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3rd grade Spring social studies centers for Easel Activities
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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Spring ELA Review Task Cards Plus Board Game Activity Fun Low-Prep Test Prep
Here are 32 spring-themed, multiple-choice task cards that cover a variety of English Language Arts skills and standards. Each skill is presented within the context of a sentence and shows up 3-5 times throughout the set. Plus, a super fun board game to use alongside the task cards!What's included?32 ELA Review Task Cards- Color32 ELA Review Task Cards- BlacklineEasel Assessment- Self-CheckingGoogle Slides Digital ActivitySpring Board Game- ColorSpring Board Game- BlacklineSpring Board Game Pawn
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3rd - 5th
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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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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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Peeps Parachute Spring STEM Activity Gravity, Physical Science, Engineering
Integrate STEM in your classroom during springtime and Easter Season!Get your students pumped up for Spring with the Peep Parachute Easter Activity! Design a parachute that will slow down the rate at which a cup falls after being dropped and allow the Peep to land safely.Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!Engage students with the
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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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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
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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: Women's History Month READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE #1
2 Digit by 1 Digit Multiplication - Partial Products - Area Model {Fall Theme}
2 Digit by 1 Digit Multiplication: This resource includes 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication practice pages in a fun fall animal theme! Students can solve the equations using the partial products strategy (also known as the area model or box method), the standard algorithm, or a different flexible strategy. This multiplication resource includes:An anchor chart demonstrating the partial product strategy (whole and half-size pages)Six (6) unique multiplication pages with six (6) equations per page:
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2nd - 4th
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Egg Drop Challenge Spring STEM Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom during springtime!Get your students pumped up for Spring with the Egg Drop Challenge! Design a device that will protect an egg from cracking or breaking when it falls! Your students will be talking about this one for a long time. So much fun!Take students through the STEM Process: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.It aligns with the NGSS (Next G
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1st - 4th
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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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Jelly Bean Bottle Flipping Spring STEM Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom with Jelly Beans!Get your students pumped up for Spring with Jelly Bean Bottle Flipping Challenge! Conduct an experiment to see which water bottle filled with jelly beans will land vertically the most times.Engage Students with The STEM Process:Students make a prediction and test their hypothesis. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).What Tea
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Spring Plant Hand Pollination STEM Activity Pollen Collector
Integrate STEM in your classroom and learn about Pollination!Get your students pumped up for Spring with Plant Pollination Activity! Design a hand pollinator that will transfer pollen from one flower to another! This activity would be great for Earth Day or as a culminating project to a pollination or plant unit.Engage students with the STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what
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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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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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St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Tower STEM Challenge
Easily integrate STEM Challenges in your Classroom!Get your students pumped up for St. Patrick's Day! In this STEM Challenge, students help a leprechaun design, build, and test an amazing tower to hold the Leprechaun's pot of gold! The Engineering Design Process: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. They follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, E
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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: March STEM Activities and Challenges Bundle Basketball, St Patricks Day
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
Three Digit Addition & Subtraction with Regrouping Task Cards With QR Codes
Three digit addition and subtraction with regrouping practice is engaging and easy to implement with these fun spring themed task card sets. There are 3 sets of task cards in this resource to provide your students with ample practice. The task cards have optional QR codes that students can use to self check their answers. Use the task cards in math center or as a whole class game of Scoot or Roam the Room. A digital version to use with Easel is also included.There are two sets of 28 computation
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Three Digit Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Activities Bundle
Easter Reading Comprehension and Writing Activities - Easter Reading Passages
These Easter reading passages and comprehension questions are a perfect tool to use to help students practice their comprehension. In this product, you will find five Easter stories with 2 comprehension activities for each. One of the comprehension papers deals with answering questions about the text and the other paper deals with writing a response based on the passage.*There is now a digital component included in this resource. The passages are now created in Google Slides.Easter Reading Stori
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2nd - 3rd
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Plants: Parts of a Plant, Plant Needs, Life Cycle, & Plant Journal for Primary
Plants: Parts of a Plant, Plant Needs, and Life Cycle Activities for Primary for Kindergarten and 1st GradeIncludes:CoverContentsParts of a Flower Labeling ActivityBuild a Flower Art Activity #1Build a Flower Art Activity #2Draw the Plant Life Cycle ActivityPlant Needs Draw & Label ActivityMy Plant Journal (10 Days- Observe, Draw, & Write)Terms of UseCreditsUse during Science, Science Centers, Writing Center, Morning Work, Etc.Please follow my store for monthly freebies! :)
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PreK - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-ESS2-2
, K-LS1-1
Life Cycle of a Butterfly Chicken Reading Passages Worksheets for Spring
Looking for butterfly, caterpillar, bee, chick, and tulip life cycle reading passages and activities this spring or anytime? These high-interest informative nonfiction close reading passages and activities will help you engage your students and tie important science concepts and reading work together!Included are 4 nonfiction articles to help your students understand the phenomena of life cycles of chickens, butterflies, bees, and tulips, all while they gather important information as they read.
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-2
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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2 Digit Addition & Subtraction with Regrouping Task Cards with Optional QR Codes
Use these fun and engaging task cards to have your students practice two digit addition and subtraction with regrouping. There are 72 task cards in all in this resource. Use the task cards for a game of Scoot or Roam the Room. The task cards also great for a math center and a game board is included for partner work. Two bonus worksheets are also included for extra practice. Printable task cards and a digital version to use with Easel are both included.Included in this resource are two sets of 24
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1st - 3rd
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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
Easter Egg Tower April STEM Activity
Integrate STEM in your classroom during Spring and Easter! Get your students pumped up for Easter with Egg Tower Easter STEM Challenge! Design and build a tower out of plastic eggs and Play-Doh! Simple and easy way to implement STEM challenges in your classroom!Take students through the STEM Process.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.This activity is an excellent STEM Center or
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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: Easter STEM Activities and April STEM Challenges Bundle
St. Patrick's Day Reading Comprehension, Reading and Writing Craft Flip Book
This St. Patrick's Day activity includes a reading comprehension flip book with a writing page and a craft topper. It focuses on learning all about St. Patrick's Day with a nonfiction reading passage and three follow up activities. This is perfect for learning about the holiday while having interactive fun, practicing comprehension, and nonfiction writing.St. Patrick's Day Activities Included: Let's Read page: reading passage Let's Answer page: questions about thepassageLet's Sort: Cut and sort
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1st - 3rd
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