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2nd grade social studies handouts
(9/11) September 11th: engaging 35-slide PPT (stats, images, videos, handouts)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER LOOKING TO TEACH ON 9/11. WITH DIFFERENT SLIDE VERSIONS, MULTIPLE HANDOUTS INCLUDED, AND NO PREP NEEDED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS TO DELIVER AGE-APPROPRIATE LESSONS FOR THIS MOST IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE TOPIC.THE HIGHLY ENGAGING, FULLY EDITABLE 35-SLIDES ARE EASILY MODIFIED AND TRULY DESIGNED TO TEACH ABOUT 9/11 (PATRIOT DAY) TO ALL GRADE LEVELS.***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and
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2nd - 12th
Also included in: SEPTEMBER Interactive, Engaging, Top-Rated Activities - 7-PACK BUNDLE
Colonial Life - Colonial America, Colonies, European Settlers
Enhance your unit on colonization with these colonial life reading passages and activities! You will receive the following:• Where Did the Europeans Settle - short reading passage and label the colonies. • The New England Colonies - map and facts• The Middle Colonies - map and facts• The Southern Colonies - map and facts• Colonies Vocabulary• Coming To America passage with journal activity with vocabulary and comprehension questions• Colonial Jobs passage with job application activity and cross
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2nd - 4th
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Flat Stanley Project Guide Template
Are you preparing to teach a unit on Flat Stanley with your class? Would you like to complete the Flat Stanley project with your class, but you’re not sure where to begin? Would you like to teach your students more about the world outside their town? If so, this Flat Stanley Project Guide has you covered!The Flat Stanley Project Guide contains everything needed to implement the Flat Stanley project in a classroom! Throughout the project, students will learn about cities, towns, states, and count
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2nd - 3rd
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Christmas Around the World Interactive Slideshow or Informational Text
This is a companion pack to my best-selling "Christmas Around the World Scrapbook & Craft Pack".**Updated Sept. 12/16 -- slideshow is now 87 pages with 20 countries, including other winter holidays such as Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Hanukkah.**Updated Dec. 12/16 -- added an editable version of the slideshow pages so you may add your own countries. I will not be adding any more countries to the pack.**Updated Nov. 30/20 -- added a folder with separate PowerPoints for each country, to help with dist
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Christmas Around the World Bundle
Chinese New Year 2024 Activities + Reading Comprehension Sheets | Lunar | Dragon
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024 with your students in a fun and educational way with this differentiated learning printable set. It includes fun facts, reading comprehension sheets, activity sheets, bonus pages, and three differentiated options of the four original fun-fact booklets! Why Pick THIS Chinese New Year Product?✓ loved and used in over 2500 classrooms all around the world ✓ updated yearly for FREE with the corresponding zodiac animal✓ Lunar New Year versions of ever
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PreK - 4th
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Postcard Templates {PDF & DIGITAL}
Writing postcards is a fun and exciting activity for your students, especially if you are writing to other students or are connecting them to literature or other texts. Are you looking for postcard templates for your students? Check out these 6 different templates with digital options!These are great for ELA and Social Studies activities, novel studies, activities for setting or character, and so much more!In this product, you are receiving:1. 6 Postcard Templates - 3 Versions *Version # 1-Both
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Design a Native American Tipi 3/D Craft. 5 Tepee Craft Patterns.
Great art lesson to complement a study of the Native Americans of the Great Plains! Students will enjoy creating their own 3/D tipi using a premade tipi pattern, and a design inspiration handout. Also included is information about tipi’s, and a sheet on geometric shapes in Native American Art, to create a meaningful art activity. Plenty of student choice with this tipi lesson which offers 3 partially designed tipis to scaffold the lesson based on student needs, ages and abilities. This makes a g
Grades:
K - 4th
Wants, Needs, Goods, Services, Producers and Consumers
**** TOP SELLER****This booklet covers the following vocabulary words and standards: wants, needs, goods, services, income,producers, and consumers.
