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Social studies Common Core W.2.5 resources
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. These differentiated passages are perfect for fluency, comprehension, and close reading. I have included a full writing unit to help your students write the "perfect paragraph" including that tricky sense of closure! The darling art will bring this unit to life, delight your learners, and make your classroom beautiful! This is an informational text - Social Studies unit that celebrates Dr. King as Civil Rights Activist! Unfair laws are discussed as his his fight to change
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Winter Literacy - Bundle - Literacy All Year
Holidays Around The World | Christmas In Germany | Comprehension, Crafts & More!
We are thrilled to introduce our Germany in Christmas Resource Packet from our best selling "Holidays Around the World" series, designed to bring the magic of Christmas in Germany into your classroom. This no prep holidays printables package is a fantastic opportunity for your students to embark on a cultural journey and learn about holiday traditions from around the world.Understanding and appreciating celebrations from different cultures is not only educational but also incredibly enriching. I
Grades:
K - 4th
Biography Templates | Famous Person Report | Research Project Graphic Organizers
✅ ✍ Are you ready to teach report writing to your students? Teaching kids how to research is a life skill and writing a biography is the perfect research project for kids. Use these no-prep differentiated biography templates and biography rubric to get your kids writing about famous scientists, famous artists, and MORE. ✅The materials in the biography report package help make the report writing process easy for your students and the planning process easy for you. Your kids will enjoy writing fam
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Winter Holidays Around The World Hanukkah Diwali Christmas Ramadan Kwanzaa
Are you teaching your kindergarten or 1st grade about winter holidays around the world? Your class will love this printable craft book and google slides. Includes Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Ramadan. If you're looking for social studies activities that will keep children engaged and on task during the hectic month of December, you've found it! This resource includes easy-to-follow lesson plans and Google slides with links to books and videos about 6 different holi
Grades:
K - 2nd
National Monuments Unit Activities
America’s National Monuments This unit is a great resource to teach your students about six of America’s National Monuments! Take your students on a tour of the USA as you learn more about the Washington Monument, Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Congress Building, The White House, and Mount Rushmore. You'll love all the teaching resources and activities this unit includes! Your students will love all the interactive activities!This 2 part pack includes:A Teaching PowerPoint Slide Show-Use
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Thematic Units Bundle for 2nd and 3rd Grade
Long Ago And Today Thematic Unit | 100th Day Of School | Then And Now
Are you comparing life long ago and today with your K-2 students? This hands-on unit is perfect for your 100th day of school celebration or when learning about the past and present with engaging then and now activities students will love!Students will step back in time as you combine your social studies and writing standards with this complete unit that includes non-fiction Google slides, pre and post-assessments, no prep worksheets, a mini book, graphic organizers, writing templates, and crafts
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Kenya Country Study Research Project - Differentiated - Reading Comprehension
This 45 Page Kenya country study project is perfect your upcoming Africa unit, Kenya unit, multicultural study, cultural fair, or country study. Full of information about Kenya, this differentiated fact filled coloring book and country study activity package includes information, writing prompts, and reading comprehension questions about Kenya written in engaging informational text that is perfect for the lower elementary grades. Key information about Kenya is included, including geography, the
Grades:
1st - 3rd
American Symbols - Common Core Non-Fiction Unit (reading and writing)
Our American Symbols Unit covers 9 U.S symbols in a primary friendly way! The unit comes with printable student books (facts and note taking pages for all), printable teacher notes, and follow-up student writing papers (rough draft and final copy), and several CCSS aligned worksheets.
American Symbols Unit Includes:
(77 Pages Total)
Student Book Cover
Table of Contents
What is a Symbol?
