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Preschool social studies resources for SMART Notebook
Texas Heroes - Stephen F. Austin - For Smartboard
Included in this Stephen F. Austin Smartboard Pack you will receive:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Austin Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe a reason why they like Stephen F. A
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PreK - 5th
Martin Luther King I Have A Dream Smartboard MLK
Updated for 2024! This Smartboard product will teach your students about Martin Luther King Jr.!PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED A SMARTBOARD FOR THIS PRODUCT. If you have a different type of interactive board and are not sure if you can open this product, download one of my many freebies and see if you can open it. This product has background information for you and the students, hyperlinks to 5 educational videos about MLK that are kid friendly (along with the link to his I Have A Dream speech), and has
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PreK - 5th
Also included in:Â Martin Luther King Jr & Bessie Coleman BUNDLE for Smartboard
Texas Heroes - Sam Houston - for Smartboard
Everything you need to teach your kids about
Sam Houston!!!
Included in this Sam Houston pack:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Sam Houston Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe wh
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PreK - 4th
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Crossing the Road Safely - Road Safety
This is a SMART notebook file for teaching a lesson about road safety. It was made for the UN World Road Safety Day, but it can be used anytime of the year to teach a lesson about crossing the road safely.
This lesson was designed for a special needs class but easily can be used for most ages and abilities. It is suitable for regular classroom teacher, but would also be great for relief teachers as a one of lesson.
The lesson includes videos, activities and an activity at the end to complete to
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PreK - 9th
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Johnny Appleseed - the life of John Chapman - Smartboard Lesson
This is a cute 2 day unit full of information about one of our greatest American Folk Tales, Johnny Appleseed. It is full of links to videos telling the tale of John Chapman and his adventures across the west as he helped out the pioneers of our country with his apples, apple seeds, and apple trees. An interactive quiz is included at the end of the 2 day unit. My students over the past several years have loved this unit. It's perfect paired with my Johnny Appleseed math and literacy unit for
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PreK - 3rd
50th Day of School Smartboard Intro Lesson
This is a great Smartboard lesson to introduce the 50th day of school! Lots of visuals and photographs to get students thinking about the differences between the 50's and today!
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PreK - 3rd
Texas Symbols & Jose Antonio Navarro, Houston, Austin - SMARTboard
It's Texas Y'all - SMARTboard Learning Made FUN!!!
Everything you need to teach your kids about Texas on the Smartboard!
This in depth 35 page package includes a variety of slides to suit your students' ability levels. With both highly educational AND fun activities included, you will have everything you need to complete your Texas unit - and best of all - you get to just store the file on your computer for next year rather than trying to keep up with all of the paperwork!
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PreK - 5th
Abraham Lincoln Freebie for Smartboard
Kids will have a fun and engaging time learning about Abraham Lincoln with this interactive Smartboard.
Use as an introduction, unit review or for independent practice with your students.
Simply drag and drop the correct answer into the box. Picture cues and differences in answer box sizes will help younger learners. This can also be a great opportunity to use the Smartboard markers to locate sight words within sentences, find and mark punctuation and capitalization.
If you are interest
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PreK - 2nd
Smartboard Holiday Celebrations Around the World - Hanukkah UPDATED
Looking for an all in one interactive product to teach your students about Hanukkah? If so, this is for you! Check out the preview to see all the slides! This SMARTboard file will allow you to teach your students all about Hanukkah in an interactive and engaging manner. Included in this file you will receive a:*Introduction Slide (News You Can Use - to provide you with pertinent information on the origins and significance of the holiday so you can most effectively and accurately teach your stude
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PreK - 4th
Also included in:Â Smartboard Holiday Celebrations BUNDLE - Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Introducing or Reviewing the Dime SmartBoard Lesson on Money
This is a simple Smart Board lesson to introduce or review the dime. Students will be introduced to the name of the coin, the value, and the vocabulary terms of heads and tails. Counting money amounts using only the dime is included, as well as some tie-in facts about Franklin D. Roosevelt. Note: See my free companion piece on the penny.
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PreK - 2nd
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Texas Heroes - Jose Antonio Navarro - For Smartboard
Included in this Jose Antonio Navarro Smartboard Pack you will receive:
* KWL chart
* Texas Pledge Slide
* Biography (2 pages of facts and history for you to have right at your fingertips),
* Blank Navarro Bubble Map
* Fill in the Blank interactive slide
* Glow in the Dark (slide and reveal) page
* Venn Diagram to compare/contrast a variety of political figures (Austin, Houston, Navarro, Lincoln, Washington)
*Writing Prompt Page for students to describe a reason why they like Jose Ant
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PreK - 4th
Smartboard Sorts Seasons Community Helpers
Smartboard sorts One is for the seasons winter and summer and the other is for community helpers. Each is self checking and can be reset in a different order. You must have Notebook software to use these activities. Please make sure you do before you purchase.I am licensed to sell products with the clip art from Thistle Girls Designs. You are not allowed to change or resell these items.
