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2nd grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive under $5
Digital Christmas Activities Elf Yourself Games Writing Fun Math Logic Puzzle
These FUN ten digital Christmas activities include the following: 1) "Elf Yourself" with moveable images to add to your photo; 2) "Decorate a Tree" with drag and drop images to trim the tree and hang stockings by the hearth 3) "Did Somebody Say Snowball Fight" link to a YouTube video with comprehension questions 4) "Snowball Fight Writing Prompt"; 5) "Design a Snowball Fight" with moveable images; 6) "I Built a Giant Snowman!" link to a YouTube video with a quick comprehension check 7) "Snowman
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Digital Activities Math Reading Writing Enrichment Year Long
Christmas Coding Digital Interactive Activities (Hour of Code)
Digital Christmas Themed Coding Activities for your grades 2-5 students. These are fully digital and can be used through Google Slides or PowerPoint. Let your students learn about computer languages in a fun and engaging way. These activities are independent click and go lessons on binary, coding, and problem solving. Perfect for the ISTE standard Computational Thinking. They would even be great for your STEM time in class or your Maker Space during the Hour of Code!What activities are included?
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2nd - 5th
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Start Your Own Business Mini-Project (Digital + Printable)
Guide your class through their very own startup! Each year, my class comes up with their own "business" to raise money for a charity. This mini-project template guides them through the process! This goes very well with a unit on goods and services or buyers and sellers. Assign to groups, individually, or even complete whole-class. Compliments Benchmark Advance Unit 9 theme.What’s Included:A PowerPoint version for Microsoft Teams usersA Google Slides version for Google users (the link is provided
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
Leap Year PowerPoint of Fun Facts
Leap Year PowerPoint. Facts and fun on Leap Year. 2028 is a leap year! Animated. Answers questions many kids have about leap year. Slides include: What is Leap Year? When does Leap Year Happen? When do we add the extra day? Why do we have Leap Year? When was the first Leap Year? What calendar do we use today? Funny Leap Year tradition, and more. The last slide is a partner activity the kids can do that is related to leap year and February 29. Use PowerPoints like this in Zoom for videoconferenc
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Winter Holidays Around the World Digital Games Bingo Christmas Party Hanukkah
This Winter Holidays DIGITAL bingo game is a low prep, simple solution to playing an engaging game of bingo! Includes 30 digital bingo boards plus a spinner. Celebrate Winter holidays around the world! Includes 35 different graphics related to CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, CHINESE NEW YEAR, KWANZA, ST. LUCIA graphics.To play, simply share the slide show with your students and get started. There is no need to pass out any materials, so you can save time and energy. The game is easy to play and set up, and
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Christmas Bingo Games December No Prep Digital Game Bingo Cards Holiday Party
This DIGITAL Christmas bingo game is a low prep, simple solution to playing an engaging game of bingo! Just share the slide show with your students & get started. Includes 30 bingo boards plus a spinner. Bingo boards have a Christmas Holiday theme!To play, simply share the slide show with your students and get started. There is no need to pass out any materials, so you can save time and energy. The game is easy to play and set up, and your students will love it!⭐This Christmas bingo is inclu
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Ellis Island PowerPoint - Vocabulary for Understanding Immigration
Teaching the history of Ellis Island requires giving students good background information and vocabulary. This Ellis Island PowerPoint has 17 vocabulary words essential to understanding immigrants and Ellis Island. Includes vocabulary slides, quick activities, and a vocabulary review activity at the end. Century Gothic font. to make it easy to read. Includes digital worksheets in PowerPoint for students to create sentences with their vocabulary words. Words included are: Ellis Island, Immigrant,
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2nd - 5th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities | MLK (Google Slides™ )
This non-fiction digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL chart-Ways to build pea
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2nd - 3rd
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Christmas Pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word
• This activity includes screen shots and step-by-step instruction bubbles to show students how to make holiday pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word• Access shapes under INSERT – SHAPES• Students can make a Snowman, Holiday Tree, Present, Santa or another Holiday / Christmas object of their choice. Step-by-step instructions are included for making a snow man and tree. The other objects students can create on their own once they have created the snow man and tree.• This is a fun activity tha
Grades:
1st - 9th
Christmas Scavenger Hunt Winter Holidays Digital Games Google Classroom Party
This school scavenger hunt is a great activity for December and the winter Holidays. This digital scavenger hunt game is a fun and engaging way for elementary school students to practice their research skills and learn about different topics. Students can work individually or in teams to look for objects in person or search the internet for photos of objects this winter.This activity is included in the Christmas BUNDLE - Save 20% off & grab ALL Christmas digital activities!!! Click here to v
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Scavenger Hunt Digital Games Google Classroom Activities Party No Prep
Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
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1st - 5th
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Columbus Day - Indigenous People's Day PowerPoint
Columbus Day PowerPoint. Who was Columbus? PowerPoint presentation about the history of Columbus Day, now called Indigenous People’s Day in some states. This is nonfiction text with animated graphics that will give students practice reading fluently. Introduces critical vocabulary for reading comprehension. Students will learn about Columbus, Indigenous Peoples' Day and Leif Erickson Day. Includes a link to more reading and videos on History Channel and includes a fun word activity at the end as
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go
Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint. What kind of transportation moves you? All kinds of transportation in this PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segway and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so the
