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Kindergarten Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies activities for Google Apps
Virtual Field Trip: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade & Balloons Over Broadway
Buckle up and head to NYC for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This virtual field trip covers the history of the Thanksgiving Day Parade- from the Wondertown Windows to the behind the scenes of the magnificent parade that is broadcasted all over the world today! This virtual field trip will start by giving your students some hints as to where they will be traveling. Students will make predictions. Students will access prior knowledge about New York City, Thanksgiving, and the Parade.Your stud
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K - 6th
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2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
2nd Grade Social Studies! Lesson plans, comprehension, vocabulary, and activities! This mega bundle features units that focus on 2nd grade community themes in social studies (although it can be used in 1st or 3rd grade as well. This bundle features all of my units 1-6 in a giant bundle that includes over 450 pages! You save when you bundle instead of buying them individually! This can also be used alongside Michigan's MC3.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GO
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K - 3rd
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Elf Day Activities Elf Application Kindergarten 1st Grade Christmas Party
Elf Day classroom activities are always fun during December. Your students will love completing an elf application and spending a day in the life of an elf as they travel from station to station trying out the different jobs of an elf! Included in this resource are 8 different stations where students will learn about the different jobs of a North Pole elf. These hands-on activities can be taught as separate lessons or set up this resource as an engaging holiday event in your classroom.CLICK ON T
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K - 2nd
Map Skills Digital Activities for Google Slides
Learning about map skills is super fun when using Google Classroom and Google Slides. In this resource, students have fun identifying, sorting and labeling maps, globes, landforms, bodies of water, cardinal directions and more! These activities can easily be separated and assigned over several lessons.Activities included in these Map Skills Google Slides:- Four slides introducing, sorting, identifying and recognizing uses for maps and globes.- Four slides introducing, sorting, identifying and la
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Map Skills Printable and Digital Bundle of Activities
Classroom Rules | Back to School | Rules for Behaviors Kindergarten 1st Grade
Grab some Classroom Rules and Back to School Rules printables are here. These are integrated, age-appropriate back-to-school rules printables, anchor charts, discussion, and more. This is great for Back to School or the Beginning of the Year, but also any time after a school break. This download now INCLUDES a digital option!These Classroom Rules and Back to School Rules are the perfect Kindergarten or First Grade resource to use with your class. Students will make connections to these hands-on
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PreK - 1st
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Christmas Kindness Activity For December SEL And School Counseling Lessons
Are you looking for fun, low prep kindness activities this Christmas? Use these 2 activities to help students consider how they can "light up someone else's day" with acts of kindness! This resource is great for individual, small group or classroom character education lessons! This resource includes a Google Slides component which makes it great for educators doing distance learning.This item is part of a winter social skills bundle! Click here to save 20%!***************************************
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Skills Activities For Winter Themed SEL And Counseling Lessons
See Think Wonder Write BUNDLE Morning Work Digital Distance Learning
This See Think Wonder Write bundle comes with 175 photographs and fast fact sheets to use in your classroom! The photographs are used to spark thinking, questioning, analyzing, evaluating, describing, inferring, and meaningful writing! Students will also learn through lively and vivid discussions with their peers about the photographs. PERFECT for differentiated morning work that meets ALL learners where they are!What is included in this bundle?This bundle includes both sets of my See Think Wond
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K - 2nd
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Social Media Template Bundle Instagram, Snapchat, & Twitter with DIGITAL OPTION!
Engage and connect with your students through social media templates!Looking for an idea for a project? These can be used over and over again throughout the year and your students will love them!Use these as an entrance or exit slip, as a bulletin board, back to school activity, or end of year wrap up! They can retell a story from a novel, pretend to be a historical character, you name it! So versatile, and so easy for you! Your students will LOVE these!Ideas for Use:❁Back To School Get to Know
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K - 12th
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Remembrance Day - The Story of the Poppy (Canada) Google Slides Included
Remembrance Day is celebrated in schools all over Canada and it is important for children to understand this special day. I wanted to be able to explain the significance of Remembrance Day to my kids, so I created this resource for them. It begins with the Story of the Poppy in kid friendly language with appropriate visuals. I present this as a slideshow first. The story traces the history of the poppy in Canada and how this little flower became such an important symbol of remembrance.The writin
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K - 3rd
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Gingerbread Man & Ninjabread Man Read Aloud - Reading Comprehension
These Gingerbread Man printable or digital interactive read aloud lesson plans compare and contrast the classic story with another version. The lessons are designed to be taught over multiple days. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the texts, make connections and comparisons to the characters and events, and most importantly, fall in love with the stories.Each lesson, provides students a different purpose for revisiting the texts, talking about them, and responding to them.
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K - 1st
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Snowmen at Christmas Read Aloud Lessons - Snowman Craft - Christmas Activities
These "Snowmen at Christmas" printable or digital interactive read aloud lesson plans and Christmas activities are designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events, and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson, provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it, and responding to it.We include rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated g
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K - 1st
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Editable Christmas Classroom Elf Pre-Planned Activities for THE MONTH!
Editable Christmas Classroom Elf Pre-Planned Activities for THE MONTH!This is a fully editable and pre-planned Google Slides resource that has absolutely ALL of your classroom ELF needs! No need to spend time thinking about where to move your elf each day or what to do! This couldn’t be an easier and will help you bring Winter/Holiday magic to your classroom. WATCH THE PREVIEW VIDEO TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THIS AMAZING RESOURCE!What’s Included:An Editable Planner for planning each day with your elf.
