Social Studies Teaching Resources for 1st Grade
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Cover It! Continents and Oceans Game
Turn geography into a fun and educational learning experience using our Cover It! Continents and Oceans Game
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Color It! Good or Service Worksheet
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a coloring activity .
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Goods and Services Sorting Worksheet
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a cut and paste sorting worksheet.
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Move It! Goods and Services Slides Game
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with an active game designed to get your students moving and learning.
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School, Home, and Community Jobs Worksheet
Introduce preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students to jobs performed at school, home, and in the community with a cut and paste worksheet.
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Me on the Map - City Map Project
Engage young learners in developing their map skills with a design-your-own map project.
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Needs and Wants Worksheet
Guide your students to grow their skills in identifying and describing examples of needs and wants with this worksheet.
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Countries of North America Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of the features and countries in North America with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Good Citizens Charades - Role Play Activity
Teach your social studies class about being a good citizen with a game of Citizenship Charades!
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Move It! Needs and Wants Slides Game
Get up and moving with an active game while identifying and describing examples of needs and wants.
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Differentiated Geographic Location Project-Primary and Upper Elementary
Uncover how geographic location affects the culture, customs, clothing, food, and overall lifestyle of humans with a differentiated research project.
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U.S. Land Features Matching Worksheet
Apply knowledge of the major U.S. rivers, mountains, and land features with a matching worksheet.
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Traits of Good Citizens - Exit Tickets
Assess and analyze student understanding of what makes a good citizen with a set of 20 exit tickets.
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Traits of Good Citizens Matching Activity
Identify and match characteristics of good citizens with a vocabulary-building exercise.
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How to Be a Good Citizen - Sorting Center
Grow a new batch of good citizens with a citizenship sorting activity.
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Good Citizens Around Town Sorting Activity
Discover how to be a good citizen at home, school, and community with citizenship for kids sorting activity.
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How to be a Good Citizen - Problem Solving Activity
Build good citizenship behaviors and enhance problem-solving skills with a task card writing activity.
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Government Exit Tickets
Assess student knowledge of governmental concepts with quick and easy exit tickets.
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Rule or Law? SCOOT Activity
Differentiate between rules and laws with a free game of Rule or Law Scoot!
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U.S. Government - Vocabulary Match
Build vocabulary of government concepts with a U.S. government vocabulary matching activity.
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Government Services Sort
Provide students with practice identifying services provided by the government.
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Long Ago, Now, or In the Future Sort
Help your students develop a sense of history and how life, transportation, and communications have changed over time.
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Dressing for the Physical Environment Sorting Activity
Help children learn about dressing for the environment by sorting clothing items into categories for warm climate and cold climate.
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Teaching Goods and Services Presentation
Teach your students to identify and describe examples of goods and services with an interactive teaching presentation.
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Timelines Worksheet for First Grade
Use this worksheet with the Timelines Teaching Presentation to assess students' knowledge of timelines.
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Memorial Day Teaching Presentation
Reflect and show respect on Memorial Day with this informative teaching presentation.
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American Symbols and Monuments Posters
Promote patriotism, decorate your classroom, and teach your students the beauty of America with a set of 12 American symbol and monument posters.
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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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Diversity Reading Challenge
Celebrate diversity and inclusivity through our student reading challenge adapted to different ability levels.
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Who Is Ruby Bridges? – Shared Reading and Activity
Read along to learn about Ruby Bridges and her role in desegregation with this 14-slide PowerPoint presentation.
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Blank Map of West Virginia Template
A blank map of West Virginia to use during Geography lessons.
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Blank Map of Wyoming Template
Download a blank Wyoming map for your lesson plans, student research projects and more!