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4th grade social studies Common Core L.4.5c resources
American Revolution Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your American Revolution Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volu
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4th - 6th
Katie's Trunk Mentor Text Unit
Katie's Trunk American Revolution Mentor Text
This unit was created to go with the book, Katie's Trunk by Ann Turner. It's about a Tory girl and her family right before the American Revolution- giving a different perspective than often taught. The unit includes activities for: inferring, synonyms (context clues), similes, character traits, writing using senses and imagery, and plotting the story.
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4th - 5th
Westward Expansion Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your Westward Expansion Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volum
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4th - 6th
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A Nation Divided (Civil War) in Pictures for Special Ed, ESL and ELL Students
A Nation Divided (Civil War) in Pictures for Differentiating Instruction, Special Ed., ELL and ESL Students from the Include Me © Series U.S. History Vol. 1 (Teacher's Resource Book for Differentiated Instruction, Special Education and ELLs) is a picture based, simple, and leveled, packet to differentiate instruction. With your good teaching, and with these worksheets to teach both the concepts, vocabulary and facts of A Nation Divided (Civil War) period, all students will develop Englis
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: U.S. History Simplified in Pictures For Special Ed and ESL/ELL BUNDLE
I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001 {Novel Study} - PRINT & DIGITAL
I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001 novel study is now a PRINT and DIGITAL resource through GOOGLE SLIDES and EASEL by TPT. This complete novel study is ready for DISTANCE LEARNING. The I Survived series takes students on a journey to the past to learn about significant disasters that have impacted history. In this novel study, readers will learn about the events that caused many people to lose their lives on September 11th, 2001. Most importantly, students will learn about the heroi
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3rd - 4th
I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 {Novel Study} - PRINT & DIGITAL
*I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 novel study is now a PRINT and DIGITAL resource through GOOGLES SLIDES and EASEL by TPT. The I Survived series takes students on a journey to the past to learn about significant disasters that have impacted history. In this novel study, readers will learn about the events that caused 1,500 people to lose their lives in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 novel study contains 8 pages of higher level thinking comprehension
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3rd - 4th
Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock Novel Study
Comments from buyers: “This was a great resource for after reading. I love the quizzes and the final exam. It breaks down vocabulary, figurative language, and discussion. I will use this for years to come.” “Wonderful resource, was challenging and engaging. Discussion questions are great.” “Worked perfectly for small reading groups. Put these into binders and the kids were thrilled.”This is a 100+ page, Common Core aligned, no prep novel study for Ruby Lee & Me by Shannon Hitchcock. This N
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3rd - 5th
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 {Novel Study} - PRINT & DIGITAL
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 is a DIGITAL & PRINT resource through GOOGLE SLIDES & EASEL by TPT. This novel study is ready for DISTANCE LEARNING. The I Survived series takes students on a journey to the past to learn about significant disasters that have impacted history. In this novel study, readers will learn about what it was like to travel onboard one of the most famous ships in the world, the Titanic. Most importantly, students will learn about the events that cau
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3rd - 4th
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Building the Panama Canal : Reading Comprehension Passage and Assessment
This is an informational passage and assessment on the building of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering feat of the early 20th century. The text focuses on the role of George Goethals, a US Army General and civil engineer who is best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal. The text is suitable for Grades 4-8 and can be used in a number of ways by teachers (close reading, direct instruction in class, independent practice, homewor
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4th - 8th
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HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Election Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Election themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. You can even
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4th - 8th
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Strange and Amazing Sports Reading #10: The World's Most Popular Sport (Soccer)
Soccer is the world’s most popular sport, played by over 250 million people and watched in every nation of the planet. This informational article and assessment traces the origin of soccer back to China over 2,500 years ago. The passage then clearly follows the game’s colorful history and development through Roman times, medieval Britain, and the modern form of soccer played throughout the world today. The branches of the sport that evolved into rugby and American football in the 19th century ar
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4th - 8th
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Texas & USA
Texas & US History Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade).Over 200 Texas and US history worksheets and images for upper elementary social studies. Preview is typical of Download, or follow links for full previews. You get the following:Texas Overview (17)USA - Map OutlineUSA - 2-letter AbbreviationsPhysical MapState Seal Coloring PageFlag Coloring PageMap - CountiesMap - Bodies of WaterMap - Cities and RoadsMap - Federal LandMap - General MapMap - Major CitiesMap OutlineOverview WorksheetGeograp
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Texas & USA
Thanksgiving: An Untold Perspective, Social Justice for Young Students
