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World War II Anticipation Guide
This item is an anticipation guide for a unit on World War II.
Grades:
5th - 11th
Carmen Sandiego Weeks 1-4
Each week has a close reading passage with clues about a state. The students will use the worksheet to figure out the state that Carmen's henchmen stole something from and find the agriculture, political climate, physical features, history, and fun facts for each state. This is an all-year unit designed to run in the background (during Daily 5 or for morning work) once the routine has been explicitly taught. There are 8 packets in my shop and an answer key.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Great set of 10 activities cover topics of Local & Global Citizenship(editable)
The following activities are categorized within the key concepts of; - Diversity and Inclusion -Human Rights and Social Responsibility -Equality and Social Justice -Democracy and Active Participation However, these activities can be used to make connections with any curricular concepts in relationship to Local and Global CitizenshipActivitiesThe ‘F’ Word: Exploring Diverse PerceptionsHuman Posters: Ideas on CitizenshipUnzipping the Jeans Industry: Investigating InterdependenceThe Biscuit Gam
Grades:
4th - 8th
Math Learning Games ~ Double Facts & the Ancient Greek ball game of Flees
This is an extremely fun game that has motivated my students to want to learn at levels as high as I've ever seen. The game can be used to motivate your students to want to learn any subject at almost any grade. This lesson uses the Common Core 2nd grade math standard MACC.OA.2.2 and can be offered as enrichment to Kindergarten and 1st Graders as well as re-teaching and intervention for 3rd - 5th graders.
It includes Marzano Design Question, Domain, Elements, Essential Question, Learning Goal,
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PreK - 5th
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Thanksgiving Math Color by Number
Here is a Thanksgiving Color By Number for K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. There are 2 versions included-one includes single digit addition only, the other addition, subtraction, and basic multiplication facts.
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K - 3rd
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Cognates
Quick, introductory list of cognates in English and Spanish. Includes false cognates to discuss with students and practice. Great for a beginning lesson on similarities and differences in English and Spanish.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Community Picture Set
The Community Picture Set is a great hands-on way for your students to learn about their community. These pictures are great for posting on wooden blocks. Your students can build a community in their very own classroom! There are 25 pictures in the Community Set. The pictures included are: American and Hispanic grocery stores, American and Hispanic restaurants, a post office, a mail truck, a garbage truck, work trucks, etc.
This product has been used in real classrooms with real students with
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Presidential Debate
This is a great unit if you are bringing attention to the upcoming presidential election. It gives grade schoolers the opportunity to learn debating skills revolving around an election that they are undoubtedly aware of.
I suggest you choose the groups for each candidate (or do so randomly). I would suggest groups of 4 to 7 students. In my class, I had two Democrat groups and two Republican groups. One Republican group debated one Democrat group. So, in essence, there were two debates in my roo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Oral Stories-Mental Math Word Problems Integrated
These are stories that offer real world word problems in an oral story format. Have you ever had the room go completely quiet and all eyes completely focused when you've started an oral story? These stories can improve their listening skills, engage them in learning, help them improve in solving word problems, and help them review their subtraction skills. *Typo: "Herring" Should've been Herring Gull.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Carmen Sandiego Unit Weeks 10-14
Each week has a close reading passage with clues about a state. The students will use the worksheet to figure out the state that Carmen's henchmen stole something from and find the agriculture, political climate, physical features, history, and fun facts for each state. This is an all-year unit designed to run in the background (during Daily 5 or for morning work) once the routine has been explicitly taught. There are 8 packets in my shop and an answer key.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Ancient Egypt and Ancient China Graphic Organizer
Use this graphic organizer to help students solidify information about the ancient civilizations of Egypt and China. Students enjoy using notes, the internet, and text resources to locate information.
This page can be used as a mini-lesson, an introduction, as practice during a lesson, as a study guide or as an exit ticket.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Black History: African American Inventors
Good study lessons that can be used for biographies, portraits, history, writing using research skills, and higher level thinking skills, such as: write a short story or comedy story that creates a world without the invention.
