Regions of the World Geography 6th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Unit TEKS

Are you a 6th grade middle school social studies teacher looking to find a quality TEKS-aligned resource that covers geography and regions of the world? Looking for minimal-prep and engaging lessons and activities to teach social studies concepts to your 6th grade students? Look no further!

Unit 1 Section 1 of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided World Cultures Curriculum is about the Geography of the World. Students will understand the fundamental concepts of geography and learn about geographic tools that help us navigate and analyze our planet. Students will also examine regions of the world, distinguishing between physical features and political features. The unit will culminate in hands-on geographic data analysis, where students will interpret real-world scenarios.

This 10-day unit includes lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, a review game, assessment, and more. Each lesson includes slideshows in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, as well as student digital activities of the warmups, notes, practice activities, review game, and assessment.

This unit primarily correlates to the current TEKS 6th grade Social Studies standards (adopted 2024). It includes EVERYTHING you need to teach the geography of the world – just print & go!

This unit covers the following topics:

• Lesson 1: Understanding Geography
• Lesson 2: Geographic Tools
• Lesson 3: Regions of the World
• Lesson 4: Physical Features of the World
• Lesson 5: Political Features of the World
• Lesson 6: Analyzing Geographic Data: The Americas
• Lesson 7: Analyzing Geographic Data: Europe
• Lesson 8: Analyzing Geographic Data: Student Choice
• Lesson 9: Geography of the World Review
• Lesson 10: Geography of the World Assessment

What’s included in this resource?

• 10-day Pacing Guide and Overview
• Scope and Sequence
• 10 Teacher Lesson Plan Guides
• 10 Daily Social Studies Spiral Review Slides + 2 Recording Sheet options
• 7 Non-Editable Slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
• 1 Task Card Review Game
• Guided Notes for Lessons 1-7 (3 versions: complete, skeleton notes, blank notes; 2 size options: full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks)
• 8 Practice Activities with a “Think About It” exit ticket at the end of each activity
• Digital and Full-Color Versions of Student Activities
• 1 Assessment
• Answer Keys for all activities

What makes this Guided Social Studies Curriculum Smart and Simple?

✅ The social studies daily lessons and activities are bite-sized and can easily be implemented in 40-60 minutes.

✅ The social studies curriculum is TEKS-aligned (for Texas) but are still flexible enough to use in any order or with any state curriculum.

✅ Each social studies unit has everything you need to simply teach social studies – easy-to-follow lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, and more!

It’s everything you need to implement engaging social studies lessons that students love and teachers enjoy (because it’s comprehensive and easy to prep)!