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3rd grade social studies activities for Microsoft Word
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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3 Branches of Government Sort Worksheet
This is a sorting worksheet I made for my students to show what they've learned about the three branches of government. Everything I looked for was much too difficult for my CDC students, so I created this worksheet as a simple activity but one that still covers all the important concepts.
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K - 5th
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Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community
You can use these cards in many ways.
1. Print these cards, cut them out, and use them as a visual introduction to citizenship.
• Show the students these cards and ask them if the children shown are being good citizens or if they are following rules at home, school, or in the community.
• Use these cards as discussion starters. Show a particular card and ask the students what they should do if someone else is not being a good citizen.
2. Print these cards, cut them out, and laminate them.
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PreK - 4th
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Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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Early Government and Constitution - Create-a-Country Activity
Personal Note: My students LOVED this project. I used it after teaching the American Revolution and before introducing the Articles of Confederation. There was a LOT of debating among the groups, even though I let them choose the groups! Be prepared for this activity to last several classes, as students will debate the issues for as long as you let them. It was a great introduction for the Constitutional Convention, as I reminded them of how difficult it was for their groups of 3-4 to form
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3rd - 12th
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Ruby Bridges Movie Questions
15 multiple choice questions that follow the movie of Ruby Bridges. Includes an answer key.
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Stock Market Unit Plan
Two week unit!
Day 1-
Have a discussion on how people can make their money grow. Introduce vocab for unit. Hand out Stock Market passage and answer questions about reading.
Day 2- 3
Vocab matching sheet quiz. Discuss dangers of investing in stocks. Hand out Danger in Stocks handout and answer questions.
Discuss stock symbols. Have students search symbols for 4 teacher chosen stocks and check progress of the stocks together across the week. Tell students they have $1000 to invest. They will
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3rd - 10th
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Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects!Perfect for little hands, this do-it-yourself project will let everyone get involved! The project consists of three pieces of paper, two with Stonehenge blocks, and one of the base. Just print the base out on green paper, and print the two stone sheets on white paper (or even better, some stone-looking paper used for scrap-booking!). Each little stone is printed on both sides, with a number on the bottom. Have your students cut out each stone piece
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K - 4th
10 Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizers
This is a collection of 10 one-page graphic organizers that support the teaching of Compare and Contrast strategies. It can be used in all subject areas and across a broad age/grade-level range. Provides a variety of diagrams beyond the basic two circle Venn diagram illustration. Younger students are able to map their ideas on many of the organizers.
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1st - 12th
Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities
This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
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K - 12th
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Family Tree and History - Culture Activity.
One of my favorite and most worthwhile activities!
Wonderful document for recording family facts and memories. This is a culture assignment that will be treasured for who knows how long. I hand out as extra credit, but I strongly encourage their use... where else will this information ever be captured? Students just ask questions of parents and grandparents. Even better, have them video the conversation.
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Communication, parent, support,
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3rd - 12th
Economics Unit and Mini-Society Resources!
This Economics Unit and Mini-Society packet covers Georgia Performance Standards:
SS3E1 The student will describe the four types of productive resources: a. Natural (land), b. Human (labor), c. Capital (capital goods), d. Entrepreneurship (used to create goods and services)
SS3E2 The student will explain that governments provide certain types of goods and services in a market economy and pay for these through taxes and will describe services such as schools, libraries, roads, police/fire pro
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2nd - 5th
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African-American History Trivia Questions for Black History Month by grade level
I have created a calendar of trivia questions and answers that can be used as a fun Black History Month activity. I have included a question and answer for every day in the month of February. There are THREE sets of questions and answers: one set for grades K-2, one set for grades 3-5, and one set for grades 6-8. The questions get progressively more difficult. While I created this collection of questions for my school's February Black History Month celebration, the trivia questions can be u
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K - 8th
Then and Now Technology
This is an activity showing 20 items with 3 pictures showing their development. Students need to sort the pictures and discuss the changes of the items from their beginnings. As an extension, I would ask to design the next development of the item. Then and Now Technology by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 5th
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Cesar Chávez Movie Guide in English and Spanish | Chronological Order
2 Movie Guides. 1 completely in English and 1 completely in Spanish. 23 Movie Guide Questions in chronological order that include pre-listening questions, questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes Answer Key included! Both in English & Spanish.2 guÃas de pelÃculas. 1 completamente en inglés y 1 completamente en español. 23 Preguntas de la guÃa de pelÃculas en orden cronológico que incluyen pre
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Thanksgiving Photo Timeline
Students will learn about the important events leading up to the first Thanksgiving as they complete this photo timeline. Two versions are included, one for upper elementary and one for lower elementary.
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PreK - 5th
Interdependence Trading Game and Worksheet
To go along with Social Studies discussions about interdependence, exports, and imports, this game puts students in charge of their own countries. They must trade with other groups in order to obtain the supplies that they need to be a successful country. There are 8 supplies total that all countries need: fruit, meat, water, transportation, wood, books, clothing, and gasoline. This packet comes with the color cards to print, the coordinating worksheet that guides students through the game an
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3rd - 6th
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Geography: United States Map Exercise
This activity is a map of the United States containing some landforms and physical features as well as political state lines. Students are asked to label landforms like mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and bodies of water as well as the state names. Students are also asked to create a map title and a legend to show what colors they used to color in bodies of water and mountain ranges.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Longitude and Latitude Worksheets (SEPARATE SHEETS FOR BOTH)
For teachers just starting to teach latitude and longitude, I broke up the two into two different worksheets so that children can master them separately before having to master them together! Enjoy :)
**You need to write in the DEGREES symbol because it wouldn't work on Word, sorry!
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3rd
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Back to School - Timeline of My Life
Get to know your students at the beginning of the school year by having them create a timeline of important events in their lives. Attached is a worksheet with directions and a space for students to brainstorm their events before creating their colorful timeline with dates, events, and pictures!
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3rd - 10th
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Mirror Writing Activity - Leonardo da Vinci
This paper focuses on Mirror Writing, the process of writing words and messages completely backwards. Leonardo da Vinci was famous for writing all of his notes and ideas using Mirror Writing. No one know for sure why he did it, although many believe it was to prevent others from stealing his ideas. This paper allows students to both decode a message written using Mirror Writing and allows them to write a message of their own. This activity goes great with any lesson on Leonardo da Vinci, or can
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2nd - 12th
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Back to School - History of Me (Student Survey)
Get to know your students on the first day of school by having them fill out this 2-page (double-sided) survery entitled, "The History of Me." They are asked to write about themselves, including their birthday, memories, family, personality, skills, goals, friends, and strengths and challenges.
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3rd - 9th
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The Butter Battle Book Film Guide & Key
This is a seven question, all extended response, film guide based on the film version of Dr. Seuss' "The Butter Battle Book." There is a hyperlink to the film on Youtube on the guide, and the guide is broken up into three categories: Before Viewing (One Question), During the Film (Four Questions), & After the Film (Two Questions). If you are a social studies teacher teaching the Cold War this a great way introduce your student's to the topic. Also, if you are a language arts teacher, it c
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Compass Challenge -- Orienteering Activity
Students practice their orienteering skills. Using a compass and the directions on this sheet, students create designs (if they do the activity correctly!). Students enjoy this activity because they can work in groups (or individually if you choose) and they get outside the classroom!
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3rd - 12th
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