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Social studies Common Core W.7.3 lessons
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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13 Colonies Unit
Teach about colonial America through the learning of the thirteen colonies using these print and digital learning activities. Students will learn where the colonists settled ( Roanoke, Jamestown, and Plymouth ) and the characteristics of each of the 13 colonies, including the three major groups; New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Your students will learn the following:Early settlementsRoanokeJamestownPlymouthCharacteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern ColoniesClimateEducati
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4th - 6th
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Starter Kit for Middle School Newspaper, Part 1 (editable version included!)
Starting a middle school newspaper was a daunting task; I wasn’t quite sure where to begin! As with anything in teaching, I started by determining my goals, establishing what our writing/publishing procedure would look like, and choosing daily and weekly rhythms to move my journalism group in the right direction.This template I came up with was essential for creating structure while giving students ownership over the process. I also created a Starter Kit for Middle School Newspaper, Part 2, whic
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6th - 9th
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Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade)
Morning Work Bundle (4th, 5th, 6th Grade) - 532 Worksheets & Printables. A morning work bundle for upper elementary. Use the many art illustrations as a springboard into writing prompts.• Worksheets travel nicely between grade levels. • Meets 65-82% of Common Core Writing Literacy Standards for grades 3-7. Click links for full previews. You get the following:1. Editing - 12 Printable Prompts• Labor Day• Haunted House• Winter Solstice• Sled Racing• White House Easter Egg Roll• Valentine's Day
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4th - 7th
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7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle: Google Apps & TEKS Aligned!
The 7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital classroom learning (via Google Apps). The amazing resources in this bundle have been designed and curated specifically for the TEKS 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines to help save you **HOURS** of your time!!The 3 Units included with this awesome 7th Grade Texas History VALUE Bundle are:Unit 1: Thinking Like A HistorianUnit 2: Texas Geography & Native AmericansUnit
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7th
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European Explorers Unit
This resource is for a unit on European exploration to use with your social studies students. Students will learn about the colonies the European nations started in the United States such as New France, New Spain, New England and New Amsterdam. Students will read about famous explorations such as John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, Giovanni de Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, Samuel Champlain, Robert La Salle, Ferdinand Magellan, and Henry Hudson.
It includes:
• a ten-page nonfiction packet on European
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4th - 6th
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OLYMPICS READING AND WRITING ELA BUNDLE Passages Prompts Hands On Activities
**NEW UPDATE FOR THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS (12/1\/21)***Update includes Summer and Winter Olympics as well as website links, video links, and article updates specific to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic games.Want to use your reading/writing block effectively, incorporate Social Studies/current events, and provide an activity that is engaging and interesting for your students? This Olympic BUNDLE will do the trick!**LOOK AT THE PREVIEW FOR A LARGE PORTION OF BOTH DOCUMENTS***This is enough inform
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4th - 8th
The Silk Road Lesson Plan & PowerPoint Bundle
The Silk Road was a trade route that crossed Asia and connected it with Europe. This differentiated instruction lesson plan and PowerPoint bundle differentiates using leveling and the Multiple Intelligence Theory. You SAVE over $1.00 when you purchase this bundle instead of each individual item separately. The content includes:
1. What the Silk Road was
2. Who traveled on the Silk Road
3. Effects of the Silk Road
4. Exchange of goods
5. Exchange of ideas
6. Increasing the economy
7. Dangers o
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5th - 10th
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The Cost of Free Speech: A Two-Part Lesson
The right to free speech is a fundamental right granted by the US Constitution. But how does it apply to students in school?The Cost of Free Speech is a two part lesson that examines three lawsuits dealing with schools and students' right to free speech.Lesson 1- During the Vietnam War students wore black armbands to protest the war. Should they be allowed? How did the Courts rule? What precedent was set?Lesson 2-Fast forward to two other cases: A girl protests the "Day of Silence" organize
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6th - 8th
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Very Hot Coffee: Investigation and Discovery
A woman spills hot coffee on her lap and sues McDonald's. Should she win her case? This case is often referenced as a joke. Is it serious case? Tap into your students' curiosity and sense of justice by using this real-life legal case. Investigation and Discovery lessons allow students to take on the role of investigator. Students are given a little bit of information and tasked with investigating the claim.What witnesses should be interviewed? How are they biased?What evidence should be coll
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6th - 8th
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Night at the Museum Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc
This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Night at the Museum (2006)".★★ Check out the full preview! ★★ This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.40 questions requiring full sentence answers.30 questions requiring full sentence answers (10 remo
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6th - 12th
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Bad Luck? An Exercise in Critical Thinking for St. Patrick's Day
A woman attends a St. Patrick's Day parade. An unknown person on a float throws a cabbage into the crowd and it hits her in the face. She sues the parade organizers. Should she win?Tap into your students' curiosity and sense of justice by using this real-life legal case. Investigation and Discovery lessons allow students to take on the role of investigator. Students are given a little bit of information and tasked with investigating the claim.What witnesses should be interviewed? How are they
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6th - 8th
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Pre-Civil War Emotional Impact of Slavery Differentiated Instruction Lesson
The "Pre-Civil War Emotional Impact of Slavery" differentiated instruction lesson plan is based on the NYS 7th grade social studies curriculum and standards. This lesson plan will take approximately 88 minutes but could take more depending on how long your students take to finish the activities. There are time suggestions for each part of the activities. The content includes:
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Fugitive Slave Act
The lesson includes:
Lesson Plan with no
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5th - 8th
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BUNDLE: Writing History Project, Parts 1-4
The goal of history teachers is to make history come alive for students. This projects is a great way to achieve that goal.In this project, students research a topic in history, then work to develop and write a historical fiction story.Although this product includes materials about Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, this project can be adapted to work with just about any topic. This project is scaffolded in phases to support students progression towards writing a compelling story about history.Phase 1 is
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5th - 12th
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Biome Unit Projects
These highly engaging projects can run alongside your lesson, notes, videos, and in-class reading assignments about biomes. Whether you chose to do the biome world lesson or have students create a diorama, they will have the tools to brainstorm and plan a large project without losing track of time.