Symbol note taking page
The American Flag (information)
The American Flag (note taking page)
Bald Eagle
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Australia Country Study Research Project - Differentiated Reading Comprehension
This 42 Page Australia country study project is perfect your upcoming Australia unit, multicultural study, cultural fair, or continent study. Full of information about Australia, this differentiated fact filled coloring book and activity package includes information and reading comprehension questions about Australia written in engaging informational text that is perfect for the lower elementary grades. Key information about Australia is included, including geography, the Australia flag, Austral
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Country Study Unit Bundle 1 - Differentiated Country Research Projects
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Egypt Social Studies PBL
This interactive PBL activity puts your students in the shoes of a museum curator designing an authentic Ancient Egyptian museum experience!Ancient Egyptian Museum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a commercial to entice potential guests. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, mea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Greece Social Studies PBL
These ancient civilization activities put your students in the shoes of a travel agent preparing to send their clients back in time to Ancient Greece!Time Travel to Ancient Greece is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a sales pitch to potential clients. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, designing, and working on financial skill
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
National Symbols – 13 American Symbols & National Landmark Activities & Lessons
Our American Symbols Unit features THIRTEEN COMPLETE Common Core-aligned lessons with a balanced mix of engaging higher and lower level hands-on activities to teach 1st-3rd grade students about our nation's National Symbols:
• National Symbols Pre and Post Tests
• Nonfiction Informational text-we provide all of the National Symbols CONTENT
• Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension after each of the 13 lessons
• short Research Project to make the game Find the Fib using True and Fal
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Africa Continent Study Research Project- Differentiated - Reading Comprehension
This 44 Page Africa continent study project is perfect your upcoming Africa unit, lesson, multicultural study, cultural fair, or continent study. Full of information about Africa, this fun fact filled coloring book and continent study activity package includes information and reading comprehension questions about Africa written in engaging informational text that is perfect for the lower elementary grades. Key information about Africa is included, including geography, the African flag, African a
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Save 20% with this ancient civilizations bundle, which includes an Ancient Greece PBL, Ancient Egypt PBL, Ancient China PBL, and Ancient Rome PBL. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a research and making real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. These PBLs are self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability to work at their own pace and
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3rd - 5th
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50 US STATES 2nd 3rd Grade Printable RESEARCH PROJECT & GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Streamline your state research projects with K-W-L charts and graphic organizers! Help students create detailed research reports and organize information about each state, with this printable 60-page resource. Everything you need to get your students started on a beginning guided research writing project. The best part? This project requires zero prep from you! Simply print out the sheets, distribute to your students, and watch their curiosity come to life with this guided research writing journ
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2nd - 4th
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State Research Writing Project | State Report
How would you like to teach state history in a new and engaging way? Your students will research an assigned state, write an informational piece about it, and then create a t-shirt themed on the state they researched! If you'd like to take the project even further, I've added a component for creating a PowerPoint and implementing technology!Check out the preview for details!This Product Covers:--Lesson plans that cover the following:✓ Researching and taking notes (including citing sources and pa
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales Read Aloud Book & Activities Lesson Plans Theme Writing
Back to school Dreamers by YuYi Morales read aloud book & activities focuses on theme (theme graphic organizer), compare/contrast (graphic organizer), lesson plans, writing prompt, read aloud discussion cards (editable cards included), vocabulary graphic organizers and other unique activities that are perfect for back to school or any time of the year!It's also a terrific classroom community building activity, as well as a terrific representation of multicultural literature. The unit focuses
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Back to School Read Aloud Books & Activities BUNDLE Multicultural Theme
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Quick, Easy, No-Prep Research Resources for ANY Historical Figure
If you're like me, time in your daily schedule is at a premium. Sometimes there just doesn't seem like enough time for Writer's Workshop or Social Studies! After having MANY snow days that truncated our own research unit, I developed some quick, easy, no-prep research resources for historical figures. This will keep you and your students accountable, organized, and on-task.
In this pack you receive:
♥ teacher tips with suggested uses
♥ research checklist to keep students on-task and accountab
Grades:
1st - 5th
Elf Day Elf Application Gingerbread Baby Holidays Around The World Activities
Are you short on time for lesson plans but still want to add some holiday magic to your classroom? This December bundle is inclusive to all students with 3 best-selling units: Holidays Around The World, The Gingerbread Baby & Elf Day Activities. Immerse your students in magical, memorable experiences with this bundle of best-selling resources! Your students will love learning about different 6 different cultures as they learn about holidays around the world.Let your student's imaginations s
Grades:
K - 2nd
BOOK ACTIVITIES and EXTENSIONS Legend of Indian Paintbrush Thematic Unit
BOOK ACTIVITIES and EXTENSIONS to accompany The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush is a thematic unit based on Tomie dePaola's wonderful book. Included in this product are activities for literacy, speaking and listening, math, writing, and visual arts. There are materials for 2 literacy centers and 2 math centers. These extension activities relate to Native American culture, cover a broad range of subjects, and include differentiation ideas. [social studies, craftivities, ELA, math, writing, sp
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Not Grade Specific
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I Can Statements 2nd Grade BUNDLE for North Carolina
***UPDATED 9/6/21*** This product includes North Carolina I Can Statements for 2nd Grade with NC Course of Study Math, NC Course of Study ELA, NC Essential Standards Science, and NC Essential Standards Social Studies. There are three different size options; full page, half page, and a third of a page; to best meet your needs! This product has a colorful option with a black chalkboard background, white lettering, and rainbow colored dots. It also includes a color-saving option with a white backgr
Grades:
2nd
Mapping - Canada Lift the Flap Book
Here’s a fun and interesting way to teach towards the Social Studies goals about My Community and Mapping. It also teaches towards the Common Core Language Arts Goals below. This is an adorable and educational lift the flap book. It’s an excellent way to teach about the progression in size from ‘my street’, to ‘my city’, to my country to my planet – it has a page for each progression.
This book is easy to personalize for your own class. Even if you don’t feel that you are artistic, there are s
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: All About Mapping CANADIAN BUNDLE
Library Research | The Ultimate BUNDLE
Scaffold student learning throughout grades K-5 with these research projects for elementary library classes! Your students will develop their research, writing, and technology skills beginning in Kindergarten and progressing through 5th grade. Help your students progress in their mastery of research skills in elementary school! Each grade builds upon skills learned in previous years.Included in this ultimate bundle of resources:ANIMAL RESEARCH K-5 BUNDLE:Guide your students in an engaging anima
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K - 5th
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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.
Benefits of learning social studies
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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