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Social studies Common Core RL.6.3 printables
Number the Stars Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Classroom™
This is a complete and engaging novel study for the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This print and go book study is great to use in your classroom when teaching across the curriculum during a World War II unit! It is divided into 3 sections as follows: Chapters 1 - 6, 7 - 12, 13 - End. This unit includes the following:★ Title page for students★ Meet the Author★ Prediction page★ Character notes – 12 main/minor characters (3 optional longer note pages included for 6 of the main characters)★ C
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4th - 7th
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September 11th Reader's Theater and Close Reading Toolkit Grades 4-8
September 11, 2001 was a significant day in American history. I created this reader's theater toolkit in order to give my students my history of the event as well as allow them to deepen their understanding through research.This toolkit includes:• clear directions for easy implementation• CCSS covered both ELA and History R.H.6-8.4• 7-page, 12-character reader's theater script• reader response questions• context clue word work• an informational text with reader response questions for Close Read
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: ELA American History Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle for Big Kids
Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle
Interactive Reading Notebook Fiction and Nonfiction Mega Bundle (Grades 5-12) A YEAR'S WORTH of activities: over 220 Common-Core aligned interactive reading foldable activities for secondary students. You do not have to use the Common Core State Standards to utilize this bundle! This download includes the following products:Interactive Notebook Reading Literature Bundle for ANY Novel or StoryInteractive Reading Notebook for Nonfiction Informational TextsInteractive Notebook Mini Books: Bundle of
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6th - 12th
Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Get everything you need for your Blood on the River novel study in one handy resource! This complete novel unit for upper elementary or middle school includes engaging novel activities to teach skills like characterization, conflict, and theme, plus basics like vocabulary worksheets, chapter questions, and a test. Your students will be hooked by the riveting story of Jamestown as they strengthen reading and thinking skills through this high-interest novel study!The following resources are includ
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5th - 8th
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The Egypt Game Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Test
This novel study for The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, contains 165 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study.♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: The Egypt Game and Hoot Novel Study Bundle
Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Grab everything you need for your Soldier's Heart novel study in one handy resource! This complete novel study bundle will hook and engage your students as they dive into the Civil War time period with rich vocabulary, characterization activities, theme activities, historic settings, and much more.This resource includes everything you need to teach this novel:Vocabulary (plus digital version)Chapter Reading Questions (plus digital version)Anticipation Guide & Civil War State Scrambles (plus
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5th - 8th
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Boy of the Painted Cave Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests
This novel study for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel, contains 116 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included wit
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3rd - 6th
Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Comprehension & Vocabulary
This Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Novel Study Bundle includes comprehension questions, text-based vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and more - all in a ready-to-use format that allows you to tackle reading skills and strategies through a deeply meaningful text that helps students begin to understand the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor. Using student-friendly printable and digital formatting, this Elly Unit Plan is perfect for teaching literature groups or working with
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5th - 7th
Facebook Character Sketch Lesson Any Novel Full Version 1
Facebook activity templates for any novel or nonfiction text - aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Includes Microsoft Word templates to share with students in a 1:1, BYOD, or paperless classroom.
This IS included in my Literature Activities for ANY Novel or Nonfiction Text, Volume 1.
This is the full version of the Facebook Character sketch lesson in Microsoft Word. *Updated to include NEW Facebook Layout Pages with the new "Timeline" format, separate student copies, a short status-upd
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Character Study Activities | Any Text or Novel | Tattoo, Playlist, Selfie & more
12 differentiated activities for studying a character from any novel, short story or text. Great for class readers, but also perfect when your students have chosen their own books to study!This product is also included in my Middle School Combo BUNDLE and my High School Combo BUNDLE.Includes...Write an informal letter to a characterDesign a tattoo for a characterPack a bag of ten items for a characterImagine a character selfieFill a character's heartMap a character's past and predict their futur
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7th - 10th
War Horse Novel Study: Comprehension Book Unit for Book by Michael Morpurgo
This novel study for War Horse by Michael Morpurgo will save you hours of planning for your next class novel study. The engaging comprehension activities help students dig deeper into the plot while targeting high-impact comprehension skills that they can transfer to other texts.This War Horse novel study is purposefully designed to engage students with an approachable format. It doesn't overwhelm your readers with countless chapter questions that just require them to regurgitate the text, inste
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6th - 8th
Movie Questions to Accompany the Movie Ruby Bridges End of the Year
For teaching about the Civil Rights Movement, School Integration or anytime of the year, 20 movie questions to accompany the 1998 version of the movie Ruby Bridges.This is the story of a six year old girl who is the first to African American child to attend an all white school in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1960. Viewing this movie is a great way to introduce students to the civil rights movement and school integration in the South.
