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Social studies Common Core RL.1.10 resources
Duck for President Read Aloud - Voting Activities - Reading Comprehension
This "Duck for President" printable or digital interactive read-aloud lesson plan pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Duck for President" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Also included in: November Read Alouds - Fall Activities - Reading Comprehension Bundle
Holidays Around the World: Diwali ~ Common Core Aligned
Diwali Lesson Plan: Diwali is the Festival of Lights celebrated in India. Teachers often include Diwali in "Christmas Around the World" or "Holidays Around the World" units because teaching multicultural celebrations can give us a glimpse into a new culture. As teachers we can open our kids' eyes to global holidays AND also instill pride in children as we feature their heritage.
Use the following Diwali activities and crafts to teach your children about a holiday celebrated by millions of India
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PreK - 3rd
Community: Reading Comprehension, Writing and Craftivities
Read and Respond to your Favorite Picture Books!Do you love reading picture books to your class and need follow up activities? Try this Community: Read and Respond Pack. It is the perfect way to strengthen comprehension and writing skills along with some fun craftivities to keep your kids engaged! Download the preview for the complete table of contents to see which activities/skills are included with each book.Features: • Activities for 5 Picture Books: Career Day by Anne Rockwell, Clothe
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: November: Reading Comprehension, Writing and Craftivities BUNDLE
Amazing Africa! Heritage Pack - African Countries, Culture, People Lesson Guide
The Amazing Africa! Heritage Pack is designed to introduce children to the wonderful continent of Africa through high-level overviews of many countries combined with more in-depth “visits” using engaging living picture books. An early elementary novel and richly illustrated book about African traditions round out this pack by adding perspective and fun. Though children will learn a bit about most of Africa’s 54 countries, they will go deeper with over 15 countries, sometimes remaining on a singl
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #1
Community Helpers Themed No Prep Worksheets BUNDLE for K-2 | MATH | ELAR
This COMMUNITY HELPER themed no prep set of worksheets is filled with lots of great LITERACY, GRAMMAR, and MATH activities for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. These are perfect for busy teachers because all you need to do is print and go! There is NO prep! These are wonderful for morning work, early finishers, stations, or just for fun! A few of the skills covered are addition, subtraction, telling time, identifying coins, making ten, synonyms, syllables, blends, prepositions, and so
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K - 2nd
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Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Floyd Cooper. A great book about Jim Crow Laws, racial segregation, and historical fiction! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Main idea and detailsAnalyzing the information provided by illustrations and text to describe settingCompa
Grades:
1st - 4th
Johnny Appleseed Poem
This is a fun poem about John Chapman or Johnny Appleseed. Poem can used to tie in with units on apples, Johnny Appleseed or poetry
Being that poetry is a key element in CCSS, poem can be used for reading strategies, rhyming and for memorization and speaking skills.
A fun way to learn about a very interesting person in our American history.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Primary Unit Theme Careers - Community Helpers- When I Grow Up
Themed-based lessons with standards-based activities are the perfect way to integrate tried-and-true methods with Common Core and 21st Century Learning.This themed set can be used in a variety of ways! Activities are perfect for academic learning centers, large group experiences and assessments. Each activity is tied to at least one Common Core standard for Kindergarten AND First Grade.This set includes:4 Theme AND Standards-Based Activities1 Theme-Based Extended Response ItemAll in both color
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Kindergarten Supplemental Resource Bundle - SEPTEMBER
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty from the Questioneers series. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, introducing government or civics studies, and character education! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Close r
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K - 4th
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Also included in: 1st Grade Election Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Google Activities
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures and traditions. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)using text evidencecompa
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1st - 4th
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Paper Son by Julie Leung Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the biography mentor text picture book Paper Son The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki. This is a great book for teaching about Asian immigrants, artists, determination, discrimination and Disney animators. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for text structuredescri
Grades:
1st - 4th
Ruth and the Green Book Lesson Plan & Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Floyd Cooper. A great book about Jim Crow Laws, racial segregation, and historical fiction! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Main idea and detailsAnalyzing the info
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1st - 4th
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Save the Citizens of Chewandswallow - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can you solve the weather related problems for the town of Chewandswallow and prevent the citizens from having to abandon the town?Description:Using the Design Thinking Process, students will create a solution to the weather problems in this storybook town. Students will practice close reading techniques using the book Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ronald Barrett in order to identify the characters' problem/need. In collaborative partnerships, students will i
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 3) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 19 Projects!
