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6th grade other (social studies) lessons
American Revolution | Revolutionary War | U.S. History Causes of War
Teach the American Revolution with this extensive REVOLUTIONARY WAR BUNDLE, including three units combined into a chronological unit.★ Revolutionary War Causes- Road to Revolution★ Revolutionary War Battles and Events★ Revolutionary War PeoplePLUS an added POSTER PROJECT AND INFORMATIONAL TEXT BOOKLETS!!!Detailed lesson plans take you through 8 weeks of teaching the Revolutionary War. Having it bundled together, you save, save, save! There is no need for a textbook. It is all you need with the
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Law
How did Congress compromise over the issue of slavery? Your students will research and analyze documents and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use their inferential skills to make predictions about the successes or failures of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act in this engaging lesson and activity!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Enslavement Compromises Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
French and Indian War Doodle Notes with PowerPoint (print and digital resource)
These French and Indian War doodle notes summarize the causes, major battles, and effects of the war.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*French and Indian War doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (2 pages)*Fill-in-the-blank version for students who have difficulty with note taking. (2 pages)*Completed version of French and Indian War doodle notes for ELL students or students with learning d
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6th - 11th
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13 Colonies: Early English - Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth & New England
Establishing the 13 Colonies:If you are having problems with Kahoot links they were changed (not my idea:) - here's the new one: https://create.kahoot.it/share/13-colonies-mr-raymond-s-u-s-history/855ec28c-c0ce-4a6a-94ad-e860a946ad7d JUST ADDED FOR FREE - Additional Colonies: I was going to do this as a separate lesson; but have added another PowerPoint presentation, worksheet, quiz, and smart-board map - FOR NO ADDITIONAL COSTThis lesson teaches students about the earliest European colonies in
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Early US History Bundle: 1492 - Civil War
Ancient World Unit Bundle #1 with Lessons, Activities, Doodle Notes, Maps
This bundle includes lots of great interactive activities that your students will love! For descriptions of each included item click the links below:Archaeological Dig: Using Modern Objects to Learn About ArchaeologyTelling Time in History Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes Early Humans and the Stone Age Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes Features of a Civilization Doodle Notes Early River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia Doodle Notes Set 1 for Fertile Crescent and Sumer Mesopotamia Doodle
Grades:
6th - 9th
US States and Capitals - 50 States and Capitals - Regions of the US Unit
Learning the 50 states and their capitals is so important for our students! This unit makes it fun and engaging by breaking the United States into smaller regions and scaffolding up into the entire 50 states. Using games, flashcards, maps, and quizzes, your students will love the fun, and you will love the independence and print-and-go format!Included in this unit:Learn to Spell State NamesState Placement on a USA Map - by region and the entire USANames of Capital CitiesPostal AbbreviationsGames
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4th - 6th
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Dred Scott Decision, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Election of 1860, Fort Sumter
What finally started the Civil War? Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read the passages and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use details from the text and knowledge of Social Studies to brainstorm details and arguments to determine the South's reasons for secession and what finally causes the start of the Civil War!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!The Last Straw Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resou
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Geography Introduction Complete Unit
Start back to school with this Geography Introduction Complete Unit to help your students build the content foundation and Social Studies skills they will need for a Geography, History, or other Social Studies Course. The 160+ page unit covers the Five Themes of Geography, Longitude & Latitude, Climate Zones, Map Types and Purposes, and Using Maps. It introduces or reviews the basic mapping concepts AND geohraphy skills. Includes: Complete Unit Plan with bellringers & exit prompts (Se
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6th - 10th
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Teaching Supply and Demand - Candy and Coke Activity!
This is a great lesson to introduce Supply and Demand!I use this with my middle school students year after year. It is an engaging lesson using two things they love - candy and soda. By the end of this lesson they really have an understanding of the Laws of Supply and Demand and how they work. They experience it for themselves in this lesson. If you purchase this lesson, will you let me know how it goes for you. You are welcome to contact me at bmarkwald@usmk12.org.Have fun!
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Engaging Lessons For Teaching Economics!
Map Skills Package
This package contains a variety of handouts, worksheets, a lesson idea, and an activity to help teach students map skills such as scale, cardinal and intermediate directions, types of maps (planimetric, thematic, topographic), and basic map elements (legend, title etc.)
