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Thanksgiving professional development simulations
Arctic Survival Activity (For Team-Building, Group Dynamics, and Personality)
This cooperative learning activity pits learners and their groups against survival experts to see if they can survive a plane crash in the arctic. Will they make more sound decisions individually, or as a group? How do groups reach consensus? What sort of identities, personalities, or traits tend to dominate group discussion or group activities? These questions and more lie underneath the surface of a classic and beloved classroom activity!These topics and more are broached in this product, whi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Full Year of U.S. Government and Civics Essentials Bundle
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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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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Coffee Break ESCAPE! Use Breakout EDU for Teacher / Faculty Growth Mindset PD!
Ditch the stand and deliver staff meeting for a game-changing approach to faculty PD that helps model best practices with high impact teaching strategies! It's the first day of school, and all the coffee in the building has gone missing. But with hundreds of students scheduled to arrive in mere minutes, the faculty is facing a level five caffeine shortage. If you have any hope of surviving the first day of students, your teachers will need their java, STAT! Can you master growth mindset to pop o
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Not Grade Specific
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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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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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Disability Awareness Activities
The SMART notebook provides the user with activities for participants to engage in that simulate various learning challenges. It is appropriate for students or for adults in a professional development seminar.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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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Power Tools Selector
Empower your teaching with the Power Tools Strategies Selector, a meticulously designed Google Form tailored to aid educators in selecting optimal strategies from the powerful quartet of Retrieval, Spacing, Interleaving, and Feedback-Driven Metacognition. Crafted by seasoned educators, this tool simplifies the process of identifying and implementing strategies that resonate with your students' needs, ensuring enhanced learning outcomes and mastery of learning objectives.Features:Comprehensive St
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Not Grade Specific
Artificial Intelligence Presentation for Teachers
Step into the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with our comprehensive presentation and hands-on activity bundle designed specifically for educators. Whether you're a seasoned tech enthusiast or new to the concept, this resource will equip you with the knowledge and tools to integrate AI seamlessly into your classroom.Presentation Highlights:Dynamic and engaging slides crafted to demystify AI concepts for educators of all backgrounds.Guidance on fostering critical thinking skills an
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Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Introducing AI to Teachers Bundle
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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Parent Communication: An IEP Case Study in Four Steps (Written and Simulation)
This is an exercise for college students and teachers to practice communication and conferencing skills with parents. Objectives:- Encourage and seek participation from parents and colleagues in a mock IEP meeting. - Demonstrate respect of family culture when interacting. - Write effective emails with a positive opening comment, a body with a short paragraph for each point, and a closing statement with follow up planned. - Plan phone calls and conferences reflecting a positive opening comment, c
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Higher Education, Staff
Spoons Acvivity - Classroom Community and Leadership
Want to build classroom community while teaching about mental health? This is the perfect lesson for you! Easy to follow instructions and kinetic learning. Students may be of any age (adult learner-friendly). Spoon's theory is that we only have so much mental and physical energy every day. To quantify this energy we visualize the energy units as spoons. This activity walks students through a hands-on learning lesson where each group must create a daily agenda for an imaginary person. St
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Not Grade Specific
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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Thanksgiving Self-Advocacy Prompts for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students | Deaf Ed
The holidays can be difficult for our Deaf/Hard of Hearing kiddos. Use these discussion prompts to talk about difficult situations they may encounter during large holiday gatherings. The prompts cover situations like turning captions on, using speech-to-text apps, solving communication breakdowns, asking for clarification, advocating for themselves and more. Print, Cut & Laminate these cards and use them as prompts for discussion to help students navigate difficult listening situations durin
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Not Grade Specific
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BE A PILGRIM! Real-Life Bios from the Mayflower- Authentic Thanksgiving Activity
BE A PILGRIM FOR A FEW DAYS!This is a set of 30 short bios of real passengers aboard the Mayflower.There are 15 boy pilgrims and 15 girl pilgrims included.Assign each student a Pilgrim name and bio with the easy recording sheets. THE STUDENTS WILL LOVE IT! DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL TURKEY DRAWING CONTEST OR TURKEY CRAFT. BRING IT ALIVE FOR THEM. Who were the people on the Mayflower?What were some of the most recognized and unrecognized pilgrim's names?How old were the Pilgrims?Who is Miles St
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2nd - 4th
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Camp Counselor Boundaries Training: A Must-Have Toolkit for a Successful Summer
Equip your camp counselors and CITs with the essential skills for maintaining healthy boundaries in the dynamic summer camp environment! Our comprehensive training presentation, available on Teachers Pay Teachers, is specifically tailored to empower your staff with the knowledge and strategies needed to create a safe, positive, and respectful camp atmosphere. Key Features:Interactive Scenarios: Dive into realistic camp scenarios to help counselors and CITs navigate potential boundary challenges
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Not Grade Specific
Thanksgiving: Mayflower Read Aloud
Send your students on a journey back in time with this whole class read aloud where students act as newscasters going back in time interviewing people who were on the Mayflower. Students will deepen their understanding of the events surrounding the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving as they are placed into the shoes of a person at this time. What a great way to increase engagement and reading fluency.
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2nd - 4th
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