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
, 4-LS1-2
The Silk Road Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan
The Silk Road was a trade route that crossed Asia and connected it with Europe. This differentiated instruction lesson plan differentiates using leveling and the Multiple Intelligence Theory. The content includes:
1. What the Silk Road was
2. Who traveled on the Silk Road
3. Effects of the Silk Road
4. Exchange of goods
5. Exchange of ideas
6. Increasing the economy
7. Dangers of the Silk Road.
The following resources are included in the The Silk Road Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan:
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Writing History Project, Part 4 of 4: Writing Your Story
The goal of history teachers is to make history come alive for students. This projects is a great way to achieve that goal. In this project, students research a topic from history, then develop and write a historical fiction story based on that topic.Although this product includes materials about Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, this project can be adapted to work with just about any topic. This product includes resources for Phase 4 of the project: Writing Your Story. In this phase, students begin wri
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Writing History Project, Parts 1-4
World History Writing Project, Part 3 of 4: Developing Your Story
The goal of history teachers is to get students to understand the past by seeing it through the eyes of those who lived it. In this project, students do just that. Although this product includes materials about Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, this project can be adapted to work with just about any topic. This product includes resources for Phase 3 of the Writing History Project. In this phase, students apply what they learned about the history topic to what they learned about the elements of a story.
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Writing History Project, Parts 1-4
Writing World History Project, Part 2 of 4: Elements of a Story
The goal of history teachers is to make history come alive for students. This project is a great way to achieve that goal. In this project, students research, develop, and write their own historical fiction story. Although this product includes materials about Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, this project can be adapted to work with just about any topic. This project is scaffolded in phases to support students progression towards writing a compelling story about history.Phase 1 is about building backgr
Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Writing History Project, Parts 1-4
Write Your Own American Folktale
This goes along with the Folktale unit so the students can write their own Folktale.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: American Folktale Heroes
Constitutional Convention: The Need for Compromise Lesson Plan
The Constitutional Convention: The Need for Compromise Lesson Plan uses different ability levels and the Multiple Intelligence Theory to differentiate instruction.
The lesson plan includes the following sections:
1. Lesson Plan with notes
2. 3 ability levels of vocabulary sheets; enriched, average and basic
3. 2 ability levels of note sheets; enriched and basic
4. 2 Ability Levels of a Graphic Organizer about the Compromises
5. Graphic Organizer Answer Sheet
6. Activity Choice Sheet to Help
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7th - 9th
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Fictional Reading Comprehension and Creative Writing Unit: The Flying Dutchman
This fictional reading comprehension passage with questions contains a 3 1/2-page adaptation of the legend, "The Flying Dutchman." The text is followed by a creative writing unit that will allow your students to have fun while learning! This assignment is accompanied by a sample prewriting story map and includes the elements of a legend and the parts of a plot. "The Flying Dutchman" will also assist your students with vocabulary acquisition and retention. It contains a context clues worksheet f
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in: Fiction and Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Questions
Jackson and Sectional Differences Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plan
The "Jackson and Sectional Differences" differentiated instruction lesson plan includes the following content:
Intensifying Sectional Differences
Tariff of 1828
Debate of Nullification in the Senate (enriched version of mini-lesson only)
1832: The Issue of State Rights and Sectionalism
Ordinance of Nullification
The sections of the lesson plan include:
Lesson Plan with notes
3 Ability Levels of Vocabulary Sheets
2 Enriched Ability Level Note Sheets for Leveled PowerPoint
2 Basic Ability Level
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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