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2nd grade social studies Common Core RF.1.3g resources
Ruby Bridges Reader Black History Month ESL Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade
Fun Ruby Bridges Activities for your Little Learners. This is a simple emergent reader for Preschool to first grade students to read and learn about Ruby Bridges. Take a look at the PREVIEW!Included:1 Large Booklet for Projecting to Class or using with Google Classroom7 page booklet in color and black and white2 day lesson plans1 writing printable 1 sight word printable1 sequencing printableFor distance learning, this is a printable packet for students. You may email or share it with parents ov
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Jackie Robinson Reader Black History Month ESL Activities
Fun Jackie Robinson Emergent Reader for your little learners! This is a simple emergent reader for✅ Preschool, ✅ Kindergarten ✅ First Grade and✅ ELLSto read and learn about Jackie Robinson. Take a look at the VIDEO PREVIEW which shows the entire resource.Included:⭐1 Large copy for projecting to class or using with Google Classroom⭐8 page booklet in color and black and white⭐2 day lesson plans⭐1 writing printable ⭐1 sight word printable⭐1 new words printableHave fun with your new students!WHAT T
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PreK - 2nd
George Washington Carver Reader Black History Month Kindergarten 1st ESL
Fun George Washington Carver Activities for your little learners! This is a simple emergent reader for Preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second students to read and learn about George Washington Carver. Take a look at the VIDEO PREVIEW which shows the entire resource.Included:1 Large Copy of Booklet for projecting to class or assigning to Google Classroom8 page booklet in color and black and white2 day lesson plans1 writing printable 1 sight word printable1 find three facts printableDIG
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PreK - 2nd
Black History Month ESL Rosa Parks Reader Kindergarten Activities 1st 2nd grade
Fun Rosa Parks Reading Activities for your little learners! This is a simple emergent reader for Preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second grade students to read and learn about Rosa Parks. Take a look at the PREVIEW!Included:1 Large Copy of book for projecting to the class or using with Google Classroom7 page booklet in color and black and white2 day lesson plans1 writing printable 1 sight word printable1 vocabulary printableDIGITAL COMPATIBLE: Through Easel Activities, this product cont
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Booker T. Washington Reader Black History Month Kindergarten Activities 1st ESL
Fun Booker T. Washington Reading Activities for your little learners! This is a simple emergent reader for Preschool, kindergarten, first grade and second students to read and learn about Booker T. Washington. Take a look at the PREVIEW!Included:1 Large Booklet for Projecting to Class or assigning to Google Classroom8 page booklet in color and black and white2 day lesson plans1 writing printable 1 sight word printable1 vocabulary printable1 Word SearchFor distance learning, this is a printable
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PreK - 2nd
Back to School SEL Reading Comprehension Book Worksheets First Grade
Do your students struggle with reading comprehension? Science of Reading is used to describe 5 components of reading instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. This Back to School book and activities is a great tool to help with all of these components as well as teach social emotional learning and how to be a good citizen.Students may read the words, but not retain the information. This Back to School Quality Student Emergent Reader will solve that problem
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Reading Comprehension for First Grade
Christmas Around the World - Celebrations Around World - Reading Comprehension
This awesome resource gives you a multitude of activities and worksheets to keep your first and second-grade kiddos busy and learning during this busy season. Two weeks of lessons are done for you! There are 85 pages of Christmas Around the World (or Celebrations Around the World) to replace or enhance your unit. For the awesome DIGITAL version, go HERE!Teachers are saying:"A really useful resource! I liked the scaffolding and using Venn diagrams to link the different celebrations.""Excellent ma
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Studies Activities Year-Long BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Veterans Day Activities FREE - Color Sight Words - Read Color Follow Directions
NO PREP FREEBIE for Veterans Day for Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all in one resource. Just print the page or pages that are appropriate for the level of students you teach. Included in this FREE NO PREP resource:Read and follow directions - appropriate for 3-5 gradesColor by Code Sight Words - pre-primer and primer (K-1)Color by Code Sight Words - 1st and 2nd-grade sight wordsColor by Code Sight Words - 3rd and 4th-grade sight wordsFor MORE on Veterans Day, click below!✩ Veterans
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Social Studies Activities Year-Long BUNDLE | Distance Learning
Camping Theme Map Skills Boom Learning Digital Task Cards
Whether you're planning a field trip to the woods, having a themed camping day, or just a little fun with basic mapping skills, your students will love these camping-themed digital task cards! Why use Camping Theme Mapping Skills Boom Cards? Brain research tells us that children become more engaged when an element of fun is involved. These digital task cards have a fun camping theme to motivate students to practice their reading and thinking skillsHow it works: Boom digital task cards are easy
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Camping Theme Learning Bundle with Boom Learning Digital Task Cards
Veterans Day Write The Room Activity Center | Social Studies Vocabulary Writing
Get ready for an active learning experience! Energize your social studies and literacy centers with The Primary Pencil's Veterans Day Write the Room Activity, specially crafted for kindergarten through 2nd grade learners. As students search for hidden vocabulary words, they'll dive into reading, writing, and critical thinking. This resource works perfectly for small groups or whole class learning!Product Features:12 Veterans Day Vocabulary Cards: As learners discover keywords strategically place
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K - 2nd
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Presidents Day Center Activities & Worksheets | Reading and Math Grades 1 and 2
Engage your first and second grade students in the history of President's Day with this packed resource filled with President's Day reading, language arts & math activities. Your students will love learning about the Presidents Day holiday, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln with the included non-fiction read aloud and coordinating student reader. Then help your students practice important ELA and math skills with the included activities and worksheets that are perfect for centers, morn
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1st - 2nd
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Iditarod Write the Room *NEW*
Do your students love scavenger hunts? With this awesome Iditarod themed Write the Room, you can get them moving while they practice their reading and writing skills. Write the room is a great activity that can be added to any classroom schedule. Use this resource to practice handwriting! This routine works as a great brain break because students are up and MOVING. Try using them all week long by hiding the cards in new places everyday. What's included:» 10 Iditarod photograph picture cards» Stu
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K - 2nd
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Christmas Around the World Digital AND Printable 1st and 2nd
This digital AND printable interactive Christmas Around the World resource contains Google Slides™ plus a printable version for your 1st or 2nd-grade class. Students will stay busy and learning during this busy season! Celebrations Around the World allows students to learn about thedifferent traditions and customs of 8 different countries. Whether teaching in-person, online, or hybrid, this resource has you covered!When you buy this resource, you save OVER 30%!The download for this digital versi
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1st - 2nd
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Classroom Games that Kids Love!
