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Kindergarten social studies projects
Me on the Map Circle Book {EDITABLE!}
This EDITABLE Me on the Map book is a great way for your students to understand about their place in the world!___________________________________________________________________________Included are both PRINTABLE and EDITABLE forms. THE EDITABLE VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT IS A POWERPOINT DOCUMNENT. YOU MUST HAVE POWERPOINT IN ORDER TO EDIT THIS PRODUCT.___________________________________________________________________________THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: - Circle Books with blank spaces- Circle Books wi
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K - 4th
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Black History Month Craft: African American Inventors - Set of 6
Do you need cute and easy crafts for Black History Month? You got them! This set has SIX crafts or craftivities of African American inventors and their inventions: George Carver, George Crum, Lewis Latimer, Garrett Morgan, Philip Downing, and Alfred Cralle. These crafts will make a fantastic bulletin board for Black History Month or can be used for your school hallway decoration! Next time your students crunch on a potato chip, get a scoop of ice cream, eat a peanut butter sandwich, look at a tr
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PreK - 1st
1st Grade Social Studies Interactive Notebook Curriculum Worksheets 2nd Grade
Your students will love learning primary social studies content with this interactive notebook. This interactive notebook provides a fun and easy way to revisit and review new social studies learning. This resource includes 50 interactive projects, book recommendations, large pictures of each project with teacher directions, and a hyperlinked table of contents. Projects Included:Historical figuresGeorge WashingtonAbraham LincolnMartin Luther King, Jr.Christopher ColumbusRosa ParksRuby Bridgesbla
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K - 2nd
Continents and Oceans - 3D Map, Lap Book, Activities - Social Studies 1st Grade
Do you need an engaging social studies resource to teach your students about the seven continents and five oceans? This easy-to-use resource includes everything you need to help your students learn about the world's continents and oceans.A variety of activities will keep your students engaged. These include vocabulary cards, books, worksheets, a 3D student map, a mapping lapbook, and a writing activity.This resource is part of a money-saving BUNDLE. Click to save 20% by purchasing the BUNDLE.Use
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: First Grade Social Studies BUNDLE
Collaborative Veterans Day Craft Activity | Thank You Veterans Agamograph Poster
This year, you've got to try Art with Jenny K.'s Veterans Day 3D Collaboration Poster!! It is easy for teachers and fun for kids and makes the perfect Veterans' Day activity for your class! This project is a "3-way" agamograph (3 images spliced together) and a collaboration poster mixed into one. This project is unique because I developed it to combine my agamographs with my collaboration posters. And there is no beating the "wow! factor" at the end, when children walk back and forth to see the
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K - 8th
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5 PHASES OF A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 ACTIVITY CRAFT SPINNER SCIENCE PRINTABLE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 CRAFTS WHEEL PRINTABLE ACTIVITY (THE 5 PHASES OF A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SPINNER CRAFTIVITY)Are you looking for fun Total Eclipse activities? Kids will love making and spinning this eclipse crafts wheel/ spinner. This craft wheel is a fun way for kids to learn about the 5 phases of a total solar eclipse: First Contact, Second Contact, Totality, Third Contact and Fourth Contact. I have provided 2 versions of the wheel: color and black and white version. Each wheel con
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PreK - 6th
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Helen Keller Craft | Braille Activity | Reading Passages
Helen Keller is the perfect role model to discuss during Women’s History Month, with any unit about communication, on January 4th for World Braille Day- really, anytime you want to inspire your students! In this packet, you’ll find:1. Braille Activity2. Helen Keller Craft3. What is Braille? Reading Passage & Questions4. Who was Helen Keller? Reading Passage & Sequencing Handout5. Writing Activities & Graphic Organizers6. Word SearchCurious? Learn more about this product by clicking h
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Helen Keller and Theodore Roosevelt Activity Bundle
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE CRAFTS WHEEL ACTIVITY SPINNER PRINTABLE SCIENCE
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE CRAFT ACTIVITY SPINNER SCIENCE PRINTABLE (Perfect for the upcoming annular eclipse on October 14 and the following lunar eclipse)Are you looking for fun solar and lunar eclipse activities? Kids will love making and spinning this eclipse crafts wheel/ spinner. This eclipse wheel is a fun way for kids to visualize the position of the moon in relation to the sun and Earth during solar and lunar eclipses.I have provided 3 versions of the eclipse wheel: color, black and white
