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3rd grade Thanksgiving social studies centers for Easel Activities
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
3rd Grade Math Thanksgiving Escape Room Activity Digital or Print Breakout Game
Can your third graders use their math skills to save Thanksgiving dinner? Trade Thanksgiving math worksheets for an engaging print or digital escape room game. The Thanksgiving Thwarter has locked the oven with Thanksgiving dinner cooking inside. Five puzzles based on 3rd grade math standards await your students. Spice up your Thanksgiving class party while keeping kids engaged in reviewing math skills with this fun breakout activity. This breakout style activity offers either a printable packet
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3rd - 4th
Thanksgiving Digital Math Mystery Game - CSI Escape Room Math Digital Resource
Thanksgiving CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME. Your students can play the Case of The Thanksgiving Thief in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Mystery meets an escape room with this style of game. Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access the next clue. Your Teacher copy will contain all li
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas Around the World Passages - Winter Holidays Around the World Research
Want to teach about Christmas and Holidays Around the World, but you're short on time? These reading comprehension passages are a quick way to teach your students about different ways winter holidays are celebrated while practicing their reading skills.These Holiday Around the World reading passages introduce students to how holidays are celebrated in different countries. Ten different countries that celebrate Christmas plus Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Diwali are included. There is one passage page,
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1st - 3rd
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Turkey Trap Thanksgiving STEM Activity How to Catch a Turkey
Integrate STEM in your classroom this Thanksgiving Season!Students discover how to catch a turkey as they design and build a their very own Turkey Trap! Increase problem solving and engineering skills through this engaging Thanksgiving STEM challenge. An excellent companion activity to the book How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace.Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: November Turkey Thanksgiving STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Presidents Day Reading and Writing Craft Flip Book - Presidents Day Activities
Looking for a way to teach Presidents Day activities without interrupting your reading and writing time? This craft flip book teaches all about the President of the United States. It includes a flip book plus a craft topper for decorations. Presidents Day Activities Included: Let's Read page: reading passage Let's Answer page: comprehension questionsLet's Sort: Cut and sort things that the president does and the requirements of the presidentLet's Write: Students write what they've learned about
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1st - 3rd
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The Great Turkey Race Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Build a Turkey Obstacle Course in this Thanksgiving STEM Challenge! In the The Great Turkey Race STEM Activity, students design and build a Turkey Obstacle Course! An excellent companion activity to the Thanksgiving read aloud book The Great Turkey Race by Steve Metzger.The Turkey Obstacle Course STEM Project:Engage your students with the design process as they build a Turkey Obstacle Course. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Abraham Lincoln Biography Graphic Organizers, Presidents Day Activities & Craft
This Abraham Lincoln biography set includes graphic organizers and a reading and writing flip book craft. This biography set has activities to use for Presidents' Day and covers important facts about Abraham Lincoln's life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Abraham Lincoln, research him, write about him, create a flip book about him, and sort important parts of this famous president's life into graphic organizers. Included in this Abraham Lincoln biography pack: Reading
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1st - 3rd
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American Symbols Worksheets and Reading Passages Activities
This American Symbols worksheet and reading passage set is a perfect supplement to use for your first, second, and third graders. It covers a variety of topics about symbols and a study of 12 different individual American Symbols or Landmarks. There are reading comprehension passages, graphic organizers, writing pages, and cut and glue activities.There is also a digital conversion of this resource available in Google Slides. They have been digitally converted so that you can use the paper versio
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2nd - 3rd
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Amelia Earhart Build an Airplane READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM and Social Studies in your classroom during Women's History Month with this Amelia Earhart STEM Challenge! Travel through the skies with Amelia Earhart! Build an Airplane STEM Challenge is a fun and unique way to engage your students during Women's History Month. Teach students that anyone can be a successful pioneer in industry regardless of gender. Students begin the activity by reading about Amelia Earhart and learning vocabulary on different aspects of flight (thrust, lift, dr
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Women's History Month READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE #1
Rosa Parks Biography Graphic Organizer - Black History Month Activities
Rosa Parks was an influential woman who fought for equality and forever changed history. This biography pack full of activities is perfect to use during Black History Month or Women's History Month and covers facts about her life for students to learn. Within the pack, they will read about Rosa Parks, research her, write about her, create a flip book about her, and sort important parts of this famous African American woman's life into graphic organizers.There is now a digital component included
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1st - 3rd
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3rd Grade Research Projects, Science and Social Studies Projects With a Twist!
