Social studies activities

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Competition games are a great way to ramp up the engagement in your social studies classroom! Check out this blog post on 7 great competition games for your social studies class!

Wants and needs anchor chart

Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

Kids can practice identifying needs and wants by sorting pictures and words in this free social studies worksheet. It is an easy cut and paste activity.

Use this craft to help children remember that the North Pole is Earth's hat, the South Pole is its shoes, and the Equator is its belt.

2nd grade social studies lessons - Lesson Plans, anchor charts, PowerPoints & more #2ndgrade #education #socialstudies

Map Symbols anchor chart: Social Studies unit for Kindergarten

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

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.

Dreading a classroom management nightmare at the end of your social studies block? Try some of these quick and easy 5 minute social studies activity ideas to keep your 5th grade students engaged right up until the bell. With a variety of low prep ideas, you will be able to pull out these social studies activities whenever you have a few minutes to spare!

Being a good citizen anchor chart for social studies.

Communities Anchor Chart: a social studies teaching idea

Are you studying geography this year? Check out this free, printable Continent Matching Activity. It's especially great for younger children, but older ones may find it helpful as well. It will help your child to visually recognize the shape of the different continents!

Our Free Printable World Maps & Activities are just what you need to teach your students basic map skills and geography.

Combine play and education by molding a Physical Map of India using playdough. Dive into geography the fun way!

Learn how to use social studies stations in the Middle & High School classroom to increase student engagement. Includes link for a free station activity!

Plenty of interactive ideas and activities to teach landforms for kids. Find videos, worksheets and even experiments to help.