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Thanksgiving balanced literacy Common Core RH.6-8.7 resources
History of Thanksgiving BUNDLE|Video,Reading,Art, Color- Digital
As a history teacher, I struggle with how Thanksgiving is typically portrayed as a holiday celebrating a big happy feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans when that’s really not the whole (or even accurate) story. I think it is important for students to know the REAL story of Thanksgiving, which is why I am sharing my History of Thanksgiving resource with you! Go beyond telling the white-washed version of Thanksgiving this year and teach the TRUE and WHOLE story of Thanksgiving! This set of
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for November - Digital
Native American Research Project for PDF and Google Drive
This Native American Research Project is a great way to help your students learn about and celebrate Native American culture, especially since many history textbooks do not spend enough time covering the rich history of native populations in the United States. In this Native American project for Google Drive, students will select a tribe they would like to learn more about, conduct research, and create a Google Slideshow that addresses different elements of culture, such as geography, religion,
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6th - 9th
The Mayflower Compact: A Middle School Primary Source Investigation
Make the past come to life with this 4-part primary source investigation on the Mayflower Compact. Not only will your students analyze the primary source, but they will have fun doing so!
Students begin with an engaging See-Think-Wonder activity before tackling the actual document via a highlighting and annotating task. Next, students will get the real story behind the Mayflower Compact through a brief secondary source reading and Stop and Jot activity. Finally, students will create a newspaper
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6th - 8th
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USA Regions Activity FREEBIE | States and Capitals Project | Worksheets
This FREE resource is a stand-alone project that can be turned into a FULL WEEK worth of activities. You'll find 5 region activity pages and capitals/abbreviation resource sheets and note pages. Plus, I've included a thorough teacher's guide giving you plenty of suggestions on how to turn this into one awesome mini-unit!These maps are also located in my customized state history projects. You'll find 86 student activities organized in 8 modules for easy lesson planning. This complete notebook uni
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4th - 8th
First Thanksgiving Plymouth Mayflower Wampanoag Activity CSI Mystery of History
Learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony, and the Wampanoag Native Americans! Your students will explore theories about the history of the first Thanksgiving with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages critical thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Thanksgiving, the Plymouth Colony, and more. Students will then consider the historical evidence for the
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5th - 10th
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History of Thanksgiving BUNDLE|Video,Reading,Art, Color- Print and Digital
As a history teacher, I struggle with how Thanksgiving is typically portrayed as a holiday celebrating a big happy feast between Pilgrims and Native Americans when that’s really not the whole (or even accurate) story. I think it is important for students to know the REAL story of Thanksgiving, which is why I am sharing my History of Thanksgiving resource with you! Go beyond telling the white-washed version of Thanksgiving this year and teach the TRUE and WHOLE story of Thanksgiving! This set of
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Holiday SUPER Bundle for November - Print and Digital
Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Google
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Thanksgiving Digital Escape Room - Middle / High School - no prep
Students love working their way through these interactive, fun Escape Rooms. This Digital Escape Room on Thanksgiving includes five challenges. There is absolutely no Preparation for the teacher!Students can work through in groups or on their own. They move from room to room until all questions and activities have been completed correctly. This escape room has been created using Google Forms and is self checking.A scenario is presented that sees the students embark on an exciting adventure where
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Thanksgiving Fun Bundle: Engage, Escape, and Color! Middle to Highschool
Thanksgiving and Black Friday 6-E Lesson | History and Economics | Google
This Black Friday themed DIGITAL lesson connects the Thanksgiving holiday with your curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “2 Lies & the Truth” warm-up activity. Then, explore the history of Black Friday & examine its rapid spread around the world. Review key economic vocab with a matching activity. An “Economic Scene Investigation” challenges students to compare economic indicators from various
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5th - 12th
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History of Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Pilgrims Native
Beyond Thanksgiving: Wampanoag Native Americans and Pilgrim Perspectives Printable Passage Unit for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Dive deep into the true history of Thanksgiving with this comprehensive passage unit. Unveil the myths and inaccuracies previously perpetuated in schools through untold stories of the Wampanoag people and the pilgrims, exploring their rich legacies, challenges, and impacts on American history.This resource teaches history in an accurate way through multiple perspectiv
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5th - 8th
Christmas around the world social studies for 5th grade and middle school
Tired of looking for fun and educational Christmas around the world reading passages for 5th grade or middle school? With this no-prep Christmas activity for social studies, students will learn about 17 different traditions around the world in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way.WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES CHRISTMAS READING PASSAGES:- No more working and prepping on Sunda
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5th - 8th
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Black Friday 6-E Lesson & Activities | History Economy Indicators | Thanksgiving
This Black Friday themed lesson connects the Thanksgiving holiday with your curriculum standards! The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “2 Lies & the Truth” warm-up activity. Then, explore the history of Black Friday & examine its rapid spread around the world. Review key economic vocab with a matching activity. An “Economic Scene Investigation” challenges students to compare economic indicators from various nations
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5th - 12th
