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3rd grade social studies internet activities $5-10
Holidays Around the World | December Crafts for Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali
Are you looking for printable or digital resources for Holidays Around the World? These activities are easy to use and/or assign. They can printed out to use in the classroom OR assigned digitally. Each holiday comes with information for students to read, activities for students to complete, and an assessment. Check out the preview to see exactly what the printable and digital activities look like! HOLIDAYS INCLUDED:• Christmas in Germany• Kwanzaa• Christmas in Sweden (with St. Lucia's Day)
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2nd - 4th
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The 3 Branches of Government Unit for Local, State and Federal Government
Spark your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade students’ interest in government with this cross-curricular, high interest government teaching unit. Your students will dive in with a three page story called, “Jenny and the Government Fairy”. They then explore local, state and federal government through simple to use mini lessons, and lots of fun activities. This teaching unit is perfect for the BUSY teacher!This unit is created to be simple to use for teachers and studentsMakes planning a breeze...just print
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Government In America BUNDLE
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 & Geography Activities Google Classroom Digital Resources
This digital activities bundle (including map skills reading passages!) will make maps and globe skills ENGAGING and FUN!This bundle includes digital activities and reading passages about map skills, the equator, prime meridian, hemispheres, continents, and oceans.This digital resource uses Google Slides™ and can be used on Google Classroom and Google Drive. This resource also includes an answer key.⭐️ Click HERE to SAVE 20% with the yearlong 2nd-Grade Social Studies Bundle!You will receive each
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2nd - 3rd
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Pilgrims and Native Americans | The First Thanksgiving | Wampanoag | Mayflower
These First Thanksgiving Pilgrims and Native Americans Wampanoag Tribe activities go from the Mayflower through the 1st year in Plymouth Colony. Teach 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders about the history of early America as the settlers came from England and the events leading up to the Harvest Feast of 1621.Any of the printable activities can be used alone or be combined to create an easy-to assemble interactive notebook, lapbook or learning portfolio. This resource also includes book and website recom
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2nd - 5th
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Famous Inventors & Inventions Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Unit
Introducing six famous Inventors and their revolutionary inventions! Your students will get to discover how Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, The Wright Brothers, Sarah Breedlove Walker, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington Carver developed innovations that changed the world forever.This resource will help your students understand each inventor’s unique story, their accomplishments, and the impact they had on the world. Although learning about famous inventions is important, kids love re
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2nd - 5th
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Landforms and Bodies of Water | Interactive Google Slides Activities
These slides provide the definition of common landforms and bodies of water along with real life images! The interactive slides help students practice identifying landforms and bodies of water. If your students are comfortable dragging and typing in google slides, this activity will be perfect for them! A booklet of definitions and images is included for students to use during the activity or as a study guide! *This product is included in a BUNDLEThis resource is not editable. What is included?-
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Continents and Oceans & Landforms BUNDLE | Google Slides Activities
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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3 Branches of Government | Interactive Google Slides Activities
Need a fun and interactive way to teach your students about the 3 Branches of Government? This resource includes a google slides presentation about the branches as well as interactive slides that you can assign to Google Classroom. A printable booklet is also included! You can read it together in class and students can use it as a study guide. This resource is not editable. Included:- Google slides presentation (11 slides total - covering the 3 branches and checks and balances)- 5 Google slides
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3rd - 5th
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Plan a Vacation Research Unit - Project Based Learning Math and Social Studies
Give your students an opportunity to plan their own dream summer vacation! With this Project Based Learning unit, students are given a budget of $3000 to plan a vacation to a destination of their choice. Decide how to will spend 5 days and nights on the dream vacation. This 21st Century project based learning unit provides math, research, digital learning, and writing. (Google Version added)This PBL unit incorporates challenging, engaging, and creative activities. There are many opportunities fo
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3rd - 6th
Economics BUNDLE Supply and Demand Worksheets Goods and Services Sort
Introduce your students to the basic economic concepts of money, wants/ needs, goods/ services, consumers/ producers, and supply/ demand. 5 days of lesson plans and extension activities are included. Bundle includes print version, digital version for Google Slides, and Boom™ Cards reviewing goods and services. ****************************************************************************************************************PRODUCT INCLUDES:5 pages of complete lesson plans for the teacher, including
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3rd - 4th
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Titanic Passages Reading Comprehension Escape Room Titanic Activities
Are you looking for Titanic nonfiction reading comprehension passages and questions? A Comprehension Quest® is a FUN escape room style activity and is a unique way to get students excited about practicing reading comprehension! ⚓Here's how it works:⚓Starting off with the hook video, students learn they have a quest to complete. In this edition, students must figure out who the author is of a firsthand account letter written by a Titanic survivor. Students will read 6 passages and complete standa
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2nd - 5th
