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5th grade social studies handouts for Microsoft Word
Triangular Trade Routes: Map Reading Activity
This product helps students understand the basics of the Triangular Trade during the 17th and 19th centuries. The product comes with a complete teacher key. Ready to use - no prep! You might also be interested in this product:Map Activity: Aztecs, Mayan, and IncasMap Activity: Columbus's First Voyage
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course #24 & Mapping Activity
Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Map Scale Bundle
Middle Ages and Medieval Times - castles, knights, The Plague
This unit is all about the Middle Ages and medieval times! There are 10 mini-units: Feudalism, Everyday Life, Occupations, Armor/Weapons/Heraldry, Becoming a Knight, Feasts and Tournaments, Castles, Castles Under Attack, Religion, and The Black Death. Each unit includes a page of informational text with a review sheet, a vocabulary sheet, a crossword puzzle, and a word search. In addition, there is a Venn diagram, math word problems, coat of arms shields to decorate, creative writing sheets,
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4th - 7th
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Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States Chapter Assignments
This packet is designed to accompany Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States. This version of the famous People's History is more accessible to younger students and gives a great background on working class and progressive history. This packet breaks down the book by chapter, excluding chapters 22 - 28 (that many classes will not get to). Each chapter has either a note-taking guide (major vocabulary and themes to help students take notes with purpose) or questions about the c
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Hunchback of Notre Dame Movie Questions
A series of 31 "right there" questions that go along with the Disney movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The questions go in order. The final two questions are culminating questions that require students to think about and analyze the movie as a whole. An answer key is provided. The assignment is in a Microsoft Word document so teachers can edit the questions as necessary.
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5th - 10th
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US Constitution Test and Answer Key
50 Question Test covering the US Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.
Answer Key inlcuded.
25 Multiple Choice
10 Fill in the blank with the right number of the amendment for THe Bill of Rights
15 True False
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5th - 11th
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Economics- Classifying Factors of Production Activity
Economics- Classifying Factors of Production Activity
This worksheet has students classify 15 different factors of production as either a natural, capital, human, or entrepreneurial resource by placing a check mark or an “x” in the appropriate box. This is a great activity for students to comprehend the factors of production. An answer key is provided.
Please visit our store for great keyboarding/typing materials, Microsoft Office materials, business-related materials, icebreaker activities, h
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5th - 12th
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Paragraph Writing Practice: Topic & Conclusion Sentences
I created this sheet to give my students an opportunity to practice writing topic and conclusion sentences, which I realized were often missing from their writing.
In the beginning, I use the familiar analogy of a cheeseburger, explaining that the topic/conclusion sentences are like the bun.
Topics are student friendly (the best food, cell phones in school, etc.), but the last one is geared toward a writing task that followed this activity that focused on the differences between the ancient Pe
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5th - 8th
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Mayflower Compact, FOC, and Virginia House of Burgesses Reading/ Activity
(FOC stands for Fundamental Orders of Connecticut) This is an excellent 45- minute activity for students to learn and practice the significance of the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses. The following are included in this product:A reading about the documents significance and origins along with pictures.Comprehension questions to go along with the readingA Document Based- Question activity On the Document Based- Question activity there is a
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: U.S. History: Colonization Unit 1 Activities and Mastery Quizzes Bundle
How a Bill Becomes a Law Children's Book Activity
This activity requires students to think deeper about how a bill becomes a law because they will need to write a book about it for children. Here is part of the prompt provided in this product:
Soon you too will be the author of a children’s book! This time, instead of Curious George or Winnie the Pooh, your topic will be “How a Bill Becomes a Law.” You will be creating a children’s book that describes the process of lawmaking through colorful pictures and simple sentences. There are 8 steps in
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5th - 12th
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Emancipation Proclamation: Prove It! Primary Source Analysis
One of my most popular products, this handout helps students analyze a section of the Emancipation Proclamation.This is a different approach to asking students to summarize a primary source, which can be a challenge for some. Instead of students doing the summarizing, they are given a statement that they must prove by finding the exact words within the Emancipation Proclamation. The handout instructs them to write the line number and copying the words from the source.After they have cited the ev
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5th - 10th
George Washington's Socks Book Test
This test is designed to be used at the end of a novel study. It is ideal for third and fourth graders.
