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1st grade End of Year social studies projects
END OF YEAR CRAFT ACTIVITY Memory Book Alternative Last Week of School Last Day
Are you looking for a non - memory book end of the school year activity that will have your students remembering your time together well into the future? This end of year craft project and writing activity also works great as gifts to students, and will be used regularly and brings families closer together. This flexible resource is a FAVORITE with families and teachers.Family Dinner Conversation Starters is a very popular end of the school year craft with great feedback from teachers like you.
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1st - 5th
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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!
Solar Eclipse 2024 Kindergarten Activities, Craft Headbands Worksheets & Writing
Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with this updated, easy-to-use, and high-interest unit! This engaging unit includes exciting activities, writing prompts, adorable crafts, viewer instructions, party ideas, and so much more! You will even receive a bonus file with directed drawing and a foldable!This resource is jam-packed with everything you need to celebrate a solar eclipse near you or conduct an in-depth study about them. Due to the scientific nature of this product, the activities will work f
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PreK - 1st
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1-ESS1-1
Father's Day Crafts Fathers Day Gifts, Cards Donuts for Dad Doughnuts with Dads
Adorable student-made gifts for your Donuts for Dads celebration or for Father's Day. Includes printable patterns and instructions for creating multiple doughnut Father's Day crafts with or without student pictures. Simply print, cut, and paste to create these sweet treats for dad!You receive a number of different donut craftivities and options from which to choose. Use them with multiple classes or from year to year for variety.There are 4 different sayings from which to choose:• “Donut” you
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PreK - 2nd
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Summer Bucket List Craft & Writing, End of the Year Activity for Kindergarten
Summer Bucket List Craft and Writing, End of the Year Activity for Kindergarten Help your students come up with some fun things to do this summer with this great writing project and craft. Get this resource as part of one of our BUNDLES and SAVE BIG:End of Year Activities for Kindergarten from Simply KinderIncluded in this download:This book consists of:- Cover page with title and name in the shape of a bucket.- A handle and shovel to glue on.- 3 writing page options to put inside. Use as many
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PreK - 1st
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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
Water Bottle Flipping End of the Year STEM Challenges Physical Science Lesson
Integrate STEM in Your Classroom at the End of the School Year!Make learning fun with this water bottle flipping STEM challenge students love! There are three challenges included. Super fun activity for the End of the Year!Students will investigate which water level, bottle size, and bottle style is the best for water bottle flipping. Perfect for introducing Newton's Laws of Motion or other force and motion science ideas.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After
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1st - 5th
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3-PS2-1
, 3-PS2-2
Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
Scuba Diver Craft Ocean Animals End of the Year Summer Activities Bulletin Board
This Scuba Driver Craft is perfect activity for the end of the year and summer time! You can also use it for a study on ocean animals or to create an ocean themed bulletin board. With a total of five different writing prompts, you can use this craft in a variety of ways for years to come and your students will love their finished project. As an added element you can even use a child's photo for the head!Click HERE to SAVE by buying this resource as part of my Ocean Animals Craft Bundle! What'
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PreK - 2nd
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Ocean Animals Theme - Activities, Crafts & Research Writing for Kindergarten-1st
Are you looking for an ocean animals themed unit for kindergarten or first grade? This Ocean Animals unit packed with engaging activities, crafts and research writing templates. Immerse your students in learning all about animals that live in ocean habitats.This resource has EVERYTHING you need to teach about these ocean animals:sharkswhalescrabsseahorsesWhat's Included?4 ocean animals nonfiction texts packed full of information and real imagesFact Finder Detective sheets for close reading to
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K - 1st
End of Year Memory Book - Digital and Printable
"This was easy to use and it covered all of the end of the year 'memories’ that I wanted to include for the students. The directions were very clear to use. I was happy that I could also add a page and insert a class end-of-the-year-video." - Jennifer B.Our end of the year memory book is the perfect way to celebrate everything your students learned this year and keep your students occupied until that final school bell rings. This fun project keeps kids engaged (no more bouncing off the walls or
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1st - 5th
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If I Built a House READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge End of the Year Activity 3D Shapes
Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Teach students everything they need to build a house using 2D Shapes and 3D Shapes! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own house!Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a House by Chris Van DusenThis STEM Project is a companion activity to If I Built A House by Chris Van Dusen. The book explores all the elements needed for an amazing house!Take students through the ST
