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4 Fun Social Studies Activities That Students Will Love
Episode 10918th August 2025 • The Social Studies Teacher Podcast • Kirsten Hammond, The Southern Teach LLC
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Looking for fun and engaging social studies activities for your upper elementary classroom? In this video, I’m sharing 4 creative and easy-to-implement social studies lessons designed for grades 3-5. These hands-on activities make history, geography, government, and culture come alive for your students while keeping planning stress-free for you!

What You'll Learn

  • 4 ready-to-use activities perfect for social studies centers or whole-group lessons
  • Ideas that build critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  • Ways to integrate history and geography with engaging projects
  • Low-prep activities that work with any social studies curriculum

Whether you’re teaching 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade, these activities will help you create meaningful and interactive lessons that your students will love.

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