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Social studies Common Core RL.4.5 lessons
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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If You Lived At the Time of The Civil War, Kay Moore Reading Response Activities
"If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War", Kay Moore reading response activities. I have included engaging student response questions to cover all of the pages in this popular Civil War nonfiction book. From creating a compare and contrast diagram or interviewing a resident after the war has ended to creating a poster for other residents to join the cause; your students will choose five different activities to complete similar to those above from the information provided in the book.Once they
Grades:
4th - 5th
Ancient Civilizations - Present Day Social Studies Differentiated Passage Bundle
Ancient Civilizations to Present Day Social Studies Differentiated Passages BundlePrintable + Digital Paperless Versions IncludedWith this resource, students will learn about everything in history that took place from the time of ancient civilizations around the world to American history beginning with the Age of Exploration to present day by reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 418 original reading passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, total
Grade 4 ELA Module 3B Unit 2 Lessons on Powerpoint!
***UPDATE*** This now includes kid friendly worksheets and anchor charts that can be easily enlarged or printed for each student.
This is a bundle of the lessons in Module 3B Unit 2 for Grade 4.
It is a great guide through each lesson with your students!
Lesson topics include:
*Preparing to Read Divided Loyalties
*Summarizing Literature and Making Inferences: Divided Loyalties, Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2
*Introduction to Discussing a Literary Text: : Divided Loyalties, Act 1, Scenes 1 – 3
*D
Grades:
4th
Heart and Soul Heritage Pack - African American History Literature Lesson Guide
The Heart & Soul Heritage Pack is designed as a broad journey through the contributions and experiences of African Americans across the history of America. The lesson plans are grounded in Kadir Nelson’s stirring paintings and words that grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous picture book whose story is told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator. African American poets have often used words to express themselves during time
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #1
My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods
This literacy packet covers all reading standards while reading this fun and exciting novel by Brenda Woods. The students are given the opportunity to practice reading skills while being given the opportunity to read a historical fiction novel about a young slave girl and her family who are running away to freedom. They hope their freedom comes south with the Seminoles.
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3rd - 6th
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Harlem Renaissance Heritage Pack - African American History Lesson Guide
The Harlem Renaissance Heritage Pack covers a golden age in African American culture from about 1918 until the mid-1930s when a brave and talented group of Black musicians, artists, poets, novelists, actors, and public figures came together in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. Fueled by the Great Migration, these notable figures established roots and took center stage while creatively expressing extraordinary pride in their culture. The zenith of this “flowering of Negro literature”, as James
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #2
Study Unit: Idia of the Benin Kingdom | Black History Month | African History
A comprehensive Unit of study following Idia of Benin Kingdom children's picture book. This no-prep Book Study has 51 pages of engaging Common Core-aligned activities/printables designed to delve deeper into Idia of the Benin Kingdom.Idia of the Benin Kingdom is an empowering children's picture book (loved by kids ages 4-12) that takes readers on a beautifully illustrated journey to the 1500s in ancient Africa. Readers are captivated as they watch Idia transform herself from the young and curiou
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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Schomburg Heritage Pack - African American History Lesson Guide
The Schomburg Heritage Pack centers on the story of Arturo Schomburg – a passionate man whose lasting legacy, Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, still opens its doors to those wishing to learn more about the people he knew had been left out of the history books. This Afro–Puerto Rican collected books, letters, music, and more to bring to light the achievements of people of African descent through the ages. The additional books and optional videos scheduled in the lesson pla
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #1
Native American Drama Digital Project in Spanish Dual Language
Do you find that you are always running out of time to teach Social Studies? This product will allow you to teach Reading (elements of drama and research), Writing (writing a drama), and Social Studies! It is the perfect project to culminate your Drama Unit or Native American Unit. They will research a Native American tribe and then write their own drama using the information they have researched. Included in the pack:This packet includes 26 slides with step-by-step directions for your studen
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3rd - 5th
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Fourth Grade Election Day Mega Bundle - Read Alouds and Google Activities
Save BIG with this guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan and activities bundle for Election Day and voting. Great titles to teach your fourth grade students that are about voting, government, and advocacy! Titles chosen specifically for your students to celebrate and learn about elections and presidents!5 mentor text picture book lessons and activities included:The Next President by Kate MessnerGrace For President by Kelly DiPucchioLillian's Right to Vote by Jonah WinterElizabeth
Grades:
4th
4th Grade Election Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Google Activities
Save BIG with this guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan and activities bundle for Election Day and voting. Great titles to teach your fourth grade students that are about voting, government, and advocacy! Titles chosen specifically for your students to celebrate and learn about elections and presidents! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs.4 mentor text picture book lessons and activities included:The Next President by Kate MessnerGrace For President
