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1st grade critical thinking social studies resources for Microsoft Word

Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans

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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

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Civics, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

Also included in: Celebrate America! Patriotic Music Super Bundle! Veterans Day, Remote Learning

3 Branches of Government Sort Worksheet

Created by

Taylor McElroy

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.

Subjects:

Presidents' Day, U.S. History, Vocabulary

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community

Created by

Kristen Campbell

You can use these cards in many ways. 1. Print these cards, cut them out, and use them as a visual introduction to citizenship. â€¢ 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. â€¢ 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.

Subjects:

Character Education, Civics, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK - 4th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

Alberta Social Studies Grade 1

Created by

Coreas Creations

This bundle includes four uniquely inclusive Social Studies units that collectively cover ALL of the Knowledge and Understanding outcomes for First Grade Social Studies. That's an entire year's worth of content! Save 20% when you buy the year-long bundle! Wrong language? The French version of this resource is available here. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I have created digital versions of these Social Studies units. Digital versions will be in Google Slides™ format (best used in conjunction w

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

Ruby Bridges Movie Questions

Created by

Abi's American History

15 multiple choice questions that follow the movie of Ruby Bridges. Includes an answer key.

Subjects:

Afro-American Studies, U.S. History, Women's Studies

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Assessment

Types of Fossils Activity

Created by

Kayla Smalley

Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.

Subjects:

Ancient History, Archaeology, Geography

Grades:

1st - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

Created by

Mr Superman School Store

This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co

Subjects:

Economics , Math, Test Preparation

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Centers

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds

Created by

Kayla Flagg

After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Activities, Centers

Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities

Created by

Engaging Lessons by Frank

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.

Subjects:

End of Year, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity

Created by

Creative Resources

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

Subjects:

Ancient History, British History, World History

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: World History Distance Learning Social Studies Bundle with hand made projects

10 Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizers

Created by

Peddler

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.

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

1st - 12th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Outlines

Behavior Reflection Sheet

Created by

"Free Time"

We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time. *I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting! After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign. It has helped our parent communication immensely to

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Management, Critical Thinking

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Classroom Forms, For Parents

Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems

Created by

Portable Gifted and Talented

Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either. Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

Supply & Demand Cut and Paste

Created by

Jenna Lassiter Caldwell

This cut and paste activity shows different scenarios of High Supply & Low Demand and Low Supply & High Demand. I will use this cut and paste to lead into further discussion of Supply and Demand. Students should have a basic understanding IF you are going to use this as an assessment piece. My higher students will complete this independently. My lower students will complete in a small group so we can discuss.

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables

African-American History Trivia Questions for Black History Month by grade level

Created by

Real and Relevant Learning

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

Subjects:

Black History Month, Social Studies - History

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities

President's Day - Barack Obama Photo Timeline

Created by

D Conway

Students will learn about the important events in Barack Obama's life as they complete this photo timeline. Two versions are included, one for upper elementary and one for lower elementary.

Subjects:

Government, Graphing, U.S. History

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Then and Now Technology

Created by

Maria Elena Morales

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.

Subjects:

Economics , Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Activities

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band

Created by

Kayla Flagg

After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Centers

President's Day - George Washington Photo Timeline

Created by

D Conway

Students will learn about the important events in George Washington's life as they complete this photo timeline. Two versions are included, one for upper elementary and one for lower elementary.

Subjects:

Government, U.S. History

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

President's Day Coin Toss Graph

Created by

D Conway

Kindergarten and first grade students learn about probability and graphing in this fun, penny toss graphing activity. Three different activities are included and is great to include in a President's Day unit.

Subjects:

Math, Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted

Created by

Kayla Flagg

After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Centers

Developmental / DAYC 2 Assessment Checklists

Created by

Aspiring Owls Resources

These checklists pertaining to the DAYC 2 test. They can be filled out during testing and the information gathered will be helpful in writing the developmental report. It is the perfect companion to my DAYC 2 Testing Materials testing kit.Checklists are divided into age ranges as indicated by the test (Birth to 11 months, 12-23 months, 24-34 months, 36-47 months, 48-59 months and 60+ months) and correlate to the test. After the checklists are filled out, the test can be scored using the test man

Subjects:

Early Intervention, Psychology, Special Education

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Assessment, Professional Documents, Printables

Also included in: Early Intervention and Preschool Assessment Developmental Report Bundle

Thanksgiving Photo Timeline

Created by

D Conway

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.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers