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2nd grade U.S. History resources for GATE
Cesar Chavez Day Power Point Presentation
Power Point Presentation, Cesar Chavez Day, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Pesticides, Fair Wages, Farms, Migrant Farmworkers, Mexican Americans, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Heroes, Social Justice, Multicultural Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Birthday, California, Arizona, Politics, US Government, Farm Workers, United Farmworkers Union, Latino, Dolores Huerta, Robert Kennedy, Spanish Language, Cultural studies
26 Slide Power Point Presentation on the Legacy of Cesar Chavez. This prese
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2nd - 12th
Henry Ford STEM - Car Building STEM
Henry Ford - Henry Ford is a famous American who changed the way cars were made. This STEM teaches students some basic facts about Henry Ford. It challenges students to design a car that has wheels that can turn. Students must use the available supplies and stick to a budget. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting supplies. Gat
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin STEM
Abraham Lincoln - President's Day STEM - In this STEM challenge your students will learn some facts about Abraham Lincoln and will complete the challenge of building a one room log cabin similar to his childhood home. Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting supplies.
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K - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Locomotive by Brian Floca - Primary GATE Unit with Caldecott STEAM!
Another amazing Caldecott book and another load of opportunities across the curriculum for our primary GATE kids: hands-on and participatory activities, critical thinking, creativity, art and graphic design, and always best practices in gifted education. I’ve used this unit with 2nd graders, and it will definitely stretch to 3rd grade GATE.
You get 35+ pages of instructions, critical thinking questions and activities, and ready-to-print student activity sheets—assuredly more than you’ll ever
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2nd - 4th
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Labor Day Emergent Reader
This little reader is the perfect way to explain what Labor Day is to elementary students. The book explains when Labor Day was celebrated, when it became an act by Congress and why is was created.
This would be a good resource to add to your Labor Day social studies or government unit on the holiday.
US History
Labor Day
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K - 5th
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State Quarters Research
This is a 110 page unit that you can use to complete a short research project on the State Quarters. It would work well with any project related to the United States of America and could be used as an enrichment activity. This product contains:List of statesHistory of State QuartersOrder of Release using pictures of coinsOrder of Release list of statesPicture of each quarter with a spot to design a quarter (for each state)Picture of each quarter with a spot to write about what the symbols on th
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Johnny Appleseed Nonfiction Reading Writing Activities
Johnny Appleseed was one of America's favorite folk heroes. This interactive biography includes a reading passage, vocabulary, a timeline, Depth and Complexity, compare and contrast,a fact flipbook, and a Fakebook profile page.
This is part of the Primarily Gifted line of products to get your students thinking deeper. Search #primarilygifted for other products in this line.
This product creates a Stand Up for display for biographies, folk tales, or any other event. It can also be folded into a
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
What is this Thing?
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Have you ever wandered through a museum, looked at an artifact, and wondered,
“What IS This Thing?”
So did Nancy Polette as she toured the Montgomery County Historical Society in Missouri.
As she wandered through the museum, she imagined a child of the 1800s suddenly appearing in her kitchen, at a mall, or in a classroom. How puzzled that child would be! A microwave, a blender, a cell phone, a computer, an escalator – what strange objects!
Just as a
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K - 12th
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Presidents' Day Math
Presidents' Day Math Task Cards
2nd- 4th grade
Engage students in math skills as they learn some American history. Students will gain knowledge on 2 pivotal American Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln while they practice math one-step word problems. In addition, two mini posters and a depth and complexity activity is included for your use.
Included:
~ 10 task cards (20 questions)
~ 1 "Show What You Know" (Depth and Complexity activity)
~ Student answer document
~ Answer Key
~ 2
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2nd - 4th
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Veterans' Day Math Task Cards
Veteran Day Math Task CardsThis set of 10 task cards and a mini poster to use in your math work station, will engage your students in challenging math problems while teaching the the history of Veterans' Day. In addition, students will learn some interesting facts about several wars, the Tomb of the Unknowns, and Arlington National Cemetery. Intended Audience* 2nd graders advanced in math* 3rd graders advanced in math* 4th grade* 5th graders needing remediation in math*** Please read sample prob
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2nd - 5th
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Presidents Bio-Box Research Project for Gifted/Enrichment
Study Presidents with pizzazz...just in time for Presidents' Day! The Presidents Bio-Box is perfect for your Gifted or advanced students, fast finishers, enrichment or differentiation!
(NOTE BEFORE BUYING: This product is part of my larger Presidents with Pizzazz research menu packet with 8 activities....please check out that menu product with this link below before purchasing!)
