Help your primary grade students explore, learn, and write about landforms. See our hands-on landforms activities plus our culminating writing project!

Landforms

Teach 2nd grade communities with ease with these common core social studies lesson plans. Curriculum includes civics lesson plans.

I love social studies and how it mixes so well with everything that we are doing in ELA!! Right now, we are reading “The Lemonade War”! My kiddos love it and so do I! The best part is that it fits perfectly into our Economics standards! We use this novel study to go through the ... Read More about Market Day Economics Project

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

Bodies of Water Anchor Chart

Social studies projects for the end of the year. Perfect for upper grade classrooms!!

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

As a first-grade teacher, you know that capturing your students' attention is key to creating a positive learning experience. That's why I've created an easy-to-follow, year-long social studies engagement plan for first-grade classrooms. With my expert tips and techniques, your students will be eager to dive into these exciting social studies lessons. Click to read how I plan my year!