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Elementary other (social studies) handouts for Gifted and Talented
5 Themes of Geography Stations Activity | Five Themes of Geography Lesson
In this Five Themes of Geography stations and student activity, students analyze the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region) to understand how geographers study the world!This best-selling geography resource is included in the massive All Things Geography Bundle, as well as the American or the World History PLUS Curriculum!This lesson begins with students doing an introductory reading and activity on the five themes of geography. Then, stu
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5th - 9th
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Abraham Lincoln Assassination Activity Civil War Reconstruction Era US History
In this Abraham Lincoln Assassination CSI investigation, students investigate the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at the conclusion of the Civil War. Students become experts about Booth's conspiracy and learn about the role Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, Geroge Azterodt, Samuel Mudd, and others had in their plan to overthrow the Union government following the Civil War. ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Reconstr
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
Electoral College Worksheet: Reading with Questions and Answer Key
Electoral College Worksheet: Reading with Ballot, Questions and Answer KeySwing State Political Cartoon Worksheet Fill in the blank review worksheet with word bank Easy reading explain the Electoral College with questions and answer key (explains how Electoral College is indirect, winner takes all system and that the popular vote doesn't count). Shows a ballot that shows the person is voting for the electors not the actual candidate
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Electoral College Worksheet Bundle with Answer Keys
Geography Unit for Maps, 5 Themes of Geography, Map Reading, Latitude Longitude
In this Geography Unit bundle, you receive 12 hands-on, engaging, and effective resources to teach the 5 themes of geography, map reading, map skills, and geography. This geography bundle was created to teach the whole range of geography: students learn how to read all different kinds of maps (climate maps, thematic maps, road maps), the five themes of geography, how to read latitude and longitude, and the locations of places all over the world! This bundle is priced to save you over 20% inste
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5th - 8th
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Enneagram Personality Types for Big Kids - Community Building Activities
Have students discover their Enneagram personality type with a student-friendly quiz and activity! Encourage students to reflect and learn about themselves and their classmates with this resource and help foster social-emotional learning in your upper elementary classroom!How Does It Work?Students will take an Enneagram quiz and analyze the results of the top 3 Enneagram types that describe them the most. They will also learn about the basic components of an Enneagram and the wants, worries, an
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4th - 6th
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Early Humans Unit - Stone Age Unit - Early Humans Activities - Prehistory Unit
This 120 page Early Man unit resource package provides students with everything they need to complete an Early Humans unit or Stone Age unit on the Paleolithic - Neolithic Era. This stone age unit plan contains early human reading passages and annotation activities, comprehension questions, archaeology vocabulary, graphic organizers, and Stone Age activities for Interactive Notebooks.✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this res
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4th - 8th
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American US History Curriculum | Part 1 PLUS American US History Curriculum
The American History US History Part 1 Curriculum PLUS: (1590-1877) contains thousands of pages of materials across 13 American History units and supplement bundles, including assessments, interactive notebooks, Google 1:1 resources, Escape Room breakouts, and much, much more.Purchase this and enjoy immediate access to an entire year of a ready-to-go American History Curriculum, including almost four-thousand pages of engaging activities and Common Core focused classroom resources, differentiate
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5th - 9th
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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Monsters Activity - Ancient Greece Myth Projects
This Ancient Greek Mythology Monster Unit contains a fun Greek Mythology project on monsters. Perfect for your Ancient Greece Unit, this Greek myth resource contains mythology reading passages on the Gorgons (Medusa), the Hydra, the Minotaur, Cerberus, and other mythological monsters.Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to a Greek Mythology Interactive Notebook.This package contains readin
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4th - 7th
Industrial Revolution Inventions: Spinning Jenny, Steam Engine, Telegraph!
In this stations-based resource on different inventions during the early Industrial Revolution, students learn about the telegraph, the Spinning Jenny, the steamboat, the mechanical reaper, the steel plow, the process of pasteurization, and the steamboat. Students rotate to different stations in the room where they read about one of the major inventions/achievements of the Industrial Revolution and take relevant notes on a bubble map organizer. Once complete, students answer the overarching pro
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5th - 8th
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Fur Trade Canada: Complete Inquiry Based History Unit
A complete unit for teaching about Canada's fur trading history. Nearly 100 pages of detailed lesson plans, informational articles, interactive notebook templates, recording sheets and more! Sample inquiry questions are provided to help guide the learning.What's Included?♥ Guiding Inquiry Questions- 8 samples are included♥ Lesson 1: Bartering vs. Money- 1 page article- PowerPoint lesson- Pros and Cons response♥ Lesson 2: Fashionable Furs- Image for discussion- 2 page article- Comprehension re
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Grade 4 Social Studies Bundle
Mapping Skills And Activities - Latitude Longitude Maps and Globes - Geography
Mapping Skills and Activities for Geography featuring Latitude and Longitude! For these geography activities, students practice mapping skills while learning about latitude and longitude in a fun and engaging way. A variety of fun mapping activities are included - use these latitude and longitude activities for your upcoming geography unit or mapping unit! The included activities would make a great addition to a geography interactive notebook!This activity includes the following latitude and lon
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1st - 4th
Strong and Stable Structures Centers and Activities - Grade 3 Ontario
Strong and Stable Structure activities and centers for grade 3 Ontario science. This pack includes fun and hands-on activities! Product Description: Great for Grade 3 Science- Strong and Stable Structures! 4 centers all ready to use in your classroom. 1 requires access to technology - computer or SMART Board1st Center: Work Zone Word Sort: Definition matching game (included- instruction sheet for students, 14 words and definitions to print, laminate and cut for students to match). Complete with
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3rd - 5th
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Weekly Brain Teasers to Improve Critical & Creative Thinking Skills
These weekly brain teasers are designed to help improve students’ critical and creative thinking skills. Use these weekly brain teasers
as morning work, early finisher activities, centers, homework, or as extra credit. Students of all learning styles will love this resource,
and their problem-solving abilities will improve as they learn to think more critically.
