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1st grade problem solving social studies bibliographies for Microsoft OneDrive
Read Across America Activities STEM 8 Silly STEAM Challenges Elementary Summer
Looking for Read Aross America STEM Challenges? This 60 page resource has 8 themed hands-on STEAM activities. My students LOVE these activities each year. Use these as stations or try one each day! Celebrate Dr. Seuss Birthday in a fun way!What's Included in this SILLY STEM Bundle? 8 Silly Themed STEM Challenges great for Read Across America Week! Silly STEM Challenge 1: Use pattern blocks to create fish Silly STEM Challenge 2: Create a hat with cups Silly STEM Challenge 3: Create silly things
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Washington & Lincoln Timelines President's Day for Kindergarten & First
Teaching your kindergarten & first graders about the presidents in our history? Grab these presidential timelines specific for George Washington & Abe Lincoln! You are getting both! Each timeline has four events; just enough for young children in kindergarten & first grade to sequence/order. It's a great activity after reading any age appropriate presidential biography on either Washington and/or Lincoln. The Washington Timeline:He measured land.He got married.He was an Army General.
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K - 1st
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STEM Challenges & Activities for the Year STEAM Team Building Summer No Prep
Looking to use STEM Challenges and activities in your elementary classroom? These hands on simple STEAM activities are low prep and use common classroom materials. These STEM activities are both digital and printable! There are STEM challenges and activities for the entire year for you to use - 48 challenges! You will find just what you need for Back to School, Team Building, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer STEM fun! This STEM Bundle includes STEM challenges and STEM activities for the entire ye
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K - 5th
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5 Little Pumpkins STEM Challenge Halloween STEAM Activities Five October Fall
This Halloween STEM challenge can be paired with Five Little Pumpkins & will get students building a gate to hold 5 small pumpkins. With low prep, this challenge is perfect for any maker space or STEAM class. Get ready for some spooky STEM fun!This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle!Materials - to add extra fun purchase mini pumpkin erasers or props. Otherwise, use orange pom poms!INCLUDED IN TH
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Black History- Inventors NOW DIGITAL!
**This unit has been updated for virtual learning. YOU WILL DOWNLOAD A SINGLE PDF THAT SAYS "CLICK HERE." ONCE YOU CLICK THAT, YOU WILL GET ACCESS TO A GOOGLE FOLDER WITH ALL OF THE COMPONENTS. Thanks! :) This unit celebrates 5 men and 5 African American inventors. Included are anchor charts, biography profiles, reading comprehension, and the steps and materials needed for your students to create their own invention and apply for a "patent!" Most of these inventors are lesser known because the p
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Black History Bundle K-3
Harriet Tubman Timeline for Women & Black History Kindergarten & First
You are receiving a simple timeline to use with Kindergarten and First Grade. Perfect for an introduction to the basic timeline concept or after reading a story about Harriet Tubman during Black History Month.The timeline shows/tells the follow:Harriet was a slave as a child. Harriet ran away to find freedom. Harriet got a job and was paid for her work. Harriet helped slaves.Need a Harriet Tubman Reader?Harriet Tubman ReaderNeed other timelines?Grow and Change TimelinesThanks for stopping by….
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K - 1st
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Mae Jemison Craft for Black History & Women's Month
This is a fun craft to do after reading the book Mae Among the Stars or any book about Mae Jemison. Have the kids make the spaceship by cutting and gluing it together, then have them decorate their own spacesuit. Lastly, add a photo of their face! It is so cute and such a great lesson! It makes a great bulletin board too! Have fun!
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Ultimate Cultural Heritage Month Bundle | Google Slides | Person Per Day
Hello and welcome to Celebrating Cultural Heritage Month Bundle! This resource comes with Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, and AAPI Month to celebrate for many months of cultural celebrations! This resource is designed to be used in person OR digitally.1. You can use this resource during morning class meeting to fit in relevant and diverse content. I share screen during our class meetings, and we discuss the slides/view the videos together2. This is a comple
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Columbus Day Timeline Kindergarten First Grade Social Studies Fall
Columbus Day is in October. Looking for something to quickly highlight this Spanish explorer with your kindergartners or First Graders? Need an introduction to timelines; what they are and how to use them? Grab this timeline and any Columbus book that is age appropriate and you have an instant lesson! Includes the following 4 events:He asked the Queen and King for moneyHe sailed across the oceanHe saw landHe met the Native AmericansCheck my store for even more kindergarten and first grade resou
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K - 1st
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Look at My Life! A Student's Personal Timeline
Students will be able to create a time line of their life from 1 year old up through 8 years old. This project will work with social studies, as a writing assignment, or as an extension to a reading selection. I designed this when my class read a biography about Thomas Edison. After looking at his timeline, we decided to make one of our own. I loved the way they turned out!!Includes:-3 pages of timeline templates. You may trim the template to meet any age up to 8 years old. -3 pages to use
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1st - 2nd
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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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Biografía y Autobiografía | Autobiography and Biography (SPANISH)
Tema: Biografía y AutobiografíasIntegrar en la clase de Español y/o Estudios Sociales El siguiente recurso está compuesto por 31 páginas donde incluye carteles, tarjetas, biografías y hojas de trabajos. Carteles (4) con las definiciones de Autobiografía, Biografía, Diagrama de Venn y Línea de Tiempo. Tarjetas para identificar su definición de Autobiografía, Biografía, Diagrama de Venn y Línea de Tiempo. (2) Hojas de Ejercicios: Llena blanco (definición de biografía y autobiografía)Identifica co
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Texas Symbols Packet for kindergarten and 1st grade Social Studies
This is a 8 page Texas Symbol Packet. There is a half page coloring black line with half page summary about each symbol. There are several words missing in each paragraph for the children to write in on their own. It includes:
1 Texas flag
2. Bluebonnet
3. Mockingbird
4. Armadillo
5. Geography, rivers and borders of TX
6. Alamo
7. Stephen F Austin
8. Jose' Antonio Navarro
Teacher answers are also included.
