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High school social studies thematic unit plan pdfs
Sociology Course Curriculum - Introduction to Sociology & Social Issues Units
Teach Sociology with confidence and impact with this full-course curriculum that will transform your students into thoughtful self-reflectors and change-makers.Whether you're brand new to teaching it (never taking a single Soc class in college) or you're simply looking for a more meaningful and streamlined course than the hodge-podge of lessons you currently have, this course will save you time and sanity.Best of all, every student activity comes in both print PDF and paperless Google files, mak
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES FRENCH SPEAKING COUNTRIES ⭐ Videos PPT Google Maps Quizzes
Do you struggle to make Francophone countries culture come alive? Want to bring your students on virtual field trips to all the major French speaking countries without ever leaving your classroom? Want to convince even your most reluctant learners to speak French so they can visit all these beautiful places? This is a whole year of Francophone culture. Hours of lesson plans including 101 Francophone countries video clips, colorful photos, facts, nationality practice, flashcards, a research pr
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2nd - 12th
Abridged Food Truck Business, Marketing, and Finance Semester Project Bundle
Engage your students in course content with this relatable, food truck-themed project. This product incorporates many aspects of the business world including: marketing, finance, sales, business pitches, business plans, etc. This is a semester project meant to accompany a high school business course such as Introduction to Business and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Essentials, or Marketing I. This is a smaller selection of materials that also appear in the best-selling Food Truck Busines
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Grocery Store Life Skills Unit for Special Ed - Integrated Reading Comprehension
Make teaching about the grocery store fun with these engaging, hands-on, and visually supported activities! This set includes resources to help you integrate reading, writing, and vocabulary into your life skills lessons. Materials are already leveled and include visual supports to help you easily differentiate and meet the needs of your students without extra work.***HUGE savings by buying the Life Skills Unit BUNDLE***WHO IS IT FOR?Students who need hands-on practiceClassrooms with students on
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Life Skills Unit BUNDLE (Special Education & Autism Resource)
Patriot Day September 11th Bulletin Board Set - 9/11 - SEPTEMBER B.B.
Remember September 11th, 2001 with this patriotic bulletin board set. The set is designed for a square bulletin board, but can be adapted for a rectangular bulletin board. To adapt the design for a rectangular board, have students write thank you letters to first responders in the community using the "Thank you Hero" letter templates included in this product. Then display copies of the student letters to the right of the skyline silhouette. The download will include the following:- "We remembe
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4th - 12th
Also included in: Monthly Bulletin Boards for a Year BUNDLE
World War I Unit: Webquest, Map, Project, Readings, Graphic Organizer, Quiz
Ah, so much pressure to do a *Great job teaching the *Great War! This bundle is your answer – it is filled with reading materials, maps, graphic organizers, project ideas, and other curricular gems to spice up your unit.
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• A WWI Map
• Webquest or Text book Scavenger hunt to learn about the countries involved
• Project
• Reading: Causes of WWI (ANIMAL: Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Assassination, Leaders)
• The Chain Reaction of Alliances – how each country became
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6th - 10th
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Dracula Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions Print & Digital
Use this Informational Text Nonfiction reading comprehension unit comparing Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula and Vlad Dracula III (Vlad the Impaler) with even your most reluctant readers. Use the Reading Activities and Critical Thinking Questions to prepare your students for high stakes tests. Why should the young ones have all the fun?Choose to print out the reading and activities using the .pdf file or go paperless with the Google Slides version. Instructions for using Google Slides in your cla
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6th - 9th
Native American Mythology Unit 1 week bundle Native American heritage & cultures
This Native American Mythology unit bundle includes a full week of activities to help students understand some of the key features of Native American Mythology and recognize the link between American Literature and American History. The end of the unit is a fantastic bridge between Native American myths and the literature of the earliest American settlers, which sets students up to better understand some of the conflicts that arose as settlers began to arrive from Europe.Use as Native American H
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8th - 12th
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César Chávez y Dolores Huerta 8-Day Unit for Heritage Speakers
This is an 8-day unit about César Chávez and Dolores Huerta.This resource is best for heritage speakers or advanced learners of Spanish.Included:Notes PDF & Google Slides VersionTimeline project instructions & materialsCésar Chávez & Dolores Huerta 40 question testExit SlipCésar Chávez quote letters for bulletin boardCésar Chávez movie quiz César Chávez Cloze Song Activity by Los tigres del norteLos braceros reading and questions packetCésar Chávez Timeline ProjectAnswer KeysTeacher
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8th - 12th
Black History Month
This Black History Month unit introduces your students to the accomplishments of 28 different African Americans through "biography briefs". They make a fabulous Black History Month bulletin board display and are the perfect place to begin class discussions and/or student research. There are 28 cards included- one for each day in February!