I used this booklet with first grade and second grade but it would be good for kindergarten.
There is also a short quiz included.
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1st - 3rd
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US Geography and Continent Bundle (SOL 2.6)
This is a huge bundle!! This was specifically created to address the needs of SOL 2.6 . This has practically everything you need to teach this unit. This packet includes:Pages 6-17: Vocabulary Cards (2 versions-whole page & 1/4 page)Pages 18-20: Map Parts foldablePage 21: Parts of a Map notesPages 22-30: Parts of a map match (3 versions included)Pages 31-32: Parts of a Map Cloze SentencesPage 33: Compass Rose Exit TicketPages 34-35: Map Scavenger Hunt-Directions: 1) Group students 2) Give ea
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1st - 3rd
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George Washington Carver (SOL 2.4d)
Check out this packet on George Washington Carver . It was specifically made for Virginia SOL 2.4d, but could also be used for other standards, as well. Here is what is included:Page 3: Carver posterPage 4: Vocabulary wordsPage 5: KWLPage 6: Foldable for interactive NBPages 7-8: Fill in the blank notesPages 9-10: Facts Graphic OrganizersPage 11: All About Carver notesPages 12-15: Search and LearnPages 16-24: Carver bookletPages 25-27: Questions that go with Carver bookletPages 28-30: Carver time
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1st - 3rd
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All About Texas Unit- Texas Facts and Symbols- Kindergarten/1st/2nd Grade
HOWDY, Y'ALL!!!! This reading, writing, and Social Studies packet includes facts and symbols on Texas! Activities are informational and meaningful and can be printed out as is to serve as a complete student packet. Best part?! It also comes with Texas symbol picture cards and two games that students will LOVE!!!Includes:-Cover Page for Students-Texas Facts Graphic Organizer-The Best Thing About Living in Texas Is Writing Prompt-Explanation and Fill-in the Blanks Texas Map-Meaning of the Texas
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: TEXAS 1ST & 2ND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES BUNDLE (16 Resources in One!)
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities
Use this packet to enhance the teaching and learning of urban, suburban, and rural communities.
Included are bright and colorful vocabulary posters, differentiated activities and worksheets, and a booklet.
Below is a breakdown of the product:
Pages 3-5: Vocabulary posters
Page 6: Describing Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities
Page 7: Sorting cut and paste activity
Page 8: Comparing and Contrasting with a Venn Diagram
Page 9: Interactive notebook page
Pages 10-35: Booklet (Differentiated)
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1st - 3rd
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Gr. 3 Social Studies YEAR BUNDLE- All Saskatchewan Gr. 3 SS outcomes
I have combined all of the following mini-units for each of the SK Grade 3 Social Studies outcomes into one bundle. This is all that you will need to cover your Social Studies for the entire year. Each mini unit includes information pages, activities, worksheets, video links and unit quiz. The units are also available to be purchased individually or in smaller bundles of the 3 connected outcomes. - Representations of Earth (SK outcome DR3.1)- Geography and Societies (SK outcome DR3.2)- Livin
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2nd - 4th
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7 Continents Printables + Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + Play
A best-selling money-saving bundle of all seven continents; Asia, Antarctica, Africa, South America, Europe, Australia, and North America. Your students will love these fun-fact-filled continent study projects, reading comprehension passages with multi-choice questions, differentiated booklet options, boarding passes, postcards, and continent-themed fun worksheet activities! Each Continent Study 11-page PDF includes the following:a map of the continent a map of all seven continents nine super fu
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PreK - 4th
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Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter
This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co
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K - 4th
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Economy (Producers, Consumers, Goods, Services, Wants, & Needs)
This economy packet includes: Posters (color)vocabulary frayer modelscut and sort activities (3 versions) Groups sort activity (color and black and white)Enterprise day project- students become producers and sell their own goods with other students in the classroomAdvertisement activity for students to create their own Ad for the good they want to sellReflection activityJournal promptsCommunity worker classroom guest (sheets that students fill out if visitors wish to come into the classroom and
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1st - 2nd
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Mapping Skills And Activities - Latitude Longitude Maps and Globes - Geography
