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1st grade social studies handouts for ESL-EFL-ELL
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Level D E F G H I J NGSS Aligned
This is an engaging, no-prep, set of leveled reading passages with comprehension questions, directed drawings, and writing! This year-long set will help your students to build fluency and reading comprehension as they progress from level D through to level J. Watch the preview video to see if this resource is right for your students. Want to try it out before you purchase? Click here for a sample!Detailed Description:You will receive one pdf that includes seven leveled-reading passages. The lev
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1st - 3rd
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Christmas Around the World Interactive Slideshow or Informational Text
This is a companion pack to my best-selling "Christmas Around the World Scrapbook & Craft Pack".**Updated Sept. 12/16 -- slideshow is now 87 pages with 20 countries, including other winter holidays such as Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Hanukkah.**Updated Dec. 12/16 -- added an editable version of the slideshow pages so you may add your own countries. I will not be adding any more countries to the pack.**Updated Nov. 30/20 -- added a folder with separate PowerPoints for each country, to help with dist
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K - 3rd
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Also included in:Â Christmas Around the World Bundle
Chinese New Year 2024 Activities + Reading Comprehension Sheets | Lunar | Dragon
Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024 with your students in a fun and educational way with this differentiated learning printable set. It includes fun facts, reading comprehension sheets, activity sheets, bonus pages, and three differentiated options of the four original fun-fact booklets! Why Pick THIS Chinese New Year Product?✓ loved and used in over 2500 classrooms all around the world ✓ updated yearly for FREE with the corresponding zodiac animal✓ Lunar New Year versions of ever
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in:Â February Value Bundle for Kindergarten Learners | Beyond Imagination Play
Language Goal Target Lists
Knowing what to write for a goal can be tough, but figuring what specific targets to focus on can be just as frustrating. You spent enough time writing the goal itself, your time is too valuable to spend 30 minutes trying to think a list of verbs to target! These pre-made goal target lists will help you better define your goals, shape your sessions, and save you precious time. The included blank template allows you to CREATE YOUR OWN. I have found that having a list of specific goal targets sit
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PreK - 3rd
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Design a Native American Tipi 3/D Craft. 5 Tepee Craft Patterns.
Great art lesson to complement a study of the Native Americans of the Great Plains! Students will enjoy creating their own 3/D tipi using a premade tipi pattern, and a design inspiration handout. Also included is information about tipi’s, and a sheet on geometric shapes in Native American Art, to create a meaningful art activity. Plenty of student choice with this tipi lesson which offers 3 partially designed tipis to scaffold the lesson based on student needs, ages and abilities. This makes a g
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K - 4th
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Level AA A B and C
This is an engaging, no-prep, set of leveled reading passages with comprehension questions, directed drawings, and copy work (for building handwriting skills)! This year-long set will help your students to build fluency and reading comprehension as they progress from level AA through to level C. Watch the preview video to see if this resource is right for your students. Want to try it out before you purchase? Click here for a sample!Detailed Description:You will receive one pdf that includes fo
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K - 1st
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Postcard Templates {PDF & DIGITAL}
Writing postcards is a fun and exciting activity for your students, especially if you are writing to other students or are connecting them to literature or other texts. Are you looking for postcard templates for your students? Check out these 6 different templates with digital options!These are great for ELA and Social Studies activities, novel studies, activities for setting or character, and so much more!In this product, you are receiving:1. 6 Postcard Templates - 3 Versions *Version # 1-Both
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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George Washington Carver (SOL 2.4d)
Check out this packet on George Washington Carver . It was specifically made for Virginia SOL 2.4d, but could also be used for other standards, as well. Here is what is included:Page 3: Carver posterPage 4: Vocabulary wordsPage 5: KWLPage 6: Foldable for interactive NBPages 7-8: Fill in the blank notesPages 9-10: Facts Graphic OrganizersPage 11: All About Carver notesPages 12-15: Search and LearnPages 16-24: Carver bookletPages 25-27: Questions that go with Carver bookletPages 28-30: Carver time
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1st - 3rd
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Wants, Needs, Goods, Services, Producers and Consumers
**** TOP SELLER****This booklet covers the following vocabulary words and standards: wants, needs, goods, services, income,producers, and consumers.
