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Free social studies workbooks
Daily Geography or Social Studies Map Skills: FREEBIE
Ever felt the need for a spiral geography to help your students learn map skills and become aware of the world and country around them? Me too. That's why I developed Daily Geography.Questions deal with United States specifics and basics of other continents and their locations. Topics include borders, directions, bodies of water, latitude and longitude, and more.The system is set up for students to answer two questions per day. On Friday, they take a short "check-up" half sheet of four quest
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3rd - 5th
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Gettysburg Close Reading Leveled Passages: Main Idea Fluency Check Print-N-Go!
You have Full Permission to Digitalize, Google Drive/slides/docs/etc., Share, Modify, or use any other means to send home to your students. It’s yours- ENJOY! Please send me a copy to share with others on here."Gettysburg"NILLY DILLY'S STORY CLUB SPECIALIZES IN LEVELED PASSAGES ALL-ON-ONE SHEET—BUY INDIVIDUAL PASSAGES CLICK FOR FREEBIE PASSAGES!INFORMATIONAL TEXT 5 LEVEL Differentiated 1st Grade- 5th Grade+ Reading LevelsPerfect for Special Needs Classrooms with diverse READERSMain IdeaFluency C
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1st - 5th
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Patriot Day 9/11 printable book for primary grades September 11
***Updated September 2015***
Explaining the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001 is hard. It can get even harder when your explaining it to very young children.
This printable booklet simply lays out what Patriot Day is, why we celebrate it and how kids, and all Americans, can celebrate this day of remembrance on 9/11. The simplicity allows for as much class discuss as is necessary for you and your students.
The pages can be printed as full sheets and made into a class book
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PreK - 2nd
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Student Passport | World Travel
Travel the world with your students this year! They will love visiting different destinations around the world and having a passport to keep track of all they have learned and all they have seen! Use this product in conjunction with these!Trip to Hawaii BundleTrip to Africa BundleTrip to MexicoAlaska & Iditarod UnitIncluded in the download:-Passport cover page-6 Destination Logs (If you travel to more than 6 places you can just copy more pages!)Please let me know how you like it!
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PreK - 5th
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Community Workers mini book
This mini book will help your students learn the important jobs of workers in a community and whether that person provides a good or a service. The book also provides for a reading and writing opportunity.
Students will write the name of the job on the top line, a few things that the person does in the community on the second line and write either "good" or "service" on the third line.
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Graphics &/or fonts copyright Dianne J Hook. www.djinkers.com
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K - 2nd
United States Constitution Activity Fun
This eWorkbook consists of 12 activity fun worksheets. Worksheets include: Criss Cross, Cryptogram,What Does It Say, How Many Words, Maze Fun, Word Search, Word Unscramble, and Color Fun pages. Answers are provided.
If you are using our Thematic Units the “Activity Fun” eWorkbooks can be used with the unit of the same title.
The preview file has one full activity eWorkbook named “Earth Day”. This will give you an idea of what these eWorkbooks offer.
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2nd - 5th
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FREEBIE! Dr Seuss Positional Reader | Read Around the World
This Dr Seuss Positional Reader is the perfect way to teach or reinforce the vocabulary used when teaching positional words.Click ⭐HERE⭐ to follow my store & remember to leave a review! I would LOVE to hear your feedback.(Reminder: When you leave a review, you'll earn 1 credit for every $1 you spent!)- This resource contains a secured PDF file.- Please be sure to ask all questions before purchasing. Use the product Q&A tab, and I will be sure to get back to you as soon as I can!-This res
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PreK - 1st
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AP® Writing Guide for Teachers - SAQ, DBQ & LEQ - APUSH, AP Euro & AP World
Are you feeling unsure of how to address ALL the different writing requirements for AP® history classes? SAQ, DBQ, LEQ... It is a LOT! Students can learn most of the content on their own, but they need an expert guide (YOU!) to help them develop the writing skills needed for the exam. Don't feel quite like an expert yet? Grab this FREE 9 page handbook with ideas of how to tackle this daunting task. This handbook includes:Overall Tips & ToolsGrading HacksWriting Instruction PlannerHow-to Guid
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9th - 12th
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Save the Rainforest Activity Book
Are you teaching about the Rainforest? Help the little ones learn about the Rainforest with this awesome Save the Rainforest Activity Book! It includes a coloring book with animals from the Rainforest, a matching game and even flash cards to help them memorize what these creatures are!
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PreK - 5th
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Free Grocery Shopping Sales Tax. Budgeting. Personal Finance.
Looking for an engaging sales tax resource? These vibrant worksheets will have students figure out the total of each receipt including sales tax comes to.Comes with:- 2 worksheets- 2 answer keysLooking for similar worksheets? If so, please feel free to check out my other resources:Breakfast Sales Tax, Tip, and DiscountZoo Checkbook BalancingBack to School Supplies Sales Tax and Checkbook BalancingTerms of Use:- This download is for personal use only. You may use this in your classroom with your
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6th - 9th
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Positional Words Book (Location/Directional words)
Free Positional Words Book.Black and white, with space to trace positional words and practice vocabulary. Two "draw your own" pages. 15 pages total. Vocabulary:far fromnext toin front ofoverbetweenbesideundernearoutsidebehindinsidebelowon top ofThis is part of a Positional Words Unit which includes vocabulary posters, bulletin board word wall and assessments.
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PreK - 3rd
Lewis and Clark Activity Fun
This eWorkbook consists of 12 activity fun worksheets. Worksheets include: Criss Cross, Cryptogram,What Does It Say, How Many Words, Maze Fun, Word Search, Word Unscramble, and Color Fun pages. Answers are provided.