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History of Thanksgiving social studies activities: Thanksgiving traditions
Tired of looking for fun and educational history of Thanksgiving activity where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep interactive trivia game on google slides™ students will learn about 14 Thanksgiving traditions and history in a fun and memorable way. Not only that, but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension, all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS TRIVIA GAME:- No more working and prepping on
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5th - 8th
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The First Thanksgiving Reading and Math Activities - A Thanksgiving Mini Unit
Cover the First Thanksgiving respectfully, without losing valuable class time. This math and reading print and digital activity features a two-page reading passage on the very first Thanksgiving day dinner in 1621 when the pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the new world. Read about their relationship with the Wampanoag Native Americans and the real first dinner. The reading passage connects to a cross-curricular integrated history and close reading lesson with material for geography a
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4th - 6th
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Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Thanksgiving around the world for social studies: reading passages activity
Tired of looking for fun and educational Thanksgiving around the world reading passages where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep Thanksgiving activity for social studies, students will learn about 13 different traditions around the world in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES THANKSGIVING READING PASSAGES:- No more w
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5th - 8th
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History of Thanksgiving for social studies: reading comprehension and passages
Tired of looking for fun and educational history of Thanksgiving reading comprehension activities where your whole class will be engaged and learn? With this no prep Thanksgiving activity for social studies, students will learn about 14 traditions in a fun and memorable way. Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking and reading comprehension all while having fun solving riddles along the way. WHY THIS HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING READING COMPREHENSION:- No more working and prepp
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5th - 8th
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Fall Festivals Around the World Comparative Writing Unit & Escape Room
This project-based reading and writing unit includes everything you need to teach your students the compare/contrast text structure through a multicultural fall harvest holiday theme! The culminating product is a beautiful poster showcasing two of the fall harvest holidays, on which students integrate text and visual features to inform their audience about the wide world of harvest holidays!⭐September '23⭐ New anticipatory engagement intro and slide animation! A One-Page set of the six informati
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4th - 8th
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Environmental issues of Europe stations clue hunt
This is a wonderful resource for any Social Studies classroom. It covers the Georgia standard SS6G8 : Explain environmental issues in Europe. It can also be used for Earth Day. I created this station activity for my own social studies classroom. Our district is focusing on incorporating literacy standards in all subject areas. This is a great way to get students reading for information.My students love this activity. I hope yours do too!CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7CCS
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4th - 12th
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Mexico, Canada, and Cuba: Types of Government
Do your students understand the distinction between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy? This middle school civics resource can assist your students in comprehending various governmental structures, both domestic and international.This resource comprises worksheets on prior knowledge, cause and effect, and summary writing to aid students in grasping complex concepts.
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6th - 8th
Thanksgiving history and traditions for social studies game for google sheets
Give your social studies class a fun and unique learning experience when teaching about the history of Thanksgiving! This fun and educational Thanksgiving google sheet™ activity will engage your whole class! Included is an interactive google slides™ presentation on 14 Thanksgiving traditions, and a google sheet activity ( comes with two copies, one fill in and one drop-down for differentiation). Not only that but your students will practice critical thinking, spelling, and reading comprehension
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4th - 7th
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What are the Causes of Pollution in India?
In middle school, students are expected to enhance their civic and socioeconomic learning, which they have been developing since kindergarten. As they progress, they learn about the global perspective of how governments and citizens tackle environmental challenges. They are encouraged to make connections between their lives in the United States of America and countries worldwide by using their prior knowledge, cause and effect, and analyzing information. Various instructional methods and models
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7th - 8th
SMARTER BALANCED & PARCC End-of-Year Tests Support
Are your students going to be ready for the SMARTER BALANCED or PARCC end-of-year tests? Both the Smarter Balanced and PARCC end-of-grade tests have tasks where the students must view and analyze media (video clips) and then take notes and use that information to write an essay or answer short-answer questions.Why not include MOVIE ANALYSIS as one of your LITERACY CENTERS? This analysis sheet will work with any movie or clip. Students will view the video clips of your choosing and then use the
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2nd - 5th
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Thanksgiving: Art Critique & Quiz
Thanksgiving - Art Critique: This twelve - page workbook is designed for Art History classes. It can also be used for English Language Arts and Social Studies. Key Words: Norman Rockwell, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Grandma Moses, Claude Monet, Doris Lee, John Schutler, Joseph Delaney, Tina Barney, Roy LichtensteinThanks for visiting Creativity in Motion.This Art History Resource includes:1) Worksheet: Print Version2) Easel Activity: Digital Version3) Easel Assessment: Thanksgiving Art Trivia (Quiz)EN
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Holiday Bundle: Art Critique & Quiz
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