Here you’ll find engaging, interactive, and easy-to-prep social studies lesson plans and resources for teachers and parents who educate students in upper elementary (Grades 3-5).
Looking for a fun way to review and practice map skills? These social studies learning stations, centers, and task cards are a great way to reinforce cardinal and intermediate directions, legend, scale, and more!
Looking for a Harriet Tubman lesson and social studies worksheets for Black History Month? Need exit tickets and activities that are standards-aligned and easy to implement in your upper elementary classroom? This minimal-prep Harriet Tubman mini-lesson resource is perfect for engaging your 3rd-5th grade students while reinforcing key social studies concepts!
Looking for a Ruby Bridges lesson and social studies worksheets for Black History Month? Need exit tickets and activities that are standards-aligned and easy to implement in your upper elementary classroom? This minimal-prep Ruby Bridges mini-lesson resource is perfect for engaging your 3rd-5th grade students while reinforcing key social studies concepts!
Looking for a fun way for students to practice research and inquiry skills? This Inauguration Day 2025 for the President and Vice-President of the United States Internet WebQuest Activity is perfect for upper elementary students to practice finding information from internet sources!
Looking for Westward Expansion activities that support reading comprehension skills? These social studies passage task cards feature important U.S. history topics such as the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Oregon Trail, Manifest Destiny, and more! Aligned with 3rd-5th grade standards, this resource is ideal for teaching about westward expansion in the United States.
Looking for a meaningful and engaging activity to teach your students about influential figures in Black history? The Black History Month biography passage task cards are the perfect resource for fostering reading comprehension skills while exploring the lives of 25 impactful leaders, innovators, and trailblazers.
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Bring your U.S. History classroom to life with 5th grade social studies vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these word wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know.
Bring your U.S. history classroom to life with U.S. citizenship and culture vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these citizenship in the U.S, celebrations, symbols, and customs in the U.S., and contributions to the U.S.word wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know.
Bring your U.S. history classroom to life with U.S. history in the 20th and 21st century vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these U.S. history in the 20th and 21st century word wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know. Designed specifically for upper elementary students,…
Bring your U.S. history classroom to life with U.S. history in the 19th century vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these westward expansion, Civil War and Reconstruction, and urbanization, immigration, and industrializationword wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know.
Bring your U.S. history classroom to life with U.S. Government and Economics vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these U.S. Government, Constitution, and Economics in the US. word wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know.
Bring your U.S. history classroom to life with American Revolution and Thirteen Colonies vocabulary cards designed specifically for Grades 3-5! Perfect for bulletin boards or word walls, these European colonization, Thirteen Colonies, and American Revolution word wall cards help reinforce key concepts and terms your students need to know.
I’m a Texas educator, wife, and mama of 3 who loves to create fun, engaging, and minimal-prep Social Studies activities for upper elementary students! After years of teaching 3rd and 5th grade ELA/SS, I love helping upper elementary teachers by creating resources and sharing ideas that are research-based and TEKS-aligned. Consider me your virtual teacher bestie! If you’re looking for 3-5 classroom ideas teaching tips and resources, you’re in the right place. Let’s dive in together!
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