Get your students outside this school year! We have some tried and true ideas and teacher tips to help you teach your students outside!
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
Teach 2nd grade communities with ease with these common core social studies lesson plans. Curriculum includes civics lesson plans.
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This full unit MEGA BUNDLE contains everything you need to teach Grade 2 Social Studies, aligned with the NEW 2023 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum! Both Grade 2 Social Studies units are included: Changing Family and Community Traditions and Global Communities. All units include a FULL unit plan (w...
Looking for fun and engaging kindergarten social studies resources? Check out the interactive notebook that your students will love!
I love this activity, and it's one of my best sellers! This cut and sort activity is great for all ages, and can be done individually or as a group. I typically completed this activity with my second graders after a read aloud at the beginning of the year (such as "Do Unto Otters" by Laurie Keller). It's such a great activity to build classroom community, and even build cut and paste skills! It's a great activity to encourage being a good citizen during Social Studies, also! While I mentioned second grade, I've had other grade levels purchase and use this item also. It's never too early (or too late!!) to review and discuss being a good citizen! :) Simply download and print!
Looking for fun and engaging kindergarten social studies resources? Check out the interactive notebook that your students will love!
Here's a great geography worksheet that doubles as a coloring page! Your child will get to practice reading a simple map of a park.
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All things Good Citizenship. What's Included: Good Citizenship Truthfulness Justice Equality Respect Good – vs- bas Citizen Good Citizens also Participate Good Citizens also Checks Good Citizens also Votes Good Citizens also do Community Service Community Vocabulary Responsibilities What is a Rule? Different Rules NOT Following Rules Rule: Raise your hand Rule: Follow Directions Rule: Respect Rules at Home, School, Community What is a Law? Laws in the Community Laws –vs- Rules Authority Figure at Home Enforcing Home Rules Authority Figures at School Enforcing School Rules Authority Figures in the Community Enforcing Community Laws Civil Responsibility: Improve the Community Civil Responsibility: Serve on a Jury Civil Responsibility: Voting This resource is a part of my 3rd Grade Social Studies - Unit 2. 3rd Grade Social Studies - Bundle Check out my 3rd Grade - Sub Plans
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,
Looking for fun and engaging kindergarten social studies resources? Check out the interactive notebook that your students will love!
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This social studies bundle makes economics come alive for your primary learners through these fun and engaging books, games, worksheets and songs! Students will be able to make great connections from Community Helpers to Goods and Services then to Wants and Needs. Each unit builds on each other with daily lesson plans. We just added our featured TPT Money Bundle to include 4 resources in this economics mega bundle! These four comprehensive units are the perfect way to teach your young students the complex subject of economics. There are 9 cute community helpers finger puppets that my students love making and using as we sing the upbeat Community Helpers song. Your students will be singing and learning all about economics! This Community Helpers Bundle has just been revised to include even more value so check it out! We will be doing the same with the other bundles in this pack, so grab it before it goes up in price and get all the new goodness for free when you are notified of the revisions and additions. Parents: This mega bundle is great for distance learning because there is a teacher's guide with all of these resources as well as a fun song, so you will get ideas on what you can do at home. The children love to sing and dance to these fun and upbeat songs! There are plenty of fun activities that will keep them engaged. Please email us and let us know how we can help with your at home learning. Click Follow to see all of our new resources! Included: -Community Helpers Unit -Community Helpers mp3 -Community Helpers Lesson Plan -Wants and Needs Unit -Wants and Needs mp3 -Wants and Needs Lesson Plan -Goods and Services Unit -Goods and Services mp3 -Goods and Services Lesson Plan -Quality Students mp3 Money Song lyrics -Money Song puzzles in color and bw -Money Concentration game -Several printable money worksheets for different skill levels -Coin chart designed like a 100s chart -Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter counting books -Book for counting mixed groups of coins -Skip-Count Four Square Money game -Quentin's Money game -Coin manipulatives Hello! We are Pam and Brittany, a mother and daughter team from Dynamic Learning, and we love creating dynamic products that make learning fun and engaging for your students! We appreciate all your support!
