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Social studies resources for SMART Notebook $10 and up
Family Culture Project: Activities, Resources, Google Slides and Lessons
The Family Culture Project offers an engaging exploration of students' ancestral roots, inviting them to delve into the rich tapestry of their family histories and original countries. Through interactive activities and research, elementary and middle school participants embark on a journey of discovery, celebrating cultural diversity and fostering a deeper understanding of their heritage. With hands-on projects and presentations, students not only learn about their own backgrounds but also gain
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1st - 8th
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FACTORS THAT SHAPE PLACES- Stage 3 Geography (2 Terms inc. Proj.Bas.Lrn. + test)
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are SMART NOTEBOOK files, and absolutely REQUIRE you to have this program available to you.This unit covers 2 full terms lesson material strictly adhering to the Australian Curriculum (NSW). You will find all information, worksheets, and web links included, as well as a written assessment. There is no answer sheet as answers are subjective to what students recall from the lessons.The outline is inc
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5th - 6th
A Diverse and Connected World Two Terms’ Work- Geography, Stage 3
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are SMART NOTEBOOK files, and absolutely REQUIRE you to have this program available to you.This unit covers 2 full terms lesson material strictly adhering to the Australian Curriculum (NSW). You will find all information, worksheets, and web links included, as well as a written assessment. There is no answer sheet as answers are subjective to what students recall from the lessons. Some links may re
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5th - 6th
Family Culture Project: Slides and Lessons
The Family Culture Project offers an engaging exploration of students' ancestral roots, inviting them to delve into the rich tapestry of their family histories and original countries. Through interactive activities and research, elementary and middle school participants embark on a journey of discovery, celebrating cultural diversity and fostering a deeper understanding of their heritage. With hands-on projects and presentations, students not only learn about their own backgrounds but also gain
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Family Culture Project: Slides and Resources
Non-Fiction Exploration Unit: Lessons, Slides, Activities and More!
Smart Notebook slides for Non-Fiction unit: Includes 75 slides with lessons, activities, turn and talk, resources and more!
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K - 4th
Also included in: Non-Fiction Unit Plans, Activities and Resources
Australia As A Nation. 2 TERM DURATION complete history unit
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are mostly Smart Notebook files and require you to have this program available to you.
This unit includes 2 term's worth of lessons and is presented on Smart Notebook. It includes worksheets and activities I've collected/ collated from various places, relevant to the topics covered. The unit follows the outcomes in the NSW Australian Syllabus- History, for the stage three required : "Australia as
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5th - 6th
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Places Are Similar and Different. Stage 2 Geography- 2 terms plus assessments
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are SMART NOTEBOOK files, and absolutely REQUIRE you to have this program available to you.This unit covers 2 full terms lesson material strictly adhering to the Australian Curriculum (NSW) outcomes and indicators for this topic. You will find all information, worksheets, and web links included, as well as two written assessments that students can do by simply answering questions from the screen in
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3rd - 4th
The Australian Colonies (2 full terms' work plus assessments)
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are SMART NOTEBOOK files, and absolutely REQUIRE you to have this program available to you.
This unit covers 2 full terms lesson material strictly adhering to the Australian Curriculum (NSW). You will find all information, worksheets, and web links included, as well as a written assessment. There is no answer sheet as answers are subjective to what students recall from the lessons.
The outline is
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5th - 6th
First Contacts and Australian Explorers (2 terms@1 lesson p/w, or 1 term@2 p/w)
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are mostly Smart Notebook files and require you to have this program available to you.
This unit includes 20 lessons and is presented on Smart Notebook. Half of the unit follows the outcomes in the NSW Australian Syllabus- History, for the stage two required : First Contacts. This is followed by a written test for those who require it. The other half of the unit is based on the outcomes for Austr
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3rd - 4th
Early Map Skills
This UNIT contains Smartboard lessons that are geared towards children who are just learning basic map skills. Some key concepts covered are the following.
Introduction to a variety of maps, Early maps, Parts of Maps, Directions (N,S,E,W), Compass Rose, Map Symbols, Map Keys, Scale, Standard and Metric Scale Measurements, Map Titles, Map Labels, Types of Maps, Globes, The Equator, Hemispheres, Landforms, Relief Maps, Product Quilts. This Unit also includes printable worksheets available in PDF
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1st - 4th
ELA Grade 3 Module 1 Units 1, 2, AND 3 BUNDLE! UPDATED 2014!
SAVE BY BUYING THE BUNDLE RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALLY PURCHASING ALL OF ITS CONTENTS! Grade 3 ELA Module 1 Units 1, 2, AND 3! Aligned with the New York State Common Core Learning Standards. These 266 SmartBoard slides will engage students of all learning styles. These lessons will save you hours of designing, scanning, copying, pasting, and typing. These SmartBoard Notebook files were created by veteran 3rd grade teachers with Master's Degrees in the area of Literacy. Enjoy and let us know how well
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3rd
Arctic SMART Board Thematic Unit
This is an interactive SMART Board presentation about the climate, culture, people, communities, and animals in the Arctic. It includes lessons, videos, interactive slides, lab ideas, and writing/craft activities for each subtopic including the tundra, the Inuit people, land animals and camouflage, Arctic animals with fur, Arctic animals with feathers, and Arctic animals with blubber.
