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1st grade social studies internet activities $5-10
Maps and Globes - 7 Continents and Oceans- Landforms Map Skills Activity
This interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about Map Skills, Globes, Continents, Landforms, and Communities! These Map Skills activities will not only have your students learning the importance of locating on places on maps and globes, they’ll also be learning about constructing and reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and identifying map symbols. Lastly, they'll also compare and contrast basic land use in urban, suburban, and rural environments.This Maps
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1st - 3rd
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Map Skills Worksheet Me On The Map Activities First Grade Kindergarten
Get K-1 kids excited about map skills and geography with this hands-on social studies bundle. Includes neighborhood map activities, reading & following map directions, compass rose, map key, & Me On The Map activities kids will love!Take your students on a journey as they learn all about how to use maps! Students will have the opportunity to: make their own 3-dimensional mapsfollow a route through a neighborhood, a zoo, and help find a lost doguse a compass rose to follow directions on a
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K - 2nd
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Holidays Around the World Unit, Books, Research, Crafts
Holidays Around the World and Christmas Around the World is a great way to introduce your students to different cultural celebrations! This Holidays Around the World unit will take your class to 13 different countries! Distance learning? No problem! Digital holidays around the world options are included preloaded for Google Slides™ and Seesaw™! You can even spread this unit out through the year as holidays come up.You will begin by making your Holidays Around the World suitcase and passport. Thi
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K - 3rd
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White House Virtual Field Trip, President's Day Activities, Google Slides
Looking for a fun way to engage students on Election Day or President's Day? Take them on a Virtual Field Trip to the White House that includes 10 fun presidential-themed activities for kindergarten or first grade students. Use the clickable Google Slide to display a fun White House backdrop that allows you to easily access the video and website links. Two versions are included, one with Youtube links and the other with SafeYoutube links.Through this Experience, Kids will enjoy:taking a White Ho
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trips Set 2 for Zoom or Google Meet | Distance Learning
Ruby Bridges Activities | Ruby Bridges Craft
Students will love these activities for Ruby Bridges. Includes worksheets, reader passage (in foldable book for mat), craft, Digital activities (pre-loaded into Google and Seesaw), and more!This unit includes:In Print Format:5+ Day Teaching LayoutRuby Bridges Craft and Writing: In Ruby's ShoesRuby Bridges Directed DrawingOriginal Ruby Bridges Poem100 Chart Mystery Picture of Ruby BridgesSequence of Events Cut and Paste for Ruby BridgesComprehension Tri-fold for the book The Story of Ruby Bridges
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1st - 3rd
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Terry Fox Activities for Grades K-3, Marathon of Hope Canada
These Terry Fox activities will inform and inspire your students about this Canadian hero and his Marathon of Hope. It's perfect for your Terry Fox Walk or Run. There are twenty-three NO PREP activities including information texts, reading comprehension activities, writing, math and mapping, too. Students can set a school goal - just like Terry Fox set a goal to run a marathon. There is even a word search. The printables are fun and engaging. This PRINT AND GO cross-curricular unit on Terry Fo
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1st - 3rd
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Remembrance Day Canada Bundle
Teach your primary students all about Canadian Remembrance Day with these engaging and varied activities. This bundle includes my best-selling Remembrance Day Canada mini-unit as well as my popular Poppy Shape Book and Write the Room resources. Save 20% with the bundle!INCLUDEDRemembrance Day CanadaStudent bookletWe remember: mini-bookColouring pages & poppy templatePrintables w/ answer keysGame & craftUseful linksWrite the Roompoppymemorialwreathsoldierveteranremembercrossceremonypeaced
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K - 2nd
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Communities Unit on Rural Urban Suburban 6 resources in total
This visually appealing and engaging social studies unit will help teach your students about the community around them. It focuses on the differences in rural, urban, and suburban communities. Activities include: posters, center activities, Illustrated task cards, worksheets and more. See more details below.~Currently my Top Best Seller~ It would be a great addition to your social studies curriculum about communities. Included in this pack you will find the following:POSTERS:~A set of poster
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1st - 4th
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Past and Present Unit for Primary Grades
Easily teach your primary students about life in the past with this no-fluff Social Studies mini-unit. Informative student booklets, engaging review activities and hands-on/digital sorts are sure to delight your students! Comparing the past and the present has never been easier.In light of the COVID-19 crisis, I have created a digital version of this resource. Please download the latest version of the product to access the Google Slides™ link. Please Note: Not all pages are suited for distance l
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1st - 2nd
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Virtual Field Trip to Antarctica, Penguins, Polar Regions, Google Slides
This virtual field trip picks up where the Arctic field trip leaves off. You are enjoying the Northern Lights, when you spot a mama penguin, who has lost her way. After learning a bit about penguins, you soon realize that penguins live in Antarctica, at the opposite end of the Earth. As you help her find her way back to Antarctica, you learn about its geography, climate, landscape, animals, and shelter through educational videos, STEM activities, science experiments, games, and movement activit
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PreK - 1st
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Kenya Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Kenya?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Kenya through the eyes of a Kenyan boy named Gitonga. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Kenya, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for Distance Learning!Included in This Kid's Life: Kenya:A letter from Gitonga to your students about what life is like as a kid in KenyaA colorful presenta
