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Social studies Common Core W.4.1 handouts
Arthurian Legends Unit - King Arthur Projects - Knights and Chivalry Activities
A fully integrated English, Social Studies, and Art unit on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This King Arthur unit or Arthurian Legend unit includes reading passages, questions, and activities on Lancelot, King Arthur, the Sword in the Stone, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the code of chivalry, and more! These make great additions to an Arthurian Legend Interactive Notebook. This unit can be done on its own as an English unit on Legends, but also makes an excellent complement to
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Unit - Athens and Sparta Projects - Greek City State Activities
This 70+ page Ancient Greece unit resource on Athens and Sparta contains information about these city states. A great addition to your Ancient Greece Unit, Ancient Civilizations Unit, or Greece Interactive Notebook, it contains Athens and Sparta questions, activities, and foldables. Very little teacher prep is required to use this package – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to an Interactive Notebook.The contrasting qualitie
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4th - 7th
The Scoop on Clothes, Homes, & Daily Life in Colonial America - EngageNY Gr 4
This stand alone resource is a great way for students to read and comprehend the text The Scoop on Clothes, Homes, and Daily Life in Colonial America by Elizabeth Raum. It also goes along well with the Engage NY Grade 4 ELA Module 2A Unit 1 on the topic of Colonial Life - which uses this as a central text. The Engage NY units are famous for NOT being kid friendly. This resource takes the same material and makes the tasks visually appealing and easier to use for both students and teachers! It foc
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3rd - 5th
Hernan Cortes Visits Tenochtitlan
The Tenochtitlan Market of the Aztec Empire receives a visit from Hernan Cortes! This 12 page packet contains Hernan Cortes' letter written about the market, as well as primary sources for review.This packet includes:Primary Sources: Hernan Cortes' letter written about Tenochtitlan, a photograph of causeways, and a photograph of Hernan Cortes. All include 2 - 4 comprehensive questions that follow, allowing students to inquire about Hernan Cortes.Vocabulary grids including 10 words about Tenocht
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension: Bundle of 8 Passages
What are the benefits of using this resource?This bundle of 8 reading comprehension passages and lesson outlines saves you time.Use your time away from school to do what you enjoy. Use your planning periods to catch up with your colleagues rather than doing more work.You get these 8 reading comprehension passages in this bundle:Reading Comprehension: Why Do We Study History?Reading Comprehension: Prehistory and the Stone AgeReading Comprehension: Hunter-gatherers vs. Pastoral NomadsReading Compr
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension: Social Studies Bundle
What are the benefits of using this resource?This bundle of 6 reading comprehension passages and lesson outlines saves you time.Use your time away from school to do what you enjoy. Use your planning periods to catch up with your colleagues rather than doing more work.You get these 6 reading comprehension passages in this bundle:Reading Comprehension: Why Do We Study History?Reading Comprehension: Prehistory and the Stone AgeReading Comprehension: Hunter-gatherers vs. Pastoral NomadsReading Compr
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension: Why Do We Study History?
What are the benefits of using this resource?This reading comprehension passage and lesson outline saves you time.Use your time away from school to do what you enjoy. Use your planning periods to catch up with your colleagues rather than doing more work.This reading comprehension passage uses student-friendly language to:define terms like “history” and “historian”explain how a historian works and the questions she asksnote why we learn about ancient culture and our ancestorstell how learning abo
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4th - 6th
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If You Had $100 to Donate: Persuasive Writing
The ready-to-use printables in this download are all you need for an engaging, persuasive writing activity. *This lesson requires students to: 1) research a charity or service agency, 2) create a rough draft with detailed information about a self-selected service organization, and 3) draft a persuasive paragraph to be read aloud to the class. Students do online research to identify a charity of their own choice. Next they locate specific facts and details from which they draft a persuasive
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3rd - 8th
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4th Grade Social Studies MC3 Unit 6 : Taking A Stand - How to Pass a Bill
Need an engaging way to discuss rights and responsibilities with students that is applicable and connects to their everyday lives? Then this might be the product for you!Students will begin be identifying issues effecting their communities and narrowing down a new "rule" or "law" that they'd like to see get enacted. Students will have to analyze their issue and interview individuals that are effected by the issue, organizing reasons "for" and "against" the new bill. The activity culminates in st
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3rd - 5th
Informational Writing Research Facts Differentiated Writing Graphic Organizer
Simplify elementary research and informational writing with this organizer! Tailored for primary and upper elementary students, this organizer is perfect for gathering crucial facts and organizing ideas. With space for 6 facts and pictures, students can easily see important information laid out. Research and informational writing just got simpler! Key features: Differentiated research facts organizer for primary and upper elementary students. Includes two sets of two-page layouts: Lined pages fo
Lesson Plans For Acts of Courage by Pamela Horner
If your success in life depends upon harboring a secret, then what do you do when you must either finally confront it, or lose the game of survival? Fen has been busy. He took an unexpected trip, hung around some important people – who are also dead – all the while keeping a deep secret.Fenmore Jacks does things on a grand scale. His personality is huge. His wit is enviable, especially among the other fourth graders. And his school career? It is a colossal – failure. He has to hide the fact tha
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4th - 6th
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Constitution Day Writing Lesson & Writing Test Prep Prompt with Sources
It is never too early to have your students practice for their State Writing Test! With Constitution Day in September and classes required or heavily encouraged to provide activities for their class - this Writing Lesson with essay prompt AND 3 Sources will make it super easy for you!Just print out, provide paper and pencils, and you are ready to go!What's Included:Lesson Plan Writing PromptPlanning Page3 Informational Sources