Contents
Welcome
Teaching Guide (3 pages)
Latitude, Longitude, and Directions: The Orange Lesson
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 1 (label)
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 2 (trace)
Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Han
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Map Skills Bundle: activities, worksheets, crafts, posters + more
Geography: Push and Pull Factors on Human Migration (Includes lesson, PP & Game)
This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to grade 12. Modifications can be made as needed. Students need to understand the differences between human migration, emigration, and immigration as well as the push and pull factors that influence migration. This lesson includes:°Introduction to get students thinking°Encourages brainstorming with graphic organizers°An interactive PowerPoint addressing: migration, immigration, emigration, push and pull fact
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: BUNDLE FOR ALICE
Andrew Jackson, Election of 1828, Jacksonian Democracy, and the Spoils System
How did Andrew Jackson shape his presidency? Your students will analyze the close-reading passages to understand the circumstances surrounding and the outcome of the Election of 1828. They will identify who the candidates were, what happened in the election, who won, and how Jackson shaped his presidency. They will complete the questions and graphic organizer(s) based on the reading and graphic organizers in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Types of Jo
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Jackson UNIT BUNDLE
Civil War Battles - Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox Courthouse
How did certain battles shape the Civil War? Students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer questions based on their knowledge of the Civil War in this engaging lesson and activity!★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Civil War Battles Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Battles of the Civil War reading passages: Bull Run, Antietam, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Sherman's Total War, Surrender at
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Seven Sacred Teachings Bundle for Social Emotional Learning
This Indigenous social studies unit teaches First Nations culture by blending language arts activities, art projects, and games with Indigenous perspectives found within Canada and the United States. The Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings, blends Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and mindfulness, along with Indigenous culture.This bundled resource engages students to explore Indigenous ways of life and values through the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) Seven Sacred Teaching
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Early Man Stations and Project – Paleolithic, Neolithic, Civilization Features
This resource includes five engaging Early Man learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and assignments Check this out! Students will complete their work on flame shapes that they will transform into a 3-D fire. They’ll “build” elements of
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Israelites {Hebrews} Bundle
This download bundles all of my resources for the Israelites or Hebrews.For descriptions of each included item click the links below:A Comparison: The Prince of Egypt and Book of ExodusIsraelites: A PowerPoint HistoryThe Wisdom of King SolomonIsraelites or Hebrews Map Activity (Print and Digital)This zip file contains PDF files, 1997-2003 PowerPoint slide show, and 2010 PowerPoint slide show.This download contains files that may be printed and copied or used digitally. Use whichever ve
Grades:
6th - 9th
Oregon Trail Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes
These Oregon Trail graphic notes are an engaging way for students to learn about the Oregon Trail.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Greyscale version to be used a coloring sheets or for doodling while you go over the information. Use one or both pages. (2 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Color version for examples or displays (2 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Version for students to take notes on and keys. Use one or both pages. (4 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Wrap-up handout (1 pages; uneditable PDFs)*
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Jamestown Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes
These Jamestown doodle notes engage students while encouraging them to use both hemispheres of their brains for better retention while they learn about the settling of Jamestown through Bacon's Rebellion.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*Jamestown doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (3 pages; uneditable PDF)*Fill-in-the-blank version for students who have difficulty with note taking. (3
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6th - 11th
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Ancient Greece Activities on Greek Geography, City-States, Wars, & Philosophers
This comprehensive resource of 400+ pages, split into 17 lessons featuring Ancient Greece Activities starts with Greek Geography. It then delves into what it’s like to live in an Ancient Greek City-State like Athens or Sparta and compares city-states to the American government. Next up are lessons on the Greek Gods and Goddesses, and then the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. This large interactive printable PDF, with some digital pieces, continues all the way to Alexander the Great and the Spr
Grades:
5th - 7th
Thirteen Colonies - New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
How did the colonists of the thirteen colonies live? Students will research the differences between the colonial regions, identify the specific colonies within each region, understand the way of life/occupations of colonists and analyze how colonists needed to adapt to their environment in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies readings with corresponding graphic organizer• Answer key for graphic or
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Model United Nations Introduction - Bundle
Introduce your students to the purpose, organization, and governing bodies of the United Nations with this engaging lesson bundle! This bundle includes two inquiry-based lessons that will facilitate students' higher-order thinking regarding the complex nature of world issues and how the United Nations approaches these challenges.These introductory lessons are a great way to start off your Model United Nation club or class. They will also serve as stand alone lessons if your class is studying the
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Types of Maps Sort and Foldable for Interactive Notebook
Put a hands on twist on a typical and sometimes "boring" social studies topic. Resource can be used in multiple ways. Students can work independently, in partnerships, or small groups.
Foldable (picture example included):
Students create a foldable insert for their social studies interactive notebook using colorful construction paper, and given information which includes map title, picture, and definition.
Sort Activity:
Great for partners and center work. Students cut and sort cards to
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Raid on Harpers Ferry
Aim: What was the cause of "Bleeding Kansas?" Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read about John Brown and Bleeding Kansas to complete the scaffolding questions. They will examine and analyze the details and causes in this interactive activity. ★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Bleeding Kansas Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do Now - Quote Analysis: students answer questions based on qu
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Manifest Destiny - Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, 49ers
Why did certain groups of people move west? Which trails did they travel on? Your students will analyze the primary/secondary source documents that describe the groups and circumstances surrounding migration west. They will complete the graphic organizer based on the documents and their knowledge of Social Studies in this engaging lesson and activity!Grab a free Oregon Trail reading passage here!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Student centered Do Now question • Document Analysis and co
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Manifest Destiny UNIT BUNDLE
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