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High school social studies printables for Microsoft PowerPoint
CREDIT CARDS - Debt - Finance - Life Skills- Economics
Credit CardsThe Disadvantages and Advantages of Credit Cards Credit card debt has become a serious problem in America. These learning materials focus on teaching students valuable and practical knowledge about credit cards. OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:· Define credit card and credit lines.· Explain how a credit card is obtained.· Identify why credit cards can be dangerous.· Identify the common fees and costs of credit cards.· Explain how you can avoid credit card debt.· Identify some p
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
CREDIT, CREDIT SCORES AND RATINGS , Economics, Life Skills, Personal Finance
CreditThe Importance of Your Credit ScoreAn easy to implement and an effective lesson. This complete learning package will teach students how lenders determine credit risk, how a person’s credit score/rating is determined, explain the role of credit bureaus, the importance and benefits of good credit, and how to read a credit report. Essential and practical topics for our students.Included:1. Detailed Lesson Plan2. PowerPoint Presentation3. Credit; The Importance of Your Credit Score: Reading w
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
Economics; Scarcity, Opportunity, Factors of Production, Needs and Wants
Economic Lessons 1-4 Key Economic Concepts Made EasyThese worksheets and PowerPoints were designed to assist with the teaching of key economic concepts that many students struggle with. These concepts have been simplified and broken down into more easily digestible chucks.1. Why Study Economics?Needs and WantsObjectives: Students will be able to:• Define economics.• Explain why it is important to study economics.• Identify where economic decisions begin.• D
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6th - 12th
Texas Revolution, Alamo, and Mexican American War Lesson Plan
This engaging and thorough lesson on the Texas Revolution, Battle of the Alamo, and Mexican-American War features a PowerPoint, Interactive Notebook page, primary and secondary sources, videos, and more for an engaging and complete lesson plan! Included is a standards-based PowerPoint that covers in detail the Texas Revolution, Battle of the Alamo, Mexican-American War, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and more. There is a guided notes page and printable Interactive Notebook graphic organizer of the
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7th - 11th
Also included in: US History Part 1 PowerPoint and Guided Notes Bundle
Climate Change PowerPoint with Notes, Questions, and Kahoot
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This Climate Change PowerPoint focuses on current greenhouse gas emissions, the greenhouse effect, global warming and climate change. This resource includes student notes, assessment questions, and custom Kahoot game! Also included are teacher notes and lesson plan. This engaging 45-slide editable Climate Change PowerPoint is accompanied by editable fill-in-the-blank-style notes, assessment questions, and a custom Kahoot! Standard printable files (MS Word and PDF) and Google Slides versi
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8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS3-3
, MS-ESS3-5
, HS-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-4
, HS-ESS3-5
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Also included in: Climate Change Growing Discount Bundle
History Bell Ringers - Today in History Daily Warm Up Slides for Social Studies
History Bell Ringers - Today in History Daily Warm Up Slides for Social Studies: Help your students gain knowledge of important world events and influential people with these history bell-ringers to last you the entire year! Each slide shared information about an interesting historical or cultural event or person related to every single date in the year. Also included is a weekly activity where students can record the information they learn and do further research on the topic! Although this w
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8th - 11th
SUPPLY AND DEMAND, Equilibrium, Surplus, Shortage, Fixed Prices -Economics
Supply and DemandEquilibrium, Surplus, Shortage, Price Ceiling, and Price Floor (Economics Made Easy)This lesson is in Google Doc format and PDF format, making it an excellent resource for distance learning or in-class instruction. With these materials, students will be able to apply what they have learned about the law of supply and law of demand in the past lessons. The materials will effectively teach students how supply and demand work together to determine pric
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8th - 12th
World War 1 (World War I) Bundle of Maps, PowerPoints & More for US and World
This money saving bundle includes all of my World War 1 resources. Your students will enjoy learning about World War I events, about the important people from this era, and so much more!Each of these products may be purchased individually.The bundle includes (click on each link to learn more about each resource):World War I (World War 1) 1914 and 1918 Europe Maps (digital version added World War I Battles Map Activity (print and digital)World War I (World War 1) Key People Scavenger HuntWorld W
