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the words 7 competition games for social studies that your students will love

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!

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worksheet for beginning with words and pictures

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.

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three blue balls with pictures on them sitting on a bed

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…

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Text Reads: Quick, Easy, 5 Minute Social Studies Activity Ideas with a picture of school supplies, a clock, and coffee cup on the bottom

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!

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a map with the names of countries on it and cut out to make a world map

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!

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the world map worksheet for students to learn how to read and understand what countries are

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

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a woman holding a stick with the words 7 things to do instead of lecture during social studies

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

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a paper plate that has some sort of food on it with words in the middle

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

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