I used this booklet with first grade and second grade but it would be good for kindergarten.
There is also a short quiz included.
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1st - 3rd
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US Geography and Continent Bundle (SOL 2.6)
This is a huge bundle!! This was specifically created to address the needs of SOL 2.6 . This has practically everything you need to teach this unit. This packet includes:Pages 6-17: Vocabulary Cards (2 versions-whole page & 1/4 page)Pages 18-20: Map Parts foldablePage 21: Parts of a Map notesPages 22-30: Parts of a map match (3 versions included)Pages 31-32: Parts of a Map Cloze SentencesPage 33: Compass Rose Exit TicketPages 34-35: Map Scavenger Hunt-Directions: 1) Group students 2) Give ea
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1st - 3rd
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Economy (Producers, Consumers, Goods, Services, Wants, & Needs)
This economy packet includes: Posters (color)vocabulary frayer modelscut and sort activities (3 versions) Groups sort activity (color and black and white)Enterprise day project- students become producers and sell their own goods with other students in the classroomAdvertisement activity for students to create their own Ad for the good they want to sellReflection activityJournal promptsCommunity worker classroom guest (sheets that students fill out if visitors wish to come into the classroom and
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1st - 2nd
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Martin Luther King Kr - MLK Day Activities
Everything you need to teach Martin Luther King, Jr. in your classroom:Martin Luther King, Jr. BooksMLK Day Fact SheetMartin Luther King Day HatDiversity RainbowCraft and Writing Activity (Great for Display!)Color by Sight Word Activity (Great for Morning)40 Pages total!
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K - 1st
7 Continents Printables + Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions + Play
A best-selling money-saving bundle of all seven continents; Asia, Antarctica, Africa, South America, Europe, Australia, and North America. Your students will love these fun-fact-filled continent study projects, reading comprehension passages with multi-choice questions, differentiated booklet options, boarding passes, postcards, and continent-themed fun worksheet activities! Each Continent Study 11-page PDF includes the following:a map of the continent a map of all seven continents nine super fu
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PreK - 4th
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EDITABLE Reading Tips Brochure to Parents from Teachers
This is the editable version of the Help Your Child Learn to Read brochure to give your students' parents! This editable version was creating for teachers who wanted to translate the free version and/or add information the brochure.In case you did not know, I am passionate about helping kids learn how to read!As a teacher, tutor, and now teacher blogger, parents often email me and ask how they can help their child learn to read while at home.I created this brochure to give to parents at Open Hou
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PreK - 1st
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Enemy Pie~ 30 Minutes (or less) Lesson Plan
Enemy Pie is the perfect lesson on friendship for a Lunch Bunch or small group activity. Students will learn that sometimes people we thought we didn't like may very well turn out to be a good friend, to not judge people before really getting to know them, and that the best way to really learn about a person is to spend time with him.Includes:✔ Links to free online videos of Enemy Pie, so lesson can be completed with or without the book. ✔ Questions related to the story and discussion guide.
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in:Â Lunch Bunch Starter Pack Bundle
All About Texas Unit- Texas Facts and Symbols- Kindergarten/1st/2nd Grade
HOWDY, Y'ALL!!!! This reading, writing, and Social Studies packet includes facts and symbols on Texas! Activities are informational and meaningful and can be printed out as is to serve as a complete student packet. Best part?! It also comes with Texas symbol picture cards and two games that students will LOVE!!!Includes:-Cover Page for Students-Texas Facts Graphic Organizer-The Best Thing About Living in Texas Is Writing Prompt-Explanation and Fill-in the Blanks Texas Map-Meaning of the Texas
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â TEXAS 1ST & 2ND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES BUNDLE (16 Resources in One!)
