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Not grade specific Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies resources for GATE
Meet The Teacher Pastel Pop
Back to school in style!! This template comes with the background that you can add your own text on top to make it custom for you and your classroom. I have added text boxes on top for you but the I did not type the words because they are specific to me. The only words included are "hello" so any school professional can use it!! You can add an text under it. :) Fonts: I have included the fonts used on the first page but the fonts are not included in the download, they are a seperate tpt purcha
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Cornell Notes Template | Note Taking Graphic Organizer | Note Taking Template
Cornell Notes are a systematic, structured way for students to take organized notes. Perfect for college prep classes. (Step 1) On the right-hand side, students should paraphrase important ideas. These notes can be taken from any source of information, such as fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs, lectures, text books, etc. Symbols or abbreviations should be used instead of long sentences. (Step 2) After reviewing the notes, students record key vocabulary, facts, people, and places on the left-han
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CHRISTMAS HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Christmas themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. They are al
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Winter Holiday String Art Designs based on a hexagonal star
Provide your own supplies to follow the directions (includes template based on a hexagonal star) to sew more than 15 string art snowflakes and stars for the winter holidays. Mix designs to create new ones. Can be used in connection with a variety of lessons (not included) ranging from fractions, symmetry, lie group G2, religious holidays and more. Or just for the fun of it to decorate your classroom.
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CRITICAL THINKING SQUARE PUZZLES Christmas Activity Brain Teasers Logic GATE
CHRISTMAS SQUARE PUZZLERS are fun, yet challenging brain teasers. They exercise critical thinking & problem solving, build perseverance & stamina, and stimulate the brain while disguising it all as fun. Similar to Scrambled Squares, these differentiated, logic puzzles must be reconstructed so that the images match on every interior side. Use them for centers, stations, rotations, fast finishers, enrichment, GATE (gifted & talented education), and/or a class reward. Adored by all ages
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LATIN SQUARES MATH LOGIC PUZZLES Reindeer Sudoku GATE Differentiated Christmas
These Latin Squares math puzzles will challenge children's deductive reasoning skills and help them acquire the critical thinking needed to solve Sudoku puzzles. REINDEER SQUARES begin with an easy, 3x3 grid appropriate for young learners. The tasks progress gradually, increasing in difficulty up to a 7x7 grid. Create a Christmas, critical thinking center with these brain teasers. REINDEER SQUARES are available in print and digitally on TPT Easel. CONTENTS5 work mats3x3 array4x4 array5x5 array6x
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Winter Holiday Makerspace | Christmas Challenge Task Cards for KEVA and Lego
Winter Holday Makerspace | Printable Christmas Challenge Task Cards for KEVA Planks & Lego Bricks is a great *low prep* resource to celebrate STEM with your students. Works great as a center activity, lesson extention, or part of a Makerspace.Each card is approximately 1/2 a page in size. Print in color and laminate the cards. Add a whole punch and place on a binder ring to use for years to come! My students LOVE Challenge Task Cards.In this engaging lesson, students follow 20 Winter Holiday
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The Underground Railroad Digital Research Project
Your students will enjoy reading and researching about the history of the Underground Railroad. I recommend reading pictures books or having several pictures books for students to choose from- although this is not necessary. Students can use the included links for summaries and research.I primarily created and use this as an elementary 4-5 grade gifted and talented /high achievers enrichment activity - for when students finish his/her work. It also works well with general ed. I use this as a dig
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Biography Report template
This reproducible worksheet can be used as part of a larger project or independently as a simple biography report. I made this to use as optional extra credit in my middle school science classroom. I plant to photocopy pages from "Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" on to the back to give my students a start in their research. Because of the simplicity of design, this could work in a wide variety of classrooms.
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Borax Crystal STEAM Experiment | Multi Grade Bundle | Christmas Activity
A Complete 2nd-8th Grade Crystal Science and STEM unit. Differentiated worksheets save you time with lesson planning. Materials are inexpensive and results in 24 hours. Teacher guide and alignment to NGSS included. Students will discover borax crystal formation with a memorable hands-on lab and STEAM activity. Great for teaching the scientific method, measuring mass, and graphing. This bundle contains all 3-grade level versions. Students will explore how different types of water affect cryst
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Gold Rush Research Project | Colonial Life in Australia
Students will ove this independent research task on Australian Gold Rushes! Students will use a 4-part research guide to research an Australian Gold Rush of their choice. The differentiated information text will provide your students with a great starting point by providing background information about the gold rushes in general. Students then have the opportunity to plan and conduct a multimodal presentation about their chosen goldfield. Four Part Research Guide:Part one: Identifying inquiry qu
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Simple Rubric for RACES Paragraph Writing 2 per page
This is a simple rubric to grade student submissions for paragraphs written while learning and mastering the RACES strategy for writing. This rubric is printable at 2 per sheet to save paper, and it is a perfect addition to the RACES Graphic Organizer and RACES paragraph MLA Template that I also have available. Have your students writing professionally in no time at all!
