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Social studies Common Core 3.NBT.A.2 resources
Pioneer Life | Westward Expansion | California Gold Rush | Oregon Trail
Looking for resources to have Pioneer Days in your classroom? Look no further than this complete unit on pioneers, including the California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail. This unit includes activities to stretch out Pioneer Days to a full week or pick and choose what you have time for in the classroom. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES DIGITAL VERSION.*************************************************************************************************************INCLUDES THE FOLLO
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2nd - 4th
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PLAN A CRUISE Vacation Budget Math Project Country Research 4th Grade Enrichment
This Plan A Cruise learning experience lets students become travel agents and design a fun-filled vacation for their classmates. They will use important skills like research, planning, time management, budgeting, and organization to create their one-of-a-kind trip. Each page in their cruise plan book requires students to use academic skills to plan their trip of a lifetime.To complete this project, students will work through the following activities:WORDS TO KNOWThis page includes important word
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: 4th Grade Math Projects The End of the Year Plan A Cruise & Plan A Party
Titanic Activities Thematic Bundle No Prep and Digital
The Titanic is the most famous ship ever and students of all ages love to learn about it! With this Titanic Bundle, you will have tons of math and language arts activities that will engage and teach your students all about the famed unsinkable ship. Cover many third, fourth, and fifth-grade standards such as 4-digit addition and subtraction, opinion writing, multiple-digit multiplication, context clues, word problems, main idea, estimation, and much more all while learning about the Titanic! Usi
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3rd - 6th
Country Research 3rd 4th Grade Math Geography Enrichment Project 7 Continents
This is a cross-curricular learning project that integrates social studies, math, geography, research, and writing. It is a great activity for the end of the year or enrichment any time!To complete this project, students travel to different continents as they take a world tour of six different countries. Through their travels, they will learn the location of these countries along with important facts about the culture. The countries students will visit and learn about include:AustraliaBrazilChin
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: Travel Project Bundle Country Research PBL STEM Challenges
Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ Mega BUNDLE
⚠️Purchase this GROWING BUNDLE and save over 66% off!⚠️ ️These Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade MATH, SCIENCE, and SOCIAL STUDIES Boom Cards™ were made to make reviewing concepts engaging and fun for young students. This bundle includes currently includes 29 sets of science Boom Cards™, 46 sets of math Boom Cards, 25 sets of Social Studies Boom Cards™ and more! These were made with primary students in mind, but you can adapt it to your lessons to review the skills with third graders. So
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1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, K-LS1-1
, K-ESS3-3
, K-PS2-1
2024 Summer Olympics Activities Real World Math Project Data Analysis G3-6
2024 Summer Olympics Activities 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grade - Math Mystery Game is a Real World Math Project with 30 Data & Statistics Analysis word problems. Great also for End of Year Social Studies Activity. Finish the Story Writing is also included with this MYSTERY Game. DIGITAL AND PRINT OPTIONS ARE OFFERED. View the preview for a more in-depth explanation!Try my other Summer Olympic Reading Resource - 5 Nonfiction Passages2024 Summer Olympics Reading Comprehension
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3rd - 6th
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September 11 By the Numbers Math Activity Patriot Day Twin Towers
This no-prep September 11th Patriot Day math activity helps students learn facts about the events that unfolded on September 11th, 2001. They will solve math problems to reveal factual information about the attacks. There are 3 differentiated levels to choose from. Students' answers are then compared to a key which will reveal the final message of, "We Remember." This resource is suited for grades 3rd - 8th and is a print-and-go activity.This activity makes a great independent task, partner acti
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: September 11 by the Numbers Math Activity Patriot Day Word Search Bundle
Creepy Carrots FULL DAY of Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom has been looking for! It is perfect for your class during Halloween week, but doesn't explicitly mention the holiday. You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, AND Social Studies!)How does this work?Your download will come with 3 files: student activity sheets, teacher lesson plans, and PDF with Google Slide™ links. Simply print, gather your materials, and GO! No
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3rd - 5th
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Map Skills Latitude and Longitude Escape Room
Need an engaging way to check for student understanding, but don't want to bore them with a worksheet review sheet? This product reviews the major rivers and mountains, latitude/longitude, and place value. Plus, a reading comprehension activity where students learn about river animals. It's a great way to integrate all subjects and it's very engaging! My students absolutely loved this and cheered when they saw the activity. I've included 5 different clues; reading comprehension, place value, uns
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3rd - 5th
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Sled Dog Race Across Alaska Activities
Every year, learning about the sled dog race across Alaska is a highlight in my class! Included in this product are 10 activities that I use with my students during our cross-curricular study of the race. These activities are not designed to be a day-to-day unit, but to enhance your study of the race.Lessons include:Comparing and Contrasting Dog Heroes - Togo & Akiak - GoogleWhat Makes a Good Lead Dog? - Critical Thinking ActivityWhich Way to Nome? - geography/map skillsCheckpoint Math word
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Alaska Sled Dog Racing Bundle
Choice Boards for Enrichment & Early Finishers - Includes 65+ Menus and Growing!
Searching for no-prep and differentiated choice boards in math, science, and social studies for enrichment and early finishers? Choice boards are excellent for ALL students, including gifted and intervention students! These 65+ choice board menus are perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital versions are both included, plus I'm continuing to add additional choice boards!What Is Included in This Resource?Months/Holidays Choice BoardsBack to SchoolEnd o
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 4-LS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 5-ESS1-1
, 3-LS4-1
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The Amazing Race STEM Challenge/Integrated Lesson
This 56-page packet includes:
*A 11-page student booklet for students to record where they have traveled and to work out their challenges
*10 “stops” (40 pages) on the race that will take students to a new landmark to learn about a landform and complete a math challenge!
