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Social studies Common Core RI.4.7 resources
Seven Continents & Five Oceans Unit: Slide Shows, Reading, Activities, & More!
Need an easy to use comprehensive resource for the major landmasses and oceans of the world? This social studies unit is packed full of facts, features, differentiated reading passages and comprehension questions, a research 3D globe craft, a collaborative poster for your hallway display, and much more to help you bring the seven continents and five oceans to life! Find everything you need all in one place!Click the Preview to View MoreThis unit includes:Continents Facts & Features Slide Sho
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1st - 5th
Country Research Projects Study Report Countries Around the World Research
Country Research Projects: This newly revised (July 2023) country study worksheet packet will help your 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade social studies students conduct a country study research project for countries around the world. It not only includes country research graphic organizers and templates and for gathering information and conducting country research, but also guidance and skills for country report writing and giving a presentation. Grading rubrics, answer keys, differentiated a
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4th - 7th
American Revolutionary War Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Complete Unit
Making teaching about the American Revolutionary War fun with these engaging and hands-on American Revolutionary War activities! This resource highlights the causes, main events, important people, and results of the Revolutionary War all in one!**Newly Updated with Three Different Levels of Reading Passages**Students will learn about the American Revolutionary War. This unit includes lots of hands-on activities for students related to the causes, events, battles, influential people, and major re
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3rd - 5th
American Civil War Reading Passages Worksheets Unit Causes Battles Maps Timeline
Make history come to life in your classroom with our Civil War Activities Complete Unit! Immerse your students into the American Civil War with this comprehensive collection of interactive activities, leveled reading passages, comprehension questions, and vocabulary posters. Step back in time as you teach your students about the events and people that were part of this crucial moment in history.Go Digital--A Digital Version of This Unit is Now Available:A DIGITAL version of this unit for Google
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3rd - 5th
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Virtual Field Trip Disney World's Magic Kingdom Google Slides Digital Resource
✈️ Are you ready for a magical adventure filled with learning and fun? Explore the wonders of Disney World's Magic Kingdom with this exciting Virtual Field Trip to Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom!⭐ This immersive learning experience is designed to integrate cross-curricular skills and engage students in an interactive and educational way. With a focus on critical thinking, this virtual field trip to Disney offers interactive activities and learning opportunities that will challenge and inspire stude
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2nd - 5th
United States Geography - US Regions & State Research Project Unit
Looking for a way to make U.S. geography come alive for students? Plan a trip through the regions of the United States with this hands-on project! Students use real-world skills as they select two states in each U.S. region to visit, then research each state to decide what sites they want to see. Students then determine how they could most easily visit all of their locations in one trip and map their route. What’s IncludedPDF and Google Slide versionsExtension research page for use to different
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4th - 6th
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Summer Olympics 2024 BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Looking for a fun way to incorporate the Summer Olympics into your classroom? This BUNDLE contains the complete no-prep unit AND the presentation. The complete unit contains activities to keep your students engaged while learning about the Summer Games. It is full of foldable activities (great for interactive notebooks and lapbooks) and other hands-on activities. The reading passages are perfect for integrating your Social Studies and Reading/Language Arts classrooms.This contains a link on page
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2nd - 5th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Projects and Activities - Reading Passages - Map - Test
Ancient Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook unit - This 140+ page package of Mesopotamia activities contains everything you need to teach a complete Ancient Mesopotamia unit! This includes reading passages, research activities, foldable activities, questions, graphic organizers, and more. Perfect for your Mesopotamia or Ancient Civilizations unit, all resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Timelines and Timeline Activities for Biography Units | Print and Digital
Are your students needing more practice reading timelines? Do you need a starting point for your biography unit? This collection of timelines covers a broad spectrum of historical figures. This has been completely revised for the new school year and now contains 27 different timeline activities for your classroom. It also includes templates to allow your students to create their own timelines. These are ideal for distance learning as students can easily work on these activities independently or
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Biographies BUNDLE
100th Day of School Communities Now and Then BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Looking for a resource to help teach your students about how communities have changed? This Communities Then and Now BUNDLE is perfect for teaching about how communities and society has changed in the past 100 years. It also works well for the 100th day of school! This cross curricular unit can be used in the Social Studies and ELA classroom. New reading passages have been added (perfect for small groups and differentiating instruction). Note: There is now a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows
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2nd - 5th
Ancient Egypt Unit - Mummification Unit - Ancient Egypt Projects Activities
This Ancient Egypt Mummification Unit has over 40 pages of Ancient Egypt projects and activities. These Egypt activities are perfect for your upcoming Ancient Egypt unit or mummification unit. These mummification activities contain Egypt reading passages, comprehension questions, and projects about mummification! Student read and answer comprehension questions, and complete an illustrated "mummification wheel" , one pager project, and Top Three Pennant Project to demonstrate their understanding
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4th - 7th
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Current Events Printables Worksheets Graphic Organizers Informational Text News
Here are 23 no-prep current events printables and graphic organizers that can be used with any article or internet news post. Use them when you are reading an article as a class or for independent selections to keep your students accountable. They will also work well with Time for Kids and Weekly Reader articles.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:23 Graphic Organizers for Current Events11 come in both lined & unlined versions!DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Multiple types of graphic organizers for all ability
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4th - 7th
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4th Grade Social Studies Curriculum United States YEAR LONG BUNDLE Google