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PreK - 6th
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Community Helpers Crafts Bundle 1 | Career Day Activities
If you are looking for a fun way to teach your students about community helpers, this Community Helper Crafts Bundle #1 is full of great hands on activities! Students will love cutting and pasting together their choice of 10 different crafts: chef, construction worker, doctor, farmer, firefighter, mail carrier, nurse, police officer, teacher, and veterinarian. These crafts are great for a "When I Grow Up" themed unit and will make a great bulletin board! Click HERE to SAVE by buying this resou
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PreK - 2nd
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Memorial Day Craft Poppy Craft Remembrance Day Craft Anzac Day Veterans Day
This Memorial Day Poppy Craft is a fun activity for Memorial Day, Remembrance Day, Anzac Day, or study on flowers! Students will love cutting and pasting their very own poppy craft while making one show stopping bulletin board. The patterns are kid friendly and easy to prep for teachers too! What's included in this pdf: • A photograph of the craft activity • Step-by-step directions • Templates that can be copied directly onto colored cardstock or construction paper and then cut out by stud
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K - 3rd
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Jackie Robinson Collaborative Poster — Great Black History Month Activity
Jackie Robinson Collaboration Portrait Poster. My collaboration posters are designed to complement or supplement any Jackie Robinson lesson, sports, or Black History Month studies. This poster is the perfect anticipatory set to pique your students’ interest or a great extension to finish your studies with a WOW. Your students will be talking about this poster for weeks to come and will always remember exactly which piece was “theirs” when they see it on display! Recommended for any grade as th
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K - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month Activities: Collaboration Posters BUNDLE Set 2
FF® Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Collaborative Poster
Do something with your class for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month) that your students won't soon forget—with my large, visually engaging Famous Faces® collaboration poster. My Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Poster is fun, collaborative, and easy to do with your students! My collaboration posters are easy for teachers and fun for kids and make a lasting impression—on students, parents, and your entire school community! Large and visuall
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PreK - 8th
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Presidents Day Activities American Flag Craft 4th of July Memorial Day Windsock
Memorial Day Craft : American Flag Lantern Craft► Very easy► 7 PagesColorful : 3 pagesBlack and White : 4 pages► Available in PDF format► Letter size 8.5 x 11 inches** Personal use only NO COMMERCIAL USE ALLOWED!**
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PreK - 2nd
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Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service
Looking for a fun way to teach your economics unit to your students? This Christmas project based learning unit is a fun way to embrace the holiday craziness & turn your classroom into a North Pole workshop! In this PBL unit, your students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers, and so much more! ⭐The overall objective of this unit is to turn your students into entrepreneurs and your classroom into a North Pole workshop!⭐You will teach various social st
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K - 5th
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Pirate Map Project-PBL
Students will become pirates and create a map that will lead to their buried treasure! This project is meant to have students demonstrate and use their knowledge of map skills and landforms. Students will use map keys, cardinal and/or intermediate directions, compass rose, map title, map legend, and landforms. The finished product all fits on large construction paper. You can complete this project as PBL or go through the steps together.What's Included:2 map key templates: One with the words typ
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K - 3rd
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Me on the Map Project (Circle and Rectangle Project Choices)
Are you looking for a fun and interactive ME ON THE MAP project for your first through fifth grade students to do in Social Studies? Look no further!Help students explore their place in the world with this engaging project. Choose from either a circle map or a rectangular map.This best sellingpacket includes:⭐Planning Pages⭐Printables for a Circle Map Project⭐ Printables for a Rectangular Map Project⭐Printable US and state maps for each state⭐Printable Candian provinces and states⭐Rubrics for
