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5th grade social studies activities
Patriotic Agamographs | Original, Unique Memorial Day Craft Activity
This patriotic agamograph set is a fun and unique activity to integrate art into your classroom. They complement your Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Remembrance Day, September 11th, 4th of July, or any other patriotic celebrations. My original agamographs are often copied but never equalled! For patriotic holidays like Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day, I have created an image of the American flag that morphs into soldiers. I have also included designs for September 11th, where the
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3rd - 8th
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National Parks Research Road Trip PBL Project Based Learning Writing Math
Do you love our National Parks and want to find a way to integrate reading, writing, math, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in a fun, real-life context into your lessons? Consider using project-based learning in your classroom! In this PBL unit, students can plan a road trip to the national parks with their families, while also creating a realistic budget for their vacation.One of the benefits of this project-based learning unit is that it allows for student choice and personalizati
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3rd - 6th
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Country Study Report & Country Research Projects Countries Around the World
Are you working on a country study in your classroom? Completing a country research project for one of the many amazing countries around the world can be such a great way to open your students eyes to the diversity of countries, peoples, and cultures around the world. This fun, fresh and engaging country report resource is the perfect DIFFERENTIATED way to meet each student where they are and guide them as they present their research on countries around the world. Complete with 32 countries from
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2nd - 5th
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Map Skills- Reading a Map and Activities
✅⭐️Are you studying maps in your primary classroom? If so, then you will love this all inclusive NO PREP set! Not only does it go over cardinal directions and how to read a map, it also reviews parts of a map such as the map key, title, and compass rose. It is a perfect lesson to include in your social studies geography unit!⭐Please know that this resource is a PDF. It is great for distance learning if you are sending home packets or are able to transfer it to Google Slides™ to use in Google Cla
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K - 5th
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Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Memorial Day Activity | Patriotic Soldier Classroom Collaborative Poster
Don't miss out on this popular Patriotic Soldier Classroom Collaboration Poster for Memorial Day from Art with Jenny K.!! Your kids won’t soon forget this project! This activity is so much fun because, in the end, you will have a very large (approx. 28” x 35”) poster to display in your classroom, hallway, or front entryway, to honor our soldiers on Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, and/or Veterans Day. Along the way, students will work together as a group to create this beautiful tribute.The size
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1st - 8th
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Label Continents and Oceans Activities | Blank World Map Printable 7 Continents
Students LOVE learning about the Continents and Oceans of the World with these fun hands-on activities, including a 7 continents mini-book, blank world map, coloring pages, and even a label continents and oceans quiz. This NO PREP packet is easy for teachers and engaging and hands-on for students!Please click on the preview button above to take a look at everything included.This resource includes:7 Continents Mini-BookColoring Pages/Posters of Each ContinentBlank World MapLabeled World MapPost-U
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2nd - 5th
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Biography Research Project Writing Biography Report Template Graphic Organizer
These fun Biography Research Report Template Banners come with over 300 amazing people of influence for your students to research! Perfect biography graphic organizers for displaying their learning about important people throughout history! Tired of the same old way to present your Biography Reports? Great to use any time of the year, these pennants are a great way to supplement your Social Studies instruction as well as help your students organize their research. Save time by integrating your
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3rd - 6th
Black History Month Activity Collaborative African American Biographical "Quilt"
My Famous Faces® of African-American History "Quilt" project is the perfect whole-class activity to do during Black History Month or any time of the year! It connects the individual with the group using hexagons that will tessellate to create a large “quilt” collaboration poster featuring 40 influential African Americans and their biographies. The final poster has a ton of “wow factor” when complete, and I hope it will make a large impact on your students as they learn about these 40 influential
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use one every month!
Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution
The Causes of the Revolutionary War Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, 13 Colonies and Intolerable Acts. The Revolutionary War Causes Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of deciphering codes.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: 4 U.S. History ESCAPE ROOMS BUNDLE - Constitution, Revolutionary War
US Geography Map Skills | Maps and Globes, Continents, Oceans, Me on the Map
Do your students struggle with general map skills, their location on a map or globe, or naming our continents and oceans? This popular U.S. geography and map skills packet will help your students master these mapping skills and more with ease. Fun for students and super helpful for teachers!This United States geography and map skills resource provides an easy and fun way for students to develop a better understanding of where they live in the world, as well as key geography skills and concepts.