A full year of 4th grade social studies themed in the United States.DISTANCE & GOOGLE DRIVE LEARNING LINKS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGE IN EACH UNITS PDF DOWNLOADAll Units Include:Lesson PlansComprehension PagesVocabulary CardsAssessmentsSuggested Read Alouds/VideosActivities & Graphic OrganizesAnchor Charts & Printable PostersLesson Plan Titles Included Unit 1:Lesson 1 – BE a HistorianLesson 2 – BE a GeographerLesson 3 – BE an EconomistLesson 4 – BE a Political Scie
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3rd - 5th
Government Unit, Lapbook, Text Print & Digital Distance Learning Bundle
Your students will learn about the United States Government in this complete unit--with both print and digital options--including an informational text you can use either in place of or in addition to your textbook. You can use the printable versions, go completely paperless, or use a combination of both!This is a complete unit with informational text, anticipation guide with questions to guide their reading, a 24 question test, and pieces for an interactive notebook or lapbook. It also includes
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3rd - 5th
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Titanic Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room Titanic Activities
Are you looking for Titanic nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions? A Comprehension Quest® is a FUN escape room style activity and is a unique way to get students excited about practicing reading comprehension! ⚓Here's how it works:⚓Starting off with the hook video, students learn they have a quest to complete. In this edition, students must figure out who the author is of a firsthand account letter written by a Titanic survivor. Students will read 6 passages and complete standa
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2nd - 5th
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Light and Sound Waves Energy Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Science Labs
What do Isaac Newton, Alexander Graham Bell, and Albert Einstein all have in common? Students will find out in this COMPLETE Light and Sound Unit! The unit is all about light and sound energy, including vibrations, reflection, and refraction, pitch, frequency, volume, convex, concave and comes with 8 Science Investigations or Labs. With reading passages about:What is light?Our Amazing EyesReflection & RefractionTransparent, Translucent, or Opaque?Concave and ConvexLens, Prisms, & Rainbo
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2nd - 4th
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NGSS:
4-PS3-2
Geography Map Skills Unit Lapbook Print & Digital Distance Learning Bundle
Your students will learn about geography and basic map skills in this complete unit--with both print and digital options--including an informational text you can use either in place of or in addition to your textbook. You can use the printable versions, go completely paperless, or use a combination of both!This Geography Map Skills Unit includes an 8-page informational text. This complex text will provide your students with information about the purpose of geography, continents and oceans, the d
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3rd - 5th
State Report ~ State Research Project
Looking for a simple, straight-forward state research report that your kids will be excited to work on? Here it is! This lift-a-flap style state report will have students excited to research and explore interesting facts about the states. Once their state research is done, students will assemble an engaging report! One that they will be super excited to show off. Students will research the following topics for their state:popular namecapitalstate symbolsstate mottogovernmentpopulationclimategeog
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Library Patch's Top 20 Product Bundle
Labor Day Activities - Labor Day Reading Comprehension
This non-fiction informational book and activities will help your students understand why we celebrate Labor Day. It is designed to provide basic information about how Labor Day came to be, what it stands for and why we celebrate. Perfect for 4th and 5th graders but can be used with 3rd grade. (It is a much higher level for 3rd so take a look at the preview before purchasing.) A stress-free way to teach your students about Labor Day. For the DIGITAL version, go HERE!For BOTH the digital AND pri
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Memorial Day | Veterans Day Unit | Print and Digital
Looking for an engaging way to teach your students about Veterans Day or Memorial Day? This comprehensive unit is an excellent way to teach about the six branches of the military. This hands-on unit can be used in the Social Studies and Reading/LA classroom. This now includes a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows teachers to make a copy for use in Google Classroom - ideal for use in the classroom and online!!!This complete no-prep unit contains:-Fact cards with pocket pattern (can be used in i
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Memorial Day and Veterans Day BUNDLE
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Primary Sources Research Activity
This engaging Social Studies lesson about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke mixes history and forensic science for a hands on approach to learning about the first English colony in the New World. Students examine and analyze primary sources as evidence and use critical thinking skills to come up with 4 of their own theories to explain the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony in 1587. This download includes 3 versions of the activity: Stations - Cut out the evidence (primary sources) and place in manil
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4th - 7th
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California Missions! Epic 45 slide PPT - Engaging Visuals, Slides, and Handouts
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY 4th Grade TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA LOOKING TO GIVE STUDENTS ENGAGING BACKGROUND INFO AND AN OVERVIEW OF ALL THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS. ENJOY!***GOOGLE COMPATIBLE*** 1) Drag and Drop the Word Doc or PowerPoint into Google Drive2) Then Go to "FILE", and SAVE AS "GOOGLE SLIDES" or "GOOGLE DOCS"THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES BOTH PART 1 AND PART 2 OF THE UNIT DESCRIBED BELOW:***Now included in this download is the missions graphic organizer (in PDF and MS WORD formats)This series of
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3rd - 7th
Also included in: California 4th Grade Social Studies MEGA Bundle (50+ proven resources)
4th Grade Social Studies Economics Curriculum Unit Google Slides
4th grade Social Studies Curriculum themed in Economics and includes lesson plans, reading passages, assessments, activities, and more. Each activity is also linked and downloadable to Google Drive for use in Google Classroom or other platforms. Unit correlates to concepts in the MC3 curriculum and meets Michigan Social Studies standards. Lessons are typically taught over a two day span.UPDATE: All files have been edited and updated where necessary!GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
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3rd - 5th
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January Themed Close Reading Passages Common Core multiple choice T or F & More
NON-FICTION INFORMATIONAL TEXTS:20 Passages written at 4 Levels + 10 Activities: Multiple choice, True and False, Matching, & Reading Comprehension Pages: Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge and Idea Digital Resources & pdfs. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Homeschoolers Special Education Tutoring and Sub Plans>> All About January >> New Year’s Resolutions >> New Year’s Day >> Emancipation Proclamation >> Alaska Becomes a State
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2nd - 5th
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