This packet is designed to give your students an overview of the impact that African Americans have made in the areas of politics, civil rights, music, spor
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K - 10th
Also included in: Black History Month Biography BUNDLE
Ancient India & Indus River Valley Teaching Unit PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
This unit on the civilizations of Ancient India is aligned to middle school common core Language Arts History standards. It covers Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Built into each lesson are: -academic vocabulary-time for reflection and discussion-short academic writing activities-standards based questions with answers This is an excellent resource to use either on its own or to supplement the text book. To better facilitate a multi-day presentatio
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6th - 9th
Social Studies Adapted Books: Presidents and Leaders
Simple Social Studies: Presidents and Leaders: An Adapted Comprehension Book Bundle These simple social studies units on important presidents and leaders in United States History are great to introduce special education or children with Autism to social studies! Each page contains a matching component and each story has 2-4 comprehension questions that follow!WHO'S INCLUDED?- George Washington- Abe Lincoln- Ben Franklin- Thomas Jefferson- Franklin D. RooseveltGRAB THE SEASONAL ADAPTED BOOK BUNDL
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PreK - 12th
Also included in: Simple Adapted Book Bundle for Special Education
Economics Budget Project and LFS Unit
This project was created for my high school students in my resource room. My former students explained that they felt unprepared for life out in the "real world" because no one really told them what it would be like to be out on their own, and because of that they struggled a lot at first. So I created this project for my future junior and senior students to help them really get a grasp of what it might be like after graduation. Especially those whose parents will not help finance their futures,
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
US History Semester Two Ultimate Thematic Course Bundle - Print & Digital
Ready to revolutionize the way you teach US History!? Wanting to go deeper than rote memorization? Desiring to spend more time developing an understanding of US History for your students rather than cramming in every detail?Ever since I first learned about teaching history by theme rather than straight chronology, I was hooked. When students are free to explore one theme or topic of US History across decades they can make connections and understand history on a much deeper level. They can track
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10th - 12th
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D4120 Modern Global Issues COMPLETE EBOOK UNIT!
