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Kindergarten The New Year social studies resources under $5
Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities
✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
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K - 5th
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Needs and Wants Picture Sort Kindergarten & First Grade Social Studies
Teaching your kindergarten and or first grade students the difference between a need and want? This sort page is perfect for teaching this all important standard in social studies! Use it for morning work, homework, assessment or as practice of this concept. Students will cut and glue to identify the following as either a need or a want:housemedicine water shoesbed foodcartelevisioncandybike coffeedog This resource includes: 1 needs and wants worksheet (pictures labeled)1 needs and wants workshe
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K - 1st
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All About Me Craft Kid - Back to School Activities
This All About Me craftivity is so so CUTE! Kids and parents will love it. Great for All About Me Social Studies units, Back to School, or Open House.I like to use this craft at the beginning of the year. It's a fun way to get students excited about writing while allowing them to share about themselves and get to know each other.These are ADORABLE in the hallway during Open House.
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PreK - 3rd
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2024 New Year's Activities - Resolutions Foldables and More! Updated Yearly!
Check out the preview and thumbnails!A new year (or a new school year) is a great time to turn over a new leaf, try new things, and end bad habits. Right around winter break (or at the beginning of a new school year) have a class discussion about resolutions. Brainstorm goals that are attainable and share some of your own. Have students create the foldable and then hang them for others to read.* This activity is great for all students!* Wonderful for goal-setting discussions and character educat
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for Memorial Day (and Other Occasions!)
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
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K - 8th
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Rules & Expectations Review for Classroom Management and Community
Reviewing classroom rules and expectations can fun and engaging! These activities are an effective way to review behaviors and routines and take the stress out of classroom management. With activities for sorting, movement, and writing you'll be building a strong classroom community!▶️Click the preview to see everything that is included!What is included?Sorting Activity42 Picture Behavior CardsAnchor Chart PiecesStudent Writing PapersStudent CertificatesWhat activities can we do?Classroom Promi
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PreK - 1st
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Rainbow Classroom Job Chart
Classroom job chart in a RAINBOW design made with little learners in mind! Use classroom jobs in your class to build a sense of community and give students some responsibility. This set will help you manage your classroom jobs.
This has been designed to use a clip chart but can also be used in a pocket chart or placed on library pockets.
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This set is NOT editable.
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4 Classroom Job Headers to choose from.
52 Job C
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PreK - 1st
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Goods and Services Worksheets and Sorts with Producers and Consumers Activities
The goods and services plus producers and consumers materials in this resource were created to help students understand basic economics. These concepts can be difficult for young learners but these activities will help them grasp the ideas in a fun manner. Goods and Services Activities Included:- Anchor Charts for Goods, Services, Consumers, and Producers- Vocabulary cut and paste pages- Goods and Services cut and paste sort- Magazine cut and paste sort- Drawing Goods and Services - Listing Go
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Wants and Needs, Goods and Services Economics Bundle of Worksheets
American Symbols- Interactive Informational Book, Posters, and More!
This interactive book will add lots of hands-on fun to your class when learning about American Symbols.There are 8 American symbols included: Statue of Liberty, American Flag, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, White House, and Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial.Here is what is all included:• An Interactive Informational American Symbols Book (2 writing page options included)• American Symbol Posters (2 different sets to choose from)• Anchor Chart Labels and Pictures for each symbo
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K - 2nd
Back to School Bulletin Board We All Fit Together Jigsaw Puzzle
This is a great bulletin board or door display to use at any grade level and it has a great message behind it to start your year off with a focus on building your classroom community to support and encourage one another. >>>> Grab this in the Back to School BUNDLE here <<<<Introductory PowerPoint Story:There is an accompanying PowerPoint story called 'Our Class is a Puzzle' to delve deeper into the concept and create some great classroom discussions.Display Option 1:There
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PreK - 6th
Also included in: Back to School Activities and Bulletin Board Display
New Years 2024 Resolutions NO PREP Crafts Bulletin Board New Years Activities
New Years 2024 Writing Resolutions and Goals NO PREP Crafts Bulletin Board New Years Activities for 2024 for kids to write about their New Years resolutions in both a boy and girl version that makes an easy and cute bulletin board for the new year!SAVE A TON by buying these in the: NO PREP Writing Crafts BUNDLEwhich is a GREAT deal and definitely worth checking out if you like these and want them for the entire year for a bunch of different genres and topics! :)This includes 2 crafts: My Resolut
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K - 2nd
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Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
Veteran's Day Writing Craft - Patriotic Activity
This patriotic writing activity and craft makes a memorable pennant banner for service men and women in your community as we celebrate Patriot Day, Veteran's Day or any patriotic celebration. String the banner together and hang this craft in your classroom or send it off to those that help protect and defend our country. The pennants include a back side writing portion to write a letter or writing of your choice.Connect with Me!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeclassroom/Facebook:
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PreK - 6th
Chinese New Year 2024 Craft Lunar New Year Lantern Year of the Dragon Craft
Celebrate and learn about Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) with these colorful No-Prep Chinese Zodiac Lanterns. Easily differentiate; use for the new year Zodiac animal or your students can each choose the lantern that matches their personal zodiac year of birth. Now also includes Zodiac animal coloring pages!Zodiac animals are used to date the 12-year cycle of the Chinese calendar. Each animal has different personality traits to learn and teach about. Lunar New Year 2024 is the year of the dra
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PreK - 3rd
Community Helpers Thematic Unit: Activities and Printables
Let's meet the helpers in our community! This unit is filled with supplemental activities to engage your students as you explore the world of community helpers! In this unit, you will find: hands on activities, arts and crafts, song and game ideas, math and language arts printables, and so much more! Contains:1. Recommended Book List2. Word Wall {12 helpers: dentist, doctor, farmer, firefighter, police officer, mail carrier, teacher, construction worker, baker, judge, scientist, trash collector
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PreK - K
Also included in: Thematic Units for PreK & Kindergarten MEGA BUNDLE
Community Helper Craft | Career Day Puppets
Help your 1st graders learn about community helpers in an exciting and creative way with these fun puppets! With 16 different community helpers to choose from, plus a Can/Have/Are graphic organizer, your students will be able to role play and learn about the various roles in the community. Perfect for summer school, these puppets come in both color and black and white, so you can save time and energy. Let your students explore the world of community helpers with these fun puppets! ✅ YOU MIGHT AL
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Community Helpers: Boom Cards & Paper Bag Puppets – Bundle
Dandelion Wish Craft | New Years and End of the Year Writing
This fun dandelion craft comes with:- Dandelion image with quote- Dandelion image without quoteWriting Prompts include: - "My Wish for This Year is..." - "My Wish for Next Year is..." - "I Wish My Teacher Knew..."- Includes differentiated writing line options- Includes blank writing page options
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PreK - 12th
New Years 2024 Activities | New Years 2024 Craft | New Years Bulletin Board 2024
This New Years Activities 2024 Craft and Writing includes a news years craft and new years writing activity. It makes the perfect bulletin board display for your students' new years 2024 goals or their new years 2024 resolutions.This new year blowhorn craft is LOW PREP and EASY to assemble. The writing portion can be used with any writing prompts (ideas provided). There are three types of writing lines included, so you can use this with any grade!Best of all, this new year's craftivity will be u
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K - 3rd
MAPS - How to Use a Map - Mapping Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade
Teach your students all about maps with this adorable, hands-on unit. We learn about using directional words with a compass rose, how to use map grids (find square A2, C3, etc.) how to make your own map, where we live on the map, how to find specific places on town maps and more! THESE MAP ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN MY ALL ABOUT EARTH UNITPlease do not purchase this listing if you already own Unit 8 All About Earth.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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K - 2nd
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New Year 2024 Goals | Goal Setting | Resolutions | Writing Prompts
This resource is perfect for Kindergarten, first grade and second grade students to share what their goals are for this new year. This resource is great for goal setting any time of year!These activities come differentiated and will work well in your writing center or during Writing Workshop.Please look at the images above to view the different writing pages included in this resource.Please don't forget to rate and comment! I value your input very much! :)
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: New Year 2024 Goals | Goal Setting | Emergent Reader | Writing Prompts
New Years 2024 - a resolution goals flip book - writing and craft activity
New Year is a great time to reflect on what you did last year and set goals for what you want to achieve this year. In this 2024 New Year Goal Setting flipbook, your students can do just that. They can set goals for friendship, home, and school, and older students can plan just how they are going to meet their goals.You have 14 choices of 2024 New Year cover (7 girls & & boys) for the flipbook for both and an additional party hat that can be glued on once the flipbook is complete.Just
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K - 4th
American Symbols Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages K-2
Are you looking for an easy and fun way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum?This pack of reading comprehension passages is the perfect choice! These reading comprehension passages cover 11 American Symbols. Each passage includes 2-3 questions to go along with the reading!Your students will read a nonfiction passage about an American symbol. Then, they will answer 2-3 questions based on the passage.The text is intended for K-2nd graders and can be read together as a class, in
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle K-2
Printable Chinese Dragon Puppet Craftivity Template - Chinese New Year Craft
Celebrate Chinese New Year with your students by making this wonderful Chinese Dragon Paper Puppet. Perfect activity for both small and large groups of kids.This activity is a great addition to Chinese New Year study in preschool, kindergarten, grade 1 and higher.This is a wonderful craftivity that is easy to make so it's perfect to do in the classroom.This puppet is also available in our pintable Character puppets bundleCelebrate or appreciate Chinese New Year.
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Lunar and Chinese New Year Crafts Bundle
Me on the Map Circle Book {EDITABLE!}
This EDITABLE Me on the Map book is a great way for your students to understand about their place in the world!___________________________________________________________________________Included are both PRINTABLE and EDITABLE forms. THE EDITABLE VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT IS A POWERPOINT DOCUMNENT. YOU MUST HAVE POWERPOINT IN ORDER TO EDIT THIS PRODUCT.___________________________________________________________________________THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: - Circle Books with blank spaces- Circle Books wi
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K - 4th
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