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Thanksgiving art history simulations
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reenactment Activity
Teach students about ancient Egyptian mummification with this fun and interactive reenactment activity. Students will role-play while they learn how to “mummify” one of their classmates, who will play the part of the deceased pharaoh. The rest of the class will pretend to be embalmers, priests, priestesses, and other people involved in the mummification process. The students will select their roles by picking cards that illustrate different burial goods and items used in the mummification proc
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4th - 7th
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THANKSGIVING CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION nature of science SEP
Spice up you nature of science lessons! Students think like scientists as they observe, experiment, and gather evidence from 5 stations to solve this Thanksgiving crime scene investigation for grades 4-6. Students use critical thinking skills to claim who ate the pumpkin pie using data in this science infused mystery. Includes:Case introduction card2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheetsSuspect bio cards5 evidence collection stationsNature of Science connection sheetTeacher guideA
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP
The First Thanksgiving Simulation: Journey on the Mayflower
This is a week long simulation where your kids will become a part of history! Students will read about the process of the pilgrims coming to the New World and then receive their experience cards, which will let them be a part of the famous journey.
They take the knowledge they gain from the reading and the information on the experience card to write a journal entry from a pilgrim's perspective. Kids will be learning and engaged in these reading and writing activities!
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- 5 days
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2nd - 8th
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Thanksgiving Social Skills Task Cards
Do you have students that struggle with social conversations? These Thanksgiving Social Skills Task Cards contain 64 task cards that will help your students practice how to enter and maintain conversations dealing with Thanksgiving Day, problem solve difficult situations that might arise, practice body language and wording of answers for situations, and talk about what they do and love about this holiday. ● ● ● Students can really struggle with knowing what to say and do in tough situations, an
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4th - 10th
Also included in: Social Skills Task Card Bundle
First Thanksgiving Plymouth Mayflower Wampanoag Activity CSI Mystery of History
Learn about the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims and Mayflower Voyage, the Plymouth Colony, and the Wampanoag Native Americans! Your students will explore theories about the history of the first Thanksgiving with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages critical thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on the history of Thanksgiving, the Plymouth Colony, and more. Students will then consider the historical evidence for the
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5th - 10th
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Frida Kahlo: La Casa Azul Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. A great addition to your Women's History Month learning, your students will deepen their understanding of her life, artistic works, and contributions through this tour of her home and studio, La Casa Azul. This trip combines Google Earth™ 360° views, websites, informational text, video, and visuals, with everything set up in Google Slides and ready to go!This virtual field trip covers::: Who was Frida Kahlo?::
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Latin America Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Reader's Theater: 13 Colonies-Life in a New England Colony!
Bring key characteristics of the 13 colonies to life with this FREEBIE Reader’s Theater script featuring the New England Colonies! This is part of a leveled set of 3 reader’s theater featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life plus additional comparison activities! This freebie script contains 6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! This activity helps integrate Social Studies history content with Language Arts common core s
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3rd - 6th
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Cave Paintings and Petroglyphs: Museum Bundle
Set up an enriching classroom museum where your students can explore ancient rock art. Step-by-step directions are included to help you (or volunteers) make plaster artifacts for your students to use. Artifacts include:
*mortar (you'll need to supply a rock for the pestle)
*stone "rock" your students can carve into a bowl
*plaster petroglyphs
*a replica of the "Blombos Stone"
*a replica of a stone carved with cupules
*several stones for your students to carve on
*Museum Display Cards, patterne
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3rd - 8th
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Mantua: A Role Playing Simulation and Game of the Renaissance
Mantua is a role-playing simulation set in fifteenth century Italy at the start of the Renaissance. In it students are divided into teams to play the five major Italian city-states of the time (Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples) and try to earn prestige points by developing the various skills and institutions that largely defined the era: the printing press, banking, art, architecture, diplomacy, and warfare. The game gets its name from a small, but very influential city-sta
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8th - 12th
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Thanksgiving for social studies BUNDLE escape rooms and interactive activities
Looking for fun Social Studies Thanksgiving activities where students actually learn and use 21st-century skills? Then this Thanksgiving activities bundle is for you! There are 5 highly engaging and interactive activities included: escape rooms, scavenger hunts, interactive game on Google slides™, virtual field trips, puzzles, and more. This fall bundle is everything you need to teach about Thanksgiving in your social studies class! Absolutely no PREP for you! WHY THIS SOCIAL STUDIES THANKSGIVIN
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5th - 8th
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Byzantine Empire Create A Mosaic Project Digital and Printer Friendly
Looking for an engaging and creative way for your students to apply their knowledge of the Byzantine Empire? This lesson is perfect for you! Students will have the opportunity to create their own mosaic and receive quick and easy feedback with the included rubric. You can post the doc to your learning management system or print it out for your students.Before creating their own mosaic, students will learn about the importance of mosaics and browse examples using Google Images and a website about
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6th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Feast: Project Based Instruction
Engage your students in this relevant project where they plan a Thanksgiving feast. From calculating serving sizes and calories from real food labels, to making a shopping list and sticking to a budget. This project helps students see the real life uses for a variety of math skills. Editable price tags allow you to differentiate for your students. Activities included in this product: Activity 1: Making A Shopping List: Student read real food labels to find serving size on a variety of Than
