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1st grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Digital Christmas Activities Elf Yourself Games Writing Fun Math Logic Puzzle
These FUN ten digital Christmas activities include the following: 1) "Elf Yourself" with moveable images to add to your photo; 2) "Decorate a Tree" with drag and drop images to trim the tree and hang stockings by the hearth 3) "Did Somebody Say Snowball Fight" link to a YouTube video with comprehension questions 4) "Snowball Fight Writing Prompt"; 5) "Design a Snowball Fight" with moveable images; 6) "I Built a Giant Snowman!" link to a YouTube video with a quick comprehension check 7) "Snowman
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Digital Activities Math Reading Writing Enrichment Year Long
Holidays Around the World Google Slides™ (Christmas Around the World)
Looking for meaningful holiday around the world activities to use in your classroom? In this DIGITAL resource, you'll find multiple reading passages, comprehension activities, videos and more to help you teach your students about Christmas around the world!Includes:-Italy-Mexico-Israel-Sweden-France-Germany-England-Kwanzaa-Australia-India-United StatesEach holiday non-fiction reading passage includes an engaging topic and comprehension questions that assess student learning. These are perfect fo
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Holidays Around the World | Christmas Around the World | DIGITAL + PRINT
Maps, Continents, and Communities Digital Unit | Google Slides
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach maps, communities, and continents? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do! It covers locating on places on maps and globes their local community and the USA, the seven continents, and the four oceans. They also practice constructing/reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and map symbols. Lastly, they'll compare and
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1st - 3rd
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Presidents Day Digital Activities | Google Slides™
These digital activities will help your students learn all about the Executive Branch, as well as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Presidents Day! The they are all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! You can share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage too. It includes:-Various graphic organizers-Writing prompts -Washington reading passage-Lincoln reading passage-Comprehension activities and questions-KWL c
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Presidents Day Activities Bundle | Digital Google Slides™ + Print
Continents and Oceans Geography Interactive PowerPoint and Mini Book with Easel
Continents and Oceans PowerPoint. Useful for studying the seven continents of the Earth and the five oceans in your geography or Social Studies classes. Includes examples of some major features of each continent of the world and some animals that are unique to each. Students will also see a visual about the equator and the hemispheres of the planet. Great supplemental activity for Earth Day, too. Has l interactive review slides and a printable for students to follow along. There are two Easel As
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Earth Day Activities Bundle
Community Helpers PowerPoint Guessing Game - What's My Job
Your students will love this fun and interactive community helpers game. This is a PowerPoint game of "Who Am I?" Students get three clues to guess the job of the community helper. There are 14 different workers represented. Students have to figure out who it is from clues about where they work, what they wear, what vehicles they drive, and what tools they use. Fun for review or assessment in kindergarten. Project on your whiteboard or Smartboard or use it at a computer center. No prep. Easy to
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PreK - 1st
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Christmas Around the World PDF and Digital
This Christmas Around the World bundle, PDF and Google Slides, is perfect for distance learning, in the classroom, and with hybrid learning. The digital component is a brand new resource, not the PDF converted to Google Slides. You will get the informational texts digitally with all new digital jigsaw puzzles, digital match games, digital word searches, and more! Games can be played online, on the slides, or even printed. I have included easy to follow directions for the crafts. Families will be
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K - 2nd
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Christmas Pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word
• This activity includes screen shots and step-by-step instruction bubbles to show students how to make holiday pictures using Shapes in Microsoft Word• Access shapes under INSERT – SHAPES• Students can make a Snowman, Holiday Tree, Present, Santa or another Holiday / Christmas object of their choice. Step-by-step instructions are included for making a snow man and tree. The other objects students can create on their own once they have created the snow man and tree.• This is a fun activity tha
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1st - 9th
Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos | Day of the Dead
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about Dia de los Muertos/Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Dia de los Muertos unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Dia de los Muertos-informational text passage -comprehension activity-fill in the blank activity-safesh
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Dia de los Muertos | Dia de Muertos Paper & Digital Bundle
Groundhog Day Digital Activities
This NO PREP digital interactive notebook and activities will help your students learn all about Groundhog Day. The coolest part is that it is all PAPERLESS and DIGITAL! Share with your class using Google Classroom™, Google Slides™ or via Microsoft OneDrive™. You can even use these with SeeSaw and PicCollage!It includes:-Graphic organizers-KWL Chart-Groundhog Day reading passages-Groundhog reading passages-Comprehension questions-Graphing activities-Links to Groundhog Day informational videosChe
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1st - 3rd
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Travel Brochure Digital Writing Template Activity - No-Prep for Microsoft Word
Engage students' curiosity about the world with the Travel Brochure template. They can easily add their research and information to this template, print, and share their information in brochure form! Great addition for a Ontario Grade 2 Social Studies - Global Communities unit.What is included:Microsoft Word editable templateCategory boxes: Climate, Food, Things To Do, LocationAdditional space to include pictures, maps and additional textGet both Microsoft WORD AND Google SLIDES version in this
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1st - 5th
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Transportation PowerPoint - Ways to Go
Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint. What kind of transportation moves you? All kinds of transportation in this PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segway and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so the
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K - 2nd
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Digital Building Winter Holidays Mouse Practice Team Building Brick Activities
Engage your students in winter themed digital brick building with this collaborative learning activity for Google Slides and Seesaw. Simply share the activity with several students at once so they can work together as a team on their own computers. This is a perfect way to encourage teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity. This works with Google & can be downloaded for Microsoft. ⭐ You may be interested in the 10 challenge bundle, that is 200 activities. This activity is Included in the FU
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1st - 5th
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United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital.
