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Free middle school U.S. History centers
Reader's Theater: 13 Colonies-Life in a New England Colony!
Bring key characteristics of the 13 colonies to life with this FREEBIE Reader’s Theater script featuring the New England Colonies! This is part of a leveled set of 3 reader’s theater featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life plus additional comparison activities! This freebie script contains 6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! This activity helps integrate Social Studies history content with Language Arts common core s
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3rd - 6th
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Western Expansion Logic Puzzle FREEBIE!! Chuckwagon Chili Challenge
Looking to engage your students with some fun deductive logic and critical thinking challenges?Explore the Wild West and Chuckwagon Cooking with this Westward Expansion-themed logic puzzle from GATER Educator.This logic puzzle is designed to challenge upper elementary students and is perfect for Literacy Center seat work, homework, early finishers or sub plans.Looking for specific GIFTED and TALENTED ACTIVITIES? Click the link belowGifted and Talented Activities for the ClassroomDo your students
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4th - 6th
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FREE Abraham Lincoln Activity | Great FREE Presidents Day Activity
Abraham Lincoln FREE: Use these resources for any lesson/unit on Abraham Lincoln, American History, or Presidents. These activities are also great for celebrating President's Day with your students. These resources will provide you with an easy yet meaningful art integration resource for your classroom. There are a variety of activities to differentiate for your grade level. These Abraham Lincoln free activities are the bonus activities from my full Abraham Lincoln Collaboration Portrait Poster
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PreK - 6th
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic below.)5 differentiated reading l
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3rd - 8th
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World War II: Major Battles Passages
World War II Major Battles Differentiated Reading PassagesWith this resource, students will learn about the key battles of World War II through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. There are 9 original reading mini-passages included on 5 reading levels covering grades 3-8, totaling 40 mini-passages. Questions (as well as answer keys) aligned to Common Core State Standards are generally included for passage sets in my store but are not currently included in this freebie.NOT
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Post-Civil War to Present Day: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Jesse Owens Reading Passage and Comprehension Questions Freebie
Are you getting ready to teach the fifth grade Georgia Performance Standard SS5H5?
What better way to introduce students to the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens than through this reading passage and set of comprehension questions! Answer key is included.
This two page passage discusses the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens. Once students are finished reading, they have ten comprehension questions to answer! These questions not only ask students to refer back to the text, but also
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3rd - 7th
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Veterans Day vs Memorial Day: Informational Text Reading Passage & Writing Task
High-Interest highly informative, highly interesting, informational text reading passage and writing connections comparing and contrasting Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Includes high interest historical facts. Plus, learn why Veterans Day does NOT have an apostrophe! Researched thoroughly and full of information that will generate discussion, writing, Venn diagram, etc. This is relevant reading material with engaging writing (such as a compare and contrast informative essay!)! Includes awesome
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Gabby Douglas: Free Differentiated Biography Passages and Reading Comprehension
Your big kids will love reading about Olympic gymnastics champion, Gabby Douglas! It's a great way to integrate social studies and literacy with a high-interest topic. The entire file is a print and go, so that you have more time to teach and need less to time prep.
The biography passage comes in three different reading levels, allowing you to easily differentiate for your students. Passages are leveled at 3-3.5, 4-5, and 6-7.
The following are included with the set of passages:
• short
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3rd - 6th
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech
This is the full version of MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech." I'm sure there are a million creative ways to use speeches. I would love to hear how you plan to use this in your classroom. Comment below! :)
Make sure you check out other {Martin Luther King Jr Day Tools} available in my store!
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5th - 12th
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Thank a Veteran: A Patriotic Veterans Day FREEBIE
This red, white, and blue freebie will teach your students the importance of Veterans Day while also strengthening letter-writing skills. Send the survey home with students and use the information gathered to write letters to members of our military. Included are letter templates featuring 1 male and 1 female from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines. Happy Veterans Day!For even more letter-writing practice and fun, check out my Letter Larry, the letter-writing extraordinaire! Tha
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PreK - 6th
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Veteran's Day - Remembering Our Armed Forces - Word Card Freebie
Veteran's Day - Remembering Our Armed Forces
Word Card Freebie
This file was designed to let students practice reading and talking about words related to Veteran's Day and the Armed Forces. I have included 64 word cards for your students to use.
Ideas for using the Veteran's Day Word Cards:
Sort nouns by person, place, or thing
Sort nouns by abstract or concrete
Sort nouns by common and proper
Have students choose words to write some sentences with.
Have students use words to write a story.
So
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2nd - 8th
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Compare and Contrast Martin Luther King Jr.
Compare and Contrast is a HUGE CCSS for elementary students! Give your students more practice with this important skill while they are learning about Martin Luther King Jr.
