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Social studies internet activities $5-10
Holidays Around the World | December Crafts for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali
Are you looking for printable or digital resources for Holidays Around the World? These activities are easy to use and/or assign. They can printed out to use in the classroom OR assigned digitally. Each holiday comes with information for students to read, activities for students to complete, and an assessment. Check out the preview to see exactly what the printable and digital activities look like! HOLIDAYS INCLUDED:• Christmas in Germany• Kwanzaa• Christmas in Sweden (with St. Lucia's Day)
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2nd - 4th
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CSI Forensic Science. Who done it? Print & Google Classroom | Distance Learning.
CSI Forensic Science - Be a detective and use science to figure out who stole the jewels from the town hall. Print Version + Boom Card Version + Google Slide Version!This pack now includes a print version a google classroom & a BOOM card version for distance learning with your students! With the google classroom and Boom Card version your students can fill in editable textboxes and move images to complete the activity online!Your students will love doing this activity, suitable for both midd
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: End of Year Math Activities Bundle! CSI Math Mysteries, Math Mazes&Games
The 3 Branches of Government Unit for Local, State and Federal Government
Spark your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students’ interest in government with this cross-curricular, high interest government teaching unit. Your students will dive in with a three page story called, “Jenny and the Government Fairy”. They then explore local, state and federal government through simple to use mini lessons, and lots of fun activities. This teaching unit is perfect for the BUSY teacher!This unit is created to be simple to use for teachers and studentsMakes planning a breeze...just print
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Government In America BUNDLE
Maps and Globes - 7 Continents and Oceans- Landforms Map Skills Activity
This interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about Map Skills, Globes, Continents, Landforms, and Communities! These Map Skills activities will not only have your students learning the importance of locating on places on maps and globes, they’ll also be learning about constructing and reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and identifying map symbols. Lastly, they'll also compare and contrast basic land use in urban, suburban, and rural environments.This Maps
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1st - 3rd
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Budget & Personal Finance Project : A Money Reality Check
Do you want an all-inclusive project to teach your students about Budgeting & Personal Finance Responsibility? Look no further, because you have found it! ↬MORE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT↫ After MANY requests, I have updated this product to include TWO versions: (1) Salaries attached to grade in class(2) Salaries assigned at randomWithin this product you will find an in-depth experience for students that will teach them the value of a dollar!! Students are required to determine the taxes taken o
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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Map Skills & Geography Activities Google Classroom Digital Resources
This digital activities bundle (including map skills reading passages!) will make maps and globe skills ENGAGING and FUN!This bundle includes digital activities and reading passages about map skills, the equator, prime meridian, hemispheres, continents, and oceans.This digital resource uses Google Slides™ and can be used on Google Classroom and Google Drive. This resource also includes an answer key.⭐️ Click HERE to SAVE 20% with the yearlong 2nd-Grade Social Studies Bundle!You will receive each
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2nd - 3rd
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Why Study History? Back to School Activity for Secondary Social Studies
Do your students truly understand why they are taking a history class!? Why not teach them in a fun activity? Teach your students to think like an historians as they dig through artifacts, analyze primary sources, and read information about history. This lesson guides your students through an activity where they debate the importance of history in their lives, examine artifacts, analyze primary sources, read an article and create Doodle Notes. The lesson concludes with a spectrum discussion or
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
Mesoamerica PowerPoint Olmec Maya Aztec Inca Empires Google Slides History
Mesoamerica: Olmec - Maya - Aztec - Inca Interactive Power Point & Interactive Google Slides**New Update - Now includes additional INTERACTIVE Google Slides version for Distance Learning during Covid-19 | Coronavirus! This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Ancient Civilizations / Medieval History PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through it on individual computers. This resource is part of the Medieval Times / Mi
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4th - 8th
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Famous Inventors & Inventions Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Unit
Introducing six famous Inventors and their revolutionary inventions! Your students will get to discover how Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, The Wright Brothers, Sarah Breedlove Walker, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington Carver developed innovations that changed the world forever.This resource will help your students understand each inventor’s unique story, their accomplishments, and the impact they had on the world. Although learning about famous inventions is important, kids love re
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2nd - 5th
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Natural Disasters
Let's learn about Natural Disasters! This worksheet includes 34 pages with a large variety of activities and exercises about natural disasters. Crosswords, word searches, puzzles and other kinds of activities are included to make it a fun and interesting class. The answers and an answer sheet are included. GOOGLE SLIDES AND FILLABLE PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!Overview: Page 1-2: Introduction Page 3-4: EarthquakesPage 5-7: HurricanesPage 8-9: FloodsPage 10-11: Volcanic EruptionsPage 12-13: TsunamisPag
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Geography Bundle (Nature, Oceans, Ecosystems, and Natural Disasters)
Pilgrims and Native Americans | The First Thanksgiving | Wampanoag | Mayflower
These First Thanksgiving Pilgrims and Native Americans Wampanoag Tribe activities go from the Mayflower through the 1st year in Plymouth Colony. Teach 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders about the history of early America as the settlers came from England and the events leading up to the Harvest Feast of 1621.Any of the printable activities can be used alone or be combined to create an easy-to assemble interactive notebook, lapbook or learning portfolio. This resource also includes book and website recom
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2nd - 5th
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3 Branches of Government | Interactive Google Slides Activities
