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1st grade social studies projects $5-10
Black History Month Activity Collaborative African American Biographical "Quilt"
My Famous Faces® of African-American History "Quilt" project is the perfect whole-class activity to do during Black History Month or any time of the year! It connects the individual with the group using hexagons that will tessellate to create a large “quilt” collaboration poster featuring 40 influential African Americans and their biographies. The final poster has a ton of “wow factor” when complete, and I hope it will make a large impact on your students as they learn about these 40 influential
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use one every month!
Black History Month Craft: African American Inventors - Set of 6
Do you need cute and easy crafts for Black History Month? You got them! This set has SIX crafts or craftivities of African American inventors and their inventions: George Carver, George Crum, Lewis Latimer, Garrett Morgan, Philip Downing, and Alfred Cralle. These crafts will make a fantastic bulletin board for Black History Month or can be used for your school hallway decoration! Next time your students crunch on a potato chip, get a scoop of ice cream, eat a peanut butter sandwich, look at a tr
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PreK - 1st
Collaborative Veterans Day Craft Activity | Thank You Veterans Agamograph Poster
This year, you've got to try Art with Jenny K.'s Veterans Day 3D Collaboration Poster!! It is easy for teachers and fun for kids and makes the perfect Veterans' Day activity for your class! This project is a "3-way" agamograph (3 images spliced together) and a collaboration poster mixed into one. This project is unique because I developed it to combine my agamographs with my collaboration posters. And there is no beating the "wow! factor" at the end, when children walk back and forth to see the
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K - 8th
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Wax Museum & Biography Writing Project
This item is a great tool to help students learn about researching, biographies, taking notes, and writing a multi-paragraph paper.You'll find everything you need to put on a wax museum as well! Items include:*a student tracking sheet to help you keep track of historians, assignments, and due dates*note-taking and rough draft pages for 5 paragraphs (these paragraphs include an introduction, early life, contributions, later life, and conclusion*final copy paper that includes a place for students
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1st - 4th
Continents and Oceans 1st & 2nd Grade Social Studies 3D Map, Lapbook, Worksheets
Do you need an engaging social studies resource to teach your students about the seven continents and five oceans? This easy-to-use resource includes everything you need to help your students learn about the world's continents and oceans.A variety of activities will keep your students engaged. These include vocabulary cards, books, worksheets, a 3D student map, a mapping lapbook, and a writing activity.This resource is part of a money-saving BUNDLE. Click to save 20% by purchasing the BUNDLE.Use
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K - 2nd
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Family Heritage and Culture Lapbook Project
This is a great project to motivate and engage students while learning about their family heritage and culture! The project contains a Family Heritage Interview and parent letter. Using the information from home (8 questions on heritage and culture), students are able to assemble and complete this cute lapbook at school.
Includes all foldable templates and clipart for assembly.
The lapbook contains:
✺Family Heritage Interview questions
✺Family Heritage Project parent letter and questions
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Jackie Robinson Collaborative Poster — Great Black History Month Activity
Jackie Robinson Collaboration Portrait Poster. My collaboration posters are designed to complement or supplement any Jackie Robinson lesson, sports, or Black History Month studies. This poster is the perfect anticipatory set to pique your students’ interest or a great extension to finish your studies with a WOW. Your students will be talking about this poster for weeks to come and will always remember exactly which piece was “theirs” when they see it on display! Recommended for any grade as th
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K - 9th
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Also included in: Black History Month Activities: Collaboration Posters BUNDLE Set 2
Me on the Map, CANADA - A Social Studies & Language Arts Project
This Canadian Me on the Map resource is based on Joan Sweeney's book, Me on the Map. While this book is based on American Geography, it would be beneficial to read the book with the project, but it is not necessary. Students design a layered step book to represent their place on the map. You may then have them create an art project of themselves on the earth to match the cover of the book. It makes a great bulletin board display and is such a fun way to practice map skills!This is an integrated
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1st - 5th
Traveling the World - Continents, Oceans, Maps, and Landforms
Traveling the World - Continents, Oceans, Maps, and Landforms
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Travel the World and learn about our 7 amazing continents. Each continent has a "Travel Guide" to tell important facts about their continent. I made sure to make the travel guides have names to match their continent and ethnicity. Also included on each continent page... beautiful pictures from all of the continents. These pictures give the
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1st - 5th
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Holiday Economics Christmas Project Based Learning PBL Wants Needs Goods Service
Looking for a fun way to teach your economics unit to your students? This Christmas project based learning unit is a fun way to embrace the holiday craziness & turn your classroom into a North Pole workshop! In this PBL unit, your students will learn about wants and needs, goods and services, producers and consumers, and so much more! ⭐The overall objective of this unit is to turn your students into entrepreneurs and your classroom into a North Pole workshop!⭐You will teach various social st
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K - 5th
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Constitution Day Activity | Classroom Collaboration Preamble Poster
This fun, collaborative activity allows your students to contribute to a classroom poster featuring the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States. Great project for Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, U.S. government studies, or any similar occasion. There are 30 pieces, and each piece fits on a regular 8.5 inch by 11-inch piece of paper. When printed at full size, the final poster is approximately 35 inches by 42 inches.Constitution Preamble Poster Details:• There are 5 rows and 6 column
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1st - 8th
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Coloring Pages Posters | Social Studies Activities
This set of 22 famous women posters are super versatile! This is Volume 1... CLICK HERE to find Volume 2. Shrink them down for interactive notebook inserts, mini books, bulletin board decor, hall displays, or as a quick coloring page to accompany your read aloud. Students love these note pages because they provide just enough new vocabulary and ideas to engage but aren’t overwhelming.CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the Famous Women Bundle!The women featured in this resource:Beverly Cl
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PreK - 6th
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Me on the Map Project (Circle and Rectangle Project Choices)
