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2nd grade critical thinking social studies homework
Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers
These grid style logic puzzles are great brain teasers to practice critical thinking and reasoning skills with young students! Use these fun math logic puzzles to introduce primary students to the concept OR they can be used independently by older students. NO PREP, PRINT AND GO!❤️ I LOVED doing these when I was a kid and I have fun introducing them to my students! Use for whole group, enrichment, homework, early finishers, sub days, and more! ❤️ SAVE $$$ WHEN YOU BUY THE LOGIC PUZZLES BUNDLE!✅
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers Bundle
Halloween Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers
Logic Puzzles are great for building critical thinking and reasoning skills! This pack has 10 Halloween brain teasers which are perfect for October morning work, Halloween math stations, Halloween party day, early finishers, enrichment, and more!! NO PREP, PRINT AND GO! Answer keys included.❤️❤️ I LOVED doing these when I was a kid and I have fun introducing them to my students! We usually do one whole group so they can learn the concept. Then, they work independently or with a partner to compl
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers Bundle
Blank Timeline Templates | Social Studies
Time Line: This graphic organizer can be used to help students research and create a simple events timeline on a historical figures, their life, etc.MY TIMELINE PROJECTSS.2.A.3.1 Identify terms and designations of time sequence.Students will understand the chronological order of events with this timeline graphic organizer.This graphic organizer is useful in social studies, science, and reading.The student will know:> Events are often put in order by time to help organize our understanding of
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K - 5th
Note-Taking Bundle
This bundle includes 6 products for all levels of note-takers, from 2nd grade beginners to advanced high school students. It supports and instructs students on how to take effective notes. Use the templates that work for your learners and gradually introduce new templates as your students are ready. Specific templates are included for science, social studies/history, math, and coding language arts texts. In addition, general templates are included that can be used with ANY history/social scien
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2nd - 12th
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Immigration: Literacy Resources to Teach About Immigration and Ellis Island
*Updated 8/6/17*This collection of literacy activities is an excellent supplementation to your immigration unit. It focuses on immigration at the turn of the 20th century and on Ellis Island. It includes a wide variety of activities that will help you integrate reading and writing into your immigration unit. All of the activities can be used in whole groups, small groups, or as independent work. Most pages come in both color and black/white. Download the preview to take a peek at many of th
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2nd - 4th
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Long Ago and Today / Past and Present - Social Studies Half Sheets
If you are teaching your students about the past and present, then this product is for you! My long ago and today social studies half sheets are a great resource to use in conjunction with the materials you are already using. As I already mentioned, these are half sheets so you have two activities to a page which equals less copying for you! Some of the worksheets that are included are:-Long ago and today cut and paste sort-Long ago and today T-Chart graphic organizer-Long ago and today venn
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1st - 2nd
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Rules and Laws worksheet
This worksheet had students distinguish between school rules and community laws.
Choose color or black and white.
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PreK - 3rd
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Literacy All Year Reading / Writing / Art - MEGA Bundle
This MEGA bundle has been purchased by over 700 happy teachers! You receive 44 full weeks of curriculum, intervention, and "Comprehension and Fluency 101". Its over 1,000 pages! Buying the bundle is a choice to save big at a 50% savings!This year-long unit contains:weekly thematic informational readingeasy reading passages with 2-4 comprehension questions on the bottomhigher level text passagesfluency passagesfluency chartscomprehension / quiz pages Dec - Junefull writing units (brainstorming,
My Vacation Student Travel Journal
This NO-PREP journal was created for your students to take with them as a homework assignment (or just for FUN!) while they are on vacation.Your students will be able to practice their writing while they are away by recording their vacation experiences.INCLUDED PAGES:- Customizable Journal Cover- Introduction Letter- All About My Trip: I am traveling by... (transportation) I am traveling with... (family and friends) I will be there for ___ days (calendar skills)- Differentiated Daily Journal
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K - 6th
Memorial Day Activities | Memorial Day Reading Comprehension Activities
Engage your students in Memorial Day commemorations with our interactive scavenger hunt and puzzle pack! Your students will learn about Memorial Day's history, the significance of poppies, how Memorial Day is celebrated today, and more! This resource contains TWO Memorial Day puzzle posters.Click HERE to SAVE 20% with our Memorial Day Writing and Reading Activity Bundle.Display the 12 fact cards around the room, and hand out the puzzle pieces. Students use the facts to complete their interactive
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Memorial Day Writing and Reading Activity Bundle
Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers Bundle
These fun, grid-style Logic Puzzles are great for building critical thinking, problem solving, and reasoning skills! Use these brain teasers to introduce primary students to the concept. Great for whole group, math stations, enrichment, homework, early finishers, party days, sub days, and more! Just print and go!❤️ I LOVED doing these when I was a kid and I have fun introducing them to my students!✅ This bundle includes EIGHT puzzle packs:General PrimaryHalloweenBack to SchoolChristmasSpringSum
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1st - 3rd
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Enrichment Activities 30 Critical Thinking Worksheets Fast Finishers
Do you need to keep your fast finishers and high flyers challenged? Here are 30 Critical Thinking and Enrichment activities. This is one of my best sellers - students really love these activities! If you would like this product in both print and digital versions, Click here.CategoriesMaking CategoriesHealthy Foods Word SearchStates Logic PuzzleMusical Instruments Logic PuzzleSorting and ClassifyingAnalogiesMagic SquaresMystery Animal Addition & SubtractionMystery Animal Addition & Subtr
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2nd - 4th
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My Vacation Journal: student homework while away
When students go on vacations during the school year, parents often ask for their homework in advance. But let's be honest: who plans their lessons that far ahead of time?