Mapping Skills And Activities - Latitude Longitude Maps and Globes - Geography
Mapping Skills and Activities for Geography featuring Latitude and Longitude! For these geography activities, students practice mapping skills while learning about latitude and longitude in a fun and engaging way. A variety of fun mapping activities are included - use these latitude and longitude activities for your upcoming geography unit or mapping unit! The included activities would make a great addition to a geography interactive notebook!This activity includes the following latitude and lon
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1st - 4th
Also included in:Â Mapping Skills Bundle - Latitude and Longitude Activities - Geography Skills
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities
Use this packet to enhance the teaching and learning of urban, suburban, and rural communities.
Included are bright and colorful vocabulary posters, differentiated activities and worksheets, and a booklet.
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Pages 3-5: Vocabulary posters
Page 6: Describing Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities
Page 7: Sorting cut and paste activity
Page 8: Comparing and Contrasting with a Venn Diagram
Page 9: Interactive notebook page
Pages 10-35: Booklet (Differentiated)
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1st - 3rd
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Speech and Language Milestones Grades K-5: Teacher Friendly
***Resource updated to include articulation norms based on McLeod & Crowe, 2018***These teacher friendly speech and language milestones span the ages for students grades kindergarten through 5th grade. Are you receiving too many or too little referrals? Do teachers come to you with questions about age appropriate sounds? These handouts are perfect for teachers. Help teachers become aware of appropriate skills for their grade level and improve the appropriateness of the referrals you receive.
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K - 5th, Staff
Cesar Chavez (SOL 2.4i)
This packet is all about Cesar Chavez. It specifically aligns with Virginia SOL 2.4i, but could be used to meet any standard. Here is what is included:Cesar Chavez posterVocabulary wordsKWL chartCesar graphic organizerCesar foldable (notes)All about Cesar sheetSearch & Learn cards & recording sheetCesar Chavez bookCesar Chavez timeline and cut & paste activityReading passage about CesarIf I met Cesar writing promptProtest poster projectCesar grape writingCesar Foldable lap bookExit t
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1st - 3rd
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Illustrated Vocabulary Words Bundle | Pictures for ESL Language Support
Illustrated vocabulary words to help students with vocabulary development. These are great to use in a writing center or for speaking practice. Helpful for supporting English Language Learners. It comes in color and black and white. The sets include basic vocabulary: adjectives (sight, sound, taste, touch), nouns (animals, foods) prepositions; verbs, character traits/emotions, mood/tone, transition words, alphabet, consonant clusters, blends, prefixes, suffixes. Parts of speech for: Winter, Spri
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1st - 4th
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Helen Keller (SOL 2.4e)
Check out this packet on Helen Keller. It was specifically made for Virginia SOL 2.4e, but could also be used for other standards, as well. Here is what is included:Page 3: Helen Keller posterPage 4: Vocabulary wordsPage 5: KWLPage 6: Foldable for interactive NBPages 7-8: Fill in the blank notesPages 9-10: Facts Graphic OrganizersPage 11: All About Helen notesPages 12-15: Search and LearnPages 16-25: Helen Keller bookletPages 26-28: Questions that go with Helen bookletPages 29-31: Keller timelin
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1st - 3rd
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Africa Continent Study *BEST SELLER* Comprehension Activities + Play Pretend
Let's explore the continent of Africa! Your students will love this fun-fact-filled continent study project, (duplicate text to the original booklet) reading comprehension passages with multi-choice questions, differentiated booklet options, boarding passes, postcards, and continent-themed fun worksheet activities! The Continent Study 11-page PDF includes the following:a map of the continent a map of all seven continents nine super fun continent-specific factsThe Reading Comprehension 11-Page PD
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in:Â Continent Bundle - Spanish AND English Versions
Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter
This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co
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K - 4th
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Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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