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3rd grade social studies scaffolded notes for Microsoft Word
On The Way To School - Documentary Companion Notes - Classroom Activity
Included are 3 versions of specially designed notes you could use for your classroom to accompany the fantastic documentary directed by Pascal Plisson - "On The Way To School" The film features 4 young school children ages 11-13 with uniquely long, challenging, and dangerous travels to school. The documentary is a great way to either start the year, rejuvinate student motivation, boost the value of education, and connect students with different cultures. I have shared this film for several years
Grades:
1st - 8th
Iroquois Confederacy Presentation, Notes Activity Alberta Grade 6 Social Studies
The objective of this lesson is to introduce students to the Iroquois confederacy, the roles of various peoples, and a general summary of the way of life.Social Studies PoS Outcomes:6.2.4 – Analyze the structure and functions of the Iroquois Confederacy by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues: How was the Iroquois Confederacy structured (PADM)How did the social structure of the Iroquois confederacy impact its political structure? (CC, PADM) What was the role of women
Grades:
1st - 12th
Social Studies VA SOL 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 Economics Study Guide
This study guide gives a detailed explanation of economics on a child friendly level. It is based on the SOL essential knowledge, but is elaborated and explained. I have incorporated graphics and examples.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
3 Branches of Government Informational Writing
3 Branches of the Government Informational Writing
Standards Addressed:
ELA3W2.I - The student produces informational writing (e.g., procedures, report)
SS3CG1.b – Name the three levels of government (national, state, local) and the three branches in each (executive, legislative, judicial), including the names of the legislative branch (Congress, General Assembly, county commission or city council).
SS3CG1.c - State an example of the responsibilities of each level and branch of government
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2nd - 4th
Anzac Day Assembly Presentation Support Document
A word document containing a sample script which supports the Notebook Presentation assembly file (freely available).
Assembly runs for approximately 30mins and can be run entirely by the student leaders or similar. Opportunities are included for a song and a visiting speaker as required.
Script can be easily adapted to suit individual requirements.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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MASC-2 SELF-REPORT TEMPLATE (TIME SAVER)
***TIME SAVER MASC-2 TEMPLATE***This is a template for the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children - Second Edition. This is the most widely used measure of anxiety. School Psychologist - use this template instead of creating your own or to switch things up! This is a time saving template that provides an opening statement as to why the test is being given. It also provides a brief description of the test and student's performance. It also includes a chart to use in your report. This w
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3rd - 12th
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Social Studies VA SOL 2.3, 2.10 Community and Citizenship Study Guide
This study guide details the concepts of Citizenship and Community. It is presents in the form of vocabulary and general information based on the state of VA's essential knowledge. I have included many visuals and graphics to aid understanding and application.
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1st - 3rd
Mayan, Inca, and Azteca: Spanish Activities
In this product, students will receive a map of Mexico, Central America, and South America to draw the empires of the Mayans, Incas, and Aztecas. They then will label the map, and put the flags of the countries that belonged to that empire. I have students glue this into an interactive notebook while projecting the empires up on the screen, but can be done in binders as well.Next, students will have a self-graded Edpuzzle video that explains the differences between the three empires and fill ou
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Social Studies - VA SOL 2.5, 2.6 Continets, Oceans and Mapskills Study Guide
This study guide details the 5 oceans, the 7 continents, the Rocky and Appalachian mountains, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi, James and Rio Grande River. It is present in the form of vocabulary and general information based on the state of VA's essential knowledge. I have included many visuals and graphics to aid understanding and application.
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1st - 3rd
Three Branches of Government- Guided Notes and Assessment
I created this file to use to teach my 5th grade students about the three branches of government. I used it for my formal observation lesson. This file includes:
- The guided note sheet that goes along with my "Three Branches of Government" Smart Board presentation. (In my TpT store for $1.25)
- A formal assessment page. Students use information from two charts and their guided note sheet to answer questions. The questions included Bloom's Taxonomy verbs.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Notes for Nickelodeon movie "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001."
