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Kindergarten social studies outlines for GATE
SOLAR & LUNAR ECLIPSE 2024 ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN HATS CRAFT SUN MOON EARTH CROWN
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE CRAFTS: HAT CRAFTS OF THE SUN, EARTH AND MOON IN COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITEAre you looking for fun eclipse activities to engage young learners and help them better understand what goes on during an eclipse? This crafts pack is a must have! It contains three hat templates of the sun, Earth and moon, both in color and bw. These hats/ headbands could also be used throughout the rest of the year for other science lessons!Kids will love making and wearing these hats for ecli
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PreK - 2nd
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GEOGRAPHY | 50 U.S. State Maps Outlines (K-12)
GEOGRAPHY | 50 U.S. State Maps Outlines (K-12). Map outlines for all American occasions: history, physical, political, or specialty. Ideal for reports, labeling, or patriotic projects. Unfortunately, maps will not create a scaled puzzle. Preview same as Download.About the collection:Files are 8.5" x 11" in PDF & PNG. Product purchase is for organizational services. Maps are compiled from various free online sources and clarity is not always consistent. Please view Preview to see if maps mee
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K - 12th
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Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity
Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
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K - 2nd
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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
Puerto Rico
This is a .pdf file with 12 coloring pages. It include all pages shown on the preview. The images are:1. Puerto Rico cover coloring page2. Flag - La bandera3. Map - el mapa de Puerto Rico4. Flag in map form - bandera con la forma del mapa5. Race - nuestra raza6. Old San Juan "La garita"7. National flower "La maga" - Flor "La maga"8. Music instruments - instrumentos musicales9. National dance "La plena" dancers10. National dance " La bomba" dancers11. "Vejigante"12. "Vejigante" mask - máscara ve
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Puerto Rico Coloring Bundle
Dinosaurs Clip Art Commercial use
Cute Dinosaur Clip Art Commercial use/ Dino Clipart includes: fern * dino egg* volcano* Bones with skull Dinosaur* bone *dinosaur skeleton* ankylosaurus* apatosaurus* ichthyosaurus* pterodactyl* stegosaurus* triceratops* tyrannosaur* tyrannosaurus rex *tyrannosaurus rex.Download preview with free clipart inside license included!All18 png files transparent background+jpgand 17 png black-white coloring outlines files+jpgFor personal and small commercial use!!!! See more animals clipartDinosaurs of
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
VETERANS DAY CRAFT CROWN ACTIVITY HAT TEMPLATE CRAFTIVITY KINDERGARTEN HEADBAND
VETERANS DAY CRAFT FOR KINDERGARTEN, 1ST GRADE AND MORE (NOVEMBER CRAFT ACTIVITY)Are you looking for fun 'Veterans Day' activities? You've come to the right place! Kids will love making and wearing this hat on 'Veterans Day'! This resource contains a cute hat template, both in color and bw. Simply choose the most adequate template for your class (color/ bw), print and go! Children can look at the colored template to color their own hat. After the kids have colored their hat, cut out and sta
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
I Can Statements Kindergarten Science & Social Studies
This product contains all of the "I can.." statements for the entire year for Kindergarten Science & Social Studies.
*Perfectly aligned with Journey's Kindergarten Common Core*
Each statement says "I can" followed by a 3 part objective (condition, behavior, criterion.)
BUT I made this product EDITABLE, so you can delete the unnecessary information if your school doesn't use the 3 part objective :)
There are a total of 32 objectives.
If you like this product, you might also like my oth
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PreK - 2nd
Arizona Information Guide
Need help teaching the symbols of Arizona? Here is all the information you need.Guide includes information on the state flag, tree, flower, bird and the 5 C's of Arizona (cattle, citrus, climate, copper and cotton).Don't forget to download the student booklet! Check out my store, Making Mountains Out of Molehills.
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K - 2nd
North America Map- Montessori
This is a map that goes along with the Montessori maps for North America. It can be used as a coloring sheet or for the child to write the country names in and be part of a child made atlas. Can be used just by itself if you do not have the Montessori Maps.
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PreK - K
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History of Our Country Outline and Printables K-2
Using a New York Social Studies text for first grade, I created an outline and some interactive readings for my students from the unit "This is Our Country." The topics that are covered are Native Americans, Early travelers to America, The Pilgrims, The Colonies, the Declaration of Independence, and a touch of the Revolutionary War. The last part of this product is a United States symbols reader. Please let me know if you have any questions about this product before purchasing! No answer key
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K - 2nd
Timeline Activity
Included are the following:
-All About Me Timeline with writing & photo space
-All About Me Timeline with photo space
-Seasons Timeline with writing & photo space
-Seasons Timeline with photo space
Great activity aligned to Common Core standards and NYC Scope and Sequence for S.S. Please leave feedback.