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Brown vs. Board of Education R.A.F.T. W
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Language Arts Movie Questions HUGE Bundle! End of the Year Activities
Historical Fiction Book Clubs
Book clubs are an excellent way to get your students engaged in and talking about their reading! This completely printable packet can be copied and given to your students to help support them in their historical fiction genre study. This packet can be used with ANY historical fiction text and covers a wide range of skills!Included in this resource:List of recommended historical fiction texts to useSettingPlot structureHistorical and story timelinesCharactersCharacter traitsBook club normsSummari
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3rd - 6th
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Historical Fiction Passages for Reading Comprehension Questions
Get your kids thinking on a higher level with this bundle of six short stories with questions and answer keys. Find great activities for whole or small group lessons, reading centers, independent work, or home school. Lessons are also perfect for short weeks or substitute teachers. By purchasing this easy-to-use bundle, you are saving 25% off the price of individual resources.Close reading passages need to do more than teach reading skills. Four of these stories center around historical events,
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4th - 6th
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The Egypt Game | Activities and Projects | Worksheets and Digital
This activity pack for The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, contains 56 pages of standards-aligned reading response activities. Focuses include character analysis, figurative language, reading for details, point of view, and more.All activities have the Common Core code listed in the bottom corner, providing focus. Graphic organizers are easily adapted for every learner. Creative projects and tasks will keep your students engaged. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BO
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3rd - 6th
Soldier's Heart Novel Reading Questions - Printable & Digital
Easily check comprehension during your Soldier's Heart novel study with this set of reading questions (part of my Soldier's Heart Novel Unit Bundle)! This resource includes 3-4 comprehension questions to accompany each chapter in Gary Paulsen's Civil War novel Soldier's Heart. Reading skills covered include:PlotSettingConflictInferenceCharacter traitsCharacter developmentMotivationCause and effectForeshadowingCompare and contrastThese no-prep reading check questions work great as homework, class
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Soldier's Heart Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Reading Response Graphic Organizers Fiction & Nonfiction Print & Digital Bundle
Are you looking for Reading Response Graphic Organizers for the entire year? You'll love the reading response resource with both digital and print graphic organizers that can be used for distance learning or in the physical classroom. The versatile organizers are better than a reading response worksheet and great for independent work packets, daily reading reviews, guided reading with story elements, fiction & nonfiction summary, and a variety of other classroom uses. The best part? With the
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4th - 7th
Babe and Me, by Dan Gutman: A PDF & EASEL Novel Study
This easy-to-use, independent work packet is designed for students in grades 4-6 to both guide and assess their understanding as they read the Baseball Card Adventure, Babe & Me by Dan Gutman. It can be used as a printable or uploaded as an Easel digital and used digitally. If you need more information about Easel digital products, these links may be useful to you: Getting Started Guide, FAQ for Buyers, What is Easel by TpT?Included in this PDF packet are printable bookmarks for keeping tra
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Baseball Bundled by Jean Martin: 9 Baseball Novel Studies
Creative Activities for ANY Book Common Core Bell Ringers Exit Slips
Creative Activities for ANY Book Common Core Bell Ringers Exit Slips
This IS included in my growing bundle: ALL of My Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources.
Are you tired of giving the same chapter check quizzes for reading? Or just want to mix things up? Your students will love my Creative Activities for ANY Book bell ringers and exit slips! They are creative activities to use at the beginning or end of each class period.
Not only do they practice essential Common Core reading, writing, and la
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: English Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources Mega Bundle
World War 2 Novel Study Bundle: 4 Novels + 8 WW2 & Holocaust Lessons
This is a bundle of 4 NO PREP Novel Studies and 8 WW2 and Holocaust lesson that can be used before, during or after the Novel studies. The Novel studies include Night, The Book Thief, The Boy and Striped Pajamas. For specific previews and reviews, check out those products in individually. The 8 World War 2 and Holocaust lessons include: World War 2: An Introduction: Reading Passages + Comprehension ActivitiesInformational Article: Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics: Reading PassagesThe Holo
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6th - 12th
Boy of the Painted Cave | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter
This is a 66 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel. The student work is organized by every 2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for whole clas
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3rd - 6th
Blood on the River Types of Conflict - Printable & Digital
Use your Blood on the River novel study to teach all kinds of reading skills! These types of conflict worksheets make skill-based lesson planning easy - they're the perfect addition to your Blood on the River novel study. This book is ALL about conflict, so you don't have to look hard to find great examples!If you teach Blood on the River, you won't want to miss the rest of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit!This resource includes the following digital versions:Google Slides (link in P
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
The Outsiders - Stereotypes Worksheet
A worksheet to compare through positive and negative stereotypes the difference between the greasers and the Socs in S.E. Hinton's young-adult novel, "The Outsiders".
Expanded topics to also include difference between wealth and poverty, and students are required to apply the concept of stereotypes to their own lives.
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6th - 9th
Shades of Gray Novel Test - PDF & Digital
Plan your Shades of Gray novel study in no time! These no-prep, skill-based activities and end-of-book test will add rigor and rich discussion to your daily lessons as you read through Carolyn Reeder's eye-opening novel about life in post-Civil-War Virginia.(If you find this resource helpful, you won't want to miss the rest of my Shades of Gray Novel Unit!)This resource includes:Vocabulary list (15 words found in the novel)Vocabulary fill-in-the-blank worksheetCharacterization activitiesTypes of
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Shades of Gray Novel Study Bundle - PDF & Digital
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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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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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