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3rd grade social studies activboard activities under $5
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities
Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
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K - 3rd
Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!
Review game created to cover all of Georgia 3rd Grade standards dealing with Economics. Topics included are natural, human, and capital resources, entrepreneurship, saving vs. spending, taxes, banking, budgeting, goods and services. This is a great review for those tests coming up!!
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2nd - 5th
Supply and Demand Activities | Economics Activities | Limited Resources Activity
A fun way for students to explore Supply and Demand! This is a topic that our students have lived through, but haven't put the words to it. What a great opportunity to teach the way economics works and financial literacy. Students will also learn about Limited Resources and how weather and economics affects us. This unit is Printable and Digital.This unit will save you time as the lesson plans are step by step and all your need to do is print and teach or teach and assign (for digital). HOW IT W
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2nd - 3rd
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Colonial America Jeopardy Review Activity
This Colonial America Jeopardy activity allows students to review Colonial America material in a fun way! Students are given the topics: New England, Middle, Southern, Vocabulary, and Misc to choose from. There are 25 review questions and a final jeopardy question included in this interactive PowerPoint. In my classroom, I print out the PowerPoint in slide format as an additional study guide for students, too!Included:- Interactive Jeopardy This jeopardy covers Georgia Performance Standards:S
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3rd - 5th
Also included in:Â Colonial America New England Middle Southern Colonies Unit Bundle
Jackie Robinson Interactive Timeline
Click HERE to watch a FREE, video preview of the Interactive Timeline! Included in this pack is an interactive PowerPoint of Jackie Robinson’s life. In order to use this product, you must have Microsoft PowerPoint installed on the computer. This PowerPoint is perfect for whole group lesson reviewing the life of Jackie Robinson. The PowerPoint reviews Robinson’s life from birth until death. The following events are highlighted on the timeline:*Birth*Attending UCLA*Signing with the Kansas Cit
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2nd - 3rd
Producers and Consumers Activity | Economics Lessons | Slides and Worksheets
Producers and Consumers Economics lessons including activities for Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall - This is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (43 slides) with 14 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching on the smartboard (it is very interactive - lots of student involvement!) or can be assigned in Google Classroom for students to complete individually. Worksheets are included to go along with the slides. The lesson
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1st - 4th
Patriotic Digital Resources | My Country Tis of Thee and America the Beautiful
Patriotism lesson including the songs America the Beautiful and My Country Tis of Thee - Digital Resource for 1st Grade Social StudiesThis is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (62 slides) with 19 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities. Read Aloud suggestions are included to support lessons:How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?, by Jane YolenThe Recess Queen, by Alexis O'NeillL is for Liberty, by Wendy LewisonLast Stop on Market Street, by Matt De Le PenaI have used this unit to meet the
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PreK - 3rd
Thanksgiving Activity- Jeopardy
Bring a little extra fun into your Thanksgiving week with this Thanksgiving Trivia PowerPoint Game.
The PowerPoint game challenges students to remember trivia about the the first Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving day history, Thanksgiving foods, and current traditions. A final Jeopardy question is provided in the event of a tie between two teams. Click the "home" picture to get back to the trivia board after each question. An answer sheet is provided for teacher reference.
Separate your class into
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1st - 6th
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Economic Resources PPT- Natural, Capital, Human Resources Intro
This is a short, but sweet powerpoint to use when you introduce the economics terms of Natural, Capital, and Human resources. There are two slides per type of resource, one slide providing information and examples, and another where you can use the pen tool in ppt. to have students generate examples of each type of resource. If you are looking for something quick and easy, this is just what you need!