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K - 5th
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WINTER HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD CRAFTS KINDERGARTEN SANTA / ST LUCIA DAY CROWN
ST. LUCY / SANTA LUCIA DAY CRAFT CROWN | HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOL / KINDERGARTEN / FIRST GRADE / SECOND GRADEAre you looking for fun 'St Lucia Day' activities? You've come to the right place! Kids will love making and wearing this crown! This resource contains a cute template, both in color and bw. Simply print and go! Children can look at the colored template to color their own crown. More 'Holidays around the world' craftivities coming soon! Enjoy! :)CHECK OUT MY
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 CRAFTS MODEL ACTIVITY SCIENCE SUN & MOON APRIL PRINTABLES
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 SCIENCE CRAFTS PAPER MODEL FOR KIDS: PRESCHOOL , KINDERGARTEN & 1ST / 2ND / 3RD / 4TH GRADEThis simple solar eclipse craft is a fun way for kids to visualize what happens during a solar eclipse: how the moon moves in front of the sun. You could also go into more detail with certain age groups by asking kids to specifically show you the 5 phases of a total solar eclipse: i.e. first contact, second contact, totality, third contact and fourth contact.I have provided 2
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PreK - 3rd
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Claude Monet Magic Solution | Great Claude Monet Art Project for Kids!
Monet: Reflections & Symmetry using Monet's "magic solution." Students love the work of Claude Monet. Use my step-by-step instructions and my step-by-step demonstration video to learn how you can teach your students about reflections using Monet's "Magic Solution". I have also included a pdf slide show introducing Monet, so you don't have to create this yourself. This is one of those lessons students will remember for years to come. I have 3rd and 4th grade students who remember doing this i
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PreK - 4th
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Happy 4th of July Handprint Craft
Use the square flag template to create a fun 4th of July paper sign craft!Kids will trace their hand & make a 4 for their paper signs using their fingers.This simple cut & paste craft is perfect for preschoolers & kindergartners to practice cutting in a straight line.More Summer Crafts & Activities:Popsicle Coloring Page CraftGrasshopper Craft with HandprintSummer ABC Color & Trace BookletHandprint Camping CraftPrintable Fireworks Craft
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PreK - 1st
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My Community Scrapbook
**UPDATED FILE--8/4/15**Learning about community will be an interactive and memorable experience as your students create a keepsake scrapbook full of their own drawings, magazine cut outs, photos, and more!Activities and pages included in this rockin' project:1. Adorable cover page :)2. "On the Map"--students will glue a map of their state or draw their state, and label their city.3. "Home Sweet Home"--students will learn to memorize their home address as they write it on the envelope and add
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K - 2nd
September 11th Craft
This is a simple craft that the students can make to honor the heroes on September 11th. We talked about it as a group, read the book September 12th We Knew Everything Would Be Alright, and then talked about heroes. Option 1: Print the first page, they will write what a hero is to them then colorOption 2: print pages 2-3 and have them assemble the craft and colorThey have to write their own sentence explaining what a hero is to them, color the flag, and cut and glue the twin towers on. They pick
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K - 3rd
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Coloring Pages Posters | Social Studies Activities
This set of 22 famous women posters are super versatile! This is Volume 1... CLICK HERE to find Volume 2. Shrink them down for interactive notebook inserts, mini books, bulletin board decor, hall displays, or as a quick coloring page to accompany your read aloud. Students love these note pages because they provide just enough new vocabulary and ideas to engage but aren’t overwhelming.CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the Famous Women Bundle!The women featured in this resource:Beverly Cl
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PreK - 6th
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Native American Activities Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text
This Unit was designed to teach young children about three different Native American tribes. There are booklets for the Iroquois, Sioux, and Hopi Tribes. Each booklet can be copied two per page. They come with assessment pieces and a writing page. There are directions on how to build a comparison graph for the three tribes looking at their clothing, food, recreation, and shelter. By the end of this unit, your child will have an idea of what life was like as a Native American. Also included a
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K - 3rd
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