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2nd grade social studies Common Core CCRA.W.5 resources
Native American Heritage Month Totem Pole Indigenous Writing Craft & Activities
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and worksheets!.................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies &
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K - 6th
Famous Inventors Research Report & Optional Display | Famous Inventors Project
Famous Inventors Project: Students LOVE to perform Famous Inventor research to learn more about these amazing inventors throughout history. This Famous Inventors Report guides students in a simple research report that must be at least 3 paragraphs. Students can either do online research or read a biography book to complete this project. There are 2 options included so you may choose whether to have students write just a report or include a visual display as well. This Famous Inventors Research R
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2nd - 6th
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. These differentiated passages are perfect for fluency, comprehension, and close reading. I have included a full writing unit to help your students write the "perfect paragraph" including that tricky sense of closure! The darling art will bring this unit to life, delight your learners, and make your classroom beautiful! This is an informational text - Social Studies unit that celebrates Dr. King as Civil Rights Activist! Unfair laws are discussed as his his fight to change
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Winter Literacy - Bundle - Literacy All Year
Wax Museum | Biography Book Report, Display, and Dress Up Like a Famous Person
This Wax Museum Project for Kids has 3 parts: Writing a Biography Book Report Research Paper, Creating a Display, & the best part...Dressing up for the Wax Museum! Students & Parents just love this Biography Project Elementary (Perfect for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade & middle school)Looking for a Creative History Project Idea for your History Classroom? Look no further!This download includes all you need for a successful Wax Museum:- Wax Museum Project Description- Research Notes (2 Pa
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2nd - 8th
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Columbus & Indigenous Peoples' Day - Reading, Writing, Art, Comprehension
2021 update includes a passage on Indigenous Peoples' Day. This current unit has grown to include a passage for those moving away from celebrating Columbus Day and moving toward celebrating the cultures here prior to explorers and settlers. This passage can also be used with prior materials to provide a more complete view of historical events. As we know better we do better. Columbus, A European Explorer: These differentiated passages are perfect for fluency, comprehension, and close reading. I
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Fall Literacy- Reading / Fluency with Coordinating Writing and Art
Veterans Day Activity -- Collaborative Poster Project and Bulletin Board
Honor our military veterans during Veterans Day with this whole-class art project and writing activity. Your students will love working together to create a large, colorful poster that they can display on a classroom wall or in the school hallway.24 color-by-number, 7.5-inch tiles of paper join together to create a beautiful 30-inch by 45-inch poster that features the image of an American bald eagle. Students will love creating this easy-to-make poster using the ready-to-go templates. As a bonus
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2nd - 8th
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Biography Timeline Graphic Organizer Template
I always tell my students that a biography is the story of a person's life, as though a timeline was put into narrative form. For their upcoming writing project on a historical figure, I plan to have them prewrite by turning their research into a timeline. This template should keep them on the right track and help them see what is most important. Let me know how you use it in your classroom!
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2nd - 8th
Living Museum, Biography Book Report, Display & Dress Up Day, Biography Project
This Living Museum Book Report consists of 3 parts: Writing a Research Paper, Creating a Display, and then the best part...Dressing up as the Person! Students and Parents just LOVE this Night at the Museum!This download includes all you need for a successful Living Museum!- Project Description- Research Notes: 2 Pages- Grading Rubric- Door Sign in color and black & white- Living Museum Flier with space for Autographs!- Parent Invitation- Example Pictures of a successful Living MuseumBook Rep
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2nd - 6th
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Native American Heritage Writing Craft Activities | Buffalo Hide Art Projects
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American culture, while making beautiful writing craft projects!.................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion que
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K - 6th
Same, Same But Different (Culture and read aloud activities)
Cultures, cultures everywhere! Included in this bundle are 5+ days worth of cultural activites. For some of the activities you will want to read aloud the book: Same, Same but Different. If you don't own the book you can find a read aloud version on youtube. Included in the bundle:-5 or more days of lessons depending on your time alloted.-Culture bingo-My world, my family, my home drawings (from the book)-Pen pal letters and graphic organizers-Activites for types of communities (rural, urba
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K - 3rd
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Country Research Project a Genesis Amaya Adventure BUNDLE
Use this Country Research Project GROWING BUNDLE to help you study and organize your learning about AMAZING COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. Join in the adventures of Genesis Amaya, a 5th grade girl who exploring the countries of the world with her family! Each time she visits a new country, Genesis will send you a letter that includes her sketches and tells you all about her adventures in that country! Included in EACH mini-unit you will find a letter from Genesis as she explores and learns abou
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2nd - 5th
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It's My Day on the Oregon Trail | Paragraph Packet | Narrative Writing
During westward expansion, Americans began to move west, across the United States, into unexplored territory and many of them chose to travel along the Oregon Trail! Our It's My Day on the Oregon Trail! Paragraph Packet will guide students through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed narrative paragraph about their imagined day on the Oregon Trail. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin board letters and graphics to display
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge | History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
It's Time to Research Greek Gods | Paragraph Packet | Informative Writing