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PreK - 1st
Smartboard Holiday Celebrations Around the World - Kwanzaa
Looking for an all in one interactive Smartboard product to teach your students about Kwanzaa? If so, check out the preview! This SMARTboard file will allow you to teach your students all about Kwanzaa in an interactive and engaging manner. Included in this file you will receive a:*Introduction Slide (News You Can Use - to provide you with pertinent information on the origins and significance of the holiday so you can most effectively and accurately teach your students about Kwanzaa)*KWL Char
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PreK - 4th
Also included in:Â Smartboard Holiday Celebrations BUNDLE - Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
Rural, Urban, Suburban Poems (Smart Notebook File)
This Smart Notebook file includes three poems to help students remember the challenging vocabulary of: suburban, rural, and urban. Three of the slides have images to make a visual connection to the poem and the vocabulary. Each also has just the image with no poem to encourage students to say the poem without the words!
In my classroom, we add motions and expression as we read them! When it says "horns honking all night," you better believe that all the students are honking horns!
Anyway,
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PreK - 3rd
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Talking About Geography!: SMARTBOARD Activities
If you want to supplement your study of GEOGRAPHY, this is the resource for you! This file is complete with TWELVE different social studies activities that can be used in your classroom for whole group instruction, small group work, or individual practice! This SMART Board file includes the following:Geography VocabularyKWL ChartLabelsMap KeyContinentsGlobesMapsCardinal DirectionsVenn DiagramSortingBuilding Your Own MapLand and WaterThis file was created using SMART Board 15 and is supported by
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PreK - 1st
Let's Learn about Asia
This lesson was designed to teach the social studies standard "Describe similarities and differences in the ways different cultures meet common human needs including food, clothing, shelter, language, and artistic expression." In this smartboard lesson there is an introduction to the continent, pictures of flags of the countries from the continent, and pictures of food, clothing, housing, etc. There are also videos of language and music included.
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PreK - 2nd
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Introducing or Reviewing the Nickel SmartBoard Lesson on Money
This is a simple Smart Board lesson to introduce or review the nickel. Students will be introduced to the name of the coin, the value, and the vocabulary terms of heads and tails. Counting money amounts using only the nickel is included, as well as some tie-in facts about Thomas Jefferson. Note: See my free companion piece on the penny.
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PreK - 2nd
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SMART Board Address Practice
This file was created to help students practice identifying their home address. Pages are included that give directions on how to edit the file for your class.
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Students must find the house that has their address on it. When they click on the house it fades to either show their picture or name (that's up to you!),
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Students find their street name and drag it onto a street sign.
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Students drag the numbers from their address onto the frint of a house.
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This page h
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PreK - 2nd
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Let's Learn about Africa
This lesson was designed to teach the social studies standard "Describe similarities and differences in the ways different cultures meet common human needs including food, clothing, shelter, language, and artistic expression." In this smartboard lesson there is an introduction to the continent, pictures of flags of the countries from the continent, and pictures of food, clothing, housing, etc. There are also videos of language and music included.
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PreK - 2nd
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Christmas Around the World Smartboard notebook
Designed for the primary grades, this highly interactive Smart notebook explores how Italy, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Israel and Holland celebrate the holidays. This 24-page notebook includes information on peoples, homes, people, and foods from each country, and includes web links and even sound clips! Students can touch the menorah to light the candles, "unwrap" presents to see hidden pictures--even play the dreidel game and learn to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages! This lesson
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PreK - 2nd
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Smartboard Needs and Wants Sort
This smartboard activity can be used in whole group to help the students with the concept of needs and wants. The students will use classify and sort the items into a need or want. This smartboard includes 2 pages (one sorting activity and one answer key).
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PreK - 1st
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Seasons, Months and What to Wear
This interactive file allows students to learn about the four seasons, the months and what should be worn according to each season. This file aligns with both social studies and science standards across grade levels. If you're introducing the seasons to your students this is the file that you need.
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PreK - 2nd
BLACK HISTORY, INVENTORS THEME, CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
SMART NOTE FILE, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK DOWNLOADED ON YOUR COMPUTER, COMPATIBLE TO USE WITH SMARTBOARDThe packet includes everything you'll need to teach about African American Inventors.This can be used during Black History Month, around Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, or really whenever you would like to teach about diversity.This packet includes:*** Lesson plans appropriate for use in an Early Childhood Education setting (CRAFTIVITIES!)*** Smartnote file t
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PreK - 2nd
Black History Month Martin Luther King Smartboard Presentation
This 20 page presentation is interactive and easy enough for early primary students to understand. Simple text (facts) and illustrations on all pages.
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PreK - 5th
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