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3rd grade Back to School social studies task cards
First Day of School Task Cards
**Ink-saver and colored versions available**Need a fun activity for the first day of school?! Use these FIRST DAY task cards to get to know your students better and to get them familiar with their new classroom! (I personally use them first thing in the morning, but you can use them whenever!)The cards are placed around the room (or all in one area if you prefer it that way) and the students will record their answers on their recording sheet. For example, when they get to the R card, they will
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1st - 8th
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Back To School Task Cards Getting to Know You Task Cards
Enjoy these 32 digital and printable 'getting to know you' task cards to engage your students during the first few days of school! I always use them on the first day of school, and we love them!**NOW INCLUDES THREE OPTIONS, Including Digital Access!**These are the ORIGINAL Getting To Know You, Back to School Task Cards!*NEW* 'Getting To Know You' task cards now includes 3 options for use!Printable Task CardsDigital Task Cards to Project via Google SlidesDigital Student Slides via Google SlidesP
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2nd - 7th
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Map Skills Scavenger Hunt + Free BOOM Cards
This 20-question scavenger hunt (task card activity) reviews and practices map skills, vocabulary, and terms. (2 cards have been added for use by Canadian teachers.)This Product Includes:• cover card for organizing and storing scavenger hunt • 20 colorful cards providing practice with map skills vocabulary and using maps• alternate cards have been added using a map of Canada for cards 13 and 14, instead of a map of the United States.• 20 b/w cards• crossword puzzle (2 formats for differentiation
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Map Skills Bundle
Community Signs Skill Pack Leveled for Special Education - Life Skills
Do your students need a high level of varied practice in order to learn community signs? This community signs skill pack will help your students progress from identifying a sign to understanding what the community signs mean. Being able to identify and understand community signs is a crucial life skill. These activities help students recognize and understand the meaning of the different signs.This life skills and social studies set is already differentiated for you. There are 3 levels included t
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K - 12th
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CHAMPS Classroom Behavior Management Posters Whole Class Behavior Plan Visuals
Set clear expectations for your students before every activity with the CHAMPS behavior management system. This CHAMPS resource has over 170 poster options to customize the system to meet your needs! Stop behavior issues before they start with this organized system. CHAMPS is not a system of rules and consequences. It’s a way to clearly communicate to your students in a positive manner making it easier for expectations to be met. CHAMPS communicates 6 expectations:C - Conversation (no talking,
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PreK - 6th
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Back to School Third Day of Third Grade
Great back to school activity! Your third graders will love celebrating the third day of school and it will be the perfect way to get to know them better!The file contains 2 different types of questions:1. Getting to know you questions.2. Beginning of the year informal skills assessment questions.The file includes 24 different task cards and a recording sheet.Please check out some of my other beginning of the year products:First Day of School Paper Bag Memory BookAbout the Teacher EDITABLE BookO
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3rd
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Back to School Math Centers THIRD GRADE
This product includes 10 engaging math centers that review 2nd grade math skills. They are ideal for the beginning of the year 3rd graders. Students have a recording book and rotate through 10 different centers. Centers include constructed response math journaling, task cards and sorts.**Would you like to learn how I use these math centers? Click HERE to view a free video on how to implement math centers.**All centers are included in color, black & white, and digital versions!*********Topics
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3rd
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Also included in: Math Centers Bundle THIRD GRADE
Titanic Passenger Research Activity
Dig into history and research the passengers aboard the Titanic with this printable and digital reproduction of tickets aboard the Titanic! Use the interactive, Google Slides version to explore and research 36 different Titanic. Each of the 36 different tickets uses the real names of Titanic passengers. **This resource was COMPLETELY updated April 2021**What is included in this Titanic Passenger Tickets Research Activity?This activity comes in three versions (see the 'PREVIEW' for a visual of
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3rd - 8th
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CHAMPS Editable Classroom Behavior Management Posters Whole Class Behavior Plan
Set clear expectations for your students before every activity with the CHAMPS behavior management system. With pre-made posters for you along with a Google Drive version that you can fully customize you’ll find everything, you need to start a successful CHAMPS system in your classroom! Stop behavior issues before they start with this organized system. CHAMPS is not a system of rules and consequences. It’s a way to clearly communicate to your students in a positive manner making it easier for e
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PreK - 6th
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20 Sets of Food Partner Share Pair Up Sets for Think Pair Share
If you need a fun way to have your students randomly pair up into partner groups during partner share, morning meeting, or other games and activities, use these adorable food face partner pair up cards! This set includes 40 printable partner pair up cards (20 sets) that you can easily print, cut and go, or choose to laminate!Theme: Food Pairs***If you are interested in more themed partner pair up cards just like these, check out the growing bundle here!***Choose the sets you would like to use d
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K - 3rd
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STEM Activities - Student Passport around the World
Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle.These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Sci
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2nd - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
First Day of School Activities 3rd Grade Back to School Math Review of 2nd Grade
Do you need fun math activities for the first week of school that also help your students get to know each other? These cooperative learning activities are perfect for your third grade math class! These beginning of the year math review activities are engaging, low prep, and easy to implement, too. Each 3rd grade math review activity has different sets of problems that review what students learned in math last year in 2nd grade. Choose from Find a Friend activities - also known as find someone w
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3rd
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Directed Drawing Task Cards | Fast Finishers Phonics Centers Activities
Finding ways to engage your fast finishers in meaningful activities that don't take much time can be tricky! That's where Directed Drawing Task Boxes come in! With these boxes, you can focus on drawings that align with the phonics skills you are learning in class. This way, they can read the directions independently when drawing!All you have to do is print the directed drawings, cut and place in a task box. Covers are also included for all boxes to make organization easy. You could also laminate
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Phonics Directed Drawing & Seasonal Drawings Task Cards for Boxes BUNDLE
Morning Meeting Greetings
These Greeting cards for Morning Meeting are the perfect go-to for your classroom! Print, laminate, and put on a binder ring for convenient access.
