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Social studies Common Core CCRA.L.6 resources for staff
Mental Health & Wellness: Wheel of Life Lesson | Psychology or Health Class
Are you studying stress or wellness? This life survey is fantastic for any Psychology or Health class. Students will take a self-reflective survey regarding their own mental health, physical health, personal life, and more. Answering 6 questions each in 8 areas of their lives, students will complete a total of 48 questions. With the results, students will map out their scores on the included "Wheel of Life." This wheel is a great visual to see how their life is "rolling along."This life asse
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Mock Trial Graphic Organizers
USE THIS PRODUCT WITH ANY MOCK TRIAL!This is a collection of graphic organizers and scripts that can be used with any mock trial, civil or criminal. Each item below includes scaffolded support in order to help students understand the main roles in a mock trial. In addition, there is a witness organizer and a court reporter organizer to engage those students who do not have a direct role in the trial. Included are the following resources to help students prepare, participate in, and reflect on cr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Daniel's Story - Novel Unit Bundle Print and Digital
Get this huge novel unit bundle for the novel for Daniel's Story by Carol Matas. It has many activities, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing resources made specifically for this novel and which will keep your students so engaged! It has the following -Comprehension and Vocabulary UnitThis resource is a novel study based on the story Daniel's Story by Carol Matas. This resource has all you need to teach in-depth comprehension skills for this novel. It has all the comprehension questions, some
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Racism, Social Darwinism, and Eugenics: google assignment history of evil ideas
No excuse for racism is acceptable.This a google forms unit that is a self-guided assignment. This unit draws a lesson for the horrific history of eugenics.See the preview for view of the three-sectioned google form. This form automatically grades students.The answer key is hard-coded into the form.I also attached it as the preview to this resource.What questioned are addressed in this unit?Why were women of colour, and other minorities and low income individuals, subject to forced sterilization
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds
This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.Not just for ELA Teachers!Teachers across disciplines have found this resource h
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Autopsy: Age of Revolutions
The students will be depicting The Age of Revolution through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. For example the causes and effects of Political, Social, Economic, and Cultural issues during the revolutions. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Maus II by Art Spiegelman- Activities, Quizzes, Essays- Full Teaching Unit
I love reading Maus, despite having read it 100 times! This is one of those stories that really teaches so much about humanity and life.Similar to my Maus I package, Maus II is a comprehensive resource for quizzing students and discussing those "deeper" ideas within the novel. Please feel free to expand on what is included. I also highly recommend having students maintain active post-it notes throughout their reading. This really makes going back and finding key moments in Vladek's behavior so m
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Debating Topics for Middle/High School: Politics and Government
Get your middle/high school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refin
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Debating Topics- Middle/High School: Growing Bundle- Grades 8-12
Nanabush Stories and Other Stories
Ojibwe Legends were passed down through generations, usually told by Ojibwe Elders (Gitchi-Anishinaabe) around the fire during the long winter (biboon) seasons. Each generation retold the stories with their general interpretation; all lead back to the seven grandfather teachings of respect, honesty, truth, humility, courage, wisdom and love.Nanabush, the trickster, is a likeable character who dispenses advice all while getting into situations all his own making. Along the way, Nanabush helps his
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
Debate Starter Bundle - Handouts, Rubrics, Graphic Organizers, templates
This debate bundle is everything you need to facilitate a clear, well-organized debate for students of elementary school - 12th grade. This is a great unit to fit the language development needs of ESL students as well because it is visually based and adaptable. For students new to debate (middle - high school) and ESL students, this bundle is handy because of the clarity of directions and visual cues. When I do debates with more experienced debaters, and in AP Language, I use formats that are in
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Animal Farm Novel Analysis ELA Unit | GOOGLE CLASSROOM | Distance Learning
A comprehensive NON-EDITABLE Google Classroom unit based on George Orwell's modern classic Animal Farm, this unit contains 75 slides which include contextual information, historical connections, assessment activities (written and oral) with embedded clips and links. Text boxes/pages for student responses have been inserted.- How Language Controls - The Power of Words (embedded clip)- Background Information on Context- What is a Fable? (embedded clip)- What is an Allegory? (embedded clip)- What
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8th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: English Literature ELA Growing Bundle | PowerPoints, PDF & Google Units
Consensogram Activity - Anticipation Guide all subjects, Discussion, unit Launch
Bring the discourse -- across all subject areas -- with this high engagement activity! Looking for ways to launch a new unit or text, leverage prior knowledge, assess students' understanding of a topic before a unit, create community, and showcase thinking? Here it is: The Consensogram--a visual learning strategy where students create a bar graph of their thinking. This is brings high engagement as a unit opener, offering students the unit's essential questions and themes as debatable statements
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Collaborative Arguments - Activity, Lesson, Debate, Argument Writing, Discourse
Bring the discourse -- across all subject areas -- with this high engagement activity! Collaborative Arguments stimulates students' critical thinking and provides a platform to practice argument writing and refine reasoning skills--all while having fun in a whole-class competition. I use this activity throughout the year anytime students need a re-energizer and when I'm introducing new texts/concepts/ideas. This is also a must-have activity in AP Language as it allows for ample generative thinki
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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"Yo Soy Joaquin:" History with Poetry
Enhance your Civil Rights lessons with an introduction to Chicano poetry, specifically Rodolfo Corky Gonzalez's "Yo Soy Joaquin." OR, enhance your Poetry unit with history. This lesson introduces the iconic poem with an overview examination of the poem's message and key ideas. Audio and video are included as part of the lesson. This can be used as whole class work with small group/independent activities, or adapted to independent virtual or engaging deskwork. Listen to the entire poem for learne
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8th - 11th, Staff
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The Real/True Thanksgiving Story
This presentation and embedded note taking activity challenges the traditional assumptions of the Thanksgiving story. Students are presented with the " basic" story, then view a short animation retelling the true story of what happened between the Wampanoag and the Colonists. Students are not left discouraged, but given simple ways to flip the narrative to express the true nature of the relationship between the Native people and the Colonists. Writing reflection questions included at the end of
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5th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
The N-Word - Black History Racism To Kill a Mockingbird Fences Nickel Boys Race
Do your white students think it's okay to sing along when their favorite rappers say the n-word? Because mine did. This high-interest, 3-day mini-unit answers questions like: who can say the n-word? Who can't? What do experts in race, linguistics, and psychology believe about the n-word? What words do I use if I want to avoid being hurtful or hateful during discussions about racism? These interactive lessons are meant to teach empathy and establish clear expectations for discussions about racism
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Topics in Anti-Racism: 4 Mini-Unit Bundle
A Day in the Life Activities: Journey Through 9 Classical Civilizations Bundle.
