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Social studies Common Core RL.3.5 resources
Scientist and Inventor Research Project Template Brochure & Poster Styles
Research 25 different scientists and inventors - assign one to each student, or follow a group study format where everyone studies the same person. If you keep interactive journals, the flip-flap tri-fold booklets are a good option. If you would prefer a poster format, I have included that as well. This would also work well as an initial activity leading up to a wax museum night.What You'll GetFlip flap /trifold book (brochure style) Poster template25 Black and white images of scientists and Inv
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2nd - 5th
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Historical Perspectives -Paris, France Summer Olympic Games 2024 - Print/Digital
This mini "2024 Paris, France Summer Olympic Games " pack takes a look at the Paris games. This Historical Perspectives pack explores the 2024 Summer Games, through fiction and non-fiction texts, as well as through primary source photos and documents for grades 3-6.The pack includes a print-ready pack for students, which you can print as a packet or as individual pages which you can spread out over a few days AS WELL AS a digital version for Google AS WELL AS a version for Easel.**This is a FORE
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3rd - 6th
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Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Read Aloud Book & Activities Lesson Plans Theme Writing
Back to school Dreamers by YuYi Morales read aloud book & activities focuses on theme (theme graphic organizer), compare/contrast (graphic organizer), lesson plans, writing prompt, read aloud discussion cards (editable cards included), vocabulary graphic organizers and other unique activities that are perfect for back to school or any time of the year!It's also a terrific classroom community building activity, as well as a terrific representation of multicultural literature. The unit focuses
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2nd - 6th
Also included in: Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities BUNDLE Multicultural Theme
Creepy Carrots FULL DAY of Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom has been looking for! It is perfect for your class during Halloween week, but doesn't explicitly mention the holiday. You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, AND Social Studies!)How does this work?Your download will come with 3 files: student activity sheets, teacher lesson plans, and PDF with Google Slide™ links. Simply print, gather your materials, and GO! No
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3rd - 5th
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A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams Reading and Writing Activities
A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams is an excellent choice as a mentor text for comprehension strategies and for writing. In this book companion set, you have lots of options for exploring the themes, story elements, sequencing, and more. HOW IS THIS UNIT FOR A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER ORGANIZED?The unit is set up in a before/during/after format for guided reading, but parts can also be used for mentor text lessons, interactive read alouds, book clubs, and for writing. It also has both the PDF for
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2nd - 4th
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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 Perspectives MEGA Bundle Social Studies Texts Informational Passages
Teach social studies and reading together with Historical Perspectives. Historical Perspectives were made to make teaching social studies EASY! Each pack includes everything you need to teach these important topics in history. Each pack teaches through a fiction and non-fiction text, as well as through primary source photos and documents for grades 3-6. This resource is great for teaching a variety of reading and writing standards too. With the two passages for each topic your students will ge
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3rd - 6th
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The Josefina Story Quilt ELA Unit (Ink Friendly)
Newly Updated with 41 additional pages! Complete lesson plans to teach reading and writing skills. Students learn about a family of the Westward Movement as Faith and her family make the move west. But what will she do with her beloved pet chicken, Josefina? How will they remember the trip? What other challenges will they encounter? Read the Josefina Story Quilt to find out.
This resource is full of actvities for a language arts unit based on the book, The Josefina Story Quilt. Pages are in
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2nd - 3rd
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Novel Study: Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O'Dell
Complete with vocabulary and question stems for each chapter, this novel study provides a complete analysis of Scott O'Dell's "Black Star, Bright Dawn" using a variety of reading strategies including cause/effect, character analysis, context clues, problem/solution, sequencing, etc. Also included throughout the unit are reading graphic organizers, mini lessons on map skills, and a project students complete on Edmodo. Accounts for students on Edmodo can easily be set up on edmodo.com for FREE.
