Social Studies Activities

Primary Social Studies Activity - Students sort pictures in to wants vs. needs.   This printable can be used a lesson or an assessment for wants vs. needs. Students cut out the pictures and glue them into the proper box.   Includes a second...

Pack Your Immigration Suitcase An Immigration Craftivity Directions: 1. Students complete the writing prompt: If you only had 1 suitcase to take to a new country, what would you bring and why? Use complete sentences below. Illustrate your answer above...

Rules and Laws This social studies bundle includes activities exploring rules and laws in our community. It is compatible with standard SS.2.C.1.2 (Explain the consequences of an absence of rules and laws). Activities include: Vocabulary Matching...

This printable can be used as an in class activity, homework, or an assessment. The first four problems are vocabulary matching where students match the words consumer, producer, supply, and demand with their definitions. For the next for problems...

Pair this worksheet with a Read Aloud about Sojourner Truth. After discussing why she changed her name and her reason for choosing the name she did, students pick a new name for themselves. They then explain why this new name represents them. Prints 2 to...

This short quiz assesses student knowledge of prominent African American figures including Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Sojourner Truth, and more. 10 question assessment with 7 multiple choice and 3 matching.  Created by Miss...

This printable asks students to activate prior knowledge by listing what they already know about the Statue of Liberty at the top of the page. The teacher can then present more information to students using a book or online resource. After filling in the...

Students cut and paste the Ellis Island immigration process in the correct sequence. This can be used in conjunction with the Virtual Tour of Ellis Island on Scholastic.com. This virtual tour leads students through the process new immigrants went...