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Social studies Common Core W.2.1 resources
Meet the Pilgrims and Wampanoag!
This unit was developed to include many of the instructional shifts of the Common Core. I wanted my students reading text closer to their level about Pilgrims and the Wampanoag so they could answer text-based questions. I couldn’t find something at a first/ second grade level so I decided to write my own and created 3 different levels of the same reader. I also wanted my students to be developing their own ideas about Pilgrims and the Wampanoag so I included opportunities for comparisons among t
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1st - 3rd
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
Continents and Oceans Activities | Teaching the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans
Your students will love learning about continents and oceans with these hands-on activities. Bring geography to life as you teach your students about the 7 continents and 5 oceans. The easy to follow lesson plans will help you create engaging social studies lessons that your students will look forward to. Everything you need to introduce important vocabulary, teach about continents and oceans, guide students through meaningful and age appropriate note-taking activities, activities to help stu
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2nd - 3rd
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Government Leaders: Mayor, Governor, President - 1st & 2nd Social Studies
Government Leaders - "Elementary Insider" is a fun way to present social studies & science topics for 1st - 2nd grade students in a newspaper format. This edition's focus is on government leaders: mayors, governors, & the president. It also includes other topics: Map: State & City, The Current Government Leaders, The White House, & ElectionsPages:1-2: Newspaper3: Comprehension Questions4: Text Features Match5: Elected Leaders - Voting Chart Results with Questions (Tally Marks &am
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Informational Text - Social Studies & Science Topics
100th Day of School Activities NO PREP Writing Math Craft Certificate & More!
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in your classroom with these engaging math, writing, movement, craft, history and other fun activities! With 15 activities to choose from you won't have a problem filling your lesson plans with everything to celebrate 100 Days of School. And we aren't talking fluff activities. Use the 100th Day to get your students reading, writing, working math problems, and so much more! In my classroom, students were so excited to do all things 100 that they ended up doing
Grades:
K - 5th
Famous Inventions Kids Love - Reading Passages and Activities for Second Grade
FAMOUS INVENTIONS KIDS LOVE!HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED...Who invented chocolate chip cookies?Who invented doughnuts?Who invented the Slinky?THE FEATURED INVENTIONS IN THIS SET INCLUDE:Band-AidsBubble gumChocolate chip cookiesCotton candyCrayola crayonsDoughnutsFerris wheelHershey chocolatePopsiclesRoller CoastersSlinkyThe Game of LifeFind out the stories behind several famous inventions kids love! Each READING PASSAGE was inspired by an amazing children's picture book. For a complete list of the pic
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2nd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
2nd & 3rd Grade Economics - Jobs, Income & Earning Money Social Studies Lessons
Looking for a fun way to teach your 2nd and 3rd-grade students all about jobs and income? This economics resource is filled with easy-to-follow lessons to help teach your students all about earning money, jobs, and income. Make planning your 2nd and 3rd grade social studies activities simple with these done-for-you jobs and income lessons! Included you’ll find, lesson plans, introduction slides, activities, worksheets, vocabulary, materials for early finishers, and homework suggestions. Just pri
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2nd - 3rd
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Biography Research Reports--Using Pebble Go
Looking for an easy way to assist students in using a digital tool like Pebble Go to do research? This comprehensive packet features 26 different historical figures found on the Pebble Go research database. All 26 historical figures have three different research templates to use. You will find a template for students to use for research that corresponds perfectly with the Pebble Go site, a fun facts page, and a writing page with pictures of each person and primary writing lines. ****************
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Research Reports Bundle Using Pebble Go
Martin Luther King Jr Activities 3rd 4th Grade Reading Passage MLK Coloring Page
Looking for Martin Luther King, Jr activities and reading passages to teach your students about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.? These high-interest reading passages and activities are just what you need this January to engage and motivate your students! This pack is an easy-to-use mix of nonfiction reading, writing, and math problem-solving activities. Tasks require students to draw conclusions, encourage critical thinking, and think about how they can make a difference in the
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3rd - 5th
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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
Grace for President Lesson Activities
These language arts activities go along with the book Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio. It is a great way to bring an election into your classroom!This unit includes 10 activities which will engage students in the story while they learn about voting!Students will make predictions, define election vocabulary, identify the characters, setting, and plot, compare and contrast, sort realistic and unrealistic promises, write their own campaign promises, take a survey, write an opinion, make a ca
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1st - 2nd
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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
Biography Research: A Guided Research and Report Writing Pack
This biography guided research and report writing is designed as a way for students to be able to organize their research on an important person and put it together in a report format. This is great for both introducing students to the research report writing process, as well as for teaching students how to pull information from multiple texts to create one writing piece.
