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8th grade social studies resources for Gifted and Talented on sale
Digital Vision Board Template | GRADES 6-8 | Back to School | Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL ACTIVITY: Engage students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades as they create vision boards that reflect their dreams, goals, and priorities and learn about a technique that can help them be successful in life.**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8** This resource is not recommended for grades below 6th.Students will:learn about vision boards and their benefitsview examples of vision boardsthink about their dreams, goals, and priorities and record them on a chartlearn tips for creating, finding, a
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE 25 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities
Juneteenth | Activities + Video
Juneteenth is a date to commemorate the freedom for which we must fight every day in our country.This resource can be used both physically and digitally.It includes:- Cover page.- How to do page.p1:- Introduction.- What is Juneteenth?p2:- Look up the meanings.- What is the significance of Juneteenth?- What do you know about this day?p3:- The Emancipation Proclamation.- Juneteenth and Slavery in Texas.p4:- What Really Happened at Roswell.p5:- Timeline.p6:- The date.- Write a short review about Ab
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4th - 9th
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World History Complete Curriculum (800 Resource Pages/185 Activities/18 Units)
Your entire year of lesson planning DONE and packaged up in one easy-to-navigate, organized digital folder. This curriculum has every guided reading article, comprehension question, simulation, activity, game, mapping activity, primary source, critical thinking activity, internet activity and skill building activity that you need for the entire year. Student will love these tried and true activities and they will help prevent both teacher and student burnout - guaranteed!! Eliminate the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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MOCK TRIAL: Class Preparation
This resource will provide students with an introductory framework from which to understand the judiciary process. Students will delve into the fundamental aspects of a courtroom such as: the basic structure and lay-out of a courtroom, the function of different roles (judge, jury, defense, prosecutor), and the common procedures and language used in a courtroom environment. Students will also explore the importance of how to create an opening and closing statement, the legal grounds of when to ob
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7th - 12th
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Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Fatty Legs Lessons - Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary Students This product is also available in a bundle: Fatty Legs and A Stranger at Home BUNDLE, that includes the sequel novel unit, A Stranger at Home.Comprehension strategies used in this unit are: connection, visualization, question, infer, and transform.For Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Microsoft Teams.) The booklet is editable, and
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3rd - 8th
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World History Complete Curriculum PowerPoint Package (16 Units/800 slides)
Get my Complete World History Curriculum Here ($30 - great value!)Every slide that you need to teach a full year of World History! This resource contains 16 units worth of visually engaging, fully editable Power Point slides to take your students from the earliest humans all the way through the Cold War. Each presentation contains maps, key figures, key terms in differentiated font, "look ins", key concepts and more. Edit as needed or use exactly as it is.Topics Covered River Valley Civiliz
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Edible Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Lab - Digital & Print & Go!
** UPDATED TO INCLUDE A DIGITAL VERSION ****This can be easily used as a lab for students to do at home using their own cereal, candy, fruit, beads, etc. they can find. It doesn't have to be edible. Students can take pictures of their finished molecules to show you for extra credit or upload to social media and tag the class instagram (if you have one). In this lab, students will be expected to interpret the molecular and structural formulas of water, carbon dioxide, glucose and oxygen and const
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6th - 12th
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Fatty Legs and A Stranger at Home Lessons BUNDLE - Inclusive Learning
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School StudentsFor Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Teams.) The booklet is editable, and students type their responses in editable text boxes. Online copies of Fatty Legs can be found at Epic!(I believe teachers can sign their students up for free!)In-class Environment - The hard copy novel study units were created to support a s
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4th - 8th
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End of Year Middle School Science Test Review - Great For ANY State
⭐️Updated to include print and online digital notebook version included! ⭐️This end of year middle school science test review packet is designed for Virginia students, but it can easily be aligned for any state. ⭐️ Answer Key included! ⭐️⭐️Over 100+ questions!!⭐️Students must use their higher-order thinking skills to evaluate the graphics used. Very similar. to various state tests giving throughout the United States. Allow students to work independently, have them work in groups with you, or com
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6th - 8th
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Indigenous Peoples Day or Columbus Day? | Christopher Columbus Worksheet
For decades, the United States celebrated Columbus Day. Today, a controversy that covers many situations has been installed. Really determining whether this day should be called Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day requires studying the points of view of both parties and knowing some history, so... Let's do it! This resource can be used both physically and digitally. It includes: - Cover page. - How to do page. p1: - Introduction. - Who was Christopher Columbus? p2: - Did you know?... p4: - M
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Indigenous Peoples Day or Columbus Day? | English + Spanish
I AM NOT A NUMBER Lessons - Residential Schools Reading Response
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusive Learning for Elementary and Middle School Students This no-prep learning resource / reconciliation novel study, includes NINE different activities to support this authentic resource using comprehension strategies: Summarizing, Connection, Visualization, Questioning, Critical Thinking and Transformation Plus... an activity identifying Child Rights violations described in the book.This response unit supports in class learning as well as DISTANCE LEARNI
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4th - 8th