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Fall Activities for Social Studies: History of Halloween and Thanksgiving
Looking for fun Social Studies fall Halloween and Thanksgiving activities where students actually learn? Then this bundle on traditions around the world and history of each holiday is for you! There are 21 highly engaging and interactive activities included: escape rooms, scavenger hunts, interactive game on google slides™, postcard project, google sheet activities, and puzzles. Absolutely no PREP. Perfect for any class especially English, Geography, and social studies for Upper Elementary-9th
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5th - 8th
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The Mayflower, Plymouth Colony & the First Thanksgiving Virtual Field Trip
Incredibly detailed virtual field trip back in time back when the Mayflower arrived and formed Plymouth Colony. Learn about the significance of the First Thanksgiving and uncover more information about the Pilgrims, Native Americans and Thanksgiving. Also included:supplemental handout to accompany the virtual field tripThanksgiving Word SearchNo prep!* Be sure to check out the video preview. NOTE: music clips are not available via the preview, but are available on the virtual field trip once pur
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Not Grade Specific
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Thanksgiving Traditions Around the World for Social Studies : interactive BUNDLE
Looking for a fun Social Studies Thanksgiving and Fall activity where students actually learn? Then this bundle on traditions around the world is for you! There are 3 highly engaging and interactive activities included: an escape room with a pre-made interactive map on google my maps™, a scavenger hunt with comprehensive reading, and interactive game on google slides™. Absolutely no PREP. Perfect for any class especially English, Geography, and History for Upper Elementary-9th grade.**Activitie
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5th - 8th
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Renaissance Game
Another educational game and student favorite. Students play as five Italian city states like Venice and Florence who compete against each other to gain wealth and prestige by trading and commissioning Great Works of Renaissance art. An excellent way to teach students about history and art and keep them engaged the whole time!
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6th - 12th
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WWII Escape Room: Escape From the Smithsonian
There are many concepts to know and understand about WWII, but unless you are a military historian, a student can be overwhelmed. Most United States History classes focus on how the United States mobilized for war and how it was dealt with on the home front. This escape room deals with a culmination of the state standards that cover WWII. Students go into different rooms where they have to go to hyperlinks and “data mine” various elements of WII. After successfully completing there tasks, they a
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10th - 12th
Also included in: Escape From the Smithsonian- WWI, WWII and the Cold War
Make Monet Paper Water Lilies
Step by step tutorial on making beautiful paper water lilies. Enhance your bulletin boards or displays with this easy, inexpensive project. Appropriate for children in grades 3 and up. I made them to decorate a display of "Monet-style" tempera paintings by my students. Our classroom water lily pond was just stunning!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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3rd - 12th
Elements of Art Digital Escape Room - Mona Lisa Art Heist
Are you looking for a fun, interactive way to deepen students' understanding of the Elements of Art? This Digital Escape Room will allow your students to become detectives to find the thief of the beloved Mona Lisa while they are learning about the Elements of Art. Students can even work together to strengthen their academic language!Overview: In this engaging Digital Escape Room, students learn about the Elements of Art to solve clues as part of solving the mystery. Students must complete a det
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6th - 12th
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Roads to Rome: Classroom Simulation
Transform your classroom into an Ancient Roman town! Students form groups in order to establish and develop their own town, connected to the Roman Empire. Each student receives a role which guides their research and learning, as well as individual and team tasks.
This simulation contains fifteen days worth of guided activities, complete with presentation slides and audio. For the final day, students present their town models, chariots, and costumes during the culminating Market Day –– a great t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Thanksgiving Cooking Simulation | Engaging Thanksgiving Activity
This no-prep, game-based Thanksgiving Cooking Simulation will be a fun activity for the last day of school before Thanksgiving! In this Thanksgiving activity with printable and digital options, students will "prepare" many different Thanksgiving dishes and make decisions about ingredients, cooking times, cooking tools, and more in the process!Simulations can be such fun and meaningful activities, but they often take a lot of work and preparation to set up, which is why we did all of the work for
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5th - 8th
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The Voyage of the Mayflower! A "Roll-the-Dice" Historical Activity
This “roll-the-dice” activity and game of chance is a fun companion to a unit or lesson on the journey of the Pilgrims to the “New World” onboard the Mayflower. Students will roll the dice as they move from box to box along the gameboard. The goal is to make it to Plymouth in Massachusetts in the fewest turns possible. Time required: One 1-hour (or so) class period. Pre-requisite: The students should have a basic understanding of the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and perhaps the Plymouth Colony befor
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4th - 8th
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911 Curriculum and Lessons Bundle
This bundle includes the full 911 curriculum and lessons for the course. The course rationale is:The course is designed to examine the origins and motives of terrorist groups that conduct domestic or international acts of terrorism for a stated cause. A focal point will be placed on understanding terrorism and differentiating between different definitions of terrorism as well as how religious text has been used to justify violence directed toward others for political gain. Since the definition o
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9th - 12th
Thanksgiving Writing Activity Turkey in Hiding Dice Simulation
This product is an interactive simulation using dice that follows the story of a turkey trying to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner. Included in this product:- Directions for the simulation-Signs to mark locations of events in classroom-Event directions-Recording sheet-Sample recording sheet-Directions for narrative-Sample narrative based on sample recording sheet-Rubric for narrativeI love to complete this activity the week before Thanksgiving with my students. They create the most creative na
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2nd - 5th
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