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Social studies resources for Microsoft Publisher and for special education
Web Graphic Organizer
This was designed for my students to draw the picture or write then a para would complete the other part.
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Most pages are black and white so they can be easily printed or copied.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Managing Challenging Behaviours - Charts (especially for ADHD and ODD)
I have been researching ways of effectively empowering learners to self-regulate and choose appropriate behaviours for learning in the classroom. My particular focus has been on learners such as those with ADHD / ODD (oppositional defiance disorder), In this file I have included 3 different charts which I have found useful. They each focus on the student as having choice in their learning and on making expectations extremely visual and explicit. Please read page 1 of the preview, to gain a de
College and Career Ready Path Bulletin Board
Giving students the choice for college or the world of work. Show them their options with this Careers Path Direction Pole. Arrows pointing them in the direction of the 6 career paths and more: Health Services, College, World of Work, Business, Management, & Tech., Arts & Comm, Ind. Tech., Human Services, Agriculture & Natural Resources. An arrow for your choice, you are here, and personalize an arrow for your school. Completed in Microsoft publisher and sized for 17x11; or resiz
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
SATPIN Beginning Sounds NO PREP Colour the Sound Worksheets
Get the no-prep SATPIN Beginning Sounds bundle here:SATPIN Beginning Sounds NO PREP WORKSHEETS bundleNO PREP print and go worksheets! Help your students with their SATPIN sounds by identifying and colouring the beginning sound of each picture shown. Get the complete bundle of all 4 groups HEREPack includes 8 different worksheets, for students to identify the beginning sound of each picture. You can either use as worksheets (no prep!) or laminate and use as file folders for special needs students
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PreK - K
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Also included in:Â Beginning Sounds NO PREP Bundle SATPIN CKEHRMD and GOULFB
Black History Month Program Agenda #7 (EDITABLE/TEMPLATE)
Just insert your pertinent Black History Month information into the enclosed template. Visually appealing front cover and program layout will help make your upcoming Black History Month event more special. Note: template is in Microsoft Publisher format and is 4 pages, laid out in landscape orientation (11" wide x 8.5" high.) Enjoy!!
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Not Grade Specific
Zones of Regulation Problem Solving and Think Sheets
This freebie includes the following.
1. A guided problem solving sheet that helps students identify a problem they're having, brainstorm three possible solutions, choose one, and decide whether that choice worked for them.
2. A "Think Sheet" that guides students to identify which Zone they were in when a behavior occurred, what they chose to do, the result of that choice, how they can get back into the "Green Zone," and what they can do to improve the situation.
3. A simpler "Think Sheet" tha
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PreK - 5th
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Writing Office Template
I used this template to create Writing Offices for my third grade students. The students have these offices available when they are writing and can refer to the information listed there! It includes information about: the writing process, an editing checklist, punctuation, writing super sentences, transition and story words, letter formation (both print and cursive) and a space to put current work.
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2nd - 5th
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What is Tone of Voice?
This is a great resource for teaching the concept of 'tone of voice' with students. I use it for my students on the autism spectrum as a social skill lesson. It is a fun and interactive lesson where students of all levels can participate. Enjoy!
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1st - 12th
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Geography - Kevin McCloud: Slumming It - Episode 1 - Supporting Worksheet
Worksheet written to support Kevin McCloud: Slumming It - Episode 1. This worksheet focuses on the slum in Dharavi and how an outsider views the conditions and community within it.It includes a variety of data collection activities and higher order thinking tasks to differentiate.I have written this for GCSE students studying World Cities, Urbanistaion, Urban Issues and Resource Management. This can also be adapted for A Level studnents.I have also included a statistical-analytical comparison ta
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Not Grade Specific
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Relationships Social Story
Interactive social story about different types of relationships and appropriate topics of conversation. Relationship topics include family, friends, teachers, emergency community helpers, other community helpers, and strangers. Student cut and paste appropriate conversation topics for each relationship. Great for all grades!
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PreK - 12th
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Behavior Tracking Point Sheet for BIP Progress Monitoring
Use this point sheet in your classroom for students struggling with behaviors or students with behavior intervention plans. This is editable so you can change the activities in the day and/or the classroom rules to fit your classroom.Tracking BehaviorsI use this point sheet daily to track students' behaviors throughout the day. This is directly aligned with our classroom rules, which we review each day so students understand all of their expectations. This helps me to easily notice behavior tren
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Early Regions of the United States
This brochure is used as a graphic organizer that the students complete and glue into their Social Studies interactive notebook. The organizer distinguishes between the main characteristics dividing the early regions of the United States into the North, South, and West.
