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8th grade holidays/seasonal simulations for Google Apps
Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School
Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of teamwork and sets the tone for a fun, high energy class!Here's what you need: a whole lotta marshmallows, a box of toothpicks, and some Clorox wipes! :-) Set your classroom up for the first day so that students are working in teams to build eight differ
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Would You Survive The Salem Witch Trials?
NO PREP! Students will simulate what it was like to live in Salem during the time of the Witch Trials. Perfect activity to use during Halloween, after discussing the Witch Trials or Colonial America, or after teaching the Crucible! Google Compatible and includes a Slides-based worksheet for students to follow along! PLEASE NOTE: This activity is designed to do as a whole class, so it will show outcomes for all chosen decisions.If you enjoy the witch trials be sure to check out "Would You Survive
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5th - 12th
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Halloween Escape Room - Digital & ELA Skill-Based!
This Halloween digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key English Language Arts skills while be a completely no prep activity for you! This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be a part of a group of friend’s adventure that begins when they accept a dare to go into a haunted house on Halloween night. The friends get trapped in the house by the mansion’s ghost and must solve 12 clues and complete 12 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the n
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5th - 8th
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Winter Break Simulation | Last Day Before Winter Break Activity
This no-prep, game-based Winter Break Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school before students go on break! In this winter break activity with printable and digital options, students will work on their budgeting, problem-solving, and executive functioning skills to plan out a winter break trip for themselves and their friends! Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Winter Activities and Printables Bundle for Teachers | Winter Break
Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
This unit bundle is composed of four highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentations, and activities-- designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction/Jim Crow. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario ActivityLESSON ONE will have students examine;the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a Freedmen (POV Activity). Students will respond
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Summer Break Simulation | Last Day of School Activity
This no-prep, game-based Summer Camp Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school! In this last day of school activity with printable and digital options, students will participate in a game-based simulation in which they attend a summer camp with many different activities, events, and social opportunities!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work for you! You don't need
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5th - 8th
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Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
Get BOTH of my Christmas Digital Escape Rooms that are NO PREP for a discount when you buy the bundle. These escape rooms will give your students the fun experience of helping Santa be ready for Christmas Eve in the North Pole AND a scavenger hunt at a school's Holiday Jubilee! The North Pole Escape Room has 12 ELA skill-based challenges and 12 tasks to complete. The Holiday Jubilee Escape Room has 14 ELA skill-based challenges and 22 tasks! These are both all digital and are done in Google F
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5th - 8th
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Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
Spring Break Simulation | Last Day Before Spring Break Activity
This no-prep, game-based Spring Break Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school before students go on break! In this spring break activity with printable and digital options, students will work on their budgeting, problem-solving, and executive functioning skills to plan out a spring break trip for themselves and their friends!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving for social studies BUNDLE escape rooms and interactive activities
Looking for fun Social Studies Thanksgiving activities where students actually learn and use 21st-century skills? Then this Thanksgiving activities bundle is for you! There are 5 highly engaging and interactive activities included: escape rooms, scavenger hunts, interactive game on Google slides™, virtual field trips, puzzles, and more. This fall bundle is everything you need to teach about Thanksgiving in your social studies class! Absolutely no PREP for you! WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES THANKSGIVIN
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5th - 8th
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Virtual Field Trip Template for Spanish Class
This interactive, virtual field trip template is perfect for any Spanish class. You can use it for distance learning, socially-distant learning in the classroom, or in-person project-based learning. Allow your students to choose a Spanish-speaking country or city that they want to virtually travel to as they complete the virtual field trip template. They will take pictures and write descriptions of their virtual trip on this fun Google Slides template.With this Google Slides (18 slides total)
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Spanish Virtual Field Trip Bundle
Host Your Own Classroom Murder Mystery Masquerade Ball!
