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6th grade Autumn social studies centers
Patriotic Coloring Pages w/ Designs for Memorial Day (and Other Occasions!)
American Symbols Patriotic Coloring Pages: This set of my interactive coloring sheets (with writing prompts) includes American patriotic symbols appropriate for:September 11thPatriot DayConstitution Day Memorial DayPresidents' DayVeterans' DayFlag Day4th of July...and any American history unit. Students add bold patterns to different Patriotic American symbols and then color their designs to produce a Pop Art-styled artwork. These coloring pages are fun, easy, and unique. It's a sure winner with
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K - 8th
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Unscramble The Mystery Masterpiece | Fun Art History Activity & Great Sub Plan
Unscramble The Mystery Masterpieces. This is a great art history activity! In these unscramble grid activities, students are presented with a scrambled image of a famous masterpiece. Then each student works to unscramble the grid pieces to produce the final “unscrambled” masterpiece. These one-page mystery masterpieces can be…ColoredIncluded in interactive notebooksPaired with a research reportDisplayed on a bulletin board… or used in any other way imaginable! They are great for… Morning workEar
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2nd - 8th
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Ancient Rome Culture Daily Life Stations for Ancient Rome and Roman Empire
In this engaging Ancient Rome Culture Stations activity, students navigate through 10 different categories to understand a variety of aspects of culture in Ancient Rome. Students explore Roman Mythology, the Founding of Rome with Romulus and Remus, the poet Virgil and the Aeneid, Ovid, the Latin Language and other Romantic Languages, architecture, literature, "bread and circuses", gladiator games, chariot races, major achievements such as concrete, the Julian Calendar, aqueducts, the Roman the
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Math Activity | "Pop Art" Fall Math Fact Coloring Sheets
Thanksgiving-themed coloring sheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Combine math with art for a win-win lesson! Art integration is one of the most effective ways to engage students. I have created this product using my popular “pop art” images. You will find that I have filled each image with patterns and then added math problems into the various shapes and patterns. I have included addition up to 20, subtraction from as high as 25, and multiplication and division that
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2nd - 6th
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Pop Art Fall & Thanksgiving Coloring Pages + Writing by Art with Jenny K.!
Art with Jenny K.'s proven, time-tested resources make your life as a teacher easier by saving you time! They are fun and engaging for kids and are super easy, no-prep for you! AWJK's Pop Art Thanksgiving and Fall coloring pages have been thrilling kids and teachers for over a decade! I have included 8 different seasonal designs in this set. ALL designs include two variations, one which is pre-filled with patterns (for the younger kids) and one which invites the kids to fill in their own patter
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K - 8th
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Thanksgiving Craft Activity Your Kids Will Love! | Fun, Fall-themed Agamographs
What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do!This set of agamographs includes designs for Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving that your students will absolutely love. There are six
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3rd - 7th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Learning Stations, 3D Ziggurat, Mesopotamia Activities
This resource contains six Mesopotamia learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each ancient Mesopotamia 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 activities all about ancient Mesopotamia. Check this out! Students will create a 3-D ziggurat to showcase their learning. They’ll “bui
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt King Tut CSI Inquiry Activity for World History
In this Ancient Egypt and King Tut CSI investigation, students analyze and use critical thinking skills to investigate the death of ancient Egypt's youngest pharaoh, King Tut. This CSI investigation is included in the Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Bundle!Students are introduced to the background of King Tutankhamun, the role of pharaohs in ancient Egypt, the chaos created by his father Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), and the mystery surrounding his death. Students investigate possible murder motives
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5th - 8th
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Football Reading Comprehension Close Reading Activities Fun
This History of Football Close Reading Passage and Activities Packet has everything you need for a complete week of reading before the Superbowl. A high-interest, differentiated reading passage about the history of football is at the heart of this one-stop resource, just in time for the Big SuperBowl Game, football season, and College Bowls! Includes BOTH printable and digital versions.Please see the PREVIEW above for an idea of everything included!The digital version of this packet includes re
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Football Math Activities and Reading Passage BUNDLE
Holidays Around the World Agamographs | Unforgettable Christmas Craft Activity!
Christmas Around the World Agamographs. What's an Agamograph?! It's a picture that morphs into another image when you look at it from a different angle. Agamographs are super fun and contemporary activities to easily integrate art into your classroom. There is a huge "wow factor" in this art activity—the students love the surprise. And best of all, they did it themselves!!It's hard to say but easy to do! I strongly recommend this for grades 3 and above.Use this activity for your anticipatory set
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3rd - 9th
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Scientific Revolution Stations Activity & Mini Labs: Digital Resources & Print
This completely Google-ready or paper classroom content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! This masterminds of the Scientific Revolution reading and mini-lab stations activity has 9 stations with close readings, analyzing key scientists and innovations. The key scientists covered:Renee Descartes Isaac Newton Galileo Kepler Francis Bacon Tycho BraheCopernicusStudents also prove Isaac Newton's law of gravity with a simple classroom supply-based experiment and use the scientific met
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5th - 10th
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*Giant Word Search Packet | Word Search Puzzles with End of the Year & Summer
This GROWING WORD SEARCH BUNDLE is full of fun, quick, and easy word search activities to do with your students throughout the whole year. Complete with over 100 AND GROWING word search activities with exciting vocabulary to search and find, your students will love completing these fun activities. Great to Use For: Morning Work Early or Fast Finishers Class challenges HomeworkLiteracy Centers So Much More! Word Find Puzzles are such a fun way to introduce vocabulary relating to various holidays
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3rd - 6th
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Poetry Writing Unit for Fall
This poetry resource has your students working with poetic devices, figurative language, and different forms of poetry, all with a Fall theme. Each device and type of poetry has a definition and original example. Students will create a booklet full of their own poetry and examples, as well as a Fall leaf writing craft that makes a beautiful classroom display of learning.Poetic devices include: alliteration, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, repetition, rhyme scheme, and simile.
