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THANKSGIVING FUN Activity No Prep Worksheets Crosswords Word Search Math Reading
This is a great packet of fun for Thanksgiving! These NO PREP worksheets are perfect for 1st and 2nd grade! It includes puzzles, games, mazes, word searches, brain teasers, break the code, dot to dot, coloring sheets and more! I use this as a "Thanksgiving Break" gift for the kiddos on the day before they leave for Thanksgiving vacation.⭐Save $$$$$$ by purchasing this as part of my No Prep Year Long Bundle, my Thanksgiving Themed Bundle, or my BIG No Prep Fun Bundle!⭐These are all NO PREP! Jus
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1st - 3rd
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Christmas Digital CSI Math Mystery Game - Escape Room Resource - Differentiated
Christmas CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME with lots of graphics and a computer game-like experience. Your students can play the Case of The Christmas Chaos in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Mystery meets an escape room with this style of game! Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access
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2nd - 5th
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Christmas Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy - ELA Fun Christmas Party Activities
Looking for Christmas game ideas that are super-engaging and educational too? The rhyming Christmas riddles make this bingo game perfect for Christmas party games for large groups, Christmas speech therapy activities, Christmas ELA vocabulary activities or your Christmas Centers.Your students will love guessing the rhyming Christmas riddles while you practice:Christmas inferencesrhyminglistening comprehensionChristmas vocabulary too.My Bingo Riddles Games are not your ordinary bingo! The rhymi
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1st - 4th
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Halloween Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy and Halloween Party Activities
No to low prep Halloween inferencing and vocabulary activities perfect for Halloween speech and language, ESL, and classroom parties too! This Halloween bingo game has rhyming riddles that kids love to guess as they practice inferencing, Halloween vocabulary, listening comprehension, rhyme, and critical thinking!Halloween Bingo Riddles is a kid-requested favorite because the rhyming riddles make it super engaging. You'll love it because it's quick & easy to prep. With 30 Halloween bingo c
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K - 3rd
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Thanksgiving STEM Challenges & Activities BUNDLE - Dinner Table, Turkey Hideout
These Thanksgiving themed STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in November! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Mayflower ShipDinner TableTurkey HideoutBonus Brainbuilder: Mini Magnetic ParadeCheck out my Video Tour and Demo of all components on YouTube below!LOW PREP THANKSGIVING STEM CHALLENGES VIDEOIncludes the following components for EAC
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game
In this Ancient Egypt Escape Room activity, students are introduced to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and are placed in the shoes of investigators as they seek to crack a mysterious code left behind by the ancient Egyptians. Student investigative teams have one class period to solve four clues, each written in hieroglyphics, then complete the final formula to crack the code. Students only have a set number of attempts to open the lock before the ancient lock deteriorates and remains jammed for
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5th - 9th
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Candy Corn Fall Math Activities | Halloween Math Activities | Kindergarten Math
It is almost Halloween! Do your kindergarten or first grade students love to use candy for fall activities and fall math as much as mine do? This set of 9 candy corn math activities and math games are perfect for fall math or Halloween math! This set includes 9 different activities that use candy corn. The set includes math activities for number recognition, counting, addition, shapes, patterns, comparing numbers, and more. Three of the activities are games, which kids will love! I have also inc
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PreK - 1st
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Escape Room Halloween Activity Digital or PDF Game for Parties Distance Learning
Fun Halloween Escape Room Activity to use for parties or rewards. The students work in groups to complete tasks and solve puzzles. Are you looking for something different for the classroom party? The focus of this Escape Game is team building and having fun. **** NEW just added a digital version. Use the PDF or the new digital file.No Props required. Lots of choices help the teacher customize the tasks. The activity can include hiding the tasks around the room, but it is not necessary. You will
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3rd - 6th
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End of the Year Break Activities - Digital Resource Mystery Game - Team Building
Are you ready to watch reading comprehension skills skyrocket before the end of the year break?! Great for team building! Students will work together to solve the mystery AND practice a variety of academic skills including; inferencing, critical thinking, problem solving, reading comprehension, and much more! The material is so fun and engaging, students won't even know they are actually learning! This activity can be used anytime of year and is a fantastic way to get students excited about l
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3rd - 6th
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Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
Valentines Day Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy Valentines Day Party Activities
Try this highly engaging Valentine's Day inferencing game for your class Valentine's Day activities or in speech therapy. This bingo game has a fun (and educational) twist… rhyming riddles! You can practice inference, Valentine's Day vocabulary, listening comprehension, and rhyme too. If you need an exciting Valentine's Day party activity, this is the easy-to-prep answer your kids will love! With 30 Valentine's Day Bingo Cards, this game is perfect for small or large groups in speech therapy o
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K - 4th
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CHRISTMAS Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
There are five Christmas escape room-type (trivia) challenges included in this file. Each activity can be completed individually or in conjunction with one another, depending on the time available in your planning. The challenges could be used as individual, pair or small group activities. The puzzles and games are designed to promote communication, cooperation and problem-solving skills. A detailed and thorough teacher instruction page has been included, which provides differentiated instructio
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5th - 12th
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Latitude and Longitude Battleship Game - Map Skills Geography Activities
Help your students practice their latitude and longitude skills in a fun and engaging way using this no-prep latitude and longitude battleship game! The directions are included right on the template, so this is a no prep activity that comes ready to play. I've also provided PowerPoint directions so you can show students how to play as a class. Students will become well-practiced with using a grid and making sure they always give latitude coordinates first. I've used this every year and my studen
