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7th grade social studies interactive notebooks under $5
Greek Mythology Activities, Research Pennant, Sketchnotes, Creative, and Fun
Are you a fan of hands-on student engagement? This Greek Mythology Greek Gods learning tool is so much fun and loaded with visuals to boost your mythology teaching lessons. Students will love their Greek Gods and Goddesses pennant and sketch notes pages, with the added bonus of accessing the digital resource compatible with Google Drive.Includes:★complete make your pennant printables for teaching Greek Mythology and Greek Gods★complete set of sketch notes pages delivered to you via a link to a
Grades:
4th - 12th
USA LANDMARKS Research Projects | United States Geography Report Activity
This bundle of (15) two-sided tri-fold research brochure templates allows students to dig deeper into facts about famous landmarks in the United States. You'll also find a BLANK template to use with ANY landmark that is not included with this resource. Makes a great addition to your American history and geography unit studies throughout the year. Keep these in your early finisher folder or your sub-folder for no-prep fun.CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the American Landmarks activity
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3rd - 7th
Dred Scott Decision, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Election of 1860, Fort Sumter
What finally started the Civil War? Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read the passages and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use details from the text and knowledge of Social Studies to brainstorm details and arguments to determine the South's reasons for secession and what finally causes the start of the Civil War!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!The Last Straw Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resou
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Ancient India Caste System: Informational Text, Worksheet, & Sorting Activity
WHAT'S INCLUDED?1. A one-page informational text that describes key information about the caste system (PDF & Easel)2. A worksheet that checks for understanding of content found in the informational text (PDF & Easel)3. A caste pyramid sorting activity that is great for interactive notebooks (PDF & Easel)4. Answer Keys (PDF) WHAT ARE PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT? “This was the perfect resource both for teaching and reviewing the Hindu Caste system with my students. I especia
Grades:
4th - 9th
Mayas, Incas, Aztecs
Were pre-Columbian peoples civilized? Students will research and analyze documents to determine the characteristics and elements of civilization from the Ancient Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs. They will complete a Venn diagram/compare and contrast application question in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now/Motivation student-centered question• Ancient Maya reading passage• Ancient Inca reading passage• Ancient Aztec reading passage• Ancient Maya, Inca,
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Native Americans UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Law
How did Congress compromise over the issue of slavery? Your students will research and analyze documents and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use their inferential skills to make predictions about the successes or failures of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act in this engaging lesson and activity!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Enslavement Compromises Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
WWII: The Holocaust Digital Lesson & Notes (SS5H4) World War II Anne Frank
Holocaust Digital Lesson and NotesNeed an engaging digital lesson that will anchor your students understanding of the Holocaust? This product is a no prep, photo-filled digital lesson with notes companions your students will love! Perfect for ESOL Learners! This product contains:One PowerPoint lesson (17 slides)Twelve website links that cover the standardCloze notes companion to slideshowDoodle Notes companion to slideshow (great for differentiation)Ticket out the door (a quick check for underst
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies Bundle: Lessons, Task cards and Tests
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) Doodle Notes & Quiz
-DIFFERENTIATED CONCEPT NOTES -QUIZ -ANSWER KEYSDo your students love to doodle while taking notes? Don't fight it, embrace it with Doodle Notes (aka Squiggle Sheets)!!!These notes are not only fun but help students to meet Next Generation Science Standards.Notes are differentiated. 4 versions are included. Use the included answer key or choose to use the blank version to make the notes your own.Some things covered in these notes:*claim*evidence*reasoning*definitions*descriptions*examplesWhen w
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Kim R.
Renaissance & Reformation Google Drive Notebook: Art, Timeline, Map, Activities
This Renaissance and Reformation Google Drive resource features 13 pages of fully-editable interactive activities on both eras for your World History classroom! Based on some of these best-selling Renaissance and Reformation Interactive Notebook Pages, these also feature many brand new activities that can be completed all online with laptops, tablets, or any other device that supports Google Drive! Topics covered in the assignments include: What is a "Renaissance Man"?Why did it begin in Italy?M
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Columbian Exchange Activity: Cut and Paste Craft (Age of Exploration Unit)
Columbian Exchange Cut and Paste: This activity is a hands on lesson for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research or show what they have learned by cutting out and pasting different animals, plants and diseases into the proper categories (Old World to New World or New World to Old World). A completed version with answers is included.Note: This product includes the disease syphilis, if you deem this term unsuitable for your grade level, you can white it out without
Grades:
5th - 10th
Civil War Battles - Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox Courthouse
How did certain battles shape the Civil War? Students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer questions based on their knowledge of the Civil War in this engaging lesson and activity!★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Civil War Battles Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Battles of the Civil War reading passages: Bull Run, Antietam, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Sherman's Total War, Surrender at
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Ancient Egypt Map Foldable for Interactive Notebooks
Spice up your Ancient Egypt geography lesson with this fun map foldable activity! This foldable folds on two lines so that the sides meet in the middle to form a map of Ancient Egypt. The foldable then opens up to 3 activities which will sharpen your students’ knowledge about the geography of Ancient Egypt. The activities on the inside are focused on three topics:Natural barriers that protected Ancient EgyptWays the people of Ancient Egypt used the Nile RiverFacts about the Nile River What’s i
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Andrew Jackson, Election of 1828, Jacksonian Democracy, and the Spoils System