I would recommend printing out a packet of the recording pages for each student! This helps keep everyone accountable for their learning! Present the race to students and then even show a clip of the show “The Amazing Race”
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2nd - 8th
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Independence Day | 4th of July Activities | Patriotic Math and Reading
These Independence Day / patriotic math and reading activities are perfect for practicing standards around the 4th of July or other patriotic holiday. The 40+ pages include a variety of math and ELA standards geared toward the 3rd-4th grade classroom, but could be used with other grade levels. Use pages around the 4th of July holiday, with a homeschool group, during your patriotic study of the United States, or in conjunction with a study of the holidays. ✨Save 20% with the purchase of the Patri
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3rd - 4th
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Math Fluency Worksheets with 50 States + US Regions - States, Capitals + Symbols
Do you struggle trying to fit in all in? This is a fun way to incorporate some social studies and geography practice into your math computation practice. Using the math answers from addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, students answer place value questions to learn about each state's capital, nickname, tree, flower, animal, and bird. If you teach about U.S. regions or each of the U.S. states, this bundle is perfect! Students practice math computation to learn about each state's sy
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3rd - 5th
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Market Day Economics Project
Are you looking for a fun and exciting way to get your students excited about economics? Your students will love working in teams to complete the rigorously designed activities in this resource! They will come up with product ideas, work within a budget, and demonstrate their knowledge of essential economics concepts. Why should you purchase this product? This product will give your students a hands-on activity to help them fully understand the concepts in economics. Students will be engaged, ex
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3rd - 4th
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Titanic Activities | Comprehension | Passenger Biographies | Conspiracy Theories
The mysterious events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic continue to be a source of fascination for many. Your students will be completely engaged as they use these enrichment activities to delve deeper into the story around the Titanic. This cross curricular resource includes passenger bios, map skills practice, reading a table questions, elapsed time practice and more!In this resource you will find:Titanic Book List- A list of engaging books for children all about the Titanic.Life in 1912-
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3rd - 5th
Integrated Native American Math Unit
Love ♥ to make math meaningful? This Native American Math Unit does just that! The Native American Math Unit focuses on math skills while using numbers related to Native American tribes' Pre-European and current populations, Native American regions' average yearly temperatures and precipitation. This is an engaging way to make mathematical skills have meaning. Students will have the ability to see why the numbers matter after recognizing the decline in population for many Native American tribes
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3rd - 6th
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Fish Tank Money Craft | TWO Version | EDITABLE
In this craft activity there are two different versions students can complete. In the first version students are working with money and budgeting. Students will be given a starting amount of money and can use this money to build their fish tank. Students need to be careful not to spend more money than they have. In the second version students are working with identifying money. Students will not have a budget in this version. They are free to pick out any of the fish tank materials and decoratio
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1st - 4th
Santas Workshop Christmas Math Project and Activities | Project Based Learning
Looking for the BEST Christmas math activities for your class? The Santa's workshop Christmas math project is the answer! Students will love this 10 day group Christmas math project based learning activity.What IS Santa's Workshop Christmas Math Project Based Learning Activity?Students will learn about economics and math at the same time! This ten day Christmas math project unit starts with a letter from Santa asking students to help him make a workshop for the North Pole. Students will build Sa
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2nd - 4th
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California Regions Project | Project Based Learning, GATE, UDL |
Need an engaging activity to learn the geographical features of the california regions for students with a wide spectrum of ability? This resource has various accessibility points for all learners to be engaged! You can go into depth on various features with the use of Depth and Complexity symbols to enrich your discussions. Students will learn all about the four regions, and then go into depth on one of them! The project is to create a camp based on their region, and select items based on a bud
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3rd
Code Breakers SS, Math, Reading, Writing PBL/ Distance Learning
This cross-curricular project invites students to notice, create and decipher codes (math), learn about Native American Code Talkers (reading & SS), and present their findings (writing). Included are both paper and digital formats, as well as teacher models and extension activities. It is engaging for students and low-prep for the teacher!This product includes 3 versions of the document for flexible online or offline use! There is a PDF with teacher suggestions, there is a PDF with a printab
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3rd - 5th
Complete Set of Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheets for the 50 U.S. States
This is a collection of 50 subtraction with regrouping worksheets for the 50 U.S. States.A short paragraph provides several facts about each state, including the highest point in the state. Students are then asked to determine how much taller Denali is than each state's highest point. The problem is already created for students to solve, and lines are provided for students to write their answer in a complete sentence. Great as bellringers, last minute sub plans, or quick math activities during a
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3rd - 5th
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Math about Hawaii State Symbols through Subtraction Practice
Do you live in Hawaii or teach about Hawaii's state symbols? Use this subtraction practice to connect your social studies and math instruction. Students solve 3-digit or 4 digit subtraction problems and apply place value concepts to discover Hawaii's state symbols.**Save 50% and get all 50 states by purchasing the Math About the 50 States Bundle**Students will: ➙Answer 6 subtraction problems. 2 Options are included: 3-digit subtraction or 4-digit subtraction. Regrouping is required. ➙Using the s
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3rd - 4th
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EURO Currency - PLAY MONEY PRINTABLE MANIPULATIVES (ALL DENOMINATIONS INCLUDED)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER THAT NEEDS NO-PREP PRINTABLE MONEY FOR A LESSON. EACH DENOMINATION AND COIN HANDOUT CAN BE PRINTED TWO-SIDED AS WELL. 1s (coins), 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s, 500s, 1000s included in both PDF and MS WORD formats.ENJOY!
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1st - 8th
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- 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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