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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies Common Core L.5.1 resources
Titanic Activities Thematic Bundle No Prep and Digital
The Titanic is the most famous ship ever and students of all ages love to learn about it! With this Titanic Bundle, you will have tons of math and language arts activities that will engage and teach your students all about the famed unsinkable ship. Cover many third, fourth, and fifth-grade standards such as 4-digit addition and subtraction, opinion writing, multiple-digit multiplication, context clues, word problems, main idea, estimation, and much more all while learning about the Titanic! Usi
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3rd - 6th
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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This Day in History September Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day in September. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about the passage. These questions range from read
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5th - 7th
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Christmas Coloring Pages - Parts of Speech Color By Number Worksheets
The Christmas coloring pages are no prep & will help your students learn their parts of speech while keeping them engaged during those weeks leading up to winter break. Better than a typical part of speech worksheet, the differentiated Christmas activities are fun color by number activities and they make great Christmas bulletin boards!Please Click the preview for more details.✏️ The best part? These no prep coloring pages save your valuable time!✏️ Great to use in centers, for early finishe
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Christmas Parts of Speech, Figurative Language, & Vocabulary ELA Bundle
WHY STUDY HISTORY | Back to School Activity | First Day of School Discussion
Why do we study history anyway? This back to school activity is a must have for any history or social studies class! Start the first day of school (or the first lesson of any history class) with “WHY” because students always want to know why? Why am I learning about history? Why do we have to study this stuff anyway? When am I ever going to use this in life? Isn’t history about a "bunch of old dead people" and things that have already happened? **Major necessary upgrades have been made to ma
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Christmas Activities Reindeer Games Reading and Writing 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade
Make the holiday season fun and academic with this set, "reindeer games" reading and writing activities. This set of “reindeer games” themed, no-prep Christmas reading and writing activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will make the days or weeks before Christmas break fun and engaging in your classroom! As an added BONUS a digital version of all the activities is also included!The “reindeer games” no-prep Christmas activities included are:Reindeer Games: Reader’s TheaterHelp Wanted! Santa’s Ne
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3rd - 5th
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Christmas Parts of Speech Mystery Pictures | Grammar Mystery Pictures | December
December Crazy setting in? We've got you covered! Get your students reviewing their Parts of Speech with our engaging Christmas Mystery Pictures! Our Mystery Pictures make the perfect resource for review, assessment, or to fill the holiday craziness that happens every year with a meaningful activity!These pages make great practice pages, center activities, and/or homework assignments. Check out our FULL-PREVIEW to see EXACTLY what you will get with your purchase! Included in your Purchase Today:
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3rd - 5th
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This Day in History Full Year Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events for morning work. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day of the year as daily reading warm ups. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about th
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5th - 7th
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America The Story of Us Worksheets, Questions, Viewing Guide | All 12 Episodes
America The Story of Us, by the History Channel, is one of the best video series to show for any American or US History class. Teachers love the quality content, and students enjoy the engaging visuals! Certainly considered a classic by now, this series has 12 episodes ranging from the early setters of Jamestown, all the way through September 11th and the new millennium. This bundle contains questions for all 12 episodes of the series. By purchasing the bundle you save a whopping 50%! That's o
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5th - 12th
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100th Day of School Activities NO PREP Writing Math Craft Certificate & More!