If you are using our Thematic Units the “Activity Fun” eWorkbooks can be used with the unit of the same title.
The preview file has one full activity eWorkbook named “Earth Day”. This will give you an idea of what these eWorkbooks offer.
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2nd - 5th
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Wright Brothers Activity Fun
This eWorkbook consists of 12 activity fun worksheets. Worksheets include: Criss Cross, Cryptogram,What Does It Say, How Many Words, Maze Fun, Word Search, Word Unscramble, and Color Fun pages. Answers are provided.
If you are using our Thematic Units the “Activity Fun” eWorkbooks can be used with the unit of the same title.
The preview file has one full activity eWorkbook named “Earth Day”. This will give you an idea of what these eWorkbooks offer.
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2nd - 5th
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Landforms Activity Fun
This eWorkbook consists of 12 activity fun worksheets. Worksheets include: Criss Cross, Cryptogram,What Does It Say, How Many Words, Maze Fun, Word Search, Word Unscramble, and Color Fun pages. Answers are provided.
If you are using our Thematic Units the “Activity Fun” eWorkbooks can be used with the unit of the same title.
The preview file has one full activity eWorkbook named “Earth Day”. This will give you an idea of what these eWorkbooks offer.
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2nd - 5th
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Africa Activity Fun
This eWorkbook consists of 12 activity fun worksheets. Worksheets include: Criss Cross, Cryptogram,What Does It Say, How Many Words, Maze Fun, Word Search, Word Unscramble, and Color Fun pages. Answers are provided.
If you are using our Thematic Units the “Activity Fun” eWorkbooks can be used with the unit of the same title.
The preview file has one full activity eWorkbook named “Earth Day”. This will give you an idea of what these eWorkbooks offer.
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2nd - 5th
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Italy - a book about Italy and its holiday traditions
I used this printable book to teach my students about Italy during my Christmas Around the World unit. Each classroom in my school was given a country to represent. My class was assigned Italy, so I wanted to go into a little more depth. Not to mention – I’m Italian and wanted to share some fun info with my students about Italy.
Copy the pages back to back and staple them in the middle.
Enjoy!
Carolyn Gentile
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1st - 4th
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Halloween Coloring Pages | Monster Symmetry Drawing Volume 1 - FREE
FREE Halloween Coloring Pages | Symmetry worksheets consist of a variety of skills for children in grade 1 through grade 4 to understand the lines of symmetry in different monsters. Perfect for math centers, morning work, early finishers, substitutes and homework. This fun activity includes 10 cute monsters.Symmetry drawing helps to improve Fine motor skillsHand-eye co-ordinationObservational skillsRelated ProductsHalloween Would You Rather Question| Winter Edition | PRINTABLE & DIGITALHall
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K - 1st
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Community Helpers Activity Packet - The Police Officer {EDITABLE}
Included is a lesson on police officers including a story to read, fill-in-the-blank worksheet with word bank, and a police officer puppet craft. These are sample pages from an 89 page activity book on Community Helpers available by clicking on the link below:Community Helpers - Full curriculumPerfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade.
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PreK - 2nd
Unit 1 - Why Do We Study History & Thinking Like A Historian
This interactive bundle through google classroom allows for easy grading, measuring student growth, and calibrating where students are at. Our lesson plans are centered on giving students critical thinking skills while thinking of multiple ways of ways of engaging students.GOALS:1. Why should we study history? 2. How do historians study and reconstruct the past?3. What expectations and skills do I need to develop to be successful?
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7th - 10th
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American Abolitionists Nonfiction Reading Passages & Writing Prompts [Editable]
This is a no-prep packet on American abolitionists. It can be used as a bell work booklet, but would also be suitable for sub plans, or for early finishers. One of my focuses when creating this was to ensure that students are improving student literacy through historical reading and writing tasks.Although this is a perfect resource for Black history month, I feel like it's important to celebrate these individuals and their accomplishments throughout the year.This product includes:14 Readings on
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8th - 10th
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Art & Mindfulness Stress Management Tools for Kids Workbook
Help students practice social emotional learning skills using art & mindfulness. This hearty (20 page!) packet supports students learning to stress management skills. These tools for life help manage stress: breathing, counting, connecting with others, developing emotional vocabulary, noticing body sensations, creating awareness of feeling patterns, appreciating positive feelings and positive thinking to name a few. The packet can be used as a stand alone workbook.
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3rd - 6th
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Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories How the Birds got their Colours Activities
This booklet is designed to compliment a themed unit about Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. These activities are based on the story How the Birds got their colours.There are 6 activities included in this booklet. Story sequencing activity Animal word/picture matchColour activity What did we learn? - worksheet Rainbow Lorikeet information text template Parrot Craft
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories and Activities Bundle
An Illustrated History: The War of 1812
This product teaches a lot of information about exploration and the War of 1812. Through illustrations, tables, timelines and charts. This product is perfect for visual learners, English language learners, special education students, as a reference sheet for upper grades, study material and more.This product focuses on the reasons behind the war, the people involved in the war and the outcomes of the war.This product contains a fill in answer sheet that students can send back to their teacher on
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6th - 12th
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Handwriting Tracing Practice: All Fifty State Capitals and State Animals!
Introducing the ultimate handwriting workbook for kids, featuring sheets on the fifty states, their capitals, and the state animals!This comprehensive workbook is perfect for children who want to improve their handwriting skills while also learning about the geography and animals of the United States. Each sheet is designed to help children practice writing letters, words, and sentences, with fun facts about each state and its unique characteristics.But that's not all - this workbook also includ
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PreK - 3rd
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Importance of learning social studies
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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
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