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Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement: Gallery Walk
Begin your study of the Civil Rights Movement in a powerful way by having students participate in a gallery walk activity. Using primary sourced drawings and photographs, the gallery walk begins in Africa, and moves through slavery, the Reconstruction and Jim Crow, and carries on to present-day issues. This lesson will vicariously draw your students into the lives, circumstances, and struggle for social justice of the past and today as they engage in the analysis of primary sources. This unique
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8th - 12th
ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE (EPF) - WHOLE COURSE by Just Add Teacher
Based directly on the new North Carolina Economic and Personal Finance (EPF) curriculum, this Bundle has absolutely EVERYTHING you need to teach Economics and Personal Finance in a single semester with NO BOOK NEEDED, Just Add Teacher. NOTE: This is NOT a pay-as-you go or a “I’ll update later” curriculum. It is 100% complete and ready to be used and owned by you permanently. Described below is a detailed breakdown of everything you will receive in this bundle. Click HERE to follow Just Add Teach
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Cinco de Mayo Activities + Readings + Video | May 5 Activities
May 5 is a great opportunity to celebrate the culture and virtues of the Mexican people. This resource tries to find the true message of this day. It can be used both physically and digitally. It includes: - Cover page. - How to do page. p1: - The fifth of May. - What is the importance of May 5? p2: - Video "The Battle of Puebla". - Answer the questions. p3: - Synthesize the story of the Battle of Puebla. - Why do you think the Battle of Puebla was important? p4: - When is the Independence of M
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Cinco de Mayo | May 5 | English + Spanish
One Word Project Template GR 6-8 New Years Goals Activity & Rubric Google Slides
⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL ACTIVITY: Throw out those New Year resolutions and join the One Word 365 movement! With this digital project template, students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades will choose one word to guide their thinking and actions throughout the year. Students will:reflect on what went well and what they would change from last yearbrainstorm possible words to guide them in the current yearchoose one of the words and explain it in a paragraphview examples of visual representationscreate a visual
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6th - 8th
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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
Native American Heritage Month Activities + Debate + Videos
Native American Heritage Month is a very important month in our country. In a world where the inclusion of different cultures is essential, our duty as teachers is to teach our students tolerance and respect. That is why I created this non-discriminatory material, with the intention that each of our students become aware to make this a better world. It can be used both physically and digitally. It includes: p1: - Text "The History of Hispanic Heritage Month". p2: - Reading comprehension questio
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: November Bundle | Halloween, Day of the Dead, Thanksgiving and more...
A Stranger at Home Lessons and Novel Study
Supporting Indigenous Resources for Inclusion Learning for Elementary and Middle School Students This product is also available in a bundle: Fatty Legs and a Stranger at Home BUNDLE, that includes the first novel unit, Fatty Legs.For Distance Learning - Teachers can assign the Reading Response Booklet to students using Google Slides or PowerPoint (for Microsoft Teams.) The booklet is editable, and students type their responses in editable text boxes. In-class Environment - This novel study unit
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4th - 8th
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The Ecology of Avatar Choice Board Project (Paper & Digital)
UPDATED! This product now comes with a completely digital and highly interactive lesson or an updated print and go version. The project has been differentiated to allow you to assign points to your liking. The project has also been tweaked so that students DO NOT have to watch the movie to complete the project. Take the stress out of the end of the year with this fun culminating Ecology project. This project is great for students no matter their learning level (from self-contained to AP Environm
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7th - 12th
GEOGRAPHY | 50 U.S. State Maps Outlines (K-12)
GEOGRAPHY | 50 U.S. State Maps Outlines (K-12). Map outlines for all American occasions: history, physical, political, or specialty. Ideal for reports, labeling, or patriotic projects. Unfortunately, maps will not create a scaled puzzle. Preview same as Download.About the collection:Files are 8.5" x 11" in PDF & PNG. Product purchase is for organizational services. Maps are compiled from various free online sources and clarity is not always consistent. Please view Preview to see if maps mee
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Top 20 Best Sellers
ECONOMICS FULL COURSE 70+ SEPARATE LESSON BUNDLES!!!!
*Just updated 6/01/2023 for this upcoming school year. I made it easier and more organized with a Unit by Unit Folder and numbered lesson plans*Everything you need to teach an Economics course. Includes 73 separate lesson plans with 47 powerpoint presentations. Lesson plans are very detailed and include NY State + Common Core Standards, Essential Questions, Aim questions, Bell work and Closure Activities. Almost all lessons have some sort of student centered cooperative learning activity. There
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ESCAPE ROOM: Biology Review (Excellent for End of Course)
Are you in love with escape rooms as much as I am? My students love them and everyone is engaged. The following escape room includes 7 stations with 4 questions each to help students review these topics: *Experimental Design*Biochemistry*Cells & Cellular Reproduction*Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration*Heredity & DNA*Evolution & Adaptations*EcologyThis escape room includes an answer key and three different sizes of questions based on what you need for your students. ===========
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Biology End of Course and State Test Review Bundle
The American Dream PowerPoint, Google Slides: Digital Lesson
Perfect for in-class or distance learning! Now 37 slides! "The American Dream" brought to you in PowerPoint!!! This is the perfect way to introduce this powerful concept to your students!! Filled with a ton of information related to state standards, as well as images to spark the imagination! Included in this PowerPoint are the following: background information, written response questions, notes, connections to literature, and more! Great for American literature classes as well of social studi
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6th - 12th
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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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