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3rd grade social studies projects for Easel Activities
Ancient Egypt Activities STEM Challenges Pyramids STEM Challenge Project Craft
Ancient Egypt STEM & STEAM Challenges Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Egypt! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Egypt STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3,
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3rd - 6th
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Economics Unit for 3rd & 4th Grade - Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, & Budgets
Do you want your students to master all the economics terms and standards in 3rd and 4th grade? Well this hands-on PBL unit to teach economics covers many different concepts through a real life project. After learning vocabulary your students will go through a project that will teach them all about economics. This is not an explicit teaching product, but a project based learning product.This Unit Covers1. Scarcity2. Opportunity Costs3. Producers and Consumers4. Budgets5. Market PlacesWhy will th
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3rd - 5th
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Digital Day of the Dead Art Project: Build a Sugar Skull Resource & Prompts
No prep sub plans for middle school are easy with my engaging, digital art project to build a sugar skull on Google Slidesâ„¢. Students will practice technology skills with my digital Day of the Dead skull template and step by step art lesson. Then, pick a DÃa de los Muertos writing prompt to draft a creative story about their sugar skull craft.Need fun, fast finisher activities for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders? Digital art projects are paperless, take up no space, and don't use art materials. S
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3rd - 6th
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Primary and Secondary Sources Activities - Social Studies Unit 3rd 4th 5th Grade
This extensive Primary and Secondary Sources unit is great for teaching, reinforcing, practicing, and assessing student understanding of this important social studies concept. Your students will learn how to analyze primary and secondary source material through guided lessons, worksheets, sorts, and activities, with a fun project at the end!This best-selling unit is:Comprehensive - can be a standalone resource or a supplement to your existing curriculumEasy-to-Use - includes lesson plans as well
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3rd - 5th
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Spanish Country Profile Project
This is a country profile project over the 21 Spanish-speaking countries. Students will research important geographical and cultural facts about each country. This activity includes a blank country profile template, a template for each country, a list of Spanish-speaking countries, and a grading rubric in both English and Spanish. Research topics include: Countries flag, map, capital, language(s), population, area, currency, climate, interesting facts, tourism and attractions, cuisine, sports, a
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in:Â Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
California Native Americans/Indigenous Peoples of California
This unit on the California Native American tribes/Indigenous Peoples of California is just for you! Activities include instructions, activity cards, graphic organizers, and a response/recording sheet if applicable. This 60 page unit includes:1) Academic vocabulary cards2) Inquiry chart ideas and student examples for classroom discussion and use3) Tribe flip books4) Tribe graphic organizers5) Informative text for listed CA tribe regions and example tribes6) Comprehension quizzes on all CA tribe
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2nd - 4th
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Design a Quilt Project Communities in Canada 1780-1850 (Grade 3 Social Studies)
This project is intended as a culminating task for Grade 3 Social Studies - Communities in Canada, 1780-1850, aligned with the new 2023 Ontario Social Studies curriculum. Students will research an early community (Early Settlers, Anishinaabe, Mi'kmaq, Métis, Cree, Haudenosaunee, or Inuit) and decorate a quilt. Their quilt will include a design that represents the daily life, home, clothing, food, work, and transportation of their chosen group.Two versions of this project are included:Students ca
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3rd
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Also included in:Â Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
3 Branches of Government Mini Interactive Lapbook. Digital & Printable
Learning works best when it doesn’t feel like work.This hands-on fun Interactive Lapbook Project is so much fun! Your students are going to enjoy sorting and matching activities, and doing a little bit of writing. And, of course, drawing, coloring, cutting and pasting are always the best part of any activity. Use this project as a review or as an assessment. This project is also perfect for group or individual work. These mini-lapbooks will look amazing on display in your classroom or in the h
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Government Interactive Lapbooks Bundle
Family Tree Project. Digital & Printable
Includes MULTICULTURAL CLIPART!The purpose of this project is to help children learn more about their family history and to develop appreciation to where they've come from.Your students are sure to enjoy doing research on their family roots, recording the data in the Ancestor Chart, and constructing a project.The best part? There's a DIGITAL and PRINTABLE version! You get both in this download!Here is what's included:- Project Instructions Page - Ancestor Charts (for boys and girls) *now include
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1st - 5th
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Also included in:Â Social Studies Bundle
Types of Communities Rural, Suburban and Urban
BUNDLE AND SAVE- LOOK BELOW! Are you looking for an engaging way to teach the different types of communities?Allow students to learn about the three different types of communities-Urban, Suburban and Rural through an original story. Follow three friends as they take you to their new home in each of these communities and describe what life in like in each of these places.Also includes a modified reader as well for those students who need support.Includes:•11 page Reader on Communities. Find out
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1st - 3rd
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3rd Grade Research Projects, Science and Social Studies Projects With a Twist!
