIT 4: Community Economics UNIT 5: Geography MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans MINI UNIT B: America ----------------------BUYING FOR A TEAM?-------------------------- LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal, or district interested in transferable licenses to accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a quote at [email protected] .
Lapbooks are a great way to integrate hands-on learning into your lessons! Use this as a introduction to your Canada unit, an end-of-unit project, or even a partner project. Students will conduct research and then use the lapbook to: - identify the provinces and territories - identify places on a map - write about the meaning of the flag - describe four Candian symbols - write facts about three famous Canadians (student's choice) - write other interesting facts about Canada Lapbooks make great displays for Parent/Teacher conferences, or a great addition to student portfolios! Thanks for your interest, Shelley Gray
Make Social Studies come alive with this fun 3D world map activity for world geography. This craftivity can be used to help students study and learn the continents and oceans of the world. There are two different views of the world map: the Western hemisphere and the Eastern hemisphere. This craftivity first has the students coloring the globe outline, then labeling the continents and oceans, equator, and tropic lines, then locating major cities, including the city in which students live. *Note - this craftivity does not make an actual globe. It is a mapping activity - students work with 3 pages of the Western hemisphere and 3 pages of the Eastern hemisphere. When they assemble the map pages (in ANY order), the finished product resembles a globe shape. There are two different sizes included in this resource – one on full sheets and one on half sheets if printing copies is limited at your school. Print only the set you need (the questions / directions are the same for both). Students will finish the labeling and coloring (6 pages in total) before assembling the finished globes (assembly instructions included). I have also included a blank map outline for each hemisphere so you can add your own question, or have your students come up with their own question. Blank outlines can also be used as a cover in case you wish to assemble the globes into a flipbook style, rather than a 3D craftivity. A rubric is also included for formative or summative assessment. Completed craftivities are a fabulous way to decorate your classroom or bulletin boards. It’s a great way to have your students build a display they are proud to share. These globes would look fabulous lined up along a shelf. You have three different options for printing (you want your globes to be sturdy enough to stand on their own): - Print on white construction paper - Print on cardstock - Print on regular paper, then glue onto construction paper and cut out around the globe shape For easier completion, be sure students complete each page BEFORE they assemble (cut and glue) the craftivity. CLICK HERE to see all of my craftivities. *********************************************************************************************************** Follow me on Instagram or Facebook to see more of my classroom ideas!
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Looking for fun and engaging kindergarten social studies resources? Check out the interactive notebook that your students will love!
Our Community Construction Project is causing a lot of excitement this week during first grade social studies. Before spring vacation, the class learned about the concepts of needs and wants within…
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This product is curriculum map templates that you can use to create your own curriculum maps for your classroom. Included are example curriculum maps for Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, Art, and Health. All maps are based on fourth grade Common Core standards. Thestandards and information can easily be changed and edited. The maps are made in Microsoft Word using Tables. You can easily merge or split cells to make your own map, along with changing the standard numbers, ideas, etc. If you want detailed directions on how I create my own curriculummap for each subject I teach, check out our blog post – https://continuallylearning.com/how-to-create-a-curriculum-map/
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(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
This cute passport template can be used in several ways in your classroom. Use it with your holiday around the world units or have students keep track of countries they study in your geography units. You will receive 3 different page templates that were hand drawn by myself. This Passport Booklet would work with great with my Passport Stamp Sets. The graphics are high resolution (300 DPI) which means you to enlarge them without causing pixelation. Artwork comes in only black and white. This make it easier for you to print at work and for your students to color! You can get fancy and print on different color paper if you like too. Please consider leaving FEEDBACK on this freebie if you like it! Thank you! :) TERMS OF USE: All designs are property of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs and all rights are reserved. All graphics may be used for personal and commercial use. No additional licenses are required for educational use, however, it is required to give credit and link back to my TpT shop, if you choose to use my clipart. When using my graphics in PDFs, SmartBoards, etc. you must securely lock all graphics for they cannot be edited or taken from your product; this includes editable products. You must use one of my premade credit illustrations or my logo when you are using any for commercial use. Please see my premade credit icon within the .zip folder — Must be used. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs's graphics cannot be used in products such as t-shirts, stationery, nail art, logos, blogs/website, etc. unless used only for personal use and you've contacted me first. Thank you for checking out my listing. If you have any questions, please email me or review my FAQ's on my website. Hope you have a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Day!!! LET'S STAY CONNECTED: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Design Website • Facebook • Pinterest Keywords: around the world, travel, suitcase, stamp, pass port, airplane, travels, across country, around the world in 80 days, Countries, continent, map, miles, interactive, interactives, templates, notebooks, printable, crafts, print, worksheet, paper craft, print, write-on, write, write on, template, quick template, outlines, blackline, lineart, line art, clip art, clipart, clip-art, art, graphics, illustrations, graphic organizers