PDF and Digital! Ready-to-Go Research Projects for Third Graders! With this resource, you'll find 40 engaging, creative and fun enrichment research projects about interesting science and social studies topics aligned to most 3rd grade curricula. The projects allow students to think outside of the box when they research topics for specific answers. From creating awards for famous cowboys or explorers, to researching ways a hero has shown good citizenship or even researching ways that a penguin
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3rd
Thanksgiving Activities - Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension and Writing
Looking to bring in Thanksgiving activities that help teach reading comprehension and writing skills? These 5 sets of fiction Thanksgiving stories help students practice comprehension with fun and engaging stories. These Thanksgiving reading passages and comprehension questions are a perfect tool to use to help students practice their comprehension. In this product, you will find five Thanksgiving stories with 2 comprehension activities for each. One of the comprehension papers deals with answer
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2nd - 3rd
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Thanksgiving Writing Activities Prompts Worksheets Narrative Informative Opinion
This Thanksgiving writing prompts resource is packed full of fun, holiday themed writing tasks that students will LOVE! There are prompts, writing papers, and vocabulary cards - all to support them while writing about fun and interesting topics.Includes:Writing Prompt CardsWriting WorksheetsThanksgiving Word WallGraphic OrganizersDigital Paperless PromptsWRITING PROMPT TASK CARDSIncludes 18 cards, each with a different Thanksgiving themed prompt. Includes narrative, descriptive, persuasive, info
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Holiday Writing Prompts BUNDLE Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas
Turkey Reading Flip Book with Craft and Writing - All About Turkeys Nonfiction
Are you looking for turkey activities that will also teach nonfiction reading and writing skills? This craft flip book teaches all about turkeys while kids practice their nonfiction reading and writing skills.This reading activity includes a mini flip book plus a craft topper for decorations. It's perfect for learning about turkeys, having interactive fun, and creating a great wall display for the kids and school to see. Turkey Activities Included: Let's Read page: reading passage Let's Answer
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1st - 3rd
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Leaf Man Autumn READ ALOUD STEAM™ Activity
Collect leaves and build a Leaf Animal! In the Fall Leaf Man STEAM challenge, students design their very own Leaf Animal! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Leaf Man by Lois Elhert.The Leaf Man STEAM Project:Journey outside this fall and collect some leaves! Students can identify the types of leaves using our leaf identification worksheet. After the leaves are collected, your students get to build their very own Leaf Animal!Students plan, design, and execute their own id
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Ancient Egypt Activities Reading Passages Egyptian Gods Pharaohs Pyramids
Students will explore life in ancient Egypt while practicing essential reading comprehension skills including main idea, context clues, vocabulary, and text features with this interactive book.TOPICS INCLUDE:the Nile riverUpper and Lower EgyptKing Menes and the double crowndaily life in ancient Egyptpharaohsgods and goddessesmummiespyramidsWHAT YOU WILL GET12-page printable bookCut-and-glue titlesAncient Egypt vocabulary cards with definitionsVocabulary graphic organizer Full color, digital vers
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3rd - 4th
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Then and Now Social Studies History of Christmas Traditions
Your students will love learning about the history of Christmas in the past and compare it to how we celebrate Christmas today in this fun and engaging activity pack. Fact sheets and comprehension questions will guide students through the history of Christmas traditions such as card and present giving. Create a fun diorama and complete the flipbook for an exciting social studies lesson.SAVE 30% by buying ALL of my other Then & Now Resources in 1 Bundle!>>>>You can find a Google S
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Then and Now Social Studies Bundle
3 Branches of Government Activity Reading Comprehension US Checks & Balances
This interactive reading activity teaches students about the United States government and its three branches while practicing essential comprehension skills including main idea, context clues, vocabulary, and text features. It's a great way to integrate social studies into your reading instruction!TOPICS COVERED:The ConstitutionDemocracyChecks and BalancesThe Legislative BranchThe Executive BranchThe Judicial BranchWHAT YOU WILL GET6-chapter printable bookCut-and-glue titlesVocabulary cards with
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3rd
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Also included in: Third Grade Math & Reading YEAR LONG BUNDLE 1500+ Pages
Thanksgiving Turkey Fact Families
Thanksgiving is almost here! Use these fun turkey themed worksheets to have your students strengthen their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills. There are also blank sheets where you or your students can write in your own fact families. Happy Thanksgiving!What's Included:* 3 addition and subtraction worksheets* 3 multiplication and division worksheets* Blank addition and subtraction worksheet* Blank multiplication and division worksheet* Answer keys View the preview to get
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1st - 3rd
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Thanksgiving Menu Math: Multistep Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Use these differentiated menus for students to practice real-world math skills. There are four Thanksgiving themed menus with prices in two different skill levels. For each menu, there are two worksheets for multistep word problems. Students can answer the problems using addition and subtraction with regrouping skills. More advanced students may use multiplication at times, but it is not required. An open-ended create your own math problem worksheet and create your menu is also included.There is
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2nd - 4th
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Build a Wampanoag Wetu STEM Activity
Learn about the Wampanoag tribe with this hands-on STEM Challenge where students build a Wampanoag Wetu!Students learn to work cooperatively in small groups or on their own as they explore the Wampanoag and how their homes were made!A reading passage and questions are included to help students learn more about the Wampanoag Tribe!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with th
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
A Plump and Perky Turkey Thanksgiving STEAM Activity
Design and Build a Plump and Perky Turkey for a STEM Art Show! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own symmetrical Plump and Perky Turkey that can balance on it's own! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman.Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and 1st grade through 5th grade teachers who want to create a hand
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Turkey READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE
Christmas around the World Scavenger Hunt
Keep them learning during this holiday season! This scavenger hunt introduces students to information and fun facts about Christmas Traditions around the World. How to Use This Product1. Print the Christmas Traditions around the World Scavenger Hunt cards on card stock then cut them apart. 2. Make copies of the Christmas Traditions around the World Scavenger Hunt questions worksheet. Each student needs a copy. 3. Place the Christmas Traditions around the World Scavenger Hunt cards around your c
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Winter Holidays Scavenger Hunt Bundle
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