PDF and Digital! Ready-to-Go Research Projects for Third Graders! With this resource, you'll find 40 engaging, creative and fun enrichment research projects about interesting science and social studies topics aligned to most 3rd grade curricula. The projects allow students to think outside of the box when they research topics for specific answers. From creating awards for famous cowboys or explorers, to researching ways a hero has shown good citizenship or even researching ways that a penguin
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3rd
American Revolution Important People Research Project Activity
This American Revolution Important People Research Project allows students to choose which type of project they would like to create: a PowerPoint, Poster board, iMovie/app, or writing a paper. Students are given a list of requirements that each project must include.Included:- Sign up sheet- Project Directions and Requirements with Rubric- Grading sheet for teacherThis research project covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:SS4H1 Explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolutio
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â American Revolution Unit Bundle
Veterans Day Art Project: Remembrance Heart Activity, Template, Writing Prompts
Need a Veteran’s Day art project to honor military veterans in November? Imagine these remembrance hearts in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and classroom teachers.A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Veterans Day ar
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3rd - 5th
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Candy Mini Research Project with Informational Writing - Editable Templates
Ignite a Passion for Research with this engaging Mini-Research Project on the History of Candy! What better way to captivate your student's interest in research than by delving into the sweet world of candy? This mini-research project is designed to be both fun and educational, making it suitable for any time of the year. Whether it's Halloween, Valentine's Day, or an ordinary school day, this project will excite your students to learn.By embarking on this delightful mini-research project, stude
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2nd - 3rd
Three Branches of Government Activity
This activity includes a cut and paste activity on the three branches of government.The first page includes labels for the three branches with pictures, duties and jobs of each branch, and a title label. The second page includes parts of a tree. The students will cut along the dotted lines provided and paste on construction paper. The students will match the job/duty to the correct branch of government.
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2nd - 7th
Second Grade Social Studies-Common Core Economics Unit
This is an economics unit for second grade that is aligned with Second Grade Common Core Social Studies Standard E.1.1-1.6. This unit includes almost everything you need to teach this standard. There are lesson plans for you, a student book, a study guide, a test, a take home project with a parent letter, a wallet and money and a classroom game. This is a 10 day unit.
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2nd - 3rd
7 Continents Country Research Project 3rd Grade Elapsed Time Social Studies Maps
This is a research-based learning project that integrates social studies, math, and writing. To complete this project, students will go on a world tour of six different countries around the world. Through their travels, they will learn the location of these countries along with important facts. To get to each destination, students must use their budgeted money to buy plane tickets. They will:use subtraction with regrouping to calculate how much money is left after each purchase determine the len
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3rd - 4th
Also included in:Â Travel Project Bundle Country Research PBL STEM Challenges
Second Grade Social Studies/Reading- Common Core/Biographies/American Heroes
This is a 11-15 day Social Studies and Reading Integrated unit to teach Biographies. The people included are : George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ruby Bridges. This unit includes lesson plans, a student book with a reading passage on each person, comprehension questions, a time line and a QR Code for each person. Also included are a study guide and comprehension test with answe
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2nd - 3rd
Economics - Goods and Services, Supply and Demand, Import Export, 2nd, 3rd Grade
This is a project based economics unit that is totally hands-on and motivating. Students create their own businesses then buy and sell from each other. Directions and examples of student projects are included. Created for second and third grade students.Learning Objective: Students will understand:*Goods and Services*Supply and Demand*Import and ExportResources Included:*School money*Student response sheets*Foldable*Cut and paste*Circle map*Parent letter*End of unit quiz *Answer Key
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2nd - 3rd
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Terry Fox Reading Comprehension - Terry Fox Run Bulletin Board - Activity Book
Terry Fox Activity Book and Bulletin Board Activity! Perfect for Terry Fox Run activities, this Terry Fox Activity Book contains multiple short reading passages and comprehension questions about this Canadian Hero. It also contains a creative bulletin board activity and foldable activity!✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this resource package.****NEWLY UPDATED IN 2021 - ALL NEW RESOURCES ADDED!!!This creative and engaging re
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2nd - 4th
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Ontario Regions Hockey Jersey Project (Grade 3 Social Studies)
This project is intended as a culminating task for Grade 3 Social Studies - Living and Working in Ontario, aligned with the new 2023 Ontario Social Studies curriculum. Students will research a chosen Ontario landform region (i.e. The Canadian Shield, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands, and the Hudson Bay Lowlands) and design a hockey jersey for a hockey team from that region. Their hockey jersey will include a design that represents the types of landforms, climate, animals, vegetation, landma
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3rd
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Ontario Regions Jersey Project (Grade 3 Social Studies)
PLAN A CRUISE Vacation Country Research Project 4th Grade Addition Elapsed Time
This Plan A Cruise learning experience lets students become travel agents and design a fun-filled vacation for their classmates. They will use important skills like research, planning, time management, budgeting, and organization to create their one-of-a-kind trip. Each page in their cruise plan book requires students to use academic skills to plan their trip of a lifetime.To complete this project, students will work through the following activities:WORDS TO KNOWThis page includes important word
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3rd - 4th
Also included in:Â 4th Grade Math Projects The End of the Year Plan A Cruise & Plan A Party
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit Resources with Easel Activities
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Includes: features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary with a fun crossword puzzle, main idea and summarizing activity, graphic organizer, story elements and plot diagram, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest, chocolate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Earth Day Activities Bundle
Country Research Project - Country Report - Around the World Country Study
This Country Research Project makes country study! Perfect for end of year activities and summer coloring pages, these no prep worksheets include informational writing graphic organizers, country report writing worksheets, visually appealing posters and more! A versatile resource that is ideal for creating a country report writing or project based learning. Students are instantly motivated as they feel like they're going around the world learning fun facts about any country, culture, people, foo
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1st - 4th
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