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3rd grade social studies independent work packet pdfs
Maps & Globes Continents Oceans Map Skills Worksheet World Map Activity Landform
Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Black History Month Reading Comprehension Passages Biographies Research Poster
Black History Month Activities made simple! Celebrate Black History Month with biography close reading passages your students will love to read! Grab these close-reading articles to help your students learn about important African Americans while they reflect on their lives with critical thinking reader reflection tasks.These activities are perfect to tie together important history and nonfiction reading.This pack has 4 biographies to help you teach about African Americans and includes critical
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Person Biography Reading Comprehension Passages Scientists
NATIONAL PARK Research Projects | USA American Landmarks Report Activities
This bundle of 30 national park brochure projects is a fantastic way for your students to explore a huge variety of landscapes across North America. Each no-prep activity can be completed in a few different ways. You can provide your students with the information to fill out their brochures, or have them find the information through Internet research. If your students are inexperienced with Internet research, guide them through the process by projecting a search that you lead. NPS.gov and Britta
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Biography Passages Women in History Reading Comprehension Poster Activities
Looking to celebrate Women's History Month with engaging biography reading passages about important women heroes with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders? This pack includes 6 biography close reading passages and critical thinking and text-dependent comprehension questions for each. This set includes poster templates for students to create based on any woman they want to research! Use the articles included or student research to complete.Also included are different open-ended activities to use with
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Famous Person Biography Reading Comprehension Passages Scientists
Viking Ship Interactive Distance Learning Geoexplorers Reading Project Vikings
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects! This project focuses on the Viking ships of Norway and Scandinavia. Have your students read the included story about Vikings and answer questions related to the text. A second page using the vocabulary will help the students find the meaning of new words. Once the reading lesson is complete, your students get to build their own Viking ship! This lesson can be used independently, or to enrich a unit already being taught. The page of directions can
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3rd - 8th
Native American Regions & Cultures 3rd Grade CKLA Unit 8 Supplement Pack
Please see the video preview for a closer look!Does your school use Amplify CKLA (2nd Ed.)?This resource aligns perfectly with Unit 8: Native American Regions and CulturesThis 130 page pack includes:Reading Comprehension Guides for each chapter in the student readerWeekly 10-question reading quizzesSpelling activitiesGrammar activitiesMorphology activitiesVocabulary activitiesWriting templatesScavenger HuntExtra activities/craftsAnswer keys for all handoutsI will be adding a supplement pack and
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Native American Regions & Cultures BUNDLE 3rd Grade CKLA Unit 8
100th Day of School Activities NO PREP Writing Math Craft Certificate & More!
Celebrate the 100th Day of School in your classroom with these engaging math, writing, movement, craft, history and other fun activities! With 15 activities to choose from you won't have a problem filling your lesson plans with everything to celebrate 100 Days of School. And we aren't talking fluff activities. Use the 100th Day to get your students reading, writing, working math problems, and so much more! In my classroom, students were so excited to do all things 100 that they ended up doing
Grades:
K - 5th
Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Achilles
Practice deep reading comprehension with this fun Greek myth based on Achilles. Students will read a one page story about Achilles, the brave Greek warrior with a hidden weakness. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, figurative language, cause and effect, theme, and character traits. Some questions require more than one answer. Some questions have more than one pa
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
The Viking Age CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 6 Supplement Pack
Does your school use Amplify CKLA (2nd Ed.)?This resource aligns perfectly with Unit 6: The Viking AgeReading Comprehension Guides for each chapter in the student readerWeekly 10-question reading quizzesSpelling activitiesGrammar activitiesMorphology activitiesVocabulary activitiesWriting templatesAnswer keys for all handoutsI will be adding a supplement pack and vocabulary cards for each unit. Subscribe and stay tuned!Also check out my other CKLA Resources here:Light and Sound Unit 5 BUNDLE!Lig
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Vikings BUNDLE CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 6
Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions: Ancient Greece - Hercules
Introduce students to the most famous hero in ancient Greece with this fun, engaging reading passage. Students will work through a four page story detailing each of the twelve labors of Hercules. 10 text dependent multiple choice questions are included. Students will practice critical reading skills including identifying character traits, determining cause and effect relationships, analyzing figurative language, making inferences, using context clues, identifying theme, summarizing, and drawing
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
European Exploration CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 9 Supplement Pack
Please see the video preview for a closer look!Does your school use Amplify CKLA (2nd Ed.)?This resource aligns perfectly with Unit 9: Early European ExplorationsThis 190 page pack includes:Reading Comprehension Guides for each chapter in the student readerWeekly 10-question reading quizzesSpelling activitiesGrammar practiceMorphology activitiesVocabulary activitiesWriting templatesMap Skills activitiesExtension activitiesAnswer keys for all handoutsI will be adding a supplement pack and vocabul
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: Early European Exploration BUNDLE 3rd Grade CKLA Unit 9
7 Continents Country Research Project 3rd Grade Elapsed Time Social Studies Maps
This is a research-based learning project that integrates social studies, math, and writing. To complete this project, students will go on a world tour of six different countries around the world. Through their travels, they will learn the location of these countries along with important facts. To get to each destination, students must use their budgeted money to buy plane tickets. They will:use subtraction with regrouping to calculate how much money is left after each purchase determine the len
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3rd - 4th