Provided in this product are three options:
Set One – students read information to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. This could be material you provide for them or it could also be a short research project (another 4th grade CCSS). Students could read primary and secondary sources, watch videos, listen to his famous “I
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3rd - 6th
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The Gettysburg Address (US History 7/8/11)
This is just the text of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with some photos. I made this up on a whim 5 minutes before the bell the other day, figured I'd upload it if anyone needed a Civil War "dramatic reading" exercise. There are no questions with this sheet.
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5th - 12th
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Famous ARTISTS AND AUTHORS Leveled Reading Passages #freehomelearning
Leveled reading passages (printer friendly) targeting ARTISTS and AUTHORS from aroudn the world. 8 Famous Artists & Authors•Ernest Hemingway•Emily Dickinson•Georgia O’Keefe•Jane Austen•Leonardo DaVinci•Pablo Picasso•Robert FrostVincent Van GoghLevel 1: bullet points, up to 5 short sentence, 2 questions on same pageLevel 2: bullet points, 6+ short sentences, 3 questions on separate pageLevel 3: paragraph form, longer sentences, 4 questions on separate page**Each level presented with multiple
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Leveled Reading Passages- FAMOUS PEOPLE
Wagons Ho! - A Social Studies Oregon Trail Daily Writing Exercise
Take a journey out west with your family in the 19th Century. Stock your prairie schooner with all the necessary supplies, don't forget the bacon! Join a wagon train and jump off from Independence, Missouri. Wagons Ho!
Your students will get a kick out of this daily journal writing experience. There are 12 'stops' along the way with writing prompts provided for each of them.
This is a great way to connect writing into your Social Studies unit on Westward Expansion. If you like this freebie it
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3rd - 6th
The Boston Massacre Reading Comprehension Worksheet U.S. History
Does dense U.S. history textbook reading about the Boston Massacre have your students bored in their seats? Help build historical knowledge with this non-fiction one-page reading comprehension article that summarizes the key points about the Boston Massacre. This listing includes the article, multiple choice questions, and a point of view worksheet that asks students to retell the events of the massacre from the perspective of a British soldier and a colonial woman. There is also a section on
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4th - 7th
U.S. Becoming a World Power: Passages
With this resource, students will learn all about the United States becoming a world power through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions3 reading passages – (See topics below.)3 differentiate
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4th - 7th
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Leveled Texts: Louisiana Purchase
All students can learn about the Louisiana Purchase through text written at four different reading levels. Symbols on the pages represent reading-level ranges to help differentiate instruction. Provided comprehension questions complement the text. Engage and motivate students with this high-interest, leveled text about the Louisiana Purchase.
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4th - 12th
Roaring 20s Stations Activity
This is a great activity for students to get up and move around the classroom. There are 7 stations. I did each station for 5 minutes. While the info is lengthly, it's an easy way to introduce the Roaring 20s chapter, or a great bulk of information to shorten the amount of time you spend on the lesson.Station 1: Changing SocietyStation 2: FlappersStation 3: Sports and EntertainmentStation 4: Great Migration and the rise of Organized CrimeStation 5: Jazz AgeStation 6: Harlem RenaissanceStation
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6th - 9th
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Gettysburg Address Reading Analysis
This worksheet is a great supplemental resource for your Civil War Unit. This resource provides a reading of the Gettysburg Address, as well as comprehension questions relating to the speech, sectionalism, and the Civil War.This primary source follows the reading strategy of SOAPstone. If you are unfamiliar with SOAPstone, please download my free resource on this reading strategy. SOAPstone PresentationIt is an extremely easy strategy to use when breaking down any reading material. This speech
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7th - 12th
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Social Justice Close Reading Passage with Comp. Quest. and Writing Prompt
This is an original social justice writing piece free for a limited time. Please try it, and let me know what you think. Feedback and ratings GREATLY appreciated.
This informational passage is great for using as a close reading. The text features complex vocabulary and sentence structure and is fully aligned to the 7-10 ELA standards. It is a complete ready-to-use package designed with comprehension questions developed using Bloom's Higher Order Thinking Skills. (Each question is labeled accor
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7th - 10th
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Inauguration Day: Passages - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about the inauguration ceremony through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions1 reading passage – (See topic below.)5 differentiated reading levels
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: United States Differentiated Passages Bundle
Civil War Fact FREEBIE: Simple vs. Complex Sentences, Fluency
These fact cards can be used for so many things! Use these cards to work on student's fluency when working in small group rotations. You can also use these cards when working on simple vs. complex sentences. Lastly, these facts are based on prominent Civil War leaders and are Common Core aligned.
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3rd - 8th
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Gettysburg Address pdf - Abraham Lincoln - Fill in the blanks. Kathy Troxel
This may be used with the Gettysburg Address audio mp3.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gettysburg-Address-mp3-Abraham-Lincoln-Fill-in-the-blanks-Kathy-Troxel-1514014
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4th - 9th
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