Instead of sending a bunch of worksheets with my students, I send this vacation journal. It is an authentic way for students to work on geography, math, writing, and art. At the end of the trip, it is a great keepsake for families.
This travel journal saves me so much time, plus - kids and families love it!
It includ
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PreK - 5th
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Coding Activities for Beginners | STEM | Digital Technologies | Worksheets
These COMPUTER CODING WORKSHEETS are jam-packed with Coding, STEM, and Digital Technologies activities for younger students. Including Computational Thinking, Binary, Algorithms, Computational Thinking and much more. Introduce younger students to the ☀️EXCITING WORLD OF CODING?☀️ through this proven resource with over 70 FIVE STAR ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐REVIEWS.You are getting 10 INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES for students in GRADES 2 - 4, focusing on the following elements.⭐ Codes & Cyphers⭐ Understanding Binary⭐
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2nd - 5th
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Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day Digital Lesson
For a PAPER BASED version, click hereThis is a digital presentation about Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. This topic is very controversial right now and the presentation I created is from an unbiased point of view.The slides teach students a brief history of both days and WHY people choose to celebrate either holiday.The slideshow contains 1 cover page, 8 slides with information, and 2 slides for student work (compare and contrast / comprehension questions).AUDIO BUTTONS are included.*
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1st - 8th
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Parts of a Map Worksheets | Map Skills | Printable | Geography
Parts of a Map Worksheets | Map Skills | Printable | GeographyThese black and white Parts of a Map worksheets can be printed off and copied for students to fill out, cut and paste, and reference. The content featured in these worksheets follow various geography standards. Students can practice their map skills such as labeling a compass rose, filling in parts of a map, and creating their own map! Due to the black and white simple colors, students can also color in the maps and worksheets to thei
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K - 5th
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2nd Grade Math Review | Math Intervention, Test Prep, Worksheets Yearlong Bundle
This second grade math bundle includes 3 best-selling math bundles! Included: Math Tri-Folds, Math Sorts, and Math Morning Work!This is a MUST have resource for your 2nd grade classroom. The resources included are flexible and may be used for morning work, whole group practice, guided math practice, independent practice, and assessments. They cover ALL second grade math standards.Save 60% when you purchase this Ultimate BundleWHAT'S INCLUDEDMath Tri-Folds78 Booklets - 3 Tri-Folds per standard pr
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2nd
Landforms, Bodies of Water & Map Skills Worksheets - 2nd Grade Geography Lessons
Looking for fun and engaging 2nd and 3rd grade geography lessons? Your students will LOVE this geography activity bundle! Teaching students about landforms, bodies of water, and map skills couldn't be easier with this NO-PREP resource! This resource is a bundle of two activity packs perfect for your social studies class. Your students will love learning about geography with these fun activities, vocabulary posters, worksheets, and more! This product is jam-packed with resources ready to print an
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2nd - 3rd
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Necesidades y Deseos / Bienes y Servicios / Consumidores y Productores
Este recurso contiene:9 Tarjetas de vocabulario: necesidades, bienes, deseos, servicios, consumidor, productor, ingresos, tecnología, economía.1 bolsillo de tarjetas de vocabulario para el cuaderno interactivo y 9 tarjetas de vocabulario para los estudiantes. 2 Paginas para cortar y clasificar necesidades y deseos, bienes y servicios.1 sopa de letras con el vocabulario paginas para cortar, pegar, dibujar y etiquetar necesidades y deseos, bienes y servicios.organizadores gráficos para el vocabula
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K - 3rd
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Grammar Keys (to be used with Poem of the Day: sold separately)
PLEASE NOTE: This product will only be useful to you if already own or purchase my Poem of the Day product. This product is not necessary to be used with the poems on Poem of the Day, but this labor of love was highly requested by so many teachers, we wrote a differentiated "grammar key" for each poem in that bundle so teachers would not have to hunt for and find all the grammar and language elements contained within each poem, we've done the work for you. The following grammar, phonics patter
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K - 5th
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Homework for Families! 1st Grade Homework Includes English & Spanish Versions
Homework for Families! Take Home Tasks - Activities families can do together!As teachers, we're always looking for ways to bridge the home-school gap! Take Home Tasks is the answer!The goal of Take Home Tasks is to be a quick-to-set up, yet meaningful homework experience for families. A few notes about Take Home Tasks...There are THREE parts to each Take Home Task:1. Teacher Information2. Parent Note (with extension activity)3. Student Activity Sheet* I’ve tried to keep copies to a minimum for t
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K - 2nd
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Christmas Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers
Logic Puzzles are great for building critical thinking and reasoning skills! Use these Christmas brain teasers to introduce primary students to the concept or they can be used independently by older students. Great for whole group, enrichment, homework, early finishers, sub days, and more! NO PREP, PRINT AND GO!❤️ I LOVED doing these when I was a kid and I have fun introducing them to my students!⭐️ SAVE OVER 25% WHEN YOU BUY THE LOGIC PUZZLES BUNDLE!✅ Puzzles included in this pack are:Favori
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers Bundle
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
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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.
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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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