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Social studies projects for Easel Activities
Comic Strip Template Pages for Creative Assignments
Comic Strip Template Pages for Creative Assignments (Includes DIGITAL Version!)Use these comic strip page templates for creative assignments for your students. They can be used to assign comic/cartoon strips about the unit you are studying, a biography of an author or historical figure, or a creative book report. This download includes 30 total templates.Can be used with interactive notebooks, as well!NEWLY UPDATED to include a Google Slides version! Just click on the link in the PDF to make a c
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Constitution Unit
The Constitution is so much fun to teach! Are you looking for a fresh, engaging, active Constitution unit? You've found it! The activities in this unit will not only help your students learn about the Constitution… they will bring excitement and engagement to your classroom! All of the activities included in this unit are student favorites! ** This unit was recently revised! **Contents of this unit: Pages 3-5: Articles of Confederation-Passage and Cloze ActivityPages 6-8: Creating a Constitution
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Constitution Bundle
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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Consumer Math & Financial Literacy - Credit Card Project (with Google Slides™)
You can purchase this product with other consumer math and personal finance activities and projects in a BUNDLE:Consumer Math and Financial Literacy Activities & Projects BUNDLEUpdated to also include a Google Classroom™ version in addition to the original print-friendly version! **************************************************************************************DOWNLOADED OVER 1,000 TIMES**************************************************************************************This is a credit
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5th - 12th
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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: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
Chinese New Year Art Project: Chinese Ming Dynasty Vase Art Lesson & Sub Plan
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, no prep Chinese New Year art projects? This Ming Dynasty vase lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by production of the cobalt blue porcelain ceramics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy playing a roll a dice game to make a vase of their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on ancient China. During this art project, your class will learn about pottery, earthe
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5th - 7th
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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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Black History Month • Civil Rights Biography Activities and Research Projects
Study four heroes of the civil rights movement for Black History Month. These biography research activities include printable or digital texts and organizers for Martin Luther King, Jr., Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, and Jackie Robinson and will guide students through a brochure writing project for each historical figure.Option 1 Lesson Plan Activities: Students research one civil rights hero in an "expert group," take notes, and create a group poster project (hands on or digital) to share their in
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4th - 6th
Scaffolded Natural Disasters Research Project Extreme Weather
Students will research specific facts about a natural disaster and create a brochure (either on paper or digital) about it. Are your students curious about natural disasters like volcanoes and earthquakes? This project will help students learn about different natural disasters around the world. This is great for helping all students access grade level content! Students will love learning about extreme weather and natural disasters in this scaffolded research project.This Natural Disaster Brochur
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8th - 10th
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Ancient Greece Art Lesson: Roll A Greek Vase Middle School Art Project Templates
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with an engaging, no prep Ancient Greece art lesson? This Greek vase project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the durability of their pottery which featured athletes from the ancient Olympics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the roll a Greek vase game to make their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Greece. During this art project, your class will learn abou
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5th - 7th
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The Book Thief Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use Markus Zusaks's award-winning WW2 novel, The Book Thief effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Eve
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Egypt Portraits Art History Project: Middle School Art Sub Plan Activity
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, no prep Ancient Egypt art projects? This Egyptian portrait lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by how they displayed wealth with jewelry, wigs, ornate collars, and makeup. Moreover, they’ll enjoy creating a portrait with fashions of the times.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Egypt. During this art project, your class will learn how line
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5th - 7th
Early Humans Unit - Stone Age Unit - Early Humans Activities - Prehistory Unit
This 120 page Early Man unit resource package provides students with everything they need to complete an Early Humans unit or Stone Age unit on the Paleolithic - Neolithic Era. This stone age unit plan contains early human reading passages and annotation activities, comprehension questions, archaeology vocabulary, graphic organizers, and Stone Age activities for Interactive Notebooks.✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this res
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4th - 8th
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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: Government Interactive Lapbooks Bundle
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: Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
The Diary of Anne Frank Novel Study and Project Menu; Digital Option
No-Prep novel study for the bestselling "Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl", a standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every entry as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning diary autobiography in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distance Learning".Everything you need to use this
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
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: Social Studies Bundle
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Novel Study and Project Menu; Plus Digital Option
Everything you need to use John Boyne's award winning WWII novel, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" effectively in your classroom! A no-prep standards based interactive notebook literature guide with follow-up reading response questions for every chapter as well as vocabulary, writing projects, activities and enrichment projects. Teacher friendly engaging lessons to use with this award winning novel in your classroom while encouraging critical reading skills.CCSS/STAAR Aligned! Great for "Distan
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5th - 9th
Also included in: World War II Novel Study Bundle, Seven Complete WWII Literature Units!
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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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: American Revolution Unit Bundle
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Canadian Physical Regions Hockey Jersey Project (Grade 4 Social Studies)
This project is intended as a culminating task for Grade 4 Social Studies - Canada's Political and Physical Regions. Students will research a chosen physical region of Canada (i.e. Cordillera, Arctic Lands, Canadian Shield, Interior Plains, Hudson Bay Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands, or Appalachian Region) 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, landmarks, and jo
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4th
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