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Social studies thematic unit plans for Microsoft Word
Introduction to World Geography Unit Bundle
This bundle is an excellent resource for a complete Introduction to Geography Unit. It includes both digital and print resources and addresses both physical and human geography. There are multiple activities and worksheets, along with Google Slides Presentations, guided notes, reviews, and tests. ☀This Unit Bundle Includes the following Instructional/Assessment Resources☀• The Basics of Human Geography Presentation, Guided Notes, & Test• The Basics of World Geography: Presentation, Guided No
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7th - 10th
Entrepreneur Project- DIY: Open for Business
Entrepreneur Project- DIY (Do It Yourself) Open for Business: is multi-step, long term economics project for students of all abilities and varied grade levels to learn how to form a small business and become young entrepreneurs.
Students of all ages are very aware of the hard economic times that many are experiencing in the country, in their neighborhoods and even in their own homes.
This project allows students to see that with creativity, ingenuity, organization, hard work, dedication, m
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2nd - 12th
Leif Erickson Viking Helmet
Design your own Viking Helmet! Leif Erickson Day is October 9th of each year. Celebrate by designing your own helmets to cut out and wear!Students color the viking helmet. Cut out the strips and glue or tape the ends of each strip together and to the helmet. Adjust the size of the helmet to any size head by cutting away the excess in each strip. Enjoy!
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2nd - 6th
Project Proposal Form for Kids- Shark Tank STEAM Writing Task
Use this PROJECT PROPOSAL form with your students to have them come up with a creative, innovative invention that they would propose on a Shark Tank episode. Their project goal is to become financially successful with their new innovative idea and the first step is to complete this proposal form. This activity leads into a Persuasive Writing Unit where they will have to convince these "shark-tank" investors (the teachers) that their project should be invested in.
We are going to invite the ad
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3rd - 6th
First Grade Social Studies Plans 2 Week Unit Family, Choices, Needs and Wants
Here is a 10-page, 2-week unit for first grade that can easily be adapted for K or 2nd.
Included are lessons on the following topics:
• Similarities and differences in families (including traditions and cultures)
• Comparing school rules and parent rules and recognizing the importance of rules
• Family traditions and holidays
• Responsibilities and why it is important to work together as a community
• The family tree
• How decisions may affect others whether we mean them to or not
• How to m
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K - 2nd
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Ancient Mayan Civilization PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Explore the astounding culture and accomplishments of the Ancient Mayan Civilization in 192 informative and colorful slides covering: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure, this presentation is closely aligned to the ELA Common Core Standards for Literacy in Middle School Social Studies.Deep in the heartland of Central America the Maya established a civilization that towered over the jungle canopy. Creating a new written language that has only just been tra
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6th - 9th
ESL U.S. HISTORY (ENGLISH-SPANISH)
This starts with and is focused upon a reading passage on the topic in English and Spanish. Next come
Flashcards of targeted vocabulary in the reading passage,
Bingo16 template (a 4x4 squares version of bingo) in English,
Spanish, Chinese tied to the vocabulary (helpful for current/future ELLs),
Word searches (aka wordfinds) for the vocabulary -- 4 full pages,
Cryptograms (number, letter, Greek) for the vocabulary on 5 pages,
Scrambled letters games – also tied to the vocabulary
Art and
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4th - 12th
6.1 Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide
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Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide
This document is a full unit plan for introducing Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture, and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Li
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5th - 10th
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING: Nationalism in Europe! Updated!
This resource is a project-based learning unit aimed at instilling in students knowledge about nationalism in Europe in the 19th century and at the turn of the 20th century. In small groups, students collaborate in order to answer the driving question that frames this student-driven inquiry: Is Nationalism a Positive Force or a Negative Force? This resource comes complete with will step-by-step directions, a full/detailed set historical context and background knowledge, research directions and q
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9th - 12th
writing film analysis unit for "Last of the Mohicans" film (40 pages)
This adventure, colonial war film, Last of the Mohicans, is my favorite class film for teaching and is rated as one of the best films ever made. If you want a role model unit to instill a love and appreciation for films, then this multi-faceted, user-friendly unit can be applied to any feature movie. In addition, for this particular film, it appeals to those who are outdoors enthusiasts, American history aficionados and historical film lovers. GUARANTEED EXCITEMENT AND WORTHWHILE LEARNING EXPERI
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
AP Psychology School Year Outline Calendar of daily topics and activities
This document contains a complete year skeleton of daily topics, activities, reading HW assignments and an assessment schedule based on the textbook "Psychology" by David Myers, 10th Edition but it can be easily adapted to other versions of the textbook.
The calendar is backwards planned to give each chapter 2 weeks of study with an assessment scheduled for every other Friday and on the alternate Friday a vocabulary quiz is scheduled.
This calendar was developed for the 2015-16 school year. I
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9th - 12th
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Three Branches of Government Jigsaw Project
This Jigsaw Activity is designed for researching the Three Branches of US Government. First, students work in 3 large groups, each researching a different branch. Then, you re-group the children into groups of 3. Now, the kids teach each other about all the branches of government. The direction sheet (page 2) spells out the steps and the following 3 pages provide graphic organizers for each branch of governmnet.
