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Higher education social studies printables
Historically Black College and University HBCU Display Pennant Set
Show your HBCU Love with these fully colored Historically Black Colleges and Universities Pennants for a Classroom Display!The colors of the included schools are accurately depicted in the pennants. Just added 20 new schools! Leave your HBCU in the comments if you'd like to see a school added! HBCUs Included in this Banner Display Set, Organized by State: ALABAMA Alabama A&M University Alabama State University Miles College Oakwood College Selma University Stillman College Talladega College
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K - 12th, Higher Education
Banned Books Caution Labels, Bulletin Board, Presentation Distance Learning
Celebrate Banned Books Week with these eye-catching displays, presentation, and project! Students are always shocked to see their favorite books and learn about the reasons why they were challenged. This is a great activity for banned books week, to introduce a book that has been banned or challenged, to discuss censorship, and/or to discuss the freedom to choose and freedom to read.This bundle includes an interactive bulletin board display that students or patrons must lift up to reveal the cha
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Postcard Templates {PDF & DIGITAL}
Writing postcards is a fun and exciting activity for your students, especially if you are writing to other students or are connecting them to literature or other texts. Are you looking for postcard templates for your students? Check out these 6 different templates with digital options!These are great for ELA and Social Studies activities, novel studies, activities for setting or character, and so much more!In this product, you are receiving:1. 6 Postcard Templates - 3 Versions *Version # 1-Both
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Historical Thinking Bundle: A Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
This bundle contains 7 Historical Thinking lessons and a 4-5 day culminating group project where students are required to apply the skills from these lessons in a fun, critically engaging way. This means roughly 2 weeks of fully planned materials that will help your students develop their historical thinking skills!Included in this Unit Bundle:Introduction to Historical Thinking lessonHistorical Significance LessonContinuity and Change LessonCause and Consequence LessonHistorical Perspective Les
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Cornell Notes Introduction - Presentation Slides & Cornell Note-Taking Template
Cornell Notes Introduction - Presentation Slides & Cornell Note-Taking Template: Cornell Notes is an effective note-taking system designed to enhance students' ability to learn and retain essential information. This resource provides a practical and adaptable tool for teaching note-taking success in any subject. Use the included presentation slides to teach students how to take notes and have them practice using the included Cornell Notes Template! Included in This Cornell Notes Lesson: ➡️
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Learning Cursive: Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens
It's never been easier for middle school and high school teens to learn cursive. Learning Cursive: Handwriting Practice Workbook for Teens, provides extensive focus on cursive letter and sentence formation. This cursive handwriting workbook for teens contains more than 20,000 cursive tracing units. It includes a cursive alphabet chart with guided stroke/directional arrows; a paper position guide detailing appropriate writing posture; uppercase and lowercase cursive letter tracing and freehand c
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI (Student Reference/Handout)
An excellent resource for middle and high school history courses studying the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI.
I have also enlarged this reference sheet to poster size and posted them around the classroom.
Related WWI Products:
M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI - Printable Booklet
WWI ChoiceBoard Assignment + Rubric
WWI Weapons of Mass Destruction - Ranking Activity
WWI vs. Gangs Activity
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Intro to Sociology Lesson for Social Control and Deviance | Movie Batman Begins
UPDATED 11/7/2022TEACHING THROUGH FILM is hands down the best approach to teaching Sociology! Description: I love to teach sociology through movies. I spent weeks researching a movie that best suits the topic of socializing the individual, until one day it hit me: Batman Begins. I made these movie questions and tried it out, and it was A HIT! The kids LOVE THE MOVIE and couldn't believe how much depth was to the movie. I adapted this from a book I once saw called "Cinematic Sociology" and that
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Home Front in WWII Primary Source Analysis Activity Handout US History WW2
Investigating the American Home front during WWII? Want to help students analyze primary sources to understand the different perspectives on life changes during America's involvement in WW2?This 2-page handout provides an assortment of quotes and images for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of the Home Front during WWII. Includes a wrap-up question in which students make comparisons to our modern cultural changes.Includes:2-page worksheetSkills Addressed:Prima
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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13th Movie by Ava DuVernay Guided Documentary Questions: Profit Donated
This 13th documentary movie guide will help students understand Ava DuVernay's Netflix documentary. It contains 54 fill-in-the-blank questions that go along with the film, an answer key, and a writing prompt. Great for Black History Month and teaching about Black Lives Matter. A portion of the profit coming from the sale of this resource will be donated to Equal Justice Initiative: a group that works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.Click on the preview to l
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Women's History Month Posters Bulletin Board Display Motivational Quote
Celebrate Women’s History Month and empower your students with these 30 powerful motivational quote posters. Featuring quotes from notable women in history, these posters are a perfect way to honor the legacy of women who have made a lasting impact on the world with their words and actions.Perfect for classroom decor, these posters feature uplifting messages that will remind your students to stay focused, work hard, and believe in themselves. Not just during Women’s History Month, but all year a
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mona Lisa Extreme Difficulty Dot-to-Dot / Connect the Dots - 682 Dots!
Redraw the Mona Lisa in this dot-to-dot. There are 682 dots to connect - an extreme challenge for kids and adults alike! The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous painting of all time, and certainly Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous art work. Now you can retrace this magnificent work of the renowned Renaissance artist. Connect the dots to reveal the enigmatic Mona Lisa. This challenging and entertaining puzzle activity is a perfect addition to lessons about art history, social studies, Leonardo Da
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1st - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Extreme Difficulty Dot-to-Dot / Connect the Dots Bundle Vol. 1
Making a Murderer Teaching Unit Bundle Season 1
Making a Murderer Teaching Unit Season 1, Episodes 1-10
Engage your students in meaningful debate and critical-thinking exercises using my materials for teaching "Making a Murderer," the popular Netflix® documentary about Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Students will not only view and analyze the episodes, but they will read and research primary documents. This is nonfiction your students will WANT to read, research, dissect, and evaluate.