Are you looking for a fun and interactive ME ON THE MAP project for your first through fifth grade students to do in Social Studies? Look no further!Help students explore their place in the world with this engaging project. Choose from either a circle map or a rectangular map.This best sellingpacket includes:⭐Planning Pages⭐Printables for a Circle Map Project⭐ Printables for a Rectangular Map Project⭐Printable US and state maps for each state⭐Printable Candian provinces and states⭐Rubrics for
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K - 5th
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Flat Stanley Integrated Project Travel Journal *NOW EDITABLE*
Does your class or grade level study geography and need a cool project to integrate Language Arts and Social Studies? Then sending Flat Stanley on an adventure is the perfect project!Send Flat Stanley on a vacation or an adventure and when he returns, students complete a travel journal about his trip. Included in this pack are:Parent LetterDirectionsTravel Journal:Where in the World Did Flat Stanley go?-City, State, Distance traveled, direction traveledAll About ________ (city)-Weather-Physica
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1st - 4th
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September 11 Activities | Patriot Day Lapbook
9/11 Patriot Day activity to teach and understand the events of the tragedy and how America commemorates the day.***please see preview button above for a closer look at the pages included.What's included:File Folder Lap Book ALL BLACK/WHITE printing3 cover options (fire/police, military, kids)12 vocabulary words - definitions provided'What Happened" and "We Remember" paragraphs (choose completed or fill in)writing promptspatriot adjectivesadditional writing promptsbook suggestions for lesson ext
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1st - 4th
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The Mona Lisa by Leondardo Da Vinci Collaboration Poster
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Collaboration Poster – 2 options included (with colors assigned and without) plus a bonus coloring page. This art activity is intended to complement/supplement any lessons on The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci or the Renaissance Period. This collaborative poster is the perfect way to start a unit to cap one off. It is an engaging and entertaining way for students to work together to create a large poster of, arguably, the most famous piece of art in the world!Th
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1st - 8th
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FF® Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Collaborative Poster
Do something with your class for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month) that your students won't soon forget—with my large, visually engaging Famous Faces® collaboration poster. My Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Poster is fun, collaborative, and easy to do with your students! My collaboration posters are easy for teachers and fun for kids and make a lasting impression—on students, parents, and your entire school community! Large and visuall
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PreK - 8th
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Travel Bundle (Passports, Boarding Passes, Travel Journals)
Although many of us wish we could pack up and travel the world, that's not always realistic (especially with a classroom full of kiddos). We may not be able to take our kids on a tour of the world but thanks to technology and so many incredible resources, we can BRING THE WORLD INTO OUR CLASSROOM.
Do you research different countries or cultures with your students? Do you go on virtual classroom field trips? Are you looking for a simple yet engaging way to teach your kids about global citizensh
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PreK - 8th
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American Symbols | Landmarks | National Symbols Reading Writing Art
American symbols and national landmarks are fun to learn about and an important social studies concept for young learners. This american symbol pack is perfect for when you teach on National Symbols. Check out the preview: NOT all pages are shown on the preview Included are:* art projects ( Bald Eagle, Patriotic Kid, Statue of Liberty )* national symbol interactive sight word poems ( written by me )* writing pages for several of the monuments, etc.*close reading pages*interactive mini book*
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K - 2nd
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Family Tree & Family Heritage Project Digital + Print
Students will LOVE learning about their family, heritage, and traditions through completing this project! Adults and students enjoy completing this project every year in my classroom. I have always gotten positive feedback from my students and their families. Digital Version | Google Classroom | Google Slides | Google DriveThis project also contains a link to digital versions that can be shared with your students easily via Google Drive or Google Classroom. Students will be able to complete and
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1st - 4th
Families: A Research and Writing Project
Make learning about families fun with these engaging, language building activities! This research project includes 14 low-prep graphic organizers to discuss and learn about all types of families, homes, activities, and more! Lead your students to discover that families can be different but all families love each other while meeting social studies and literacy standards! Here's what you'll get:Graphic organizersRecording sheetsGraphing activitiesWriting and drawing activitiesRead aloud book sugg
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Research Project Bundle: FALL Research and Writing Curriculum
Terry Fox Activity | Classroom Collaboration Poster
Terry Fox Collaboration Portrait Poster – 2 options included plus bonus materials. These activities are intended to complement/supplement any lesson on Terry Fox and are great for your Canadian studies, history lessons, and celebrations. The final posters make for visually engaging displays. Hang them anywhere!The front officeAn auditoriumA hallway Your classroom bulletin board You may also like these Canadian resources: Remembrance Day Collaboration posterViola Desmond Collaboration PosterPort
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K - 8th
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Barack Obama Collaborative Poster for Black History Month
Barack Obama collaboration poster intended to complement/supplement any lesson or unit about Barack Obama, U.S. presidents, and/or Black History Month. There are 2 options included plus bonus materials.The final posters make for visually engaging displays. Hang them anywhere!The libraryThe front officeA hallway Your classroom bulletin boardThese posters are the perfect way to start a unit or to cap one off. They are an engaging and entertaining way for students to work together to create a large
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1st - 12th
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Family History Report
An engaging Family History Report to enrich your Social Studies curriculum! Students will be challenged to complete a family tree and learn about where their ancestors came from, along with sharing their families favorite traditional holidays and traditions. It includes a family interview. There is an optional page for the family tree which specifies "parents" instead of "mother/father". Students will also get to create their own Coat of Arms! A great learning opportunity and "take home project"
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1st - 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
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For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
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