8 Multiple Choice Questions
5 Character Matching Questions
5 True/False Questions
5 Short Answer Questions
1 Short Essay Question
1 BONUS question
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3rd - 5th
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Greek Myth: The Story of Echo & Narcissus: Reading & Comprehension Passages
In this lesson students will read a myth ancient Greece - the story of Echo and Narcissus. Students will be asked to identify character traits and textual support. Also for each, students will be practice different strategy for each; summarizing the text and identifying the theme. A teacher model for the strategy is is included within the lesson. Lastly, students will complete graphic organizer comparing the characters of Narcissus and Echo, and then are expected to express these similarities an
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5th - 10th
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Back to School - Timeline of My Life
Get to know your students at the beginning of the school year by having them create a timeline of important events in their lives. Attached is a worksheet with directions and a space for students to brainstorm their events before creating their colorful timeline with dates, events, and pictures!
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3rd - 10th
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"Kit Kittredge" Viewing Guide
Kit Kittredge (HBO Films, 2008) is a great family movie, rated G, that helps to show what life was like during the Great Depression for many typical American families. The movie highlights the story of Kit (played by Abigail Breslin), whose father loses his job, and her efforts to help her friends and family survive during difficult times. This movie goes perfectly with a study of the Great Depression! Attached is a 16 question viewing guide that students can complete as they watch the movie.
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4th - 7th
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American Innovations | Industrialization and Railroads | Digital Learning Pack
American Innovations NO PREP DISTANCE LEARNING PACK! A graphic organizer activity that assesses student comprehension of the social, cultural, and economic impact of inventions and industrialization in late 19th century America. This bundle INCLUDES A BONUS ACTIVITY on the advent of railroads across America! This activity is a flow chart that traces the development of railroads, their effects on the fabric of America, and later, their abuses toward farmers, workers, and United States law. Digit
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Gilded Age & Progressive Era | Digital Learning | Deluxe Bundle
Map Skills Using Cardinal Directions
Do your students need help reading a map?
This worksheet features an image of a street map and 10 questions to assess if your students can correctly dissect information on a map. Understanding of the cardinal directions are assessed in the questions.
This can be used for a quiz or a worksheet.
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1st - 5th
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Scooby Doo - Clue Analysis and Video Guide for Criminal Justice Students
Scooby Doo - Clue Analysis and Video Guide for Criminal Justice Students.Track evidence, sketch the villain, build an evidence board and determine who done it!Law & Public Safety students love it!Episodes can be found for free on Youtube.
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5th - 12th
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50 US States Puzzle Page (Wordsearch and Criss-Cross / Social Studies / SUB)
PRESTO!This download is for two fun puzzles that will work great as busy work or extra credit!Use one!Use both!Your download includes a WORDSEARCH and CRISS-CROSS GRID that focus on the 50 STATES!Answer key for both puzzles is provided!PRESTO!
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY PUZZLES SUPER BUNDLE - NO PREP / SUB
Second Continental Congress Activity
In this activity, students pretend that they are delegates at the Second Continental Congress. Students must make decisions for colonists at this meeting. Students also analyze an excerpt from the Olive Branch Petition.
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5th - 12th
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American Revolution: Lexington and Concord: Who Fired First?
Students get to decide who think they fired first at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. This was the first battle in The American Revolution.
Students analyze four primary sources from The Battle of Lexington and Concord...2 from The British point of view and 2 from the colonist point of view. There are five questions to answer for each source for a total of 20 questions.
When they are done answering the questions, students get to decide who they think fired first by writing their claim an
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5th - 11th
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Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights Activity
This is a great activity to help students not only practice the content within the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights, but also for them to see how those documents have inspired the systems within our own government.Students will read excerpts from the documents and then match those excerpts with modern day scenarios.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: U.S. History: Colonization Unit 1 Activities and Mastery Quizzes Bundle
US History 8 Three-Fifths Compromise & Great Compromise
This worksheet covers the Three-Fifths (3/5ths) Compromise and Great Compromise.
This worksheet allows students to understand the issues surrounding these compromises and why they are important.
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5th - 8th
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How To Research Any Topic Online
This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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