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1st grade Spring social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Easter Egg Hunt Digital Google Slides PowerPoint Virtual Easter Activity Spring
Bring smiles for miles with digital Easter activities! This digital Easter Egg Hunt includes 17 egg hunt slides. Students will delete an image in each egg hunt one at a time revealing eggs worth points. But be careful! If you reveal the chick, you lose a point and that hunt ends. Students will keep track of their points as they play and then tally all points on the final slide to reveal their final score! This is fun for students to play individually or as a whole class on a digital whiteboard.
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K - 5th
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Also included in: Easter Digital Resources Spring Google Would You Rather Egg Hunt
Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach maps, communities, and continents? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do! It covers locating on places on maps and globes their local community and the USA, the seven continents, and the four oceans. They also practice constructing/reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and map symbols. Lastly, they'll compare and
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1st - 3rd
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Presidents Day Digital Activities | Google Slides™
These digital activities will help your students learn all about the Executive Branch, as well as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day! The they are all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! You can share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage too. It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -Washington reading passage-Lincoln reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL c
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Presidents Day Activities Bundle | Digital Google Slides™ + Print
Earth Day Activities Digital Google Reading Comprehension Animals Recycle
These FUN digital Earth Day activities are perfect for Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. It includes a K-W-L chart, nonfiction text about Earth Day, a quick drag and drop comprehension check, a drag and drop activity about things that are helpful vs hurtful to the earth, a drag and drop recycling activity, a design your own Earth Day Promise (The Earth Day Promise has two templates so you can choose if you want your students to upload a picture of themself or not.), vocabulary matchi
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Earth Day Activities Digital Bundle Writing Google Virtual Recycle
Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Spring STEM Activities Earth Day Challenges Bird House Nest Caterpillar April
These Spring STEM Activities are great for engaging your students. This Spring bundle has 4 exciting challenges for March, April & May. LOW PREP for any elementary classroom! Each low prep STEAM activity comes with a digital slide show, certificates, task cards & more.What’s Included in the Spring Stem Challenges Bundle: 5 fun & simple activities all Spring themed and LOW PREP for your convenience!Spring STEM Activity 1: Earth Day Activities STEM Recycling Challenge Students will le
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K - 3rd
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Finish the Doodle Easter STEAM Activity Drawing Challenges Sub Plans STEM Bunny
Challenge your students to finish the doodle & change it into something else. This Spring STEAM challenge targets the Art in STEAM. Students will think outside the box to disguise a bunny or egg into something else. Incorporate writing with a creative story. Save 30% with the growing bundle & grab all artist activities - click here!These activities will get students to think in a unique way. Use this as a warm up or entire lesson. Incorporate creative writing to create a full lesson. Per
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K - 3rd
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Spring Activities Digital Building Game April May Google Classroom Activities
Take your students on a quest this Spring!!! Students will go on 3 digital building adventures to grow flowers, collect spring pieces & complete challenges with this engaging Spring digital building activities for Google Slides and Seesaw. With movable pieces, audio instructions, and a variety of challenges, these activities are a perfect way to practice technology skills (mouse skills, copy, paste, drag, drop). These digital activities are engaging, and a way to get your students problem so
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K - 3rd
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Community Helpers PowerPoint Guessing Game - What's My Job
Your students will love this fun and interactive community helpers game. This is a PowerPoint game of "Who Am I?" Students get three clues to guess the job of the community helper. There are 14 different workers represented. Students have to figure out who it is from clues about where they work, what they wear, what vehicles they drive, and what tools they use. Fun for review or assessment in kindergarten. Project on your whiteboard or Smartboard or use it at a computer center. No prep. Easy to
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PreK - 1st
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Christmas Around the World PDF and Digital
This Christmas Around the World bundle, PDF and Google Slides, is perfect for distance learning, in the classroom, and with hybrid learning. The digital component is a brand new resource, not the PDF converted to Google Slides. You will get the informational texts digitally with all new digital jigsaw puzzles, digital match games, digital word searches, and more! Games can be played online, on the slides, or even printed. I have included easy to follow directions for the crafts. Families will be
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K - 2nd
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Easter Digital Resource Adopt a Bunny Spring Math Would You Rather
This digital Easter or digital spring bundle includes four amazing activities for digital learning. Activity 1: Adopt a Bunny, Activity 2: Would You Rather 3: The Marshmallow Touch Story Writing 4: Math Puzzles including puzzles for single digit addition, double digit addition and single digit multiplication. Activities 1, 2 and 3 come in three versions: Jamboard, Google Slides and PowerPoint. Activity 4 only comes in Google Slides, PowerPoint (no Jamboard version).Activity 1: Adopt a Bunny!On
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Easter Digital Resources Spring Google Would You Rather Egg Hunt
Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos | Day of the Dead