Looking for fun and engaging kindergarten social studies resources? Check out the interactive notebook that your students will love!
Bundle: Unit 4 Civics Lessons 13-16. This is a supplemental product to be used with Social Studies Alive! Our Community and Beyond TCi. Third Edition It is for 3rd grade Unit 4 Civics I have included a section for matching vocabulary words to the correct definition and each section has a word bank with fill-in-the-blank sentences.
Hello Everyone! Hope you're having a joyfilled day!! I wanted to share my "Me and My Community" social studies mini unit with you. If you...
Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers Curriculum is a complete First Grade social studies curriculum with lessons specifically for primary kids. It's content-focused, user-friendly, and contains EVERYTHING you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. NO SUPPLEMENTING.
Get ready for some fun with this interactive Lapbook and Flip Flap Book® with Foldables to use with your lessons on Rural, Urban, and Suburban Communities!!
This social studies unit is perfect for teaching GREAT Citizenship in your first grade classroom. In fact, it contains all the lessons and activities you will need. 12 GREAT Citizen traits are taught that will help your students become responsible, respectful members of their school, home, and neighborhood communities. The results are AMAZING! ABOUT THIS UNIT There are 13 lessons. The first lesson is an introduction and gets students excited to learn. The remaining 12 lessons each focus on one of the following GREAT citizen traits. Obey Rules Listen & Follow Directions Work & Play Nicely Together Have Self-Control Help Each Other Make Great Decisions Be Kind Solve Problems Work Hard Persevere Be Honest Have Good Manners GREAT CITIZENSHIP LESSON FORMAT To help minimize the amount of planning time needed, each of the 12 GREAT citizenship lessons follow this format. Read Aloud: Read and discuss the digital (or printed) informational book about the targeted trait of a GREAT citizen. Student Book: Students read a simple text with picture clues included and complete the fun practice activity in the booklet. Activity of the Day: There are two activities to choose from for each GREAT citizen trait... but you can do both. Journal Writing: Students draw themselves showing the targeted citizenship trait, then write about it. Poem/Chant: Have fun reading a poem or chant... and add some movements to go with it. T-Chart: Complete an anchor chart of what each citizenship skill would look and sound like. Coloring Page or Craft INCLUDES 12 Observation Charts 13 Read Aloud Informational Texts (DIGITAL & Printable Versions) (1 for each trait, plus 1 for an introduction) 1 Fictional Story, Mrs. Smith's Terrible, Awful, Very Bad Day (Digital & Printable Versions) 12 Student Books with Interaction Built In (one for each trait) 28 Activities of the Day (at least 2 for each trait) 12 Journal Pages with Prompts (1 for each trait) 12 Unique Poems and Chants (1 for each trait) 12 Blank T-Charts (1 for each trait) 12 Coloring Pages/Crafts (1 for each trait) BENEFITS Student engagement is high. Students truly begin to learn what it means to be a GREAT CITIZEN. Students connect with lesson concepts and begin using the vocabulary associated with being a GREAT CITIZEN. This unit is easy to teach because the lesson format for each trait is the same. OUR STORY We have taught first grade for quite a few years and, although we know there is so much to teach in first grade, a top priority of ours is to help students truly understand what it means to be a GREAT CITIZEN. However, it hasn't been easy for us to find quality resources to thoughtfully teach GREAT citizenship skills. We found ourselves scrounging for ideas each year. We finally decided to create a rich, comprehensive citizenship unit. Our students LOVE it and we hope yours will too. FAQ How long does each lesson take? Each lesson takes between one and two days. However, if you choose, you can always go at a slower pace depending on your schedule. What is the best time of year to teach this unit? This citizenship unit can be taught anytime during the year. Even though many teachers like to establish a respectful and caring environment right from the "get go" of school, it is never too late to teach these important skills. Is it important to teach the lessons in order? The only lesson that needs to be taught at a certain time is Lesson 1 because it is an overview of the unit. The GREAT citizen traits can be taught in any order. Is it essential that students engage in ALL the components of the lesson? If you are in a time crunch, please feel free to pick and choose activities that you feel your students need. The must-do's for us are the Read Alouds, Student Books, Activities of the Day, and Poems. Have a wonderful day! Becky and Cindy at Primary Bliss Teaching - Where fun and learning collide!
