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2nd grade social studies Common Core 3.NBT.A.1 resources
Pioneer Life | Westward Expansion | California Gold Rush | Oregon Trail
Looking for resources to have Pioneer Days in your classroom? Look no further than this complete unit on pioneers, including the California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail. This unit includes activities to stretch out Pioneer Days to a full week or pick and choose what you have time for in the classroom. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES DIGITAL VERSION.*************************************************************************************************************INCLUDES THE FOLLO
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2nd - 4th
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The Amazing Race STEM Challenge/Integrated Lesson
This 56-page packet includes:
*A 11-page student booklet for students to record where they have traveled and to work out their challenges
*10 “stops” (40 pages) on the race that will take students to a new landmark to learn about a landform and complete a math challenge!
I would recommend printing out a packet of the recording pages for each student! This helps keep everyone accountable for their learning! Present the race to students and then even show a clip of the show “The Amazing Race”
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2nd - 8th
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EURO Currency - PLAY MONEY PRINTABLE MANIPULATIVES (ALL DENOMINATIONS INCLUDED)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER THAT NEEDS NO-PREP PRINTABLE MONEY FOR A LESSON. EACH DENOMINATION AND COIN HANDOUT CAN BE PRINTED TWO-SIDED AS WELL. 1s (coins), 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s, 500s, 1000s included in both PDF and MS WORD formats.ENJOY!
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1st - 8th
Open Number Line Template
This product can be helpful in Math for rounding numbers or comparing fractions. It could also be used to create a timeline for Social Studies.
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PreK - 5th
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Rounding to the Nearest 10 and 100
Students will have a blast with this fun Knights and Dragons themed rounding unit! The King has issued a declaration that the Knights MUST save the Rounding Table from the Digits Dragon! Students start as Pages and work their way through the "pages" of rounding activities! The final quest is a fun game called "Defeat the Dragon"! Upon the defeat of the Digits Dragon, students earn an official certificate exclaiming their Knighthood! This product includes:-The King's Declaration-The Digits Dr
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2nd - 4th
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JAPANESE YEN CURRENCY - PLAY MONEY PRINTABLE MANIPULATIVES (ALL DENOMINATIONS )
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER THAT NEEDS NO-PREP PRINTABLE MONEY FOR A LESSON. EACH DENOMINATION AND COIN HANDOUT CAN BE PRINTED TWO-SIDED AS WELL. 1s (coins), 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s, 500s, 1000s included in both PDF and MS WORD formats.ENJOY!
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1st - 8th
Constitution Day Printable Activities
This packet provides printable ready to use Constitution Day activities teaching the Constitution, Constitutional Convention, and citizenship for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom. Worksheets, center activities, bulletin board creations, all can be used in a variety of ways. Activities integrate reading, writing and math activities. Every activity integrates Constitution Day content with academic standards for spiral review, centers, homework or direct instruction. This 36 Page Packet i
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2nd - 5th
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Cow Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Cow Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide cow themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc.MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student responsibilityPractice delayed gratificationFoster a positive learning environmentAnd so much m
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K - 5th
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Penguin Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Penguin Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide penguin themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student
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K - 5th
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My March Madness Learning Notebook (Numbers, Geography, Data)
Does your kid love watching March Madness? Get them engaged and invested in the best tournament of the year with a healthy dose of learning. This notebook consists of a recording sheet that you can use for each game. Students will record statistics from the game in their notebook to make watching games together interactive and fun.This product works on...learning and locating states and capitals on a USA mapcollecting data on 3-pointers, scoresanalyzing data trends of wins and loses after each g
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PreK - 6th
Sloth Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Sloth Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide sloth themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc.MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student responsibilityPractice delayed gratificationFoster a positive learning environmentAnd so mu
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K - 5th
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Lion Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Lion Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide lion themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student respon
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K - 5th
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3rd Grade September Learning League Adventures- MATH BUNDLE
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure! You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies t
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2nd - 3rd
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Elephant Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Elephant Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide elephant themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc.MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student responsibilityPractice delayed gratificationFoster a positive learning environmentAnd
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K - 5th
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3rd Grade Autumn MATH Learning League Adventure *GROWING BUNDLE*
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you want to focus on
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2nd - 3rd
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Bear Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Bear Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide bear themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student respon
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K - 5th
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3rd Grade October MEGA Bundle- Math & Reading Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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2nd - 3rd
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GERMAN DEUTSCHE MARK CURRENCY - PLAY MONEY PRINTABLES (8 DIFFERENT EBILLS)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER THAT NEEDS NO-PREP PRINTABLE MONEY FOR A LESSON. EACH DENOMINATION HANDOUT CAN BE PRINTED TWO-SIDED AS WELL. 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s, 500s, 1000s included in both PDF and MS WORD formats.ENJOY!
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Grades:
1st - 8th
3rd Grade September MEGA Bundle- Math & Reading Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the month of September, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! Half of these mysteries focus on science, and the other half have a social studies th
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2nd - 3rd
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Kid Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Kid Class Cash Money resource is intended to provide kid themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student respons
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K - 5th
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3rd Grade AUTUMN Math & Social Studies Learning League Adventures
The Learning League has mysteries to solve that require the use of your students' math skills!! These math problems have been tailored specifically for 3rd graders in the fall, so give your classroom explorers a chance to review their knowledge and simultaneously go on an adventure!You get the added bonus of incorporating cross-curricular elements into your class when you purchase these resources! This bundle includes mysteries with SOCIAL STUDIES themes, but if you're interested in infusing sci
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2nd - 3rd
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AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR CURRENCY - PLAY MONEY PRINTABLES (7 DIFFERENT EBILLS)
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE FOR ANY TEACHER THAT NEEDS NO-PREP PRINTABLE MONEY FOR A LESSON. EACH DENOMINATION HANDOUT CAN BE PRINTED TWO-SIDED AS WELL. 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s included in both PDF and MS WORD formats.ENJOY!
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Koala Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Koala Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide koala themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student resp
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K - 5th
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Cat Class Cash: Themed Money for Classroom Economy
This Cat Class Pet Money resource is intended to provide cat themed money to use as currency for your classroom economy! Students earn money for good behavior, kindness, progress, or whatever you choose. Then students can use money to purchase rewards such as items in a class store, special treatments, etc._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT HAVING A CLASSROOM ECONOMY:Reinforce positive behaviorEncourage student responsi
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K - 5th
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