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This study aimed to explore the degree of practicing of the sixth primary social studies’ teachers in Iraq for the principles of active learning from their point of view the study society consisted of 230 male and female social studies teachers’ subjects for the sixth primary grade in Al-Anbar general directorate of education. 160 of them were selected to represent the sample of the study with a percent of (70%) from the original society. To achieve the aims of the study, the researchers prepared a questionnaire consisting of (43) items which represented the active learning principles. The validity and stability of the tool were verified. The researchers used the descriptive approach to suit the objectives of this study. The results of the study showed that the average of the social studies teachers' practice of the principles of active learning on the total tool was medium. Nine principles were practiced in a medium level and six principles were practiced at a low level. The results revealed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average values of social teachers to the extent of practicing active learning principles due to the gender variable. The results also revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the averages of the social studies teachers' assessments to the extent of practicing the principles of active learning due to the variable of academic qualification and postgraduate studies. Moreover, the results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the averages of social studies teacher’s assessments to the extent of principles of active learning due to the variable of experience years for the benefit of (more than 10 years). According to these results, the researchers presented a number of recommendations. (Published abstract)