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Balanced literacy Common Core RH.6-8.7 resources for Gifted and Talented
Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
The Ancient Rome Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 160 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 20 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about characteristics of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar's rise to power, the Pax Roman, fall of the Roman Empire, inventions and achievements of ancient Rome and so much more! Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read
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5th - 8th
Mesopotamia Activities Unit Bundle
The Mesopotamia Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 150 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 8 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of life and the history of empires in ancient Mesopotamia. Students will research a Mesopotamian invention, examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform a class skit, analyze primary so
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Greece Unit Bundle
The Ancient Greece Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 195 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 19 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the geography of Ancient Greece, the history of early Greece and the Minoan, Mycenaean and Dorian civilizations, the characteristics of life in Athens and Sparta and Athenian democracy along with the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, Greek culture, daily life, th
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5th - 8th
Ancient India Unit Bundle
The Ancient India Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 185 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 12 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of daily life, accomplishments, the history of Mauryan Empire and the Gupta Empires and more. Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, examine the actions of the Mauryan lea
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5th - 8th
GATE - Depth and Complexity - Posters and Digital Stickers - Print and Digital
Do you use the GATE icons of Depth & Complexity and Content Imperatives in your classroom? If so, having a visually eye-catching poster or display is essential for students to make immediate connections to their learning and the icon it connects to. I have the PERFECT resource for you! This resource includes a gorgeous set of classroom posters, icon cards, and digital stickers-All featuring the 16 icons of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives.Together, the GATE (Gifted and Talente
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2nd - 12th
Ancient China Unit Bundle
The Ancient China Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 210 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 18 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of the Chinese dynasties, daily lives of the people, the Great Walll of China, the Silk Road, the Chinese philosophies, the Mongol Empire and more! Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read info
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5th - 8th
USA Regions Activity FREEBIE | States and Capitals Project | Worksheets
This FREE resource is a stand-alone project that can be turned into a FULL WEEK worth of activities. You'll find 5 region activity pages and capitals/abbreviation resource sheets and note pages. Plus, I've included a thorough teacher's guide giving you plenty of suggestions on how to turn this into one awesome mini-unit!These maps are also located in my customized state history projects. You'll find 86 student activities organized in 8 modules for easy lesson planning. This complete notebook uni
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4th - 8th
"Happiest" Country Social Studies Research and Math Project for Middle School
Math and Social Studies Project Using Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking SkillsEnrichment Social Studies and Math ProjectDuring this project, students read and discuss a New York Times Articles that discuss the results of a Quality of Life Survey from around the world.Then students brainstorm and research quality of life indicators in 10 countries of their choice and then rank those 10 countries from happiest to least happy. Students will think critically about factors that would impact
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5th - 8th
WWII Airplane Fighter Gliders - GATE STEM + Reading 3rd-7th Grades
Yes, we get to throw little gliders around the classroom. This is the sneakiest, most evil sort of teacher trick: learning standards and being challenged academically while having fun!
This unit is perfect for a Friday or the day before a vacation. Start it in the morning, and run across the entire curriculum throughout the school day. Or take pieces out of the unit here and there over the course of days and weeks . . . as the components can work as “stand alone” or as a cohesive trip acr
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3rd - 7th
American Revolution Bundle of Activities with Google Slides
Purchase all you need for your American Revolution Unit! In this bundle, you will receive all of my lessons that maximize learning in your Social Studies classroom. This is a must buy for the beginning teacher or a seasoned teacher looking to refresh their Social Studies lessons. This unit includes multiple activities for:-Causes and Events Leading to the American Revolution -Battles of the American Revolution-DBQs-GAMES to review! ⭐In addition to the lesson you will receive differentiation op
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7th - 9th
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Interpreting Maps (Physical, Topographic, Thematic, and Political)
My 6th-grade Geography students always enjoyed this fun, critical thinking, and discussion-sparking Map interpretation activity! Activity Includes:16 slides, each featuring a different mapThought-provoking question prompts to accompany each map An additional slide with links to geography games for your early-finishersHow to ImplementI recommend having students work with a partner to discuss each map before coming to an answer, although this could also be a whole-group or small-group activity if
Grades:
6th - 10th
"I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys: Resource Set
Getting ready to read I Must Betray You? You need this set! It includes a set of lecture notes to cover background knowledge on the USSR (slightly silly at times and overgeneralized), an anticipation guide to spark discussion before reading, discussion questions, and research questions for presentations on related topics. It also includes a teacher guide with some content warnings for you to be prepared for what's coming. This set will help you dig deeper into this thrilling, jaw-dropping novel
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7th - 9th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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World Holidays BINGO: Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Dewali, and more..
