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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Women's History Month Word Wall
Celebrate important terms, events, and people in women’s history with this set of 37 vocabulary cards for your classroom word wall.
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I Have a Dream - Speech Analysis Activity
Review MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech text and explore the metaphors he used to convey his message through the accompanying questions.
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Ruby Bridges – Comprehension Task
Review our profile on 6-year-old civil rights figure Ruby Bridges, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Black History Profile: Amelia Boynton - Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on civil rights activist Amelia Boynton and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Presidential Oath of Office - Vocabulary Activity
Learn new vocabulary while studying the Presidential Oath of Office with this differentiated activity.
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Goods and Services Word Search
Stretch your students’ vocabulary and reading skills with this economics-focused word search that features examples of goods and services.
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Exploring How People and Places Affect One Another - Word Wall Cards
63 exploring the affects of people and places vocabulary cards.
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Triple Venn Diagram Template
Download a printable Triple Venn Diagram Template to use when comparing and contrasting three topics.
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Reading and Constructing Timelines Worksheets
Practice reading and constructing timelines with a pair of printable timeline worksheets.
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Passport To My Heritage - Project Poster
Celebrate your students’ diverse cultural heritages with a printable Heritage Project Poster Template.
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Activity Sheet for Kids - Lunar New Year Fun
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a fun activity sheet for kids.
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France Fact File – Brochure Template
Explore the wonders of France with this tri-fold brochure template perfect for developing your students' research and presentation skills.
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The History of the Olympic Games Teaching Slides
Give your students a comprehensive overview of the history of the Olympic Games with an interactive teaching slide deck.
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Diagram of a Volcano - Labeling Worksheet
Label the diagram of a volcano with a printable volcano worksheet.
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Hello From Around the World Pennants
Decorate your classroom with this set of pennant banners that displays different ways to say hello around the world.
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Understanding the Preamble Worksheets
Sequence and understand the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution with printable Preamble activity sheets.
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Printable U.S. Constitution Day Worksheet Pack
Learn about Constitution Day in the United States with a pack of printable U.S. Constitution worksheets for 2nd and 3rd grade.
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Causes of The Civil War Timeline Worksheet
Build a chronological timeline for students to visually model the progression of events leading to the American Civil War.
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Climate Zones of the World – Poster Pack
Learn about different climate types with this set of 6 printable posters.
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St. Patrick's Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Grow your students' vocabularies this St. Patrick's Day with a printable St. Paddy's vocabulary word wall.
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Physical Features of Australia – Geography Worksheets
A printable pack of worksheets for students to learn about Australia's geography and complete a labeled map of Australia.
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Presidents' Day Word Wall Vocabulary
Read, write, and learn about the Presidents' Day holiday with the help of a Presidents' Day word wall!
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President's Day Snap Cube Center
Create a snap cube station for your February Math Centers with a printable set of Presidents’ Day snap cube cards.
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Outline of Texas - Printable Blank Map
A blank map of Texas to use during Geography lessons.
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Executive Branch Worksheet Pack
Learn about the leaders and responsibilities of the Executive Branch of the United States government with printable comprehension worksheets.
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Three Branches of Government Mini Workbook
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities, and those involved in each branch using a printable government workbook for kids.
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Blank Timeline - Printable Template
Use a printable blank timeline to help your students sequence historical events.
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Geography Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
Print a set of 100 geography-related vocabulary word cards for a word wall.
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What Do Good Citizens Do? Matching Activity
Teach the roles and responsibilities of good citizens with a scenario matching cut and paste worksheet.
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Henry Hudson Worksheet Pack
Discover famous explorers like Henry Hudson with a Henry Hudson Worksheet Pack
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The Industrial Revolution Timeline Worksheet
Craft a chronological timeline for students to model the progression of events during the Industrial Revolution.
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World War I Comprehension Packet
Blend reading and social studies content with a printable set of World War 1 Reading Passages and accompanying question sets.
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