Elementary social studies activities

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

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…

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

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This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.

Bodies of Water Anchor Chart

Help your kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students develop strong map skills. This blog post features a variety of teaching tips and ideas for your map skills social studies unit. Kids will learn how to read and create maps. They will learn the parts of a map and how to give directions. Find all of these ideas and more to make your map skills lesson plans the best they can be. Teaching map skills in the elementary classroom just got easier with the ideas from this article. Read it now!

Little 2nd grade Social Studies Thinkers is a complete social studies curriculum for 2nd grade. It includes scripted lesson plans for the teacher, nonfiction read aloud books that can be printed or projected, PowerPoints to go with each lesson, as well as lesson activities and more.

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.

Add a little pizzazz to your lessons with some United States History Activities that your students will love!

Make a fun and easy paper plate compass craft! A great hands-on activity for kids to learn about navigation and outdoor adventure.

Reading about the explorers to America and doing hands-on activities helps us too explore. This time, we're exploring the explorers!

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SSKCG2 Describe examples of positive character traits exhibited by good citizens such as honesty, patriotism, courtesy, respect, pride, and self-control.

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

As a kid in school I loved when my teachers celebrated creativity in the classroom. In fact, when I reflect on my own education, the moment...

If you’re an elementary school teacher, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the social...

An overview of the engaging resources for Geography, Civics, World, or US History that are all included with a subscription to Students of History.

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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