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Free 8th grade social studies resources for SMART Notebook
World War II - SmartBoard Game & Introduction
8 SmartBoard Pages/Slides
Slide 1 - World Map with pictures of the Leaders of the Countries involved in World War II to assist discussion of this time period.
Slide 2 - Spinner Game with 10 categories (can be adapted to other wars or concepts) and the kids LOVE it. You can use it as a preview or a review. My class uses their textbook to search for the answers....very active involvement.
Slide 3 - Basic Notes (causes, Axis, Allies, dates, etc.)
Slide 4 - Targeted Groups
Slide 5 -
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Athens Pillars of Democracy
This SMART Notebook lesson is designed to help students understand part of the structure of Ancient Athenian government. It includes information on the pillars of Athenian Democracy, including The Assembly, the Council of 500, and the Courts.
Lesson also includes review activities at the end!
There is also a worksheet / review sheet in my store that can be used in conjunction with this lesson, or as a textbook activity!
Enjoy!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
SmartNotebook Connect 4 Game - Basic
Fun and easy classroom activity for any age student to use the SmartBoard and participate in the game.
Easy as 1) download, 2) open and 3) play.
Check out our other SmartNotebook Games & Templates:
SmartBoard Checkers Game
Crossword Gameboard Template
HangMan Gameboard
Magic Words Teacher Template
Free Sudoku Math Template
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Grades:
1st - 12th
South America Labeling Puzzle. Map
This is a map of South America for students to label. Its a puzzle that the teacher, or students, can mess up and have other students put back together. Great hands-on activity with technology. Get students up at the board.
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6th - 10th
Latin America
Latin America - Social Studies SmartNotebook file to be used to study the three regions of Latin America. Used to explore Central America and Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean!
Slides to label maps, economy, history as well as the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas!
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4th - 8th
North America Map Labeling
This is a map of North America for students to label
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Judaism, Christianity, Islam Project
This hands on cooperative learning project bridges students familiarity with Christianity to religions that students may be less familiar with such as Judaism & Islam. The same concept can be used for other relgions.
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6th - 10th
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Civil War Review Activity - Mapping, Matching and More! - FREE
Consider buying the Google Quiz version of these files! UPDATE: You must have Smart Notebook 16.2 to run these files. These files are not compatible with the most recent version of Smartboard. Perhaps they can still be of use to someone! These creative and well designed activities really help students learn in a more tactile way! Multiple choice, matching, mapping etc. IMPORTANT: Smart Notebook (owned by Smartboard) updated their version of the program recently and the newest version does no
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake Guided Reading - Four Blocks Literacy
This is a SMART notebook file that forms 3 days (or 1 weeks) worth of guided reading lessons for the book Warnayarra the Rainbow Snake, which is a traditional Australia Indigenous story.
This file follows the Anchor, Read, Apply model and has a purpose for reading the book each day.
This file was made originally for a high school special education class using the Four Block Method of Instruction but can easily be used in most school classrooms, for home school, relief teaching, etc.
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2nd - 10th
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World War II Lesson 2: Axis Alliances Start Of WWII In Europe
This is two of five very interactive SMART Notebook lessons on WWII. These are designed to maximize student involvement. For example, plenty of reveal-the-answer, pull tabs, graphic organizers students can write the answers in and when you erase the answer is revealed, etc. There are plenty of primary source photographs, documents, newsreels, etc. for analysis. Included in the attachments is a study guide students fill in as they go along in the lessons (It includes the information for all 5 les
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5th - 8th
Real World Geography Jeopardy
This is a review game I play with my students after they have studied and completed a unit of study on plate tectonics and geography landforms. They have their own drawings of the landforms and this is used as an assessment and/or review of the terms. They have a lot of fun playing the game. They review different geography terms such as volcano, ocean, river, tributary, waterfall and cataract plus many more. There are a total of 25 terms that are reviewed in the game with real world pictures
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6th - 8th
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Qin Dynasty SmartNotebook
Smartboard presentation about the Qin Dynasty in Ancient China. Can be used to teach students about this important dynasty in China's history.
*1st slide contains a link (click the picture) for a short video to introduce the topic.
**Download the NOTES file to pair and use as a note taking presentation!
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6th - 9th
50 States Challenge
Challenge your students and see how quickly they can identify their 50 states with three different rounds of classroom games! This activity works best in teams, small groups, or with a few volunteers in front of the class.
