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Back to School Craft ALL ABOUT ME worksheets ME ON THE MAP ACTIVITY MAP SKILLS
This is an All About Me Back to School Craft Activity with an educational purpose. Me on the Map introduces or reviews map skills in a way 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade or 5th grade students can easily understand and includes a collection of writing and illustration options for you to select from.>>💡 📸 PLEASE SEE THE PREVIEW FILE FOR MORE DETAILS & PHOTOS 📸 💡 <<This resource has 9000+ POSITIVE REVIEWS and is the original & most highly-rated Me on the Map Project Activity Bundle
1st - 5th
Coloring Pages, Geography, Writing
Social Studies Curriculum | 1st & 2nd Grade Lesson Slides | Google Classroom
It's so hard to squeeze dedicated social studies lessons into our already jam-packed schedules. These short, no-prep, paperless mini-lessons will help you facilitate deep conversations about important topics. Bite-Size Social Studies is perfect for distance learning or remote learning. A paperless, no-prep, narrated version of these lessons will be added, so even the youngest students can learn independently. Send the files home via your chosen platform (Google Classroom, SeeSaw, etc). Each
K - 3rd
Economics , Geography, U.S. History
Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM
Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete Social Studies curriculum specifically for First Grade. It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your students. It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of many 1st grade Social Studies Standards. __________________________________________________ This full year-long curriculum contains lessons for the whole year. There are 5 full unit plans and 2 mini-units. The units included are: UNIT 1: RESPONSIBLE CITIZ
1st
Geography, Social Studies, U.S. History
All About Me Back to School Activity First Day Week of School Craft & Flip Book
Looking for an engaging All About Me Back to School Activity for the first day or first week of school? This printable All About Me craft and interactive flip book helps students introduce themselves through writing, coloring, and creativity while creating an adorable classroom display for Open House, Meet the Teacher Night, or Back-to-School Night.Students love creating a personalized paper craft that shares their favorite things, family, age, and interests, while teachers love the meaningful w
PreK - 3rd
Creative Writing, Social Studies
CCSS
W.K.2
, W.K.5
, W.K.6
+17
Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities
✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit! ⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Googl
K - 5th
Civics, Geography, Social Studies
Holidays Around the World Activities, Kindergarten 1st Passport & Suitcase Craft
Take your students on a magical winter journey with this Holidays Around the World Passport & Suitcase Travel Kit — the perfect way to celebrate winter holidays while learning about global cultures! This festive and educational resource includes everything you need: passports, suitcases, maps, brochures, and more. Designed for Kindergarten and 1st Grade, it’s great for Social Studies, literacy integration, and holiday fun! What’s Included in Your Travel Kit: Holiday Passport – Half-page pass
PreK - 3rd
Social Studies
2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Bundle | Second Grade Geography, Democracy
Bring social studies to life with this hands-on, standards-informed 2nd grade curriculum! With 5 engaging units and 50 lessons, students explore government, history, geography, cultures, and economics through meaningful, age-appropriate activities. What Is the 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum?The 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum is a thoughtfully designed program created with young learners in mind. Through hands-on, engaging lessons, students are encouraged to think critically, make conne
1st - 2nd
Economics , Geography, Government
Black History Month Activity—Collaborative Biography "Quilt" Craft Project
My Famous Faces® of African-American History "Quilt" project is the perfect whole-class activity to do during Black History Month or any time of the year! It connects the individual with the group using hexagons that will tessellate to create a large “quilt” collaboration poster featuring 40 influential African Americans and their biographies. This project makes a great display for a Black History Month bulletin board, hallway, front office, classroom wall, or any other prominent place! The fi
1st - 8th
English Language Arts, Social Studies
Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use One Every Month ALL YEAR!
