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2nd grade social studies scaffolded note pdfs
20 Research & Note-taking Graphic Organizers and Templates
These research graphic organizers will help your students form strong note-taking habits, organize findings, build vocabulary and keep track of the sources they used to find information. - 20 Diverse Graphic Organizers / Templates for Research - Generic enough to be used across different subjects, activities and lesson - Differentiated from basic to advanced with different focuses, formats and layouts- Can be used as a non-fiction reading response activity for student accountability - Excellent
Grades:
1st - 10th
James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi
Oglethorpe, Musgrove, and Tomochichi Research Guide: This Georgia Beginnings Flipbook kit includes everything you need to help your students create a "tab style" flip book all about the beginning of Georgia. This is easy to print, cut, and assemble and makes a great keepsake for student learning. There are 2 different student recording page options: one is a fill-in-the-blank, scaffolded notes version and the other option is a blank line versio-for easy differentiation!Included in this Pro
Grades:
2nd
Also included in: Georgia Social Studies BUNDLE
Southern Colonies | 13 Colonies | Social Studies Research Project
With this fun research project, your students will love learning about the Southern Colonies - one of the 3 regions of the original 13 Colonies. Scaffolded notes support students through the research process from start to finish. Simply share the kid-friendly Reference Website created for this project with your students and use the scoring guide to grade their work quickly. Print and digital options make this resource PERFECT for any teaching situation!Tired of looking for kid-friendly, ad-free
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 13 Colonies | Colonial America | Social Studies Research Project BUNDLE
#SpringDeals24 Parts of a Map Foldable and Vocabulary Activity
NEWLY UPDATED with fresh fonts and a vocabulary key! This foldable is easy for students to use and contains definitions for map vocabulary such as: map titlemap legendcompass rosecardinal directions (intermediate directions)coordinate gridYou can use the provided fill in notes and key, or use just the front page and display the key or fill in notes for students to follow along- whatever works best for your students!Also included is a vocabulary match that can be used to continue the notes or as
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2nd - 6th
3rd Grade Social Studies Notebook: Government & Civics
These interactive notebook pages are aligned to the following Florida 3rd Grade standards:
SS.3.C.1.1 Explain the purpose and need for government
SS.3.C.1.2 Describe how government gains its power from the people.
SS.3.C.1.3 Explain how government was established through a written Constitution.
SS.3.C..2.1 Identify group and individual actions of citizens that demonstrates civility, cooperation, volunteerism, and other civic virtues.
SS.3.C.3.1 Identify the levels of government (local, sta
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies Interactive Notebook BUNDLE
13 Colonies | Colonial America | Social Studies Research Project BUNDLE
With this bundled research project, your students will love learning about the three colonial regions of the United States. Guided notes support students through the research process from start to finish. Simply share the kid-friendly Reference Websites created for these projects with your students and use the scoring guides to grade their work quickly. Print and digital options make this resource PERFECT for any teaching situation! Tired of looking for kid-friendly, ad-free websites your studen
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2nd - 4th
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Holidays Around the World - Christmas in Italy - Printable and Digital!
Learn all about Christmas in Italy with this brand-new, engaging, and fun packet! I’ve included information sheets, vocabulary cards, a digital slideshow with real photographs, a digital Jeopardy-style quiz game, as well as additional digital resources (video, music, and book recommendations). There is also a section of printables, including a variety of note-taking organizers, reading response pages, coloring pages, writing sheets, as well as souvenir craft and treat ideas for a fun day of lear
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K - 2nd
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Creeks and Cherokees Native Americans of Georgia Flipbook
This Creeks and Cherokees Research Flipbook kit includes everything you need to help your students create a "tab style" flip book all about the Native Americans of Georgia. Your students will LOVE researching American Indians from Georgia, and you will love the LOW-PREP, standards-based activity. This is easy to print, cut, and assemble and makes a great keepsake for student learning. There are 2 different student recording page options: one is a fill-in-the-blank, scaffolded notes version an
Grades:
2nd
Also included in: Georgia Social Studies BUNDLE
James Oglethorpe, Mary Musgrove, Tomochichi
Oglethorpe, Musgrove, and Tomochichi: Georgia Beginnings SCOOTThis Georgia Beginnings SCOOT set includes 20 questions/task cards to review what your class has studied about James Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe in Savannah, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove. This is easy to prepare and can be used for a formative assessment! This includes 20 task cards, a student recording sheet, and answer key! This goes perfectly with my Oglethorpe, Musgrove, and Tomochichi flipbook!Check out this other Georgia History
Grades:
2nd
Ruby Bridges Opinion Writing | Black History Month Activities
This Ruby Bridges Differentiated Opinion Writing Packet was created to meet the diverse needs of your students. Whether you are seeking a lesson for Black History Month, or simply an opinion writing resource... this download will provide you the essential tools to keep your students on the "WRITE" track!PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:In this download, you will discover a variety of differentiated resources including:♥ Writing Templates♥ Graphic Organizers♥ Ruby Bridges Thinking Map for Brainstorming♥ Fina
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1st - 4th, Staff
Earth's Orbit and the Seasons Diagram for Coloring and Labeling
A great visual for children to color and label, following your seasons lesson. This diagram shows and describes how the tilt of the Earth's poles contribute to warm and cold seasons in the Northern hemisphere. Children fill in blanks to label the Earth's season during each part of its orbit - Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, and colour the pictures of Earth, to show where the Sun's light hits the Earth the most. Dotted lines on the Earth pictures help show where the light boundary is. We'
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Chicago History Book for meeting Social Studies History Standards in Illinois!
