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U.S. History Common Core L.6.5 resources
Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
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4th - 6th
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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
Nonfiction Unit: We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 95-page, Common Core aligned book study for the nonfiction text, We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. This book study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. Includes step-by-step instructions for CEPA (Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment) plus FUN dice game where students answer comprehension questions to move from start to finish. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ALL ANSWER KE
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Baseball Book Study Bundle (Print + DIGITAL)
50 States: Emoji Pictionary Guessing Game | United States of America
Celebrate the 50 States or any patriotic holiday season with this fun emoji guessing game! Think of it as Pictionary style riddles that need to be solved, but only using emojis. This fun activity is perfect for a classroom celebration, staff party, or use it at a family gathering! Whether you make it an individual race or a group competition, your crew will love having fun with this American patriotic activity!⭐️ Check out the America Patriotic Guessing Game!⭐️ Get the Full Growing Bundle of Emo
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Westward Expansion 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 Westward Expansion 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 Volum
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4th - 6th
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Poor Richard's Almanac & Research Project
Ben Franklin had many pithy sayings and quotes in his publication entitled Poor Richard's Almanac. Study the wit and wisdom of Ben Franklin by analyzing and explaining 18 different quotes from his writings. Students will learn more about Ben Franklin's life, and benefit their own lives as they apply these pithy life principles. Also included is a graphic organizer for students to research the personal life and historical events of Ben Franklin.What's Included:20 different segments with quotes
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Social Studies Vocabulary Activity Set and Word Wall Bundle
This Social Studies Vocabulary bundle is a great back to school resource to teach your students about the four disciplines of social studies: history, civics, economics, and geography! This resource contains our Social Studies Vocabulary Activities for Google Drive and our Social Studies Word Wall, which feature the same set of 24 vocabulary words.This Social Studies Word Wall contains 24 words and is available in both a color version and a (mostly) black and white version. These easy-to-read ca
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5th - 8th
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USA Emoji Pictionary Guessing Game | America & Patriotic Edition
Celebrate any patriotic holiday season with this fun emoji guessing game! Think of it as Pictionary style riddles that need to be solved, but only using emojis. This fun activity is perfect for a classroom celebration, staff party, or use it at a family gathering at the 4th of July! Whether you make it an individual race or a group competition, your crew will love having fun with this American patriotic activity!⭐️ Get the Full Growing Bundle of Emoji Games and save big! Enjoy holidays & mor
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Social Studies Vocabulary Activities for Google Drive
Have you been looking for meaningful Social Studies vocabulary activities? This resource contains 7 different vocabulary activities that can easily be posted on Google Classroom! These no-prep activities are not only fun and engaging, but they feature proven strategies to help your students build their vocabulary. This resource includes the following:Teacher Guide (PDF with directions and answer keys)Vocabulary + Definition List (PDF + Google Doc)Quizlet Vocabulary Set LinkVocabulary Chart (Goog
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Social Studies Vocabulary Activity Set and Word Wall Bundle
Dr. MLK Jr.'s I Have a Dream Speech Figurative Language Mazes - Vocabulary Game
Unleash the power of thoughtfulness in your classroom with this resource designed to delve into the rich tapestry of figurative language within Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech! Here's what's in store:✅ Terms Review Sheet: Set the stage for a deep dive into figurative language with a comprehensive review sheet.✅ Five Engaging Mazes: Propel your students into an interactive adventure as they navigate through five captivating mazes, each revealing the beauty of figurativ
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6th - 9th
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Becoming Muhammad Ali novel study comprehension writing enrichment activities
This resource includes more than 150 comprehension questions with composition prompts and 19 cross-curricular enrichment/project activities for the book Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This book is an engaging, inspiring, and timely, cross-curricular historical fiction book that recounts the life of Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) up to his professional career as a boxer. It
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4th - 7th
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Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Novel Study Questions Google Slides™ Compatible
This product includes 212 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel Ground Zero written by Alan Gratz. This book is a highly engaging and suspenseful historical fiction novel with many timely themes. This story opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Survival, 9/11, War, Resilience, Afghanistan, U.S. History, Multiple P
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4th - 7th
Someplace to Call Home Novel Study Questions Google Slides™ Compatible
This product includes 112 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the novel Someplace to Call Home written by Sandra Dallas. This book is an engaging historical fiction novel with many important themes. This story opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Great Depression, Bullying, Self-Awareness, Empathy, Dust BowlThis book is
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3rd - 6th
Presidents Day Activities|Middle School Bell Ringers|Historical Figures|Lincoln
Presidents Day Activities|Middle School Bell Ringers|Historical Figures|Lincoln gives you an EASY and NO PREP way to teach your students about Presidents! Presidents Day Activities|Middle School Bell Ringers|Historical Figures|Lincoln is a fun presidential trivia game! Encourage and inspire your students while building their vocabulary and communication skills! Your students will be introduced to a fun fact about many presidents! Whether you teach in a general ed classroom, a science classroom,
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4th - 6th
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: US History Bundle
George Washington's Socks Novel Unit
This is a unit for the novel George Washington's Socks written by Elvira Woodruff. Too many times, it seems social studies and the importance of history get left behind. Why not tackle both WHILE focusing on the Common Core Reading and Language Standards?
This unit contains the following items:
- Comprehension Quizzes (8 quizzes, 1 for every 3 chapters. Each quiz features short answer and multiple choice questions, answer key is included)
- Figurative Language definition page and student-use
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5th - 7th
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Langston Hughes & The Harlem Renaissance {Social Studies Pop-Ups}
Not enough time in your day to teach Social Studies? Social Studies Pop-Ups help you fit it all in! These units integrate specific social studies concepts, close reading, comprehension activities, mentor sentences, and more! Your students will L-O-V-E the mentor texts for each week and your days will move seamlessly from literacy to content area instruction. This unit centers on the mentor text and poem, "April Rain Song" by Langston Hughes. Within this unit you will find: 5 days of mentor sent
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4th - 6th
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Because, But, So: Daily Civil War Sentence Warm-Ups (5 Days)
Ready to integrate strong sentence writing and content review into your unit on the American Civil War? Use this week long set of content embedded sentence structure warm-ups in your class to remind your students of important historical facts while also developing their ability to move beyond the simple sentence. The week is structured as a slow release model that guides students through a short teacher model on Monday and slowly removing scaffolding until they are composing their own sentences
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3rd - 8th
Battle Hymn of the Republic {Digital & PDF}
In this resource, students are led through an examination of the poem “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe. This poem is one of the 18 poems listed in the Core Knowledge Sequence for Grade 5 (p. 126). This resource is suitable for grades 4-8.Materials included are:a fully editable PowerPoint with the poem “John Brown Song” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” along with a short biography of the authorTeacher Directions for two 55-minute lessons with Key Vocabulary, Literary, Historical
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5th - 7th
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Google Slides™ Compatible
This product includes 48 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts as well as 8 extension activities for studying the biography The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver written by Gene Barretta and illustrated by Frank Morrison. This book is beautifully illustrated and does an excellent job of introducing readers to an important man from history. Students of all ages will enjoy reading and discussing this biography. This book is
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2nd - 5th
The U.S. Constitution - If Important Docs had Social Media Accounts Mini-Unit
The Framers used ideas from many different people, places, and documents to help create the Constitution. Four historical papers and ideas that influenced the Constitution are the Magna Carta, The Iroquois Confederacy, The Articles of Confederation, and The Virginia Plan. Using personification, students will explore each of the four critical documents in a "social media" format to discover what the Framers borrowed from each. Students will analyze primary sources, use a variety of researched-bas
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4th - 6th
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