United States map. Learning States and Capital. Google classroom. Digital classroom for paperless activities.
Did you start transitioning to a paperless classroom? I have this product that can be fun and perfect for your student to learn states and capitals from the United States.
You will receive:
- PDF with instructions. (for both Google Drive and OneDrive users)
Your student will have so much fun learning states and capitals, while taking advantages of a paperless digital classroom.
Te
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K - 2nd
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Cinco de Mayo Activities | Print + Digital
✏️If you're looking for Cinco de Mayo lesson plans, look no further! This engaging resource on Cinco de Mayo will have your students improving their knowledge about this holiday, while researching and celebrating Mexican-American culture without perpetuating stereotypes and inaccuracies about Cinco de Mayo. These Cinco de Mayo activities are also great for centers or stations, early finisher activities, or even as small group lessons! I also love their versatility and use for cross-curricular le
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1st - 3rd
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Digital Building CHRISTMAS Building Brick LEGO Activities Game Mouse Practice
Engage your students with Christmas digital brick building!! This virtual building is a perfect way to work together as a team thanks to Google & Microsoft. Simply share with several students at once so they can work together on their own computers. You can also provide this challenge independently for early finishers, tech class or fun Fridays! Great for a December activity.**This activity is included in the Christmas BUNDLE - Save 20% off & grab ALL Christmas digital activities!!! Clic
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1st - 5th
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Halloween Digital Unit
Do you need exciting and engaging social studies materials to teach about the origins of Halloween? This digital unit has tons of activities, reading informational text passages, and digital interactive notebook options that your students can do. This Halloween unit contains:-KWL chart-inquiry chart-various graphic organizers -compare and contrast holidays to Halloween-informational text passage about Halloween origins-comprehension activity-fill in the blank (cloze activity)-safeshare videos o
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1st - 3rd
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Kinder, Grade 1 & 2 Christmas Story Powerpoint Nativity Religion Jesus Holidays
Description ..See my store....Mind RoomPrepare your students for the season of Christmas with this Religion themed resource. Includes engaging Powerpoint 20 page slideshow full of information and stimulating images. This resources is all you need to teach your students about the birth of Jesus. Content covered includes Advent, Jesse Tree, Mary, Joseph, The Three Wise Men and the birth of Jesus.PowerPoint- 20 slides in PowerPointBest suited for Kinder, Grade 1 & Grade 2I encourage you to ch
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K - 2nd
Microsoft Word using Shapes to Make a Dinosaur
This activity includes screen shots and step-by-step instruction bubbles to show students how to create a Dinosaur using Shapes in Microsoft Word.• This is a fun activity that allows students to learn more about Microsoft Word while creating some amusing Dinosaur pictures!Topics/Skills Covered in this Activity• Finding the Shape Button • Using a Variety of Shapes (Oval, Rectangle, Triangle etc.)• Moving Shapes• Coloring Shapes• Outline Weight• Moving Shapes Behind or in Front of Other Shapes• Pu
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1st - 5th
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Christmas Counting Greater Than Less Than Number Comparing PowerPoint
Christmas Number Counting and Comparing Activities PowerPoint. Fun Christmas digital math activity for greater than and less than! Kids will have fun comparing fewer or more Christmas objects in a group or chart, and these number activities will help students with the concept of greater than and less than. There are 39 slides in this interactive PowerPoint with a Christmas theme. Encourages counting skills and number concepts. Have fun counting and comparing numbers! Use this digital resource i
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PreK - 1st
Christmas Counting Interactive PowerPoint
Christmas Counting Activities Interactive Holiday PowerPoint is a digital resource to be projected on a screen or white board. It can also be printed out and laminated. Fun December activity to practice counting skills. Students have to count, compare and identify the number of Christmas and/or Winter themed items on each slide. Instant feedback on clicks. Good December reinforcement of number counting concepts, number recognition, and comparison of numbers. Have fun with this digital resource!
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PreK - 1st
Georgia Symbols PowerPoint
Georgia - Symbols of Georgia Interactive PowerPoint. Fun interactive slides ask Georgia students to choose the state flower, state flag, state seal, state bird, etc. If they get it right, It will say, "Yes! Good Job! You're a true Georgian..." and then hit NEXT to move on to the next slide. If they get it wrong it will say, Oops, try again." Then hit BACK to do over. Students will learn about Georgia state symbols and have fun, too! Great for Georgia Studies. Includes a link to video of Ray Char
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1st - 4th
12 Days of Christmas Sequencing Activity Pack
This 12 Days of Christmas Sequencing Activity Pack is a fun way for your students to enjoy their holiday and build their sequencing skills. This pack includes:* “12 Days of Christmas” Song Lyric Poster* 3 Sets “12 Days of Christmas” picture cards – 1 green, 1 red and 1 white background for printing and displaying options. Cards also provided with and without text for implementation preferences. * 3 Sets of Number cards #1-12 provided in red, green and white background to match the picture card
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K - 2nd
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Bitmoji Classroom Template CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR (1-4)
Bitmoji Classroom Template CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR (1-4) This can easily be edited to suit your needs. Add or remove links to meet your student's grade level. *If you like the template, this could be used in all grades, just add links! Fun CHRISTMAS ThemeAnimated lights, Santa, Ornaments, fireplace, snowClick the calendar days! Everything is a fun link! Drawing Classes, Animated Books, Videos, Games, FUN!!!!* EPIC (getepic.com) is a wonderful, free resource for teachers! DIRECTIONS:These cla
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1st - 4th
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