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Black History Mae Jemison Timeline Kindergarten & First Social Studies
Mae Jemison: the first Woman African American to go into outer space! You are receiving a simple timeline to use with Kindergarten and First Grade. Perfect for an introduction to the basic timeline concept or after reading a story about Mae Jemison during your teaching and celebrating of Black History or Women's History!The timeline depicts the follow:Mae was born in 1956Mae went to school to be an astronautMae went into outer space in 1992Mae made a space camp for kids.Need a Mae Jemison reade
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K - 1st
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Presidents of the United States of America
Presidents of the United States is set up in PowerPoint as a slideshow of our 46 Presidents. Each slide has a picture of each President and a few fun facts about them. The facts are kid friendly and for elementary children. Students will love seeing a picture of each President and learning some information about our leaders. This is also an editable PPT. You can alter the PowerPoint as you see fit. Add your own fun facts and trivia or leave it as it is. This is perfect for any classroom. Show t
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Amelia Earhart Biography Airplanes Kindergarten & First Grade Women's History
Teaching about women who showed bravery and courage? This is a 10 page social studies biography on Amelia Earhart. Perfect for Kindergarten & First Grade students. Both the color ...plus black and white versions are included for you. Project the color version and read aloud while students read, re-read, color and take home their own black/white copy! This reader features a glossary and a small interactive section where students will learn that she had a plane named "THE CANARY" ...students w
Grades:
K - 1st
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
Jane Goodall Scientist Women's History Reader Biography Kindergarten & First
Teaching your students about women who have made important contributions? Jane Goodall was a scientist who spent time living amongst the chimpanzees in Africa and her research has helped us get to know them better! Grab this 10 page reader biography with just enough information for kids in Kindergarten or First Grade. The color version is great for projecting whole group to read aloud, while the backline is perfect for students to reread, color & take home to share with their families!It fea
Grades:
K - 1st
Presidents' Day Craftivity
February is a great time to teach about the United States of America and celebrate some of our great leaders. This Presidents' Day Craftivity highlights two of our presidents. President Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are two engaging presidents to teach about around Presidents' Day.
Activity:
The students color the desired president and then write about him. They color the front page and write on the second page, creating a flip craft!
Two different styles of paper are included, o
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
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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Grades:
1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Bessie Coleman Timeline for Kindergarten & First Social Studies
Looking for some amazing people to highlight for Black History, Women's History and Native American Heritage History Months? Bessie Coleman is the first African American AND Native American Female issued a pilot's license! This timeline is great to use with Kindergarten and First Graders as an introduction to the timeline concept or after reading a story about Bessie Coleman during Black History Month!The timeline depicts the follow:Bessie worked on a farm.She went to Paris to learn to fly a pla
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Timelines: Women in History BIG BUNDLE Kindergarten & 1st Social Studies
Spring STEM Activities Earth Day Challenges Bird House Nest Caterpillar April
These Spring STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. This Spring bundle has 4 exciting challenges for March, April & May. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Each low prep STEAM activity comes with a digital slide show, certificates, task cards & more.What’s Included in the Spring Stem Challenges Bundle: 5 fun & simple activities all Spring themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Spring STEM Activity 1: Earth Day Activities STEM Recycling Challenge Students will le
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Halloween Pumpkin STEM Challenge Low Prep STEAM Activities Fall Jack o lantern
Students will love building a jack-o-lantern for this Halloween & October STEM Challenge. Encourage STEM in your classroom with this Halloween STEM Jack-o-Lantern activity. Easy to set up, just use LEGO or blocks or even recycables. Infuse social-emotional learning, math, or literacy with the various differentiation sheets. Includes a DIGITAL VERSION for Google Classroom. This activity is included in the Halloween bundle. Save 30% when you buy all activities at once. CLICK HERE for the full
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K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Community Helpers PowerPoint Guessing Game - What's My Job
Your students will love this fun and interactive community helpers game. This is a PowerPoint game of "Who Am I?" Students get three clues to guess the job of the community helper. There are 14 different workers represented. Students have to figure out who it is from clues about where they work, what they wear, what vehicles they drive, and what tools they use. Fun for review or assessment in kindergarten. Project on your whiteboard or Smartboard or use it at a computer center. No prep. Easy to
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PreK - 1st
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