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Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations Activity
Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Causes of the Civil War!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Escape Room
"Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library: Escape Room" is included in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library available at our store. This resource is an excellent addition to the novel. Everything is ready to photocopy and use. Like the characters in this story, your students will experience the satisfaction of solving puzzles in a fun and competitive way. The escape room includes four stages.Stage 1: Students will figure out a message by identifying the first letter of different US states. Students
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5th - 8th
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Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series Lesson BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students This learning resource BUNDLE is based on the Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series books and help organize and document student learning and understanding of the Coast Salish Culture. This bundle is perfect for: class discussions, individual learning or independent group learning stations.This product is featured in my blog: Strong Stories: my greatest discovery this year!Units included in this BUNDLE support th
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2nd - 5th
ECONOMICS FULL COURSE 70+ SEPARATE LESSON BUNDLES!!!!
*Just updated 6/01/2023 for this upcoming school year. I made it easier and more organized with a Unit by Unit Folder and numbered lesson plans*Everything you need to teach an Economics course. Includes 73 separate lesson plans with 47 powerpoint presentations. Lesson plans are very detailed and include NY State + Common Core Standards, Essential Questions, Aim questions, Bell work and Closure Activities. Almost all lessons have some sort of student centered cooperative learning activity. There
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Latin American Revolutions Bundle
Latin American Revolutions BundleThe activities below document what is included in the Latin American Revolutions Bundle.Latin American Revolutions Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an introduction to the Latin American Revolutions!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connection
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Decades Stations Activity Bundled Pack (1950s-2000s) - GOOGLE COMPATIBLE
Decades Stations Activity Bundled Pack (1950s-2000s) Get your students moving and engaged by taking your students through the major topics of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, & 2000s! Breakdown of each stations activity below!1950sThe activity consists of 10 different stations that can be either combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a note page for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking question packet. In
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7th - 12th
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Progressive Era Muckrakers Stations Activity
Progressive Era Muckrakers Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity with primary sources on the Progressive Era Muckrakers!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding q
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Treaty of Versailles Vs. Wilson's 14 Points Lesson + Activity +Many Extras!
Here is a great lesson to wrap up your discussions and lessons on World War I. Great Common Core reading and student centered!Actual lesson plan is given with all of this to use as guide/directions. Included are standards/essential questions/Aims (very organized).This Lesson begins with a primary source reading activity on George Washington's Farewell Address. This can be used with great discussions about alliances and entanglements. You can show students because of this document, the US. is not
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6th - 11th
Among the Hidden: Escape Room
"Among the Hidden Escape Room" is available in Among the Hidden available at our store. This escape room is ready to go with very little preparation by the teacher - just photocopy and go. To complete it, students will have to have a copy of Among the Hidden, at least one book for every group. Students will complete four stages to finish the escape room.Stage 1- Students will complete a 5 x 5 magic square. The numbers students insert into the squares are included in the novel Among the Hidden. A
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5th - 8th
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Escape Room
"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Escape Room" is included in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe available at our store. This escape room is ready to go with very little preparation by the teacher – just photocopy and go. Students will complete four stages to finish the escape room.Stage 1 (Syllable Search) - Students will figure out clues about the novel using a syllable bank.Stage 2 (Cube Challenge) - Students will construct and manipulate a cube to figure out a mystery word that relates
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4th - 6th
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Latin American Revolutions Stations Activity
Latin American Revolutions Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an introduction to the Latin American Revolutions!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The six interactive stations w
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Latin American Revolutions Bundle
PE Elementary Physical Education K-5 Yearly Plan 5
The wait is over… The moment is upon us… Months, days, hours of building, creating, and enhancing has been completed!Mr. Clark's Physical Education 2017 Yearly Plan Full Edition (K-5th Grade) has arrived!!!-40 Jam-packed weeks of Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, and 5th grade fully detailed Elementary Physical Education Lesson Plans-486 Full Pages of Completely New Lessons, New Ideas, and New Resources. A completely new Yearly Plan from any that I have created before- 18 Individual Volumes rig
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Elementary Physical Education Yearly Plan 5 and 8 Bundled Curriculum
West African Trading Kingdoms LESSON BUNDLE: Ghana, Mali, & Songhai
Lesson #2 of 2 in the Empires of Africa & the Americas Unit --18 slide power point based lesson that covers:- The diverse geography of Africa and its effects of the development of African civilizations- The creation of trans-Saharan trade routes and the development of the lucrative gold & salt trade- Frequently tested facts and achievements of the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai- Special focus on the kingdom of Mali and the spread of Islam under Mansa MusaPower point in
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7th - 11th
Holes: Escape Room - an interactive ELA game
"Holes: Escape Room" is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Escape Room is an excellent addition to this novel study. Everything is ready to photocopy and use. This resource includes four stages.Stage 1: Students will fill in the answers to clues by selecting the correct syllables from a list provided. Each syllable can only be used once. When the correct words are filled in, the first letters reading down will reveal a mystery answer related to Holes.Stage 2: Students will complete
