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World Cultures and Society Regions 6th Grade Social Studies Curriculum Unit TEKS
$9.50
# of Pages: 160
File Type: PDF, PPT, Google Apps
Description
Are you a 6th grade middle school social studies teacher looking to find a quality TEKS-aligned resource that covers 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!
Unit 1 Section 2 of the Smart and Simple Social Studies Guided World Cultures Curriculum is about Culture in World Societies. Students will start by understanding the basic elements of culture and how societies share common traits. They will examine multicultural societies, analyze conflict and cooperation among cultures, and explore social institutions to understand their roles in shaping societies.
This 12-day unit includes lesson plans, warmups, guided notes, practice activities, 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, and assessment.
This unit primarily correlates to the current TEKS 6th grade Social Studies standards (adopted 2024). It includes EVERYTHING you need to teach culture in world societies – just print & go!
This unit covers the following topics:
- Lesson 1: Culture and Society
- Lesson 2: Common Traits of Cultures and Culture Regions
- Lesson 3: Multicultural Societies
- Lesson 4: Conflict and Cooperation Among Cultures
- Lesson 5: Introduction to Social Institutions
- Lesson 6: Government Institutions
- Lesson 7: Economic Institutions
- Lesson 8: Educational Institutions
- Lesson 9: Religious Institutions
- Lesson 10: Comparing Institutions in Contemporary Societies
- Lesson 11: Sustaining Institutions Over Time
- Lesson 12: Culture in World Societies Assessment
What’s included in this resource?
- 12-day Pacing Guide and Overview
- Scope and Sequence
- 12 Teacher Lesson Plan Guides
- 12 Daily Social Studies Spiral Review Slides + 2 Recording Sheet options
- 11 Non-Editable Slideshows (Google Drive & PPT versions)
- Guided Notes for Lessons 1-11 (3 versions: complete, skeleton notes, blank notes; 2 size options: full-page size for binder and smaller size for notebooks)
- 11 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)!
© Kirsten Hammond – The Southern Teach
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