This complete InspirEd Educators 97-page ebook unit includes 15 single-class lessons to teach students about challenges facing the world today. Topics include poverty and development, status of women, human rights, environmental issues, globalization, and much more. Please download the free preview to see our digital user agreement, the complete Table of Contents, unit objectives, and sample teacher instructions for a few selected lessons. Every lesson is written to promote critical thinking,
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6th - 12th
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On Aime La Musique - Thematic Unit
On Aime La Musique is an acquisition-based thematic unit that centers the cultural practices and products of Black and Brown people in the Francophone world. This collection of comprehensible story scripts and authentic sources will empower French teachers of all levels to foster linguistic proficiency growth while uplifting the voices of the Global Majority.Includes:Story & Map Talk ScriptsAuthentic videos & textsProficiency-Based Assessment ToolsHow To Use This Resource:The PDF file is
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9th - 12th
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US History Semester 1 Ultimate Thematic Course Bundle- Print & Distance Learning
"I thought U.S. History was going to be boring," a student told me at the end of semester one, "but the way it's arranged thematically is really interesting." A few days later that student's mother emailed me to let me know her daughter was now so interested in US History and Government that she regularly starts discussions at home with her parents about it. Talk about a teacher's dream. Ever since I first learned about teaching history by theme rather than straight chronology, I was hooked. Whe
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10th - 12th
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Middle Ages Unit Bundle (World History)
Middle Ages Unit Bundle. This bundle includes Cornell Style Lecture Notes, Activities, Charts, a Video Guide, Writing Assignments, Graphic Organizers, a Virtual Field Trip, PowerPoints, a Unit Study Guide, a Unit Test and more! Unit Plan / Overview Included.This Bundle highlights my lectures, activities, assessments and notes covering The Middle Ages. This bundle saves you over 30% off the retail price.These notes and activities are also sold in separate bundles. Check them out below!Middle
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7th - 12th
World Religions Unit Bundle (World History)
World Religions Unit Bundle. This bundle includes Activities, Simulations, PowerPoints, Virtual Field Trips, Graphic Organizers, Charts, detailed Cornell Style Lecture Notes, Writing Assignments, Video Guides, a Unit Study Guide, a Unit Test and more. Unit Plan / Overview Included.This Bundle highlights my lessons, activities, lectures, and assessments covering World Religions. All Bundles from High Altitude History save you an additional 30% off the retail price.These notes and activities are
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7th - 12th
Veterans Day Speech Therapy Printable Pack
Veterans Day speech and language therapy packet that should work for most of your caseload.⭐Articulation, Syntax, Semantics, Auditory Processing, Comprehension, Questions and so much more are covered in this differentiated Veterans Day Pack.⭐Learn fun facts about the Armed Forces while having fun and meeting your student's goals and objectives.⭐Pages can be printed in color but I print them on the printer at school and they come out nicely in greyscale. ⭐Games can be printed in color and then la
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K - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Veterans Day Speech Therapy Bundle
Introduction to Business Full Course Bundle (Business Foundations)
Introducing the Ed Dynamic Introduction to Business Bundle – a foundational package designed to create an engaging and thorough exploration of the business world for you and your students!Course Overview: Dive into the essentials of business with eight meticulously crafted units that cover everything from the Basics of Business to Career Exploration and Professional Development. Each unit is packed with engaging lessons, including video guides, student notes, and/or interactive worksheets, provi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Between the Wars Unit Bundle (World History)
Between the Wars Unit Bundle. This Bundle includes Activities, a Simulation, PowerPoints, Video guides, Charts, Graphic Organizers, detailed Cornell Style Lecture Notes, a Study Guide, Unit Test, and more. This bundle highlights all of the resources I use when teaching a Between the Wars / Rise of Fascism Unit of Study in World History.
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7th - 12th
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Greek Mythology Unit | Ancient Greece Activities | 6th-10th Grades
Help your students see Greek myths in a whole new light with this Greek Mythology Unit. This complete 6-week curriculum introduces the structure and purpose of myths in society, highlighting the similarities of mythology to the modern day. This helps students identify the enduring patterns and motifs in mythology that represent human experiences and behavior even today, thousands of years later. ● Encourages learning while having fun: Developed to create a truly immersive learning experience, th
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6th - 10th, Higher Education
Japanese Country Study Japan History And Culture Japan Study Unit Packet
Social Studies Geography Pack to study Japan and its culture, history, SAMURAI, NINJA, GEISHA, ORIGAMI, SAKURA (cherry blossom), Japanese tea, language, Japanese ancient toys and clothes, Japanese emigration to Brazil, customs, their contribution to the world, and the facts with all the main information gathered.Great for Cultural / Social Studies Centers, doing it as a special workgroup, a Japan Exhibition/ Exposition, or an introduction to this topic! - it can be done individually, in pairs, o
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
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