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects! Perfect for little hands, this do-it-yourself project will let everyone get involved! The project consists of three pieces of paper, two with Stonehenge blocks, and one of the base. Just print the base out on green paper, and print the two stone sheets on white paper (or even better, some stone-looking paper used for scrap-booking!). Each little stone is printed on both sides, with a number on the bottom. Have your students cut out each stone piece (16 total), then have them find the matching number on the green paper, and tape or glue them down. To assess the ability to follow directions from a text, I have written directions included. Each step is broken down to be able to complete the project. Use the sun or a flashlight to see how the light shines through Stonehenge. This is a perfect project for studying an equinox or the seasons. I drew each stone block and the base too. I love making learning "hands-on" for my students, and they loved this project! A map is included as well for the students to find the location they have just studied. The map can be used to create a "Geoexplorers" notebook, and they can revisit the map to show where they have explored. Passports are included if you choose to do more of my "Geoexplorer" lessons. Each lesson includes a unique "Stamp" about the area they have just studied so that they can add it to their passport. Your students can travel the globe in their seats, and they will wonder where you are going to take them next! Just look for more "Geoexplorer" projects in my shop :) Pages Included: Pages 1/2: Description and pictures Page 3: Directions Pages 4 & 5: Stonehenge blocks (Print on white paper) Page 6: Stonehenge base (Print on green paper) Page 7: Stonehenge Passport Stamp Page 8: Passport page 1 and 2 Page 9: Blank passport pages Page 10: Map of other Geoexplorer locations Credits: Any artwork or photographs included in this unit are original art created by myself, and are copyrighted 2020 by Jessi Klancke :) Reproduction without my consent is prohibited.
Teach your students all about maps with this adorable, hands-on unit. We learn about using directional words with a compass rose, how to use map grids (find square A2, C3, etc.) how to make your own map, where we live on the map, how to find specific places on town maps and more! THESE MAP ACTIVITI...
Latitude and Longitude. Coordinates. Degrees. Games. Geography. Map Skills. Latitude and Longitude game. This is a game that I use for my Geography students. It is a game where you can either use a timer to race how quickly that students can find locations on a map, or identify the latitude and longitude of different locations around the world. It is a one class period activity. You can make this into a competition where you give prizes if they can find them in time. Students have LOTS of fun if you get them competitive! Included in this lesson are: 1) Student Information Sheet for information about map skills. 2) Blank Map with Coordinates. 3) Teacher key for Student information sheet. 4) PowerPoint - Round one: Five locations to identify based on latitude and longitude. 5) PowerPoint - Round two: Seven coordinates to find around the world. 6) Student graphic organizer and chart to write information. If you are looking for a fast, competitive way to teach latitude and longitude this is it! Interested in challenging DBQ Bellringers? Try the Bellringers Free Sampler Pack 1!
American Symbols is one of my FAVORITE units to teach. It must be yours too because over 12,000 teachers have purchased this unit from Teachers Pay Teachers ! It meets the Common Core Standards for Informational Reading with rigor and brings your classroom joy while reading! Updated with more crafts and symbols see below! My students LOVED this unit! I got 4 parent notes telling me how much they enjoyed hearing their child talk informatively and passionately about Social Studies. One parent said that their child doesn't talk much at the dinner table, and now he won't stop talking about school and symbols! I think it's because the unit is written to be kid friendly and engaging! Here are a few of the Statue of Liberty pages I wrote a week of fluency for the Statue of Liberty too. Each Symbol has a full writing unit Remember the update has even more art! 2 Interactive Little Books have been included for launching the unit and explaining what a "symbol" is. Oral Speaking "pledge page" with assessment rubric Tons of Activities like these: Math Graphing Bulletin Board You also get full color pages of all 5 symbols to make your bulletin board so cute. Also, you need a great way to show your graphing data. I included all the pages that kids need in order to understand that symbols are everywhere! Need grades for your grade book? Me too! I created several tests. Bonus American Symbols Mock Election Material The Reading Fluency passage comes in three levels. Low First Grade First/ Low Second Second Grade Anchor Charts and Registration to Vote Time to vote Anchor Chart, Secret Ballot, and Graphing to discover the winner Easy Graph (Tally Marks) "Harder" Graph ******* Update 1 ****** I am excited art added and has become available as BUNDLE! The one above has art as a bundle If you don't want / need the art, you can buy without it too. 62 Printables and 6 art projects! Pick and choose or do them all. This has open house written all over it! 2 student books 3 math and literacy activities 1 game 8 fluency & reading comprehension pages 5 writing units (From pre-write to publish) Syllables Activity Vocabulary Word Searches Clues Page (possible assessment if you choose) 2 patriotic student writing pages 1 oral speaking activity with parent note & grading rubric 3 assessments 6 art projects ***** Update 2 ***** So many of you asked for The Washington Monument to be added.