I teach GT and use this activity and an accompanying lesson on countries, customs and holidays around the world before the holiday break in order to introduce cultural diversity, geography, country flags and cultures to my students.Holidays included in this activity are:ChristmasKwanzaaHanukkahChinese New YearDewaliAmerican New YearDia de los Muertas
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3rd - 7th
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Environmental issues of Europe stations clue hunt
This is a wonderful resource for any Social Studies classroom. It covers the Georgia standard SS6G8 : Explain environmental issues in Europe. It can also be used for Earth Day. I created this station activity for my own social studies classroom. Our district is focusing on incorporating literacy standards in all subject areas. This is a great way to get students reading for information.My students love this activity. I hope yours do too!CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.4CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.7CCS
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4th - 12th
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Mexico, Canada, and Cuba: Types of Government
Do your students understand the distinction between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy? This middle school civics resource can assist your students in comprehending various governmental structures, both domestic and international.This resource comprises worksheets on prior knowledge, cause and effect, and summary writing to aid students in grasping complex concepts.
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6th - 8th
What are the Causes of Pollution in India?
In middle school, students are expected to enhance their civic and socioeconomic learning, which they have been developing since kindergarten. As they progress, they learn about the global perspective of how governments and citizens tackle environmental challenges. They are encouraged to make connections between their lives in the United States of America and countries worldwide by using their prior knowledge, cause and effect, and analyzing information. Various instructional methods and models
Grades:
7th - 8th
SMARTER BALANCED & PARCC End-of-Year Tests Support
Are your students going to be ready for the SMARTER BALANCED or PARCC end-of-year tests? Both the Smarter Balanced and PARCC end-of-grade tests have tasks where the students must view and analyze media (video clips) and then take notes and use that information to write an essay or answer short-answer questions.Why not include MOVIE ANALYSIS as one of your LITERACY CENTERS? This analysis sheet will work with any movie or clip. Students will view the video clips of your choosing and then use the
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2nd - 5th
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Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Bring history to life, and let your students discover how the mighty Persian Empire began. Almost 2500 years ago Cyrus inherited a moderate kingdom. From that small beginning he grew his inheritance into the largest and mightiest empire of its day, swallowing up both the Babylonian and the Median empires in just twenty-one short years. Within sixty-five years it stretched from western shores of Asia Minor to the Indus River in the east and then south encompassing Egypt, Nubia and Libya in Africa
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6th - 9th
Julius Caesar: A point-of-view experience Patrician vs Plebeians
A best seller and a student favorite! This is four day, higher-level thinking, mini-unit on the Points-of-View (Plebeians & Patricians) surrounding the reign of Julius Caesar incorporates 21st Century Skills and Common Core. This lesson requires computer access and the ability to access and use voicethread.com. The lesson encourages the students to apply what they have already learned about Julius Caesar (specifically The New Calendar System, Public Works, New Citizens, Honest government,
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6th - 9th
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Persian Wars Battle Strategies: part II of the Persian Wars Presentation
An epic war to decide the destiny of Europe lay in the hands of ancient Greek freedom fighters. It looked like they had no chance against the mighty Persian armies. Their victory stunned the world and changed the destiny of Europe. Some 2500 years ago a rag tag group of Greek city-states led by the military genius of Athens and Sparta stopped the mighty Persian Empire from invading and conquering Europe. Teach your students about the Persian Wars by comparing the battle strategies used by the
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Mesopotamia Website and Inquiry Questions for a Project Based Learning Activity!
Students love this website project! To add depth and complexity to your unit on Mesopotamia, students start by picking an inquiry question from the ones provided or create their own based on their interests. They can work individually, in pairs, or small groups to create a website using Google Sites, Canva or any other platform that you have taught them to use. What should be included is on the assignment page, but you can tell students that these are some ideas to include or ideas that they hav
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Cheyenne Odyssey - Choose Your Experience style video game handout
This handout presents the essential questions from the FREE A Cheyenne Odyssey video game, on the Mission US website: What is Mission US?(It is basically a "choose your experience" video game where the story path changes depending on the choices you make as you play! Students love it, and become immersed.)Developed for use in middle and high school classrooms, Mission US engages students in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive game an
Grades:
7th - 12th
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25 + Tech Integration Templates for Core Classes and Design using Google Apps
This unit with over 25 tech integration templates and units will give your students fantastic opportunities to learn a variety of Google App features while improving their literacy skills in a fun way. I added a bonus choice board for students who finish projects early. These units include Google Slide templates with user friendly directions and videos to help students be self sufficient. Are you that teacher that wants to use more tech integration in the classroom but you think it will take mor
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6th - 8th
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