Journey back in time to explore the vibrant and complex worlds of ancient civilizations with our comprehensive bundle of lessons, "A Day in the Life of Classical Civilizations." This enriching resource offers over 35 pages of meticulously crafted material, immersing your students in the daily lives, customs, and gender dynamics of ordinary people from nine influential classical civilizations: Mesopotamia, the Indus River Valley, Egypt, China, Gupta, Maya, Mauryan, Greece, and Rome.What's Include
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7th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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PBS Frontline-Divided States of America (Questions)
Simple easy to follow questions separated by part 1 and 2. Answer sheet includedThis is a comprehensive list of questions with the answer sheet for this Frontline Documentary. This is an excellent teaching tool for Economics, Government, and U.S. History. This chronicles the rise of Obama and how the rivalry between Obama and Trump began. This is a fair assessment and fairly centered politically. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/divided-states-of-america/
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
99 Debatable Statement Cards - Printables, Argument Writing, Discussion, Debate
Looking for an engaging tool for debate, argument writing, consensus building, and discussions? These 99 Debatable Statement/ Claim cards are the perfect way to spark lively engagement in your classroom. These debatable statements go beyond the basic and include claims that push students to think critically, yielding high cognitive demand. I have cultivated and created these 99 Debatable Statements after years of teaching AP Language and debate. These are inciting claims that will ignite discuss
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Monopoly - SchoolOpoly Deluxe Edition with Instructional Video
This game design is formatted and sized to fit on top of the existing space on a traditional Monopoly board. Students change the prices of the properties, or leave them the standard of what they are in the traditional game.
An excellent way to teach students about money management, economics and how to have a little fun learning about a game that war created in 1934.
Enjoy!
This Zip file includes:
- An editable blank black and white cut outs for a board - Word Document
- A blank black and wh
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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Hispanic Heritage Month Project and Rubric (Science)
Students will be assigned or choose 1 of the 20 important historical figures for Hispanic Heritage Month. Students will use the included websites to gathering information and research their historical scientific figure.Students will use their research to create a Google slides presentation to share their findings with the class.Final submissions can be printed and displayed on classroom bulletin boards.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Once by Morris Gleitzman - Comprehension and Vocabulary Unit
This resource is a novel study based on the novel Once by Morris Gleitzman. This resource has all you need to teach in-depth comprehension skills for this novel. It has all the comprehension questions, some activities, vocabulary activities and quizzes that cover a range of skills. It has 55 pages of actual students work and the rest pages are answer keys.This resource is both print and digital ( Google Slides).Included in this packet are -Cover pageTerms of use pageContents pagePrediction of st
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5th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in: Once by Morris Gleitzman - Novel Unit Bundle print and digital
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH | 16 PERSONAS IMPORTANTES [HOJAS DE TRABAJO EN ESPAÑOL]
Este producto incluye hojas de trabajo y presentaciones sobre 16 personas importantes para el black history month, entre ellas:EDICIÓN 1 Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman George Washington Carver Thurgood Marshall Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Ruby BridgesBarack ObamaEDICIÓN 2Sojourner TruthW.E.B. Du BoisLangston Hughes Maya AngelouJackie RobinsonMohammed AliOprah WinfreyKamala HarrisSi tus estudiantes quieren repasar en casa pueden ver los video con las presentaciones en nuestro canal de Youtu
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K - 7th, Staff
4th of July - No-Prep Printables - Mini-Books - Flashcards & Posters (K-5th)
Would you like to do tasks with your students and kids about the 4th of July but you don´t know where to start? If the answer is yes, you are at the right place. This is a fun unit that provides a variety of tasks covering the subjects of ELA (vocabulary) and Social Studies (Independence Day History and Present).Click on the PREVIEW button above to get a closer look at everything included.Includes the American English version only with the following material:Differentiated textsComprehension she
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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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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