Mapping Skills and Activities for Geography featuring Latitude and Longitude! For these geography activities, students practice mapping skills while learning about latitude and longitude in a fun and engaging way. A variety of fun mapping activities are included - use these latitude and longitude activities for your upcoming geography unit or mapping unit! The included activities would make a great addition to a geography interactive notebook!This activity includes the following latitude and lon
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1st - 4th
Cesar Chavez (SOL 2.4i)
This packet is all about Cesar Chavez. It specifically aligns with Virginia SOL 2.4i, but could be used to meet any standard. Here is what is included:Cesar Chavez posterVocabulary wordsKWL chartCesar graphic organizerCesar foldable (notes)All about Cesar sheetSearch & Learn cards & recording sheetCesar Chavez bookCesar Chavez timeline and cut & paste activityReading passage about CesarIf I met Cesar writing promptProtest poster projectCesar grape writingCesar Foldable lap bookExit t
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1st - 3rd
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Art History Lesson: Greek Vases
Greek Vases is the third in our Art Exploration through Time Series. Students love exploring and creating with patterns. This lesson is perfect for connecting geometric shapes and patterns through Art! Simple art materials are used for this project, such as black Sharpie markers and orange/brown watercolor paints. This is a terrific project to build your young artist’s confidence and work on some basic drawing skills.This lesson is great for ages 7-12 but any age student with a little guidance w
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Orange Shirt Day - Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools in Canada - This contains a complete activity book all about Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools that is designed for Elementary students! Teach about Orange Shirt Day and truth and reconciliation with Orange Shirt Day reading passages, questions, and activities!These meaningful resources will help you teach this important piece of history as we continue to move towards the path of truth and reconciliation. ✅All content is presented in a way that is
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Thurgood Marshall (SOL 2.4f)
Check out this packet on Thurgood Marshall. It was specifically made for Virginia SOL 2.4f, but could also be used for other standards, as well. Here is what is included:Page 3: Thurgood posterPage 4: Vocabulary wordsPage 5: KWLPage 6: Foldable for interactive NBPages 7-8: Fill in the blank notesPages 9-10: Facts Graphic OrganizersPage 11: All About Thurgood notesPages 12-15: Search and LearnPages 16-25: Thurgood bookletPages 26-28: Questions that go with Thurgood bookletPages 29-31: Thurgood ti
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2nd - 3rd
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Kente Cloth Designs and Meanings
Recently I did an "Art Around the World" Unit and fell in love with Kente Cloth from Ghana. My 3rd graders made Kente Cloth and we used this handout to create their pieces! There are 20 designs featured here and each design's meaning is included as well. Each design and color is full of meaning and symbolism. By the end of the project your students will have Kente Cloth full of meaning. This handout is simple and easy to read. I know your students will love it!
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2nd - 7th
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Halloween Around the World Flip Book - History & Reading Activity for Grades 3-6
Engage your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students in social studies lessons with this interactive Halloween Around the World Flip Book! In this resource, students will learn about the history of Halloween, as well as many other October Celebrations around the world! Students will read engaging stories and facts about Halloween and other spooky holidays in Germany, Japan, Ireland and more to create this fun History Flipbook! Halloween Around the World Flip Book - History & Reading Activity In
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Mini Halloween Math Bundle- 3 Activities to Engage Your Students
Map Skills Review Worksheets
This resource includes six worksheets to help review basic map skills with your students! Each worksheet comes in color or black & white for your printing preference. Worksheets include text that describes key vocabulary, a map to reference, and questions for students to answer.Vocabulary Included:•map•map title•map key•symbols•compass rose•cardinal directions•intermediate directions•globe•hemisphere•equator•prime meridian•latitude•longitude •continent•ocean•contiguous•border•capitalFollow m
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2nd - 4th
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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.
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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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