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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African Flags - BW
Eight black and white flags from Africa.
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World Map with Countries Labeled
Print a labeled world map for the classroom with the various countries of the world.
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How to Write an Inquiry Question Poster
A poster demonstrating the steps involved in formulating a question for inquiry-based learning.
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World Map - Continents, Oceans, and Countries
Teach your students about the continents, oceans, and countries of the world with this highly detailed map.
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Independence Day - Word Wall
Teach your students about the Fourth of July and inspire them to read and write with an illustrated Fourth of July Word Wall.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poem - Template
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom for Independence Day.
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Independence Day - Sentence Starters
A set of 9 sentence starters to use in the classroom for Independence Day.
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Independence Day - Multiple Intelligence Activity Table
A multiple intelligence activity table that engages all students when learning about Independence Day.
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Statue of Liberty Comprehension Worksheet
Print a Statue of Liberty comprehension worksheet that encourages students to apply a range of reading strategies.
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South American Flags - BW
Fourteen black and white flags from South America.
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South American Flags Worksheets - BW
Fourteen black and white worksheets with flags from South America.
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African Flags - Color
Eight colored flags from Africa.
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African Flags Worksheets - BW
Eight black and white worksheets with flags from Africa.
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Basant Kite Festival Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of the Basant Kite Festival in Pakistan and India.
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Bastille Day Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Bastille Day in France.
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Chinese New Year Fact Sheet
A fact sheet covering important facts and traditions of Chinese New Year.
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North American Flags Worksheets - BW
Seventeen black and white worksheets with flags from North America.
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Asian Flags Worksheets - BW
Thirty-seven black and white worksheets with a selection of flags from Asia.
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European Flags Worksheets
Twenty-seven black and white worksheets with a selection of flags from Europe.
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Compass Directions Worksheet
A worksheet to use when exploring grids, grid references and direction.
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All About My Family - The Importance Of Family
A set of 4 worksheets to use in the classroom when learning about families.
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All About My Family - Family Crest
A worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about families.
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All About My Family - Research Task
A set of 2 worksheets to use in the classroom when researching families.
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Khepri Amulet - A Creator God Poster
A poster showing an amulet depicting Khepri.
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Ancient Rome - Border Trimmers
A set of Ancient Rome themed border trimmers to theme your whiteboard, corkboard or windows.
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Ancient Rome - Monthly Overview
An Ancient Rome themed printable monthly overview.
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King Tutankhamun's Death Mask Poster
A poster showing King Tutankhamun's death mask.
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Ancient Rome - Diary Cover
An Ancient Rome themed diary cover or book cover with space to add your name or title.
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Ra - God of the Sun Poster
A poster showing Ra - God of the Sun.
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Ancient Rome - Welcome Sign and Name Tags
Welcome your students to their classroom with this decorative sign.
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Nefertiti Poster
A poster showing Nefertiti.
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Anubis Poster
A poster showing Anubis - God of the Dead.
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