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Free 6th grade social studies games
Jeopardy Template - Review Game (PowerPoint)
UPDATE: JULY 202045,000+ downloads! Thank you so much everyone, I'm incredibly flattered. I hope you are able to keep enjoying this template! A few quick updates1. Updated Scoresheet - I added an individualized scoresheet which I (and my students) have found to work much better!2. New Instructional Video - I recorded this one here in July 2020 and it should match with updates to gameplay. Please ask if I missed anything, but anything I missed in the video should be in the instructions! Click her
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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States and Capitals Flashcards
A packet containing 50 state cards and 50 capital cards. These can be used for flashcards or for matching game. Each card has the outline of the sate on the front with a star where the capital is located. They are black and white and should copy front to back so the capital is on the back of the state. When you print on white paper you can read the capital through the back so I recommend colored paper or card stock. Also included are 2 quizzes. One for identifying the states on a map and one fo
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4th - 6th
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Back to School Activities - Fun, Fast Personality Test
Fun, fast activities that can be used in every classroom! This personality test is a fun, silly activity perfect for a beginning of the year ice-breaker or when you end up with 5-10 minutes at the end of a lesson and need an activity to take up some time.
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• comprehensive teacher's guide
• printable student worksheets
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6th - 12th
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The Great Preamble Race- A Fun Way to Learn the Preamble to the Constitution
Do you want a fun activity to help your students learn the Preamble to the Constitution? You've found it…and it's free!
Students will practice reading the Preamble to the Constitution on student cards. Then, they will read it/recite it to adults. Students will use a fun, game board format to collect signatures.
*Please note: In this lesson, I used the original spellings that are contained in the Preamble to the Constitution.
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4th - 7th
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FREE Christmas Trivia Sheet with Easel Activity and Assessment
Christmas Trivia - FREE Holiday activity! Twenty fun questions for your Christmas party that will have everyone thinking. A fun Christmas Trivia quiz, with some surprising answers! Great to use right before the break. Merry Christmas! Enjoy the freebie. Note: It is meant to be challenging, but fun. If students don’t know the answers, that’s okay. They are TRIVIA questions. Explain to students that even adults don’t know trivia questions. They can use the internet to look up answers (or you can j
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4th - 7th
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Free Black History Month Scoot
Black History Month Scoot includes 30 cards with a brief description of famous African Americans. Students are given a "Student Recording Sheet" which includes a bank of names to help identify the famous Americans in a game of Scoot.
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4th - 6th
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FREEBIE - No-Prep Review Game - Fact Swap - for Any Subject
Sometimes called Get One, Give One, this review game can be used with your whole class to review almost any unit you have been studying.To begin, each student writes three facts about the subject in the top three boxes. Then students walk around the classroom swapping facts. A student must give a fact in order to get one. At the end, each student should have 9 different facts!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Review Game Worksheet - LinedReview Game Worksheet - UnlinedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, o
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3rd - 8th
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Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
Here is a fun and challenging holiday crossword puzzle. A great activity to have students build vocabulary and learn about the Thanksgiving holiday. One suggestion for use in elementary classes would be to have students complete as many as they can on their own and then work together or allow the use of reference materials. Younger students may find the word bank helpful.
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3rd - 6th
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Free Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals Task Cards
This is a free set of 48 Spanish task cards over the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and capitals. Students will identify the Spanish-speaking countries on a map and match the countries with their capital cities in Spanish. This is a great activity to get students up and moving while interacting with one another in the target language.Includes:1. Instructions for Use2. Map of Spanish-Speaking Countries (In color and black and white)3. List of Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals (In color and b
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Spanish-Speaking Countries, Capitals, and Nationalities Bundle
The Road to Revolution Word Find - U.S. History - American Revolution
American Revolution Word Search. I teach 8th Grade U.S. History and use this word find after the students take their Chapter 6 Quiz to help them from distracting others in class who are finishing their quiz. The will find words such as:BOSTON MASSACREBOSTON TEA PARTYBOYCOTTCOMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENCECRISPUS ATTUCKSDECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCEENGLANDETHAN ALLENFIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESSGEORGE WASHINGTONINTOLERABLE ACTSJOHN ADAMSJOHN HANCOCKKING GEORGE IIILEXINGTONLOYALISTPARLIAMENTPATRICK HENRYP
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: American Revolution Bundle - 8 Different Activities!
FREE Word Sneak Vocabulary Game Template to Use with ANY Subject!