Are you looking for a way to incorporate solid paragraph writing into your Ancient Greece unit? Our It's Time to Research Greek Gods Paragraph Packet will lead young writers through researching a Greek god of their choice on safe kid-friendly websites. When finished researching, students will be guided through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed informative paragraph about the Greek god they chose. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess a
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge | History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge | History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
**SAVE 25% with our It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE!!This bundle includes a Paragraph Packet for each of the Core Knowledge history and geography topics covered in 2nd grade! Our Paragraph Packets take students step-by-step through the writing process to write well-developed informational paragraphs about what they learned about each history topic/domain. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin board letters and graphics to
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2nd - 4th
It's Ancient Greece CKLA BUNDLE
SAVE 30% and receive a BONUS file with our BUNDLE of Ancient Greece products! This BUNDLE is the perfect addition to any Ancient Greece unit taught in the primary grades! Included in this product you will find multiple reading, writing, and art opportunities as well as a study guide and interactive project/simulation. This bundle was created to accompany the 2nd grade Core Knowledge sequence, but would work with any unit on Ancient Greece!This bundle includes the following products:**Please c
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2nd - 5th
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Famous Americans Report w/ Display Option: Famous Person Research Project
Famous Americans Research Project: Students LOVE to choose a Famous person to research and learn more about. This Famous Americans Project guides students in a simple research report that must be at least 3 paragraphs. Students can either do online research or read a biography book about the famous person of their choice to complete this project. There are 2 options included so you may choose whether to have students write just a report or include a visual display as well. Product includes Resea
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2nd - 6th
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Continent Research Project - Passages to Read, Take Notes, & Write
ALL you NEED is HERE!!!! Use these 14 informative nonfiction passages to help your students research, take notes, and then write a continent report. This unit provides:*Directions for an in class research report.*14 informative nonfiction passages about aspects of our 7 continents (2 passages per continent)*Perfectly tailored note taking guides.Final draft sheets including cover page, lined paper, and a blank framed page.All about the author page****PLEASE NOTE - THESE ARE THE SAME ARTICLES AS M
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2nd - 4th
Autobiography Writing Project | Primary Grades | All About Me | Back to School
Let your students Shine with this Fun, Interactive & Developmentally Appropriate Autobiography Writing Project for 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade! Your little learners will love sharing their "All About Me" with their classmates! It is easy to Differentiate and Guide through the Writing Process! I created this autobiography to kick-off learning about different cultures. The kids learn aspects of each other's culture before learning about those from around the world! My kids took a turn each day
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1st - 3rd
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Hawaiian Tiki Pole Craft Activity for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Your students will love learning about Tiki poles and how they were used in Hawaiian cultures, while creating beautiful writing craft projects!*NEW: Child size tiki pole craft added! (May 2024).................................................................................................................................................✏️Use the informational guides to teach (social studies &
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K - 6th
It's the War of 1812 Paragraph Packet | CKLA Paragraph Writing
Are you looking for a way to integrate your CKLA lessons with paragraph writing? Our It's The War of 1812 Paragraph Packet will guide students through each step of the writing process as they write a well-developed informative paragraph about what they learned during your unit on the War of 1812. When student writing is complete, use the included rubric to assess and bulletin board letters and graphics to display student work!**This Paragraph Packet is the perfect accompaniment to Core Knowledg
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge | History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
Day of the Dead Writing Craft Activities - El Día de los Muertos Literacy & Art
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Hispanic Heritage in your classroom this October? Your students will love learning about this important holiday and how it is celebrated, while making beautiful writing craft projects!.................................................................................................................................................✏️Day of the Dead writing prompts allow your student to choose from a variety o
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K - 3rd
President's Day Activities and Election Activities and Voting Activities
This President's Day activity is a STEP BY STEP and print and go mini unit on The Job and Duties of the President. It also includes election day activities, and a few writing assignments, including "If I were the President...". It works great for Election Time, President's Day or anytime learning about the government. The unit is NO PREP, DIGITAL and PRINTABLE and I have done the hard work for you. Many of the activities are DIGITAL.What would you do if you were President? Would your classmates
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1st - 3rd
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War of 1812 CKLA BUNDLE
Save 25% on our BUNDLE of War of 1812 products! This BUNDLE is the perfect addition to any War of 1812 unit taught in the primary grades! Included in this product you will find multiple reading, writing, and art opportunities as well as unit notes and a study guide. This bundle was created to accompany the 2nd grade Core Knowledge sequence, but would work with any unit on War of 1812.This bundle includes the following products:**Please click on links below to see more in-depth previews and rev
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2nd - 4th
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Chinese New Year 2023 Activities CHINESE NEW YEAR CRAFT Lunar New Year Unit
This Digital and Printable Holidays Around the World resource focuses on Chinese New Year in China. This project is a fun and engaging way to celebrate this winter holiday and learn about the Chinese culture and traditions. Your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students will love all of the printable activities and really enjoy the learning experience!Whether you are doing a Holidays Around the World unit or simply a Lunar New Year lesson, these printable resources will make your job not only easier,
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2nd - 5th
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