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5th grade social studies lesson interactive whiteboards
American Revolution: Taxes, Boston Massacre, Tea Party, Battles & Events, & MORE
Looking for a comprehensive and engaging social studies unit for your third, fourth, or fifth grade students? Look no further! Our American Revolution unit has everything you need to make history come alive in your classroom.With a teacher guide, hands-on student activities (available in both printable and digital formats), learning centers, a review game, and a unit assessment, you'll have everything you need to teach your students about the causes of the American Revolution, major battles and
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Age of Exploration European Explorers Interactive Activity
Age of Exploration and European Explorer interactive activity! This 35 page packet contains a fun activity about explorers who traveled and discovered the New World. This packet includes:6 Step Outline for ActivityLabels for Interactive Board/Chart7 Different Charts (with and without European explorer names) - Editable, too!Research Question OutlineMap of European Exploration for Student UseComparing European Sponsor Countries Flipper6 Question Assessment of ResearchPost Writing Prompt with Grap
Grades:
4th - 6th
Ancient Greece: Its Influence on American Architecture and Government
You will have everything you need to teach an engaging and thorough unit on Ancient Greek Civilization. This product is specifically designed to meet the Georgia Performance Standards for 3rd grade Social Studies, however it will fit most any curriculum that needs to teach a comparison of historical events to today, or a curriculum that teaches about the foundations of U.S. government. Items intended to be copied for students are in black and white for economical reasons. This unit includes:
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The U.S. Flag and Flag Etiquette
This product is designed to teach students about the history and symbolism of the United States Flag in addition to flag etiquette. Teachers can use the lesson slides while the students follow along with the Student Note Page. The lesson covers the history of the U.S. Flag, the symbolism of the flag, flag etiquette, and how to fold the flag. This product includes lesson slides in both PowerPoint and SMART Notebook format, a colored Student Note Page, and a black and white Student Note Page.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Daily JANUARY Nonfiction Stories - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Teachers love to use these every day to increase reading comprehension skills. You get the worksheets along with a google slide digital version. Plenty of nonfiction stories featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
21st Century DECEMBER DAILY COMPREHENSION - High Interest Reading Activities
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN DECEMBER!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom fav
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Greek Pottery (Clay) Unit - Coil Building and Greek Pottery History Project
UPDATED!!! I have updated the Greek Pottery History and Styles sheet, and added some printable cards on all the styles as well. These cards can also be used in creating your own handouts, slides or PowerPoint.*Original Smart Notebook file is still included. This unit includes a Greek Pottery Handout to start the project, a Greek Pottery Guide that describes and lists several ancient Greek pots, and a Smart notebook file that can be used as an agenda guide for the entire unit. Students will also
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5th - 12th
North Carolina History: Blackbeard and Bath
Ahoy, mateys! Cheryl Gourley has created nonfiction reading selections on Blackbeard and Bath, NC, where the famous pirate once lived. Each selection is written at an intermediate reading level. A reading response page or a multiple choice question sheet accompany each selection. Answers are provided for all worksheets. The pages can be used for individual assignments or projected to a SMART board. Fulfills the Common Core standard 4.10 for comprehending informational texts, including history.
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3rd - 6th
Using Geocaching to Illustrate Latitude and Longitude in the Classroom
Get your students moving and actually applying latitude and longitude through geocaching. Incorporating GPS technology, computer websites, and basic geography, this lesson gets students excited about learning geography, maps, and the new game of geocaching. This lesson was used with fourth grade students but can be adapted for middle school and high school students as well. This lesson also ties in well with space history, science and satellites technology. by Susan R. Wagner
Using Geocaching t
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4th - 8th
Daily Comprehension 21st Century MARCH - Hi/Lo Reading Activities - History
A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN MARCH!ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH!Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorit
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
The Scarlet Stockings Spy {Unit & Smartboard Bundle}
The Scarlet Stockings Spy is a wonderful Historical Fiction picture book to use in your classroom when you teach the American Revolution or Literary skills.
I have created a five day suggest lesson plan with everything you need except for the book and one other American Revolution historical fiction text.
I covered RL.3 & RL. 6 using this text.
In this bundle you will find:
Vocabulary Cards (18 words)
Student Vocabulary book
Historical Fiction Sheet
Character Traits Sheet
Character Traits
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Hispanic Heritage Month Digital Slides - Google Slides about Hispanic Heritage
Learn about Hispanic Heritage Month with this ENGAGING and INTERACTIVE digital lesson. Explore the history of Hispanic Heritage Month and the identities of Hispanic and Latino people in the United States. These digital slides include short articles, engaging videos, and interactive activities for a highly engaging lesson about Hispanic Heritage Month.More Hispanic Heritage Month Activities: Bundle of Hispanic Heritage Month Activities (Latin America Regional Research Project + Hispanic Heritage
Grades:
3rd - 5th
TWR Note-Taking and Sentence Expansion Slides
Based on The Writing Revolution, this lesson explicitly teaches middle and high school students how to effectively take notes for research and then expand them into beautiful sentences for a paper. It is differentiated, specialized, explicit instruction perfect for any student and great for students with language based learning differences. This resource has 23 slides, models each skill, and then has blanks for students and teacher to practice together on the white board.
