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Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters and Activities Pennants
Looking for a unique way to commemorate Black History Month in your classroom? Take your educational approach to the next level this February with these Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters and Activities.If you've only been discussing the usual figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman, it's time to expand your students' horizons. This Black History Month Project delves into the lives and contributions of up to 123 different influential Black America
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Black History Month Bulletin Board Project Posters Activities BUNDLE
Famous Women's History Month Research Project: Writing Activity & Bulletin Board
Celebrate Women’s History Month! This differentiated writing activity includes five research pages and themed templates for 30 famous females in history. It makes a beautiful classroom display, bulletin board, or digital project. You can do it in March - or anytime!Open the preview to get a closer look.This set is scalable. If you're short on time, you can use less pages. Want a full-blown research project? Use them all. (Or you can do something more in the middle.)For the simplest activity, ass
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4th - 6th
Community Helpers Workers Activities 1st Grade Kindergarten Social Studies
This set of activities will help students understand workers in their community and the jobs they do. Includes workers, jobs and occupations, vehicles, and city services.Includes:Helpers and Jobs Sorting CardsMatch the picture of the worker with the correct name and job description. These work well as a whole group pocket-chart activity. Includes 26 cards.Workers, Vehicles, and City Buildings CardsThese make a fun matching activity for young learners or vocabulary development for your ESL/ELL st
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Kindergarten Math & Reading YEAR LONG BUNDLE 1300+ Pages
Types of Maps Map Features Skills Geography Posters Social Studies Assessment
Students will learn about different types of maps and common map features with this social studies resource. It includes 17 visuals/posters plus a worksheet/assessment.MAPS POSTERSThese can be kept together as a single page or cut apart into separate cards for display or a matching activity. The top of each card has the title and definition, and the bottom has a full-color illustration. WORKSHEETThis activity requires students to match the types of maps to their purpose, know the function of var
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Geography Landforms & Bodies of Water Types of Maps Map Elements Posters
AAPI Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Biography Research
Grow your students in their knowledge of these influential AAPI Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month leaders and individuals with the original Teach- Go Pennants® Research Templates. This research project includes 35+ influential AAPI leaders research templates. After the individual pennants are completed, they can be displayed as a celebration bulletin board in the classroom or in a common area of the school to show off just how appreciated the individuals who made such a difference i
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3rd - 5th
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Influential People Posters and Pennants
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with up to 36 different influential people posters. This set of report pennants is ideal for creating a diversity bulletin board to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This resource is perfect for honoring achievements and inspiring discussions during AAPI Heritage Month and beyond.Here's What You Get with these Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Influential People Posters and Pennants:✅ Project Tracker: Keep track of s
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1st - 6th
Mapping Skills Anchor Charts (World Geography Anchor Charts), Posters, Google
Mapping Skills Anchor Charts (Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards), Mapping Skills Posters, Geography Review Pages, Digital Activity via Google Classroom This bundle will take your through the entire Geography curriculum. It will include all components of Geography. This is perfect for traveling around the world in style. THIS IS ALSO PART OF World Geography MEGA BUNDLE, Mapping Skills BUNDLE, Geography ANCHOR CHART BUNDLE Anchor charts are great for representing the topics
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6th - 12th
Terry Fox
This storybook / reader and song with no-prep activities for kindergarten and primary students make Terry Fox even more memorable in preparation for your annual walk or run event. Touching assembly song is easy to teach young students with its simple melody. Students echo the teacher the first few times singing it, then they've got it! ♫ ♬ To hear my ☺kindergarten students ☺ sing the first half of the song, simply play the preview video with your volume turned up! ♫♬The story of Terry Fox and h
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K - 3rd, Staff
Also included in: Canada Early Literacy Activities
Five Themes of Geography Anchor Charts (World Geography Anchor Charts), Posters
Five Themes and Geography Anchor Charts (Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards), Five Themes Posters, Geography Review Pages, Google Classroom, Print & Digital Distance Learning This bundle will take your through the entire Geography curriculum. It will include all components of Geography. This is perfect for traveling around the world in style. THIS IS ALSO PART OF World Geography MEGA BUNDLE, Five Themes BUNDLE, Geography ANCHOR CHART BUNDLE Anchor charts are great for
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6th - 12th
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Community Helpers memory game, worksheets, and bulletin board set
Community Helpers memory game, worksheets, and bulletin board set: This Community Helpers set has a build-a-community bulletin board set for your students to make a large community and place the right community helpers next to the buildings where they work. Also includes a memory game and worksheets with answer keys.Check out the table of contents:⛳ Memory Game: 3-19⛹ People Cards for Bulletin Board: 20-21⛺ Buildings for Bulletin Board: 22-31☲ Roads for Bulletin Board: 32✍ Worksheets and ✓ Answe
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Community Helpers Activities and Bulletin Board Bundle
Build a Veteran's Day Craft, Ribbon Template, Writing Activities for Elementary
My build a Veteran's Day ribbon craft and writing prompts are the perfect, no prep remembrance activity for elementary. 3 templates ensure that every ribbon activity on your November bulletin board is unique! Post your Veteran's Day crafts and prompts in the hallway to make an engaging patriotic display.If you're racing to figure out what symbolic project to quickly put up in the hallway for vets, look no further. Students can complete the craft part in one class period. And you can use the acco
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2nd - 5th
Black History Month Bulletin Board Research Project: 32 Famous African Americans
Explore the lives of 32 African American leaders and create a striking photo bulletin board. Your research project can be short, detailed, or differentiated. It's great for studying famous people during Black History Month.Open the preview to get a closer look.This project is scalable. If you're short on time, you can use less pages. Want a full-blown research project? Use them all. (Or you can do something more in the middle.)For the quickest activity, print the templates with large pictures of
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4th - 6th
Immigration to Canada: Family Story Project
This is a whole class project designed to help students get a more in depth understanding of immigration using their own family's stories. Each student learns about a family member (or themselves) who immigrated. They learn the push and pull factors involved in their family's decision to immigrate. Then through telling and learning each other's stories, students gain a vast understanding of different reasons why people immigrate and the hardships they face in doing so. Students are expected to s
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3rd - 7th
Also included in: BC Social Studies MEGA Bundle for Grade 4 & 5
Country Research Projects Template | Countries Around the World | Country Report
Make learning about other countries exciting with this easy to use country report! Students will explore other cultures around the world with these open-ended research pages and create a 6 page flip book country research project. I've included directions, country report blacklines, a country report rubric, and a student self evaluation. Everything you need to teach and organize country reports is included in this time-saving unit!✅ What's included: ✅interesting factsgovernment and the flagcustom
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4th - 7th
Black History Month
This Black History Month unit introduces your students to the accomplishments of 28 different African Americans through "biography briefs". They make a fabulous Black History Month bulletin board display and are the perfect place to begin class discussions and/or student research. There are 28 cards included- one for each day in February!
