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2nd grade social studies task cards under $5
STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World
Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Map Skills and Directions BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning | Reading a Map
This set is a great way to review cardinal directions and reading a map! This deck reviews north, south, east, west, and skills that primary students need to know when looking at a map. This set is geared toward first grade or second grade students! There are 52 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will get a new set of cards! The first 2 will stay consistent though (clicking on the map key and compass rose). This
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning
Midwest Region Scavenger Hunt - U.S. Regions
Get your students up and moving as they combine reading and social studies skills to learn about the Midwest Region!
Purchase all of the US regions as a bundle and save 33% or $5
5 US Regions - Bundle
Your kids will use the task cards to move around the room answering the 24 questions. When they are finished they will learn facts about the 12 states and monuments in the Midwest Region.
Students will learn at least one fact about each state; Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kans
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2nd - 6th
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Types of Communities │Rural, Urban, & Suburban
This is the perfect bundle to use when teaching your students about the different types of communities (rural, suburban, and urban)! Your students will enjoy these hands on activities and task cards, which are great to use in centers. Posters are also provided for your students to refer to. Included in this bundle:-"What is a Community" Poster-Rural Communities Poster-Urban Communities Poster-Suburban Communities Poster-Rural, Urban, and Suburban Picture Cards (1 page each, 4 images to a page)-R
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K - 6th
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Map Skills - First Grade Mapping - Social Studies - Google Slides™
Teaching beginning map skills to 1st graders is always a lot of fun! Students love learning about maps, compass roses, cardinal directions, and map keys! This interactive Google Slides™ unit is a perfect activity to introduce and practice beginning mapping.Audio is included on all slides in this unit.Here's what's included in this deck:Audio included for definitions, instructions, sentencesDifferent uses of mapsCardinal directions on a compass roseUsing directions on a mapUsing a map key activit
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1st - 2nd
Map Skills Geography Task Cards - 2nd & 3rd Grade Continents Oceans & More
Do your students need a fun way to practice with map skills? These geography task cards are versatile and can be used for games, review, and test prep! This resource includes 2 sets of task cards. One set includes the pictures/questions with no QR codes. The other set includes QR codes - when scanned students see the questions/pictures. This is a fun way to use tablets or chromebooks to play scoot! Several versions of recording sheets are included with and without a word bank. Geography loca
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2nd - 4th
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Time to Trade- a game to teach systems of exchange, bartering, money & trading.
This is a trading game that can be played with most primary aged children. It has been designed to teach children about the history of trade, giving children a greater understanding of why money is now the system of exchange used in most societies today. This game also helps children in understanding the concepts of trade, bartering, exchange, needs, goods and services.
This product includes 14 pages of resources which contain the following:
- 24 x game cards
- 12 x sets of 10 (120 in total) g
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1st - 7th
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Label Continents and Oceans BOOM™ Cards | Continents and Oceans Activity
Your students will have a blast with these label the continents and oceans boom cards! This self-checking, engaging continents and oceans activity provides students with immediate feedback. Use cards as a review, in a learning center, as a quiz, or as a reteaching tool. BOOM cards can be used on interactive white boards, desktops, chrome books, laptops, iPads, iPhones, Kindle Fire, and more! BOOM card are perfect for center work, students needing extra practice (RTI groups), students who need mo
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: 7 Continents Printables | 5 Oceans | Ocean and Continent Quiz Boom Cards
Spending and Saving Money assessment and task cards
~Spending and Saving Money~ -Aligned with the new TEKS!- This packet includes a worksheet where students have to come up with a budget for Lisa's Lemonade stand.-Free draw worksheet for an item that the student wants and how to save up money to purchase that item.-Spending and saving money story with critical thinking questions that follow. Help Kyle at the farmer's market!-Spending and Saving money scenario questions where students have to decide if the person needs to save or spend their money
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Financial Literacy| Personal Finance Bundle
Map Skills Game, Reading Passages with Questions, and Posters
Using this set, students will learn all about map skills including cardinal and intermediate directions, compass rose, lines of latitude and longitude, political and physical maps, map key and scale, and more. Be sure to check out the preview to see all that is included in this set.
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• 7 posters/anchor charts for classroom display- Include the following map skill vocabulary terms - cardinal directions, intermediate directions, Equator, Prime Meridian, latitude, longitude, politica
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2nd - 5th
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The 5 Regions of the United States- Scavenger hunt -Distance Learning
This is a scavenger hunt for the five regions of the United States. In this pack you will find 20 cards and a worksheet with questions. There are four cards for every region. They will be able to answer the questions on the worksheet using the cards. I like to hang the cards around the room and get the kids up and out of their seats.Directions: There are 20 cards, each with a fun fact. You cut the cards apart and hang them around the room. The students then "hunt" for each of the cards. Each stu
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Scavenger Hunt Bundle
Goods and Services BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning for 1st Grade and 2nd Grade
This set is a great way to review goods and services! This activity goes over what a good and service is and examples of goods and services. It is great for your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students! Students will read the statement (or push the speaker button to have it read to them) and then click on the "good" or "service" icon to answer. There are 35 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will get a
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning
Economic Resources: Capital, Human & Natural Resources
Teaching your students about capital, human, and natural resources? Use this 8 page printable book, 24 picture task cards, and a quick assessment to make planning a breeze!