I have watched this Nickelodeon video, "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001" with Linda Ellerbee several times. The complete clip is about 22 minutes long. I think that it is one of the more appropriate videos of September 11, 2001, for younger students (I teach grades 3-5). I do feel it could be used in higher grades as well. I have used it as an event that my students write about for a comprehension focus group (CFG) on historical fiction; it is part of the writing phase for t
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Alphabet Reading - Fun reading Notes organizer
This is a great way to get students excited to read and take notes on any subject. Students are given this paper with the required reading and challenged to find as may KEY WORDS within the reading that relate to your essential question. The best part about this activity is students love to argue who has the better answers. I typically hand this out with the required reading and set a time limit of about 15 min for them to complete the reading and find as many letters as possible. Then we do a w
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3rd - 12th
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North and South Fill-in-the-blank T-chart for Civil War
This is a t-chart to fill in with information describing each side during the Civil War. It can be glued into an interactive notebook and students can respond to the one that they would want to side with if they lived during that time. The information is directly aligned with the 3rd grade South Carolina history standards.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Ancient Greece Day 2 Skeletal Notes: Minoan Civilization
These are the skeletal notes to go with the Greece Day 2: Minoan Civilization. The answers to the fill in the blank are in the powerpoint notes. Please let me know if you would just like you purchase the notes and I can send you the fill in the blanks.
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3rd - 7th
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Iroquois Confederacy Notes Organizer - Alberta Grade 6 Social Studies
The objective of this lesson is to introduce students to the Iroquois confederacy, the roles of various peoples, and a general summary of the way of life.Social Studies PoS Outcomes:6.2.4 – Analyze the structure and functions of the Iroquois Confederacy by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues: How was the Iroquois Confederacy structured (PADM)How did the social structure of the Iroquois confederacy impact its political structure? (CC, PADM) What was the role of women
Grades:
1st - 12th
Gifts of the Nile River
This fill-in-the-blank student handout is a great companion to a PowerPoint that I found online called "Ancient Egypt with Sami the Crocodile". This student handout can help to ensure that students are attentive during PPT and absorbing the main details of the importance of the Nile River to the ancient Egyptian civilization.
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Side-by-side English & Arabic Government notes
Because of the high number of English Language Learners at my school, I created these side-by-side government notes to assist my ELLs to access the content in their native language. Key words are underlined in both languages, so that students may learn the necessary vocabulary to access the content in English as well.
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
My Regions of the United States Book
This book is used as a place for students to record their findings while studying the five different regions of the United States. When printed and placed in book form, students are able to travel to the library with their books to continue their research. Students are given space to:
*Share what they already know about the regions of the United States.
*Write down definitions of words that they will encounter when talking about and studying the specific regions.
*Reflect on questions they may h
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Grades:
3rd
Biography Research Presentation Planning Guide Famous/Important People
Scaffolded planning "script" for students to input information about the person they researching.
Script can be read during a presentation, used with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Adobe Voice and similar presentation formats.
Can be utilized by an individual student, partner research or small research group.
Planning sheet encourages students to think deeply about the person they are researching, including parts where students tell why their person is considered important in history, how their c
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Three Branches of Government Notes Page
This is a two page document that highlights the most important information I wanted my third grade students to know about each branch of government. My students glued these pages into their social studies notebooks and referred back to them throughout the unit for different assignments.
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3rd - 5th
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Past vs Present Venn Diagram and Scaffolding Worksheet
This Venn Diagram will help young students compare and contrast the lifestyle of people that lived in the past to how people live in the present. The attached scaffolding worksheet will also support students in starting sentences to express similarities and differences between the past and present.
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Character Chart: Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman + Example
This graphic organizer will help your students analyze each character and better understand the theme(s) in the book. It will also help them make connections between the multiple character interactions and how they all contribute to the success of the community garden on Gibb Street.
Grades:
1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Native American Longhouses- Writing Piece
This product includes: Informational writing outline about Native American Longhouses Paragraph breakdown that helps guide your struggling writers through the writing process.
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3rd - 5th
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Social Studies VA SOL 2.4, 2.4 Native Americans and Regions
This study guide details 3 tribes, the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands, the Lakota of the Grasslands and the Pueblo of the Southwest. It is presented in the form of vocabulary and general information based on the state of VA's essential knowledge. I have included many visuals and graphics to aid understanding and application.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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