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about Dia de los Muertos/Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Dia de los Muertos unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Dia de los Muertos-informational text passage -comprehension activity-fill in the blank activity-safesh
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos Paper & Digital Bundle
Groundhog Day Digital Activities
This NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn all about Groundhog Day. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Graphic organizers-KWL Chart-Groundhog Day reading passages-Groundhog reading passages-Comprehension questions-Graphing activities-Links to Groundhog Day informational videosChe
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1st - 3rd
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Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
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1st - 5th
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Seasonal STEM Activities for Kids | Year Long Themed Bundle
A variety of STEM and Technology activities to help celebrate seasons and holidays year round.Do you have weekly STEM-time in your classroom and are struggling to find lessons each month? Are you a STEM teacher who is looking for supplemental lessons? Needing hands-on sub plans that engage your students while you are away? By having seasonal activities, never run out of ideas and integrate into your own content easily. _____________________________________Who is this bundle best suited for?Gener
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K - 5th
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Spring Activities Digital Building LEGO Easter Google Challenges Mouse Practice
Build digitally with these Spring Easter challenges!! Students will build flowers, butterflies and more with virtual blocks. This is a perfect way to work together as a team thanks to Google & Microsoft. Simply share with several students at once so they can work together on their own computer. Great for early finishers and sub plans in technology class. Incorporate math by measuring height & length.When to use digital building?Early finishersPractice mouse skillsPractice drag & drop
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1st - 5th
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Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go
Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint. What kind of transportation moves you? All kinds of transportation in this PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segway and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so the
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K - 2nd
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The Little Mermaid Fractured Fairy Tale Readers Theater
Introducing our captivating Readers Theater Pack, Perfect as an End Of The School Year Activity. specifically tailored for 2nd and 3rd-grade learners! Dive into the enchanting world of fairy tales with our unique twist on the beloved classic, "The Little Mermaid." This pack includes: a fractured version of the story, providing an immersive and educational experience for young readers. This Readers Theater Pack is carefully designed to align with 2nd and 3rd-grade curriculum standards, ensuri
United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital.
United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital classroom for paperless activities.
Did you start transitioning to a paperless classroom? I have this product that can be fun and perfect for your student to learn states and capitals from the United States.
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- PDF with instructions. (for both Google Drive and OneDrive users)
Your student will have so much fun learning states and capitals, while taking advantages of a paperless digital classroom.
Te
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K - 2nd
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Cinco de Mayo Activities | Print + Digital
✏️If you're looking for Cinco de Mayo lesson plans, look no further! This engaging resource on Cinco de Mayo will have your students improving their knowledge about this holiday, while researching and celebrating Mexican-American culture without perpetuating stereotypes and inaccuracies about Cinco de Mayo. These Cinco de Mayo activities are also great for centers or stations, early finisher activities, or even as small group lessons! I also love their versatility and use for cross-curricular le
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1st - 3rd
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Spring Activities This or That Game No Prep April May STEM Games Building LEGO
This, That, Build! - A Fun and Engaging Digital Game for SpringLooking for a fun, low-prep activity to keep your students engaged this Spring? Look no further than This, That, Build! This exciting digital game is a twist on the classic "This or That" game, but with a building element!Here's what you'll love about This, That, Build!No prep required: Just launch the game and you're ready to play! No more scrambling for materials or printing worksheets.Engaging and interactive: Students will be cha
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1st - 4th
Earth Day Activities Digital Bundle Writing Google Virtual Recycle
This is a FUN digital pack perfect for differentiation. It includes an Earth Day activity designed for K-2 (great for remediation for G3-5) and an Earth Day activity designed for G2-5 (perfect for enriching learners in grades 1-2). Two activities are the same in both packs (recycling and planting a forest). Students will be able to design an Earth Day Pledge/Promise in each but they are designed a bit differently in each. Please watch the video preview for each resource to see me click through t
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K - 5th
Halloween Digital Unit
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about the origins of Halloween? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Halloween unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Halloween-informational text passage about Halloween origins-comprehension activity-fill in the blank (cloze activity)-safeshare videos o
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1st - 3rd
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How to Writing Prompt Google Resource for Writing Sentences in Kindergarten
******This is a Digital Resource for Google******Sequencing is a skill that can be tricky for many kindergartners. With this procedural writing product, students will learn how to sequence events properly, and how to write about events in a chronological order using transitional words. There are 8 topics included in this product:-How to build a sandcastle-How to go backyard camping-How to fish-How to dress for rainy weather-How to grow a plant-How to make an ice cream sundae-How to make lemona
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K - 2nd
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