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5th grade social studies homeschool curricula for Microsoft Word
10 Compare & Contrast Graphic Organizers
This is a collection of 10 one-page graphic organizers that support the teaching of Compare and Contrast strategies. It can be used in all subject areas and across a broad age/grade-level range. Provides a variety of diagrams beyond the basic two circle Venn diagram illustration. Younger students are able to map their ideas on many of the organizers.
Grades:
1st - 12th
Civilization GRAPES Independent Study Project
This project can be used to examine any civilization using the organizer GRAPES (geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, social structure.)
Students research each area and then have a choice of creative follow-up tasks for each one (lots of art, creative writing, etc. To culminate their work, students will create a slideshow presentation about each area of GRAPES.
File includes overviews of GRAPES, project description/planner, follow-up choices, rubric, and note taking sheets.
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Grades:
5th - 9th
Liberty's Kids Episodes 1 - 10 worksheets with critical thinking and research
This companion to the Liberty's Kids series includes worksheets (for fill in during or after viewing this episode). Included are ideas for discussion, research, or essays that move into the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy. A highlighted answer key for the worksheets are included. This first offering is part of a packet that will similarly cover the entire series. (Though this will be marked elementary to middle school, I admit that (as an English teacher, not a history expert) I myself have le
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4th - 8th
Marco Polo Mini-Book
This mini-book is a brief overview of Marco Polo and the Silk Road including his accomplishments and influence on other explorers. It is intended for elementary children to support social studies, reading comprehension, and critical thinking. The pages can be copied front to back and then folded to create a mini-book to support a teacher's curriculum. Many teachers do not have access to social studies textbooks and this resource supports those non-fiction needs.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit Plan
Developed by Mark Weakland, this Witch of Blackbird Pond Literature Unit Plan consists of ten core 60 to 70 minute lessons and three supplemental lessons that make use of an Exploration Board.
The purpose of this integrated focus unit is to develop language arts skills through multiple patterns of practice. More specifically, students working through this unit will demonstrate oral reading fluency, use metacognitive reading strategies that lead to deeper levels of thinking and greater levels
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Grades:
5th - 7th
World Religions Test: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism
This item is a world religions test for the five most common world religions: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism. The test consist of sixty five variety style questions such as matching, true/false, and short response. Five of the questions are set up as extra credit, but could be included on the test as standard questions.
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5th - 7th
The World Where I Live...
This is a jam-packed, 40 page unit full of multi-sensory and multi-grade-level activities all centering on the relationships between the following concepts: city/town/village, county, state, country, continent, and community helpers. The following mathematical concepts are also explored: range, median, mode, and average (mathematical mean).
The following activities are included in this unit: Key vocabulary exercise, coloring Venn diagram activity, "Greater Than, Less Than" activity page, "My
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Grades:
K - 8th
American Museum of Natural History Scavenger Hunt
Students will explore the different halls in the Natural History Museum in NYC.
1. Dinosausars
2. Woodland Native Americans
3. North American Mammals
4. Biodiversity
5. Ocean Life
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Blank Ancient Egypt Map
I have used this blank Ancient Egypt map as an introduction to my ancient Egypt unit with 6th grade regular and ELL students in social studies. Not only does this help with students' geography skills, but it helps practice following basic written directions.
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Geography Bee Course
This geography bee course is a program designed to prepare students for the National Geographic geography bee. It has a scope and sequence of topics and maps to master. The difficulty levels flow from beginner to medium to advanced to expert. Each topic has a link to a video, game, or other resource that can be used to master that topic. . .This resource originated as an afterschool club in the computer lab, but it could be applied to a variety of settings.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
DOLLEY MADISON War of 1812: Info Text + SEQUENCE Reading Comprehension $REDUCED
1 Page DOLLEY MADISON Worksheet: The informational text explains how Dolley Madison, the wife of 4th President James Madison, saved White House valuables before the British burned it to the ground in 1814. Dolley pulled off the heroic act during the War of 1812. At the bottom of the worksheet students must number the events as they occurred in the selection. They can look up to the text above where the information is explicitly stated. Provides useful practice of the reading comprehension skill
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Biography JOAN OF ARC + Reading Comprehension Multiple Choice Questions
Informational Text about Joan of Arc (about 1.75 pages) written in a clear and understandable fashion. Following pages have 18 Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension Questions. Each has 4 choices with a few using "all of the above" and "none of the above." There are fill-in bubbles next to the choices to reflect standardize test format. The questions tap into the comprehension skills of:
Main Ideas, Finding Details, Drawing Conclusions, and Making Generalizations. There is also a nice drawing of
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Earth's Oceans
An introduction to the Earth's oceans.
-oceans vs. seas
-five major oceans of Earth
-currents
-salinity of oceans
Also includes:
-study terms and map to label
-Activity
-Quiz
-Teacher answer key for quiz and activity
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2nd - 10th
Egypt Pyramids of Giza Paper Project with Reading Passage for History
This history project focuses on the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. This lesson can be used independently, or to enrich a unit already being taught. This unit includes a reading passage about the pyramids of Egypt with 10 questions to assess reading comprehension. This lesson also includes a stylized word search using vocabulary words found in the text. After the students read the passage, they can begin assembling their pyramids. You can print them on yellow/tan paper to really simulate the effect o
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Financial Institutions in a Market Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.4 – Discuss the function of financial institutions in the development of a market economy. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is also an answer
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Economic Concepts in a Mixed Market Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.3 – Review the concepts of supply and demand, choice, scarcity, and opportunity cost as they relate to the development of the mixed market economy in the United States. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that ass
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Word search Western Hemisphere Countries
This word search includes 28 countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Borrowing, Lending, and Credit: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.2 – Discuss the importance of borrowing and lending in the United States, the government's role in controlling financial institutions, and list the advantages and disadvantages of using credit. A 10 question assessment is on page 2
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Grades:
5th - 10th
The U.S. Market and Mixed Economy: Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.7.E.1.1 – Explain how the principles of a market and mixed economy helped to develop the United States into a democratic nation. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text s
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5th - 10th
Economic Concepts in Early Civilizations: Text, Images and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.3 – Describe the following economic concepts as they relate to early civilization: scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, barter, trade, productive resources (land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship). A 10 question assessment
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Traditional and Command Economies: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.2 – Describe and identify traditional and command economies as they appear in different civilizations. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text section. There is als
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Economic Growth Throughout U.S. History: Informational Text, Images & Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.6.E.1.1 – Identify the factors (new resources, increased productivity, education, technology, slave economy, territorial expansion) that increase economic growth. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the st
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Civic Virtue from the Colonial Period through Reconstruction: Text & Questions
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.8.CG.2.3 – Analyze the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the Colonial period through Reconstruction. A 10 question assessment is on page 2 of the worksheet that assesses the students over the informative text
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Grades:
5th - 10th
Expanding Civic Participation: Informational Text, Images, and Assessment
This resource is great for a an introductory or extension assignment, as well as a sub plan assignment, no outside sources are needed. The worksheet utilizes informative text and illustrations to provide a foundation of knowledge over the following standard: SS.8.CG.2.6 - Evaluate how amendments to the U.S. Constitution expanded opportunities for civic participation through Reconstruction.Clarification 1: Students will identify constitutional amendments that address voting rights.Clarification 2
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Grades:
5th - 10th
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- 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
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