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5th grade social studies lessons on sale
Canadian Government Gr. 5-8
Travel back to Confederation to see how Canada became a new nation. Our resource breaks down the responsibilities and parts of the federal government.About this Resource: Recognize that Canada is a democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with the head of state being the King or Queen. Read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, before writing your own Constitution for a new country. Create a presentation on one of the departments the federal government is responsible for, such as nationa
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Governments of North America BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series Lesson BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students This learning resource BUNDLE is based on the Strong Stories: Coast Salish Series books and help organize and document student learning and understanding of the Coast Salish Culture. This bundle is perfect for: class discussions, individual learning or independent group learning stations.This product is featured in my blog: Strong Stories: my greatest discovery this year!Units included in this BUNDLE support th
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2nd - 5th
South America Gr. 5-8
Become aware of the endangered environment and wildlife that inhabit South America. About this Resource: Get familiar with the Caribbean Region, one of the world's most sought-after tourist destinations. Describe the relative location of Chile using the features around it. Discover how the Andes Mountains and the Pampas are different. Do some research in the Amazon River, the most famous river in the world. Use the Wildlife Organizer to find the different kinds of wildlife that are unique to the
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
7 Wonders of the Ancient World (The Ancient Olympics and More!)
#halfoffhalftimeGreat ideas for studying the Olympics, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and much, much more! 149 pages of learning fun and exploration! This resource pack was developed for use with my elementary students when studying ancient civilizations, cultures, and the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World. Join Cleo the Camel as we explore together!This unit also references other wonders of the world, and its approach is interdisciplinary in nature. Students will enjoy learning about history,
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1st - 8th
STEM Project Based Learning Unit | Past, Present and Future Technologies
Teach your students about technologies that changed the world.What made them so successful? How did some become completely superseded or obsolete? And what will replace them in the future based upon what we know about history and our society's wants and needs?This collection of 20 beautiful past and present technology cards are accompanied by 4 easy to follow activities and lesson plans to get your students thinking like a STEM designer, entrepreneur and innovator.*****************************
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3rd - 8th
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Middle School Social Studies Bundle Gr. PK-12
This Middle School Social Studies Bundle for grades PK-12 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with HANDS-ON activities, ENGAGING scenarios and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 850 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of Social Studies lesson plans. A $224
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PreK - 12th
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American Government Gr. 5-8
Break down the complicated system that is the American government to discover how it all works. Our resource explores the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government to make it easier to understand.About this Resource: Learn what a government is, its roles, and why we need it. Recognize that there are several different kinds of government, like constitutional monarchy, dictatorship and representative democracy. Determine which kind of government embodies the United Sta
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Governments of North America BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Gold Rush Unit (California, Here We Come!)
Thank you so much for your consideration of this 125-page supplemental resource pack. These gold rush activities are designed to improve the critical thinking, creative thinking, communication, research skills, and affective thinking of your students. This is a great resource for use in the regular classroom, and is also terrific for use with gifted and talented students. Activities highlight a number of Gold Rush events and include a student learning log, comprehension passages, enrichment e
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Gold Rush Bundle
Myths From Around The World Gr. 4-6
Students will be taken on an adventure through the world of mythology.About this Resource:They will discover many different types of myths and learn about the cultures that created them. An introduction to Greek, Roman, Norse, and Native North American myths are presented in a very structured format. A “Major Project" allows the students to demonstrate further knowledge of myths by completing a series of activities. Optional lessons allow the students to further thematic connections, identify pr
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4th - 6th
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US History Regents/Final Exam Review - 1600s to Modern Day - English/Spanish
Attached is a literacy based review packet of topics taught in U.S History. It is based on NYS curriculum geared for the NYS Regents, BUT it can also double as curriculum for a summer school course. I based this packet on U.S history lessons I previously uploaded to TPT, so there is repetition from my other materials there, but it is designed to provide students the chance to review key topics throughout the school year.Topics in this packet:Establishment of the 13 Colonies13 Colonies and Revolu
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5th - 12th
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Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
This Middle School World Continents Bundle for grades 5-8 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S WORLD CONTINENTS CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with EXTENSIVE reading passages, ENGAGING activities, and FULL COLOR maps, and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 420 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of Wor
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5th - 8th
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Prevention, Recycling & Conservation Gr. 5-8
Discover prevention methods for waste and pollution while conserving the environment. Our resource provides easy to understand initiatives so students can start helping the planet Earth.About this Resource: Get familiar with Earth's natural resources and what you can do to help conserve them. Hold a contest to find the most useful and creative ways to reuse everyday items. Conduct an audit of each classroom in your school to see if things that should be recycled are getting recycled. Get down a
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5th - 8th
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5-ESS3-1
Also included in: Waste Management BIG BOOK - BUNDLE
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker Lessons - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students This resource uses reading comprehension strategies such as visualization, connection, questioning, predicting, summarizing as well as focusing on main idea, comparing and contrasting and a BME retell. There are over 15 different activities, plus variations of many activities to support both higher and lower level students!A bonus crossword has been included for a comprehension check for early finishers.Also, s
