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Democratic Principles Poster & Notes

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Poster & Note-taking pages included for students (as well as guided notes for accommodations)This lesson was designed to follow one that reviews various forms of government, before focusing on democracy and introducing democratic principles that

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Outlines, Posters, Interactive Notebooks

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Social Studies Notebook Dividers

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Keep your students organized with these divider tabs! Print on cardstock or colored paper and glue in! Include several different units that you cover in American History! Designed for my fifth grade classroom.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

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Boston Tea Party Classroom Discussion Activity

By Bluegrass State of Mind

This is a resource to accompany your instruction on the Boston Tea Party and the repercussions afterwards.In this activity, students are given a situation to see how students would respond if they were presented what colonists went through. This

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Activities

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Taxes on the Colonies Simulation Activity

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Let your students act as colonists and see why many were upset about British taxes!During this activity, students will go shopping two different times to complete a task given to them to get supplies - the difference between the two times: taxes

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Economics

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities

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5.NBT.4 Rounding Decimals Activity: Snowball Toss

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Need a fun, interactive activity to practice rounding?! This activity includes 24 different numbers (12 with underlined place value, 12 with place value listed) to get students to practice rounding to the thousandths place.Set 1: Just practice

Subjects:

Decimals, Place Value

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.4

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Economy Vocabulary Quiz Quiz Trade

By Bluegrass State of Mind

This product is a great way to practice economic vocabulary. Designed to follow the Economic Vocabulary Activity and allows students to use context clues to define specific words in situations.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Lesson

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Forms of a Number: Decimals

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Working with forms of a decimal? This handout is perfect to scaffold your instruction to gradually release students to do work on their own.After your lesson, this includes 2 whole group modeling problems, 4 partner practice where students build

Subjects:

Math, Decimals

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3a

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$Heart Math: Multiply Mixed Numbers$

Heart Math: Multiply Mixed Numbers

By Bluegrass State of Mind

A fun activity to use during Valentine's season, but still keep working on content.Students will practice multiplying mixed numbers (with a review of proper fractions and improper fractions).Activity includes:-hearts to cut in half for each student

Subjects:

Fractions

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.B.6

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5.OA.2 Matching Activity and Practice

By Bluegrass State of Mind

After introducing numerical expressions, let students get hands-on and practice with a partner!Start your lesson with the match cards (26 included). Each student gets one card and they must find their match (between written expression and numerical

Subjects:

Math, Order of Operations

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

5.OA.A.2

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Kentucky History: Shakers

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Designed to pull in Kentucky when studying the 13 colonies. After teaching about the New England colonies and the Quakers in the Middle Colonies, this article and activity allows students to see a religious group that formed here in Kentucky. Then

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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American History Timeline

By Bluegrass State of Mind

These posters were designed for my 5th grade classroom! 1/2 page in size starting with the Land Bridge theory, Age of Exploration and going more in depth through English Settlements, 13 Colonies, Causes and the American Revolution, Government and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Posters

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Place Value Review: Value/Place Value and Forms of a Number

By Bluegrass State of Mind

As you kick off your place value unit, this will be a great tool in fifth grade, focusing on whole numbers only before pushing into decimals! This could also be used in fourth grade as students learn the skills for whole numbers.Two activities are

Subjects:

Math, Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Task Cards

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2, 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.3a

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Place Value Quiz Quiz Trade

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Ready to start place value? This is designed to review and see what students know before diving into the fifth grade standards. It could also be used as a formative assessment for the 4th grade standards!

Subjects:

Numbers, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.1

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Place Value Quiz Quiz Trade

By Bluegrass State of Mind

A great beginning of the year activity for fifth grade to see what students know! Could also be used as a formative assessment for fourth grade skills.Bring the cards front and back for the answers to appear, cut (laminate if you wish) and off you

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Mental Math, Place Value

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

4.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.1

FREE

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Back to School Gift Tags: Soda/Pop

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Prepping for the beginning of the year: back to school event or open house? These are the perfect gift tags to attach to a soda/pop cans!Two different color versions, one version has a page for kindergarten-fifth grade! Need a higher grade, let me

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, For Parents, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

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$5th Grade Math Student Notebook Tabs$

5th Grade Math Student Notebook Tabs

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Made to use in my 5th Grade math classroom (with Envisions 2.0). Print on cardstock and glue into student notebooks with the topic sticking out for students to easily find what you have taken notes on and practiced!Topics include:-Place

Subjects:

Math

Grades:

5^th

Types:

Interactive Notebooks

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American History - Social Studies Vocabulary Bundles

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Designed for a 5th Grade Kentucky Social Studies Classroom. Included are the vocabulary word wall cards AND the student vocabulary walk activity.Help students learn the new vocabulary words by having them posted and recording them to have for their

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

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Social Studies Vocabulary Walks

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Students are working hard to learn new vocabulary. This resource is designed to post vocabulary around your classroom, then students can walk around the room and write down the needed definitions. Taking notes but upgraded to something more engaged.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Interactive Notebooks

$2.50

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Road to Revolution Footpath - Anchor Chart

By Bluegrass State of Mind

Use these shoe prints to help students see the path colonists took leading up to the Revolutionary Way! Instead of just a list on a poster, students can see an actual path leading to a major event in our history.Events include:-French and Indian

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 11^th

Types:

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Social Studies Vocabulary Cards

By Bluegrass State of Mind

A growing set of Social Studies vocabulary cards, designed for a 5th Grade Kentucky classroom.Includes six topics (so far) with over 130 cards, some with clipart!-General SS Terms-Geography and Map Skills-Native Americans-Settlements &

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Word Walls

$6.00

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