Social Studies Teaching Resources

Visual Ranking Rank and put lists in order - free teacher tool

Seeing Reason Cause & effect - free teacher tool

Making Friends Paper Dolls Print, color, cut. Glue on student's digital picture for even more fun - then use as a story starter!

Papercraft Free downloads to print, cut & fold. Make animals, buildings, toys, origami, scenes from around the world.

EconEdLink http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm Econ lessons for your grade level

EdSITEment http://edsitement.neh.gov/ Soc St lessons for your grade level

Xpeditions from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ Lessons, activities, maps

Holidays on the Net - offers daily celebrations. Look ahead for the next week - you'll always find something to celebrate - for example, January 27 is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day and May 6 is No Diet Day!!

Yahooligans News - one of many sites that run current events headlines. Smart practice: check the site out ahead of time. There may be articles that you feel uncomfortable with or that are not appropriate for your grade level.

Look up and be ready to discuss a historical event that occurred today. You can use a Daily Factoid (download to your school/class Website from http://www.surfnetkids.com/daily.html ).

Postcard Geography - Your class commits to exchanging picture postcards (purchased, computer or handmade) with all other participants. Join 1st or 2nd semester.

Travel Buddies are a good way to reach out beyond your classroom, map your stuffed animal’s journeys, and collect information about other students while examining your own locale. Read Traveling Mascot Project and then check out the Traveling Buddies Chatboard to see what’s available.

Dream Careers – An excellent article about a 1st grade project. Check it out.

Global Grocery List - Students share local grocery prices to build a growing table of data.

K-3 Theme Units from Enchanted Learning