Unit 5: South, East, and Southeast Asia – 6th Social Studies Curriculum TEKS

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

This Unit 5 BUNDLE of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided World Cultures Curriculum is about South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Students will explore the geography, history, government, economy, and cultures of the region. They will learn how geography shapes where people live, study key historical events and compare different types of governments and economies across the region.

Students will also examine cultural traditions, holidays, arts, and new technologies that highlight the diversity of life in Asia today. Through critical thinking, map skills, and real-world connections, students will better understand how geography, history, government, economy, and culture are all connected across Asia.

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This 8-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 South, East, and Southeast Asia – just print & go!

This unit covers the following topics:

• Lesson 1: Introduction to South Asia
• Lesson 2: Geographic Features in South Asia
• Lesson 3: Geographic Factors and Impact in South Asia
• Lesson 4: History in South Asia
• Lesson 5: Government in South Asia
• Lesson 6: Citizenship in South Asia
• Lesson 7: Economics in South Asia
• Lesson 8: Cultural Diffusion and Change in South Asia
• Lesson 9: Art, Music, and Literature in South Asia
• Lesson 10: Religion and Philosophy in South Asia
• Lesson 11: Science and Technology in South Asia
• Lesson 12: South Asia Review/Flex Day
• Lesson 13: South Asia Assessment
• Lesson 14: Introduction to East Asia
• Lesson 15: Geographic Features in East Asia
• Lesson 16: Geographic Factors and Impact in East Asia
• Lesson 17: History in East Asia
• Lesson 18: Government in East Asia
• Lesson 19: Citizenship in East Asia
• Lesson 20: Economics in East Asia
• Lesson 21: Cultural Diffusion and Change in East Asia
• Lesson 22: Art, Music, and Literature in East Asia
• Lesson 23: Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
• Lesson 24: Science and Technology in East Asia
• Lesson 25: East Asia Review/Flex Day
• Lesson 26: East Asia Assessment
• Lesson 27: Introduction to Southeast Asia
• Lesson 28: Geographic Features in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 29: Geographic Factors and Impact in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 30: History in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 31: Government and Citizenship in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 32: Economics in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 33: Culture in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 34: Science and Technology in Southeast Asia
• Lesson 35: Southeast Asia Review/Flex Day
• Lesson 36: Southeast Asia Assessment
• Lessons 37-40: South and East Asia Project

What’s included in this resource?

• 40-day Pacing Guide and Overview
• Scope and Sequence
• 40 Teacher Lesson Plan Guides
• 40 Daily Social Studies Spiral Review Slides + 2 Recording Sheet options
• 30 Non-Editable Slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
• Guided Notes for 30 Lessons (3 versions: complete, skeleton notes, blank notes; 2 size options: full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks)
• 30 Practice Activities with a “Think About It” exit ticket at the end of each activity
• 3 Study Guides
• 3 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)!