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Elementary Social Studies

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First Grade Social Studies Curriculum

Give Your Child a Strong Foundation for Learning with this First Grade Social Studies Curriculum for Homeschool! When deciding on a first grade social studies curriculum, it is important to remember that concepts at this age are very basic. While there may be many resources to consider and choose from, there is no need to

Social studies projects make learning so much more fun! This economics lesson is great for Third Graders to show off their business skills! Check out these great business ideas that these kiddos came up with!

I love social studies and how it mixes so well with everything that we are doing in ELA!! Right now, we are reading “The Lemonade War”! My kiddos love it and so do I! The best part is that it fits perfectly into our Economics standards! We use this novel study to go through the ... Read More about Market Day Economics Project

DIY Pioneer Journals

Stop the presses! Is this the cutest thing or what? We're not studying the pioneering days this year in our homeschool, but I sure am tempted to find a

FREE Printable Where Do I Live Activity - fun, hands-on project to help preschool, prek, kindergarten, and first graders where they live home, street, city, state, country, continent, planet. Perfect for Social Studies: Expanding Horizons unit #preschool #kindergarten #wheredoilive

FREE Printable Where Do I Live Activity - fun, hands-on project to help preschool, prek, kindergarten, and first graders where they live home, street, city, state, country, continent, planet. Perfect for Social Studies: Expanding Horizons unit #preschool #kindergarten #wheredoilive

First Grade Social Studies Curriculum

(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 ... Read more

Creative Lesson Ideas and Projects for the Social Studies Classroom - Ancient Civilizations

As a kid in school I loved when my teachers celebrated creativity in the classroom. In fact, when I reflect on my own education, the moments I remember the most were the creative ones. I vividly remember making salt maps of the state, book report mobiles, models, papier-mâché globes, interactive brochures, puppets, and dioramas. What about you? Are the instructional moments that you remember the most tied to creative activities? There's just something so powerful about hands-on learning with…

My Favorite Read-Aloud Books for Upper Elementary Social Studies

There's nothing better than listening to your teacher read a book about the historical event/time period you're learning about in class! I have been an upper elementary teacher for my entire teaching career (15 years) and

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32 digital task cards feature short nonfiction texts that give students practice identifying or explaining the text structures of cause and effect, compare and contrast, description, problem and solution, and sequence.
These paragraphs are biographies about important people in United States history. Texas teachers, most of these individuals are specifically required in the Grade 3 Social Studies TEKS, meaning you can integrate reading, social studies, and test prep! They include community creators and shapers, entrepreneurs, good citizens, heroes, scientists and inventors, writers, and artists. Printable and digital!
Learn about force and movement, with early settler games and toys, before learning how simple machines made life easier!  (Grade 2 & 4)
Every elementary teacher needs this unit.  Honestly, it can be used in many ways--reading class, language arts, social studies, drama and music class.  It's that valuable.  Check it out! #dramamommaspeaks#storytellinglesson#elementarylesson