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Holidays Around the World Escape Room Game Google Forms | Distance Learning
Now updated with a digital option! The digital option is a Google Form.Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room game with your students today! Your class has been locked in an ice castle by Jack Frost! Students will be learning about different winter holiday traditions that are celebrated all over the world. This game is intended for 3rd-5th grade students. Students will be practicing reading comprehension skills, as well as social studies skills. This is an interactive game where th
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3rd - 6th
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Map Skills Escape Room Digital Activities 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
Looking for a fun way to practice map skills? This map skills escape room is easy to use with no-prep! This escape room is a Google Form. Your students can work independently or in groups to answer the five puzzle questions. The questions are editable so you can adjust to fit your needs or use them as is! This map skills digital escape room covers latitude and longitude fun activities, using a map grid, cardinal and intermediate directions, map scale, and types of maps. The best part is there i
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3rd - 6th
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Continents and Oceans | Interactive Google Slides Activities
These interactive slides allow students to practice identifying the continents and oceans on a map as well as learn fun new information about each continent and ocean! Please note that the slides contain many facts about each continent and ocean, which may or may not be appropriate for your classroom. Second graders will easily be able to fill out the maps if they are comfortable with dragging/typing small amounts in google slides. They may not be able to do the reading portion without guidance
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Continents and Oceans & Landforms BUNDLE | Google Slides Activities
Seven Natural Wonders of the World Virtual Field Trip (Google Earth)
Take your elementary students on a virtual field trip to the 7 Natural Wonders of the World! Using a combination of Google Earth™ 360-degree views, informational text, video, and visuals, your students will learn about each of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World from various perspectives.Students will learn about and virtually explore the following:Mount EverestGreat Barrier ReefParicutinRio de JaneiroNorthern LightsGrand CanyonVictoria FallsThis low prep activity includes::: Digital Google S
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2nd - 4th
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Economics BUNDLE | Presentations and Google Slides Activities
Students will learn about important economic concepts in an engaging way with these presentations and google slides activities! The activities involve matching, sorting, labeling, and occasionally typing in google slides. Each product comes with a Google Forms quiz. Please look at the previews for each product before you purchase! This resource is not editable. Concepts Covered:- wants and needs- goods and services- producers and consumers- scarcity- opportunity cost- supply and demand- competit
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2nd - 5th
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Map Skills 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade - Mapping Skills Digital
Make teaching mapping skills engaging with this digital Google Slides activity. Perfect for upper elementary teachers 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade. This map skills set includes 8 no-prep digital Google Slides. Topics included are compass rose, cardinal and intermediate directions, key/legend, map scales, types of maps, map grid, latitude and longitude, and Google Maps Support your students' understanding of map skills with interactive and engaging drag and drop activities. They will also practice t
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3rd - 6th
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Biography Research Historical Figures using QR Codes Videos & Websites Template
Are your students struggling to find information on famous historical figures for their biography reports? Do you have technology in your classroom to help in their research, but aren't sure if they will find the right websites? The QR Codes for Biography Research Reports are what you need. No longer will students struggle with finding enough information, or writing their biography report, on their chosen historical figure.Included in this Biography Research Resource:► 25 colorful pages of his
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2nd - 4th
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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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Ancient Greece PowerPoint - Google Slides - Google Classroom Geography
Ancient Greece Interactive PowerPoint and Interactive Google Slides**New Update - Now includes additional INTERACTIVE Google Slides version for Distance Learning during Covid-19 | Coronavirus ***Watch this quick preview video to see the PowerPoint in action!This resource is part of the Ancient Civilizations (Entire) CurriculumThis teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Ancient Civilizations PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their w
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3rd - 8th
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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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Earth Day Digital Escape Room: Informational, Fun, and Engaging Activities
This UPDATED Earth Day Digital Escape Room is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to Earth Day and learn about ways we can all help. Each topic covered has an informational paragraph, a video, a game to play to find the clue for the escape room, and a 'just for fun' game for early finishers. Can they crack the code? Try this FREE Honeybees Escape to check it out.The topics covered are:The history of Earth DayThe importance of plantsWater pollution and how we can helpEndangered animalsRe
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Earth Day BUNDLE-Digital Escape Room and Writing Prompts
Explorers | Age of Exploration PowerPoint | Google Classroom New World Explorers
Early Exploration and Trade Routes Interactive PowerPoint & Interactive Google Slides**New Update - Now includes additional INTERACTIVE Google Slides version for Distance Learning during Covid-19 | Coronavirus ***Watch this quick preview video to see the PowerPoint in action!This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Early American / US History/ World History / Social Studies PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through
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3rd - 7th
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