Also included in: Travel Project Bundle Country Research PBL STEM Challenges
Hispanic Heritage Month - Hispanic Heritage Countries - 23 Countries Latinx
This 118-page book about Hispanic Heritage countries is filled with reading passages and literacy activities about 23 different Spanish-speaking countries with Hispanic heritage. Your students will learn facts about 23 different countries around the world. A great resource for Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month.Included for each country:A page of facts and information about the countryA fill-in-in-the-blanks page to review information, including a drawing activityA page of questions for students
Grades:
K - 6th
USA LANDMARKS Coloring Pages Activity | Bulletin Board Decor Posters
Set of 15 Famous USA Landmarks with Informational Text Coloring Pages or Posters. Makes a great addition to history interactive notebooks, biography projects, or research units. Keep these in your early finisher folder for no-prep fun.CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the American Landmarks Bundle!Famous USA Landmarks Included: The AlamoCloud GateEmpire State BuildingFreedom TowerGateway ArchGolden Gate BridgeThe Grand CanyonHollywood SignHoover DamLas Vegas StripMount RushmoreSpace Nee
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Ancient Maya Civilization Study - Mayan | History & Social Studies Activities
Ancient Maya, This Kid's Life in History is a booklet that focuses on how a child lived daily life in a different time and country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Aapo who lived in Ancient Maya and speaks the Mayan language. Included:1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Ancient Maya2. A 2 page letter from Aapo that describes his life in Ancient Maya3. Facts about Ancient Maya and discussion questions4. Ancient Maya Word Search Puzzle5. Ancient Maya Secret Code
Grades:
1st - 6th
Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: Medusa
Practice valuable close reading strategies with this fun Greek myth based on Medusa and Perseus. Students will read a one page story about the adventures of Medusa and Perseus. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions.Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as finding character traits, figurative language, cause and effect relationships, synonyms, identifying genre, text structure, identifying theme, and main idea. Some questions require m
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
I Survived the American Revolution 1776 Novel Guide
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 Novel Guide is perfect for teaching American history, about Revolutionary War, social studies, and language arts. Formats: Printable & Nearpod (integrates with Google Classroom) The novel guide includes; Learning ObjectivesPre, during and post reading activitiesChapter by chapter comprehension questionsWord searchWords in contextCause & Effect ActivityNew vocabularyCharacter AnalysisKLW Chart Nearpod Teacher Access is included on the last page of
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: I Survived Series BUNDLE
September 11 Reading Comprehension Passage and Easel Activity
September 11 or Patriot Day activity for upper grades. A kid-friendly informational text reading passage of the events of 9-11 with comprehension questions, and a flag coloring sheet. Includes original photos of the fire department memorial at Ground Zero. Students read the nonfiction story or have it read to them and look at the photos and discuss what happened on 9/11. (Can be projected for the whole class to see.) Then they answer the comprehension questions and write an acrostic poem for Pat
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Greek Myth Reading Passage and Questions: King Midas
Practice valuable close reading strategies in your classroom with this fun Greek myth based on King Midas. Students will read a one page story about King Midas and his famous golden touch. This passage offers ten text dependent reading comprehension questions. Students will practice important reading comprehension skills such as author's purpose, vocabulary, point of view, character traits, literary devices, finding key words, making inferences, and identifying theme. Some questions require more
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Greek Myths Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
PLAN A CRUISE Vacation Country Research Project 4th Grade Addition Elapsed Time
This Plan A Cruise learning experience lets students become travel agents and design a fun-filled vacation for their classmates. They will use important skills like research, planning, time management, budgeting, and organization to create their one-of-a-kind trip. Each page in their cruise plan book requires students to use academic skills to plan their trip of a lifetime.To complete this project, students will work through the following activities:WORDS TO KNOWThis page includes important word
Grades:
3rd - 4th
Also included in: 4th Grade Math Projects The End of the Year Plan A Cruise & Plan A Party
FAMOUS ARTISTS Coloring Pages | Famous Artist Worksheets | Art History Activity
Set of 14 Famous Artists with Informational Text Coloring Pages or Posters. Makes a great addition to history interactive notebooks, biography projects, or research units. Keep these in your early finisher folder for no-prep fun.CLICK HERE to save 25% on this resource in the Famous Artists Bundle!FAMOUS ARTISTS INCLUDED:Vincent Van GoghSalvador DaliRembrandtRaphael SanzioPablo PicassoMichelangeloJackson PollockHenri MatisseGeorgia O'KeeffeFrida KahloClaude MoneyAuguste RenoirAndy WarholMary Cass
Grades:
2nd - 5th
FAMOUS INVENTORS Coloring Pages for Crafts | Science Posters Activity
Set of 20 Famous Inventor Coloring Pages or Posters with Short Biographies. Makes a great addition to history interactive notebooks, biography projects, or research units. Print 2 to 4 to save paper and as a starter for all kinds of crafts. Keep these in your early finisher folder for no-prep fun.CLICK HERE to save 30% on this resource in the Famous Inventors Bundle!FAMOUS INVENTORS INCLUDED:Sarah E. GoodeJohn Logie BairdHenry FordAlexander Graham BellSamuel MorseAlessandro VoltaSteve JobsJames
Grades:
2nd - 5th
LABEL MAP OF THE WORLD: Continents, Oceans, Mountain Ranges! NO PREP!
Your students will love learning about mountain ranges, oceans, and continents with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!Resource Includes: Label Map with Word Bank (Continents, Oceans, and Mountain Ranges)Color Map (Continents, Oceans, and Mountain Ranges)Cut and Paste (C
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Grades:
K - 4th
The Titanic Activities Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions Close Read
Looking for Titanic activities that are high-interest and standards aligned to engage your students? This print-and-go set includes engaging reading passages designed specifically for upper elementary students to tie together history and nonfiction reading.Students will learn and think critically about the sequence of events surrounding the Titanic accident, the causes of the accident, and the stories of different survivors.Plus, engaging and text-dependent reading activities are included to hel
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages Nonfiction 3rd 4th 5th Social Studies
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