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*A booklet designed for organizing information that is gathered. There are pages included for:
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2nd - 3rd
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The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit Resources with Easel Activities
The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Includes: features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary with a fun crossword puzzle, main idea and summarizing activity, graphic organizer, story elements and plot diagram, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest, chocolate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Earth Day Activities 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
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
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
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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BUBBLE GUM - Integrated Mini Unit with Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Art
FAMOUS INVENTIONS - BUBBLE GUMInspired by Meghan McCarthy's narrative nonfiction picture book POP! THE INVENTION OF BUBBLE GUM, this cross-curricular mini-unit is a really fun way to celebrate the famous treat invented by Walter Diemer, a candy company accountant who became an accidental inventor. The unit is designed to take 1-2 days to complete and includes a variety of engaging, hands-on lessons covering multiple subjects. It is perfect for:A Unit on Inventors or Famous InventionsA Genre Stud
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1st - 2nd
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NGSS:
2-PS1-4
, 2-PS1-1
Jackie Robinson Sample from our Close Reading Common Core Aligned Units TDQs
Celebrate Black History Month this Common Core aligned freebie. It is a tiny sample of my MEGA monthly units that you can use for Close Reading, weekly homework, assessments, guided reading, or as a quick filler.-Seven Common Core aligned activities are included.-The full unit is described below. *** 3 pages of questions per passage (4-5 questions on each page) * 1st Question Page: Key Ideas and Details (Addresses RI.1, RI.2, RI.3) * 2nd Question Page: Craft and Structure (Addresses RI.
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2nd - 5th
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Biography Reports
Report writing for beginners is the perfect way to introduce your students to reports as they gather information and complete a fun project along the way!Check out our REPORT WRITING BUNDLE and SAVE!!!Included is everything you need to get started and expose your students to an engaging biography report project:BIOGRAPHY REPORT1. Biography Research OrganizersPersonal Traits Bubble MapEarly Life Topic Organizer Accomplishments Chart Interesting Facts 2. "All About..." Posters (2 options) 3. Biogr
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Report Writing BUNDLE: Biography, Animal & Book Reports
Famous Inventors and Inventions - Reading Passages and Comprehension Activities
FAMOUS INVENTORS and THEIR INVENTIONSThis teaching resource includes 8 informational reading passages about inventors and their famous inventions. The inventors highlighted in this set equally represent gender and race, and provide examples from a variety of decades in American history.The materials SUPPORT PLANNING for:a unit on inventors and/or inventionsa study of informational text and nonfiction text featuresbiographiescomprehension work STEM lessonsthe launch of a MakerSpaceThe INVENTORS i
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2nd
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Hmong Vase Art Lesson, Exit Slips, & Self-Assessment Rubric for Art Sub Plans
Ready to ignite your elementary art curriculum with engaging, no prep art projects for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month? This Hmong folk art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Students will enjoy learning about the tradition of making story cloths. Moreover, they’ll find the Hmong symbols intriguing.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the rich history of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. During this art project, your class
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2nd - 4th
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Types of Communities Activities & Flip Book - 2nd, 3rd & 4th Grade Geography
Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach your students all about different types of communities? Your students will love learning about types of communities with these engaging geography activities, worksheets, and a flipbook. This resource contains easy-to-follow lessons to help you teach your class about urban, suburban, and rural communities. In this bundle, your students will get hands-on activities, foldables, worksheets, early finisher resources, homework options, writing prompts, a fli
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2nd - 4th
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