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Digital Building Winter Holidays Mouse Practice Team Building Brick Activities
Engage your students in winter themed digital brick building with this collaborative learning activity for Google Slides and Seesaw. Simply share the activity with several students at once so they can work together as a team on their own computers. This is a perfect way to encourage teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity. This works with Google & can be downloaded for Microsoft. ⭐ You may be interested in the 10 challenge bundle, that is 200 activities. This activity is Included in the FU
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1st - 5th
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Digital Christmas Activities This That BUILD Games Lego December No Prep
Engage your students with my own version of this or that - THIS, THAT, BUILD! This is perfect for distance learning or hybrid classrooms. This digital game requires NO prep for you and no paper fun in the classroom. Use over video calls to include some engineering in your classroom!This activity is included in the Christmas BUNDLE - Save 20% off & grab ALL Christmas digital activities!!! Click here to view the BUNDLE!HOW THIS WORKS: 1. Everything is ready to go for you! You will present the
Grades:
2nd - 5th
French Canada Day Digital BINGO | Le Canada
This French Canada Day BINGO game pour la fête du Canada will have your second language learners develop their oral proficiency while reviewing Canada themed vocabulary words. This BINGO is perfect as an end-of-year activity or to use during your social studies unit on Le Canada, ses provinces et ses territoires. BINGO boards with moveable markers were designed for distance/virtual learning but can also be used for in-person literacy centers! How to use:Simply digitally pass out the boards using
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: French Digital BINGO Growing Bundle
Inauguration Day 2021 Digital Activity
This Google Slides activity will help your students learn all about Inauguration Day 2021. TheThe coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Inauguration Day 2021 reading passage-Executive Branch reading passage-Comprehension questions-KWL chartCheck out ALL the digital resources here! Connect with me!Click
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2nd - 4th
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Digital Building CHRISTMAS Building Brick LEGO Activities Game Mouse Practice
Engage your students with Christmas digital brick building!! This virtual building is a perfect way to work together as a team thanks to Google & Microsoft. Simply share with several students at once so they can work together on their own computers. You can also provide this challenge independently for early finishers, tech class or fun Fridays! Great for a December activity.**This activity is included in the Christmas BUNDLE - Save 20% off & grab ALL Christmas digital activities!!! Clic
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1st - 5th
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European Explorers Digital Interactive Notebook |Distance Learning
This is a NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities for your students to learn more about the European Explorers. The best part of this resource is that it is all paperless and digital. It is ready to be shared with your class via Google Classroom and Microsoft Classroom. This digital interactive notebook focuses on 4 European Explorers: Juan Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Jacques Cartier and Christopher Newport. This Resource Includes:*KWL Chart*Explorers Characteristics Bubbl
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2nd - 4th
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Kinder, Grade 1 & 2 Christmas Story Powerpoint Nativity Religion Jesus Holidays
Description ..See my store....Mind RoomPrepare your students for the season of Christmas with this Religion themed resource. Includes engaging Powerpoint 20 page slideshow full of information and stimulating images. This resources is all you need to teach your students about the birth of Jesus. Content covered includes Advent, Jesse Tree, Mary, Joseph, The Three Wise Men and the birth of Jesus.PowerPoint- 20 slides in PowerPointBest suited for Kinder, Grade 1 & Grade 2I encourage you to ch
Grades:
K - 2nd
Microsoft Word using Shapes to Make a Dinosaur
This activity includes screen shots and step-by-step instruction bubbles to show students how to create a Dinosaur using Shapes in Microsoft Word.• This is a fun activity that allows students to learn more about Microsoft Word while creating some amusing Dinosaur pictures!Topics/Skills Covered in this Activity• Finding the Shape Button • Using a Variety of Shapes (Oval, Rectangle, Triangle etc.)• Moving Shapes• Coloring Shapes• Outline Weight• Moving Shapes Behind or in Front of Other Shapes• Pu
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1st - 5th
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Georgia on My Mind - Symbols of Georgia PowerPoint
Georgia Symbols PowerPoint. Georgia on My Mind and Symbols of Georgia. Slides introduce the symbols of Georgia...from the mountains to the coast, the city of Atlanta, the professional sports teams, and interesting facts along the way about the state flower, state flag, state seal, state bird, etc. Great for Georgia Studies. Students will learn through photos and pictures all about Georgia state symbols and have fun. Editable for your classroom needs. Includes a link to video of Ray Charles playi
Grades:
2nd - 5th
French Sugar Shack/Maple Syrup Digital BINGO | Le temps des sucres
This French Sugar Shack digital BINGO game pour le temps des sucres will have your second language learners develop their oral proficiency while reviewing le temps des sucres/le sirop d'érable themed vocabulary words. Students will review vocabulary words to describe l'érablière, la cabane à sucre and le sirop d'érable will enjoying a game of BINGO. Perfect for March and April or when learning about Canadian culture and traditions! BINGO boards with moveable markers were designed for distance/vi
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: French Digital BINGO Growing Bundle
French Franco-Ontarian Day Digital BINGO | La journée franco-ontarienne
This French digital Franco-Ontarian Day BINGO game pour la Journée franco-ontarienne will have your second language learners develop their oral proficiency while learning/reviewing vocabulary words related to l'Ontario français/la Journée franco-ontarienne/la Journée des Franco-Ontariens. You can use this BINGO game with your French Immersion class or your Core French class. BINGO boards with moveable markers were designed for distance/virtual learning but can also be used for in-person literacy
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: French Digital BINGO Growing Bundle
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