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2nd - 4th
Puerto Rico, conozco mi isla
Este recurso cuenta con variadas actividades para trabajar con las primeras semanas de clases. El material incluye hojas de trabajo y modelos para montar relacionados a los siguientes temas:★ - sÃmbolos patrios (escudo y bandera)★ - orden alfabético - pueblos de Puerto Rico★ - mapa de Puerto Rico - localiza/ regiones★ - tipos de oraciones (exhortativas y desiderativas)★ - causa y efecto Todas las actividades van enfocadas con el tema de Puerto Rico. Sus premisas y oraciones son atemperadas a nu
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2nd - 3rd
Spending and Saving Money | Economics Lessons | Google Slides & Worksheets
Spending and Saving Money Economics lessons including activities for A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams - This is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (24 slides) with 11 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching on the smartboard (it is very interactive - lots of student involvement!) or can be assigned in Google Classroom for students to complete individually. The lessons include many activities related t
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Needs and Wants Lessons | Sort & Activity | Google Slides & Worksheets
Needs and Wants Economics lesson including activities for Those Shoes by Maribeth Boeltz - This is an interactive Google Slides Lesson (38 slides) with 22 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product includes a Google Slides file that can be used for teaching on the smartboard (it is very interactive - lots of student involvement!) or can be assigned in Google Classroom for students to complete individually. The lessons include many activities, included ones where students w
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K - 3rd
Timeline of the Year | End of the Year Memory Book | Year Long Writing Portfolio
These year-long memory book and timeline activities are a fun way to highlight exciting events, field trips, celebrations, and accomplishments that happened in your classroom this year. Have students complete a writing (and interactive writing) session at the end of each month or recap the year all at once at the end of the year. Each student can make their own book to take home or have your students work together to create a class timeline of the year. There are so many ways to use this product
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PreK - 5th
Also included in:Â Word Work Games Word Families and Sight Words Interactive Writing Flipcharts
American Indian Jeopardy Review Game - Native American
This interactive PowerPoint contains 31 questions to review information about American Indian tribes. The questions refer to the Pawnee, Hopi, Seminole, Kwakiutl, Inuit, Iroquois, and Nez Perce tribes clothing, shelter, food, and region/environment.The standards this game covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:SS3H1 Describe early American Indian cultures and their development in North America.a. Locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Pl
Grades:
3rd - 5th
VS4 Life in a Virginia Colony PowerPoint Cultural Landscape Colonial Virginia
This colorful and interactive product makes the perfect addition to your instructional materials for Virginia Studies. It is filled with interesting facts that will enrich your students' understanding of what it was like living in a Virginia Colony. Each of the standards are covered extensively, and there are links to video clips that enhance understanding and promote retention. *Importance of agriculture and its influence on slavery*Impact of Europeans and Africans on the cultural landscape*
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3rd - 6th
Economics Jeopardy (Second Grade)
This digital download is for a Economics Jeopardy game.
This game features the following categories:
Key Terms - 5 questions
Goods & Services - 5 questions
Natural Resources - 5 questions
Scarcity - 2 questions
Needs & Wants - 2 questions
This game is a great review of basic economic skills prior to a test. Students can actively participate in this review activity by using dry erase boards or activotes.
Please note that this Powerpoint is password protected. After you download it,
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The study of this book will meet the CCSS-RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words or actions).
It will also open the minds of your students to become real world problem solvers and get a glimpse into the lives of people of other cultures
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Presidents Day Lesson Activity: Guess the Presidents PowerPoint Game for K-3
Here's an interactive PowerPoint lesson activity for Presidents’ Day appropriate for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade. For the game, a picture of a President is hidden under rectangle shapes. Students take turns choosing a rectangle to tap or mouse click and the rectangle flies off to reveal part of the President's picture. As the picture is revealed, students guess the name of the President. The name of the President with a few fun facts are on the following page. Then
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Grades:
K - 3rd
JOB, JOBS, JOBS, AND WHY THEY ARE IMPORTANT
Use to explain what jobs are and why jobs are important. Explain to students how people earn money to pay for wants and needs. Great resource for google slides and distance learning. Includes vocabulary building activities and interactive activities your student can complete to gauge understanding of content. Adheres to IN state standards:K.4.1 - Explain that people work to earn money to buy the things they want and need.K.4.2 - Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and
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K - 3rd
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Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Icons! 9 Pages worth of copy+paste icons for you!
I did the hard part for you :) Here are 9 google slides full of different icons for you to use in your virtual classroom.Carpets * Chairs * Desks * Decor * Wall Art * Chalkboards & Whiteboards * Plants * Personalized Items * Wall Shelves * Book Shelves * Etc!How to access your resource after purchasing:Go to My Purchases section of your TpT account.Click View Product Page next to the resource.Once there, you can use the Add to Google Drive button underneath the price to add the resource to y
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mount Rushmore Power Point
This powerpoint will introduce students to the history of Mount Rushmore. It also covers the size, the mountain goats that are not native to this area but can be seen, and includes lots of photos of this landmark.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
North America Geography Activity World Geography 3rd Grade Geography Project
This North American continent activity takes students on a journey to explore the continent's places, people, and animals. Students will learn about maps, demographics, key geographical features, climate, biomes, ocean currents, and much more!What is included:45-page digital Google Slides activityScreenreader friendly versionBoth written and instant correct ‘click the right answer’ questions.4-minute mini-lesson video4-page written activityAnswer sheetWhy Choose Adventure with Aly?Aligned with C
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2nd - 5th
NGSS:
3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
, 3-ESS2-2
Continents, Map Terms Power Point
This is an interactive 18 slide power point I made to email the parents in my class before a test. They enjoyed it and it helped their child study. We also did this together in class.REALLY helps with memorizing where the continents go. It is interactive. Just view as a show. The answers will not appear until you click on the space. You will see a slide on NJ, feel free to place your own state here. You can change and customize my power points. I also added a slide for my school's continet, cou
Grades:
2nd - 6th
2024 Summer Olympics: Fun and Educational Sports Activities for K-3
Introduce your students to the excitement of the 2024 Summer Olympics from A-Z with this engaging and beautifully designed worksheet set, perfect for kindergarten through grade 3! This comprehensive resource offers a fun and educational way for young learners to explore the various sports featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics.Key Features:Alphabetical Sports Listing: Each sport is presented in alphabetical order from A-Z, complete with vibrant illustrations and simple, easy-to-understand descript
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- 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
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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