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5th - 8th
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Music Escape Room 1 - a game for note reading
Music Escape Room 1 is a fun and interactive way for your students to practice reading note names. They will have 30 minutes to complete three puzzles. The first puzzle is decoding the instructions. Every letter from A-G has been replaced by a treble clef note.In the second puzzle, students search for eight unique puzzle pieces that are hidden somewhere around your classroom. Each puzzle piece is a different note in the C Major scale. Once they find all eight pieces, the students must arrange th
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Music Games Bundle - activities for the music classroom
Who Stole the Gym Equipment? - a fitness mystery
This is one of the games included in our product Social Distancing PE Games.Who Stole the Gym Equipment is a game that combines fitness and mental strategy. Like the game Clue, students have to figure out the suspect, the piece of gym equipment that was stolen, and the location. Students earn information by doing exercises. The more they do, the more information they get. This game is best for Grade 5-6 and is appropriate for social distancing.This resource includes:Game Cards (suspects, gym equ
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5th - 6th
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Math Problems? No Problem! (Grade 5-6): problem-solving questions and strategies
Math Problems? No Problem! is a ready-to-go resource for teachers that's created in an engaging format for students. It includes ten sheets of carefully chosen problems to help students become more comfortable using a variety of problem-solving strategies. Many problems can be solved in a variety of ways even though most students limit themselves to just a few. This will change as they interact with the problems included in the packet.The strategies include:Act It OutBreak into PartsCheck for Hi
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5th - 6th
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Christmas Games Bundle - activities for class parties
Do you need some activities for the last weeks of school before the break? Christmas Games Bundle includes three games that are both fun and educational, plus a bonus game, Christmas Digital Letter Guess. All the activities have a Christmas theme.This resource includes:Revealing Evidence: Christmas EditionTic Tac Toss: Christmas EditionChristmas Jeopardy*SIGN UP AS A FOLLOWER OF “OFF THE PAGE” AND GET NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY SALES FROM OUR STORE AS WELL AS ALERTS OF NEW PRODUCTS. Check out all the
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5th - 8th
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Grade 3-4 Sub Plans for Emergency Teaching days and Relief Teachers
⭐Being a relief teacher and a substitute teacher can come with its own set of challenges. This Relief Teacher Survival Kit is your one-stop resource for handling a job assignment with confidence and ease! Your students will LOVE all of the easy-to-use activitiesIf you are just starting out in your teaching career, or if you need a spark of new ideas, this resource is jam-packed with activities you can use with your students. It includes hundreds of fun, authentic, and engaging activities that I
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3rd - 4th, Staff
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WWII-Homefront Stations Activity
WWII - Homefront Stations Activity - Completely Student-ledGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through the major topics of the Homefront!The activity consists of 10 different stations that can be either combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a note page for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking question packet. In addition, a link is provided to a spotify playlist created for this activity t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWII Stations Activity Bundle Pack
When We Were Alone Lessons - Indigenous Resource - Reconciliation
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Primary Elementary School StudentsThis unit is part of a Julie Flett BUNDLE: Supporting First Nations and Metis Literature in the Primary Classroom - Discovery of SelfWith this unit, students will explore this incredibly rich story with comprehension reading strategies such as visualization, connection, questioning, transitioning and summarizing.Easy to use reading response pages in blank, interlined and lined versions, have been created
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K - 4th
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Also included in: Julie Flett Lesson BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning for Primary Students
Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi's Canoe Lessons BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students OVER 18 (No Prep) ACTIVITIES!! Easy to use reading response pages have been created for each lesson. The worksheets have been adapted for all levels of abilities; including lined, interlined and modified versions of the response sheets. Student evaluation and teacher evaluation rubrics are also included. Reading comprehension strategies used in these units are: Connection, Visualization, Main Idea, Retell, Comp
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K - 4th
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Elements of Art Sketchbook: Printable or Digital
Elements of Art Sketchbook: Printable & Digital Files, Scaffolded Notes, Answer Key included! Purchase includes multiple options:4 Pages of copy paper can print the entire sketchbook Printable booklet already set up for you... just hit print or upload!16 full page worksheets, 8 half page worksheets, Texture, Line, Color, Shape, Value, Space, Form: Each comes with two pages of activities and challenges for artists to explore how these Art Elements fit into their world and their art! O
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1st - 12th
The One and Only Ivan: Escape Room
"The One and Only Ivan Escape Room" is included in The One and Only Ivan available at our store. This escape room is ready to go with very little preparation by the teacher - just photocopy and use. Students will complete four stages to finish the escape room.Stage 1 - Students will complete a syllacrostic in which they combine syllables to create words as answers to clues. When the correct words are filled in, the first letters reading down will reveal a mystery answer that is related to the no
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5th - 8th
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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.
Benefits of learning social studies
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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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
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For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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