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Fall Activities Creative Bundle for Upper Grades
Map and Globe Skills Worksheets (6th, 7th, 8th Grades)
Your students will love reviewing map and globe skills with this engaging, no prep worksheet packet! It's great to use during the back-to-school weeks. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!Resource Includes: 12 worksheets & answer keysCardinal and intermediate directionslatitude and longitudegrid maps: reading & creatingphysical maps: reading & drawing conclusionsgraphic scales: to determine distancesmap keys: to acquire informationAn
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5th - 8th
Ancient China Stations with Graphic Organizer & Google Reading Investigation
This content-rich, student-centered, and interactive activity has 8 stations detailing the geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and religion of Ancient China. Students travel through the Zhou, Shang, Qin, and Han dynasties!The readings include pictures, charts, and maps. Questions and interactive mini-activities are underneath the reading and on a separate worksheet for teacher choice. Teacher instructions and four different activity ideas for the same Common Core readin
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4th - 8th
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Renaissance Tour of Italy Stations Centers Activity- Print & Digital Resources
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! The activity has 10 stations with a Renaissance vocabulary activity and close readings detailing the roles of key cities, leaders, artists, and contributions to the Renaissance economy, including the Medici family, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Milan, Florence, Venice, Brunelleschi's Dome, Marco Polo, Genoa, and Rome. Students pin their location on a paper iPhone for a current geography activity!The readings include pictures, cha
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6th - 9th
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Friendly Letter Writing Paper & Template - Great Mail Race How to Write a Letter
The Great Mail Race is an excellent way for students to learn letter writing, geography, research skills, data collection, and graphing skills, and much more! Students send letters and questionnaires to schools in all 50 states. You can use the responses any way you want - mark the schools on a map, graph data from their surveys, etc. This packet has everything you need but the stamps and envelopes! Includes:Teacher instructions for the projectEditable introductory letter Class questionnaireStud
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2nd - 8th
Famous Artwork Coloring Pages | Great for Your Art History Lessons or Activities
10 Famous Masterpiece Coloring Pages. Whether you are an art teacher, classroom teacher, or homeschooling family, I hope this resource will be helpful to you as you teach your students about famous master artists and their famous artworks.This resource includes the 10 coloring pages, a complete slide show, and 3 writing activities! Maybe you are looking for something meaningful students can color after a project or something that supports your work teaching art history. No matter the reason, I h
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1st - 10th
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Ancient Civilizations Mesopotamia Stations - Doodle Note Style GRAPES Worksheet
Introducing our engaging and student-centered educational resource, packed with content that brings Ancient Mesopotamia to life! This interactive activity unfolds across six meticulously crafted stations, each exploring the vital components of GRAPES: geography, achievements, social classes, leadership, economy, and religion of this ancient civilization.Within each Mesopotamia station, you'll discover richly detailed readings accompanied by captivating visuals, charts, station signs, and maps t
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5th - 9th
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Fall Bundle Watch, Think, Color Games - Mystery Pictures
Watch, Think, Color! Students watch the board, think about the clues to figure out the number, and color the spot indicated. When they are finished, they have made a picture.This bundle includes designs inspired by Autumn. There is a Scarecrow, Fall Leaf, Squirrel, Pumpkin, and Owl. This expanding bundle currently includes:Hundreds Chart Fun (Numbers 1-120) - ALL 5 DESIGNSPlace Value - ALL 5 DESIGNSExpanded Notation - ALL 5 DESIGNSReading Number Words - ALL 5 DESIGNSCounting Coins - ALL 5 DES
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1st - 6th
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reading, Halloween Fun, Writing, Short Story Guide
"The night grew darker and darker." Spooky reading fun! Students will love The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reading, Writing, Flip Book Reading Literature Guide. This short story is so vivid and memorable. October is a perfect time for your English language arts lessons to include a Halloween activity with a little fun!American Literature- Halloween short story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, written by, Washington Irving. There are several versions of the Halloween tale. I recommend the original, whic
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5th - 8th
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Protestant Reformation Stations - Centers Activity Set Digital Resources & Print
This content-rich activity is student-centered and interactive! The activity has 10 stations with close readings detailing the roles of key leaders and reformers during the Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation including Martin Luther, John Calvin, William Tyndale, Erasmus, King Henry the VII, Jesuits, Missionaries, and Catholic Church clergy. Students make connections to today's current geography map activity!This product also comes in a Google Ready fillable Online Investigation versi
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4th - 10th
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Economics Comprehension Passages
Learn all about economics with this resource that includes close reading, an interactive notebook and comprehension passages. This economics resource includes a total of 9 passages for students to gain a deeper understanding of economics and common economics terms.Includes both a printable version and a digital version in Google Slides!The first 3 informational passages review and define economic terms and ideas. Each of the 3 passages has an accompanying interactive notebook template for note
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4th - 6th
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Halloween Coloring-by-Number, Grammar & Figurative Language Activities
In this fun set of four Fall/Halloween-themed coloring pages, your students review standards while coloring!! Answers and suggestions for use are included! These no-prep activities are great for literacy centers, bell ringers, brain breaks, review, or substitute plans. All ages love to join in on the fun!Student Experience: Students must identify the parts of speech or figurative language in the cute, custom-designed scenes in order to color the picture. Some coloring pages require students to
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