First grade social studies activities

Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

Learning about the American symbols is one of the most important social studies units I cover with my first and second graders. I'm sharing my favorite activities, books, and videos for learning about U.S. symbols.

EXPLORE EARTH DAY with fun activities and worksheets - Plant life cycle - Recycling - reduce reuse recycle - litter - trees - pollution - read alouds - free resources - reading comprehension - planet earth - community helpers - mini book - maps - continents - vocabulary - labeling - anchor charts - writing lessons - printables - nature walk #kindergartensocialstudies #kindergarten

Kids will have fun while learning where do I Live with this printable activity perfect for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.

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!

Hello Everyone! Hope you're having a joyfilled day!! I wanted to share my "Me and My Community" social studies mini unit with you. If you are one of my kiddos reading this, have mom or dad print it off for you and get busy!! :) We've done many of these activities already, but it is still a great summer time filler! The unit contains 30 pages of poems, drawing and writing activities, anchor chart activities, a mini book for kids to make, citizenship, community workers, map skill activities…

(Click on any photo to be taken to the resource) You are going to LOVE this unit. It’s easy to implement, it’s comprehensive, #representation, and your students are going to walk away with a great foundation of important social studies skills. We lay the foundation in literally every other academic area, social studies shouldn’t be […]

We spent the last few weeks of school studying Arkansas history and our state symbols. We started by reading Me on the Map and talking about what our map would look like. Read to see our colorful anchor charts and flipbooks we made in first grade!

Here's a great geography worksheet that doubles as a coloring page! Your child will get to practice reading a simple map of a park.

Hands-on learning means games for retention, STEM activities, and fun crafts.

We started our landforms unit this week in 2nd grade homeschool (thanks, Covid!). Our Guess The Landform game was super easy to prep for and my 2nd grader

Are you looking for a fun unit to teach continents and oceans? This unit from The Chocolate Teacher provides all the activities you need to introduce and practice continents of the world and oceans! Activities included are informational books for kids, worksheets, a 3D map project, and a continent lapbook. Use this unit with your first and second grade students! These engaging social studies activities are sure to delight your students!

This simple project with help teach kids geography and increase their global awareness as they begin to grasp their city, state, country, and continent.

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Social Studies anchor chart for first grade

Plenty of interactive ideas and activities to teach landforms for kids. Find videos, worksheets and even experiments to help.

American History Work Book Ages 6 to 8 Free Printable Worksheets and Activities A full year of US History for kids in first grade. 36 weeks of activities, worksheets, and more! 2 Lap books, 2 timel…

Following the first couple weeks of school when we have discussed our classroom and school community, it is time for expanding our explorations. Now we find our place in a larger community out to the world. Simultaneously, we learn types of communities and how to be responsible citizens.

1. Make flipbooks with 6 flaps and write on each flap, (My House, My City, My State, My Country, My Continent, and My Planet). 2. Have students look up pictures to fill out flip books or print cut outs for the students to use 3. Have students color their own picture of their home. 4. Have a class discussion about choices and the impact the choices of where their family lives had on them.