Social Skills (SEL) Classroom Management Routines Bundle Preschool PreK Kinder
Social skills (SEL) are essential skills that teachers need to teach just like they need to teach letters and sounds. It is a life skill! The social skills units in this bundle include tons of visual supports, classroom routines, social stories, songs, engaging activities, vocabulary building, booklists, specific SEL lesson plans, positive notes, and much more. Create a classroom community of confident students who can solve problems, follow rules and routines, be kind to others, have empathy t
PreK - 1st
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
Science and Social Studies Adapted Work Binder® (for Special Needs)
TOP 100 BEST SELLER * Always crunched for time in special education, science and social studies instruction don't always meet the cut. NOT ANYMORE! Functional and differentiated skill work that covers standards-aligned topics for grades K-3, this adapted work binder is the perfect addition to any elementary special education classroom. Please watch the video preview for a look at some of the workpages included in this resource. What is included?• 1 boy cover and 1 girl cover • 4 Science covers (
K - 3rd
Science, Social Studies
Landforms & Map Skills Unit BUNDLE
Make learning about geography come to life with this landforms and map skills bundle unit for young learners! Your students will have the opportunity to explore the landforms that shape our Earth, as well as beginning map skills. This bundle contains a variety of printables, projects, crafts, and much more. Also available in...Landforms and Map Skills DIGITAL BundleLandforms and Map Skills PRINT & DIGITAL Mega BundleLANDFORMS pack includes:Recommended book list Landforms posters (landform, bea
1st - 3rd
Earth Sciences, English Language Arts, Geography
KinderSocialStudies Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum Bundle Lessons SET 1
Bring big ideas to little learners with KinderSocialStudies®! This fun and engaging curriculum helps kindergarten students explore community, citizenship, history, and more through hands-on lessons, stories, and printables made just for them. KinderSocialStudies Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum Bundle of LessonsKinderSocialStudies Curriculum is a social studies curriculum for primary aged students. KinderSocialStudies is an engaging social studies curriculum with young learners in mind! Ki
K - 1st
Economics , Social Studies
Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills
Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs. This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels include
K - 12th
Government
Build a Parade Balloon- Balloons Over Broadway (30 Templates Included)
Pair this STEM, project based learning activity with the book, Balloons Over Broadway! Students use the templates included to create their very own Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon! Students color the templates, cut them out, and paste them to a 12 inch balloon! When students are finished creating their balloon, allow them to show off their creation with a class parade! 30 Balloon Templates Included: Unicorn, Robot, Dinosaur, Santa, Turkey, Teddy Bear, Dog, Fire Dog, Cat, Tiger, Zebra, Cow
PreK - 5th
Reading, Social Studies
Christmas Around the World Scrapbook
A TpT TOP SELLER!!!! Take your students on a magical trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! This interactive Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a creative way to track student learning, and is a wonderful keepsake! This 63 page packet comes with a student scrapbook, Christmas Airlines plane boarding passes, passports and passport stamps for the journey, a teacher's guide with suggestions for books to read on your trip, food ideas, and fun crafts for ea
K - 5th
Social Studies
Interactive Notebook Science and Social Studies Curriculum Worksheets Bundle K-2
Engage students and provide them a reference place for the skills they have learned in Social Studies and Science with this interactive notebook bundle. Students will love completing over 100 projects to put in their composition notebook. The activities compliment any existing curriculum you use, or you can use the included book recommendations for teaching the content. This notebook is perfect for both classrooms and homeschool families with young learners! Each notebook includes:50+ print-and
K - 2nd
General Science, Science, Social Studies
CCSS
W.K.2
, W.K.8
, W.1.2
+2
Kindergarten Social Studies Worksheets Curriculum Yearlong Interactive Notebook
Map skills, community helper activities, transportation worksheets, classroom rules, holidays, famous Americans, American symbols, and more are included in this all-inclusive interactive notebook. High-quality and engaging social studies interactive notebook activities that are developmentally appropriate for kindergarten can be hard to find! Covering a wide array of introduction to social studies topics, this interactive notebook keeps kindergarten learning organized in one convenient location
PreK - 1st
Character Education, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.K.10
, SL.K.2
, L.K.4
+2
American Symbols- Interactive Informational Book, Posters, and More!
