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Winter Holidays in Mexico - Christmas Around the World - Slides + Activities
Feliz Navidad! Learn all about Christmas Around the World in Mexico with a fully narrated, stunning, full-color Powerpoint packed with photographs, facts, and a look into Mexico's most special traditions. The best part?! I talk so you don't have to!This presentation can be played in 2 ways:1. Manual: Click through at your own pace, starting and stopping the narration when needed.2. Automatic: Click the first slide to begin, sit back, and enjoy the show! (7 minutes plus teacher-guided multiple ch
My Place in the World Book | Me on the Map
Looking for an engaging way to teach students about their place in the world? Creating this book is a fun way for students to learn about geography. There are two versions of this book included in this unit. One version has a more printer friendly border. The student book contains the following pages:• Cover Page• Seven Continents• Four Oceans• Countries• 50 States• My State• Texas Counties (extra for those who live in Texas)• Where I Live Review PageThere are also foldable activities for intera
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Scope and Sequence & Pacing Guides For First Grade - Google Slides Templates
#toast23Want a peek into what my scope and sequence for 1st grade looks like for every subject? I have created a year long pacing guide for first grade based on the suggested Common Core Units in year and weekly formats.This is not a unit and it does not include detailed lesson plans. Instead, it is a scope and sequence document that paces out what weekly topics, skills or concepts you should teach for each subject and when based on the Common Core units and my 10+ years of teaching first grad
American Government & Citizenship Unit
This unit is perfect for introducing the concept of government and teaching students that we are each contributing citizens in our communities and country! In this unit you will find:-17 Vocabulary Cards: citizen, cooperate, responsibility, government, laws, consequences, government services, tax, volunteer, petition, council, election, vote, mayor, governor, judge, and president-Vocabulary interactive notebook flaps, with cut and paste definitions.-9 Instructional pages covering:What is a Citiz
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: 3rd Grade Social Studies BUNDLE: Map skills and Government
Social Studies MINI-Unit 1: What is Social Studies?
*Update: this now includes a MODIFIED and ACCOMMODATED version for students who need extra supports - with special education students on modified curriculum in mind!**save and check out this GROWING BUNDLE for 2nd Grade Social Studies*Have you ever realized that your kids have NO idea what social studies actually is?! This kills me because it's always been my favorite subject. Well, this mini-unit is the perfect way to introduce your students to Social Studies at the beginning of the year! Stude
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum GROWING BUNDLE
Johnny Appleseed Paper Bag Puppet
Johnny Appleseed Paper Bag Puppet
Celebrate Johnny Appleseed with this Great Puppet.
Johnny Appleseed Day is March 11. Johnny Appleseed's Birthday is Sept. 26. This puppet can be used to role play Johnny Appleseed's story.
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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It's the Law! 2nd Grade Social Studies Government Unit
It's the Law! 2nd Grade Social Studies Government Unit
This 5-day unit plan includes:
-Day by day lesson plans for the teacher
-Non-fiction/expository reading comprehension page on how bills become laws (answers require student to find and color-code text evidence for each question)
-"If I Could Write a Bill" sheet (can be used for oral language presentations and/or mock Congress activity)
-"The Case of the Missing Money" activity to teach about evidence and consequences when laws are broke
Grades:
2nd
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5 Themes of Geography Unit
Introduce the five themes of geography to your social studies students using these engaging lessons and activities to help your students become more familiar with the 5 themes; place, region, location, movement, and human-environment interaction.Students will learn the five themes of geography: PlaceRegionLocationMovementHuman environment interactionThe 5 themes of geography unit includes:Print and digital versions of the following activities:Notes page with definitions and examples Vocabulary w
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Communities and How They Change Over Time
Communities and How They Change Over Time
This Unit Contains:
• Communities I Belong To
• Types of Communities (Urban, Rural, Suburban)
• Communities Sort (Urban, Rural, Suburban)
• Communities Past and Present (Change)
• Communities Past and Present (Change)
• Technology of the Past and Present Sort
• Schools Past and Present
• Two Pages of Discussion Questions
The sorts and activities are great ways to reach the upper levels of Blooms Taxonomy. Students not only learn about communities, but
Grades:
K - 5th
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National Symbols Mini Pack
This is a perfect way to learn about and document all of the fun facts about National Symbols.
National Symbols included in this pack are: American Flag, Bald Eagle, Washington Monument, & Statue of Liberty
In this pack, you will find
-information sheet for students to read and color
-worksheet for students to fill out about each national symbol
for each of the 4 national symbols
PLUS:
-a quiz on the same national symbols
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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Technology Helps Us: A K/1 Social Studies Unit
A K/1 Social Studies unit all about technology from the past and present:
* “Technology Changes” student book (p. 3-11)
* Now and Then t-chart (p. 12)
* Now and Then coloring sheet (p. 13)
* “Technology in the Future” class book (p. 14-15)
* Technology “I Have! Who Has?” game (p. 16-17)
* Past and Present venn diagram (p. 18-19)
* Technology at Home and School webs p. 20-21)
* “Technology Helps Us” class book (p. 22-23)
* Technology word search (p. 24)
* “Technology Helps Us” student book (p.