Do you teach a mystery novel/unit/genre study? Need something AMAZING for Halloween? Want to be remembered as the most AWESOME TEACHER EVER? My students' absolute FAVORITE events of the whole year was the murder mystery masquerade ball I put on after students read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. Three weeks before the event, I would send out mysterious invitations alluding to a masquerade ball. Two weeks before the event, I would give students their character cards. These cards inclu
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Virtual Field Trip Bundle in ENGLISH & SPANISH
These 5 interactive, virtual field trips in ENGLISH & SPANISH take students to a variety of locations. Students will complete interactive Google Slides and jump into a 360 map on Google Earth! Incorporate culture and fun with virtual field trips for kids!Trips include:7 Wonders of the Hispanic WorldPeru - Sacred Valley & Machu PicchuCosta RicaFrida Kahlo's Blue House (Museum)Template to ANY country - student choice!You can use these for distance learning, socially-distant learning in the
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8th - 11th
Fall Activities for Social Studies: History of Halloween and Thanksgiving
Looking for fun Social Studies fall Halloween and Thanksgiving activities where students actually learn? Then this bundle on traditions around the world and history of each holiday is for you! There are 21 highly engaging and interactive activities included: escape rooms, scavenger hunts, interactive game on google slides™, postcard project, google sheet activities, and puzzles. Absolutely no PREP. Perfect for any class especially English, Geography, and social studies for Upper Elementary-9th
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Traditions Around the World for Social Studies : interactive BUNDLE
Looking for a fun Social Studies Thanksgiving and Fall activity where students actually learn? Then this bundle on traditions around the world is for you! There are 3 highly engaging and interactive activities included: an escape room with a pre-made interactive map on google my maps™, a scavenger hunt with comprehensive reading, and interactive game on google slides™. Absolutely no PREP. Perfect for any class especially English, Geography, and History for Upper Elementary-9th grade.**Activitie
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5th - 8th
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Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room NO PREP! Escape to Winter Break
This digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key ELA skills while being a completely NO PREP activity for you!This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be participating in a scavenger hunt at their school's Holiday Jubilee in hopes of not only winning, but also escaping to winter break. Students will have to solve 22 clues and complete 14 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the next section and finish the scavenger hunt. This will keep stu
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Christmas DIGITAL Escape Room BUNDLE No Prep!
End of the Year Balloon Pop (Digital Slides)
Let's end the year with a bang! Here's a slideshow that's editable where you can virtually pop a balloon each day with fun activities inside each balloon. The slideshow is animated with a moving needle to pop the balloon and confetti afterward. Good for up to 12 balloons. I use it as a countdown to the end of school. Includes a list of activities and links to easy virtual activities you can do with your kiddos through Zoom! Good for all ages!
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2nd - 9th
Classroom Economy Bundle
Elevate financial education in your classroom with our comprehensive Classroom Economy Bundle! With over 40 interactive pages, students will learn practical financial skills, experience real-life simulations, and engage in rewarding decision-making. Fostering a positive classroom culture and preparing students for their financial future has never been easier. Order your bundle today and empower financial growth in your students!Resource Format: Google Docs, Google Slides, and PDF's What's Includ
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5th - 12th
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La Tomatina Spanish Lesson | Reading Comprehension | Simulation | Assessment
This engaging and interactive Spanish lesson plan will help you and your students celebrate La Tomatina, the unique celebration in Buñol, Spain. With a reading, simulation, and assessment, this lesson is low prep and contains everything you need. All you have to do is upload the quiz to your LMS and cut out "tomatoes" for your food fight. This resource includes:A 10-slide reading about La Tomatina, including cognates and key vocabulary defined; animated & static versions available. The visua
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6th - 12th
Thanksgiving Cooking Simulation | Engaging Thanksgiving Activity
This no-prep, game-based Thanksgiving Cooking Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school before Thanksgiving! In this Thanksgiving activity with printable and digital options, students will "prepare" many different Thanksgiving dishes and make decisions about ingredients, cooking times, cooking tools, and more in the process!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work for
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5th - 8th
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Engaging Great Migration Activity: Choose Your Own Journey
Supplement your Great Migration, Reconstruction, and Civil War units with this experiential exercise to build perspective and content knowledge. 1:1 classrooms are ideal for this activity, but you could easily modify to be whole class or small group. This activity is perfect for kickstarting your studies of the Great Migration, but can be used as a rich supplement at any time. Students start by reading a scene from a sharecropper's life, then making a choice on what to do next. Each choice is li
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8th - 11th
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Saving Squiggles (A Modern Twist on "Save Fred") Back To School Activity!
Are you ready for an adventure that combines fun, learning, and teamwork? Look no further than our revamped "Save Squiggles" activity, a modern twist on the beloved "Save Fred" challenge. Join Squiggles, a colorful gummy worm, as he embarks on a puddle-sailing escapade with his boat made from a discarded cup. But oh no, there's a twist! Squiggles forgets his life jacket in his excitement and encounters a series of mishaps during his journey. A distracted Squiggles, an amusing umbrella, and a hid
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K - 8th
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Natural Disaster Simulation: "Survive the Hurricane"
This classroom simulation will challenge students to work together in groups in order to survive the oncoming hurricane. In order to survive, students will need to make cunning decisions, utilize their expertise, and make the most of every opportunity given to them.I have found students to be very engaged with active collaboration during this activity.There is a student handout activity sheet (free) that pairs with this simulation available at this link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Produ
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Natural Disaster Simulation: "Survive the Hurricane"
Valentine's Day Economics Craft Contest - Natural Resources v. Capital Goods
Compete to make the best valentine, while learning the importance of natural resources, capital goods, and human capital to a country's economy. Students work in groups of 2 - 6. Each group has its own advantage (either natural resources, capital goods, or human capital). The team who creates the most and best valentines wins! At the end of the game, students complete a reflection so that you can assess what they learned. All Google slides are editable, so you may edit this for year round use wi
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6th - 9th
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