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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!
Me on the Map Flip Book - Map Skills Geography Activity
This Me on the Map flip book is the perfect easy-prep project to accompany the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney or any beginner map study. Students will identify the planet, continent, country, state, and city or town they live in and begin to understand the relative sizes of each.Prep is simple! Copy a set of the included booklet pages for each student. Students write in the missing words, cut out each semi-circles, and stack them from smallest to largest. Staple the top to complete the fl
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1st - 3rd
U.S. Symbols & Landmarks : A Research Project
**Best Seller**This resource is great for any age group, from 1st grade to 5th grade and beyond! Expectations are easily adapted for any age group. In this pack, you will find research sheets and resources for 10 different symbols or landmarks. I’ve included 3 different types of recording sheets so that you can choose the one that best fits your needs. Also included is a "group norms" page for each different group where students will establish their group rules.Symbols/Landmarks included: Statu
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1st - 6th
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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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Hispanic Heritage Month Poster Pennant Research Report Project - Bulletin Board
Empower your students to celebrate and learn with this Hispanic Heritage Month Pennant Research Report Project. Bring history to life in a fun, engaging, and meaningful way! It’s the perfect tool to generate eye-catching Hispanic Heritage Month Posters for your classroom and create a Hispanic Heritage Month bulletin board that’s not just visually engaging, but also meaningful and educational.As a dedicated educator, it can be challenging to find high-quality, engaging resources to celebrate Hisp
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1st - 6th
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
5 PHASES OF A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 ACTIVITY CRAFT SPINNER SCIENCE PRINTABLE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE 2024 CRAFTS WHEEL PRINTABLE ACTIVITY (THE 5 PHASES OF A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SPINNER CRAFTIVITY)Are you looking for fun Total Eclipse activities? Kids will love making and spinning this eclipse crafts wheel/ spinner. This craft wheel is a fun way for kids to learn about the 5 phases of a total solar eclipse: First Contact, Second Contact, Totality, Third Contact and Fourth Contact. I have provided 2 versions of the wheel: color and black and white version. Each wheel con
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PreK - 6th
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SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE CRAFTS WHEEL ACTIVITY SPINNER PRINTABLE SCIENCE
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSE CRAFT ACTIVITY SPINNER SCIENCE PRINTABLE (Perfect for the upcoming annular eclipse on October 14 and the following lunar eclipse)Are you looking for fun solar and lunar eclipse activities? Kids will love making and spinning this eclipse crafts wheel/ spinner. This eclipse wheel is a fun way for kids to visualize the position of the moon in relation to the sun and Earth during solar and lunar eclipses.I have provided 3 versions of the eclipse wheel: color, black and white
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PreK - 6th
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Helen Keller Craft | Braille Activity | Reading Passages
Helen Keller is the perfect role model to discuss during Women’s History Month, with any unit about communication, on January 4th for World Braille Day- really, anytime you want to inspire your students! In this packet, you’ll find:1. Braille Activity2. Helen Keller Craft3. What is Braille? Reading Passage & Questions4. Who was Helen Keller? Reading Passage & Sequencing Handout5. Writing Activities & Graphic Organizers6. Word SearchCurious? Learn more about this product by clicking h
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Helen Keller and Theodore Roosevelt Activity Bundle
Memorial Day Craft American Flag 4th of July Windsock Presidents Day Activities
Memorial Day Craft : American Flag Lantern Craft► Very easy► 7 PagesColorful : 3 pagesBlack and White : 4 pages► Available in PDF format► Letter size 8.5 x 11 inches** Personal use only NO COMMERCIAL USE ALLOWED!**
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PreK - 2nd
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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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First Day of Back to School Pencil Craft Self Portrait Activities Bulletin Board
Celebrate the first day of school with this easy-to-assemble back to school pencil craft and self-portrait drawing activities! This simple back to school craft provides lots of opportunities for your little learners to practice essential fine motor, scissor and gluing skills, as well as the ability to listen and follow directions. Perfect for a back to school bulletin board display, as well as a treasured keepsake for each student!This back to school pencil craft features just 3 easy-to-cut piec
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PreK - 1st
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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1st - 5th
Landforms Project - Landform Island and Landforms and Body of Water Research
Engage your students in learning about landforms and bodies of water by having them apply their knowledge of these landforms and bodies of water to create a project... LANDFORM ISLAND! This creative social studies project is a hands-on geography activity perfect for your learners.What is the Landforms Project:Students will work alone or in groups to research 24 different landforms and bodies of water, draft a plan for their landform island, write all about their landform island and publish a pos
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1st - 3rd
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MEMORIAL DAY CROWN CRAFT ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN PATRIOTIC HAT HEADBAND PREK
PATRIOTIC CRAFTS HAT TEMPLATES OR CROWN HEADBAND TEMPLATE FOR PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS SUCH AS CONSTITUTION DAY / MEMORIAL DAY / 4TH OF JULY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, ETC....Kids will feel proud wearing this hat! This resource contains a Constitution Day hat template, both in color and bw. Simply print and go! Children can look at the colored template to color their own hat. Cut out and staple the strap from one side. Place around the kids' head and adjust. Assemble the strap to the hat from the other
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
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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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
Country Research Project | A Social Studies Report
Make learning about other countries exciting with this easy to use research writing unit for little learners. Learn all about other cultures around the world with these open-ended research pages. This unit covers: geography timelinesthe flag important placesfoodfast factsjobsimportant holidays and traditionsgoods and servicesThis is a great prep tool for your school or classroom's multicultural or diversity night, too! Includes both American and British English spellings. ***********************
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1st - 3rd
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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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WINTER HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD CRAFTS KINDERGARTEN SANTA / ST LUCIA DAY CROWN
ST. LUCY / SANTA LUCIA DAY CRAFT CROWN | HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD ACTIVITY FOR PRESCHOOL / KINDERGARTEN / FIRST GRADE / SECOND GRADEAre you looking for fun 'St Lucia Day' activities? You've come to the right place! Kids will love making and wearing this crown! This resource contains a cute template, both in color and bw. Simply print and go! Children can look at the colored template to color their own crown. More 'Holidays around the world' craftivities coming soon! Enjoy! :)CHECK OUT MY
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: MAY CRAFT KINDERGARTEN CROWN HAT ACTIVITY COLORING PAGE HEADBAND ART
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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State Report Research Project
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Are you getting ready to do research on one of the fifty U.S.states? This 19 page unit comes with all the templates students need to complete a research project on one of the fifty states. Students can record information they gather, glue images, photos and draw maps on these templates to create an informational state report.
To facilitate the research process, I have created a Nifty Fifty United States Google Site. This site is full of kid friendly research
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1st - 5th
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