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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1st Grade Social Studies Interactive Notebook Curriculum Worksheets 2nd Grade
Your students will love learning primary social studies content with this interactive notebook. This interactive notebook provides a fun and easy way to revisit and review new social studies learning. This resource includes 50 interactive projects, book recommendations, large pictures of each project with teacher directions, and a hyperlinked table of contents. Projects Included:Historical figuresGeorge WashingtonAbraham LincolnMartin Luther King, Jr.Christopher ColumbusRosa ParksRuby Bridgesbla
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K - 2nd
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
Me on the Map Circle Book {EDITABLE!}
This EDITABLE Me on the Map book is a great way for your students to understand about their place in the world!___________________________________________________________________________Included are both PRINTABLE and EDITABLE forms. THE EDITABLE VERSION OF THIS PRODUCT IS A POWERPOINT DOCUMNENT. YOU MUST HAVE POWERPOINT IN ORDER TO EDIT THIS PRODUCT.___________________________________________________________________________THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: - Circle Books with blank spaces- Circle Books wi
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K - 4th
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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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Paper Plate Marble Run End of the Year STEM Activity
ENGAGE STUDENTS IN A REAL WORLD STEM ACTIVITY!Make learning fun with a STEM Challenge! For the Marble Run STEM challenge, students are asked by a toy company to design and create a marble run.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Students would enjoy completing this as a MakerSpace activity or as a STEM center. Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM Teachers, parents
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA BUNDLE
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
Real World PBL Math Challenge | Run an Ice Cream Truck PBL
End of Year Summer Math Project - Run an Ice Cream TruckLooking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging summer project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students during the end of the year, and they'll love getting to run their own ice cream truck.Students will love getting to work within a budget to run their own ice cream truck - the treats, toppings, supplies and more. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Stude
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: PBL Tasks & Math Challenges - Printable, Google Slides, Seesaw
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel End of the Year READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Learn about the World's Fair and how Mr. Ferris built the first Ferris Wheel! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own Ferris Wheel!Connect to a Read Aloud: Mr. Ferris and His WheelThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Davis. The book explores the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and how Ferris built his first wheel.Take students through the STEM Proces
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1st - 5th
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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End of the Year Ice Cream Craft
This fun end of the year activity is a great way for students to reflect on their school year! Students will choose from the 14 provided sentence starters OR create their own writing/illustrations on the different ice cream scoops and then build their very own school year sundae! This can be differentiated for students - give them a specific number of scoops to create or have them decide how many they'd like on their own! The following sentence starters are included:I made...I saw...I loved...I
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PreK - 3rd
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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
End of the Year Memory Book - Packing Up My Year in First Grade Writing Activity
This end of the year memory book is a fun and special activity that allows your students to reflect and write about the special time they have spent in 1st grade. This differentiated end of year suitcase-themed memory book will house many wonderful memories that both students and parents will treasure.Pick and choose the pages that work best for your students. This newly revised (2024) packet includes:A Memory Book Suitcase Cover -Front (2 font versions)A Memory Book Suitcase Cover -BackSuitcas
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1st
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Jellyfish Craft Ocean Animals Habitat Activities Sea Life Theme Bulletin Board
This Jellyfish Craft is an exciting activity to get students excited about studying ocean animals! You could also use this craft for your classroom theme, a book study, or an end of the year/summer activity. Students will love the easy to cut patterns, teachers will love the easy prep, and best of all it makes one stunning ocean themed bulletin board!Click HERE to SAVE by buying this resource as part of my Ocean Animals Craft Bundle! What's included in this pdf: • A photograph of the craft act
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PreK - 2nd
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Back to School Craft / Summer Sunglasses / Bright Future Prompts
This end of the year or back to school resource includes a showstopper craft and over 50 writing prompts. You can also use it any time of the year to think about the student's future or have your children write about their experience for your next year's group of students! Children adore this fun and exciting way to think about their own summer plans or goals for the future. Although there are ways to speed this up, this project will typically take some time for students to complete (which is re
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PreK - 2nd
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