Need a fun and interactive way to teach your students about the 3 Branches of Government? This resource includes a google slides presentation about the branches as well as interactive slides that you can assign to Google Classroom. A printable booklet is also included! You can read it together in class and students can use it as a study guide. This resource is not editable. Included:- Google slides presentation (11 slides total - covering the 3 branches and checks and balances)- 5 Google slides
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3rd - 5th
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Map Skills Worksheet Me On The Map Activities First Grade Kindergarten
Get K-1 kids excited about map skills and geography with this hands-on social studies bundle. Includes neighborhood map activities, reading & following map directions, compass rose, map key, & Me On The Map activities kids will love!Take your students on a journey as they learn all about how to use maps! Students will have the opportunity to: make their own 3-dimensional mapsfollow a route through a neighborhood, a zoo, and help find a lost doguse a compass rose to follow directions on a
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K - 2nd
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Ancient Egypt PowerPoint - Google Slides - Google Classroom Activities Geography
Ancient Egypt Interactive Power Point and Google Slides **New Update - Now includes additional INTERACTIVE Google Slides version for Distance Learning during Covid-19 | Coronavirus ***Watch this quick preview video to see the PowerPoint in action!This resource is part of the Ancient Civilizations (Entire) CurriculumThis teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Ancient Civilizations PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through
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4th - 9th
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Civil War Reconstruction Era Activity Escape Room (13th 14th 15th Amendments)
This breakout escape room is a great way for students to test their knowledge about the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War.Important: (How to Make Completely Digital)This product normally requires the printing of the questions to accompany a digital form for students to input answers. But if you follow a couple simple steps, this can be made entirely digital! Just use the following tool:https://smallpdf.com/split-pdf(choose "extract pages")to extract the pages containing the questions into
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7th - 12th
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The Middle Ages Early Medieval Europe Feudalism PowerPoint Google Slides Manors
Discover the ultimate Medieval Europe teaching experience with our Early Middle Ages - Feudalism PowerPoint, now with an additional INTERACTIVE Google Slides version. Perfect for a 7th-grade curriculum, this resource covers a variety of topics, including Feudalism, Monasteries, Estates, Manors, Fiefs, and more.With this powerful classroom presentation, students can easily navigate through the material on individual computers or participate in a group lesson. Aligned with our Medieval Europe - Ea
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4th - 8th
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Holidays Around the World Unit, Books, Research, Crafts
Holidays Around the World and Christmas Around the World is a great way to introduce your students to different cultural celebrations! This Holidays Around the World unit will take your class to 13 different countries! Distance learning? No problem! Digital holidays around the world options are included preloaded for Google Slides™ and Seesaw™! You can even spread this unit out through the year as holidays come up.You will begin by making your Holidays Around the World suitcase and passport. Thi
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K - 3rd
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Landforms and Bodies of Water | Interactive Google Slides Activities
These slides provide the definition of common landforms and bodies of water along with real life images! The interactive slides help students practice identifying landforms and bodies of water. If your students are comfortable dragging and typing in google slides, this activity will be perfect for them! A booklet of definitions and images is included for students to use during the activity or as a study guide! *This product is included in a BUNDLEThis resource is not editable. What is included?-
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Continents and Oceans & Landforms BUNDLE | Google Slides Activities
Economics BUNDLE Supply and Demand Worksheets Goods and Services Sort
Introduce your students to the basic economic concepts of money, wants/ needs, goods/ services, consumers/ producers, and supply/ demand. 5 days of lesson plans and extension activities are included. Bundle includes print version, digital version for Google Slides, and Boom™ Cards reviewing goods and services. ****************************************************************************************************************PRODUCT INCLUDES:5 pages of complete lesson plans for the teacher, including
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3rd - 4th
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Winter Holidays Around the World Virtual Scavenger Hunt (Google Earth)
Take your students on a winter holidays adventure around the world! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about and explore 8 different winter holiday events and traditions around the world. This low-prep, interactive activity is fully digital and is set up in Google Slides. This activity has been updated for the 2023 season!*CLICK THE PREVIEW BUTTON TO VIEW MOREStudents will visit and learn about the following:Nat
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5th - 7th
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Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
This is a Geography Unit with 4 resources over the 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals. In this bundle you will receive a Spanish-speaking country profile project, 2 map labeling activities, a matching quiz activity, an internet scavenger hunt, and a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Answer keys and examples are included. Purchase this bundle and save over 25% off the following resources:Spanish-Speaking Country Profile ProjectSpanish-Speaking Count
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6th - 12th
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Timeline Project- Research a Decade in the 20th Century
2024: I have made the pack editable on Google Docs.2023: I have updated the file with a new look. AND I have added new pages for your students to complete if you want them to do their own research.2021: I have added a digital activity for Google Slides. (April 2020)Your students will have a blast learning about timelines and the 20th century! Included in this pack are 11 information sheets full of events, pop culture, music, and events of each decade of the 20th century. (Decades included:
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4th - 6th
Plan a Vacation Research Unit - Project Based Learning Math and Social Studies
Give your students an opportunity to plan their own dream summer vacation! With this Project Based Learning unit, students are given a budget of $3000 to plan a vacation to a destination of their choice. Decide how to will spend 5 days and nights on the dream vacation. This 21st Century project based learning unit provides math, research, digital learning, and writing. (Google Version added)This PBL unit incorporates challenging, engaging, and creative activities. There are many opportunities fo
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3rd - 6th
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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