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3rd - 5th
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collaborative Poster | Black History Month Activity
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Collaborative Classroom Poster. This is a great, inclusive, community-building Martin Luther King Day activity. Appropriate accompaniment for your Black History Month studies or any unit/lesson on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights, social justice, etc. This poster of Dr. King is a great way to start a unit or to finish one. My collaboration posters are easy for teachers and fun for kids and make a lasting impression—on students, parents, and your entire school
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2nd - 8th
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State Reports Research Project Template | Informational Report Writing | Report
These State Report Information Report Pennant Banners come with 50 amazing pennants for displaying your research project on one of the fifty nifty United States. Perfect for any time of the year, these pennants are a great way to supplement your social studies instruction as well as help your students organize their research. Save time by integrating your social studies and ELA instruction! In addition to being excellent informational organizers for your students, these state pennant banners a
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3rd - 5th
Christmas and Holidays Around the World Upper Elementary Passages, Map Skills
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD UNIT WITH 21 CELEBRATIONS! ⭐ "Very engaging for my 3rd-5th graders, and perfect for the weeks leading up to Christmas break. There are so many resources here that I didn't even get to use all of them in class, but it was great because I could pick and choose what would be most meaningful for my students. I loved the research pages for students to do their own research on a country, and my students had a lot of fun with that!"⭐ 2023 BONUS: 5 HOLIDA
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3rd - 6th
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U.S. Constitution ESCAPE ROOM Activity! Constitution Day - Reading Comprehension
The U.S. Constitution Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom reading comprehension passage, answering questions and solving puzzles! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the United States Constitution, Preamble, Constitutional Convention and Founding Fathers. This is the perfect activity to introduce the Constitution or FUN lesson to celebrate Constitution Day. The Constitution Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: 4 U.S. History ESCAPE ROOMS BUNDLE - Constitution, Revolutionary War
Christmas Around the World Scrapbook
A TpT TOP SELLER!!!! Take your students on a magical trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! This interactive Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a creative way to track student learning, and is a wonderful keepsake! This 63 page packet comes with a student scrapbook, Christmas Airlines plane boarding passes, passports and passport stamps for the journey, a teacher's guide with suggestions for books to read on your trip, food ideas, and fun crafts for eac
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K - 5th
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke American US History 13 Colonies CSI Inquiry
In this Lost Colony of Roanoke and the 13 Colonies CSI Activity, students take part in an engaging investigation to determine the fate of the colonists at Roanoke while getting a great introduction to American History. This is an ideal starter resource for any unit on the 13 Colonies. Students work individually or in groups to examine possible theories that explain the fate of the Lost Colony at Roanoke. Students will read through 6 possible scenarios, analyzing a variety of questions from a v
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: CSI US American History Inquiry Bundle | 10 Amazing Inquiry Activities
Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills
Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
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K - 12th
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Christmas Holidays Around the World Virtual Field Trip Digital Resource Activity
⛄ Let's learn about Christmas Around the World! In this holiday Virtual Field Trip, students travel around the world to learn how the Christmas holiday is celebrated in 7 different countries. Your students will travel to the United States, Mexico, Germany, Egypt, China, Australia and Iceland. This virtual field trip is an engaging and fun way to explore how Christmas is celebrated in different cultures around the world. This fun and meaningful holiday activity contains embeddable video links, im
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2nd - 5th
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Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for Memorial Day (and Other Occasions!)
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
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K - 8th
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Bill of Rights Scenario Activity | Which Bill of Rights Amendment was violated?
In this engaging Bill of Rights scenarios lesson, students examine a variety of scenarios to discover which of the Bill of Rights has been violated! There are 15 Bill of Rights scenarios in total, and students can work individually or in pairs to solve which of the first 10 amendments has been broken! Then, students create their own scenario! ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my US Constitution activities unit located here bundle.This resource includes a pap
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5th - 8th
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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Mythology Projects - Ancient Greece Unit Activities
This Greek Mythology Unit contains over 200 pages and it is the perfect addition to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook or Ancient Greece unit. These Greek mythology projects and activities include full text versions of a variety of Ancient Greek myths, telling the tales of the Olympians and other Greek Gods and Goddesses. It contains all of the resources, foldable activities, graphic organizers, and mythology worksheets you need to teach your students about the gods, goddesses, heroes, and m
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4th - 7th
Greek Mythology Activities, Research Pennant, Sketchnotes, Creative, and Fun
Are you a fan of hands-on student engagement? This Greek Mythology Greek Gods learning tool is so much fun and loaded with visuals to boost your mythology teaching lessons. Students will love their Greek Gods and Goddesses pennant and sketch notes pages, with the added bonus of accessing the digital resource compatible with Google Drive.Includes:★complete make your pennant printables for teaching Greek Mythology and Greek Gods★complete set of sketch notes pages delivered to you via a link to a
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4th - 12th
50 States and Capitals Map Activity with printable worksheets & digital map game
Do your students need to know the state capitals and the location of each state on a map? This engaging map set for the 50 states and their capitals will guide your students through labeling a blank map and learning the capitals. Print and digital options plus access to online self-checking map and flashcards let you easily customize the lesson to best fit the needs of your students. Students will label a blank map of the United States with the names of the 50 states and then record the capital
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: American History Map Activities Bundle for U.S. History Units & Lessons
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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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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