6th Grade Social Studies Lessons

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Morning Circle Prompts

I used this for morning circle. I have deleted the dates because they do not match up.

Gr 6Gr 7Gr 8MathELA

by Amanda Rager

Jul 19, 2026

Expectations

Here is an example of my expectation slides I use on the first day of school.

Gr 6Gr 7Gr 8MathELA

by Amanda Rager

Jul 19, 2026

6th Grade Social Studies standards

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SS.6.HIST.1Multiple-tier timelines can be used to show relationships among events and places.
SS.6.GOV.10Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources. Sources can be examined for accuracy.