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To Publish or Not to Publish- Ethics in Photojournalism
To Publish or Not to Publish- Ethics in Photojournalism
A mixture of Mind Mission activity and DBQ strategy, To Publish or Not to Publish- Ethics in Photojournalism honors the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s in Birmingham, Alabama. As photo editors, students analyze an archival photo and a current photo in order to choose the one they think best commemorates the anniversaries of the 1963 Children’s March that followed the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Debat
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My ENTIRE store MEGA BUNDLE | No Prep Enrichment, Projects, GT Resources & More!
Grab everything in my store and save big! This bundle includes reading, writing and science resources, cross-curricular projects, no prep enrichment resources, and more! Perfect for elementary GT enrichment teachers or any teacher with gifted students in their classroom!It's also great for any elementary teacher - See each individual product listing for more details on each resource included.Save yourself time and money while enriching your students with this entire store bundle!This will be a G
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History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon Digital Project
Your students will enjoy reading and researching about the the history of the Presidential Turkey Pardon.I primarily use this as a gifted and talented /high achievers enrichment activity - for when students finish his/her work.In this activity your students will read online web information, create a banner and then summarize information they learned. Students can complete their own banner as they write facts and information. In this hyperdocs- I have included a place to write a letter to the Pre
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Gold Rush STEM Activity Bundle Colonial Life
Explore common structures and techniques used during the gold rush and colonial times with these STEM activities! Follow the design process to design and build working models of:-The windlass-The horse and cart-The wattle and daub hut-Gold Rush Research Project-An information text and PCQ have been added to introduce your students to the experiences of Aboriginal Peoples during the Gold Rush.*** Try a free sample of my STEM project; Bush Beds. ***For each of the three STEM projects, you will re
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"The Nightmare Stage Coach Incident" [A Rdrs Th Script]
Our protagonist (Josiah Steele) is forced to intervene in a runaway stage coach journey when the driver and guard are shot by gunmen lying in wait. The setting is near ‘Marysville’, California in 1858 (during the ‘State Fair’ run that was held there). This is an excerpt from our latest novel, “The Shadows at Cortez Square.” “Aids Orphans Remembered” [The work is literary fiction.]
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Gold Rush STEM Activity BUNDLE Colonial Life Transport
Explore common structures and techniques used during the gold rush and colonial times with these STEM activities! Follow the design process to design and build working models of THREE common forms of transport used during the gold rushes. The projects included are:-The Horse and Cart-The Cobb and Co Coach-The Wheelbarrow-An information text and PCQ have been added to introduce your students to the experiences of Aboriginal Peoples during the Gold Rush.*** Try a free sample of my STEM project; B
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Daisy Create & Innovate Meeting Plans
Thank you for visiting my store! This packet will help you fully complete the Daisy Create & Innovate Badge! No fuss, very little prep! This download was created with the Girl Scout Leader in mind. I have been involved with Girl Scouts for many years and found this particularly helpful in keeping things organized with my meetings!Please check out the rest of my store for more awesome resources!Thank you!Amie
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Diatom crafts: box or ornaments
Oceanography for Christmas? Decorate your holiday tree with diatoms! Diatoms are algae that make their own glass shells from silicon they take from the water. They build shells in snowflake-like geometric designs, fitting a top valve onto a bottom valve, like tiny clams.This download includes a diatom identification page (with 17 types of diatoms) and patterns to make two different crafts. One is a triangle-shaped box that students can color, cut and tape. The other is a set of colored diatom or
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December BULLETIN BOARD MATH CHALLENGE Computation Critical Thinking Math Center
How Many Ways? – Dec. Edition is an open-ended, interactive, math bulletin board that is perfect computation practice for any elementary classroom. Challenge your students' critical thinking and fluency to determine how many ways they can reach the target number. The task is similar to Boogle(TM) for numbers. Post the operation symbols and the target number you choose to easily differentiate the task. [kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, enrichment, computation
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Gold Rush STEM Activity BUNDLE Colonial Life Housing
Explore common structures and techniques used during the gold rush and colonial times with these STEM activities! Follow the design process to design and build working models of FIVE common housing structures built during the gold rushes. The projects included are:-The Log Hut-The Bark Hut-The Wattle and Daub Hut-The Tent-Bush Beds-An information text and PCQ have been added to introduce your students to the experiences of Aboriginal Peoples during the Gold Rush.*** Try a free sample of my STEM
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Gold Rush STEM Activity BUNDLE Colonial Life Mining Techniques
Explore common structures and techniques used during the gold rush and colonial times with these STEM activities! Follow the design process to design and build working models of FOUR common forms of mining used during the gold rushes. The projects included are:-The Cradle-The Windlass-The Whip-The Puddler-A bonus file has been added to introduce your students to the experiences of Aboriginal Peoples during the Gold Rush.*** Try a free sample of my STEM project; Bush Beds. ***For EACH of the FOU
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Gold Rush STEM Activity The Wattle and Daub Hut Colonial Life
Explore common structures and techniques used during the gold rush and colonial times with these STEM activities! Follow the design process to design and build a model of a wattle and daub hut: a common housing structure built during the gold rushes. *** Try a free sample of my STEM project; Bush Beds. ***You will receive:-Student work booklet (see below for details)-Pictures demonstrating how I built my model-Sample page from a completed workbook-Paper saving printing option for those wanting t
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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.
Benefits of learning social studies
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
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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