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4th grade social studies independent work packets
MOTHERS DAY WRITING CRAFT prompt paper Mothers Day Gift Project Me on the Map
This Mothers Day Writing Craft integrates Me on the Map Skills with a Mothers Day writing papers for a gift for mom and helps students understand where they are in relation to the Earth as a whole through a review of map skills and geography. Some fun Mothers Day Gift Ideas are to have the students add an I Love Mom Tee Shirt to the self-portrait section of the project or pairing it with prompts like, "Why My Mom is the Best on Earth" or "World's Best Mom" with supporting details.This Maps and G
Grades:
1st - 5th
Early Societies to 1500 CE Workbook (Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies)
This workbook covers the Grade 4 Early Societies to 1500 CE unit in the Ontario Social Studies 2018 curriculum (Heritage and Identity). In this workbook, students will learn about various topics related to early societies and their cultures. Students will delve into the fascinating world of ancient civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Medieval England, Six Nations, Inuit, and the Inca Empire. They will explore aspects of these societies, including t
Grades:
4th
Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform
Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
The Bill of Rights Practice Activity | US Amendments in Cartoons | Google
This fun “Which Amendment?” activity challenges your students to figure out which amendment is violated in 15 cartoon scenarios by referencing the Bill of Rights. The silly connections engage your classes while they explore their basic rights as Americans! My students always love this activity. There are 2 versions so you can easily differentiate learning in your classroom. One gives short descriptions of each amendment to use as reference while the other includes the actual text from the Bill o
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4th - 9th
4th / 5th Grade Social Studies: Full-Year Curriculum BUNDLE. No-Prep!
The Social Studies, Year-Long Bundle provides a complete curriculum for upper-elementary classrooms with a focus on literacy development, reading comprehension, and active learning. 21st Century skills are emphasized with annotation and reading skills development, interactive hands-on activities, research, and more. Student workbooks include informational reading passages, meaning no textbook is needed! In addition, student workbooks and PowerPoints are Google compatible, which allows for digit
Grades:
4th - 5th
Political and Physical Regions of Canada Workbook (Grade 4 Social Studies)
This workbook covers the Grade 4 Political and Physical Regions of Canada unit in the current 2018 Ontario Social Studies curriculum (People and Environments).In this workbook, students will learn about various aspects of Canada's political and physical regions. They will explore political regions through maps, cardinal directions, and individual provinces and territories, including their flags and key facts. The workbook also covers physical regions, such as the Canadian Shield, Great Lakes-St.
Grades:
4th
Also included in: Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
NATIONAL PARK Research Projects | USA American Landmarks Report Activities
This bundle of 30 national park brochure projects is a fantastic way for your students to explore a huge variety of landscapes across North America. Each no-prep activity can be completed in a few different ways. You can provide your students with the information to fill out their brochures, or have them find the information through Internet research. If your students are inexperienced with Internet research, guide them through the process by projecting a search that you lead. NPS.gov and Britta
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Volcanoes Complete Pack - Printables, Editable PowerPoint, Interactive Notebooks
This Volcano Unit is exploding with a variety of printables, Diagrams, Interactive notebooks, and a 100% editable PowerPoint.*Also includes digital access via Google Slides.What’s included in the pack: (Answer keys are included.) • PowerPoint Review Sheet• Volcanoes Reading Comprehension• Label the parts of a volcano • Volcano Labeled Diagram • 3 Stages of a Volcano Poster (8.5” x 11”) – Active, Dormant, and Extinct• Cinder Cone, Composite, and Shield Volcanoes Posters (1 of each)• Types of Volc
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages Biographies Research Poster
Black History Month Activities made simple! Celebrate Black History Month with biography close reading passages your students will love to read! Grab these close-reading articles to help your students learn about important African Americans while they reflect on their lives with critical thinking reader reflection tasks.These activities are perfect to tie together important history and nonfiction reading.This pack has 4 biographies to help you teach about African Americans and includes critical
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Person Biography Reading Comprehension Passages Scientists
Map Skills | Project Based Learning | Geometry | Printable & Digital | Google
Have your students demonstrate their understanding of many different math concepts while designing a map of their own town! This hands-on math activity is a project that will definitely engage your students.Check out the preview for more details!Objective: To demonstrate an understanding of geometric terms and measurement. Students will be designing and drawing a map that will incorporate many mathematical concepts.The following concepts will be covered through this project-based learning activi
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Project Based Math Activities BUNDLE
Civil Rights Movement DIFFERENTIATED Reading Worksheets (SS5H6b)
Your students will love learning about the Civil Rights Movement with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans!Resource Includes: 24 PagesDifferentiated Passages (Level A is higher than Level B)Main Idea/Key Details Graphic OrganizerWho, What, Where, When Graphic Organizer Matching Activity Mult
Grades:
4th - 6th
Biography Passages Women in History Reading Comprehension Poster Activities
Looking to celebrate Women's History Month with engaging biography reading passages about important women heroes with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders? This pack includes 6 biography close reading passages and critical thinking and text-dependent comprehension questions for each. This set includes poster templates for students to create based on any woman they want to research! Use the articles included or student research to complete.Also included are different open-ended activities to use with
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Person Biography Reading Comprehension Passages Scientists
Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
This BUNDLE contains TWO independent Social Studies workbooks and TWO design projects for Grade 4 students, as well as Maps of Canada to Colour and Label. Each workbook meets the Ontario Curriculum expectations for an ENTIRE Grade 4 Social Studies unit. Both Grade 4 Social Studies units are included: Physical and Political Regions of Canada and Early Societies to 1500 CE. Together, the workbooks total up to 135 pages of student worksheets! Full Answer Keys are included. Each project has a 3 or 4
