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3rd grade social studies assessments for Easel Activities
Map Skills Worksheets & Performance Task | Print & Easel
Practice using a map key, a compass rose, and a scale to read, interpret, and create basic maps! These printables are perfect for teaching geography or quick map skills assessments in first grade, second grade, or third grade! The following print-and-go map skills activities are included:Map Vocabulary Foldable: Students cut along the dotted lines to create three flaps and then fold along the solid line. Under each flap, students define the vocabulary word shown on the top of the flap. Words inc
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1st - 3rd
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Ancient Greece Activities, Worksheets, & Handouts Includes Google Drive™ Link
A link to Google Slides™ is included within the PDF For google Classrooms and distance learning. Ancient Greece {Activities, Worksheets, & Handouts} 22 pages for a packet!Answer Key included! What's Included:-Packet Cover-An Introduction to Ancient Greece-Greek City-States Reading Passage & Questions-The Greek City States Cloze Reading Activity-Athens Democracy Cloze Reading Activity-Getting to Know Greek Geography-Athens vs Sparta Reading Passage & Venn Diagram-Athens Vs. Sparta Bro
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3rd - 6th
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50 States and Capitals Map Activities Print & Digital Resource
Help your students learn and remember the 50 United States and Capitals. This product breaks the 50 states into five regions to make learning easier to manage and teach. United States maps are included with printable assessments, self correcting digital assessment and digital practice worksheets.Update! Easel Digital Version is Included (updated 7/2022)Self Correcting Assessments and Easy to Assign!Save $$$ when you buy as a bundle:The United States and Capitals Geography Review Activities and A
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: 50 States and Capitals Bundle Map Print & Digital Resource 50% OFF
Civics and Government - 3rd Grade Social Studies & Vocabulary
Civics and Government just got more fun and engaging! This bundle brings together three big ideas in Social Studies in a way that's easy to weave into your reading lessons. Students will dive into how the Constitution shapes our government, learn about the three branches, and explore voting and elections. They'll also get to understand checks and balances and lots more, all in a friendly, easy-to-understand format!This resource can be used for:✅ Social Studies Whole Group Lessons✅ Whole Group or
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2nd - 4th
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World Map: World Map Quiz (Test) and Map Worksheet | 7 Continents and 5 Oceans
Map of the World Test: Easy-to-read World Map Quiz requires students to locate 7 Continents and 5 Oceans. This resource also includes a world map printable for kids to practice learning the map of the world. Students must label continents and oceans: 7 Continents (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Australia & Europe) and 5 Oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic & Southern). This is an ideal continents and oceans activities for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th
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2nd - 6th
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2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum Community Unit
A community unit that includes lesson plans, comprehension, vocabulary words, activities, and even a unit assessment. Unit follows along with the Michigan Citizenship Curriculum for 2nd grade, however, with the community theme it is applicable in almost any place.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEItems are also accessible for distance learning via Google Slides/Forms.Want to see a sample lesson? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIEIn this pac
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
American Revolution Study Guide and Test
This study guide and test covers the major causes, battles, important people, and the Declaration of Independence of the American Revolution. An answer key is included!This study guide and test covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:SS4H1 Explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.a. Trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America: French and Indian War, 1765 Stamp Act, the slogan “no taxation without representation,” the activities of the Sons of Libe
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: American Revolution Unit Bundle
Map Skills Package
This package contains a variety of handouts, worksheets, a lesson idea, and an activity to help teach students map skills such as scale, cardinal and intermediate directions, types of maps (planimetric, thematic, topographic), and basic map elements (legend, title etc.)
Contents
Welcome
Teaching Guide (3 pages)
Latitude, Longitude, and Directions: The Orange Lesson
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 1 (label)
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 2 (trace)
Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Han
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Map Skills Bundle: activities, worksheets, crafts, posters + more
Native Americans, 2nd Grade- Print and Digital
This Native Americans unit includes tribes from across America. It starts with the east coast tribe of the Cherokee, then continues with the plains tribe of the Comanche, and concludes with the tribes of the Pacific Northwest. It answers the questions of how the Native Americans lived, what they ate, what they wore, and the kind of housing they built. It teaches that Native Americans were the first people on this continent and how the coming of the settlers impacted their lives.There are 46 p
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2nd - 3rd
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European Explorers - Age of Exploration Study Guide and Test
The following explorers are covered on this EDITABLE PDF study guide and test: Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Hernando de Soto and Henry Hudson. The study guide and test include questions about who each explorer sailed for, important, why each explorer is known today, what they discovered, why their explorations were difficult, and their similarities and differences.
This study guide and test covers Georgia Standards of Excellenc
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: European Explorers - Age of Exploration Unit Bundle
Acts and Taxes: Stamp Act, Tea Act, Coercive Act, Proclamation of 1763 and More!
Students will read and answer text dependent question about the Acts and Taxes King George III imposed on the Thirteen Colonies. The Stamp Act, Tea Act, Proclamation of 1763, Quartering Act, Townshend Acts, Coercive Acts, Committee of Correspondence, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party are also included. Close Reads, Highlighting, underlining, text dependent questions, fun activities and a quiz will keep your students busy and engaged!
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3rd - 8th
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Learning from The Lorax Conservation Mini Course CCSS Grades 3-6 Print and Go
Introducing the Lorax Conservation Mini Course: Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with a learning experience that combines reading, writing, art, vocabulary, and economics. This comprehensive mini course is designed to inspire students to think critically about environmental conservation.Key Features:Comprehension Guide: A two-page guide helps students explore the world of "The Lorax" and its themes.Resource Identification Activity: Students categorize resources (capital, human, natural) to rein
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3rd - 6th
NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
Producers and Consumers Worksheet- 2nd Grade Social Studies/Financial Literacy
This product is a worksheet that will help your student practice identifying the difference between producers and consumers. It goes along with the 2nd grade Social Studies Core and I have loved using it during my financial literacy unit.I hope you enjoy this product! Thank you for your feedback.