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…
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum specifically for students in grade 2. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your 2nd grade students. It incorporates many state 2nd grade social studies standards. This curriculum was completely researched, designed, and created by Karen Jones. UNIT 3: COMMUNITIES focuses on different types of communities and the natural resources that help communities thrive. It contains lessons on theses specific topics: •Types of communities, including rural, urban, and suburban •Population density •Community diversity •How people change their communities •Natural resources •How we can conserve natural resources
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends. It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE-------------------- Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTEN UNIT 4: My Community teaches students about different types of communities and people that live and work in them. It contains lessons on these specific topics: Types of Communities (rural, suburban, city) Diverse Families in a Community Important Places in a Community Community Helpers/Jobs Why People Work Wants and Needs Here are the components of the Unit: -A complete Teacher Guide -8 printable/projectable Books for Read-Alouds -Step-by-step, Scripted Lesson Plans (Twelve, 35-minute lesson plans in all) -Essential Question and Learning Target posters -Anchor Charts -Whole group Games and Activities -Craftivities and Culminating Unit Activity -Student Workbook that follows each lesson -Quick Check for every lesson -Kinder-appropriate Assessment and Rubric for scoring -Parent Letter -A COMPLETE unit PowerPoint to guide your teaching during each and every lesson (all books, targets and workbook pages are included in the PowerPoint to help you save paper) Here is an outline of the lessons for UNIT 4: Lesson 1: MY NEIGHBORHOOD- PLACES AND HOMES Lesson 2: MY NEIGHBORHOOD- PEOPLE AND FAMILIES Lesson 3: PLACES IN A COMMUNITY Lesson 4: PLACES IN A COMMUNITY CRAFTIVITY Lesson 5: COMMUNITY HELPERS Lesson 6: MORE COMMUNITY HELPERS Lesson 7: WHY PEOPLE WORK Lesson 8: WANTS AND NEEDS Lesson 9: WANTS AND NEEDS REVIEW & CRAFTIVITY Lesson 10: HOW WE HELP OUR COMMUNITY Lesson 11: UNIT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Lesson 12: CULMINATING ACTIVITY *Please download the preview to see all that is included, including samples of everything!* ************************************************************************** Click below to view additional units: UNIT 1: Citizenship UNIT 2: Then and Now UNIT 3: Holidays Around the World UNIT 4: My Community UNIT 5: Our World K-1 MINI-UNITS: MINI UNIT A: Pilgrims and Native Americans MINI UNIT B: America
Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
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,
Do you teach a Community Helpers Preschool or Kindergarten Unit? You will LOVE this fun set of pretend play learning centers and no prep worksheets.
Teach student about their communities, the people that make up each community, and what their roles are as members of each community.
Social Studies Mini-Unit: Local Government. Community Laws. Government Services. Positions in Local Government. Mayor Duties. This digital resource includes Posters, Picture Cards, Vocabulary Cards, Lapbook Activities, Quiz, and Answer Keys. Here is what’s included: 1) 5 Full Page Lesson Posters: -What is a Government - Government Services -Community Laws -Mayor Duties - Positions in Local Government 2) 6 (½ page) Government Services Picture Cards 3) Vocabulary Match-Words and Definitions Cards 4) Lapbook Activities: -Why Do We Need Governments? - Cut & Paste Vocabulary and Definitions - Government Provides Services - Community Laws - Mayor Duties Note: Any of these lapbook activities can also be used as worksheets and either be completed in class or sent home as homework. 5) Unit Quiz 6) Answer Keys
Learn how to create simple models and maps with early years students with this free geography printable!
ALL ABOUT ME & MY COMMUNITY I absolutely love teaching All About Me and My Community ! In this unit we cover four themes that are so much fun: All About Me, All About My Family, All About Community Helpers and When I Grow Up. You all know that I love thematic teaching units , and this
This social studies activity focuses on helping students describe and compare and contrast urban, rural, and suburban environments.
