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Thanksgiving other (social studies) Common Core RL.5.3 resources
Number the Stars Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Classroom™
This is a complete and engaging novel study for the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This print and go book study is great to use in your classroom when teaching across the curriculum during a World War II unit! It is divided into 3 sections as follows: Chapters 1 - 6, 7 - 12, 13 - End. This unit includes the following:★ Title page for students★ Meet the Author★ Prediction page★ Character notes – 12 main/minor characters (3 optional longer note pages included for 6 of the main characters)★ C
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4th - 7th
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Thanksgiving Reader's Theater Script and Activities for Grades 4-7
The Gift of Time is a Thanksgiving reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating Thanksgiving themes into your language arts instruction. This 13 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This Thanksgiving Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit includes:• 8-page, 13-character script• clear directions for immed
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Reader's Theater Bundle: 12 Engaging Scripts for Big Kids
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Paired Passages Close Reading Activities
Looking for print and go Thanksgiving reading comprehension passages? This set of paired passages includes a nonfiction text and a fictional text that both focus on a Thanksgiving theme. With eight different close reading and text dependent activities, this reading comprehension packet has enough activities for an entire week! These standards-based activities can be used as independent practice, small group instruction, and even homework! Included:- 1 Fiction passage- 1 Nonfiction passage- 10
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3rd - 5th
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
THANKSGIVING Writing Short Films Inference Theme Plot Text Structures
Guaranteed fun learning with this Thanksgiving animated short film workshop, SALT. Students practice inference, theme, conflict, setting, and dialogue. Writing tasks allow students to practice text structures while creating recipes, dialogue, stories and a TURKEY PARDONING ACTIVITY. ❤ SHORT FILM SYNOPSIS: A young aspiring chef makes a lovely pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner, but accidentally uses salt instead of sugar. His family's reaction is priceless!LITERARY DEVICES:❤ Making Inferences❤
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5th - 8th
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Murder Mystery Activity w/out the Murder Who Poisoned Willy Wonka
Who Poisoned Willy Wonka is an interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Movie Viewing Guide | Worksheet | Google (1973)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Movie Viewing Guide | Worksheet | Google (1973) is a short, 30 minute activity great for a quick, no-prep Thanksgiving lesson. Challenge your students to think critically about the meaning of Thanksgiving, and learn a life lesson in communicating clearly from the misunderstanding between Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty. This can also make a great substitute lesson since it is unrated and certainly appropriate for all audiences.Note: This film can be found on some
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Movie Guide Bundle for Lower Grades | SAVE 30%
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Paired Passages
This pack of paired passages to build reading comprehension is all about Friendsgiving, which has become a popular celebration this time of year. It is something different than your traditional Thanksgiving reading comprehension activities, yet still is on theme and includes Thanksgiving!These reading comprehension passages and response pages take a new twist on Thanksgiving. Focusing on Friendsgiving is a great way to focus on community, togetherness, and holiday cheer, and it also may teach yo
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Friendsgiving Activities for the Classroom
Whodunit? - Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? - A Classroom Mystery Inference Activity
Who Stole Dracula's Coffin? is an interactive classroom activity that promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time. There are two versions included - one with a named thief and the second, where student consensus determines who committed the crime. Murder mystery game without the murder.This is a great group activity, classroom team activit
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Murder Mystery, Reader's Theater, Games - Halloween Activities BUNDLE
Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
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3rd - 5th
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Capture the Flag by Kate Messner Novel Study and American History Study
This product is a novel study for the book Capture the Flag by Kate Messner. Social Studies is easily integrated into this unit due to the content of the novel. The story is a mystery about the flag that inspired the song "The Star-Spangled Banner" being stolen. Three kids go on an adventurous search for the stolen flag. Throughout the text there are historical references to Revolutionary Americans, American Symbols, American History, and American Government.