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PreK - 6th
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Virtual Field Trip to the North Pole, Christmas Party Fun, Google Slides
Looking for fun and easy Christmas party ideas? Why not take your kiddos on a virtual field trip to the North Pole where they will make 10 fun stops, filled with fun and learning, in their effort to help Santa find his lost reindeer.Kids will enjoy playing a reindeer game, learning how toys are made, going for a sleigh ride, eating Christmas cookies, doing a candy cane challenge, writing a letter to Santa and more! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LIST OF ALL ACTIVITIES!Activities include songs, a
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Christmas Bundle | Holiday Traditions
Would You Rather Christmas/Winter Edition - Distance Learning
This product includes 35 fun "Would you Rather" questions to use as an icebreaker activity or a fun writing prompt! These are all Christmas/Winter focused and used in Google Slides. You can do this in your virtual meetings if you are distance learning, as well as in the real classroom! After purchasing this product, you will make a copy to your Google Drive!**The first 30 slides are not able to be edited. However, I have included 1 blank template at the end that you may edit. Those blank templat
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PreK - 3rd
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Virtual Field Trip Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos 1st Grade Digital Resource
⭐️Let’s all take a field trip! In this Virtual Field Trip for Kindergarten and 1st-grade, students learn about the Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos! This virtual field trip contains video links, images, passages, and more. Students explore the Day of the Dead through multimedia and YouTube links. ⭐️This resource integrates a variety of skills. Students watch videos and read small blurbs to help them complete drag and drop activities with movable pieces about what is Day of the Dead is, why
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K - 2nd
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Wants and Needs, Goods and Services Economics Bundle of Worksheets
Everything you need to cover your primary economics unit is covered in this bundle of printable and digital resources. Your students will love learning about wants and needs, goods and services, earning and saving as well as producers and consumers.This wants and needs and goods and services bundle includes:⭐️Wants and Needs Google Slides:- Students identify, list examples of, and label examples of needs and wants.- Students complete sentences and answer questions about things people need, thing
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PreK - 1st
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Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides
Life Long Ago vs. Life Today This is a Google Slides file that covers "then and now" social studies lessons. These lessons teach about life long ago as it compares to life today. I have included 3 Google Slides Lessons that require no extra materials for students to complete, though some writing activities have a black & white print option as well. The 3 lessons could easily be stretched across more days as needed. Students will make comparisons between life long ago vs. today. The Google Sl
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K - 2nd
Christmas Toy Catalog Companion for Speech & Language Print and Google Slides
A print and Google Slides Speech and Language Toy Catalog Companion is designed to work with any toy catalog mailer or with any digital website or catalog. It’s appropriate for both preschool and elementary aged students. It’s 18 pages in length and targets articulation, functions, opposites, sentence formulation, attributes, categories, compare/contrasting, persuasion and perspective taking.The articulation, function, attributes and categories pages are made for either writing answers or cut
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas MEGA Bundle: Elementary Materials for Speech Therapy
Theodore Roosevelt and The History of Teddy Bears | Digital and Printable
Did you know that teddy bears, one of the most beloved children’s toys of all time, were inspired by President Theodore Roosevelt? This newly updated lesson includes a Google Slides (TM) presentation, 8 printable pages, and a teddy bear craft activity. It's a great way to combine Presidents’ Day and Valentines’ Day learning into one fun lesson! With a combination of digital and printable materials, this is perfect for online, in- person, and hybrid classrooms!The Google Slides (TM) presentation
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Helen Keller and Theodore Roosevelt Activity Bundle
Days of the Week and Months of the Year Digital and Printable Bundle
Learning about the days of the week and months of the year is super fun and engaging when using the resources included in this bundle. These valuable classroom tools are great for morning work, review, mini-assessments, homework, and more!Included in this bundle:Days of the Week and Months of the Year WorksheetsThese days of the week and months of the year printables are great for helping your students recognize, sequence, spell and write the days of the week and months of the year.Included:- Vo
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PreK - 1st
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Counseling Termination Activities for Moving Away End of the Year Last Session
Are you a counselor looking for activities to have a smooth termination when your clients are ending counseling sessions? Whether you're leaving your position, your clients are graduating because they've met their goals, or moving on because it's the end of the school year, this termination activity set has everything you need to make your last sessions successful and fun!Bundle Includes: ✨The Moving On Digital and Print Counseling Termination Board Game 48 Question Prompt Cards for Discussion t
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K - 5th
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Christmas Around the World Virtual Field Trip Holiday Digital Activity 1st Grade
⭐️ Let’s learn about how Christmas holidays are celebrated around the world! In this Virtual Field Trip for Kindergarten and 1st grade, students experience how Christmas is celebrated in four different countries around the world. This virtual field trip contains video links, images, passages, and more. Your students will experience Christmas around the world through multimedia and YouTube links, then they will complete a variety of engaging activities that will immerse them in the content and bu
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K - 1st
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Winter Holidays Around The World Hanukkah Diwali Christmas Ramadan Kwanzaa
Are you teaching your kindergarten or 1st grade about winter holidays around the world? Your class will love this printable craft book and google slides. Includes Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan. If you're looking for social studies activities that will keep children engaged and on task during the hectic month of December, you've found it! This resource includes easy-to-follow lesson plans and Google slides with links to books and videos about 6 different holi
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K - 2nd
December Read Aloud Lessons K, 1st - Christmas Activities - Christmas Crafts
These December Read Aloud lessons and Christmas activities are perfect for the month.This bundle includes read aloud activities and Christmas crafts for the books Olive the Other Reindeer, Ninjabread Man, Sneezy the Snowman, Hurry Santa, and Snowmen at Christmas. The books and accompanying activities are great for discussing engaging holiday themes about Christmas while also supporting your students as you cover reading comprehension standards. We pride ourselves on creating lessons that cover r
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K - 1st
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