Third Grade Geography in South Carolina includes everything from our state's landforms to the economy of communities around the world! To help you assess your students along the way, I have bundled together my 6 unit assessments from my BEST SELLING Units of Instruction! If you are looking for PDF and Google Form assessments that cover ALL third grade social studies standards of geography, then this resource is for you! The assessments are grouped into the following units: Unit 1: Mapping our World Unit 2: Landforms and Climates Unit 3: Natural Disasters Unit 4: Culture Unit 5: Economy Unit 6: Exploration and Migration With this purchase you receive 6 assessments, one for each unit! Each assessment is included as a PDF for paper testing, a google form, and an answer key! Looking for more than just assessments? Check out ALL my third grade Social Studies Resources, including my units of instruction! THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH OF THE UNITS AND THE FULL YEAR BUNDLE!
Book Synopsis Using a three-part structure focused on the major historical subjects of the Inquisition, the Reformation and witchcraft, Christopher Kissane examines the relationship between food and religion in early modern Europe. Food, Religion and Communities in Early Modern Europe employs three key case studies in Castile, Zurich and Shetland to explore what food can reveal about the wider social and cultural history of early modern communities undergoing religious upheaval. Issues of identity, gender, cultural symbolism and community relations are analysed in a number of different contexts. The book also surveys the place of food in history and argues the need for historians not only to think more about food, but also with food in order to gain novel insights into historical issues. This is an important study for food historians and anyone seeking to understand the significant issues and events in early modern Europe from a fresh perspective. Review Quotes "This book will be useful to researchers inter-ested in early modern European culture, and it is written in a style that is accessi-ble to undergraduate students, rendering it amenable for classroom use, as well." --The Historian "[A] wide-ranging and fascinating book that succeeds in providing new perspective on familiar events in European history. One of Kissane's key achievements is demonstrating the ways in which foods and food practices are constitutive and illustrative of religious and gender boundaries. This work is also highly readable and could easily be incorporated into undergraduate teaching." --American Historical Review "[Provides] a compelling and readable analysis of the myriad ways in which it is near impossible to understand any aspect of human existence, lived religious beliefs included, without reference to the most fundamental of human activities: eating." --English Historical Review "An engaging and informative book that introduces readers to the significant role of food in the social and cultural history of early modern Europe ... its greatest accomplishment is to show how food practices cast light on religion, community, and gender as they were woven into the ordinary daily activities of early modern Europeans. Its readable and engaging style will be of great value in the undergraduate classroom, while its sophistication and scope will appeal to advanced scholars." --EuropeNow Journal "The stories in this book, with their wealth of fascinating details, illuminate, with nuance, every aspect of the societies from which they come." --Heythrop Journal "This elegantly written, thoughtfully structured book examines food's fundamental role in early modern religious belief, identity, and community." --Cultural and Social History "Adds something new and very needed in European food history: more archivally researched individual cases to illuminate the great diversity of early modern European cultures." --Cultural History "Richly researched, forcefully argued, and provides ample 'food for thought' ... a welcome, and highly accessible, addition to the field of early modern food studies." --Agricultural History Review "A highly imaginative account of food, faith and society in early modern Europe. Kissane offers a refreshing comparative discussion which is never broad-brushed but richly contextualised. Students will enjoy a stimulating read which makes us think in new ways about religion and culture in the period." --Ulinka Rublack, Professor of Early Modern European History, University of Cambridge, UK "Here is some astounding storytelling: three separate episodes from Inquisition era Castile to Reformation Zurich to a witch hunt in Shetland, all three about food and women. This book fills so many gaps in the scholarship, is so beautifully written and thought provoking that I would recommend it for any early modern history class and anyone interested in the history of food and the history of women." --Ken Albala, Professor of History, University of the Pacific, USA About the Author Christopher Kissane is a researcher for the Royal Historical Society and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics & Political Science, UK. He is also a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker.