Students can record what they learn about Chicago History in this book as they learn and work through their history unit. When used with my Chicago History Powerpoint, teaching your Illinois history social studies standards couldn't be any easier! Make history engaging and relevant by incorporating one of the largest and most popular cities with an amazing history!This product allows students to write and illustrate each major event in Chicago's History.Simply print-and-go!
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Grades:
2nd
Doodle Notes - Core Knowledge Language Arts, 2nd Grade
In our 2nd Grade classroom, CKLA is the most popular part of our day!! We learn all about social studies and science topics, an assortment of 13 in total. This is part of the Listening and Learning component of Core Knowledge, where students are expected to listen to an interactive read-aloud. These read-alouds incorporate complex topics and vocabulary that a typical 2nd grader would find too difficult to read about independently. Core Knowledge does incorporate follow-up activities within its c
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2nd
Holidays Around the World Graphic Organizers for Note-Taking, Compare & Contrast
With Christmas around the world, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more winter holidays around the corner, use these graphic organizers to make note-taking and comparing and contrasting a breeze! This resource includes two graphic organizers: One for nonfiction note-taking, and a Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting world holidays. Students use these clear headings to guide their research: Where is this holiday celebrated?When is this holiday celebrated?Special foods:Special decorations:Special act
Grades:
1st - 4th
American Hero Writing Activities- Differentiated for First Grade
Use this one massive packet to teach all of Georgia's Famous Americans to your first graders! These American Hero Writing Prompts are perfect to add to your Social Studies lesson plans! I designed these activities with the goal of getting young children excited about writing and about our US heroes. They're so easy to make - all you do is print and all students do is write, color, cut, and glue for an instant bulletin board or fun thing to take home to show their family. All of the images are in
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K - 2nd
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Regions of Georgia
This Regions of Georgia Research Flipbook includes everything you need to help your students create a "tab style" flip book of the Geographic Regions of Georgia. This packet includes teacher directions, a regions flip book cover, individual tab style pages for: the Appalachian Plateau, Ridge and Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plains. This set also includes a summarizing 3-2-1 activity for the back cover and full teacher resources/answer key! This is easy to print, cut, an
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Georgia Social Studies BUNDLE
Social Studies Interactive Notebook Flip Flaps for Government
These are flip flaps for your students' S.S. interactive notebooks. They glue the flap and write the definition or give examples underneath it.
The flaps are for the three branches of the three levels of Government. They include:
Title for Local Government
Mayor
Council
Judge
Title for State Government
Governor
Legislature
Judges/Court
Title for National Government
President
Congress
Supreme Court
I've also included flaps for the definition of taxes and government service.
Enjoy!
-Amna-
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Geography Mini Book
This Geography Mini Book is perfect for teaching students about important land forms and bodies of water! Each vocabulary term has its own page with definitions. Students draw or paste in an illustration. Blank pages are also included so that you can add your own words.
These printables can be stapled together to create a mini book or pasted in to an interactive notebook!
Vocabulary terms included:
river
strait
lake
bay
tributary
Great Lakes
continent
peninsula
plain
plateau
island
coast
Deat
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Grades:
1st - 5th
American Symbols | Social Studies | Research Project for Google Classroom™
Your students will love researching information about American Symbols with this fun research project. Scaffolded notes support students through the research process from start to finish. Simply share the link to the kid-friendly Reference Website created for this project with your students and give them a copy of the scaffolded notes to complete their research. Print and digital options make this resource PERFECT for any teaching situation!⭐Tired of looking for kid-friendly, ad-free websites yo
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2nd - 4th
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Living Wax Museum Notes Handout | Living Museum Project | Wax Museum Project
This living wax museum project is by far one of my favorite things about teaching 3rd grade. Truth be told this wax museum project can be used from 2nd grade all the way until 6th grade. Students take on the role of someone else, they dress up like an important historical figure and then they put on a show for their families and entire school It is a memory that is worth creating for your students! This is just one piece of the project (the note-taking handout), but you can grab the bundle HERE
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Living Wax Museum Project
Ben Franklin & George Washington Carver - Compare and Contrast (SOL 2.4)
Help your students compare and contrast two famous American scientist and inventors! This simple activity focuses on the key facts about each person (based on VA SOL 2.4).
Resource includes:
- Short reading passage about each person
- Blank Graphic Organizer comparing and contrasting the men
- Scaffolded organizer (fill-in-the-blank style)
- Completed organizer (Answer Key)
- Contrast Sort (for struggling learners OR quick assessment)
*Color and Black and White versions*
Enjoy and don't fo
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
New England Colonies | 13 Colonies | Social Studies Research Project
With this fun research project, your students will love learning about the New England Colonies - one of the 3 regions of the original 13 Colonies. Scaffolded notes support students through the research process from start to finish. Simply share the kid-friendly Reference Website created for this project with your students and use the scoring guide to grade their work quickly. Print and digital options make this resource PERFECT for any teaching situation! Tired of looking for kid-friendly, ad-f
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 13 Colonies | Colonial America | Social Studies Research Project BUNDLE
Local Government Presentation + Scaffolded Notes - Alberta Grade 6 Social
The objective of this lesson is to introduce students to the roles and responsibilities of local government. Presentation on introducing local government concepts according to the Alberta curriculum.6.1.4 Analyze the structure and functions of local governments in Alberta by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:How are representatives chosen to form a local government (i.e., electoral process)? (PADM)What are the responsibilities of local governments (i.e., bylaws, ta
Grades:
K - 12th
"My Hero" Written and Oral Report Project
Bring a class full of heroes to your room this year! This packet includes all you need to help students research, write and report about the hero of their choice. Originally written as a homework assignment for younger students, this could easily be used for more skilled researchers and writers within the classroom. Included in this packet are: a research graphic organizer, a rough draft guide, a parent letter, final draft papers and a scoring rubric.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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