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2nd - 7th
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Advertising & Marketing Bundle | Persuasive Techniques & Media Literacy
This bundle combines two of our most popular resources for teaching students about ⭐MARKETING and PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES, and the ⭐ADVERTISING INDUSTRY uses a range of strategies to influence consumers to purchase products and services.The ADVERTISING UNIT has resources and tools to ensure students develop the MEDIA LITERACY skills to comprehend and create advertising. In contrast, the PROJECT-BASED MARKETING UNIT allows students to use all these skills to create a breakfast cereal product and ma
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4th - 10th
Europe Gr. 5-8
Journey to the ancient centers of culture and trade with a trip to Europe. About this Resource: Understand the variety of ecosystems that inhabit the continent with a climate map. Gain a sense of direction by identifying the European cities that are found in the western and eastern hemispheres. Do some research into the famed Thames river and find out how long it is, which countries it passes through, and into which large body of water it flows into. Learn about the accident at Chernobyl and wha
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School World Continents Bundle Gr. 5-8
Stolen Words Lessons - A Reconciliation Resource - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary School Students Exploring the Intergenerational Effects of Residential SchoolsThis unit contains NINE, no-prep, easy to use reading response pages to support this important story. Early primary to mid intermediate will have success using these response pages, designed to focus on the following comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Infer, Main Idea and Problem/ResolutionThis short story
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1st - 5th
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Middle School US History Bundle Gr. 5-8
This Middle School US History Bundle for grades 5-8 is your ENTIRE YEAR'S US HISTORY CURRICULUM in one bundle. Filled with EXTENSIVE reading passages, ENGAGING activities and COMPREHENSION questions that cover your State Standards, and written to Bloom's Taxonomy. The activities in this bundle can be used for whole-group, small group, or individual work. NO PREP necessary, just print!This BUNDLE includes 410 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of US History lesson plans. A $120.00 va
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5th - 8th
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Medieval Times Gr. 4-6
"Serfs up"! Medieval Times — everything from knights and castles to Crusades and feudal feasts.
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Students will delight as they examine the many aspects of the Middle Ages including significant events, the roles of the people, and the different cultures. The unit starts off with core teaching lessons to build a base for knowledge, followed by student worksheets that compliment the core lessons. Optional lessons are included to add a degree of flexibility and possible enrich
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4th - 6th
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Ancient Greece and Rome Activity Bundle! - World History | Ancient Civilizations
Looking for fun lessons and activities that will keep your students engaged and your prep-time to a minimum? Then the Ancient Greece and Rome Activity Bundle is right for you!Enhance your classroom's study of the Ancient/Classical Greek and Roman civilizations with these 16 amazing resources! Save BIG when you purchase this bundle with 16 fun and engaging lessons, assessments, and activities!Included in the bundle are...EIGHT Interactive Reading Lessons (notes, reading passages, built-in warm-up
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5th - 10th
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Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Latitude, Longitude and Time Zones Gr. 3-5
This is the chapter slice "Latitude, Longitude and Time Zones" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"About the FULL RESOURCE:Students will learn in-depth how to read and create maps with our engaging resource designed for students in grades three to five. Students will expand their knowledge of the elements on a map by exploring the lines of latitude, longitude and time zones. Then, students will learn about geographical and cultural features by exploring topographic and ch
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3rd - 5th
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides. Mississippi. Colorado. Hudson + Worksheets
The US Major Rivers : Google Slides, Distance Learning + Powerpoint Version + Worksheets. Interactive presentation & quiz on US major rivers. Please view the video previewINTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES/POWER POINT PRESENTATION on The US major rivers. It can be used for distance learning and google classroom or on a interactive smartboard in the classroom.Once downloaded: Please view the GOOGLE SLIDES/POWERPOINT IN 'PRESENT ▶️' modeWorksheet also included in ZIP file 'Label the US rivers'. This is
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2nd - 7th
Also included in: U.S.A Geography Bundle: Google Slides Presentations + PPT's + Worksheets
Middle and High School History or English Facts Of The Day Activity BIG Bundle
Students in Middle School and High School will have a great time with this digital resource! English and History teachers can use this to begin their classes every day.Get your students engaged and energized with this COMPLETE 11 MONTH BUNDLE of daily warm-ups, brain breaks, and fun facts! This bundle contains 11 months (August through June)! This resource includes interactive Google Slides with prompts that will get your students thinking, and learning about famous and historical people/events.
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5th - 12th
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Ancient Maya, Aztecs & Incas Gr. 4-6
This thematic, integrated unit about the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas will provide both the teacher and the students with a broad understanding of the topic.
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The unit starts off with core teaching lessons to build a base for knowledge, followed by student worksheets that compliment the core lessons. Optional lessons are included to add a degree of flexibility and possible enrichment activities to the lesson. The unit finishes off with a major project that allows students to de
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4th - 6th
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Stand Like A Cedar Lessons - Indigenous Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning in Elementary SchoolsNINE different comprehension activities support the story, Stand Like a Cedar, written by Nicola I. Campbell and illustrated by Carrielynn Victor.Reading Response activities include:Visualization, Connection, Meaning/Infer, Question, Plus... Place-Based Learning Activity, Sensory Writing, and Nle?kepmxcin / Sto:lo Halq'emeylem / English Word FocusThis unit is developed to support a single read aloud copy. There is zero p
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1st - 5th
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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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For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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