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7th grade social studies resources for SMART Notebook under $5
Elements on a map
This Smart Notebook focuses on the elements of a map. MUST HAVE SMART NOTEBOOK APPLICATION TO USE THIS PRODUCT. There are 8 key terms, including title, scale, compass rose, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, contiguous, inset map and legend. It is 4 slides long with visuals for each vocab word as well as a formal definition. It is followed by two pages of interactive practice for students.
Grades:
3rd - 7th
United States Labeling Puzzle Map
This is a map of the United States for students to label. Teachers can scramble up the puzzle and students put it back together. This is a great activity to get students up out of their seats and do a hands-on activity with technology
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6th - 10th
Central America and The Caribbean - Spanish Lesson
This Notebook file is a great introduction to the countries and capitals of Central America and Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries. Students can move around the labels of the countries and capitals, play a dice game to practice what they know, and enjoy several rap songs. Spanish sentence-starters will help students talk about where the countries are located. Also included are pictures from around Central America and flags.
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5th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Themed Jeopardy Game for Smartboard - SMART Notebook
What a fun way for your students to learn about the Thanksgiving holiday! This Jeopardy game includes 25 categories, with each category having five questions each. The categories are: Pilgrims, Fun Facts, Math, Grammar, and Turkey! A scoreboard for three teams is included on the main page, as well as all buttons and questions needed to play the game. This Smart Notebook file is 28 pages long and features cute graphics in a Jeopardy style game.
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2nd - 7th
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Branches of U.S. Government Lesson for SMARTBOARD - Smart Notebook File
This 28 page Smartboard lesson will be sure to engage your children as they learn about the three branches of the United States government. The students will learn about the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch including Congress, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Judicial Branch. This flipchart lesson includes activity builder activities, links to outside videos and games, as well as nine pages of voting for your students.
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3rd - 7th
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Thanksgiving Then and Now Smartboard Activity
Thanksgiving Now and Then SmartBoard Venn diagram activity comparing the food of the first Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving today. Add to your Thanksgiving activities. Using the movable text on a SMART interactive whiteboard, students drag the names of Thanksgiving foods to where they think they should go on the diagram. Then they can check the key to see if they are right on the next page, and link to an interesting informational article to read about the first Thanksgiving! Fun November activity!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Activities Bundle Grades 3 - 6
Natural, Capital, vs. Human Resources using the 3 Little Pigs
In a unit studying ancient Mesopotamia, the concept of natural vs. capital vs. human resources proved difficult for my students to differentiate. Using the tale of "The Three Little Pigs" student calls upon their previous knowledge to help fill in a chart based on the story. To conclude the lesson, there is a sorting SMART Board activity on the last slide.
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5th - 7th
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Smartboard Trivia Game | First Nations and Europeans in New France
This First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada Smartboard Trivia Game provides teachers with an engaging activity to use during or at the end of a social studies unit on this topic. This Jeopardy-style game (created to support the 2013 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum) reviews a variety of knowledge-based questions and answers sure to motivate your students. The category topics are:- Navigating- Places- As in France, So in America…- People- DramaPLEASE NOTE: This resource is
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5th - 7th
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Southeast Region Map and Smartboard Activities
This Smartboard document contains slides of the Southeast region and includes labels for state names, capitals and abbreviations that can be dragged and dropped on the map. In addition, there is a slide which includes key words which can be dragged and dropped into the graphic organizer under the topics of geography, climate, agriculture, manufactoring, history and culture. This is a great activity for a social studies center or whole group instruction.
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2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â REGIONS OF UNITED STATES SMART BOARD SLIDES *BUNDLE/ EDITABLE
Central America and Caribbean Labeling Puzzle map
Map of Central America and Caribbean for students to label. Teachers can scramble up the puzzle and students put it back together. This is a great activity to get students up out of their seats and do a hands-on activity with technology
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6th - 10th
Jeopardy Template for the Smartboard
This Jeopardy template is ready to use! All you need to do is add the questions you need your students to review. This Jeopardy game board can fit up to 5 questions in each of 4 different categories. Links are built-in to make transition from board to questions easy and flawless. Save the template so you can use it again and again. Have fun!