The "Making a Murderer" Teaching Unit for Season 1, E
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations Activity
Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Causes of the Civil War!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Vocational Stocking Practice with Personal Care Products Work Task Box Activity
Vocational Skills are important! Making them functional, purposeful and relatable take it to the next level! Here is the complete vocational skills set-up to create a vocational stocking practice with a store front in your vocational classroom or any worked based classroom. Great for autism to other students working on their vocational goals! Contrary to Pinterest pictures, you don't have to create a complete store front wall to complete this task! Check out the pictures for other ideas on h
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Special Education Vocational Stocking Practice Work Tasks BUNDLE
Erik Erikson 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development
Use this handout to assess your students understanding of the 8 stages of Psychosocial development, according to Erik Erikson. This activity includes 16 scenarios. For each scenario, students must identify the stage being described and whether the stage was completed successfully or not. Answer key is provided. This lesson was created using the Ontario Ministry expectations for the HSP3U course.Looking for more? Check out Piaget's theory of Cognitive development below:https://www.teacherspayteac
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Sociology: Deviance and Crime Article Analysis Activity
UPDATED 11/7/2022The BEST and most COMPREHENSIVE activity to do when teaching about deviance! Description: This assignment requires each student to find and bring in an article about a crime from the Internet or a newspaper. They are to read it and then analyze it based on concepts that they've covered in the chapter such as typology, type of crime, and motive. So I would recommend that you do this assignment after having taught all the concepts found in the Social Control and Deviance Powerpoi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Secondary Teacher Templates : High school meet the teacher, High School Syllabus
First impressions matter. Quickly enhance yours with these secondary meet the teacher templates and secondary syllabus templates. Designed in a simple yet sophisticated style, these meet the teacher templates are perfect for high school and middle school teachers. You can infuse your personality with stock images and make sure your older students know who you are, what you value, and how to reach you.You will get:⭐5 syllabus template choices⭐3 meet the teacher template choices to show off your p
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Flags of the World Banner - Printable - Includes 132 different Flags in 3 sizes
Flags of the World BannerThis listing is for a PRINTABLE PDF file for the "World Flags" Banner, as shown.You will receive a Zip folder with 3 PDF files. You will receive 1 pdf files for the large banner pieces, which includes 132 pages with 1 pennant each, measuring approximately 7" x 9", 1 pdf file for the medium banner pieces, which includes 66 pages with 2 pennants each, measuring approximately 5.45" x 7" and a 5 page pdf with 132 pennants, measuring approximately 1.55" x 2". The names of th
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Canada and World War Two: Complete Unit - Digital & Print!
This unit contains 15 full lessons, 3 summative assessments, and everything you need to teach an engaging WORLD WAR TWO CANADIAN HISTORY UNIT.LESSON TOPICS:Rise of TotalitarianismFailure of the League of NationsAppeasementWW2 Battles (2 lessons)Canadian BattlesWar in the AirHomefront (Economy/CCF)Homefront (Conscription)Marginalized CanadiansPropagandaThe HolocaustAtomic Bombing/End of WW2This unit places a significant focus on the experiences, stories and perspectives of FIRST NATIONS, BLACK CA
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Frederick Douglass, Non-Fiction Analysis to use for ANY Novel with Slavery Theme
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a compelling autobiography and provides an honest view of the harshness of life for enslaved African-Americans in the 1800s. Use this 45-minute lesson that includes a slice of Douglass’ narrative to show your students the ugly reality of life in pre-Civil War America.This package includes a two-page excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ book (in public domain) in which he details battling Mr. Covey, an abusive slave owner. After students read the pas
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NOTABLE LEADERS POSTERS | INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE | CLASSROOM DECOR
Decorate your classroom with these illustrated influential people posters! Each of the 28 posters includes an illustration of a notable leader along with an inspirational quote. The posters come in 2 background styles: a light blue/gray and a white. Perfect for library or bulletin board spaces!Posters are size 8.5 in. x 11 in. This resource is a compressed file (zip file) and contains 2 PDFs of the posters along with PNG files of each poster. If you are going to have the posters printed at a sho
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Countries Around the World Classroom Decor Make Your Own Pennant Banner
Worldwide Countries Classroom Decor Make Your Own Pennant BannerGrades K-12 social studies, history, geography, Model UN, global studies, world history Celebrate our world! Teachers can decorate their classrooms, hallway, gymnasium, media center, or anywhere in their building. You'll get 213 pennants to choose from. Pick pennants that represent your student's heritage, ethnicities, backgrounds, ancestry. They are colorful and awesome to look at. The countries pennant will bring enthusiasm and un
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: English Teacher Activities and Fun Bundle
Coco Movie Guide and Day of the Dead Spanish - El Dia de los Muertos
This EDITABLE Spanish & English Coco movie guide has tons of resources and worksheets for all levels of Spanish classes and all types of culture classes. You will find all the resources you need for before, during, and after showing this award-winning movie. There are so many options for lessons and assessments and enrichment activitities in this one resource! Coco is the perfect movie to teach about the Day of the Dead and Mexican culture. Students of all levels love this film because i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
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