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K - 3rd
Geografia de America del Norte -North America
This thematic unit starts with a review of the basic concepts town/city, state, country and continents, with some speaking activities and a game. Then it focuses on North America (with an emphasis on Mexico and Central America) and its geography, covering vocabulary like ocean, coast, mountain, lake, river, peninsula, valley, jungle, desert, etc., with simple language and engaging activities. The pictures have been carefully selected for authenticity and are age appropriate. There are also link
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5th - 6th
Trivia Crack- U.S. History Review
Fantastic and engaging tool for reviewing U.S. History, especially for the FL EOC exam. Separates the multiple choice practice into unit-based categories. Most questions were pulled from the public domain of the NYS Regents website.
This is a SmartNotebook file. The preview contains a sneak peak but the final product 282 slides.
I use this game as part of a larger review competition in which the icons on the spinner are printed out in mass and given to students when they earn a point. Once we
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7th - 12th
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Cowboy Tunes & Songs from the Westward Expansion - SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK ED.
It's finally here!! Mrs. Kuchta's Corner, An Elementary Music Wonderland presents to you this fantastic collection of famous historical American cowboy tunes and westward expansion songs that we all know and LOVE to sing. This collection is a GREAT addition to your elementary music classroom library and can also be a fantastic cross-curricular aide to add to any regular elementary classroom teacher's library as well to help supplement your American History units of study. Lyrics and melodic n
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K - 8th
Los continentes - learning the continents and oceans in Spanish
This interactive unit is a great tool for content related FLES programs and Dual Language programs. It is full of fun activities and learning! The students will learn language related to the continents and oceans with carefully selected pictures, a song (along with a related worksheet), games, visuals, links to age appropriate videos, Smartboard activities and online activities. It includes a section about different families from around the world, a section about animals, and 4 attached workshee
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3rd - 7th
Number the Stars - Smartboard Literature Unit
This unit introduces students to the historical background related to the holocaust that surrounds the story of Number the Stars. It includes a history lesson, journal and research activities, background information for each chapter, comprehension questions, and post-reading review activities.
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4th - 9th
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U.S.A. Symbols Unit
This is a U.S. Symbols unit created by our first grade team to align with the common core standards for first grade. This smartboard file contains an entire unit plan for U.S. Symbols (3-4 weeks)! It begins by introducing what the word symbol means, using a video on BrainPop Jr. Each page contains a photograph the symbol, questions for discussion, a link to google maps (where you can see the real symbol up close!), and then a page for writing 2 facts learned about the symbol. Students write
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K - 2nd
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AllerBees ~ Small Counseling Group for Students with Food Allergies
SMARTBOARD/NOTEBOOK ~ Do you have students in your school with severe life threatening food allergies? Have you ever talked to a student because they were being bullied because of having a food allergy? Do you have children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis? This interactive Smartboard lesson includes psychoeducational information that can be used in a small group counseling setting, co-facilitated with the school nurse. Food allergies are prevalent in today's society. The goal of the group is t
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K - 6th
Natural Disasters- WHOLE TERM DONE FOR YOU Science unit
I've used this unit for science, but it has enough connections to the old NSW HSIE syllabus that you could easily use it as a combined unit if you wanted to. The notebook comes complete with lesson activities and links to enhance subject content, which have been checked, and work as of the time of upload. These will need to be monitored as links can disappear over time due to the fluidity of the internet. Please let me know specific pages and I'll edit ASAP when requested.
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4th - 5th
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España: a presentation about Spain
ATTENTION: This is a Notebook presentation, intended for use on Smartboards.NEW! Now with a quiz and a worksheet attached.This presentation offers some basic details for 3rd-5th graders about my country, Spain. The language is simple and repetitive, at the novice mid level. I use the presentation to teach the students about Spain, but also as a springboard for eliciting more language, and as a tool for the students to present. It includes carefully selected pictures, links to videos, a tic tac t
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3rd - 6th
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SMART Board lesson on September 11, 2001
This is a SMART Board lesson on September 11, 2001. The main focus of this lesson is the events of that day and how they affected the U.S. and World ex. airport security, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, debt, taxes, etc. The lesson is interactive, engaging, and full of pictures, videos, and links to the internet. Includes essential question and student objectives.
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9th - 11th
Me on the Map, Map Skills and Main Idea Smartboard Unit
(This is an extension on my other Maps Unit- its the same but incorporates ELA standards of Main Idea and details). This was created by our first grade team to align with the common core standards for first grade. This smartboard file contains an entire unit plan for map skills (3-4 weeks)! It starts out introducing features of a map (symbols, map key, compass rose, cardinal directions, etc.) There are links to read aloud books you can use from the website Pebble Go, BrainPop Jr. and Bookfli
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K - 2nd
Christmas and Holidays Around the World
This is an entire unit on Christmas and “Holidays Around the World.” There are suggested read alouds with writing activities and prompts, as well as crafts and activities to go along with some of the stories and countries learned about. Some of the other Christmas stories included with activities are: The Penguin Who Wanted to Be Different, The Christmas Humbugs, Howard B. Wigglebottom-A Christmas Story, The Snowy Day, and more! The students also create a passport and “suitcase” and “travel” to
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K - 2nd
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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.
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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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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.
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