Social Studies Teaching Resources
Take your students on a journey through world and US history with thousands of printable cross-curricular social studies worksheets, history teaching slides, anchor charts, Google Slide interactive activities, and thousands more teacher-created resources to turn every child into a tiny historian.
Are you teaching your primary grade students about community helpers and need engaging new materials? Or maybe you're teaching in the upper elementary grades where your students journey through the 13 colonies, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, or other historical events?
No matter the grade, this collection of teaching resources from Teach Starter's teacher team has curriculum-aligned options to help you cut down on the time-consuming task of lesson planning and help your elementary class meet both Common Core and state-level standards.
With editable options for many of the collection's digital and printable teaching resources, save yourself a ton of time with these ready-made social studies lesson plans.
Social Studies Lesson Plan Library
Our library contains thousands of resources designed by teachers for teachers to help you teach your primary level social studies topics, as well as upper elementary and middle school social studies curriculum. Find resources to teach a wide range of social studies topics, including
- Community helper teaching slides, printable community helper worksheets, and community helper crafts that make perfect additions to social studies for 1st grade
- Content-aligned task cards, games, printable maps, and teaching slide decks to teach American history for kids, along with printable Veterans Day Crafts, patriotic coloring sheets, World War II lesson plans PDF resources, and more
- Cross-curricular teaching resources including reading passages on Susan B. Anthony, Henry Ford worksheets, famous historical figure projects, and even anchor charts for social studies
- Printable blank maps of the 13 colonies, United States, continents of the world, and accompanying map skills worksheets
- Sorting activities, Google Interactives, active games, and worksheets covering wants and needs for primary grades
If you're looking for Social Studies games and resources specifically for higher grades, you'll find:
- Materials for teaching an entire Westward Expansion Unit — such as Westward Expansion worksheets, Lewis and Clark slide decks, vocabulary games, and even an Oregon Trail game to help you teach about early America
- Posters, anchor charts, interactive activities, and lesson plans for a unit on women's suffrage — discover female leaders of the time and their contributions to the passing of the 19th Amendment
- Government worksheets, mini books, and activities teaching the Bill of Rights for Kids
- Note taking-templates, worksheets, slide decks, and graphic organizers to uncover the causes of the American Revolution
Our Social Studies worksheet library spans a wide range of topics and social studies curriculum standards that are sure to save you a TON of time and cut back on the research and planning needed for engaging social studies lessons. Make sure you check out our 3rd-grade history, 4th-grade history, 5th-grade history, and 6th-grade history resources as well!
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Hanukkah Word Wall Vocabulary
Celebrate the festival of lights with 28 Hanukkah-related vocabulary cards for your word wall.
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Chinese New Year Animal - Reading Passage and Activity
Read and learn about the Chinese zodiac animals with a zodiac animal reading passage and a set of 12 matching activity task cards.
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Financial Literacy for Kids - Finance Word Wall
Introduce your students to the world of financial literacy with an illustrated personal finance word wall for kids.
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George Washington Comprehension Worksheet - Primary Grades
Read and learn about the father of our country, George Washington, with a reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Holidays Around the World Mini Book - Sweden
Introduce your students to Christmas in Sweden with a printable mini book and graphic organizer.
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Brazilian Tinsel Tail Bird Ornament Craft
Introduce students to Christmas in Brazil with a printable tinsel-tailed bird Christmas ornament template.
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Schools Around the World – Brochure and Writing Template
Research and write a report on the school system from a different country with this brochure template.
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The Southern Colonies Instructional Slide Deck
Guide your students on a trip through American history with an instructional slide deck depicting life in the Southern Colonies.
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The World's Continents and Oceans Instructional Slide Deck
Explore the seven continents and five oceans of the world with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Irma Rangel Constructed Response Worksheet
Use this Irma Rangel worksheet and writing prompt to help students write a paragraph using text evidence.
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Bill of Rights Mini-Book
Build vocabulary and understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights with a printable mini book and comprehension questions.
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Founding Fathers Compare/Contrast Worksheet
Compare and contrast America’s founding fathers with a set of compare and contrast Venn diagrams for kids.
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Who Was John Adams? Mini Book
Learn fun facts about John Adams with a print-and-go informative mini book.
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American Revolution Crossword Puzzle
Review Revolutionary War vocabulary with a crossword puzzle.
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The Middle Colonies - Image Board Worksheet
Create a visual representation of the characteristics of the Middle colonies with an image board worksheet.
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The New England Colonies - Instructional Slide Deck
Guide your students on a trip through American history with an instructional slide deck depicting life in the New England Colonies.
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French and Indian War - Note Taking Template
Provide your learners with an organized method of note-taking with a French and Indian War note-taking template.
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Social Studies Story Map - The French and Indian War
Combine literary plot diagrams and Social Studies standards with a French and Indian war story map worksheet.
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The French and Indian War - Word Search
Build academic vocabulary skills with a French and Indian War word search.
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The French and Indian War - Cloze Activity
Build vocabulary and understanding of the French and Indian War with a cloze reading passage worksheet.
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The French and Indian War - Passage and Graphic Organizer
Reveal another chapter in American History with a reading passage and graphic organizer worksheet on the French and Indian War.
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Community Helpers: Police Officer – Comprehension Worksheet
Kick off a study of community helpers with a decodable police officer reading passage and comprehension worksheet.
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U.S. Patriotic Holiday - Sorting Worksheet
Identify symbols associated with Patriot's Day in the United States with a sorting worksheet.
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New Year's Day Mini Book
Learn about New Year's Day and make classroom resolutions with a printable New Years book for kindergarten and first-grade students.
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The Intolerable Acts Worksheets
Practice close reading strategies, vocabulary, and writing skills with an Intolerable Acts worksheet and writing prompt.
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U.S. Mountain and River Interactive Clip Cards
Identify the major rivers and mountains in the United States with a set of Google Slides interactive clip cards.
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Community Helpers Interactive Clip Cards
Learn about community helpers and the jobs they do with a set of interactive clip cards.
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Boston Tea Party Worksheet Pack
Enhance your students' close reading strategies, vocabulary, and writing skills with a Boston Tea Party reading passage and accompanying activities.
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George Washington Carver Constructed Response Worksheet
Read and write about George Washington Carver using the RACES strategy for constructed response paragraphs.
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Bill of Rights - RACES writing response
Practice using the RACES writing strategy and discover the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights with a passage, organizer, and prompt.
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Boston Massacre Passage and Writing Prompt Worksheet
Learn facts about the Boston Massacre with an informational reading passage and an informational writing prompt for fourth grade.
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Thurgood Marshall Constructed Response Worksheet
Discover the influence and positive character traits of Thurgood Marshall with a reading passage and RACES writing prompt for fourth grade.
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