This lesson plan can be used for the research of any ethnicity on inventors, then by cross-referencing cultures, students can compare and contrast the information found. The Information makes for good discussions especially with the use of higher level thinking questions
Grades:
5th - 8th
Manners
Fun reading for beginner students about four socks living together. The aim is to teach children how to build social skills by helping one another. This book has 26 pages with hand-made characters. Here is the synopsis.Join Penelope and the Sockfrock characters in yet another adventure. Manners is teaching the Sockfrock characters the importance of telling the truth and apologizing. When Ramon accidently knocks over Margarita’s plant, will he tell her the truth? Will Margarita accept Ramon’s apo
Grades:
1st - 4th, Adult Education, Staff
Cinderella Around the World
How different can stories about Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood actually be? Students would be surprised. How about a crocodile in the Cinderella story? That is not what they expect.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Global Awareness Presentation
This is a Global Awareness Lesson for students and teachers with a note taking sheet with questions relating to knowledge of Global Awareness.Presentation videos are noted on the sheet.
I used this for my 4th grade class and a presentation to teachers. The results were amazing !
I also had my students learn "We Are The World."
I taped them singing and holding up cards with key words along with their drawings. That video is not included. I used their cards , global awareness poems, and notes
Grades:
2nd - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
Global Project Planning Template
Open the world up to your students by creating a global project! This template takes you through the steps you need to take in order to plan for a successful project. It also includes hyperlinks to helpful websites you can use to connect with classrooms.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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It Never Happened Civil Rights Writing Activity
This writing activity can be used to assess student knowledge of your instruction on the Civil Rights movement as well as your writing instruction.
A rubric has been included to aid you is assigning a numerical grade as well as providing feedback to your students.
This assignment aligns well with 5th grade standards and they have been included on the rubric to help you gauge student progress towards standard mastery. This item is appropriate, however, for all grades that focus on the Civi
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Who was Martin Luther King: What's the Color of Your Skin?
We are about to enjoy a national holiday and a day off from school to celebrate the life and accomplishments of a truly great man, Martin Luther King, yet many children have no idea who or what it’s about.
Essential Question: Who was Martin Luther King?
Goal of this lesson: To discover that Martin Luther King helped people discover their civil rights through peaceful means.
Objectives:
-To understand who Martin Luther King was and realize what he did for the people of the United States of Americ
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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European Vacation Project
Imagine that you have just won the coveted “Citizenship” award! Your prize is $15,000.00, which must be applied to an educational and life changing vacation.
You, a parent, and two others will be traveling by plane, car, boat, and train. You must plan the trip and keep a record of all the expenses without exceeding the $15,000.00. You may not keep the money left over.
*Teachers may change any of the requirements to fit the unit they are studying.
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Oral Story for Addition Word Problem Practice
1st and 2nd grade mental math and word problem practice. They can practice these skills without having to read any word problems. Good introduction to lessons with word problems and good addition review.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Walking in Other People's Shoes
Develop empathy between students based on teacher selected media: literature, videos, current events, etc.This worksheet allows students to express themselves in the shoes and situations of others.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Aboriginal lessons Stage 2
This unit of work was developed to teach Aboriginal Education in a context outside the topic of British Colonisation. It is developed for a stage 2 class complying with the NSW syllabus, however, it can be easily adapted for any age and/or outcomes.
It uses the text "My Place" by Nadia Wheatley.
Included is;
3 lessons (relating to belonging, identity, Aboriginal perspectives)
A rational for implementing these teaching strategies and learning outcomes, relating to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Dev
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
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Focusing the Field Trip
How can teachers utilize self-exploration discovery encouraged by non-formal learning institutions while demonstrating learning, thus justifying the time and expense? The educational reasons for visiting a non-formal learning institution (museum, zoo, conservatory, etc.) vary widely among teachers, students and the institutions. Many teachers want their students to simply “gather facts” that can be repeated in a test. Gathering of facts for testing is, of course, what most schools emphasize in t
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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1st and 2nd Grade Oral Math Stories Subtraction
This is a great warm up to lessons involving word problems. It is also good for reviewing subtraction.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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