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4th - 6th
Comparing 3 Types of Government
What are the benefits of using this resource?This handout and lesson outline saves you time.Use your time away from school to do what you enjoy. Use your planning periods to catch up with your colleagues rather than doing more work.This handout:could be used as pre-assessment at the start of a unit or review at the endcovers absolute monarchy, dictatorship, and representative democracyasks your students to draw a symbol for each type of governmentmakes students think, by asking, "Would you want
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4th - 6th
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Black History Month Biographies & Activities Elementary Grades (Civil Rights +)
We are delighted to offer 30 biographies of black history legends, along with four different writing activities for elementary school-aged students. Working on this project has indeed been a labor of love. We know you will be just as excited to learn about these American legends. Benefits:Informational reading and writingCreative expressionCritical thinkingSocial-Emotional LearningLetter and essay writingCultural diversity Mitigates unconscious bias Great for
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2nd - 5th
Field Trip Report
This template allows students to create a five paragraph essay after attending a field trip. It includes transitional words to help teach students how to share their thoughts in a well written fashion.Included:1 Field Trip Report Template using transitional words like first, etc.1 Field Trip Report Template using more descriptive words1 Field Trip Report Template for younger kids to illustrate
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K - 6th
Reading Comprehension: Prehistory and the Stone Age
What are the benefits of using this resource?This reading comprehension passage and lesson outline saves you time. Use your time away from school to do what you enjoy. Use your planning periods to catch up with your colleagues rather than doing more work.This reading comprehension passage uses student-friendly language to:define terms like “prehistory” and “Stone Age”explain how archaeologists study prehistoric historynote how farming changed the lives of early hunter-gathererstell how prehistor
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4th - 6th
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Identifying Culture
This lesson introduces students to what culture is. Specifically, where it comes from, what makes it specific and unique, and how it is passed on from generations. Once students understand the specifics of culture, they will be to examine and take a closer look at the different cultures they are a part of.
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4th - 8th
Explorers in History: Reading for Character Traits & Classroom Mangagement
Students learn to identify character traits by examining the lives of explorers and the ten personality traits that helped them succeed.
This lesson can be used as an introduction to Character Traits, or a great introductory lesson to learning about explorers and the Age of Discovery. And if you decide to go with the "Plan B" included in this packet, you will have a super easy classroom management plan for grouping and rewarding students throughout the year. Students get so excited about the co
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4th - 5th
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Mount McKinley to Mount Denali (Argument Analysis and Argumentative Writing)
This is a look at the Obama administration's decision to change the name of Mount McKinley to Mount Denali. This Common Core aligned 14 page document is print ready.
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- USA Today Article
- Analysis & Comprehension Questions
- Argumentative Writing Topic
- Brainstorming Template w/ Instructions & Definitions of Language
- Rough Draft Template w/ Instructions
- Final Draft Template
- Rubric/Grading Scale w/ Student Self Grading
- Teacher Grading Sheet
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4th - 12th
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New World Writing Prompts - Full
A selection of writing prompts revolving around the European Age of Discovery of North America. These prompts combine history and language arts and feature a wide variety of themes, people, and events of the time period. Working on these prompts will help students to memorize important events, imagine themselves in the situations of another person or persons, develop compelling arguments, and to think critically about historical events.Images provided are public domain or creative commons.
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4th - 6th
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State Research Report - Distance Learning
This state report is great for students to use to support their writing for rough draft purposes or final draft. Includes:-Cover page where students can draw the state they are researching about -5 fill in the blank pages to assist writing with added blank space at the end to add any extra thoughts. Distant learning: *Can be used as a guide to prompt a final copy without actually writing on the pages* -- provide your child with notebook paper and use the prompts to help them write.
Compare & Contrast Donald Trump & Joe Biden- Comprehension and Opinion Writing
The Compare and Contrast Donald Trump & Joe Biden product includes kid friendly informational texts about the lives and accomplishments of candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Following the text, the product includes several ELA Common Core aligned activities. Students are asked to answer comprehension questions comparing and contrasting the candidates, fill out a Venn Diagram about the candidates, and write an opinion paragraph about which candidate they prefer. Each of these activities
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1st - 6th
Martin Luther King- "We Have a Dream!"
Use this product after reading, or watching an informational piece about Dr. Martin Luther King and his impact in our world. I used this source after watching the "Martin Luther King Jr." video on Brain Pop. Discuss with students what Dr. King's Dream was and then brainstorm/motivate them to write/draw about a change they wish to see in their school, community, state, country, etc.Students fill in their name on the top, draw an image that reflects their dream, and write a short opinion piece abo
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Not Grade Specific
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Opinion Writing: Keywords to Enhance Your Writing
Attached is a scaffold that can be given to students when they are writing opinion statements. Included on the handout are sentence starters that can used at each stage of the opinion writing process. Sentence Frames for Stages Include: 1) Stating Opinion.2) Providing Reasons3) Providing Examples/ Evidence4) Restating Opinion
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Opinion Writing: Columbian Exchange
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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
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