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Immigration and Urbanization Unit BUNDLE
Increase student growth and engagement while saving time, energy and money! This bundle has everything you need and more! It is perfect for textbook free classrooms. Just print and go!Please see preview for Bundle detailsBundle includes several products that aren't available in my store. For those available in my store, specific descriptions can be found below:Immigration and Urbanization Reading Passage with Response WorksheetImmigration and Urbanization Stations ActivityImmigration and Urbaniz
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5th - 10th
The Arrival by Shaun Tan -- 100+ Page Unit and Teacher's Guide GATE
Yes, we can teach reading, writing, speaking and listening, and critical thinking skills using this amazing graphic novel which has no “words!” It’s a journey about who we are, where we have come from, and the humanity we share. It’s about hope and love and understanding. At times powerful, at times breathtakingly beautiful . . . Shaun Tan’s The Arrival should be on every bookshelf in every classroom.This 100+ page teaching guide and unit has been developed over the past three years in my adv
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5th - 12th
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A Play, The Coercive Acts and the First Continental Congress
I love using this when we are in our Road to Revolution unit. It is a fun way to learn about the punishments of the Coercive Acts and the emergency meeting of the Continental Congress. I organize a table in the middle of the room with a Union Jack flag sitting somewhere on it. I make the table look official with some other props, too. Off to the side I put a chair for my "throne". The King and Baines stay in that area. The Members of Parliament sit around the table first. They change places wit
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5th - 12th
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Stock Market Unit Plan
Two week unit!
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Have a discussion on how people can make their money grow. Introduce vocab for unit. Hand out Stock Market passage and answer questions about reading.
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Vocab matching sheet quiz. Discuss dangers of investing in stocks. Hand out Danger in Stocks handout and answer questions.
Discuss stock symbols. Have students search symbols for 4 teacher chosen stocks and check progress of the stocks together across the week. Tell students they have $1000 to invest. They will
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3rd - 10th
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The Abolitionist Movement | Digital Learning Pack
The Abolitionist Movement NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Do you need and in depth examination of the Abolitionist movement? Give your students the opportunity to look at original texts, analyze different members of movement, and express their feelings about the movement. This activity can be broken into different parts and service your class for multiple days with different discussion topics! Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "Abolition Now: The Anti-Slavery Movement" Distance Learning
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Distance Learning Deluxe Bundle
The Croods: Using the cartoon to review early humans/hominds
Bringing Common Core to the movies!!!
Questions to go along with the movie "The Croods". Example questions include determining the kind of homids they were (and justifying it), describing their cave art, and relating it to a modern day quote from Barack Obama about change.
8 questions in all with answers included
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5th - 9th
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The Boston Tea Party, A Play
If you teach about the Road to Revolution in your class, this is a great way to get your students involved and engaged when you reach the Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party 1773.Having students reenact history is an excellent way for them to "experience" what events were like. This is a great example. This play was written using eyewitness accounts and other excellent sources including information from the Boston Tea Party museum. If ever in Boston it is a must do! You even get to throw th
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5th - 12th
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SHARK TANK Economics Pitches Prototypes PROJECT BASED PBL GATE
Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today!
Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way.
Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience:
• Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled.
• Construct a prototyp
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Creativity Bundle for GATE Gifted and Talented and ALL
Workers and Labor Unions | Digital Learning Pack
Workers and Labor Unions NO PREP DISTANCE LEARNING PACK! Labor Unions can be difficult to teach. We get it. They can be complex, and your students can get bored. If only there was a lesson that made unions, their goals, negotiation tactics, and the workers they represented easy to understand and interesting to learn about? This is the activity you've been looking for!This "Workers and Labor Unions" Distance Learning Pack includes: A document-based activity that assess your students's comprehen
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gilded Age & Progressive Era | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
The U.S. in WWI | America Fights "Over There" | Digital Learning Pack
The U.S. in WWI: America Fights "Over There" NO PREP Distance Learning Pack! There is no better way to facilitate an inclusive and engaging activity to help students immerse themselves in the past and live the American experience of World War 1 than this America Fights Over There gallery walk. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "America Over There" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A document-based "GALLERY WALK" activity that creates a unique opportunity for your students to engage with RE
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War I and Roaring 20s | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
The Persian Gulf War | Digital Learning Pack
The Persian Gulf War NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. The Persian Gulf War is a sometimes forgotten war in American History, despite the fact that it drastically changed American international affairs for the next 30 years. Give your students some background information about this short but important war. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This The Persian Gulf War Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A timeline and document-based activity that helps students understand the key events of the e
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Full Year U.S. History Distance Learning Deluxe Bundle
World War II | The War in the Pacific | Digital Learning Pack
World War II: The War in the Pacific NO PREP Distance Learning Pack! Are you looking for a way to connect your students to the events of the war in the Pacific? This unique activity will draw your students attention with first hand accounts of the events on the front. Students will read depictions and first hand accounts of real events that took place during the battles. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "World War II: The Pacific Theatre " Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A set of q
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
The Branches of Government Webquest Collection
These 4 great webquests go over the 3 branches of government and the Executive Cabinet. Save money and buy the collection! The four webquests can be viewed and purchased individually below:The Executive Branch WebquestThe Executive Cabinet WebquestThe Legislative Branch WebquestThe Judicial Branch WebquestAll of my government lesson plans are in the following collection:Government and Civics CollectionIndividual Government Lesson Plans:Government WebquestsThe Legislative Branch WebquestJudicial
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4th - 10th
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Ellis Island and Angel Island Immigration Lesson Plan Collection
This great lesson plan collection will cover everything your students need to know about immigration to United States through Ellis Island and Angel Island. The webquests will give your students historical information about both immigration centers. Immigration journal activities are included for both Ellis and Angel Island. Teacher answer sheets are included for the webquests.The lesson plans on Ellis Island and Angel Island include the following: (Please click on the links to learn more about
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5th - 12th
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor | The Day of Infamy | Digital Learning Pack
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Teaching the attack on Pearl Harbor can be difficult. This activity uses FDR's own words to help your students gain a better understanding of how Americans felt on this horrific day. Digital and Paper Copies included!This "The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Day of Infamy" Distance Learning Pack includes:1) A set of questions that test your students knowledge of what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This wi
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War II | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades
Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art.
Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
The Annexation of Hawaii and Alaska | Digital Learning Pack
The Annexation of Hawaii and Alaska NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Two of the most important and controversial territorial acquisitions in United States history are the Annexation of Hawaii and Alaska. Students will study and ready primary source documents the determine the reasons why the US felt it necessary to acquire these lands. Digital and Paper copies INCLUDED! This "Annexing Hawaii and Alaska" Distance Learning Pack includes: 1) An activity that assess your students's comprehension of
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: American Imperialism | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
The Treaty of Versailles | The League of Nations | Digital Learning Pack
The Treaty of Versailles and The League of Nations NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. If the US created the League of Nations, why did the US not join the League of Nations? This event is one of the greatest examples of Checks and Balances in US history. Also, help your students engage with one of the most infamous Treaties in history whose impact on the future is immeasurable. This "The Treaty of Versailles and The League of Nations" Distance Learning Pack includes: 1) An activity that assess
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: World War I and Roaring 20s | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Carnival Game Economics PBL Project-Based Learning GATE
Smaller tasks add up to big, big learning with this gold medal standard project-based learning activity! What a sneaky cool way to learn math, economics, and functional design! (Insert evil teacher laugh.) It’s a hands-on approach to Common Core Standards.
In Carnival Game Economics, students design a carnival skill game and gather data as junior market researchers during the test phase. They’ll use this data to help make decisions. After making calculations for probability, students will
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted and Talented SURVIVAL KIT Bundle -- 235 pages, big discount!
The Civil War "Baseball Cards" Project
Watch your students eagerly research important figures of the Civil War Era in order to create historical "Baseball" cards for each figure. As in real baseball cards, each figure will have a picture and facts of the role he/she played leading up to or during the Civil War. This Civil War project is teacher tested with a great success rate at any level of U.S. History. This project can easily be used in other disciplines (in English - authors, science - scientists, etc.).
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4th - 11th
Social Studies Core Concepts Bundle - Introduction to Social Studies Concepts
This BUNDLE is great for ANY Social Studies class, particularly for those who want to provide a solid foundation for their learners before introducing more complex social studies content! I use these resources when I begin the school year to cover important social studies core concepts such as continent and ocean labeling, features of geography, latitude and longitude, major world religions, forms of government, and features of a civilization. These lessons are Common Core based and adhere to NY
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5th - 7th
Age of Exploration Trade Game
All American history classes teach about Christopher Columbus and his search for new trade routes. Why not have the students participate in a fun and educational game which explains how trade worked and why finding new trade routes to the Indies were so important to European nations. Students will become one of seven different trading regions like Spain, Italy, or China each with their own goods for sale and to buy. The team with the most trade is the winner!
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5th - 9th
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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident | Start of the Vietnam War | Digital Learning Pack
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Start of the Vietnam War NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Why did the United States go to WAR with the small nation of Vietnam. When the United States sent troops to Vietnam, most Americans had never heard of the Country. Explore the reasons why Lyndon Johnson decided to send troops the Vietnam and go through a timeline of events leading to the conflict. Digital and Paper Copies Included!This "The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the Start of the Vietnam War" Distanc
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: America in the 1960's | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
World War II | The Rise of the Dictators | Digital Learning Pack
World War II: The Rise of the Dictators NO PREP Distance Learning Pack. Teaching the Rise of Dictators can be tough. What should we talk about and how much should we talk about? We have it all laid out for you. This is our most popular product on TpT because we have done all the work for you. Detailed fact sheets give students access to the information they need to truly understand the important details of these infamous men. Digital and Paper Copies included! This "World War II: The Rise of
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: World War II | Distance Learning | Digital Bundle
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Importance of learning social studies
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.
Benefits of learning social studies
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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There are many different types of history resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular social studies lessons include U.S. history, world history, ancient history, geography, civics, and government.
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