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3rd - 7th
Murder Mystery Activity - w/out the Murder: Who Poisoned Sherlock Holmes
This interactive classroom activity promotes collaboration, logic, inference, critical thinking, character analysis and fun in your classroom. Students work to solve a mystery involving some of the greatest literary characters of all time.This is a great group activity, classroom team activity, or center activity. It is a great way to introduce units on mystery, character, literature or just for a fun and engaging activity. It is also great for classroom parties or bonus time.This resource inclu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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EXTRA CREDIT, by Andrew Clements: A PDF/EASEL Book Club Packet
This is an independent-work, custom-designed packet created to support CCSS for students in grades 4-7 as they read EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements. The packet may be printed and/or used digitally by uploading to Easel. If you are not familiar with Easel digital products, here are a few links you can follow to better understand: What is Easel by TpT? Getting Started Guide FAQ for Buyers Included are 18 student pages which divide the text into four reading assignments with questions and
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4th - 7th
YEAR BUNDLE! US History Activity Choice Boards Grades 4, 5, 6, 7 Social Studies
This year-long bundle of 10 Social Studies Choice Board Activity Packets is your all-in-one resource to gamify social studies and/or US history for the entire year. These fun menus of learning activities are designed with differentiation in mind, like encouraging student choice and being totally student paced. Essentially, each of these choice boards provide students with 12 unique learning activities to take a deeper dive into various periods of growth in United States history, from around 1400
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4th - 7th
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This is America, Charlie Brown The Mayflower Voyagers E01 Video Guide
This is America, Charlie Brown The Mayflower Voyagers E01 Video Guide challenges students to interact with the plethora of information in the film by creating a timeline, identifying with the people and groups onboard the Mayflower and putting themselves in the shoes of the Pilgrim children. Practice writing step by step directions and using time order words by explaining how Squanto taught the Pilgrims to plant corn. Spark students' creativity by thinking about how history might have changed if
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Movie Guide Bundle for Lower Grades | SAVE 30%
Our Table Mentor Text Digital & Print Unit
Our Table by Peter H. Reynolds is a book that holds an important (and timely) message in this digital-age we live in; a little girl wishes for her family to make time to eat together again. It would be a great book to share around Thanksgiving, but is perfect for ANY time of year! If you don't own a copy of the book, check your local library or you might even find an online read-aloud of the text with a simple Google search. This book is part of the BONUS UNIT (added June 2022) in the Yearlong M
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3rd - 5th
Year of Impossible Goodbyes, by Sook Nyul Choi: A PDF/EASEL Literature Guide
This is a ready-to-use, custom-made packet designed for use with students in grades 5-9 as they read Year of Impossible Goodbyes, by Sook Nyul Choi. It consists of 23 student pages and an answer key. The student pages may be printed and used as a workbook or given as individual assignments. Alternatively, it may be exported to Easel and assigned and collected as a digital product with students adding text boxes as they go. The student pages divide the text into eight reading assignments with q
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5th - 9th
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THANKSGIVING Writing Prompts & Activities Text Structures Mini-Lessons & MORE
Digital Thanksgiving Writing Prompts with rubrics, mentor sample answers, and mini-lessons for constructed response, summary, instructional, and cause and effect writing. This resource is packed with engaging learning tools, videos, and articles. STUDENT APPROVED! ❤ INCLUDES:4 Writing Lessons4 Writing Prompts4 Digital Rubrics w. Moveable Pieces4 Mentor Sample ResponsesInstructions2 Informational Articles2 Short Documentary VideosShareable Slides for Peer Review and Scoring Stations❤ WRITING PROM
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5th - 8th
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Free Birds Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2013)
Free Birds Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (PG - 2013) challenges students to explore the meaning of Thanksgiving and holidays in general. Use context to discuss and define words like 'domesticated' and 'hypothetically'. Identify the lessons Reggie learns from his journey and ask students how they could apply them to their lives. Discuss the literary concepts of anthropomorphism and foreshadowing. Finally, research if turkey was on the menu for the first 'Thanksgiving' feas
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Movie Guide Bundle for Lower Grades | SAVE 30%
Why He Carried the Turkey | Thanksgiving Short Story | Reading Comprehension
Thanksgiving Short Story AnalysisWhy He Carried the Turkey by James Baldwin This short story analysis is perfect for teaching the meaning behind Thanksgiving. This comprehensive digital or printable resource will promote critical thinking while engaging students in text-dependent tasks.Pre-reading activities support students' thinking by building background and vocabulary. During reading, students will complete a graphic organizer to support their thinking and identify key story elements. Next,
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4th - 5th
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Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension & ELA Activities Bundle
Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension & ELA Activities Bundle - Digital & Printable Escape Room, History of Thanksgiving, & Subject & Predicate Activities!!! Students will be using reading comprehension, reading a fictional short story, informational text, using critical thinking, point of view, vocabulary, figurative language, and more and won't even realize it! If using the digital version, there is NO PREP! Simply share the link to the Google Form and go!!! Perfect for the days b
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Activities Fiction & Nonfiction Reading Response Sheets Bundle
Make responding to fiction and nonfiction reading engaging with these thought provoking reading response sheets perfect as ELA Thanksgiving activities. They also work great as book club activities. They work with most any fictional or nonfictional read aloud and novel.This resource includes 20 activities!You will love the versatility of this resource and the ease of assigning them...just print and distribute. Your students will be engaged with the variety of activities and the creativity involve
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4th - 6th
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Reconstruction in America | Social Studies Unit Choice Board Activity Packet
Save money and grab the year-long bundle here!This Social Studies Choice Board Activity Packet is your all-in-one resource to gamify social studies and/or US history. This fun menu of activities is designed with differentiation in mind, like encouraging student choice and being totally student paced. Essentially, this resource provides students with 12 unique learning activities to take a deeper dive into the efforts to reunite the nation after the Civil War and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendmen
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4th - 6th
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American Civil War | Social Studies Unit Choice Board Activity Packet Gamify
Save money and grab the year-long bundle here!This Social Studies Choice Board Activity Packet is your all-in-one resource to gamify social studies and/or US history. This fun menu of activities is designed with differentiation in mind, like encouraging student choice and being totally student paced. Essentially, this resource provides students with 12 unique learning activities to take a deeper dive into the lead-up to the Civil War, several key battles, as well as important people and their co
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4th - 6th
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