How did Andrew Jackson shape his presidency? Your students will analyze the close-reading passages to understand the circumstances surrounding and the outcome of the Election of 1828. They will identify who the candidates were, what happened in the election, who won, and how Jackson shaped his presidency. They will complete the questions and graphic organizer(s) based on the reading and graphic organizers in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Types of Jo
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Jackson UNIT BUNDLE
Native Americans - Land Bridge and the First Settlers of the Americas
How did humans get to the Americas? Students will research how the first humans reached the Americas by the Land Bridge Theory and use their research and analysis of the document to answer scaffolding questions and complete the graphic organizer in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page• Do Now/Motivation student-centered map-skills questions• The Land Bridge reading passage with scaffolding questions• The Land Bridge graphic organizer• Application/Closing/High
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Native Americans UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Mapping Skills Historical Thinking Guided Notes PowerPoint Google & Video
World Geography Guided Notes | Mapping Skills Notes and Historical Thinking Notes, Guided Notes and PowerPoints Geography with Video to upload for flipped classroom or distance learningThis Mapping Skills Guided Notes set covers important foundational mapping skills topics such as Geography Overview, Types of Maps, Map Elements, Key Places on Maps, Latitude, Longitude, Time Zones, Climate Zones, Five Themes of Geography, & Biomes. It also includes historical thinking skills topics such as pr
Grades:
5th - 11th
Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Raid on Harpers Ferry
Aim: What was the cause of "Bleeding Kansas?" Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read about John Brown and Bleeding Kansas to complete the scaffolding questions. They will examine and analyze the details and causes in this interactive activity. ★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Bleeding Kansas Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do Now - Quote Analysis: students answer questions based on qu
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Levels of Government Interactive Flipbook- National, State, Local Government
This is a brand new addition to my family of interactive flipbooks! This one is designed to have your students record their learning in a fun way during a unit on our government. With this product, students will work their way through facts about the levels of government--state, local, and national government. Each flap has students record notes on the leaders, duties, and responsibilities held at each level.
These are super easy to put together. Students simply cut out five rectangles, stack
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Thirteen Colonies - New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
How did the colonists of the thirteen colonies live? Students will research the differences between the colonial regions, identify the specific colonies within each region, understand the way of life/occupations of colonists and analyze how colonists needed to adapt to their environment in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies readings with corresponding graphic organizer• Answer key for graphic or
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Bill of Rights Activity (American Government: US Constitution: Ten Amendments)
Bill of Rights Interactive Notebook Foldable: This lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research each amendment and write what they find on the provided blank lines. A completed lapbook with answers is included.Note: This fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page)Contents:1. How to Use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook2. Completed facts for each of the 10 amendments3. Blank versions for students to write t
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: US Government Activities: US Constitution, Bill of Rights, 3 Branches
The Odyssey Unit Activities - Character Analysis - Epic Hero Odysseus
The Odyssey by Homer - Qualities of an Epic Hero ! These Odyssey activities are an engaging way for students to look closely at key characters from Homer's Odyssey. A must for your Odyssey unit, this activity asks students to review the qualities of the epic hero, and use those qualities to closely examine the character of Odysseus. This is a great activity to increase comprehension and understanding.✅To complete this assignment, students first review the qualities of an epic hero. Students illu
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Reconstruction: 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments Lesson & Activities SS4H6
13th, 14th and 15th Amendments during Reconstruction Digital Lesson and NotesNeed an engaging digital lesson that will anchor your students understanding of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments during Reconstruction? This product is a no prep, photo-filled digital lesson with notes companions your students will love! This presentation sparks rich classroom discussions and is perfect for ESOL learners! This product contains:One PowerPoint lesson (16 slides)Six website links that cover the standardC
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Reconstruction Unit Bundle: Lessons, Activities, Timeline, Test - SS4H6
Spanish Speaking Countries and Capitals Flip Book Maps Practice Quizzes
This flip book is a great organizational tool for students who are learning the locations of Spanish-Speaking Countries and their capitals. It includes a no-cut, no-waste printable flip book, as well as a digital version for Google Slides for paperless or distance learning.Includes the following:✅ No cut, no waste, 6 page / 3 pieces of paper printable flip book✅ Digital flip book in Google Slides for paperless or distance learning✅ Western Europe map to label Spain✅ West Africa map to label Equa
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Sectionalism Civil War
How does where we live determine how we live? They will examine differences of the North and South and how they created separate ways of life causing the Civil War. They will analyze differences in physical geography and climate and how they led to differences in their economies, population, transportation, and culture thus encouraging the belief of sectionalism among individuals during the period before the Civil War.Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Sectiona
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings
What was the Era of Good Feelings? How did James Monroe's presidency promote national unity? Students will analyze the close-reading passage to understand the issues and events that contributed to the perception of the Era of Good Feelings. They will study James Monroe and surrounding issues of his presidency including significant court cases. Students will complete the graphic organizer(s) based on the reading in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Stud
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Jackson UNIT BUNDLE
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