Have you seen Jimmy Fallon play Word Sneak on The Tonight Show? If not, look it up and laugh at how hilarious such a simple word game can be!If you want to bring a little of this fun into your classroom, use this Word Sneak template to add your own vocabulary words and play along! ✌ If you and your students enjoy this freebie, your positive 5 star feedback is greatly appreciated!You may also like: Root Word SneakFollow me for more creative lessons by clicking the green star on my store! Thank yo
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5th - 12th
3 Branches of Government Checks and Balances Game - UPDATED
Need a fun and interactive way to reinforce your lesson on checks and balances? Then this game is right up your alley! This game will get your students up out of their seats and will help them retain your government lesson. Many kids tend to zone out during social studies or have a difficult time understanding how the checks and balances between the branches work. After this game your students will be engaged and will understand exactly why we have checks and balances in our government.This is a
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2nd - 6th
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Earning, Saving & Spending Mad Libs
Help students understand the meaning of earning money, saving money, and spending money! Students will be engaged to create word problems about financial literacy topics. 3 mad lib outlines included (earning, spending, saving). Use this resource with a clear sleeve or dry erase pocket to use over and over again. Perfect for math centers, stations, early finisher or warm up.Print & Go! No PREPIncluded in this resource» Earning Mad Lib» Saving Mad Lib» Spending Mad LibCheck Out other Financial
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2nd - 6th
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Life on Minimum Wage - Personal Finance Game for Students
The purpose of Life on Minimum Wage is for students to recognize how difficult it is to save money when your only job(s) pay minimum wage without benefits. To win at Life on Minimum Wage the students have to reach five financial goals that they select. To earn money the students have to complete the tasks of their assigned jobs. The students then have to pay required bills before using money for their selected financial goals. As the game progresses students will be issued "surprise" cards which
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5th - 10th
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Would You Rather FREEBIE Travel the World - Middle and High School
Would You Rather Travel the World Freebie for middle school and high school! This Google slideshow includes 5 Would You Rather questions and one slide with additional conversation questions. Perfect for a beginning-of-class icebreaker, brain breaks, those last days before a break, or any time you want to get your students engaged and talking!Purchase the full Would You Rather Travel the World slideshow with 40 additional prompts here. Enjoy!You might also enjoy: 50 States Would You Rather Would
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5th - 12th, Staff
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Declaration of Independence Puzzle
Review the preamble to the Declaration of independence with this fun puzzle! Student will piece together this quote: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. When the puzzle is complete, a secret p
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3rd - 6th
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Classroom Games & Activities for the Substitute Teacher
This resource includes classroom games and activities for use by the regular teacher or a substitute teacher. The activities are easily adaptable for students in grades three to six. The games and activities are intended to reinforce basic literacy, math, and mapping skills while having fun.
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3rd - 6th
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Westward Expansion Slides Review Game
This free Westward Expansion Review Game is the perfect addition to your Westward Expansion Unit! The lesson covers the following topics:Cowboys and Miners: 1. The Gold Rush2. Boom Towns and Ghost Towns3. Entrepreneurs: Levi Strauss4. Cowboy Life5. Cattle Drives6. Black Cowboys of Texas: Nat Love, Bose Ikard, and Bill Pickett7. Famous Cattle Trails: Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle TrailNative American Conflicts: 1. The Lakota Tribe2. Reservations3. Battle of Little Bighorn4. The Nez
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4th - 6th
Civil War and Reconstruction Slides Review Game
This free Civil War and Reconstruction Review Game is the perfect addition to your social studies classroom! It Covers the Following Topics: Causes of the Civil WarCivil War BattlesLife During the Civil WarSurrender at Appomattox Reconstruction after the Civil War ⭐ This game correlates with my Civil War and Reconstruction UnitView the individual items here: Slave Life WebquestBeginning of the Civil WarCivil War Battles and SurrenderReconstruction after the Civil WarLife During the Civil War****
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4th - 6th
Lewis and Clark Expedition FREE: Interactive decision making Simulation/game
Make history comes alive with this free demo of interactive simulation on Lewis and Clark's epic Corps of Discovery expedition! Full version includes 16 rounds and 85 slides comprised of realistic scenarios, reading comprehension activities, dice rolling options, a decipher activity, and more - your students will live through the adventure of Lewis and Clark's famous expedition right at their fingertips! With no preparation needed, this will be highlight of your chapter as your students learn ab
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Westward Expansion Fun activities and Interactive Games: Oregon Trail
Greek Mythology
This is an I Have, Who has game for the mythical creatures that often appear in Greek Mythology. Included in the pack are the Minotaur, the Sirens, and Hydra among others. This would be a great way for students to learn the basic characteristics of each creature. You could also print out multiple copies of each card and have students play a Go Fish game or a memory/concentration game until they learned the various creatures and their attributes. This is a great way to hook students into the
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3rd - 8th
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FREE Ice Breaker BINGO for the Beginning of the Year | Back to School
Ice breaker BINGO cards ready to print and use for any middle or high school class! Perfect as a back to school activity. Have students get up and get to know each other with this easy game on the first day of school. Join in and play with your students so they can get to know you, too!You may also be interested in:Free Three Weeks of August Bell Work for 6th Grade ELA
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6th - 12th
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US States and Capitals Study Resources for Quizlet and Kahoot
This Google Doc contains Kahoot and Quizlet review games for the 50 States, Capitals, and their abbreviations. There are 4 different Kahoots the states by region:NortheasternSoutheasternMidwestWest and SouthwestAdditionally, there is a comprehensive Quizlet that goes over all matching all 50 states.With the links, you can duplicate the study set to individualize the set for your needs. Perfect for independent work time in your classroom or to share with families for your students to share at hom
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3rd - 11th
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Geography Terms Vocabulary Matching Game Power Point (PPT)
This is an EXTREMELY visual activity for teaching basic geography terms (see below). You may consider purchasing the assessment that goes along with this activity.
The power point contains 36 slides and 16 vocabulary terms, including: Canyon, Bay, Isthmus, Cataract, Delta, Island, Pangaea, Butte, Mesa, Plateau, Plains, Volcano, Mountain, Glacier, Strait, and Peninsula.
Each vocabulary word is preceded by a photograph representing that term. This makes teaching the terms EXTREMELY visual. Show
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2nd - 7th
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