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4th - 6th
Interactive Journal for Night by Elie Wiesel
I use this interactive journal as the backbone of my thematic unit of Experiencing War and Genocide where we read and analyze the memoir Night, by Elie Wiesel. This item is a foldable, printable booklet, and part of a 2-PIECE BUNDLE that includes the completed answer key in 8.5x11 sized paper (KEY Interactive Journal for Night by Elie Wiesel found here)Students engage with this journal each class for the entire unit. I launch the unit by transforming my classroom into a Holocaust Museum and Memo
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8th - 11th
Biography worksheet
I created this simple worksheet for students to complete as they read a biography or autobiography. We did a unit on famous people from history and they competed on of these for each person we studied then we put them together to make little books. The document includes space for the students to draw a little picture then complete information on: Why the person is famous, a timeline of their life, other information about their person and a reflection about why the person is important enough to h
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3rd - 6th
CSI Time Travelers: A Gifted Unit
This is a 12-lesson unit for gifted 3rd-6th graders, designed to last one semester. It teaches the history of forensic science in a very hands-on and engaging way. Students track a criminal through history, but he keeps slipping away! The ancient forensic science techniques just aren't enough for keep up with this criminal. But when he reaches modern day and students can use modern day techniques, the criminal better watch out!The crimes occur in Medieval Times, the Wild West, and Modern Day New
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3rd - 6th
Complete Unit Bundle Economic Interdependence in World Geography
Free Bonus File--IN PROGRESS: Complete Year Pacing Guide with Standards and Assignments This is based on MS standards for Advanced World Geography and includes the following:1. Categorize economic activities as primary, secondary, or tertiary.2. Explain the differences between subsistence and commercial livelihoods and why groups of people change from one to the other over time.3. Define economic globalization and explain its impact on places, populations, and environments.4. Examine the role of
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9th - 12th
Nevada: A Children's Readers Theater Script for Nevada History
I love being a Nevadan and I love Readers Theater... so I combined the two! Perfect for an upper grades classroom, this 8 page script is educational and fun! There are songs, there are jokes, and there are great facts. Children will love participating and you could even have a performance with costumes for parents! Why not?!? This is a digital download only.
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3rd - 8th
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Federal Reserve, Finance, Fiscal and Monetary Policy Unit Plan
This bundle package includes every activity that I use throughout a 6 day (90 minute block) or 12 day (50 minute periods) Introduction to Economics unit.
Each of the days include the following:
Bell Ringer Activity (Introduction activity with questions)
Main Activity (Notes, Group Project, Activity, Simulation, etc)
Homework
You can get a massive discount on the full Economics Curriculum by purchasing my Economics: A Full Course which is a bundle package including every lesson you will need w
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9th - 12th
Complete Unit Human Settlements Lecture, Videos, Worksheets, Project, and Test
Free Bonus File--IN PROGRESS: Complete Year Pacing Guide with Standards and Assignments This is a complete bundle to teach a unit on Human Settlements.Standards are MS based and include:1. Explain how human activities have contributed to the development of settlements.2. Distinguish among various types of settlements and services they provide.3. Examine reasons behind increase/decrease in urbanization.4. Analyze patterns of human settlements and explain their development and operation. Be sure t
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9th - 12th
Primary Sources Collection -- Complete Lessons with All You Need! 144 Pages
Best practices in history and 21st Century learning through primary sources, the Common Core, critical thinking, expository writing, public speaking, creative projects—they’re all here!THIS IS A VERY POPULAR, SOMEWHAT SMALLER, VERSION OF AN EVEN LARGER BUNDLE.You get five sets of bundled primary sources lessons—145 pages of lessons and materials in all—and a nice savings over buying the bundles individually. Each activity comes with explanations, guides, ready-to-print activity sheets, graphic
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4th - 12th
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AP Art History Timelines
This timeline includes a brief summary of style or culture, a map locating works from each content area, and a timeline for the units. *Global contemporary is NOT included.
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9th - 12th
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KEY Interactive Journal for Night by Elie Wiesel
This is the key for the interactive journal that I use as the backbone of my thematic unit of Experiencing War and Genocide where we read and analyze the memoir Night, by Elie Wiesel. This item is the completed answer key part of a 2-PIECE BUNDLE that includes foldable, printable interactive booklet (Interactive Journal for Night by Elie Wiesel found here). Students engage with this journal each class for the entire unit. I launch the unit by transforming my classroom into a Holocaust Museum and
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8th - 11th
Law Related Education Local, State, and Federal Law Complete Unit
Complete Semester Pacing Guide is included as a Bonus Resource.This unit is based on MS standards for Law Related Education and covers:1. Understand the traditional American assumptions as they apply to law and law enforcement.2. Compare and contrast the functions, responsibilities, and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.3. Analyze contemporary issues of law enforcement and their roles in society.4. Discuss the role of health and mental health professionals in a
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9th - 12th
John's Guides APUSH Multiple Choice Unit 1 1491 to 1607 Microsoft Doc
UPDATED with 2019 standards! You will not find many tests on this website for Advanced Placement United States History that has original tests. I only offer multiple choice questions. These questions have been carefully crafted after speaking with many APUSH teachers, readers, and students. These sections take weeks to complete. On each page, you will see a guide at the top which will tell you the APUSH reasoning skills used on each question and answer. At the end of the guide are the AP stan
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10th - 12th
Also included in: John's Complete APUSH Multiple Choice Set Units 1-9 Microsoft Doc
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