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6th grade social studies workbooks under $5
Three Branches of the Local, State, and Federal Government Unit
Teach your class all about the separation of powers in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches and how they function at the federal, state, and local levels. This product contains the following:15 Google Slides Lessons15 corresponding fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension activitiesUnit TestUnit Review SheetImportant Government Vocabulary in kid friendly termsCharts explaining the duties and responsibilities of the local, state, and federal government.Charts explaining the diffe
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2nd - 7th
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World War I Close Reading Comprehension Activity Book | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
A First World War close reading activity book with six reading passages that timeline the war. Each worksheet has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions, an extension task, a wordsearch activity and a crossword puzzle. The NO PREP reading comprehension activities are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn about key areas of World War 1 whilst developing their comprehension skills.This book contains the following close reading activities:1
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5th - 7th
Country Research Project: Google
Need a fun project for researching a country ? Need a creative Distance learning activity?Country Research Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This activity includes a wide range of topics for students to research such as, government, economy, traditional dance, population, traditional clothing, cuisine, current event, and more! These comprehensive activities provide rigorous instruction allowing students to research and understand the country of their or the teacher
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4th - 12th
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Famous Quotes Handwriting and Penmanship Practice
Handwriting practice lessons using famous quotes.
Improve handwriting and learn what important historical figures had to say on topics such as honesty, courage, and doing our best.
This is a 30 page penmanship workbook. There are 12 different famous quotes to practice in print, and then in cursive. Students trace over dotted-line quotes, and then rewrite it themselves.
At the end of each section there are mazes to help with fine motor-skill coordination.
This book is a one-of-a-kind. Check out
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2nd - 7th
The Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm, Hussein (Text, Maps, Questions)
The Persian Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm (Text, Maps & Questions)Thank you for considering this fully editable product. Prepare to be surprised and delighted! This product contains fascinating informational text exploring the Persian Gulf War, also commonly called Operation Desert Storm. This product also has excellent maps (unique and original), quotes and pictures to aid in your students’ ability to learn about this epic war in American, world and Iraqi history. Please check out the pr
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6th - 11th, Staff
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Mini-guide for Middlers: The Bronze Bow Workbook
This is a two-week literature study for the book titled The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare. It is set in the time of Jesus: Daniel changes after his encounters with Jesus. A number of The Bronze Bow books are available on loan from Internet Archive. The loan period is one hour, but they are able to be checked out repeatedly (pending availability). A link for one of the books: The Bronze Bow on Internet Archive The mini-guide for The Bronze Bow includes*: vocabulary words and exercise
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6th - 9th
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COMPANION WORKBOOK for Interactive Notebook World Cultures and Geography
This workbook was created as a companion to the interactive notebook that I created to comply with the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) for 6th grade social studies.
You can use the half-page activities in this workbook as practices, warm-ups/bell-ringers, or short quizzes. Each exercise comes with an answer key.
I tried to provide a variety of activities (a total of 32) that you can use in correlation with your world cultures and geography interactive notebook.
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Five Th
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3rd - 12th
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Rules and Laws Activity Pack - Civics and Citizenship Unit
Rules and Laws Activity Pack - Civics and Citizenship UnitThis pack has been designed to cover the civics and citizenship unit about rules, laws, and government levels in Australia. Topics covered include; Changing laws, creating rules in different environments, the difference between rules and laws, the different levels of government, democracy, different cultural groups in society, the importance of rules and laws, and much more!Activities include:KWL chart.Vocabulary.Flipbook page.Mind maps.W
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4th - 6th
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Mini-Guide for Middlers: The Hiding Place Workbook
This is a two-week literature study for the book titled The Hiding Place, by Corrie ten Book. The Hiding Place relates the true story of a woman who lived her faith -- despite tremendous costs. The mini-guide contains ten sections that include:vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: idiom, suspense, viewpoints, alliteration, metaphor, personification, critical thinking, theme, compare/contrastlife applications/Biblerelated activitiesweb linksa crossword puzzlean an
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6th - 12th
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Indigenous Medicine Wheel Bundle
Made by a Canadian Indigenous Educator One stop shop for all your medicine wheel teachings! Bundle includes:Comprehensive knowledge bookletBINGO gameScavenger Huntand FREEBIE Seasonal Cut and Paste Activity
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K - 6th
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Lemonade Stand Entrepreneurship Packet
Being a teen entrepreneur, I love inspiring entrepreneurship for kids! The lemonade stand has always been a classic symbol of entrepreneurship. Use these printables as a unit study to teach kids about entrepreneurship and starting a business!Although not everyone will grow up to be business owners, learning how to start your own business creates valuable life skills that can help you succeed no matter what your future plans are. With this lesson plan, kids can learn how to start their own busine
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4th - 6th
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End of The Year: Digital History Project (Google)
Need a fun project for researching History Topics Learned this year? Need a creative Distance learning activity?End of The Year: Digital History Project is designed for success in middle school or high school. This activity includes a wide range of topics for students to research such as, topics they have learned throughout the school year! OR a Essential Questions such as " What is the most influential protest?" OR " If you could bring back one historial figure who would it be?" These comprehen
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4th - 12th
Geography Junkies Nine Week Bell Ringer--United States
**A new Asia and Africa version of the Geography Junkies Nine Weeks Bell Ringer is live!**
Do your students need to know their place in the world? Even if you're not teaching geography, you can teach geography! There are only so many times you can hear "Africa" as the answer to "name a country in South America?" before you know something needs to be done.
