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2nd grade End of Year social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
End of Year Awards Digital Class Superlatives and Voting Most Likely To Google
The end of the year is the perfect time to highlight students' strengths using "Most Likely To" kids' choice awards. The awards are amazing with or without student voting; student voting is optional. If you decide to go the route of student voting, students first vote on who is Most Likely To using Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Jamboards. Each comes ready with a title, directions, a page to add a class list, and Most Likely To slides with preloaded stickies. There are a total of 35 Most Likely
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K - 5th
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Start Your Own Business Mini-Project (Digital + Printable)
Guide your class through their very own startup! Each year, my class comes up with their own "business" to raise money for a charity. This mini-project template guides them through the process! This goes very well with a unit on goods and services or buyers and sellers. Assign to groups, individually, or even complete whole-class. Compliments Benchmark Advance Unit 9 theme.What’s Included:A PowerPoint version for Microsoft Teams usersA Google Slides version for Google users (the link is provided
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: All PBL, Research, and Writing Units! (Benchmark Advance)
Leap Year 2024 PowerPoint of Fun Facts
Leap Year PowerPoint. Facts and fun on Leap Year. 2024 is a leap year! Animated. Answers questions many kids have about leap year. Slides include: What is Leap Year? When does Leap Year Happen? When do we add the extra day? Why do we have Leap Year? When was the first Leap Year? What calendar do we use today? Funny Leap Year tradition, and more. The last slide is a partner activity the kids can do that is related to leap year and February 29. Use PowerPoints like this in Zoom for videoconferenc
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach maps, communities, and continents? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do! It covers locating on places on maps and globes their local community and the USA, the seven continents, and the four oceans. They also practice constructing/reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and map symbols. Lastly, they'll compare and
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1st - 3rd
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Earth Day Activities | Digital Earth Day Activities
This NO PREP digital and interactive resource will help your students learn all about Earth Day and how we can help the Earth! These Earth Day activities will not only have your students learning the importance of caring for our Earth, they’ll also be learning about recycling, reducing, and renewable energy.If you're looking Earth Day digital activities, look no further. This Google Slides™ resource has over 20 pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students become Earth Day scho
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities | Digital Google Slides™ + Print Activities
End of Year Activities Letter to Next Years Student
Engage your students at the end of this year AND at the beginning of next year. This year, students write a letter that you can give to your incoming students next year. Differentiation and checklist included in both color and black and white as well as some fun summer goal setting and coloring pages freebies! You receive three versions of this resource: Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDF. Please watch the preview video to see if this resource is right for you. Happy Teaching!This Product Contain
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2nd - 5th
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Presidents Day Digital Activities | Google Slides™
These digital activities will help your students learn all about the Executive Branch, as well as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day! The they are all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! You can share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage too. It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -Washington reading passage-Lincoln reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL c
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Presidents Day Activities Bundle | Digital Google Slides™ + Print
End of Year Memory Book End of the Year Activities Digital and Printable Google
This FUN digital and printable Memory Book that is perfect for grades 2-5! There is an interactive digital version with digital signatures AND a black and white printable version. The Memory Book includes the following: a Title Page that can be customized with titles for grades K-7; 5 Pages for Class Pictures; 2 versions of a Teacher's Page (one with a photo and one without); A Letter from My Teacher; What I Love About My Teacher; Top 10 List from the Year; I Rocked At; 3 Things I'll Miss; 1 Th
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2nd - 5th
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Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Ellis Island PowerPoint - Vocabulary for Understanding Immigration
Teaching the history of Ellis Island requires giving students good background information and vocabulary. This Ellis Island PowerPoint has 17 vocabulary words essential to understanding immigrants and Ellis Island. Includes vocabulary slides, quick activities, and a vocabulary review activity at the end. Century Gothic font. to make it easy to read. Includes digital worksheets in PowerPoint for students to create sentences with their vocabulary words. Words included are: Ellis Island, Immigrant,
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2nd - 5th
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Growth Mindset Interview an Adult Digital Resource and Printable
This FUN writing activity is designed to provide students with real-life examples of Growth Mindset through meaningful conversations! You receive three versions of this resource: Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDF. This resource can be printed using the black and white version or completed digitally by typing directly on the Google Slides or PowerPoint. Watch the preview video to see if this resource is right for you.Interview an Adult, Focus on Growth Mindset:"In a Growth Mindset, people believ
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas Around the World PDF and Digital
