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California 4th Grade Social Studies MEGA Bundle (50+ proven resources)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

THIS IS A HUGE TIME-SAVER AND A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY 4th GRADE TEACHER LOOKING TO TAKE STUDENTS THROUGH HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES. LITTLE-TO-NO-PREP INVOLVED, STUDENT HANDOUTS INCLUDED...AND THIS BUNDLE TOUCHES ON LITERALLY EACH AND EVERY STANDARD OF

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Gold Rush! Highly visual, informational, interactive 45-slide PPT w guided notes

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This download includes both the 45-slide PowerPoint AND the graphic organizer (in MS WORD and PDF format). Enjoy!The graphic organizer has been made to fit one paper (front and back) for easy printing and copying.This series of PowerPoint slides

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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

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Bear Flag Revolt - 4 causes, 4 figures, 4 events, 4 effects (20-slide PPT)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

Have students follow along to identify 4 causes, 4 figures, 4 events and 4 effects of the Mexican-American War using an easy, straight-forward graphic organizer.Also, have students work on the John C. Fremont Stick Figure mini-biography assignment

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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CALIFORNIA: Interactive 75-slide PPT (25 historical, geographic & modern topics)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

WHAT'S COOL ABOUT CALIFORNIA This massive PowerPoint and graphic organizer allows students to list facts about 25 California topics. The highly engaging slides cover everything from population boom to redwoods and Death Valley, to big cities and

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Social Studies - History, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History)

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

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THE WEST! (PART 5: CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH) visual, textual, engaging 133-slide PPT

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This download includes PART 5 of the unit described below, as well as guided notes for all 5 partsPART 1 - Native Americans of the West (45 slides), including:...GREAT PLAINS: horse culture (from Spanish), buffalo, info on Hidatsa, Mandan, Arapaho,

Subjects:

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

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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GOLD RUSH COMIC STRIP ACTIVITY!!! FUN, ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This series of PowerPoint slides invites students to follow along create 8 comic boxes detailing events in the California Gold Rush. Enjoy!Topics and activities include:The Mexican-American War (giving California to the United States), James

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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California Gold Rush - 4 causes, 4 figures, 4 events, 4 effects (20-slide PPT)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

Have students follow along to identify 4 causes (e.g. wagon trails), 4 figures (e.g. John Sutter), 4 events (e.g. boomtowns) and 4 effects (e.g. Native Epidemics) of the California Gold Rush. Also, have students work on the John Sutter Stick Figure

Subjects:

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

Grades:

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

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

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THE WEST! (PART 2: CALIFORNIA MISSIONS) visual, textual, engaging 133-slide PPT

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This download includes PART 2 of the unit described below, as well as guided notes for all 5 partsPART 1 - Native Americans of the West (45 slides), including:...GREAT PLAINS: horse culture (from Spanish), buffalo, info on Hidatsa, Mandan, Arapaho,

Subjects:

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

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

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Famous Californians: mini-bios for each week of school (handouts included)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

***GOOGLE-COMPATIBLE*** (PPT to SLIDES, WORD to DOCS)This download includes both the 34-slide PowerPoint with mini-bios AND the printable trading card handouts (in PDF and MS WORD format)There are 30 figures, including men and women from sports,

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Other (Social Studies - History), For All Subject Areas

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$10.00

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Spanish Missions in California - Primary Source with Guiding Questions (ALL 3)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This download includes ALL THREE resources described below. This download includes both PDF and MS WORD formats and has been formatted to fit perfectly on one paper for easy printing. Enjoy!1) King Philip V gives his approval for California

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

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

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Worksheets, DBQs, Handouts

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"Spanish Missions in California" Comic Strip Activity: fun, engaging 20slide PPT

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This series of PowerPoint slides guides students in creating an 8-box comic strip highlighting the Spanish expansion into Alta California and the establishment of missions. Students are to create titles, captions, drawings, and use 12 key terms

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

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$4.77

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Guided Notes for "Gold Rush! visual, informational, interactive 45-slide PPT"

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This free graphic organizer is meant to accompany the PowerPoint described below...The graphic organizer has been made to fit one paper (front and back) for easy printing and copying.The series of PowerPoint slides allow students to follow along and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

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

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Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Scaffolded Notes

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"CALIFORNIA" GOOGLE EARTH Engaging Geography Assignment (PPT & Handouts)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

The GOOGLE EARTH assignment asks students to find coordinates and other information about 10 places within the state. Using Google Earth, students search for information about famous natural and man-made sites. This assignment can be done together

Subjects:

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

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Handouts

$3.50

$3.17

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Father Junipero Serra Historical Stick Figure (Mini-biography)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

*** Download the George Washington Sample for Free ***Included:1 Completed Historical Stick figure filled out with answers2 Blank Historical Stick Figure3 Mass copies of the "face" of the historical person to print/cut/hand out to class (regardless

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities

$3.99

$3.17

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49er (forty-niner) Historical Stick Figure (Mini-biography)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities

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GUIDE TO ALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT "GREG'S GOODS: MAKING HISTORY FUN"

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

**NOTE: To engage the hyperlinks you must view the PPT in slideshow mode***Three versions included (PowerPoint, Slideshow, PDF)This comprehensive catalogue features around 2,000 items, each conveniently hyperlinked to the item location on tpt.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

FREE

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30 Famous Californians "bobblehead style": fun PPT activity (with handouts)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft Word documents can also be saved as Google Docs and used in Google or other digital classrooms***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft PowerPoint files can also be saved as Google Slides and

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$5.00

$3.77

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California History Lessons/Units - ALL STANDARDS MAPPED & CONNECTED TO RESOURCES

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This download takes a look at all CA History standards for the 4th grade, and connects each to a resource in my California History Bundle. Thanks for taking a look at my resources!The bundle download includes all 50+ of the resources listed below.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

FREE

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SWAT GEOGRAPHY REVIEW GAME 16 - California (20 questions)

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This geography review game presents 20 questions, revealed one at a time, each at the click of a button, followed by 20 visual answers on the map. Includes topics such as: Yosemite, San Diego, Mojave DesertCheck out the sample download to get an

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$4.00

$3.50

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CALIFORNIA: FREE graphic organizer to go with "What's cool about California" PPT

By Greg's Goods - Lesson Pieces - Making Learning Fun

This graphic organizer is to accompany the unit described below. Enjoy!http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CALIFORNIA-Interactive-75-slide-PPT-25-historical-geographic-modern-topics-965323WHAT'S COOL ABOUT CALIFORNIAThis massive PowerPoint

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

8 years teaching middle school history 3 years teaching high school history 6 years in administration

MY TEACHING STYLE

Dynamic, warm, positive, engaging, visual, rigorous, relevant, accessible, culturally responsive

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Department Head Lead Teacher Teacher-in-Charge

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. in history from UCSD Masters in Educational Leadership

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

makesomenoyes.blogspot.com youtube.com/channel/UCNQs43KOf73LUfCqBaYhnXg engaginghistory.com/

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Geometry, Order of Operations, Other (Math), Science, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, Middle Ages, World Languages, Latin, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Arts & Music, Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Physical Education, Computer Science, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Canadian History, Australian History, British History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, Psychology, Economics , Character Education, Study Skills, General Science, Physical Science, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Vocational Education, Coaching, End of Year, Engineering, Women's History Month, African History, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month