Unit 1: Regions of World Cultures & Geography 6th Social Studies Curriculum TEKS

Description

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

This Unit 1 BUNDLE of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided World Cultures Curriculum is about the Foundations of World Cultures. Students will explore geography by examining its key concepts, tools, world regions, and physical and political features. Students will define cultural regions, examine multicultural societies, and explore how conflict and cooperation shape cultures. They will also study major social institutions—governmental, economic, educational, and religious—comparing their roles across societies and analyzing how they evolve over time.

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This 5-week unit includes lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, assessment, unit project and more. Each lesson includes slideshows in both PowerPoint and Google Slides, as well as student digital activities of the warmups, notes, practice activities, 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 foundations of world cultures – just print & go!

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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
• Lesson 11: Culture and Society
• Lesson 12: Common Traits of Cultures and Culture Regions
• Lesson 13: Multicultural Societies
• Lesson 14: Conflict and Cooperation Among Cultures
• Lesson 15: Introduction to Social Institutions
• Lesson 16: Government Institutions
• Lesson 17: Economic Institutions
• Lesson 18: Educational Institutions
• Lesson 19: Religious Institutions
• Lesson 20: Comparing Institutions in Contemporary Societies
• Lesson 21: Sustaining Institutions Over Time
• Lesson 22: Culture in World Societies Assessment
• Lessons 23-25: Foundations of World Cultures Project

What’s included in this resource?

• 25-day Pacing Guide and Overview
• Scope and Sequence
• 25 Teacher Lesson Plan Guides
• 25 Daily Social Studies Spiral Review Slides + 2 Recording Sheet options
• 18 Non-Editable Slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
• Guided Notes for 18 Lessons (3 versions: complete, skeleton notes, blank notes; 2 size options: full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks)
• 19 Practice Activities with a “Think About It” exit ticket at the end of each activity
• 1 Review Game
• 2 Assessments
• 1 Unit Project
• Digital and Full-Color Versions of Student Activities
• 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)!