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!
- Plus Plan
Christmas in Spain - Printable 3D Shoe Template
Assemble this Christmas shoe template to introduce your students to a fun Christmas tradition from Spain.
- Plus Plan
Printable Time Zone World Map
A poster to display in the classroom when locating the different time zones of the world.
- Plus Plan
Map Reading for Kids - Primary Map Skills Instructional Slide Deck
Teach of the components of a map with an instructional slide deck for first grade.
- Plus Plan
13 Colonies Reading Passages - New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies
Build reading comprehension skills and knowledge of the New England, Southern, and Middle colonies with printable comprehension worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Economic Systems for Kids – Poster
Show the factors that go into an economic system with this flowchart-style poster for kids .
- Free Plan
Three Branches of Government Sort
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities and those that are involved in each branch using a sorting activity.
- Plus Plan
Holidays Around the World Mini Book - Sweden
Introduce your students to Christmas in Sweden with a printable mini book and graphic organizer.
- Plus Plan
Christmas Gingerbread House Craft Template
Introduce your students to one of Germany’s most popular Christmas traditions with a printable gingerbread house craft template.
- Plus Plan
Christmas Poinsettia Craft Template
Introduce your students to Mexico's Christmas traditions and decorations with a printable poinsettia craft template.
- Plus Plan
Life Without Tacos – Comprehension Passage Task
A reading passage about cultural diffusion paired with a comprehension worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Day of the Dead Decor - Papel Picado Template
Promote cultural awareness and create your own Day of the Dead decorations with a printable Papel Picado template.
- Plus Plan
The Middle Colonies - Image Board Worksheet
Create a visual representation of the characteristics of the Middle colonies with an image board worksheet.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Checks and Balances - RACES Writing Prompt Worksheet
Practice using the RACES writing strategy and unravel the mysteries of the U.S. Government system of checks and balances with a passage, organizer, and prompt.
- Plus Plan
Goods and Services Matching Activity
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a matching activity.
- Plus Plan
Goods and Services Mini Book
Read, write, and draw to learn about goods and services with a printable mini-book.
- Free Plan
World Continents Brochure Template
Replace your continents worksheets with a printable continents brochure project.
- Free Plan
Landforms of the World - Brochure Template
Add to your bank of landform project ideas with a free Landform Research Brochure.
- Free Plan
Free Map Skills Worksheet- Using Cardinal Directions
A worksheet to practice using cardinal directions.
- Free Plan
Firefighter Thank You Card Templates
Thank a firefighter with our printable Firefighter Thank You Card Templates.
- Plus Plan
Bubble Map Template - Graphic Organizer
Support student thinking and vocabulary development with a printable bubble map template!
- Plus Plan
Multiple Choice PowerPoint - Google Slides Trivia Template
Create an interactive warm-up, review, or assessment activity for any subject area with this Google Slides Trivia Template.
- Plus Plan
Lunar New Year Decorations - Snake Craft
Create simple Lunar New Year decorations to bring festive cheer and cultural celebration into your classroom!
- Plus Plan
Interactive Days of the Week Math Game
Introduce your little learners to the days of the week and months of the year with a self-checking interactive Calendar Math Game.
- Plus Plan
Christmas in Switzerland — Samichlaus Paper Plate Craft
Teach about Christmas in Switzerland and introduce students to Samichlaus with a printable paper plate Christmas craft.
- Plus Plan
The U.S. Constitution Poster
Discover how the United States Constitution changed the country with a pair of printable Constitution anchor charts.
- Free Plan
The Constitution for Kids - Bill of Rights Word Search
Find and discuss words related to Constitution Day with a printable Bill of Rights word search.
- Free Plan
Reading a Map Worksheet
Develop elementary grade map skills with a map-reading worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Create Your Own Map - Worksheet
Create simple maps of familiar places with this set of map templates and accompanying comprehension questions.
- Plus Plan
Financial Literacy Word Wall
Use this set of financial literacy vocabulary cards when teaching about income, budgets, taxes, methods of payment, and financial records.
- Free Plan
Presidents' Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Read, write, and learn about the Presidents' Day holiday with the help of a Presidents' Day word wall!
- Plus Plan
World Biomes Map
Locate and explore the different biomes of the world with this engaging classroom poster.
- Social Studies Worksheets
- Social Studies Templates
- Social Studies Posters
- Social Studies Games
- Social Studies Word Walls
- Social Studies Projects
- Social Studies for Pre-K
- Social Studies for Kindergarten
- Social Studies for 1st Grade
- Social Studies for 2nd Grade
- Social Studies for 3rd Grade
- Social Studies for 4th Grade
- Social Studies for 5th Grade
- Social Studies for 6th Grade
- Social Studies for 7th Grade