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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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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Ancient Rome - Cut Out Decorations
A set of Ancient Rome themed cut out decorations.
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Statue of Anubis - God of the Dead Poster
A poster showing the Statue of Anubis - God of the Dead.
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Make Your Own King Tutankhamun Mask
A template to make a King Tutankhamun mask.
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Ancient Rome - Tray Labels
Printable Ancient Rome tray labels to use in your classroom.
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Country Investigation - Worksheet
A recording worksheet for students to use in the classroom when researching different countries and cultures.
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Ancient Rome - Letter, Number and Punctuation Set
Ancient Rome themed letters and numbers that can be customized for personalized bulletin boards and signs in your classroom.
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Ancient Rome - Letters and Number Pennant Banner
Ancient Rome themed letters and numbers pennant banner.
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Independence Day Coloring Sheets
Five coloring sheets to use on Independence Day.
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Respecting Other Cultures - Worksheet
A writing prompt worksheet about respecting other cultures.
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Comparing Pros and Cons Template
A template for comparing the pros and cons of two items.
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Time Zone Locations Around the World Display
A classroom display showing the different time zones around the world and locations which belong within each time zone.
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World Map Poster
Teach your students about the continents and countries of the world with this detailed map.
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Blank Timeline Template
A blank editable timeline template to use as a recording worksheet in history lessons.
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Independence Day - Vocabulary Task
A vocabulary task that encourages students to use the language associated with Independence Day.
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Christopher Columbus Timeline
A banner highlighting the significant events in Christopher Columbus' life.
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Cinco De Mayo Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Cinco De Mayo' display board.
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Interactive Multiple Choice PowerPoint Template - Generic
Create an interactive warm-up, review, or assessment activity for any subject area with this 11-slide PowerPoint template.
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Reading and Constructing Timelines Worksheets
Two pages of worksheets to use when teaching students about timelines.
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Features of Maps Posters - B.O.L.T.S.S
Explore the features of maps using this set of colorful classroom posters.
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International Women's Day Activity Task Cards
A set of 14 activity task cards that explore issues and ideas related to International Women's Day.
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