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3rd - 12th
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Postcard Lesson
This lesson is based on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Included in the Smart Notebook file is a Bell Ringer, Video Guide, Timeline, Postcard Assignment Directions, and a Postcard Model. The idea of the lesson is to utilize a video resource and timeline to help students identify the goals, accomplishments, and positive/negative experiences associated with the efforts of the Corps of Discovery from 1804-1806 and then to use that knowledge to extend their own learning by creating an original pos
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5th - 10th
SMART Notebook Japanese Origami Bird
Visual steps to creating an origami bird. The pages of the SMART Notebook are linked so you can go step by step with your students to create an origami bird. The fold lines and folded pieces are clearly shown so that your and your students can make sure they are doing the right things. I used this when teaching 6th grade social studies, as well as in math when teaching geometric shapes.
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5th - 7th
Remembrance Day
This is a SMART notebook file that forms a complete lesson about Remembrance Day. This was made in Australia so has a slight Australian perspective, but can easily be used in any country that observes Remembrance Day.
The file includes links to a video, book, jigsaws and craft activity to complete at the end of the lesson.
This was originally designed for special education but can easily be used for most ages or ability levels.
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2nd - 10th
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Power Grab Game: Separation of Powers
This activity reinforces and teaching the powers of the three branches of government. Students are broken up into teams and exposed to various situations where one branch steals the power of a another branch. Students need to use the US Constitution to prove that this is a power grab in order to earn a point. Simulation and answers are included in the SMART notebook.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Geography- Europe Labeling Puzzle Map
Map of Europe for students to label. Teachers can scramble up the puzzle and students put it back together. This is a great activity to get students up out of their seats and do a hands-on activity with technology
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Virginia Indians SOL Review Game - Virginia Studies
This is a jeopardy style review game covering the Virginia Studies SOLs on Virginia Indians. This is a great way to end your unit or review for the SOL test! Easy to use!
Categories include:
-Indian Homes & Clothing
-Indian Food & Adaptation
-Virginia Indians Today
-Early Virginia Indian Language Groups
-Archaeology
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Chinese Lanterns
A fun art activity to accompany any unit on China.
In this Smart Board presentation, the students learn about Chinese lanterns and the lantern festival during the Chinese New Year celebration.
Then, the students create their own lanterns.
I use Ellen McHenry's lesson: http://ellenjmchenry.com/chinese-paper-lantern-project/ for the template.
Presentation shows step by step pictures to help them assemble
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3rd - 7th
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West Region Map & Smartboard Activities
This Smartboard document contains slies of the west region and includes labels for state names, capitals and abbreviations that can be dragged and dropped on the map. In addition, there is a slide which includes key words which can be dragged and dropped into the graphic organizer under the topics of geography, climate, agriculture, manufactoring, history and culture. This is a great activity for a social studies center or whole group instruction.
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Also included in:Â REGIONS OF UNITED STATES SMART BOARD SLIDES *BUNDLE/ EDITABLE
Virginia Geography & Regions Review SMARTboard Game
This is a SMARTboard Jeopardy style game to review the Viriginia 4th Grade Social Studies SOLs for Virginia Geography & Regions. Categories include: Virginia Regions, Virginia Waterways, Products, Industries, & Miscellaneous. This is a great way to end your study of this unit or to review for SOLs! It can be used after my Virginia Geography instructional SMARTboard lesson, also listed on Teachers Pay Teachers!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Salem Witch Trials
I created this because our textbook only mentioned Salem Witch Trials and my students were curious to learn more. I traveled to Salem, MA to take the pictures myself and put together this lecture to help them better understand the events and people affiliated with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.There is also a link to a Discovery Education website/video on the Salem Witch Trials attached.People mentioned: Samuel Parris, Tituba, Ann Foster, Rebecca Nurse, Martha Carrier, Cotton Mather and Judge J
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2nd - 8th
Middle East Labeling Puzzle map
Map of the Middle East for students to label. Teachers can scramble up the puzzle and students put it back together. This is a great activity to get students up out of their seats and do a hands-on activity with technology
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes Background Information and Questions
This Smartboard presentation gives a brief background of Hiroshima, and what the 1000 paper cranes are about. Then it has a slide with photos to give a visual of what a crane looks like, what a paper crane looks like, and the statue of Sadako. To finish this Smartboard lesson, I have created seven questions to assess students.
Grades:
5th - 7th
Government/ Elected Officials SmartBoard Activity
This Notebook activity will help your students learn about our different elected officials, their jobs, branches and levels of the government, and the preamble of the constitution.
Students will sort the jobs to the levels and branches of government, match the words in the preamble to their meanings, and match the person to their job. ** You will have to edit this document to match the elected officials in your area (You will only have to type the name of 8 officials to make it fit.)
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3rd - 7th
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