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\nIdentity & Community: An Introduction to 6th Grade Social Studies\n

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\nBegin the school year with a collection of lessons that asks sixth-graders to consider who they are, their new role in middle school, and their role in their community. They study examples of peoples of the past dealing with issues of...\n
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\nBecoming Us\n

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\nThe mission statement of the National Museum of American History’s Becoming US: Teaching Immigration and Migration History in the 21st Century series is to provide “educational resources for high school teachers and students to learn...\n
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\nCross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets\n

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\nThis series of cross-curricular resources covers just about every subject, ranging from social studies to geometry to physical science. Each worksheet includes a reading passage and five questions that require learners to apply reading...\n
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\nPolitical Systems\n

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\nDesigned for social studies classes, this collection of lessons examine both the history and the current state of US government institutions, policies, and economic programs.\n
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\nService Learning in the Social Studies\n

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\nActive Citizenship Today (ACT) is a \"unique social studies service learning program\" that requires young scholars to learn about the public policy associated with community issues they identify in their local community. This web...\n
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\nGreat Picture Books to Teach Social Studies for Grade K-3\n

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\nEvery class enjoys reading new books at the beginning of a unit. Use this resource to identify a variety of books for kindergarten to third grade that can be used to complement social studies standards. The books can kindle learners'...\n
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\nThe Texas Social Studies Controversy\n

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\nExamine the Texas social studies curriculum controversy with your class. Using a current events lesson, learners read the article \"A Christian Land Governed by Christian Principles,\" respond to the discussion questions, and participate...\n
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\nThird Grade Social Studies Review\n

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\nIn this interactive JeopardyLab game, with the assistance of a teacher, students can play against each other or in teams to review the content of Third Grade Social Studies. Allow the first team to choose a topic and a point value for a...\n
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\nWhat Are the Social Studies?\n

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\nIdentify core social studies subjects with adult learners. They will discuss key issues from twentieth century American history and identify key social studies concepts taught at elementary grade levels. They then modify this activity to...\n
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\nTechnology Resources for the Social Studies Classroom\n

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\nLooking for ways to increase engagement by bringing technology into your elementary social studies class? Teachers are introduced to the technology resources available for social studies and then they show their students specific...\n
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\nTeaching Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom\n

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\nEngage your class in a lesson that is concerned with the development of skills in the realm of teaching strategies needed for Social Studies. They will participate in delivering content using several strategies that are demonstrated by...\n
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\nPhilosophy of Social Studies Education\n

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\nLearn how to distinguish between curriculum and instruction. Utilize concept mapping strategies to organize a philosophy of elementary social studies education. Your class will be able to explain the process they underwent to organize...\n
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\nTeaching Social Studies in English\n

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\nCase studies, an examination of images, and readings of passages from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are used to spark conversations in ESL/ELD social studies classes about this highly-charged topic. Using a variety of...\n
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\nThird Grade Social Studies\n

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\nIn this social studies instructional activity, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about laws, government, states, and more. Students complete 25 questions.\n
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\nIn this social studies worksheet, 3rd graders answer multiple choice questions about crops, supply and demand, bartering, and more. Students complete 15 questions.\n
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\nFifth Grade Social Studies\n

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\nIn this social studies activity, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about World War II, the transcontinental railroad, slavery, and more. Students complete 25 questions.\n
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\nBaseball Challenge: Social Studies TCAP\n

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\nUsing a baseball theme, this presentation provides a review of social studies topics covered in sixth grade. Students play a game in which they score based on the answers to various questions involving Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, map...\n
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\nSocial Studies - Guessing Game\n

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\nFocus on a particular geographic location with this resource. Learners use their social studies textbook to look up information about a specific place. They write down a list of facts and read them to the class. Classmates guess which...\n
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\nUsing the Landscape Picture Map to Develop Social Studies Skills\n

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\nEnhance your class' geography skills using this resource. Explore a variety of concepts including production and distribution, and people and the environment. Learners make predictions and identify locations on maps. This is a creative...\n
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\nThird Grade Social Studies- Quiz\n

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\nIn this social studies learning exercise, students complete a 25 question multiple choice quiz about early American colonial life and the Cherokee and other Native American tribes.\n
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\nFifth Grade Social Studies\n

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\nIn this social studies activity, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and African Americans. Students complete 4 questions.\n
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\nSocial Studies: Looking at Regions\n

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\nQuiz your 3rd graders on why we have regions. This regions quiz includes 16 questions on why and how we group areas into regions based on physical features, culture, politics or religion. A class discussion on technology completes this...\n
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\n2nd Grade Social Studies\n

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\nSocial Studies: Church and State\n

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