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6th - 10th
Manifest Destiny: Oregon Territory, Mexican-American War, California Gold Rush
Manifest Destiny: the Oregon Territory, the Mexican-American War, the California Gold Rush, and MoreHaving trouble with the Kahoot link? They changed their links - here is the new one: https://create.kahoot.it/share/manifest-destiny-mexican-american-war-oregon-territory-california-gold-rush/9fdef15c-2938-4e5e-83a2-6925497ddb5dThis lesson teaches students about Manifest Destiny and its impact on America. The major themes of this lesson are the dispute over the Oregon Territory, the Mexican-Americ
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4th - 11th
Also included in: Early US History Bundle: 1492 - Civil War
13 Colonies: Early English - Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth & New England
Establishing the 13 Colonies:If you are having problems with Kahoot links they were changed (not my idea:) - here's the new one: https://create.kahoot.it/share/13-colonies-mr-raymond-s-u-s-history/855ec28c-c0ce-4a6a-94ad-e860a946ad7d JUST ADDED FOR FREE - Additional Colonies: I was going to do this as a separate lesson; but have added another PowerPoint presentation, worksheet, quiz, and smart-board map - FOR NO ADDITIONAL COSTThis lesson teaches students about the earliest European colonies in
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Early US History Bundle: 1492 - Civil War
Major Battles of the U.S. Civil War
Students get a brief look at ten of the major battles of the U.S. Civil War including a map showing where the battles took place.
1. Fort Sumter
2. 1st Bull Run
3. Hampton Roads (Ironclads)
4. Shiloh
5. 2nd Bull Run
6. Antietam
7. Gettysburg
8. Vicksburg
9. Savannah Campaign (Sherman's March to the Sea)
10. Appomattox
Product includes:
-12 PDF fact cards to print for student use
-PowerPoint version to use with a computer lab or for classroom presentation.
-Student worksheet and map to com
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5th - 12th
Budgeting, LEARNING TO BUDGET, Budget, Personal Finance
Learning to Budget
To maintain good personal financial health, it is important for adults to learn how to create and maintain a budget. These materials focus on building essential budgeting knowledge and skills that students need. The materials are self-guided and easy for students to follow; they are also supported with a PowerPoint presentation that coincide with the reading materials.
Objectives: Students will be able to:
• Define budget and other key terms related to budgeting.
• Explain
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8th - 12th, Adult Education
Civil Rights Movement PowerPoint Presentation and Guided Notes
Looking for a no-prep way to cover the Civil Rights Movement with your students? This PowerPoint and Guided Notes set covers the major events in the Civil Right Movement from Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball through key events in the 1950s like Brown v. Board of Education and the Montgomery Bus Boycott through the 1960s and ending with assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.This 144 slide PowerPoint presentation on the Civil Rights Movement includes: Jackie RobinsonDes
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8th - 11th
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Immigration and Urbanization Unit BUNDLE
Increase student growth and engagement while saving time, energy and money! This bundle has everything you need and more! It is perfect for textbook free classrooms. Just print and go!Please see preview for Bundle detailsBundle includes several products that aren't available in my store. For those available in my store, specific descriptions can be found below:Immigration and Urbanization Reading Passage with Response WorksheetImmigration and Urbanization Stations ActivityImmigration and Urbaniz
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5th - 10th
Constitutional Convention Pop-Up Figures "Rise of Democracy" Lesson
This creative Constitutional Convention lesson has students creating pop up figures of 6 Founding Fathers to learn about how each helped create America's Constitution at the convention.Included is a PowerPoint along with a printable graphic organizer and 2 versions of "pop up figures" for students to cut out. One includes pictures of each Founding Father while the other uses drawings. Both include the following people from the Constitutional Convention:James MadisonGeorge WashingtonBenjamin Fran
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6th - 10th
The Rise & Fall of Napoleon Lesson Plan
This engaging lesson plan on Napoleon and the French Revolution has been totally revised and updated for a thorough set of activities in your World History classroom! The download includes a PowerPoint on the end of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. The presentation (a Google Slides version is also included) covers his rise to power, military victories, accomplishments within France such as the Napoleonic Code, as well as his downfall and final defeat at Waterloo. An editable guide