Here are 7 back to school games that will get your students excited about learning during the first week of school .These games are easily incorporated into your lesson slide decks and can be used to reinforce and review any curriculum or just to play as a community building activity.Included in this set:Ready...Set...Draw (a vocabulary review game for any topic where kids draw) -Slide for team drawing includedHide and Guess Who? (a yes or no elimination questioning game that kids love
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Back-to-School Bundle of Games and Activities
Wild Animals Non-Fiction Decodable Coloring Pages for Beginning Readers
Dive into the vibrant world of wild animals and nature with our unique coloring book tailored for beginning readers and young English learners. "Wonders of Nature" combines the fun of coloring with educational, non-fiction decodable passages. Each page showcases an exotic animal, accompanied by engaging and simple-to-understand information. Whether it's the majestic creatures of the rainforest, the hidden gems of the jungle, or the iconic inhabitants of the grassland/savanna, young readers will
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1st - 2nd
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Digital Celebrations Around the World - Christmas Around the World for Google™
With this digital interactive Christmas Around the World (or Celebrations Around the World)resource for Google Slides™, your 1st and 2nd-grade class will stay busy and learning during this busy season! Celebrations Around the World allows students to learn about different traditions and customs of 8 different countries for your Google Classroom™. This resource is also offered in an awesome PRINTABLE version (go HERE to check it out).The download for this digital version contains a PDF with:Links
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Christmas Around the World Digital AND Printable 1st and 2nd
St. Patrick's Day! Let's Cross the Curriculum and have some fun!
It is St. Patrick's Day and that can only mean one thing! Leprechauns!
Phonics Dancing Across the Curriculum© is trying to catch a Leprechaun. Leprechauns can be sly, and tricky! Tell me how would you catch a Leprechaun? This 76 page unit includes everything to make your St. Patrick’s Day full of Leprechaun mischief. Activities include a word bank, a Leprechaun acrostic, Is it a Leprechaun Question or Statement, follow written directions, a class story, cause and effect, multiplication, divisio
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1st - 2nd
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George Washington Emergent Reader ESL Kindergarten First Second Grade Activities
Fun George Washington Emergent Reader for your little learners! This is a simple emergent reader for✅ Preschool, ✅ Kindergarten ✅ First Grade and✅ ELLSto read and learn about George Washington. Take a look at the VIDEO PREVIEW which shows the entire resource.Included:⭐1 Large copy for projecting to class or using with Google Classroom⭐8 page booklet in color and black and white⭐2 day lesson plans⭐2 writing printables ⭐1 sight word printable⭐1 new words printableHave fun with your new students!C
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PreK - 2nd
Australian Animal Profile: DINGO
This Australian Animal Profile on DINGOS is part of a collection of Information Reports on Australian Animals.These Information Reports were created to fill a gap in up-to-date Australian animal reading resources for primary school students.The more children know and understand about native species, the more appreciation they will have for them. The future of our planet is in their hands and the time to educate them on the animals who share their environment is NOW!The information presented is a
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K - 6th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 5-PS3-1
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Also included in: Australian Animal Report - WHOLE COLLECTION Prep to Grade 6
Ocean Theme Mapping at the Beach Boom Learning Digital Task Cards
Whether you're planning a field trip to the seashore, having a themed beach day, or just a little digital fun with a geography concept, your students will love these Boom Learning Mapping Cards.Why use Seashore Theme Mapping Skills Boom Cards? Brain research tells us that children become more engaged when an element of fun is involved. These digital task cards have a fun beach theme to motivate students to practice their reading and thinking skillsHow it works: Boom digital task cards are easy
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2nd - 4th
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Importance of learning social studies
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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