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Compare World Religions Chart --Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

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This is a chart I use with my students to compare five major world religions-- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. It is meant to have the students learn the basics and be able to know the major aspects of all the religions. I

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Social Studies - History, Geography, Religion

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Map skills quiz includes continents, oceans, scale, time zones, latitude & more

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This is a social studies assessment for basic map skills for late elementary and middle school students. Skills included are:Map skills vocabulary: equator, prime meridian, times zones, hemisphere, physical map, political map, map keyLabel compass

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Social Studies - History, Geography

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Comprehensive Constitution Test Study Guide, Review Packet

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This is a comprehensive study guide for the Constitution test. It is organized the way the Constitution is. It starts with the Preamble and then goes through each article, explaining the powers of each branch etc. Different districts use

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Civics, Government, U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Constitution Day powerpoint Engaging and relevant!

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Constitution Day is every September 17th and public schools are mandated to recognize it. So although I teach World History and Geography and World Cultures, I still spend the period discussing our Constitution on that day. Rather than going over

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Social Studies - History, Civics, Government

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Ancient Greece Athens vs Sparta Compare/ Contrast and Word Sort

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This is actually two activities; a compare/contrast chart and a "word sort" that also compares Athens and Sparta. The compare/contrast chart is basically like a venn diagram but it's better because it has categories on the side. Sometimes

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Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

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6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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Mesopotamia "Somebody Wanted But So" Activity

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This is a "Somebody Wanted But So" chart focusing on Ancient Mesopotamia. I use this as a culminating activity with my 7th grade World History class. It works very well with partners or small groups. Two heads are better than one and they can

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Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Ancient Egypt RAFT activity

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This is a RAFT activity that you can customize as you would like. RAFT stands for Role, Audience, Format, Target. I included many choices--the ones nearer to the top of the list are the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy (for example describing).

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Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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Social Studies Summative Vocabulary Test

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This is a vocabulary test designed for 6th or 7th grade students. I use it for my class World Cultures and Geography. There are 24 questions that are matching/fill in the blank, 7 multiple choice, 3 short written response and also a world map for

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Social Studies - History, Geography

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Middle Ages Project, Medieval Project, student choice

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This is a project that I use as a formative assessment for the Middle Ages. It is designed like a layered instruction project. Students need to do several tasks to add up to 50 points. It provides student choice and different modes of learning.

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Social Studies - History, World History, Middle Ages

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Research, Projects, Lesson

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Nile River sentence starter, Nile River poem

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I developed this project about the Nile River for an Ancient Egypt RAFT activity. I specifically made it for my students who had difficulty creating a project on their own. It provides scaffolding so they can demonstrate why the Nile was so

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Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught social studies for over 10 years with the vast majority of the time being spent teaching middle school. I have taught World Cultures and Geography, World History and US History.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I majored in social science education at Eastern Illinois University, earned my ELL endorsement through National Louis, and finally earned my Masters through Concordia University.

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I am also a mom of a wonderful, bright and sometimes sassy teenage boy.

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Specialty, Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Government, U.S. History, World History, Middle Ages, Geography, Religion