Ohio's New Learning Standards Geography 11: The regions which became known as the North, South, and West of the United States developed in the early 1800s largely based on their physical environments and economics.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Miners, Ranchers, and Farmers Reading & questions
This reading discusses how miners, ranchers, and farmers settled the Great Plains in the late 1800's. It discusses things like boom towns, vigilantes, ghost towns, cattle ranchers, cowboys, vaqueros, long drives, railroads, farmers, the Homestead Act, sod houses, Native Americans and reservations. There are also various questions that are multiple choice, true and false, matching/sorting.
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4th - 12th
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Regions of Ohio Graphic Organizer
This brochure featuring the Regions of Ohio is used as a graphic organizer and is glued into our Interactive Social Studies Notebooks. It covers the location, landforms, industry, vegetation, and major cities for each region. It accompanies a short smart board presentation.
Ohio's New Learning Standards Geography 10: The economic development of the United States continues to influence and be influenced by agriculture, industry, and natural resources in Ohio.
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3rd - 7th
Spanish Explorers Flipbook
This flipbook is made to be printed double sided and used to collect and organize information regarding Spanish Explorers, primarily explorers of Texas. This flipbook contains pages for:Narvaez, Pineda, Cortes, De Vaca, and Coronado. To be paired with my "Spanish Explorers of Texas Readings". It is fully editable and comes with directions.You must have Microsoft Publisher in order to open the resource.
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4th - 7th
Vocabulary for Cross-section of Animal Cell; Modified Life Science; special ed
This worksheet shows a cross-section of an animal cell. Students are to use the word bank to write the correct word next to each definition. There are five words and five definitions. I use this with my 7th and 8th graders who work on an alternate curriculum. This is also a great review for homework.
Aligns with Maryland state reading curriculum standard 1D2c: Given vocabulary words from a grade-level content unit, student will identify the meanings of the words.
Also aligns with Maryland stat
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2nd - 8th
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M.A.I.N Causes of World War I Foldable
This is an activity that reviews the four M.A.I.N underlying causes of World War I. (Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism)
(It works best for teachers who teach the causes using the acronym M.A.I.N)
The foldable is created in MS Publisher and should be printed front to back and then folded slightly lopsided so that the "Causes of WWI" title sticks out on the right hand side.
This is a fun little project to review the MAIN causes of WWI. The students have to illustrate the terms mil
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6th - 10th
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Cooperation and Conflict Between Europeans and Ohio American Indians
This brochure is used to take notes on the cooperation and conflict that arose between the migrating settlers, immigrants and Ohio American Indians.
It directly aligns with Ohio's New Learning Standard 4.HIS.3: Various groups of people have lived in Ohio over time including prehistoric and historic American Indians, migrating settlers and immigrants. Interactions among these groups have resulted in both cooperation and conflict.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Sponge Bob Counting Match
These pictures are for use with counting and matching number to quantity or 1:1 correspondence.
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PreK - 4th
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Area of Rectangle &Triangle with Formula; Special Ed; Differentiated Geometry
This is a modified worksheet from the middle school geometry curriculum. It is excellent for special education students who require an alternate or modified curriculum.
This worksheet includes four rectangles/squares and four triangles. The pages are separated by shape so they can be given one at a time. The worksheets have the formula for area broken down into easy steps. Students have to fill in the blanks, which will help them solve the equation.
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PreK - 9th
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Fraction Field Day
Fraction Field Day includes all of the activities you need to have a successful wrap-up to your fraction unit! Why end your fraction unit with another Kahoot! when you can get your class outside for a memorable field day? This packet includes the plans for using fractions while playing basketball, soccer, and much more! It also includes cards that can be filled in with fraction problems of your choice, then placed around the playground for a scavenger hunt.
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3rd - 5th
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Differentiated Function Tables, Color-Coded, Modified for Special Ed
These worksheets are modified from the middle school math curriculum. They are great for special education students who require an alternate or modified curriculum.
There are four pages, all with the same function table. Differentiating will be easy, because all papers look similar. The x and y numbers are color-coded for students to see what the functions are. Two of the pages have hints on them, with the equation written in each row; the other two do not. Two pages have cut and paste numbers,
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5th - 12th
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Economy Checkbook Behavior Management System
This behavior management system is based on an economy checkbook system. This includes a register sheet for students to record and keep track of their money, checks to write for their prizes, a list of items they can buy (free to you), and a sheet that tells how money is earned and taken away. My kids LOVE this!
The preview is a PDF file, but the one you pay for is publisher so that you can change the name of the teacher and school on the checks to fit your classroom.
You can do this many d
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2nd - 5th
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Behavior Chart for Work Completion
This behavior chart is to help students with Work Completion and staying on task. It is a publisher file so the activity and time section can be edited to fit the students schedule. Behavior charts are a great way to collect data for Student Improvement Teams, IEP goals, Parent Meetings, etc.
As teachers many times we think a students behavior is happening "All the time" but when you start seeing it on paper you realize it's only during a specific subject or time of day. This can help you relax
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K - 4th
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Importance of learning social studies
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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