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Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment

Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment

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Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment
  • Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment
  • Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment
  • Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment
  • Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment
Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment

Social Studies Unit: People and the Environment

Help Your Students Discover How People and the Environment Are Connected!

Through interactive teaching slides, ELA-aligned activities, project-based learning, digital resources, and real-world connections, students will discover how our world systems are interconnected and how even small actions can make a difference.

Help your students become informed, thoughtful citizens who understand their role in caring for our environment!
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What's Included

12 Main Lessons Covering:

  • Natural and Human-Made Resources
  • Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
  • People Use Natural Resources – Past & Present
  • The Roots of Environmental Activism
  • Current Environmental Activism
  • Economics and the Environment
  • Environmental and Social Justice
  • Activism Around the World
  • It’s All Connected
  • My Environmental Footprint
  • What Can I Do?
  • Kids Make a Difference: Spotlight on Kid Environmentalists

Core Teaching Materials:

  • Teaching slides for all 12 main lessons
  • Essential questions and essential understandings
  • Vocabulary
  • Student activity book work pages
  • Additional ELA-aligned activities
  • Read-aloud and video recommendations

Additional Lessons & Choice Board Activities:

  • Project-based learning
  • Craftivities
  • Conversation starters
  • Citizen engagement activities
  • Diverse biography mini-books in printable and digital Google Slides™ formats
  • Timelines
  • Group activities
  • Kids Make a Difference lessons
  • Graphic organizers
  • Home connection projects
  • Family letters
  • Checks for understanding, including Blooket, paper-and-pencil, and exit ticket options
  • Nonfiction text features

Plus!

  • Clickable monthly calendar of special days with additional daily slides
  • Spiraling social studies standard strands throughout the year
Who It's For

Perfect for: Kindergarten through 3rd grade students learning about natural and human-made resources, renewable and nonrenewable resources, conservation, environmental activism, and how people impact the environment.

Ideal for: Teachers looking for comprehensive, engaging environmental and social studies instruction that connects classroom learning to real-world issues, encourages students to make a difference, and fits a variety of classroom schedules.
How It Helps In The Classroom
  • Save planning time: Get comprehensive, done-for-you lessons and activities without having to piece together your own social studies curriculum.
  • Make learning relevant: Connect big concepts like resources, conservation, and environmental impact to students' everyday experiences.
  • Build environmental awareness: Help students understand how people and natural resources are connected and why caring for our environment matters.
  • Encourage critical thinking: Explore environmental and social justice, economics, activism, and the interconnectedness of our world.
  • Teach with flexibility: Choose from digital resources, printables, independent work, teaching slides, and project-based learning to fit your schedule.
  • Integrate across subjects: Bring social studies into your ELA block, morning meetings, morning work, centers, small groups, and more.
  • Inspire positive change: Empower students to recognize that their choices matter and that kids can make a difference in their communities and beyond.
Terms Of Use

Licensed for use in one classroom.
Please do not share, redistribute, or post these resources online.
You may reuse the materials year after year with your own students.
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