This packet is designed to give your students an overview of the impact that African Americans have made in the areas of politics, civil rights, music, spor
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K - 10th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
World War 2 Activity Illustrated timeline
Visualize World War II with this illustrated timeline project, great for collaboration or centers. Students select a World War 2 (WWII) topic from the list of events. Students work individually or in groups to research the World War II event. Students summarize the event, identify the relationship of the event to World War II (WW2), and illustrate the event.This resource includes:Complete teacher’s guide for activity centers, individual use and whole class instructionStudent handouts including
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7th - 12th
Also included in: World War 2 curriculum resource Bundle for WWII unit
5 Regions of the United States Map | Pennants Banners |
Grab this gorgeous, welcoming, and instructive decoration for your classroom or hallways! Feast your eyes on the Preview to see all the goodies you get!People who have purchased this product have said ..."My students loved decorating these and they made for a great decoration for our hallway!""Cannot say enough positive things about this resource. These flags are the most beautiful addition to our classroom, the kids had so much fun decorating them, and they are constantly referring to them when
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4th - 5th
Black History Month Bulletin Board FREE - Civil Rights Bulletin Board Decor
Decorate your classroom or bulletin board for your Civil Rights units or Black History Month with this bulletin board FREEBIE. This pack includes:multiple words and phrases tilesblank tilesprintable "I Can Change the World with my Words" title This resource can be used with your Civil Rights unit, or during Black History month. We recommend you teach your students about civil rights heroes before having your students write their own important words or phrases on the blank tiles. Need more ideas
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K - 6th
Also included in: Black History Month - a month of lesson plans and activities
Martin Luther King Jr. Scavenger Hunt Task Card or Walking Tour Activity MLK Day
Use this very comprehensive Task Card, Walking Tour or Gallery Walk activity to teach about Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement for MLK Jr. Day or during Black History Month. This activity has everything needed to allow students to have fun while investigating his life, his contributions, and his legacy.Resource Includes16 Scavenger Hunt Question Cards16 Response Cards with images, quotes, and contentStudent HandoutsOptional Wrap-up Writing Assignment for s
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5th - 12th
U.S. Presidents Trading Cards
U.S. Presidents CardsThis is a set of 46 cards with all of the U.S. Presidents that would make a great addition to a U.S. history unit. I created them to look like trading cards and my students LOVE using them. This set includes:• 46 U.S. Presidents cards with the president’s name and their picture on the front. The backside shows their years in office, their vice president and several interesting facts about them.• The same 46 U.S. Presidents cards with the picture on the front and a blank sp
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5th - 9th
AAPI Quote Posters - 50 Figures | Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrate diversity and inclusion into your classroom with 50 AAPI Influential Figures Quotes!Featuring inspiring quotes from Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders from various professions and ethnical backgrounds, these posters promote Asian visibility and challenge stereotypes. By incorporating Asian perspectives and experiences into your curriculum, you can create a more accurate and nuanced understanding of Asian cultures and identities, while inspiring your students to create change.E
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Not Grade Specific
Geography Anchor Charts Sampler Free, World Geography Posters
Geography Free Anchor Charts (Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards)(Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards), Mapping Skills Posters, Geography Review Pages, Digital Activity via Google Classroom This bundle will take your through the entire Geography curriculum. It will include all components of Geography. This is perfect for traveling around the world in style. Sign up for email updates and follow me on TPT for updates.Anchor charts are great for representing
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6th - 12th
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Important African Americans Biography Centers Activity - Black History Month
Want to introduce your students to Important African Americans? Hoping to bring diversity to your classroom studies? Looking for a way to address Black History Month or want Bio Cards to display on a bulletin board?This 22 page activity set includes everything you need to allow your students to learn about or investigate Important African-Americans from every time period, every genre, and every topic area. Resource IncludesBiography Cards on 12 African-AmericansTopic Cards to divide people into
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4th - 11th
Important American Women Biography Centers Women's History Month Activity
Need a great lesson for Women's History Month? Want to create a bulletin board on Important American Women? Looking for the perfect resource on Important American Women that you can use over and over?!This 26 page activity set includes everything you need to allow your students to learn about or investigate Important American Women from every time period, every genre, and every topic area. Includes: Biography Cards or Posters on 16 Important American WomenTopic Cards to divide people into groups
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4th - 11th
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