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1st grade Earth Day social studies resources for Microsoft OneDrive
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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STEM Challenge Bird House Craft Easy Earth Day April Spring STEAM Activities
Build a bird house this Spring for Earth Day! In this STEM challenge students will learn about bird nests and build a bird home using recyclable materials only. This activity is digital and printable. ★Grab all 5 SPRING challenge at $13.30 & save 30%. Click here to view the bundle!!!THE STEM CHALLENGE:Your students will design and build a bird house MATERIALS NEEDED:Use basic recyclable materials to create a bird house. You can even use reusable items like blocks, LEGO, magnets for younger s
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1st - 4th
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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
Earth Day Activities Digital Google Reading Comprehension Animals Recycle
These FUN digital Earth Day activities are perfect for Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. It includes a K-W-L chart, nonfiction text about Earth Day, a quick drag and drop comprehension check, a drag and drop activity about things that are helpful vs hurtful to the earth, a drag and drop recycling activity, a design your own Earth Day Promise (The Earth Day Promise has two templates so you can choose if you want your students to upload a picture of themself or not.), vocabulary matchi
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K - 2nd
Also included in: Earth Day Activities Digital Bundle Writing Google Virtual Recycle
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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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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Earth Day STEM Challenge Spring Activities Bird Feeder Craft Science Birds April
This Spring STEM challenge will show off your students' creative thinking skills!! Students will learn about birds and build a bird feeder using recyclable materials only. The digital slide show includes fun interactive activities about birds and what they eat. This is great for Earth Day & all April long!★Save 30% off by purchasing the year long bundle & all future challenges FREE!THE STEM CHALLENGE:Your students can create a bird feeder out of recyclablesMATERIALS NEEDED:Use basic recy
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1st - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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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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Earth Day Digital Activities Primary
Earth Day Math and Literacy Activities for your Primary Students. 7 paperless digital interactive notebook slides to review these topics:
Earth Day Vocabulary
Earth Day Terms ABC Order
Word Families
Punctuation Practice Sentences
Missing Numbers
Measuring inches and temperature
With this resource you will receive a link to a file to be shared with your students in Google Classroom.
**BENEFITS OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM** ♥ PAPERLESS! ♥ INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM! ♥ IMPROVE STUDENT COM
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K - 2nd
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Earth Day Activities Digital Bundle Writing Google Virtual Recycle
This is a FUN digital pack perfect for differentiation. It includes an Earth Day activity designed for K-2 (great for remediation for G3-5) and an Earth Day activity designed for G2-5 (perfect for enriching learners in grades 1-2). Two activities are the same in both packs (recycling and planting a forest). Students will be able to design an Earth Day Pledge/Promise in each but they are designed a bit differently in each. Please watch the video preview for each resource to see me click through t
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K - 5th
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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Recycling Sorting Activity | STEM Challenge | Digital & Printable
Recycling Sorting Activity STEM Challenge where students design and build a recycling plant to sort materials. Print-and-go and digital resources to create a STEM station all about recycling while using the Engineering Design Process. ==========================================STEM Stations are a great way to encourage creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. With the tools that I created for you, it should save you time with prep and give you more time to provide an awesome experience fo
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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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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EARTH DAY Writing Prompts Task Cards
Do you want your students to learn about Earth Day in an engaging way? This Earth Day literacy and science centers pack has fun activities that can be used as a whole class writing prompt time, or for individual lessons as task cards.This is the perfect set of literacy and science writing prompts if you have been teaching about Earth Day and/or the environment at any time of year and you want your students to be actively involved.This print and go resource includes:1. Persuasive Writing (How to
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Earth Day and Environment Big Bundle
Earth Day STEM Activities & Technology Lessons | Earth Day Lesson Plans | Bundle
A variety of Earth Day STEM activities and technology resources to celebrate taking care of our Earth. For elementary students of all ages. _____________________________________Who is this best suited for?General education K-5 ClassroomsSTEM/STEAM LabsTechnology Classes/Tech LabsAfter-School ClubsSubstitute/Sub PlansExtension GroupsSpecialized Classes_____________________________________What types of things are in this Earth Day lesson plans bundle? Coding Activities for robots & unplugged {
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K - 5th
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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
Grades:
1st - 4th
Earth Day Reading Passages for the Google Drive Classroom
Earth Day Comprehension Passages for Google Classroom Edition and Microsoft OneDrive is a great set of engaging text passages for your students to read in April around Earth Day!This set is a great way to get your primary kiddos onto Google Classroom or Microsoft OneDrive. This product contains a set of nonfiction informational texts, and well as write and respond (or type) sheets.This pack is aligned with common core standards RI.2.1. You will get 10 non-fiction passages with comprehension ques
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1st - 4th
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Economy Presentation Template PowerPoint | Google Slides International 200 Slide
Creating a presentation from scratch can be quite labour-intensive. Starting with a presentation template is beneficial. It saves time, provides good visual design and means that you can primarily spend your time and attention on the content of your presentation.Presentation Templates save you time, as they're a whole lot quicker than trying to design a deck from scratch. Also, starting with a template means that you can primarily spend your time and attention on the content of your presentation
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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