Grades:
K - 1st
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Map Skills DIGITAL - Grid Maps, Latitude/Longitude, and MORE Distance Learning
Map Skills, Latitude and Longitude, Grid Maps, Writing your address, Directions, and more - all of these concepts are covered in this fully DIGITAL Google Slides and Google Forms mini-unit for your Google Classroom.Have a great time with your class (in class or remote) learning about the compass rose, writing their address, latitude and longitude, grid maps, and map making while being a pirate. Here is what is included in the Digital Pirate Map Skills pack:Google Slides to introduce and (at the
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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(Grade K) Social Studies Printables for Students with Autism & Special Needs
Kindergarten Social Studies - Adapted Social Studies - Special Education Social Studies Worksheets (Kindergarten)Social Studies Printables for Students with Autism & Similar Special Needs (Kindergarten topics).These kindergarten social studies printables will work well for any students whose special needs include developmental delays or it may work for younger students in primary grades learning about social studies. The printables can supplement a social studies curriculum. This packet incl
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: BUNDLE- Social Studies Printables for Students with Autism (K-5)
Age of Jackson PowerPoint and Notes Resource for Andrew Jackson's Presidency
In this Age of Jackson Guided Notes and PowerPoint lesson activity, you receive a 25-page PowerPoint presentation and a 3-page guided notes packet for instruction on the Age of President Andrew Jackson. This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Age of Jackson Unit here!Students are instructed about the challenges faced by Andrew Jackson, the Election of 1824 and the Corrupt Bargain with John Quincy Adams, how Jackson reflected the "Man of the People" persona, his treatment and c
Grades:
5th - 9th
Age of Reform PowerPoint and Notes Activity on American Reformers
In this Age of Reform Notes and PowerPoint lesson activity, you receive a 36-page PowerPoint presentation and a 3-page guided notes packet for instruction on antebellum reform movements like abolition, education reform, temperance, women's rights, and prison reform. This unit PowerPoint is synced to go hand-in-hand with my Age of Reform Unit here!Students are instructed on the origins and development of the Age of Reform movements beginning with the Second Great Awakening, the Temperance Moveme
Grades:
5th - 9th
All About Inventors: A K/1 Social Studies Unit
A K/1 social studies unit all about inventors and inventions:
*All About Inventors Book (p. 3 -10)
*Student Inventors Book (p. 11-15)
*Inventors/Inventions Webs (p. 16 -18)
*Inventors Venn Diagrams (p. 19 -24)
*What did they invent? (p. 25 -28)
*Inventions Help Us Book (p. 29 -32)
*My Own Invention Activity (p. 33-38)
If you want to see how I used this unit in my own classroom, click HERE!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Interna
Grades:
K - 2nd
Celebrate Freedom No-Prep Unit
Celebrate Freedom No-Prep Unit: Completely REVISED with new hands-on activities added for 2016!
This no-prep unit is perfect for teaching your students about all of the freedoms we enjoy! It is full of hands on learning activities. Is can be used during Celebrate Freedom Week, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, and the Fourth of July.
This Unit Contains:
- Branches of the Military Fact Cards
- Pocket for Fact Cards (Can be used in interactive notebooks or lapbooks)
- Branches of the Military Flipboo
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Map Skills - Grid Maps, Latitude/Longitude, and MORE
Map Skills, Latitude and Longitude, Grid Maps, Writing your address, Directions, and more - all of these concepts are covered in this mini-unit. Have a great time with your class learning about the compass rose, writing their address, latitude and longitude, grid maps, and map making while being a pirate. Buy some gold coins (or the foil wrapped chocolates) and ask LJS to donate some pirate hats for your activities. Here is what is included in the Pirate Maps pack:Worksheets to introduce each
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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1st Grade Social Studies Responsibility Unit | Social Studies Ontario Curriculum
This hands-on, engaging 1st grade social studies unit will teach your students about relationships and rules as well as the responsibility associated with these relationships and their community. This Responsibility Unit resource aligns perfectly with the Social Studies Ontario Curriculum covering the outcomes in the Ontario Grade One Social Studies curriculum, but is great to use in any classroom to help teach students how to identify responsibilities, relationships and rules and how their resp
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Communities
This unit is full of activities to enrich your lessons on Communities. Includes anchor charts with pictures and definitions, foldables, a sorting activity using a tree map, build your community activity, and more!
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Bundle
Grade 8 Ontario History Unit Workbook - Creating Canada 1850-1890
This resource follows Ontario's Grade 8 History curriculum. Students will learn everything they need to know about the creation of Canada informally. This Grade 8 Ontario History Workbook - Canadian History Worksheets and Unit Plans was designed to engage them with relevant comparisons, humour, and sarcasm. With a 4.6 rating on TPT, it's worth a look. Read for yourself: Graziella S.: "After laughing out loud, a student said he was surprised by the jokes. He wasn't used to that from other notes a
Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Age of Jackson Test! 44 questions!
Westward Expansion, Manifest Destiny, Age of Jackson Test! 44 questions!This assessment is included as part of the Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny Unit, located here: Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny Unit!Buy the Bundle and save a Bundle!------------- **This is a test used to assess knowledge in the "Age of Jackson" unit as well as the "Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny" unit posted by History with Mr E!The Age of Jackson unit is located here: The Age of Jackson Unit!The
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Maps, Maps and More Maps
There is no better way to teach about maps then by integrating social studies, language arts and math. This mini unit contains:Book List Poem Identiy land, water and the seven continents Draw a map of your bedroom Identify North America, your state and cityIdentify north, south, east and westTemplete for teaching kid where in the world they live What is a compass rose Using directions with a treasure map Using a compass in the classroom Identifying the seven continents Identifying and using symb
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Social Activism and Justice: Upper Elementary, Middle School ELA Unit
Teach your students about social activism. This unit includes definitions, examples of causes and activists, books to read and discussion questions, written response prompts, and quotes.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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