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Intro to Branches of Government (Smart Notebook)
A Smart Notebook presentation that I made for my 3rd grade class. It walks through the 3 branches of government with the kids. It also has opportunities to click on attached links to visit various government sites. I also tried to include some matching games for definitions, pictures of important government buildings, charts showing how government power "flows", and some fill in the blanks. It would be a good review (if you had already taught the 3 branches) or a good introduction.
For other f
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3rd - 5th
Immigration from 1820-1920 - SmartBoard & Student Sheet Activity Pack
America is a land of immigrants. Most Americans can trace their ancestry back to an immigrant, and 40% of Americans can directly trace their ancestry back to Ellis Island!
The second major wave of immigration to the United States took place between the years of 1820-1920. People came for a variety of reasons. Some were pull reasons - reasons that compelled them to move to the United States. Others were push reasons - their safety in their homeland was threatened. For most, America repre
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Australia As A Nation. 2 TERM DURATION complete history unit
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are mostly Smart Notebook files and require you to have this program available to you.
This unit includes 2 term's worth of lessons and is presented on Smart Notebook. It includes worksheets and activities I've collected/ collated from various places, relevant to the topics covered. The unit follows the outcomes in the NSW Australian Syllabus- History, for the stage three required : "Australia as
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5th - 6th
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Landforms and North American Regions
This product is a wonderful visual aid and explanation for teaching Landforms and North American Regions. Each slide focuses on a different landform or region and offers a clear description, photos, and a map (when appropriate). Use this resource to supplement instruction with various units in science and/or social studies, as a review for test prep, or even as a starting point for group projects!!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Inte
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3rd - 5th
Elements on a map
This Smart Notebook focuses on the elements of a map. MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK APPLICATION TO USE THIS PRODUCT. There are 8 key terms, including title, scale, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, contiguous, inset map and legend. It is 4 slides long with visuals for each vocab word as well as a formal definition. It is followed by two pages of interactive practice for students.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
All Around Town Map Skills Lesson SMARTBOARD
This interactive smartboard lesson provides practice is cardinal directions and reading a map. A little red car can be moved around the board to make the lesson more concrete and easier to understand. Skills begin easy by asking what street buildings are on to get students accustomed to reading the map. As you move through the lesson, questions become more difficult and higher level thinking skills are needed. Students practice east, north, south, west, cardinal directions, locations on map,
Grades:
2nd - 5th
United States Regions Presentations Bundle
This product gives information about each region of the United States, including maps, photographs, & information pertaining to each state of each region. There are five presentation files included for each region along with descriptions of each state. If you like this product, please go to my "It's A Vaughnderful Classroom" to check out other creative products or download a FREEBIE of the Northeast region to preview.
Grades:
2nd - 7th
All About Christopher Columbus Day PowerPoint Lesson for 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Embark on an educational journey with our "All About Christopher Columbus Day" PowerPoint lesson designed specifically for 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students. This engaging and informative presentation delves into the life, voyages, and legacy of the renowned explorer, Christopher Columbus. Through a series of visually captivating slides, students will explore the following key topics:1. Introduction to Christopher Columbus:Learn about the early life and background of Christopher Columbus, includi
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3rd - 5th
Australian Curriculum Global geography - Year 4
Take your students on an adventure around the world with R.I.C. Publications’ exciting new series, Australian Curriculum Global geography. Through exploring the human and physical characteristics of places, students will investigate, create and communicate their understanding of the world around them.An extensive list of amazing features: scope and sequence charts for HASS curriculum links and concepts for geographical thinking 20 easy-to-follow lessons for each year level which include an
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3rd - 5th
Southeast Region of the United States Presentation
This product gives information about the Southeast Region of the United States, including maps, photographs, & information pertaining to each state of the region. If you like this product, please go to my "It's A Vaughnderful Classroom" to check out the whole bundle and other creative products.In my store are presentations of each of the five regions including: the West, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Northeast regions.
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Mapping Skills with Google Earth™ BIG BOX - PC Gr. PK-8
**THIS is a PC Version**This PC Flash version (compatible with any brand of IWB) is to be used on a PC platform and can be used on a computer, IWB or PC tablet.**PLEASE NOTE: This resource requires FLASH to be installed on your device.Click Here To View Product DemoExplore the concepts of mapping skills with your students with our engaging and highly interactive 240 screen-page digital lesson plan for grades prekindergarten to eight. About this Resource: Combining the 3 digital lessons in this s
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PreK - 8th
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