Materials you may need:
Dry erase blank map of the U.S. (or disposable print-outs)
Individual white board (or piece of paper)
Grades:
4th - 8th
Mercantilism
This is a highly interactive SMART notebook 11 introduction on mercantilism. In the attachments you will find a study guide for the students to fill in as the lesson progresses. The lesson gives a modern day example of the purchase of a cell phone to explain how tariffs work. Embedded within the lesson is a Prezi file I created on the types and purposes of colonies, and SMART Notebook 11 allows this to be embedded within the web page. Simply scroll to full screen on the Prezi and allow it to z
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5th - 8th
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SMART Board Instant Review Game- Snowflake Theme
Review for an upcoming test or quiz on your SMART Board without having to edit or enter any information!! This game allows students to face off against each other at the board and answer questions that you come up with instantly. No more editing game files to be able to review with your students!
Grades:
K - 12th
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Exploration
This lesson covers new technologies in exploration including advancements in mapmaking, the compass rose, mariner's magnetic compass, the astrolabe, gunpowder and more. It is very interactive. This is a full lesson set intended to span 2-3 days. In the attachments, there is a study guide that students fill in as the lesson progresses and includes warm-ups and wrap-ups. If you look on the attachments list, there are MANY resource/ worksheets that can be used to extend learning including hands on
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Trashketball!
This is a review basketball shooting game that requires balls and a basket of some sort. I use a clean recycling bin and small foam basketballs. This is a game for the entire class, and you can choose to use between 2 and 4 teams for this game. Please download the file for the rules as well as a SMART Board file you can use for the game.
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6th - 12th
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Election Whack-a-Mole!
Here in NY, the schools are opening Monday (some of them) and I wanted to be prepared for my students! With all that happened last week, I felt something fun was in order! I mean, the poor kids didn't even get Halloween!
So, Election Whack-a-mole was born! (Please note, this is a smart board activity.) The rules are simple, spin around and then whack-a-presidential candidate (nicely, of course!).
The questions are election-related. They deal with fill-ins, inferencing, problem solving, and ca
Grades:
5th - 12th
Remembrance Day Morning Activities for All Grades
This notebook is designed to aid teachers in the morning of Remembrance Day.
There are is a copy of Flanders Field. - Potential for Fluency Activity
Infographic on Remembrance Day - Potential for Numeracy/Literacy Discussion
Commercial from Bell - Potential Media Literacy Discussion
The Poppy Story for K-4 - General Knowledge
The Poppy Story for 5-8 - General Knowledge
With exception of the attendance, all are resources that I have used are not mine. The authors of these resources are to be c
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K - 8th
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World War II Lesson 1: Pathways to War and Japanese Agression
This is one of five very interactive SMART Notebook lessons on WWII. These are designed to maximize student involvement. For example, plenty of reveal-the-answer, pull tabs, graphic organizers students can write the answers in and when you erase the answer is revealed, etc. There are plenty of primary source photographs, documents, newsreels, etc. for analysis. Included in the attachments is a study guide students fill in as they go along in the lessons (It includes the information for all 5 les
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Bylaws
This SmartBoard Notebook lesson is designed around the concept of Municipal bylaws and how to create them! The lesson is interactive, with different parts of the lesson able to be interacted with!
At the end of the lesson, there is an activity for students. The name of the town can be easily changed to wherever you like!
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Smart Notebook Writing Process/Notebook Paper
This is a Smart Notebook presentation with pages that look like notebook paper. It is compatible with Smart Notebook and Smartboards. Included is a notebook paper slide, explanatory writing graphic organizer and the writing process. Happy Teaching!!
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Scientific Revolution
This is one lesson in a series of lessons which includes:The Scientific RevolutionMonarchyThe English Civil WarThe Glorious RevolutionThe EnlightenmentEnlightenment Effects These lessons contain a study song written to the song "Down" by J-Sean. This includes the background/karaoke music within the file. These lessons contain a study guide in the attachments that covers ALL of the lessons that students can fill in as they go along, and follow ups to extend learning. Students review information w
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5th - 10th
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The Declaration of Independence, what the colonists were saying
This unit is for the Declaration of Independence. The goal of this unit is to identify complaints described in the Declaration of Independence, such as stationing soldiers in people’s homes, taxes, and cutting off trade with other countries. This allows the students to think about the complaints in chunks and gives the teacher feedback through the student assignment from each piece. This can be used for middle or high school. The final project can be modified.
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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