There are 36 weeks of brain teasers to be used all year long. There are four student pages included that give definitions and examp
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4th - 8th
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The Lives of Enslaved People in the South Stations Distance Learning
Your students will be enthralled with voices from the past through this stations activity. Students will visit 8 stations discussing the lives of people in slavery. Most of the documents come from the stories of those who lived through slavery, and I included a photograph of the individual when possible. They will take notes as they visit each station and read the words of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, see the scars of a slave known only as Gordon, and examine the experience of many oth
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Stations and Gallery Walk Bundle First Half of U.S. History
Early Man Stations and Project – Paleolithic, Neolithic, Civilization Features
This resource includes five engaging Early Man learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and assignments Check this out! Students will complete their work on flame shapes that they will transform into a 3-D fire. They’ll “build” elements of
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5th - 8th
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1920s Consumerism and Inventions: Why were the 1920s the "Consumer Revolution?"
In this highly-engaging resource on 1920s consumerism, students navigate through a variety of major inventions and breakthroughs that took place in the 1920s to learn why this decade is often referred to as the "consumer revolution." Students are introduced to the first mass-produced refrigerator, electric toaster, radio, as well as the invention of Band-Aids, great improvements in Henry Ford's Model T (and his Model A) automobile, the vacuum cleaner, and a variety of new foods such as Wonder B
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5th - 10th
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Primary and Secondary Source Activity | Where does information come from?
In this primary and secondary sources activity, students complete five different phases to understand the difference between primary sources and secondary sources, how to spot bias or validity issues within primary sources, complete a gallery walk to spot primary and secondary sources, engage in a research project where students compile select sources for a chosen topic, and complete a final primary v secondary sources quiz to showcase what they know. Do your students need help understanding th
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Social Studies US History Teacher Back to School Toolkit
Civil War Escape Room Activity | Students Crack REAL Historical Civil War Cipher
In this outstanding Civil War Escape Room activity, students work in collaborative teams to crack a real historical cipher known as the Vigenère Cipher that was developed in the 16th century and later popularized by the Confederate States of America as a way to relay messages behind Union lines. This Escape Room is a hit for students as they race against the clock to unlock a real historical cipher.Students are placed in the shoes of code-crackers trying to solve several clues written in the ch
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5th - 9th
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Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
Grades:
1st - 5th
3 Levels of Canadian Government: Federal, Provincial, Municipal CANADA
This is my three levels of Canadian government unit for grade 2 or 3! It includes plenty of worksheets, as well as reading comprehension passages and questions. There are higher level sheets if you want to use it for older grades, as well as picture versions of sorting for younger primary students.Included:What is governmentFederal responsibilitiesProvincial responsibilitiesMunicipal responsibilitiesWho's Job Is It Anyways (sorting with both picture and vocabulary versions)Definition flap bookTa
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Canada / Canadian Social Studies BUNDLE 2nd Grade
Westward Expansion Morse Code Escape Room Activity | 100% Engagement!
In this Westward Expansion and Morse Code Escape Room, students are introduced to both visual and audio clues using Morse Code, the communication system used by Samuel Morse's telegraph and popularized during the United States' Westward Expansion! Students are placed in the shoes of investigators as they seek to crack a mysterious code left behind by the American Illuminati in order to restore communication across the United States. Student investigative teams have one class period to solve f
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5th - 10th
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CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
CSI American History Bundle! Lost Colony, Salem, Donner Party, Lincoln, Tulsa Race Riots, Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK!In the CSI American History Bundle, you receive TEN American History focused CSI investigations! Plus, any future American History CSI lessons, will be added to this bundle -- and you will be able to download them at no additional charge! Google 1:1 compatible versions are included in each CSI lesson!This bundle currently contains the following EIGHT American History CSI Investi
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5th - 10th
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Landforms & Environment: How has Environment Changed Over Time? Stations-based!
In this geography, landforms, and human environment impact lesson activity, students navigate through natural and manmade features to understand how the environment changes over time. Students examine how humans have modified their environment with the Panama Canal and Hoover Dam, how natural features like the Bering Land Bridge and Great Barrier Reef have evolved throughout history, how cities like Machu Picchu were once consumed by their environment, and how rising global temperatures, whether
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5th - 8th
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Provinces and Territories of Canada Research Project
Provinces and Territories of Canada Research ProjectUse these blank research templates on the provinces and territories of Canada to have your students participate in the inquiry process in learning about their Country! Also included is a reading that explains what a province and territory is, and the difference between both.The project has students researching:-Important information about each province and territory-Talk about the location of the province and territory-Research the official sym
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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