Grades:
K - 5th
Stress Management - Art Therapy Group Plan
The use of art allows children and teens to explore their feelings, experiences and emotions in a safe way. Everyone experiences stress at one point or another! In this group we ask participants to take a step back from their busy lives, de-stress and relax! Using the power of creative expression we will be exploring different coping tools and create a safe space to share, grow, and support one another!Group ObjectivesParticipants will understand the nature of stress and its impact on health and
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
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Creative Wheel Enrichment Activity
:: How to Use ::Creative Wheels can be used in ANY subject! You can have students complete a book character study, biography, book study, Social Studies topic, Science topic… the possibilities are endless!RESOURCE INCLUDES:+ Creative Wheel PDF+ Creative Wheel Google Slide+ Creative Wheel Digital or Printout options+ Editable Rubric + Sample pictures from my class projects and a list of ideas on how to use!
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Enrichment Activity Growing Bundle
Support Systems - Art Therapy Group Plan
The use of art allows children and teens to explore their feelings, experiences and emotions in a safe way. Everyone needs support at one time or another in their lives, but we don’t always look at who or what are a part of this system! This group will utilize creative expression to help participants discuss the ideas of support. Looking at not only their role in supporting others, but the importance of allowing ourselves to be supported as well.Group ObjectivesParticipants will identify their o
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K - 12th, Not Grade Specific
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Create a Culture Student Project | Gifted and Talented
Get your students thinking creatively! This project can be tackled in small teams or individually. Your students will use their imagination and creativity to invent their very own culture. The packet included will walk them through illustrating and writing about the following aspects of their invented culture.
- climate and geography
- language
- education
- architecture
- religion and beliefs
- economy
- clothing
- artifact list
Writing frames and a rubric are included.
This project is perfec
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PreK - 8th
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Neighborhoods and Communities K-2
My first graders use the Scott Foresman Social Studies text for Grade 1 (in New York) and I wanted to create an outline and a brief summary packet for them about neighborhoods and communities. Each page topic is:
Welcome to my Neighborhood
Different Kinds of Communities
Special Things We Do
I have also included a "My Neighborhood" writing prompt and a Community helpers (open-ended) writing booklet. If you use this textbook and want a reinforcement packet this would be perfect - if you are loo
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K - 2nd
Amazing Race Printable Templates
This file is a PowerPoint file with Amazing Race templates to create challenges, detours and roadblocks in any content area. These templates can be used digitally or as printables. Just click inside the editable text boxes to add your content.Template includes: planning pageschallenge folderroute information carddetour cardroadblock cardplayer name tagsPowerPoint slides template
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K - 12th, Staff
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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Geography | 110 Maps | USA & World Outlines (K-12)
Geography | 110 Maps | USA & World Outlines (K-12).Travel the world from the luxury of a school desk and be the envy of Columbus himself. Maps for all social studies occasions: USA, world, ancient cultures, history, physical, political, and specialty.• Maps 8.5x11" in PDF & PNG. (Resize PNG images or outline in Sharpie for any blur issues.) Maps sold "as is".• Career-long maps travel nicely bewteen grade levels.• Outline format allows for teaching geography your way.This listing is part
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K - 12th
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Also included in: ELA Bundle (4-6th)
United States Map Coloring Page Printable | US Map for Coloring for Kids
Looking for an engaging and educational tool for your child? Look no further than this exciting outline map of the United States! Designed to make learning about the geography of the US a fun experience, this map can be used by children of all ages to explore and learn about the different states. Let your child use their imagination to color and label each state, providing them with an interactive and hands-on learning experience.But that's not all! This map can be used in a variety of education
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PreK - 2nd
STEM: Let's Build A..Castle
Need a quick STEM pack that is theme based and can help you tie in NGSS engineering standards, provide hands on activities and connect to your Building Structures, Balance and Motion Unit or even to tie in Fairy Tales with an engineering design challenge? This new series can do that for you with Let's Build a...Castle!
This pack includes:
-3 STEM connections
-engineering design poster
-lesson plan
-vocabulary cards
-packet sheets
-writing connections
-lord and lady patterns
-carriage background
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Let's Build STEM Bundle
Gifted or Goof Off
Part of Nancy Polette's Fact or Fiction Series
Texas Legacy Award Winner 2005
Use one of the collages in the Gallery of Celebrities with your students as a motivator to guess which famous people you’ll be reading about. Get a glimpse of the early life of well-known people in different professions. What do the experiences of these people tell us about persistence, perseverance, resolve, determination, achievement, accomplishment, victory and success? Enjoy the humor of Steele’s caricatures – writ
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K - 12th
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Canada Geography, History, Projects - 40 Canada Map Outlines (K-12)
Canada Geography, History, Projects | 40 Canada Map Outlines (K-12). More exciting than Tim Hortons' soup of the day. Map outlines for all Canadian occasions: statistics, physical, political, and provinces. Ideal for reports, labeling, or patriotic projects. Teach geography your way! About the collection: Maps 8.5" x 11" in pdf & png. Resize png images or outline in Sharpie for any blur issues. Maps sold "as is". Product purchase is for organizational services and maps are compiled in go
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K - 12th
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