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3rd - 5th
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3rd Grade Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle - Communities
It can be tough to find resources for 3rd grade social studies, but with these passages, you and your students will be ready to dive in! Check out this set of ten standards-based passages to integrate important social studies ideas into your ELAR block! These passages and questions were created to help you integrate 3rd grade social studies into reading. I know classrooms are short on time, and this resource will give you twice the learning! ------------------------------------------------------
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3rd
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The Day You Begin Read Aloud Activities for Third Grade | Poem and Bracelets
Introduce your students to the power of connection and acceptance with The Day You Begin Book Companion Unit! This comprehensive unit is specifically designed for third grade classrooms to help students get to know each other, find common ground, and embrace their unique qualities. With activities ranging from all about me puzzles and alike-but-different partner exercises to favorite thing about me writing and drawing prompts, find-a-friend searches, icebreaker games like two truths and a lie, i
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3rd
Revolutionary War on Wednesday Novel Study
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne is another wonderful book for students just starting chapter books. This comprehension focused guided reading unit is set up with before/during/after activities and vocabulary for each chapter. It works well with guided reading groups and if you enjoy running literature circles.Product ContentsEach chapter focuses on a different comprehension skill. Here is the table of contents:Prereading Activity: Schema builder and Quick Write to build ba
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2nd - 4th
"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
POETRY about WESTWARD EXPANDSION and FRONTIER LIFE History Writing Grammar
This collection of poems about cowboys & westward expansion allows you to teach literacy skills using American History content. Streamline your teaching with COWPOKE POETRY POSSIBILITIES. Much more than a poetry or social studies unit, it incorporates guided reading, grammar, poetry elements, types of poetry, writing prompts, research, and enrichment activities for upper elementary students. [4th grade, 5th grade, U.S. History, ELA, fourth grade, fifth grade, teaching poetry & history
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: POETRY UNITS MEGA BUNDLE Poems Teaching Points Writing Differentiation
Literary Texts, Historical Fiction (Reading Skills Practice Workbook)
This workbook offers practice understanding and analyzing literary texts with a specific focus on historical fiction. This book contains six historical fiction passages on a range of American history topics. It includes passages based on Henry Ford, George Washington, the California Gold Rush, the Revolutionary War, the building of America’s transcontinental railroad, and the Oregon Trail. Each passage is followed by a set of 15 reading comprehension questions. This includes multiple choice, gr
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3rd - 5th
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code Lesson Plan & Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction / informational text mentor text picture book Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: a Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac. Great for Veteran's Day, Native America Heritage Month, and biography studies! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)close reading for describing illustrationsdescribing character trai
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Veterans Day Bundle - Read Alouds and Activities
Henry's Freedom Box Comprehension Questions FREEBIE for Upper Elementary
This product is a FREE SAMPLE from my full day of plans for Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine. The full plans include an activity for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and a craft! See that version here!Update January 2021: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class. All activities remain the same.How does this work?Yo
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3rd - 6th
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Civic Responsibility - 3rd Grade Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for a way to teach your students about civic responsibility? Check out this set of ten standards-based passages to integrate important social studies ideas on what civic responsibility is and how students can participate in their community into your ELAR block! These civic responsibility passages and questions were created to help you integrate 3rd grade social studies into reading. I know classrooms are short on time, and this resource will give you twice the learning! _________
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3rd
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The Blues Unit
Explore the History of the Blues through this interdisciplinary unit focused on High Interest Reading Passages with standards based questioning stems. This rigorous unit combines reading, social studies, and arts integrated topics and standards and is sure to both excite and challenge students.
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3rd - 6th
Shooting at the Stars by John Hendrix Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the historical fiction mentor text book Shooting at the Stars The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix. This is an excellent holiday story for focusing on World War I / the Great War WWI, war and relationships. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing cen
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2nd - 5th
Forming Communities - 3rd Grade Social Studies Reading Comprehension Passages
Are you looking for a way to teach your students about why people form communities? Check out this set of ten standards-based passages to integrate important social studies ideas into your ELAR block! These passages and questions were created to help you integrate 3rd grade social studies into reading. I know classrooms are short on time, and this resource will give you twice the learning! Each passage and set of questions takes up a single page and includes an optional extension activity for fu
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3rd
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Weslandia by Paul Fleischman Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the mentor text picture book Weslandia by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes. A great book for the end of the school year or talking about civilizations or communities. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing key ideas and eventsdescribing author's message / lessoncomparing and contrasting with a Venn diagramMain idea and de
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2nd - 5th
"The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble - Question Bank - Assessment
The attached PDF contains 30 multiple choice questions for the Native American, Caldecott Award Winning children's book, "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses", by Paul Goble. The book is a Guided Reading Level N. There are 15 "Right There" type questions and 15 "Inferential" type questions. The questions have four possible choices with the correct answer highlighted for each in the answer key. Reading literature and/or informational text and being able to answer questions based from text is centra
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3rd - 5th
Magic Tree House Revolutionary War on Wednesday Common Core Reading Unit
Travel back to the time of the American Revolution with Jack, Annie, and George Washington in this novel unit for Magic Tree House Revolutionary War on Wednesday! It integrates the Common Core principles of higher order thinking questions and using text details and examples to support answers. This reading unit contains: * Common Core based higher level thinking questions for each chapter. These questions are similar to close read questions and promote analysis of text rather than just recall. Q
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2nd - 4th
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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