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5th grade holidays social studies task cards
Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills
Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
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K - 12th
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Titanic Passenger Research Activity
Dig into history and research the passengers aboard the Titanic with this printable and digital reproduction of tickets aboard the Titanic! Use the interactive, Google Slides version to explore and research 36 different Titanic. Each of the 36 different tickets uses the real names of Titanic passengers. **This resource was COMPLETELY updated April 2021**What is included in this Titanic Passenger Tickets Research Activity?This activity comes in three versions (see the 'PREVIEW' for a visual of
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3rd - 8th
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Black History Biography Cards (Daily Routine)
Are you looking for a way to integrate black history into your classroom daily, even though it might not be in your curriculum? I was, so I created this product. This is great for any time of year, but specifically for Black History Month in February.WHAT OTHER HERITAGE MONTH CARDS ARE THERE?Black History Profile Cards (February)Women's History Profile Cards (March)Hispanic Heritage Profile Cards (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)Asian Pacific Heritage Profile Cards (May)Native American Heritage Profile Cards
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)
STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World
Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
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2nd - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages,Questions, and Videos
Teach and practice numerous reading comprehension skills using these fascinating passages and corresponding questions all about Christmas around the world. These 22 irresistible non-fiction passages are for your ELA lessons or speech/language therapy sessions! This resource can easily last you the entire month of December!As a bonus, 7 videos expand learning and facilitate discussion! For non-readers, use this resource as a listening comprehension activity! Passages can be used with individual s
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3rd - 9th
Also included in: Christmas Speech & Language BUNDLE
Ancient China Stations with Graphic Organizer & Google Reading Investigation
This content-rich, student-centered, and interactive activity has 8 stations detailing the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and religion of Ancient China. Students travel through the Zhou, Shang, Qin, and Han dynasties!The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. Teacher instructions and four different activity ideas for the same Common Core readin
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4th - 8th
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Holiday Hashtag Blocks Challenge Cards / Christmas & Winter STEM / Student Gifts
The following holiday challenge cards and gift tags are perfect for student gifts and are designed to accompany “Hashtag” building blocks, found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot.Students may complete the challenge cards independently or with partners, or you may choose to make copies and give them as holiday gifts to your students.Includes smaller cards for individual student use and larger cards for classroom use.To complete the Hashtag Block challenge cards, students will only need about 30 bl
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PreK - 6th
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5 Themes of Geography Scenario Sort Cards
Looking for a way to help students understand the 5 Themes of Geography beyond the definition? Help students understand the 5 Themes with this sort that utilized real-world scenarios. Students from upper elementary to middle school will benefit from this activity. Included in this product:⇒ 10 Themes of Geography header cards (5 in each set)⇒ 38 scenarios for students to sort (19 in each set)⇒ Suggested uses for this product⇒ Answer keyRelated Products⭐ Why Study Geography?⭐ World Geography Wa
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: 5 Themes of Geography Activities
Lewis and Clark Expedition Map Activity & Task Cards | Print & Digital
This engaging Lewis and Clark map activity is an excellent supplement for your Westward Expansion unit! The printable and digital map lesson provides students with a great visual for learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Printable and digital task cards are also included for students to put events of the expedition in chronological order. **This resource is part of the printable and digital Lewis and Clark Unit Bundle. It includes 5 NO PREP Lewis and Clark resources at a 30% discount p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Lewis and Clark Expedition Unit Bundle | Printable & Digital Activities
Halloween Inference Task Cards
Your students will love practicing inference with these 32 Halloween themed inference task cards! I have included several different ways for students to practice their inferencing skills, including using text, pictures, and riddles.Included in this resource:12 Paragraph Cards12 Picture Cards8 Inference Riddle CardsDigital Access via Google Slides for all cards You can buy these task cards as part of a HUGE Inference Task Card Bundle! CLICK HERE! See more Inference Products HERE! More Halloween R
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Halloween Literacy Activities | Bundle
Jamestown Bundle
Jamestown is a fascinating unit to teach! This settlement moved from despair and hopelessness to relative wealth and success. Teaching about Jamestown has never been so exciting! This bundle contains everything needed to teach, review, and extend your students' learning about Jamestown.What is included in this bundle? Jamestown UnitJamestown Google Slides - The Google Slides correspond to each lesson below. Use the Google Slides to introduce each lesson and engage your students in learning about
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5th - 6th
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History of Halloween Scavenger Hunt Activity Print & Digital
Need your students to read all about the history of Halloween? This Halloween Scavenger Hunt activity features 32 printable cards and 72 digital Boom Cards. Students will read and respond to 32 interesting facts on the history of Halloween. Your students will be in awe as they learn all about the origin of Halloween tracing back to the early Irish and Scottish immigrants, the customs and traditions observed globally, as well as many other interesting facts.--------------------------------------
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Winter Escape Room (Digital)
THIS ESCAPE ROOM DOES NOT HAVE REFERENCES TO CHRISTMAS BUT WORKS WELL DURING THE HOLIDAY AS IT HAS A WINTER THEME!In my class, I have many students who do not celebrate Christmas which is why I chose a winter theme for this product. It is great for any winter months but especially around the holidays if you have a diverse population of students. Whether you are face to face or virtual, your students will love this escape room!This escape room is digital and requires that you share a Google Form
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5th - 8th
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US Constitution Unit Bundle | Printable and Digital Lessons
Supplement your instruction of the Constitution with these comprehensive, no-prep, and standards aligned lessons. Everything you need to teach the US Constitution is included with this printable and digital unit! By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 30% off the full value of the individual resources. You will also receive the Constitution Word Search for FREE!!INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:Articles of Confederation ActivityConstitutional Convention Worksheet & Graphic OrganizerThe Great C
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5th - 8th
Halloween Math Mission: Haunted House | Printable & Digital Math Activities
Get students excited about math and problem solving while celebrating the Halloween season!! This resource invites students to help Wanda the Witch plan and set up a haunted house, by completing 16 different math tasks!! Start out with a letter from Wanda!! In the letter, Wanda asks students to help her set up her annual HAUNTED HOUSE, by completing the different tasks. This will get your students excited and ready to start problem solving!!There are 16 different tasks for students to complete.