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in your classroom with these engaging math, writing, movement, craft, history and other fun activities! With 15 activities to choose from you won't have a problem filling your lesson plans with everything to celebrate 100 Days of School. And we aren't talking fluff activities. Use the 100th Day to get your students reading, writing, working math problems, and so much more! In my classroom, students were so excited to do all things 100 that they ended up doing
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K - 5th
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
Christmas Charades or Pictionary Game
Christmas Charades game cards for a fun holiday party. Pictionary and Charades Christmas game. A fun Christmas Pictionary or Charades Game where all words are related to Christmas, Winter, or December, and even include Christmas songs and Christmas movies. 117 Different Cards! Print out on card stock. Cut out and laminate (optional) for durability. You can then use the cards to play the game Pictionary or Charades. Just team up. Either game is for four or more players. The more, the merrier! T
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
American Revolution Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your American Revolution Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volu
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4th - 6th
5th Grade Christmas Activities: 5th Grade Christmas Print and Go ELA and Math
Christmas Literacy and Math Activities (No Prep) 5th Grade - Keep your student engaged and motivated with these super fun, no prep Christmas activities. These activities are aligned to the 5th grade Common Core Standards. The reading activities work with almost any Christmas book or story, the Christmas writing activities require no preparation, and all you need for the math games is to insert a brass fastener and paper clip for a spinner and they are ready to go! You can relax and enjoy the hol
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5th
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Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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Christmas Crossword Puzzles - Fun Holiday Easel Activity Printable and Digital
Christmas Crossword Puzzles. These fun brain teasers are a great activity to do right before the holiday break. You get two Christmas puzzles! Black and white version and color version included. Key included, along with word banks so you can differentiate. No prep. Print and go. Ink friendly. You can also use the word banks as writing prompts. Have students write a story using as many words as possible from the words provided. Promotes critical thinking skills. Digital Resource and Printable: In
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Jamestown Activity: Webquest, History Reading, Video, Virtual Archaeological Dig
From adventure, to mystery, to the "starving time," students will enjoy learning even more about historic Jamestown through these 4 content-rich resources. Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first successful English settlement in the Americas, and is considered to be the beginnings of United States History. This mini unit will provide a variety of diverse learning resources to go along with your current unit on Jamestown history. Answer keys are included for all resources. Enjoy, and let
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Star Spangled Banner Activity: National Anthem Reading & War of 1812 summary
It's the National Anthem! Whether it's social studies, english, or music class, this mini-unit is perfect for any study on the Star Spangled Banner (or the War of 1812). This bundle includes a fun, introductory whole-group PowerPoint-style quiz, a historical reading with comprehension questions, and a creative re-writing of the National Anthem. Everything you need is included! It's even in PDF and Google drive formats! Learn more specifics in the details below:☞ This resource is also a part of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Christmas Mad Libs Review for Parts of Speech
This is a fun winter activity that helps students review parts of speech while also tapping into their creativity. Students get to create mad libs from one of five Christmas-themed stories: RudolphFrosty'Twas the Night Before Christmas (adapted from the poem)The 12 Days of ChristmasChristmas MorningThis resource includes activities for both print and digital. The digital version is in Google Slides, which can be pushed out through Google Classroom or by distributing the link. Also included are a
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas/North Pole Career Exploration Activity: Holiday-Themed Project
This is a fun way for students to learn basic skills and requirements for a job or career. This is also a great way to bring the Christmas spirit into the classroom while completing course requirements in a creative way. Students are never too old to have fun with Christmas-themed activities!What's included?• Introduction activity• Assignment instructions• Job reflection sheet• Rubric (editable) Students will learn: • how to complete a job application• how to write a resume• how to write a cover
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5th - 10th
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This Day in History Mega Bundle | Calendar | Digital Calendar | Bell Ringers
Help your middle school students learn about important events in history, while also honing their reading, grammar, punctuation, and more with nonfiction language arts morning work / bell ringer activities. This listing is a mega-bundle of all of my This Day in History Products. Each is listed below. If you teach middle school or upper elementary, this is for you. Save yourself time by having your yearly calendar and morning work prepared for you while also teaching about history and language ar
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5th - 7th
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Twas the Night Before Christmas Homophones Search - Printable and Digital
Search Christmas Homophones in Twas the Night Before Christmas. An engaging holiday activity searching for homonyms and homophones in a crazy homophone version of the famous Christmas poem "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clark Moore. Fun printable handout or digital resource for December. Supports Common Core State Standards - spell correctly and identify frequently and commonly confused words. CCSS L 4.1g, L 5.2e, L. 6.2b. Challenging, fun and engaging activity finding homophones in poe
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Activities BUNDLE - Fun ELA Resources Grades 4 - 7
Christmas ELA December Literacy and Language Arts Centers for Grades 3-5
Newly updated with reading passages, a cleaner look, and a more modern feel. These are great for literacy centers!Included are Language Arts centers for the entire month of December!There are 64 centers total with instructions on how to implement them into your classroom. Each center comes with a task card and a corresponding worksheet (with the exception of the "teacher directed center". I leave that task card blank, because as the classroom teacher, you will know what to teach your small group
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Monthly Themed Literacy Centers for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
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