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4th grade social studies handouts for Microsoft Word
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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Triangular Trade Routes: Map Reading Activity
This product helps students understand the basics of the Triangular Trade during the 17th and 19th centuries. The product comes with a complete teacher key. Ready to use - no prep! You might also be interested in this product:Map Activity: Aztecs, Mayan, and IncasMap Activity: Columbus's First Voyage
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course #24 & Mapping Activity
Middle Ages and Medieval Times - castles, knights, The Plague
This unit is all about the Middle Ages and medieval times! There are 10 mini-units: Feudalism, Everyday Life, Occupations, Armor/Weapons/Heraldry, Becoming a Knight, Feasts and Tournaments, Castles, Castles Under Attack, Religion, and The Black Death. Each unit includes a page of informational text with a review sheet, a vocabulary sheet, a crossword puzzle, and a word search. In addition, there is a Venn diagram, math word problems, coat of arms shields to decorate, creative writing sheets,
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4th - 7th
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Map Scale Practice Quiz
Check out my other $1 sale here: Latitude and Longitude BattleshipI use this simple quiz as an introduction to using map scale. It can be used as a pre-assessment, post-assessment, or as an instructional tool. The quiz can be used in many different grade levels depending on how much practice your students have had with using scale. We do these five simple questions together as a class, and then I give them an additional scale worksheet that students complete on their own. This particular file is
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Map Scale Bundle
George Washington's Socks Book Test
This test is designed to be used at the end of a novel study. It is ideal for third and fourth graders.
8 Multiple Choice Questions
5 Character Matching Questions
5 True/False Questions
5 Short Answer Questions
1 Short Essay Question
1 BONUS question
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3rd - 5th
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Back to School - Timeline of My Life
Get to know your students at the beginning of the school year by having them create a timeline of important events in their lives. Attached is a worksheet with directions and a space for students to brainstorm their events before creating their colorful timeline with dates, events, and pictures!
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3rd - 10th
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Map Skills Using Cardinal Directions
Do your students need help reading a map?
This worksheet features an image of a street map and 10 questions to assess if your students can correctly dissect information on a map. Understanding of the cardinal directions are assessed in the questions.
This can be used for a quiz or a worksheet.
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1st - 5th
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"Kit Kittredge" Viewing Guide
Kit Kittredge (HBO Films, 2008) is a great family movie, rated G, that helps to show what life was like during the Great Depression for many typical American families. The movie highlights the story of Kit (played by Abigail Breslin), whose father loses his job, and her efforts to help her friends and family survive during difficult times. This movie goes perfectly with a study of the Great Depression! Attached is a 16 question viewing guide that students can complete as they watch the movie.
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4th - 7th
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How To Research Any Topic Online
This packet teaches students how to search effectively online. I walks through why to use special characters when searching as well as how to narrow search results effectively. Students have opportunities to compare results from various search engines. There are tips for effective online research to yield the most relevant results. There are also pages dedicated to the actual research that will help students to identify information that will be needed when creating bibliography/ reference pages.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Cuban Missile Crisis DBQ
DBQ packet that includes a cover page and four documents that provide information about the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
Students will analyze the documents, primary and secondary sources, and discover more information as they answer questions.
Doc 1 - Political cartoon with questions
Doc 2 - JFK speech with questions
Doc 3 - Map with questions
Doc 4 - Photograph with questions
I used this with my fifth graders. They loved the Cold War.
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4th - 9th
TIMELINE: American History
This is a basic time line of American History. I give a copy to each student, and require them to keep it in the front of their binder. The purpose is to help students keep the sequence of events in American History straight. Under each era is listed the presidents who served during that time, as well as quick list of major events or issues. At the end of the year, I give them a blank copy to be filled in as a test.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Five Themes of Geography Review Guide and Assessment Social Studies
This word document contains two files: A Five Themes of Geography Review Guide and Assessment for the students. The 5 Themes of Geography focuses on Location, Region, Place/Land, Human Environment Interaction, and Movement. These are all important concepts whenever you are learning about any part of the world. Don't miss out on this basic knowledge that students should have.