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3rd - 6th
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Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards
Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As
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3rd - 6th
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Halloween Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task Cards
Enjoy this engaging set of 32 HALLOWEEN adding and subtracting decimals task cards. Your students will love solving these problems while dreaming of ghosts, goblins, and candy! This file includes:32 Printable Adding and Subtracting Decimals Task CardsTWO Digital Access Options: Self-Grading Google Forms OR Google SlidesThe first 24 cards are a mix of adding and subtracting. The last 8 cards are multi-step adding and subtracting problems.Answer Key & Recording Sheet IncludedWant more DECIMA
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Halloween Math Activities | Bundle
Valentine Breakout - Valentine's Day Escape Room - Activities - Digital - Fun
A fantastic, fun valentine activity to work on team building, perseverance, critical thinking, and using a Growth Mindset! Ideal for students grades 2 - 8.Recommended Use:Allow children to attempt the digital breakout challenge individually, in pairs, small teams, or as a whole class. Share the clues with your students, either by sharing the Google Slides of the clues with your students (two versions to choose from: with or without lock hints) or printing out hardcopies. You may wish to provide
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1st - 8th
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WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
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3rd - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Civics and Government 5th Grade Unit Bundle (SS5CG1 and SS5CG2)
Civics and Government Understanding Unit BundleThis bundle includes:1. Citizenship Lesson and Doodle Notes2. Amendment Process Lesson and Doodle Notes3. Voting Amendments Lesson and Doodle Notes4. Unit Test (20 Questions)5. Task Cards A-Z6. Bonus File: Unit Plans and Choice BoardSS5CG1 Explain how a citizen’s rights are protected under the U.S. Constitution. a. Explain the responsibilities of a citizen. b. Explain the concept of due process of law and describe how the U.S. Constitution protects
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4th - 8th
Tennessee Social Studies | 5th Grade ALL YEAR Mega Bundle
This HUGE bundle includes ALL of my resources aligned to all of the Tennessee 5th Grade Social Studies Standards. New to 5th grade? New to Tennessee? New to teaching Social Studies? Does your school have outdated textbooks or a curriculum that is difficult to use? Do you have a bunch of random activities that aren't exactly aligned to the standards? The last thing you have time to do is spend hours each week creating resources from scratch. Whether you don't have any resources or you are looking
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5th
Writing Prompts for OCTOBER {Not Your Ordinary Story Starters} Print & Digital
Engaging October writing prompts paired with compelling photographs: these are not your ordinary story starters! Includes printable versions AND digital versions (using Google Slides).Each of the 10 photographs, chosen for the month of October (with themes of Autumn, Scarecrows, Pumpkins, Spiders, Apples, and Halloween, among others) includes three carefully crafted story starters, plus one set of open-ended prompting questions, for a total of 40 prompts.The story starters engage students in sev
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts FULL YEAR BUNDLE {Story Starters} Digital & Print
Biography Card Bundle (Daily Routine)
This bundle includes resources to help you incorporate under-represented history into your classroom without having to give up lesson time needed to cover the curriculum. These biography profile cards can be used in 5 minutes a day and will introduce students to 30-42 people a month, not to mention create thoughtful discussion and reflection based on the challenge question cards included.Unfortunately, our curriculum doesn't feature many black and brown faces, or many women. Electing to erase th
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K - 8th
Ancient Rome Reading Stations & Graphic Organizer Worksheet: Digital & Print
This content-rich, student-centered, and interactive activity has seven stations detailing the (GRAPES) geography, achievements, social classes, leadership (government and laws), economy, and religion of Ancient Rome. The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. An answer key is included! Teacher instructions and 5 different activity ideas for the same Common Core readings are
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4th - 10th
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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