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Presidents-With-Pizzazz-A-Research-Choice-Menu-for-GiftedEnrichment
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1st - 7th
2nd Grade Social Studies Choice Boards - 15 Total
Second grade teachers searching for engaging social studies activities, look no further! This resource includes 15 social studies choice boards aligned to common 2nd grade social studies topics. Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! These choice boards are perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital versions are both included, and it's ready to be used!➡️ BUY TH
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2nd
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Blunder or Brainstorm
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Fact & Fiction of Famous Inventors and Inventions
4th in the series, Nancy presents not only fact and fiction statements, but also offers an original limerick for each of the inventors. From Archimedes to the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell to Alfred Nobel. Students learn about the first friction match, the first computer program, the first car, Velcro®, Coca-Cola,® Smith Brothers’® Cough Drops, Colt’s revolver and more. Great for just re
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K - 12th
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Damsel or Daredevil
Did Molly Pitcher hide in a well when bullets flew during the Battle of Monmouth? Could Sacagawea, the interpreter for Lewis and Clark, speak English? What did Jacqueline Cochran, Bessie Coleman, and Amelia Earhart have in common? What do Sarah Emma Edmonds and Frank Thompson have in common? Did critics of Susan B Anthony drag her through the streets because she supported women's rights? Who was a world famous photographer who captured on film the bombing of Moscow by the Germans, recorded the s
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K - 12th
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Southeast Region State Research Bundle
This is a 165 page unit that you can use to complete a research project on the Southeast Region of the United States: AlabamaArkansasDelawareFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMississippiNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTennesseeVirginiaWest VirginiaThere are many activities to choose from and you will be able to use them to differentiate depending on your students needs. You can make a state booklet that your students can use to record their research. This product contains:State cover pagesAbou
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2nd - 5th
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United State Flags Research
This is a 113 page unit that you can use to complete a short research project on the State Flags. It would work well with any project related to the United States of America and could be used as an enrichment activity. This product contains:List of statesColored Pictures of flagsColor state flag and create your own (for each state)Color state flag and tell what the symbols on the flag stand for (for each state)Design a flagTell what the symbols on the flag stand forTell about the history of thi
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2nd - 5th
President Time Machine
Just in time for President's Day! Study Presidents with pizzazz...What if a President from the past stepped into a Time Machine...and it is set to travel to your year? Your students get to greet him in modern times! This packet helps them plan their adventures with the President through research and creativity. The President Time Machine project is ready-to-go for your Gifted or advanced students, fast finishers, enrichment or differentiation!
(NOTE BEFORE BUYING: This product is part of my la
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1st - 8th
Native American Activity- "Create Your Own Scrapbook!"
Easy and ready to use!Creative and fun activity where students create their own scrapbook of the tribes you are studying about. Students can pretend to travel back in time to visit each tribe. Along the way, they've 'snapped some photos' of these groups. Students will cut out captions (provided in this packet) that include four facts on each tribe. They will create 'photographs' that show each of those facts and glue the caption under them. The current tribes used are Inuit, Kwakiutl, Sioux, Ir
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2nd - 9th
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FREE President Rap/Song Research Mini-Project
Study Presidents with pizzazz...just in time for Presidents' Day! Your Gifted, advanced students, or fast finishers can compose their own musical masterpieces about any President through research and creativity! Perfect for enrichment or differentiation! Includes guidelines, and lower & upper grade music paper.
(NOTE: This is part of my larger Presidents with Pizzazz research menu packet with 8 activities....please check out that menu product with this link below!)
http://www.teacherspayt
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1st - 8th
Kentucky Memory Game
Help students learn more about their state with this fun and engaging memory game! Students take turns trying to find matches for the following:
-state capital
-state nickname
-state bird
-state tree
-state flower
-state song
-state motto
-date state entered the union
-cities in the state
-state abbreviation
Directions and answer key are included. Also, if you choose, you may print the name of the game on the backs of the cards. The sheet to do this is included in the resource.
This is a grea
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Kentucky Bundle
Midwest Region State Research Bundle
This is a 150 page unit that you can use to complete a research project on the Midwest Region of the United States: IllinoisIndianaIowaKansasMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth DakotaOhioSouth DakotaWisconsin There are many activities to choose from and you will be able to use them to differentiate depending on your students needs. You can make a state booklet that your students can use to record their research. This product contains:State cover pagesAbout the author pageColor state in on U
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2nd - 5th
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Trial or Triumph
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Nancy brings 30 contemporary actors and actresses, athletes, government officials, television stars, singers, and musicians into her Fact or Fiction series. Personalities include Barbara Walters, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lance Armstrong, Madeleine Albright, Alan Alda, and Tom Hanks. The question is posed "Fact or Fiction? Michael Landon was the top student in his graduating class" only to find he was 3rd from the bottom of the class, was very small, and w
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K - 12th
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Partner or Pleaser? Fact & Fiction of the First Ladies
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Whether in the background or out front promoting their causes, the First Ladies of the U.S. presidents make an interesting read and basis for classroom research as addressed in the Writing component of the Common Core Standards:
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. (The format of Fact or Fiction? i
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K - 12th
Northeast Region State Research Bundle
This is a 122 page unit that you can use to complete a research unit on the Northeast Region of the United States: ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaRhode IslandVermont There are many activities to choose from and you will be able to use them to differentiate depending on your students needs. You can make a state booklet that your students can use to record their research. This product contains:State cover pagesAbout the author pageColor state in on US map
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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