Use the printable book to introduce the three types of resources. Create a class set of books or print only a few to use in small groups or a reading center.
Print task cards to allow students time to apply and practice their understanding of the three types of resources. Use the picture task cards and recording sheet in
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1st - 4th
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Imports and Exports Task Cards
Import or Export? Your students must answer that question to complete this set of task cards. After reading a statement, students must decide if the example is an import or export. A student recording sheet and answer key are included.
This is part of a BUNDLE
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2nd - 5th
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Rights and Responsibilities in Canada
Integrate Social Studies into your Reading block with these informational texts and activities. This product includes three pages of informational text centered around the rights and responsibilities of Canadians citizens at home, at school, and within the community. There are also two engaging center activities. This is perfect for whole group Social Studies, small group, or Substitute Plans! ⭐️ ⭐️ The TPT digital overlay allows this product to be used as a PDF or digital Google Classroom resou
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2nd - 3rd
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Talking Sticks Discussion Strategy with Editable Discussion Cards
Talking Sticks is a management strategy that encourages all students to participate equally in a discussion. The ready-to-use discussion cards in this packet will help facilitate the discussion and keep it focused on a particular topic. Editable discussion cards are also included to make it easy to customize the wording on the task cards.The Talking Sticks strategy can be used in any subject area, and works especially well in reading, science, and social studies. Talking Sticks can be used with
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Literature Circles Made Easy | Classroom Book Clubs Discussion Bundle
Rural, Urban, Suburban Task Cards - A Community Unit Suppliment
These 64 task cards with rural, urban and suburban clip art & real photographs will engage your students while learning about the community around them! A great supplement to your social studies unit on the community! This is a printable set, in PDF format.
This is a set of task cards that focuses only on rural, urban and suburban communities and recognizing the differences. The set can be used in a variety of ways. They can be spread around the room, to play scoot. They can be place
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1st - 4th
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The Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights Scavenger Hunt
This is a scavenger hunt for The Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. In this pack you will find 16 cards and a worksheet with questions. They will be able to answer the questions on the worksheet using the cards. I like to hang the cards around the room and get the kids up and out of their seats.**updated to include a digital file 4/14/2020** **Great for distance learning!**Directions: There are 16 cards, each with a fun fact. You cut the cards apart and hang them a
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Scavenger Hunt Bundle
Types of Communities Urban | Suburban | Rural BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning
This set is a great way to review types of communities including urban, suburban, and rural areas! This deck reviews each community type by showing a picture and having kids click on the correct answer. It is great for your first grade or second grade students! There are 43 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will get a new set of cards! This set also includes sound files where the students click on the sound but
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning
Procedures l Citizenship l Rules Back to School BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning
This set is a great way to review rules and procedures at the beginning of the school year! This deck goes over what a good citizen does and acceptable behavior inside the classroom and at school. It is great for your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students! Students will read the statement (or push the speaker button to have it read to them) and then click on the "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" icon. There are 55 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a ti
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning
U.S. Landmarks and National Parks - Virtual Field Trip
Don't just learn about landmarks in your classroom, GO THERE!
Students will read a task card about landmarks and national parks in the U.S., answer a comprehension question, then scan the QR code which will lead them to google maps to view a 360 degree visual of locations in our country. Make learning visual and deepen their understanding of our precious landmarks and parks!
Download the preview to try it out, it will take you to the Statue of Liberty.
You can use the task cards in any w
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2nd - 6th
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Needs and Wants BOOM CARDS™ Distance Learning Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade
This set is a great way to review needs and wants! It includes over 50 cards! This activity goes over what needs and wants are and examples of both. It is great for your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students! Students will read the statement (or push the speaker button to have it read to them) and then click on the "need" or "want" icon to answer. There are 52 slides in this deck. This set randomizes to play 20 cards at a time. So, each time your students play, they will
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: 1st and 2nd Grade SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ BUNDLE Distance Learning
Tooth Traditions Around the World
Did you know that there are other traditions besides the Tooth Fairy or the Tooth Mouse? Some children throw their tooth on a roof, some wrap it in cotton wool and put it in a river. Other children bury their teeth and some children make wishes.This research pack is student friendly and ready to go! Simply print and set up your research stations.Included in the pack are traditions from the following countries:USA, Spain, South Africa, India, China, Japan, Argentina, Australia, South Korea, Vietn
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Holidays / Celebrations Around The World BUNDLE
Map Skills 1st Grade Social Studies Boom Cards™
Teaching beginning map skills to 1st graders is always a lot of fun! Students love learning about maps, compass roses, cardinal directions, and map keys! This interactive BOOM Cards™ resource is a perfect activity to introduce and practice beginning mapping.Audio is included on all slides in this unit.Here's what's included in this deck:Audio included for definitions and instructionsDifferent uses of mapsCardinal directions on a compass roseUsing directions on a mapUsing a map key activitiesThis
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K - 2nd
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