32 Greetings are included, along with an EDITABLE set of cards for you to add your original greetings. Also includes editable sets of partner match-up cards!
Happy teaching! :-)
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Morning Meeting and Back to School BUNDLE! {9 Products in One!}
Vocabulary Activities, Graphic Organizers, & Templates - Use with Any Word List
Having exposure to a variety of vocabulary words every day and quality vocabulary instruction gives your students an advantage in reading, writing, and comprehending! That's why you need this set of vocabulary activities, graphic organizers, and templates for ANY WORD LIST ! It's the best way to get your students into the routine of interacting with new vocabulary words on a regular basis, while learning their spellings and meanings, too. Each connection they make to a word strengthens their voc
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K - 6th
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Editable Back to School Get to Know the Teacher Scavenger Hunt
Let's Taco bout the Teacher! Start building relationships with your students from Day one! Let students get to know you in a fun and engaging way by completing a Scavenger Hunt! This fun Taco Themed game is sure to keep your kiddos on task!There are 20 questions that students are asked about you (the teacher). Students first take a guess on their paper and then they search around the room to find the answers.PowerPoint Version and Google Slides Version INCLUDEDBefore The GameThis file is edita
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Back to School Activity Bundle
Back to School Classroom Procedure Task Cards- Editable!
This pack of 54 task cards is a great way to reinforce procedures and routines at the beginning of the year. **Update*** I have included an editable ppt file for your to create your own procedure questions!*Use as a game to quiz your students on the procedures to earn group points. *Use as a speaking and listening activity. *Have students discuss their answers in partners to reinforce the rules.* Turn the cards into a writing assignment.This pack includes 54 task cards plus 12 blank cards and an
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K - 3rd
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Kindness is My Superpower Read Aloud Activities - Random Acts of Kindness
I love this new book, Kindness is My Superpower for the beginning of the school year! I've created a few printables and quick craftivities for you and your students to do after reading! The Superhero Apology and Random Acts of Kindness would make a great anchor chart! The file contains the following:-6 Student Response Pages (making connections, favorite part, what have you done that was kind, what will you do that's kind this year, how did the character change)-Superhero Writing Craftivity-Voca
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1st - 4th
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Ice Breakers Task Cards Get to Know You Questions for Games and Back to School
Use these 44 ice breaker question cards (print or digital) at the start of the year as a back to school activity or anytime you want to build community in your classroom. PRINTABLE VERSION:Directions and Suggestions44 Printable Task Cards Color44 Printable Task Cards BlacklineDIGITAL VERSION:Google Slides Option44 Google Slides Task CardsThey can be used in a variety of ways as discussion or writing prompts; however, they are also a great way to get your students up and moving. Instructions for
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Prompt Task Cards Bundle
Back to School Writing - There are more than 250 writing prompt task cards plus recording sheets for most of them. This is your writing center for the year! Perfect for first grade and end of year Kindergarten. All sets have now been recently updated - more cards, recording sheets and fonts/graphics have been updated.☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆Set 1 Updated - Over the years I've had requests for slight modifications so I've included all those sets - there is one set asking for no specific number of
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K - 3rd
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WORLD CONTINENTS STEM Activities and Challenges Travel Passport
Visit NORTH AMERICAN, SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA and ANTARCTICA. A complete set of over 45 STEM challenge cards based on famous landmarks around the world, including a student passport and fact sheet about each location. Representing at least 45 half hour lessons! DOWNLOAD THE PDF PREVIEW TO RECEIVE A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS RESOURCEThese task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Ge
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3rd - 6th
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3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Map Skills and Cardinal Directions Task Cards
Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As
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3rd - 6th
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Georgia Third Grade Social Studies BIG Bundle (Meets New GSE's)
This BIG Bundle contains over 475 pages and meets all the requirements for Georgia's Third Grade Social Studies Standards of Excellence beginning in the 2017-18 school year. These units are bundled together to save you 30%.Units include:Map SkillsEarly American Indian CulturesEuropean Explorers to North AmericaColonial Life in America United States GovernmentEconomicsEach unit includes: Student Tab BookletTeacher Tab Booklet 2-3 Student Foldables 24-40 Task CardsMini-postersMap PostersWord Wall
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3rd
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Back to School QR Codes Read Aloud
These Back to School QR Codes are a set of 40 read alouds for students to choose from and enjoy. These QR codes are perfect for a listening to reading center, morning activity, or fast finisher. Students love the ability to choose which book they want to listen to!These are perfect to save you time and keep your students engaged!This is the perfect LOW PREP independent activity for your students! All you have to do is make sure the students know how to scan the codes and print out the codes in t
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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