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4th - 7th
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A More Perfect Union
This is an incredible Movie Guide with 25 questions and Character List.A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation is a 1989 American feature film dramatizing the events of the Constitutional Convention.If you are watching this in your class this is a must have.Added Answer Key Sept 2019
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4th - 12th
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Canadian Indigenous Visual Art! Turtle Island Shell/ K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Distance
Ready to use resource for K, Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 students.Based on the grade of students, print the appropriate template (as listed in the resource.) *K & Gr. 1 template is ready to add implied texture drawings. *Gr 2 & 3 students start at "Step 3" of the Guided drawing process.*Gr. 4, 5, & 6 start at "Step 2" of the Guided drawing process.*Gr. 6, 7, & 8 start at "Step 1" of the Guided drawing process.
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K - 8th
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COMMON CORE CLOSE READ - SEPT. 11 BUSH ADDRESS TO THE NATION
George Bush's emotional address to the nation on September 11, 2001 is perfect for a close read. He begins with many literary devices and rhetoric before getting down to business. In this activity, students will identify those devices as well as when he states the true intent of his speech.
This is a shorter speech and it is an 880 Lexile
Common Core Objectives:
6-8.RH.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
6-8.RH.2 Determine the central ideas or
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4th - 11th
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Social Studies/ELA Cave of Lascaux Paintings Reading Comprehension Paleolithic
I'm using this with my 6th grade students. We are learning about Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages. (can be used as an reading comprehension text for grades 4,5,6)
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Three page informational text, from the discovery, to the closing, and its significance.
Four images
Five comprehension questions
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4th - 6th
Family Interview Questions
Students may use these questions to interview a family member for a heritage or culture project in literature or social studies.
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3rd - 12th
US President Pictures
A document that has a picture of each US President (Washington through Obama). These are public domain pictures, but I have gathered all of the pictures for you to use as is or customize your own project with. You can use just the pictures or as a way to get students to write down important details about each president (like their years in office, political party, their vice president, etc.) and create a short list of presidential facts.
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4th - 10th
Mr. Peabody and Sherman Video Guide
Mr. Peabody and Sherman not only teaches some excellent life lessons but incorporates several time periods from ancient history within the movie. This video guide asks 11 questions relating to the movie, characters, and time periods. The first section asks students to circle all of the characters in the movie from the word bank (Leonardo da Vinci, King Tut, George Washington, etc.). There is a summarizing question at the end, asking students which time period they would go back and visit if give
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3rd - 8th
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Build-a-Castle Project Assignment, Planning Page, and Rubric - Medieval History
Having students build a castle is a great hands-on way to bring history to life! Get students engaged and excited about learning and researching medieval history.I used this assignment with my class, and it was a hit! Students were very into the project and turned in amazing castle models at the end; they also became castle experts!Use this resource as-is or as inspiration for your own version of this assignment. The project involves doing research, building and labeling a model castle, and writ
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3rd - 9th
Unpacking the Standards General Template
This 2-page product includes a general template for Unpacking the Standards plus a How-To for Unpacking the Standards. All you will need to do is add the title of your unit plus the standards you'll be teaching. Unpacking the Standards has been identified as a best practice for improving student comprehension of the standards. Students who unpack the standards before beginning a unit have shown to have significant increases in assessment scores over students who do not unpack the standards. Chec
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2nd - 12th
Novel Journal for My America: The Starving Time, Elizabeth's Diary
This is a journal for students to use while reading My America: The Starving Time, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary Book Two, Written by Patricia Hermes.Copied as a booklet, it will be a great comprehension tool for teachers. Many of the RL standards are addressed. I've created it for my 2nd graders but it will be completely editable if you'd like to change questions for upper grades. 20 Pages total, (50 questions)with a mixture of response types; written, multiple choice, graphic organizer
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2nd - 5th
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Geography of Earth: Continents & Oceans: Reading Passages + Activities
This is an introductory lesson to geography of the world. Students will learn about the continents and oceans that make up the world, as well as other relevant facts (how many of each are there; what is the biggest ocean and continent; what percentage of the world is water and land, etc.). Also included is a blank world map so students can correctly label the oceans and continents of the world (teacher version is also included).Check out my other continent related products!Geography Unit Bundle:
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4th - 10th
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Black Scientists and Inventors: Black History Month Follow-Up Activities
Hello, friends! Did you already check out our Black Scientists and Inventors PowerPoint? These follow-up activities were created for use as a fun, informal assessment after sharing said PowerPoint with your young geniuses. Here's What You Get:* 8 Fill in the Blank/Inferencing questions * 1 challenging logic puzzle * 1 Crossword puzzleDid you watch the 10 minute animated Black Scientists and Inventors video? See it here!Searching for more engaging lessons for Black History Month? Look no further,
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3rd - 6th
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