Grades:
4th
Founding Fathers | Continental Congress | American Revolution
Looking for resources to help you teach about the Founding Fathers while practicing important reading skills? Look no further! These no-prep, short biographies of the Founding Fathers are perfect for adding to your current social studies curriculum or to use by themselves. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSION MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES.Learn about each Founding Father with a kid-friendly text and text-based questions where students need to "prove" the support of their answer by color-coding t
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
The Viking Age CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 6 Supplement Pack
Does your school use Amplify CKLA (2nd Ed.)?This resource aligns perfectly with Unit 6: The Viking AgeReading Comprehension Guides for each chapter in the student readerWeekly 10-question reading quizzesSpelling activitiesGrammar activitiesMorphology activitiesVocabulary activitiesWriting templatesAnswer keys for all handoutsI will be adding a supplement pack and vocabulary cards for each unit. Subscribe and stay tuned!Also check out my other CKLA Resources here:Light and Sound Unit 5 BUNDLE!Lig
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Vikings BUNDLE CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 6
Grade 4/5 Social Studies Workbooks (Ontario Curriculum)
This BUNDLE contains FOUR independent Social Studies workbooks for Grade 4/5 students and FOUR Social Studies projects/activities.Each workbook meets the Ontario Curriculum expectations for an ENTIRE Social Studies unit. All Grade 4/5 Social Studies units are included.Grade 4: Political and Physical Regions of Canada, Early Societies to 1500 CEGrade 5: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship, and Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans prior to 1713, in what would eventually
Grades:
4th - 5th
Viking Ship Interactive Distance Learning Geoexplorers Reading Project Vikings
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects! This project focuses on the Viking ships of Norway and Scandinavia. Have your students read the included story about Vikings and answer questions related to the text. A second page using the vocabulary will help the students find the meaning of new words. Once the reading lesson is complete, your students get to build their own Viking ship! This lesson can be used independently, or to enrich a unit already being taught. The page of directions can
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Les sociétés anciennes cahier (Grade 4 Ontario FRENCH Social Studies)
This FRENCH workbook covers the Grade 4 Les sociétés anciennes (Early Societies) unit in the Ontario Études sociales (Social Studies) 2018 curriculum (Patrimoine et identité).In this workbook, students will learn about various topics related to early societies and their cultures. Students will delve into the fascinating world of ancient civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Medieval England, Six Nations, Inuit, and the Inca Empire.They will explore a
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Grades:
4th
Also included in: MEGA BUNDLE: Grade 4 Ontario FRENCH Social Studies Full Units
Ancient Rome BUNDLE CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4
Includes all vocabulary cards, poster pack, and supplement pack for CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4: Ancient Roman Civilization.Please see individual listings for a more detailed description.© 2023 Kayla Lee. Pretty Much Primary. All rights reserved. Purchase of this resource entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages in limited quantities for classroom use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system or commercial purposes is strictly forbidden without written permission fro
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Les régions politiques et physiques du Canada (Grade 4 FRENCH Social Studies)
This FRENCH workbook covers the Grade 4 - Les régions politiques et physiques du Canada (Political and Physical Regions of Canada) unit in the Ontario Études sociales (Social Studies) curriculum (People and Environments). In this workbook, students will learn about various aspects of Canada's political and physical regions. They will explore political regions through maps, cardinal directions, and individual provinces and territories, including their flags and key facts.The workbook also covers
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Grades:
4th
Also included in: MEGA BUNDLE: Grade 4 Ontario FRENCH Social Studies Full Units
Map Skills & Types of Maps BUNDLE- Printables, PowerPoint - Distance Learning
Map Skills and Types of Maps Bundle: Everything you need to teach the unit! This bundle includes interactive notebooks, printables and activities, and a 100% editable PowerPoint with review questions. Your students will have fun learning all about the map elements (title, compass rose, legend, map scale, coordinate grid), the different types of maps (climate, political, physical, road, resource) and more vocabulary such as symbols, cardinal and intermediate directions, latitude, longitude, equat
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
My World Culture and Geography Project | FUN Cultural PBL Activity | Microsoft
Students showcase their own unique cultures and geography with this fun “My World” project. First, a brainstorm activity challenges them to consider how cultural influences and geographical factors have shaped their lives. Then, they design creative and informative posters all about their WORLDS! Guided slides help you explain the project and a fill-in rubric makes grading easy. This project-based learning activity promotes cross-cultural understanding and students love decorating their globes w
Grades:
4th - 10th
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Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Medusa
Practice valuable close reading strategies with this fun Greek myth based on Medusa and Perseus. Students will read a one page story about the adventures of Medusa and Perseus. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as finding character traits, figurative language, cause and effect relationships, synonyms, identifying genre, text structure, identifying theme, and main idea. Some questions require m
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
Prehistoric Native Americans | Paleo Indian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
re you teaching about the Prehistoric Native Americans but having trouble finding kid-friendly, engaging texts, skill pages and activities? This thorough resource includes everything you need to teach your upper elementary students about the Paleo-Indians, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Native American groups. Both a print and interactive digital version made for Google slides are included.Use the close reading bookmarks to help students dig deeper and code the text while reading. Cross-
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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