This Christmas Around the World bundle, PDF and Google Slides, is perfect for distance learning, in the classroom, and with hybrid learning. The digital component is a brand new resource, not the PDF converted to Google Slides. You will get the informational texts digitally with all new digital jigsaw puzzles, digital match games, digital word searches, and more! Games can be played online, on the slides, or even printed. I have included easy to follow directions for the crafts. Families will be
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K - 2nd
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities | MLK (Google Slides™ )
This non-fiction digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL chart-Ways to build pea
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2nd - 3rd
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Year Long Digital Social Studies + Science Activities | Includes Holidays
Looking for an engaging way to teach social studies using Google Slides? These 30 Year Long Digital Google Slides™ Activities are the perfect way to assess student learning in multiple ways and are differentiated to fit your classroom needs. I love using these Google Slides digital activities because they require NO prep and your students will enjoy learning all about the science and social studies topics!If you're looking for no-prep activities, my 30 Year Long Digital Google Slides™ Activities
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2nd - 4th
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Christmas Around the World Christmas Craft Lap Book and Digital Activities
This Christmas Around the World bundle with help you teach important informational reading skills and comprehension as well as story, opinion writing, and math. It is full of short information pieces that will guide your students to learn about different cultures around the world and how they celebrate the season.Students can showcase their learning about different countries through research writing, creating a lap book (everything is included), or using the digital version.★DIGITAL★ version of
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Christmas Around the World Bundle
Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos | Day of the Dead
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about Dia de los Muertos/Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Dia de los Muertos unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Dia de los Muertos-informational text passage -comprehension activity-fill in the blank activity-safesh
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos Paper & Digital Bundle
Groundhog Day Digital Activities
This NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn all about Groundhog Day. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Graphic organizers-KWL Chart-Groundhog Day reading passages-Groundhog reading passages-Comprehension questions-Graphing activities-Links to Groundhog Day informational videosChe
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1st - 3rd
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Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
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1st - 5th
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End of Year G2-5 Digital Bundle Class Awards and Memory Book Virtual Google
This is a fun digital bundle perfect for the end of the year for Grades 2-5! It includes a Digital Memory Book with virtual student signatures AND a pack of "Most Likely To" Awards with virtual student voting! Please watch the video preview for each resource to see me click through the whole product so you can decide if this is right for you.Grades 2-5 Memory Book with Student Signatures:Want to be able to print completed Memory Books to send them home with kids at the end of the year? No proble
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2nd - 5th
Columbus Day - Indigenous People's Day PowerPoint
Columbus Day PowerPoint. Who was Columbus? PowerPoint presentation about the history of Columbus Day, now called Indigenous People’s Day in some states. This is nonfiction text with animated graphics that will give students practice reading fluently. Introduces critical vocabulary for reading comprehension. Students will learn about Columbus, Indigenous Peoples' Day and Leif Erickson Day. Includes a link to more reading and videos on History Channel and includes a fun word activity at the end as
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2nd - 5th
myWorld Grade 2: Families today & in the past, remote & face to face learning
The teacher's edition of myWorld Interactive talks about supports that you can use for your students, but doesn't actually provide the graphic organizers. Don't worry - I've made them for you! This resource focuses on Chapter 1: Families Today and in the Past. Why will you love this product?Graphic organizers / worksheets to make your job easierStudents love these because they help them keep their thoughts organizedThese can be used whole group or independentlyWhat is included in this product?To
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2nd
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Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go
Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint. What kind of transportation moves you? All kinds of transportation in this PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segway and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so the
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K - 2nd
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myWorld Grade 2: People, Places, and Nature, remote & face to face learning
The teacher's edition of myWorld Interactive talks about supports that you can use for your students, but doesn't actually provide the graphic organizers. Don't worry - I've made them for you! This resource focuses on Chapter 2: People, Places, and Nature. Why will you love this product?Graphic organizers / worksheets to make your job easierStudents love these because they help them keep their thoughts organizedThese can be used whole group or independentlyWhat is included in this product?Topic
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2nd
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End of Year Activities Advice for Next Years Class
Students from this year's class create a list of "How to Rock This Year!" which you will give to next year's class. This activity is a FUN way for students to connect from year to year, reflect, and receive important advice from a student's perspective. A blank editable page is included so you can create your own topics! You will receive this in both color and black and white. It comes as Google Slides, PowerPoint and PDF. Watch the preview video to see if this resource is right for you. Happy
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2nd - 5th
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