Wishes by Muon Thi Van Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction poem mentor text book Wishes by Muon Thi Van. Great for refugee, Asian American and poetry studies! Lessons and activities focus on:summarizinganalyzing key detailscomparing and contrastingidentifying main idea and detailsintegrating knowledge from multiple sourcesclose reading for understanding word meaning and figurative language The lesson plans include:teacher script with strategic stopping points and questions
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Just Help! by Sonia Sotomayor Lesson on Community and Civic Engagement
Just Help! by Sonia Sotomayor Lesson Plan blends the importance of civic engagement, voting, recycling and helping others with teaching reading comprehension skills. This lesson includes: Learning ObjectivesPre-Reading ActivityReading Comprehension QuestionsText-to-Self QuestionsCompound Word ActivityNew Vocabulary Activities"Voting on Election" ReadingCause & Effect ActivityExtension ResourceIf you have any questions, please email me @ mrslenamed@gmail.com This resource is great for:Teachin
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)using text evidencecomparing and contrastingmoral / lessonclose reading to describe the Ojibwe cultu
Grades:
1st - 4th
Remembrance Day / Veterans Day Lesson Plans and Activities
This packet aims at making the difficult topic of war and Veterans day accessible for elementary students. It contains two days of no prep, cross-curricular learning for first and second Grade around the topic of World War I, conflict and Veterans Day (Remembrance Day or Armistice Day), starting from the fabulous book “Why?” by Nikolai Popov. It is the perfect sub plan and is also great if you want to get out of the routine and boost student engagement.The packet includes:· 9 cross-curricular le
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1st - 2nd
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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the fiction mentor text picture book Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty from the Questioneers series. Great for problem-solving, growth mindset, introducing government or civics studies, and character education! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)Close reading for describing character traits / characteristicsMain idea a
Grades:
K - 4th
Also included in: Election Day Kindergarten Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Read Around the World May Reading Challenge with Passport
Do you feel like you're forcing your students to read with reading logs and responses? This Read Around the World May Reading Challenge will motivate your students to read all month long.Easy set-up:Simply print a "Reading Passport" and world map for each student. Create a "Read Around the World" bulletin board or hallway display. Each time your students finish a book, they will get a sticker or stamp on their passports. This Product Includes:Step-by-step directions to start the challenge in you
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Monthly Reading Challenges for the Whole School Year Bundle
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the realistic fiction mentor text picture book Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)using text evidencecomparing and
Grades:
1st - 4th
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Mother's Day National Holidays–Mothers Day Poetry Activities+Informational Text
Mother's Day fosters Math and Literacy in Social Studies through the use of Nonfiction Informational Text, Original Poetry, Math Activities and Games, and engaging hands-on activities to teach about the history of Mother's Day:
• Complete Mother's Day History Lesson – we provide all of the CONTENT
• Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
• Cut and Paste how-to-make Mother's Day Card
• Grid Map Skills using Letter Coordinates
• Mother's Day Tic-Tac-Toe (All game pieces included!)
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text picture book Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard. An excellent book for study of Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, American Indian cultures and traditions. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)using text evidencecomparing and contrastingmoral / lessonclose reading and integrating inf
Grades:
1st - 4th
Storylineonline: Knots on a Counting Rope: Reading Comprehension Activity
This NO-PREP reading comprehension activity is ready-made for you! Students simply follow the link to each book read-aloud, listen to the story, then complete the worksheet- which is filled with standards that students need to succeed! Easy to use as a daily language lesson. Perfect for Summer School and Special Education. Additional poetry activity included.
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Bundle #1: Storylineonline: Reading Comprehension Activities
Yeh-Shen by Ai Ling Louie Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the folktale fairy tale mentor text picture book Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie and Ed Young. An excellent multicultural fairytale excellent for a fairytale unit, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) or as part of a unit of study on Cinderella tales. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)c
Grades:
1st - 4th
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