Social Studies Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Collaborative Mural - Veterans Day Coloring Pages
Use this collaborative art project to build show-stopping Veterans Day bulletin boards.
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All About Community Workers - Community Helper Slide Deck
View and discuss the various community helpers with a slideshow about community helpers for kindergarten and preschool.
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Election Day Writing Craftivity
Learn about Election Day, the voting process, and procedural text with an election-themed writing and craft activity.
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Valentine's Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Build a Valentine’s Day writing station with a printable word wall and writing prompt worksheets.
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Independence Day Paper Lantern Art Activity
A creative art activity to use when learning about the Independence Day celebration.
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Treasure Map Coding Robot Mat
Implement coding for kids with coding robots and a printable coding robot map activity.
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Election Words - Election Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
Printable election-related vocabulary word wall for teaching election vocabulary.
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Veterans Day Google Interactive
Click, drag, and drop to learn about Veterans Day and the branches of the U.S. military with a Google Interactive activity.
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Who Is Clara Barton? – Shared Reading and Activity
Build reading fluency with a 15-slide teaching deck about Clara Barton to use as a shared reading activity this Women's History Month!
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Fire Prevention Week - Firefighter Hat Template
Craft a classroom full of firefighter hats with a printable community helper hats template.
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Day of the Dead - Skeleton Craft Activity
Promote cultural awareness make a Dancing Calavera craft for Dia de Muertos.
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Long Ago, Now, or In the Future? Match-Up
Help your students develop a sense of history and how life, transportation, and communications have changed with a matching activity.
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Who's Who - Barack Obama
Get to know President Barack Obama with this primary-level cut and paste activity.
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Halloween Word Wall Vocabulary
Sixty Halloween-related vocabulary cards for a word wall.
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Day of the Dead - Sugar Skull Mask Template
Promote cultural awareness and introduce Dia de Muertos to your students with a Sugar Skull mask craft.
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Dia De Muertos Vocabulary and Writing Prompts
Learn and use the language of Mexican tradition with a Dia de Los Muertos vocabulary word wall and writing activity.
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Constitution Day Writing Craftivity
Create a Constitution Day bulletin board with a writing and craft activity for primary grades.
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Memorial Day Word Search - Primary
Build vocabulary skills with this Memorial Day word search for primary grades.
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Craft and Write - Fireman Template
Use this printable fireman template and writing activity to display student learning during Fire Safety Month.
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Labor Day Mini Book
Learn about Labor Day with a primary-level printable book.
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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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Election Day Mini Book
Learn about Election Day in the United States with a printable election book for early readers.
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Independence Day ABC Order Worksheet
Support your students in reviewing the vocabulary and concepts surrounding the Independence Day holiday with this fun ABC Order Worksheet.
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Veterans Day Writing Craftivity
Create the perfect Veteran’s Day bulletin board with a student-made Veteran’s Day writing and craft activity.
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Community Helpers: Firefighter – Comprehension Worksheet
Kick off Fire Prevention Week this October with a decodable firefighter reading passage and comprehension worksheet.
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Map Symbols Matching Activity
Practice identifying the symbols found on a map with a map symbol matching activity.
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Veterans Day Printable Book
Read and write about Veterans Day with a printable mini-book for primary readers.
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Patriot Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Increase vocabulary and build background knowledge about Patriot Day (September 11th) with a set of vocabulary word wall cards and writing worksheets.
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Memorial Day Writing Craftivity
Remember and celebrate important heroes with this Memorial Day writing prompt and craft.
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Columbus Day Mini Book
Learn about Christopher Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday with a printable book for kindergarten and first-grade students.
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Labor Day Vocabulary Cards and Writing Center
Learn about Labor Day and write sentences using academic vocabulary with a Labor Day word wall and printable writing templates.
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Patriotic Symbols – Bingo Game
Identify symbols associated with patriotic holidays with this Bingo game.