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Latitude and Longitude Practice Puzzle Review Activities Bundle
Christmas Bingo Activity Game 25 Different Bingo Cards for Class Party
This is a fun Christmas Bingo game for your classroom, church group, mom's group, and more! This hands on activity is engaging and perfect for a class Christmas Party or the week before Christmas break! This set includes 25 different bingo cards with Christmas themed icons on them. These are available in color and black and white. They also have a full page or half page option. There are also small and large call out cards for each icon! During this time of year, it is fun to use red and g
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1st - 3rd
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After State Testing Activities Fun Friday Charades Brain Breaks Party Games
Insert some FUN into your classroom activities! Charades is a fun way to bring drama into your lesson plans! It's also a great class party game or indoor recess activity. There are 24 cards, and each card has a picture of a noun or a verb. These are black and white. I like to print them on brightly colored card stock and laminate them. My class begs to play this game whenever we have indoor or rainy day recess.✨How to play: ✨The object of the game is simple: players take turns acting out words w
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K - 3rd
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The Great Depression: A Saving and Spending Game
Students work together in small groups to make decisions about how to save or spend their money during the Great Depression. They will see what it is like to have a well-paying job and then lose most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. They will have to find a new job, a place to live (hobo camp or boxcar), and figure out how to provide for their family with very little.Students will have to subtract their bills from their total amount of money using a spending ledger (provided).
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4th - 8th
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Class Christmas Party | Christmas Games and Activities | Holiday Class Party
This bundle of digital Christmas games and activities make a super fun digital Christmas party for your class, or use them as special winter activities in December for Fun Fridays! This is a great way to build community and have some festive fun.KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY:⭐ These are all no-prep activities and games!⭐ These are meant to be games that can be done in 15-30 minutes. HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET:•6 different whole-class games (see the preview)•Virtual Sweater Party•Printable & Digital Photo
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Class Parties and Games BUNDLE
Family Feud Game Powerpoint
This is the most realistic Family Feud game ever! Fun activities for students in classroom!Family Feud Game PowerPoint includes scoreboard for 2 teams. You can create your own questions to review any subject. Customizable Logo.This game contains everything you need for a real Family Feud game: sound effects, music, updated graphics, animation and a team scoreboard.Easy to customize for any topic you are teaching in class.It includes a PDF with instructions on how to setup, play and customize. We
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Not Grade Specific
Valentine's Day Math Activities Worksheets Centers Fun Packet 4th 5th 6th Grade
This Valentine's Day Math Conversation Hearts Project contains 17 pages of printable Valentine's Day math activities to use with candy conversation hearts. Grab some bags or boxes of conversation hearts and get ready for your students to have tons of fun! These work perfectly for small groups, centers, informal assessments, review, etc. Ideal for grades 4-6.Included with this Valentine's Day Math Conversation Hearts Project:Instructions for setup and how to play17 activity pages addressing th
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4th - 6th
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Unlock the Haunted House | Halloween | Math Games | Editable Challenges
Are you looking to transform your math content into a fun and engaging learning experience? Look no further! Unlock the Haunted House is the perfect game to build motivation and perseverance in your students, while reviewing grade level math skills. With multiple ways to play, you can choose the format that works best for you. Want to transform your classroom? Just print the colorful game board and game pieces. Looking for a digital option? No problem! Unlock the Haunted House can be played on G
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2nd - 3rd
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A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Digital Escape Room, Fun for the Holidays!
Escape The Unopened Letter! A Christmas Carol Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in Ebenezer Scrooge's house and in his dreams on Christmas Eve! You'll never see this Dickens classic like this anywhere else. You should definitely watch the preview video for this breathtaking cutting-edge classroom experience! The timely and re
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5th - 12th
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Digital Easter Math Escape Room Quest Game - Differentiated Math Pack Resource
Easter Digital Math Quest GAME. Your students can play the Raiders of the Lost Egg in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Adventure meets an escape room with this style of game. Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each chapter in order to access the next part of the quest story. Your Teacher copy will contain a
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2nd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Bingo Riddles Game Speech Language Therapy Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving speech and language activities perfect for your Thanksgiving party too! Kids love guessing the rhyming riddles as you target listening comprehension, rhyme, critical thinking, and learning Thanksgiving vocabulary. This best-selling Thanksgiving game is perfect for mixed groups, a Thanksgiving party activity, centers, ESL, or whole-class Thanksgiving speech and language activities. Both printable and digital versions are included.Bingo Riddles have gotten rave reviews for use with P
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K - 3rd
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Unlock Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving | Math Games | Editable Challenges
Are you looking to transform your math content into a fun and engaging learning experience? Look no further! Unlock Thanksgiving is the perfect game to build motivation and perseverance in your students, while reviewing grade level math skills. With multiple ways to play, you can choose the format that works best for you. Want to transform your classroom? Just print the colorful game board and game pieces. Looking for a digital option? No problem! Unlock Thanksgiving can be played on Google Slid
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2nd - 3rd
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- 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
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
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If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
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