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Cuba Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in France?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Cuba through the eyes of a Cuban boy named Pablo. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Cuba, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture!Included in This Kid's Life: Cuba:A letter from Pablo to your
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Honduras Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Honduras?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Honduras through the eyes of a Honduran boy named Dominic. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Honduras, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture! Included in This Kid's Life: Honduras:A letter
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Community Helpers: Boom Cards & Paper Bag Puppets – Bundle
Teach your students about Community Helpers with this great bundle! This package includes digital Boom Cards and a set of paper bag puppets for an interactive, hands-on component. An engaging bundle that your students will be sure to love!Community Helpers Boom Cards Product Description: In this set of 28 Community Helpers Boom Cards*, your students will match the community helper with their job description. Students will listen to the description of how the community helper helps the community,
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K - 1st
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Brazil Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Brazil?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Brazil through the eyes of a Brazilian boy named Thiago. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Brazil, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for Distance Learning!Included in This Kid's Life: Brazil:A letter from Thiago to your students about what life is like as a kid in BrazilA colorful pr
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Venezuela Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Venezuela?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Venezuela through the eyes of a Venezuelan girl named Alejandra. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Venezuela, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture!Included in This Kid's Life: Venezuela:
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Virtual Field Trip to the Arctic, Polar Bears, Polar Regions, Google Slides
This virtual field trip begins soon after you spot a polar bear in YOUR neighborhood. After taking a Polar Bear 101 class, you soon realize that polar bears live in the Arctic. As you help him find his way back to the North Pole, you learn about its geography, climate, landscape, animals, and shelter through educational videos, STEM activities, science experiments, crafts, and songs. See the preview for more information and to see the Google Slides.Check out the follow-up field trip, A Day in A
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trips to Polar Regions, Arctic Circle and Antarctica
MLK Jr Digital Interactive Notebook Google Classroom
Your students will love learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. with this digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive, digital activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade social studies lessons using Google Classrooms to teach about MLK Jr. Simply upload this as an assignment and make a copy for each student. When they have finished the activity, have the students turn it in!***Click here for the printable version***In this download, y
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Digital Interactive Bundle Notebook for Google Classroom
Argentina Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Argentina?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Argentina through the eyes of an Argentinian boy named Santiago. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Argentina, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture!Included in This Kid's Life: Argentina:
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Maps & Relative Location - K-1 Social Studies Printables and Boom Cards™
⭐ Social Studies made simple and fun! Learn about maps, relative location, compass rose, and create a Me on the Map flip book with these fun printables! ✨This download also includes a set of Boom Cards™ with activities that complement the lessons - perfect for digital distance learning!⭐ Introduce your students to maps and relative location words (in, on, under, between, behind, next to, above). ✅ This unit includes:☆ Anchor text☆ Make a compass rose☆ Make a map key☆ Reading maps (classroom, pla
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies BUNDLE - Kindergarten and First
Peru Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Peru?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Peru through the eyes of a Peruvian girl named Mayra. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Peru, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture!Included in This Kid's Life: Peru:A letter from Mayra to you
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Spain Country Study: Reading & Writing + Google Slides/PPT Distance Learning
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Spain?Learn what it might be like to be a kid in Spain through the eyes of a Spanish girl named Camila. Students will see what it’s like to attend school in Spain, what food they might eat, what sports they might play, and what they might do with their families for fun on weekends. Great for distance learning, and for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx history and culture!Included in This Kid's Life: Spain:A letter from Camila t
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Around the World Mega Bundle - 92 countries - 50% Discount
Landforms & Map Skills Digital Activities for Google Slides™ BUNDLE
Make learning about geography come to life with this landforms and map skills unit for young learners! Your students will have the opportunity to explore the major landforms that shape our Earth and important beginning map skills ... all digitally! The best part: it is paperless, no-prep and Google™ saves student's work automatically.Also available in...Landforms and Map Skills PRINT BundleLandforms and Map Skills PRINT & DIGITAL Mega BundleThe landforms activities include:1. A Virtual Field
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1st - 3rd
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American Symbols Digital Kindergarten Social Studies - United States Activities
Your students will love learning all about American Symbols such as Statue of Liberty, American Flag, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, and more with this digital interactive notebook using Google Slides! This is a fun, interactive, digital activity that can be incorporated into your Kindergarten or 1st Grade science lessons using Google Classrooms to teach about this Winter season. Simply upload this as an assignment and make a copy for each student. When they have finished the activity, have the stude
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Digital Interactive Bundle Notebook for Google Classroom
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