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1st - 4th
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Map Skills 2nd grade, Print and Digital
This fun, engaging map packet is an introduction to map skills. It contains information about a compass rose, map keys, and city blocks. Students will use a compass rose to locate a lost puppy, use information about city blocks to locate a mystery field trip, and illustrate their own maps. Students respond, write their own map questions, and challenge each other. A student formative and answer key is included.
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2nd - 3rd
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Student Self Assessment Rubric Poster Presentation Social Studies Science Math
You will download poster presentation rubric packet including a student self assessment rubric and a teacher version for creating a poster in social studies, science, math, art, and more. The first poster rubric may be used by the teacher to assess the students' skills in use of time, pictures/graphics, required elements, readability/attractiveness, and grammar/mechanics. The assessment is on a four point scale. The second assessment is the student version of the first assessment and uses "I
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3rd - 6th
Memorial Day Activity Memorial Day Reading & Writing Memorial Day Comprehension
Memorial Day Activities. This Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day Comparing and Contrasting Holidays is a great way to show the similarities and differences between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. This close-read resource mini-pack contains two pieces of informational text on both holidays, a compare-and-contrast activity, and an opportunity to ask and answer text-based questions. The responses make an excellent Memorial Day Bulletin Board display. Many Americans get Veterans Day and Memorial Day confu
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2nd - 3rd
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Economics and Me - 3rd Grade
This is a 35-page Economics unit for 3rd graders. It is packed with vocabulary, anchor charts, activities, and assessments!
The unit includes:
- objectives
- essential questions
- standards covered
- key terms
- word wall/vocabulary cards
- student vocabulary organizer
- Econ pretest
* producers anchor chart
* consumers anchor chart
- producer/consumer brainstorming
* supply/demand anchor chart
* interdependence anchor chart
- interdependence activity
* taxes anchor chart
* imports anchor ch
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3rd
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50 States and Capitals Worksheets | Print & Digital Resource
Help your students learn the 50 States and Capitals by region by matching states and capitals, unscrambling, and creating map worksheets. The 50 United States and Capitals Map Activities are print and go easy to use. Update: Digital version is now included! 7/22Click Here to View The United States and Capitals Geography Review Activities and Assessment Bundle (Save 40% when you buy as a bundle)Product includes:Northeast Region Matching States and CapitalsNortheast Region Unscramble States and Ca
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: 50 States and Capitals Bundle Map Print & Digital Resource 50% OFF
2nd grade Georgia Historical Figures SS2H1
2nd Grade Social Studies standards SS2H1, is about James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi, and Sequoyah and their contributions to the state of Georgia and our nation. This 2nd grade Social Studies standards Common Core unit includes everything you need to teach these historical figures!!! I have included my most popular TEXT FEATURES pages that are perfect to review an ELA skill while covering SS standards!!⭐️ WHAT’S INCLUDED?Text Feature Review Page about each historical figure (four)P
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2nd - 3rd
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Earth Day Reading Comprehension with Reading Passages on Earth Day Vs Arbor Day
Earth Day Activities: Reading Comprehension- Earth Day vs. Arbor Day- Comparing and Contrasting Holidays Close Read is a mini-pack containing two pieces of informational text on two holidays. This resource contains a compare and contrast activity, as well as an opportunity to ask and answer text-based questions. This packet is informative and addresses the specific difference between Earth Day and Arbor Day. {Easel Ready and print version.}Included in the Packet ♥ Original passage on Earth Day♥
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2nd - 3rd
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Midwest Region Maps Reading Passages and Comprehension Activities
Your students will enjoy learning what the Midwest Region of the U.S. is known for with this student-friendly printable and digital activity. Students will use maps, text features, and informational text to learn about the landscape, food, climate, natural resources, animals, and the geography of the Midwest Region. This is part of a Regions of the United States Bundle. Bundle and save 20%!This product includes:Cover6 pages of informational text (includes paragraphs, pictures, and maps)Quiz3 Inf
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: 5 Regions of the US Maps Reading Passages and Comprehension Activities
Tennessee Geography: TN Social Studies Standards
This product meets new Tennessee Social Studies Standards. This set includes a variety of ways for your students to practice locating the major cities, rivers, and physical features of Tennessee.Through activities involving labeling, coloring, and cut and paste, students will be able to identify the following features:ChattanoogaNashvilleMemphisKnoxvilleCumberland RiverTennessee RiverMississippi RiverSmoky MountainsTN 3.12 Locate the following cities and physical features in Tennessee:
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3rd
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Also included in: Geography BUNDLE: TN Social Studies Standards
Rules and Laws: What's the Difference?
Students will read about why we need rules and laws and what the difference between them is.They will highlight, underline and answer text dependent questions. An assessment will have them practice differentiating between laws and rules as well as compare and contrast them. There is also a color by number fun activity. This product has a total of three student content pages.
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2nd - 4th
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Fraction Number Line Art GOLD RUSH and WILD WEST - Distance Learning
Fraction Number Line Art GOLD RUSH and WILD WESTStudents will design a GOLD RUSH scene or a WILD WEST scene by creating a number line river and and dividing the river into fractions/equal parts. Then students will draw landmarks at specified fractions on the number line. Included:2 Student Assignment sheets (Gold Rush and Wild West)2 Worksheets with Follow-Up QuestionsPhotos of student samplesCCSS Standards Poster to put on your bulletin board with students' work samplesCan Be CREATIVE and FUN
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: GOLD RUSH BUNDLE|Distance Learning|3 FUN Hands-On Geometry Activities
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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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