If I must confess, when I was in the classroom I HATED teaching social studies. I found it boring and dull and no matter how much I tried to spice it up, I was left with nothing extra to give my students to make it fun and exciting. ????
This is exactly why I ended up creating materials for myself to help supplement what the district gave me (or sometimes…DIDN’T give me!). I wanted something more than a coloring sheet with a title on the top. I wanted them to have more!
So I created the materials and then some of my teacher friends in other grades asked if I could create something for them too. Over time I ended up creating fun and engaging social studies activites that can last all year long from grades K-2!
Here are all the standards and units I have for Kindergarten:
- History and Historical Events
- Past & Present
- Positional Words
- Maps & Globes
- Location, Climate & Physical Surroundings
- Community Helpers
- Needs & Wants
- Good Citizenship
- Patriotic Symbols
The standards and units I have for 1st Grade:
- Good Citizens
- U.S. Holidays
- Patriotic Symbols
- Map Skills
- Geography, Location, Climate & Landforms
- Producers & Consumers
- Needs & Wants
- Goods & Services
- Virginia History
- Virginia’s Influential People
The standards and units I have for 2nd Grade:
- Historial Thinking
- Innovations
- Native Americans (Powhatan, Lakota & Pueblo)
- Famous Americans (Lincoln, Franklin, Chavez, Columbus, Washington Carver, Keller, Robinson, MLS, Parks & Marshall)
- Ameican Holidays
- Map Skills, Continents & Oceans
- Native American Environment & Culture (Powhatan, Lakota & Pueblo)
- Natural, Human & Capitol Resources
- Economics, Bartering & Money
- Citizenship
- Civics, Diversity & US Contributions
- Patriotic Symbols & Pledge of Allegiance
- Kindergarten Teacher “Wow! This is such an amazing resource!!! They students are starting to use it and they are loving it. Thank you for all of these amazing materials!”
- 1st Grade Teacher “My students loved this resource. It was very engaging and they enjoyed working on the activities. This resource helped my students understand the concept of goods and services.”
- 2nd Grade Teacher “I LOVE all of these units for Grade 2 Social Studies! Ready to use and engaging for all levels of learners!”
Have fun teaching social studies again!
