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U.S. History Common Core W.2.5 resources
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
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
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1st - 5th
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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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1st - 3rd
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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50 US STATES 2nd 3rd Grade RESEARCH PROJECT & GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Google Slides
Ready to elevate your students' state research projects? This 60-page Google Slides resource is packed with K-W-L charts and graphic organizers to help them create detailed research reports making this writing project organized & easy to differentiate for multiple student learning levels. Each State report template includes: year it became a state, capital, bird, flower, tree, animal, flag, state motto & nickname, region & bordering states. Say goodbye to prep time and hello to engag
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2nd - 4th
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First Responder Thank You: 9/11 Extension Activity
Great activity for September 11 extension! Focus on heroes of that day and thank the heroes in your own community!
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1st - 3rd
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Veteran's Day Writing & Coloring Pages Vocabulary Letter To a Veteran Template
Veterans Day is so much more than just a day off from school! Teach students the importance of this special day with this Writing and Coloring packet for Veterans Day.Are you looking for engaging resources about Veterans? This high-interest Veterans Day pack includes reflective activities, writing, coloring pages, brainstorming activities Plus bonus activities like Thank You Letters to Veterans and so much more to engage your students this November about This important American holiday.Short on
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1st - 4th
The Great Presidential Comparison Project - 1-2nd Grade
Learn about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln using the effective strategy of compare and contrast!
This mini-research unit on two of our great presidents provides the opportunity to learn about Washington and Lincoln by comparing similarities and differences.
The Great Presidential Comparison Project provides your students with a fun and engaging journal to record their research. To help them along, a research link page with three web links is provided for both Washington and Lincoln. QR
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1st - 2nd
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Liberty Bell Activities – National Symbols & Landmarks (American Symbols) Lesson
The Liberty Bell is a Content-Based Interactive Notebook Mini Unit fostering Literacy in Social Studies for 1st-3rd grade students. We've included Nonfiction Informational Text, THREE Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of activities to teach about the history of the Liberty Bell as one of our American Symbols:• Liberty Bell COMPLETE Lesson – we supply all of the CONTENT!• Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension• Liberty Bell Expository Paragraph – We take students
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1st - 3rd
Presidents' Day Activities and Printables: If I was President - NO PREP K-3rd
About This Product:This product offers a variety of hands-on activites, engaging writing prompts, and fun printables for Presidents' Day! Students will be interested in learning about our presidents, role playing what it would be like to president and brainstorming to solve puzzles and activities. It is full of exciting activites that your students will love to complete on Presidents' Day! Product Includes:- 38 pages with MULTIPLE activites and printables- Variety of Formats and Pages With:*Geor
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Presidents' Day Activities and Write the Room BUNDLE: K-3rd
Bald Eagle Activities National Symbols & Landmarks (American Symbols) Lesson
The Bald Eagle is a Content-Based Interactive Notebook Mini Unit fostering Literacy in Social Studies for 1st-3rd grade students. We've included Nonfiction Informational Text, THREE Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of activities to teach about the history of the Bald Eagle as one of our American Symbols:• Bald Eagle COMPLETE Lesson – we supply all of the CONTENT!• Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension• Bald Eagle Expository Paragraph – We take students through
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1st - 3rd
Martin Luther King Jr. Stationary - MLK Day - DIFFERENTIATED
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with this MLK Day-themed stationery download! This downloadable set is designed to inspire and engage students as they reflect on the profound impact of this civil rights icon.The download comes with different line sizes of each design, so this activity can work for any grade!These templates provide the perfect backdrop for students to express their thoughts, feelings, and aspirations related to Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
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K - 12th
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Thanksgiving Writing Prompts: Past, Present, & Future Traditions
Hello!Thanksgiving is a time to learn about and discuss traditions. Students can use the writing promts to discuss Thanksgiving traditions in the past, present, and the future. What you get?2 pages of directions & lesson Ideas3 printables of writing prompts for Thanksgiving (past, present, and future) about traditionsOne card/poster printable to thank someoneDiscussing traditions together will help students to see similarities and differences in how people/families celebrate the Thanksgiving
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K - 3rd
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Harriet Tubman Writing Prompt
Harriet Tubman Writing Prompt: This fun writing prompt includes a graphic organizer and writing prompt pages so that students can show what they know about Harriet Tubman.
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K - 2nd
Our Patch of Pumpkin Facts Social Studies and Writing Bulletin Board Project
This is a fantastic bulletin board display which could be used for quite a few months and over and over to display facts about pumpkins, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Students write facts learned about pumpkins, Halloween, and/or Thanksgiving on a black and white or colored pumpkin (your choice). Lines are on the pumpkins to help younger students write in a straight line. This is a terrific literacy and writing center. For older students, you can use this as a simple and quick research projec
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K - 6th
Harriet Tubman Writing Prompts and Graphic Organizers
Harriet Tubman Writing Prompts and Graphic Organizers: This purchase includes 7 fun writing prompts, 4 graphic organizers, and a rough draft page so that students can show what they know about the life of Harriet Tubman.
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K - 3rd
S.S. Graphic Organizers and Writing for Famous Americans and National Holidays
In this packet, Social Studies Graphic Organizers and Writing for Famous Americans & National Holidays, you will find the “Gathering Grid” graphic organizer and writing sheets for the following:* Johnny Appleseed* Christopher Columbus* Veterans Day * Thanksgiving Day* Martin Luther King, Jr.* George Washington* Abraham LincolnThere are 5 formats for each Famous American and National Holiday: 1. Blank gathering grid2. Gathering grid with lines only3. Gathering grid with a topic for each box,
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K - 2nd
President’s Day Biography Lesson George Washington W.2.8 & RI.2.9, Fact Opinion
This President’s Day, celebrate our nation’s many commanders-in-chief while practicing reading and writing biographies. The three different texts about the life of President George Washington will help you focus on mastering W.2.8 and RI.2.9 while also practicing other vital literacy skills such as fact and opinion. 22 Unique Pages 100 Total PagesA lesson plan is included What’s Inside?This first text, The Life of George Washington, is two pages and is an overview of his entire life. This text i
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2nd
When I am President Writing Activity
Writing process activity for Presidents' Day
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1st - 4th
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr - This Martin Luther King Jr activity pack features a differentiated "I have a dream" writing activity, vocabulary cards, unscramble it activity, KWL chart, describe MLK adjectives activity, and a Happy Birthday MLK coloring page.These activities pair perfectly for your study of MLK. Learning about MLK will be so much fun with these included activities. The I have a dream writing activity will make a great bulletin board activity!
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1st - 3rd
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Martin Luther King- "We Have a Dream!"
Use this product after reading, or watching an informational piece about Dr. Martin Luther King and his impact in our world. I used this source after watching the "Martin Luther King Jr." video on Brain Pop. Discuss with students what Dr. King's Dream was and then brainstorm/motivate them to write/draw about a change they wish to see in their school, community, state, country, etc.Students fill in their name on the top, draw an image that reflects their dream, and write a short opinion piece abo
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