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7th - 11th
Also included in: World History PowerPoint Bundle Part 3: French Revolution - Modern World
Ancient Civilizations Curriculum for Special Education Egypt Greece Rome China
Ancient Civilizations. SAVE with this bundle that contains 4 ancient civilizations for students with autism and special learning needs in middle and high school. EgyptGreeceRomeChinaEach unit is set up the same way to allow students to be able to compare and contrast each time period. ⭐Each unit is meant to last between 2-3 weeks. See the preview for each unit for a detailed look at the contents.Each unit includes:Detailed lesson plan with group activitiesBook with movie versionVocabulary boa
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8th - 10th
Civics and Government Social Studies Curriculum Special Education US Government
Save with this civics and government social studies curriculum for special education. This bundle contains 6 units on the US Government, covering popular civics topics in middle and high school, and 17 weeks of material.It is challenging to find resources that cover civics and government information while still being appropriate and accessible to older students who often have limited reading and comprehension skills. There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on
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10th - 12th
Forensics Active Reading Case Study BUNDLE
FORENSIC SCIENCE PRINT & GO! The top-rated Wiseflamingo Forensic Case Studies in one place and for a discount! Each case study focuses on a different topic in which forensic techniques played a key role in bringing about justice. Students read the highly engaging text while answering questions, highlighting and underlining key ideas! These case studies have great ratings individually and I have gotten an overwhelmingly positive response from my students. My forensic students are constantly
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7th - 12th
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STOCKS - THE STOCK MARKET, Financial Literacy, Economics
Stocks and the Stock MarketFinancial Literacy These learning materials focus on the key concepts related to stocks and the stock market. The materials are easy to understand and provide opportunities to analyze real-world examples of the stock market.This lesson is in a Google Doc Format and PDF format, making it an excellent resource for distance learning and in-class instruction.Objectives: Students will be able to• Define stocks and dividends.• Identify where and how people can buy and sell
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
13 Colonies: Comparing Regions - New England, Middle, & Southern Colonies
13 Colonies: Comparing the Regions – New England, Middle & Southern ColoniesThis lesson teaches how the three regions of the 13 Colonies differed from one another: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Students will learn how the climate and geography of the three colonial regions impacted the economic as well as the social lives of colonists in the three regions of the 13 Colonies. Students will learn how the New England colonists had to look to different types of rev
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5th - 11th
Also included in: Early US History Bundle: 1492 - Civil War
Cornell Notes Introduction - Presentation Slides & Cornell Note-Taking Template
Cornell Notes Introduction - Presentation Slides & Cornell Note-Taking Template: Cornell Notes is an effective note-taking system designed to enhance students' ability to learn and retain essential information. This resource provides a practical and adaptable tool for teaching note-taking success in any subject. Use the included presentation slides to teach students how to take notes and have them practice using the included Cornell Notes Template! Included in This Cornell Notes Lesson: ➡️
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Civil War for Special Education Causes of the Civil War & US History Activities
This unit on the Civil War contains over 100 pages and 19 google slides of material specifically designed for students with special learning needs, especially autism. These US history activities cover:causes of the Civil Warimportant leaders of the Civil Warbattles of the Civil Wareffects of the Civil WarThere are many opportunities for students to engage in repeated information on the Civil War. This repetition encourages a true understanding of the impact and importance of the Civil War. Final
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8th - 10th
Revolutionary War US History & Colonial America for Special Education
This Revolutionary War Unit covers early US history and Colonial America with 12 days of material specifically designed for students in special education settings who are in middle and high school.This unit on the Revolutionary War addresses the causes and effects of this important time in US history in a simplified but rigorous way for students with diverse learning needs to make meaningful and authentic connections to the material. There are many opportunities for students to engage in repeate
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9th - 11th
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