Guide students toward a more accurate and balanced perspective of Thanksgiving and provide information about its history and how our understanding has been shaped with this lesson that draws from Indigenous perspectives.Originally designed for upper elementary, but could be a great introductory lesson for secondary students or a secondary self-contained classroomTeaching notes, guide, and sources included in speaker notes.Full of visuals for maximum student accessibility✏️ Lesson Format:Backgrou
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4th - 9th
Nazca's Mysterious Lines and Pictures: Reading Passage and Assessment
This is an informational passage and assessment on the amazing Nazca lines. The Nazca people living in this area of Peru drew these giant lines and pictures into the desert soil and rock hundreds of years ago. These petroglyphs only became visible once humans began to fly high above the desert in balloons and airplanes, raising many questions about their creation and use! Many theories for the Nazca lines and pictures have been given, including visits by ancient astronauts from other planets, re
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4th - 6th
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Women's Suffrage QR Code Activity
Engage your students with digital learning!This QR Code Scavenger Hunt asks students to solve clues for 10 various people, places, and dates associated with the Women's Suffrage Movement. Students can work independently, in pairs, or as small groups.Codes will lead students to the following answers:Alice PaulMarch 3, 1913Susan B. AnthonyJuly 19-20, 1848SuffrageLucy BurnsNovember 5, 1872Elizabeth Cady StantonNational Woman's PartyAugust 18, 1920This resource is offered in a money saving MEGA BUND
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3rd - 5th
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Roget and His Thesaurus | Synonyms | National Thesaurus Day
This product contains activities based on Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant. The first activity asks students to answer WH questions about the text in order to deepen their comprehension. The second activity can be completed as a social emotional activity or brain break and has students come up with synonyms for various words and create word lists like Roget.The students will have to:*read Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant*answer comprehension questions about Roget and His Thesaurus*make
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: January 15 - 21 Themed Bundle
Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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Ancient Egypt Unit Plan: Great Pyramid of Giza Golden Ratio PowerPoint
NatureGlo's eScience Ancient Egypt Unit Plan: Great Pyramid of Giza Golden Ratio PowerPoint is a mini bundle featuring a unique math in the real world exploration. Few of the world's wonders hold more fascination than the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still mostly intact. The Great Pyramid is shrouded in mysteries. The modern world is still trying to unravel them. There is a continued debate among archaeologists, Egyptologists, and mathematicians regarding
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Math With Art
Texas Social Studies
Texas Social Studies Activities (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade)Fifteen Texas social studies famous people worksheets, using Wikipedia or Google. Preview same as Download. You get the following 15 worksheets:Audie Murphy - WWII heroBarbara Jordan - lawmakerDavy Crockett - frontiersmanDwight D. Eisenhower - PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush - PresidentGeorge W. Bush - PresidentHoward Hughes - industrialistLyndon B. Johnson - PresidentMary Kay Ash - businesswomanRed Adair - firefighterSam Houston - President of
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Texas
4th Grade Autumn READING Learning League Adventure *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' reading skills!! These reading problems have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you want to foc
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4th
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Texas Social Studies
Texas Social Studies Worksheets "Overview" (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grade).Eighteen Texas social studies worksheets and images for upper elementary.Preview same as Download. You get the following 18 items:Overview:USA - map outlineUSA - 2-letter abbreviationsphysical mapstate seal coloring pageflag coloring pagemap - countiesmap - bodies of watermap - cities and roadsmap - federal landmap - general mapmap - major citiesmap outlineoverview worksheetgeography internet research fast facts internet resea
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Texas
4th Grade October MEGA Bundle- Math & Reading Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 4th graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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4th
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Vocabulary Homework Template | EDITABLE | Matching, synonyms/antonyms, writing
OPEN THE DOCUMENT ON GOOGLE DOCS! This editable template is perfect for creating vocabulary homework, in class worksheets, or independent work when learning 3 new vocabulary words on a weekly or daily basis. The worksheet is clear with directions and headers so students can understand each section. This worksheet provides students with definitions that they need to identify at the beginning of the page, which will help them fill in the blank within sentences, write their own sentence, and identi
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2nd - 5th
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Native American Drama Digital Project in Spanish Dual Language
Do you find that you are always running out of time to teach Social Studies? This product will allow you to teach Reading (elements of drama and research), Writing (writing a drama), and Social Studies! It is the perfect project to culminate your Drama Unit or Native American Unit. They will research a Native American tribe and then write their own drama using the information they have researched. Included in the pack:This packet includes 26 slides with step-by-step directions for your studen
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3rd - 5th
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Importance of learning social studies
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.
Benefits of learning social studies
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
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