This interactive book will add lots of hands-on fun to your class when learning about American Symbols.There are 8 American symbols included: Statue of Liberty, American Flag, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, White House, and Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial.Here is what is all included:• An Interactive Informational American Symbols Book (2 writing page options included) • American Symbol Posters (2 different sets to choose from) • Anchor Chart Labels and Pictures for each s
K - 2nd
English Language Arts, Social Studies, U.S. History
First Thanksgiving Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade
Sail on the Mayflower and experience life as a Pilgrim and Wampanoag during this first Thanksgiving unit for kindergarten and first grade! The week-long comprehensive unit includes detailed daily lesson plans with literature suggestions. It incorporates reading, writing, math, history, handwriting, and art. It also has Google Slides to use for discussion and links to videos that complement the unit study. Click on the PREVIEW to read each lesson plan, see the Week-at-a-Glance planning sheet,
K - 1st
Native Americans, U.S. History
Little 1st Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 1: Responsible Citizenship}
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 CurriculumFull KINDERGARTEN Little Social Studi
1st
Social Studies
Also included in: Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM
Veterans Day Art Activity | The Original Patriotic Soldier Collaborative Poster!
My original Veterans' Day Collaborative Poster from Art with Jenny K. has been a beloved centerpiece of memorable Veterans' Day celebrations in classrooms across the country for more than 10 years! I promise that your kids and others who see it will not forget this project or its strong symbolism! Your students all work together as a group to create this beautiful tribute.Art with Jenny K. has lots of other Collaborative Posters which you can find HERE!This activity is so much fun because, in th
1st - 8th
U.S. History, Visual Arts
Lunar New Year 2026 Chinese New Year Craft Chinese Lantern Year of the Horse
Lunar New Year 2026 Activities: Celebrate the Year of the Horse with engaging Chinese New Year Crafts and Activities for Early Elementary Classrooms. Bring the excitement of the Lunar New Year into your classroom with this engaging activities packet! Perfect for early elementary teachers, this resource offers low-prep worksheets, digital activities, and hands-on crafts to explore the rich traditions of the Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year. Featuring the Year of the Horse, this packet ens
K - 1st
Asian Studies, Coloring Pages, Visual Arts
Little 1st Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Thinkers {UNIT 5: Geography}
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 CurriculumFull KINDERGARTEN Little Social Stud
1st
Geography, Social Studies
Also included in: Little 1st grade Social Studies Thinkers YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM
7 Continents & 5 Oceans Geography Unit Slide Shows Social Studies Worksheets
Need an easy-to-use comprehensive resource for the major landmasses and oceans of the world? This 7 continents and 5 oceans social studies unit is packed full of facts, features, differentiated reading passages, comprehension questions, map and writing printables, a research 3D globe craft, a collaborative poster for your hallway display, and much more to help you bring the seven continents and five oceans to life! Find everything you need all in one place!PLEASE CLICK THE PREVIEW FOR DETAILS!Th
1st - 5th
Geography, Informational Text, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.1.1
, RI.1.6
, RI.2.1
+14
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About 1st grade social studies resources
On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), 1st Grade Social Studies Resources help young learners build early understanding of communities, maps, rules, and citizenship. These teacher-created materials are often designed for first graders who need hands-on practice and clear directions. They also give teachers ready-made support for introducing big ideas in a simple, age-appropriate way. From classroom community lessons to geography practice, the topic covers a wide range of first-grade social studies learning.
Teachers can find lesson plans, task cards, printables, worksheets, and unit activities that fit a variety of teaching needs. Many sets include graphic organizers, writing pages, and answer keys, which makes review and assessment easier to manage. Some resources focus on maps, landforms, and natural resources, while others cover rules, laws, and civic responsibility. These formats work well because they keep instruction focused and give students repeated practice without extra prep.
In the classroom, a teacher might use these resources during a whole-group lesson, then send students to centers for independent practice. A no-prep unit can be especially helpful on a busy week when planning time is short but the lesson still needs to be engaging. Teachers can print the pages, introduce the topic, and use the included activities to reinforce key ideas the same day. That makes it easier to stay organized and give first graders the structure they need.
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