Grades:
4th
4th Grade Election Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Save BIG with this guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan and activities bundle for Election Day and voting. Great titles to teach your fourth grade students that are about voting, government, and advocacy! Titles chosen specifically for your students to celebrate and learn about elections and presidents!4 mentor text picture book lessons and activities included:The Next President by Kate MessnerGrace For President by Kelly DiPucchioLillian's Right to Vote by Jonah WinterElizabeth
Grades:
4th
Battle Hymn of the Republic {Digital & PDF}
In this resource, students are led through an examination of the poem “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-8.Materials included are:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “John Brown Song” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” along with a short biography of the authorTeacher Directions for two 55-minute lessons with Key Vocabulary, Literary, Historical
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Civil Rights Heritage Pack - African American History Literature Lesson Guide
The Civil Rights Heritage Pack is a survey of the brave men and women who risked their reputations, livelihoods, and often even their very lives to press towards what they knew to be right. Their brave determination changed the course of America’s story and showed that when the ideals of our Founding Fathers are extended to all, America the Beautiful is not just a dream. The lessons guide children through a comprehensive study of the important issues of the time and how they were confronted head
Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: African American History & Culture - Heritage Packs Bundle #2
SQUANTO (SCHOLASTIC) FRIEND OF PILGRIMS: READING RESPONSE UNIT
The unit is designed to accompany the book Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims and provides a structured framework for students to engage with the text and develop their reading comprehension skills.The unit begins with pre-reading activities that help students build background knowledge and activate their prior knowledge about the Pilgrims and the Native American figure Squanto. These activities may include discussions, brainstorming, and related readings.As students progress through the book, the
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS: UNIT OF STUDY ALL-INCLUSIVE BUNDLE
Fourth Grade Election Day Mega Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Save BIG with this guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan and activities bundle for Election Day and voting. Great titles to teach your fourth grade students that are about voting, government, and advocacy! Titles chosen specifically for your students to celebrate and learn about elections and presidents!5 mentor text picture book lessons and activities included:The Next President by Kate MessnerGrace For President by Kelly DiPucchioLillian's Right to Vote by Jonah WinterElizabeth
Grades:
4th
"The New Colossus" Discussion-Based Shared Inquiry Unit Lesson Plan
This lesson plan covers a shared inquiry discussion on Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus." It lists an essential question, focus question, follow up questions, objectives, Common Core State Standards, lesson activities, differentiation, assessment, and suggestions for follow-up.
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4th - 7th
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Sweet Tea & Cookies: A Multicultural Family Celebration of the American South
Sweet Tea & Cookies is a multicultural family celebration of the American South. But it’s not about state flags, birds, flowers, and capital cities. Rather, this guide digs deeply into the soul of the South.You’ll hear from all kinds of people because the story of the American South is wrapped up and intermingled with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. There are contributions that have been made by Indigenous peoples, Black folks, white folks, and others who have come together to
Grades:
1st - 6th
Native American Drama Project
Do you find that you are always running out of time to teach Social Studies? This product will allow you to teach Reading (elements of drama and research), Writing (writing a drama), and Social Studies! It is the perfect project to culminate your Drama Unit or Native American Unit. They will research a Native American tribe and then write their own drama using the information they have researched. Included in the pack:This packet includes 26 slides with step-by-step directions for your studen
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3rd - 5th
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Manjhi Moves A Mountain- Reading and Social Studies Connection/Jamboard
Using the Mentor Text, "Manjhi Moves a Mountian" students will touch on many ELAR standards, as well as social studies standards. The document includes...Direct Links to videos and information about IndiaWhat "Stuck" with you- sticky note recording sheetImportant Information sheet/poster about Dashrath Manjhi Google Jamboard reading response activity featuring constructed response questions based on skills such as Story Elements, Theme, author's Purpose, Vocabulary, Context Clues, etc.
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3rd - 5th
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The Young Benjamin Franklin, Book 2: "Ben at Twelve"
Are you interested in helping your students understand what life was like during colonial days? "Ben at Twelve" is the second book in the Young Benjamin Franklin series that investigates what happened during his youth that made Dr. Franklin into the man he became--printer, scientist, inventor, patriot, and founding father. It presents colonial trades as an integrated part of the story. When he was twelve years old, young Ben had been working in his father's soap and candle shop for two years eve
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Young Benjamin Franklin, Book 3: "Ben at Fifteen"
Benjamin Franklin was a fascinating individual. The 6-book series, The Young Benjamin Franklin, explores what happened in his childhood and youth that made him the man he became--printer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, patriot, and founding father. During Ben's fifteenth year in 1721 several significant things happened: his older brother started a unique newspaper, Ben discovered new ways to find things to read, and a terrible epidemic of smallpox stirred up a vicious controversy about the innov
Grades:
4th - 8th
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