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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Native Americans in Texas Mini-Book
Blend reading and social studies standards with a printable comprehension and activity book about the Native American tribes in Texas.
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Native American Tribes in Texas - Reading Passage Worksheets
Blend reading and social studies standards with a pack of reading passages and comprehension activities about the Native American tribes in Texas.
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Civil War Graphic Organizer
Provide your learners with an organized note-taking method with a Civil War note-taking template.
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Native American Tribes in Texas - Venn Diagrams
Compare and contrast Native American tribes in Texas with a set of Venn diagram graphic organizers.
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Financial Literacy for Kids - Instructional Slide Deck
Teach your students the ins and outs of financial literacy with an instructional slide deck.
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Christmas Gnome Craft Template - Sweden
Introduce your students to one of Sweden’s most popular Christmas figures with a printable “tomte” or gnome craft template.
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Christmas Gingerbread House Craft Template
Introduce your students to one of Germany’s most popular Christmas traditions with a printable gingerbread house craft template.
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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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Industrial Revolution Instructional Slide Deck
Teach your students about the inventions and effects of the Industrial Revolution with an animated and engaging Industrial Revolution slide deck.
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Henry Hudson Comprehension Worksheet
Discover famous explorers like Henry Hudson with printable reading comprehension activities.
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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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The Holocaust Mini Book
Blend reading and social studies content with a printable book about the Holocaust, designed with elementary and middle school students in mind.
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The Industrial Revolution - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Integrate reading, writing, and American history with an Industrial Revolution passage, questions, and additional activities.
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John Cabot Reading Passage - Comprehension
Discover famous explorers like John Cabot with printable reading comprehension activities.
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Founding Fathers Task Cards
Teaching history shouldn't be boring – turn it into an active activity with this bundle of task cards.
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Helen Keller Comprehension Passage - Tasks
Uncover facts about Helen Keller with a reading passage and worksheet pack to practice comprehension, character analysis, and sequencing.
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Interpreting the World Map and Map Features – Slide Deck
Explore the key map features of world maps with this 18-slide PowerPoint presentation.
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Effects of Physical Location Sort
Help children learn how the environment affects those that live in a specific area with a sorting activity.
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The Middle Colonies Instructional Slide Deck
Guide your students on a trip through American history with an instructional slide deck depicting life in the Middle Colonies.
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Causes of the American Revolution Note-Taking Templates
Discover the causes of the American Revolution with a group of Revolutionary War graphic organizers.
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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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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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The Boston Massacre Reading and Writing Worksheets
Integrate Reading and Social Studies content with a set of Boston Massacre worksheets.
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Patriot Day Mini Book
Read, write, and draw to learn about Patriot Day with a printable mini-book.
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Memorial Day ABC Sort
Review terms surrounding Memorial Day with an alphabetical order worksheet.
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Independence Day Mini Book
Read, write, and draw to learn about Independence Day with a printable mini-book.
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Landforms Vocabulary Match
Identify the major landforms of the world with a matching activity.
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Needs and Wants Writing Center Activity
Combine Social studies and writing content with a set of Needs and Wants writing prompts for first grade.
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Goods and Services Matching Activity
Practice identifying examples of goods and services with a matching activity.
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Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) Constructed Response Worksheet
Use our printable constructed response writing prompts for fourth grade to learn about the fearless Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs).
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Needs and Wants Discussion Cards
Teach your students the difference between needs and wants with a set of discussion cards and writing prompts for kindergarten and first grade.
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