This is a nine-week, one question per day, geography unit. It focuses on basic components (continents, oceans, US state locations, and ba
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4th - 10th
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Picture Book Study: Are we there yet? by Alison Lester Comprehension, Activities
Are we there yet? by Alison Lester
Join Grace and her family as they travel around Australia, taking in many of the natural and man made attractions.
Picture Book Study
This 14 page workbook contains reading comprehension questions for each section of the picture book, Are we there yet? It also contains reading comprehension strategy worksheets for Cause and Effect, and Fact and Opinion, to use with the book. It has a postcard writing task and crossword puzzle.
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Before Reading (w
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3rd - 6th
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Blackbeard the Pirate Information Text
Teach your students about Blackbeard the Pirate with this American history information text. There are three versions of the passage for easy differentiation and five activities to address multiple reading standards and skills.This information text tells the story of Edward Teach's transformation into Blackbeard the Pirate. He attacked merchant ships along the southeast coast of the colonies before being killed by the British Navy. What's Included ⭐ 3 versions of the reading passage on Blackbear
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3rd - 7th
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Titanic Disaster Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle | 5th & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the Titanic disaster of 1912. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWriting templates for four draft paragraphsA prompt sheet for students to write their introductionA template for students to write up their neat informational textA crossword puzzle and wordsear
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5th - 6th
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Mini-guide for Middlers: The Golden Goblet Workbook
This is a two-week literature guide for the book titled The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. In this book, which is set in ancient Egypt, a boy named Ranofer dreams of becoming a goldsmith. After the death of his father, Ranofer's goal is thwarted by his evil half-brother. This guide contains:vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities: characterization, metaphor, idioms, comparison and contrast, alliteration, effect and cause, simile, antonyms, prediction, ti
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6th - 9th
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Where Do I Live? Geography Reading Writing Visual Art Book Making
This Easy Fold Step Booklet follows up on the book "Where Do I Live?" By: Neil Chesanow.
Let students enjoy illustrating their personal world they live in from a very small scale (Home/Apartment) to a very gigantic scale (planet).
This booklet allows kids to write(Print) and illustrate their own personal geographical place in the world including their Home, Street, Town/City, State, Country, Continent, and finally, their Planet while exploring the concept of world geography.
I recommend re
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K - 6th
American Revolutionary War Close Reading Comprehension Book | 5th & 6th Grade
An American Revolutionary War close reading activity book with six reading passages that timeline the war. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity. The NO PREP reading comprehension worksheets are perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Students will learn about key areas of the War of Independence whilst developing their comprehension skills.This book contains the followi
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5th - 6th
Ancient Greece Map Activity
Students can color and label parts of ancient Greece on this printable map. Google Products:Demise of the IncasIraq National Museum - Research and Art Project in Google Slides and DocsGalileo on Trial PackageHammurabi's Code PackageSumerian Civilization PackageTraditional ProductsEasy Ancient Americas SummariesEasy Byzantine Empire SummariesEasy Ancient Civilizations ReviewEasy Early Colonies SummariesEasy Egypt Summaries 1Easy Egypt Summaries 2Easy Greece SummariesEasy Golden Age of Islam Summa
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6th
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Analyze the Bill of Rights and Other Amendments Critical Thinking Assignment
Are you looking for a way to introduce a discussion about the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights into your planning? Looking for a way to teach "Constitution Day" in your Social Studies curriculum? This assignment will do the trick.
Students are introduced to some basic facts about the Bill of Rights in the first page of the assignment. The remaining pages ask students to read, analyze, and explain each of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights.
They must also imagine a nation with
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5th - 8th
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Ruby Bridges Movie Questions
These questions go with the movie Ruby Bridges. This movie and questions are perfect to use during black history month or with a biography unit. The movie is made by Disney so it's perfect to show in the classroom. These questions are thought provoking and give students the ability to make connections.
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3rd - 10th
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Mini-Guide for Middlers: Mara Daughter of the Nile Workbook
This is a two-week literature study for the book titled Mara Daughter of the Nile, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw. In this exciting book set in ancient Egypt, Mara becomes a double spy.This mini-guide contains: vocabulary words and exercisesdiscussion questionsreading activities – Students will: match similes, identify a motive, arrange sentences in the correct sequence, and narrate a story. Students will learn about: sarcasm, physical setting, irony, opinion/fact, metaphors, point of view, alliterati
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6th - 9th
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Being a History Detective - Workbook teaching basic history inquiry skills.
This 10 page student booklet is all inclusive and ready to print.
It introduces your students to the skills necessary in studying History.
Topics covered include:
Why study History?
How to study History
Primary and Secondary Sources
Reliability of sources
Making Hypotheses.
Students test their knowledge along the way with relevant questions.
The final culminating task is solving the mystery of Otzi The Iceman, where students are presented with an array of evidence and must solve the mystery of
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4th - 7th
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