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2nd grade social studies scripts for early intervention
Veterans Day Program Script School Assembly or Class Activity to Honor Veterans
Are you planning a Veterans Day celebration for your school this year? This Veterans Day program script will help you get started as you plan your Veterans Day program.Our school's Veterans Day program has been my absolute favorite event of the year for over fifteen years!I have found that a program that celebrates Veterans is one of our favorite activities to bring together community members of all ages and students in our school. I have used this script at our school-wide Veterans Day progra
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Social Story Keep Your Clothes On (Editable)Autism Special Education
"Keep Your Clothes On" social story is a great tool to help children with autism learn appropriate clothing behavior and social skills!As a parent, teacher, or caregiver of a child with autism, you know how challenging it can be to teach them about appropriate clothing behavior in social situations. "Keep Your Clothes On" is designed to make this process easier and more effective.This social story uses clear, simple language and colorful illustrations to help children understand:Why it's importa
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
Phonological Awareness Curriculum: Text Based & Common Core - One Year Bundle
This is a complete set (12 months) of original Common Core aligned phonological awareness curriculum...one lesson for every day of the year (320 pages). If you've enjoyed our monthly bundles, you're going to love this because it's all the months bundled together in one easy download and offered at a 20% discount over buying each monthly individually. This is a single user license however, so if you are planning on adopting this curriculum across your grade level or in your building (for grade l
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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First Then Board Visual Schedule Chart with First Next Then Last
First Then Visual Schedules are great for helping children learn what will happen and when. First Then Boards are perfect for learning the concept of time and can help ease any anxieties that may come with transitioning between activities in the classroom and in daily life.First Then boards are a wonderful visual tool to help our learners with special needs know what comes first and what will come next.What's Included? 7 different boards to choose from including various sizes, first/then, first/
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PreK - 2nd
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Native American Readers' Myths and Legends Theater Scripts
Do you need an engaging way to study folktales, legends or Native Americans? Need a way to integrate literacy and social studies? Looking for more interesting texts for guided reading? These readers' theaters will help you with all the above. I have used these readers' theater scripts for the many years in my classroom as part of our Native American unit and guided reading groups. I have performed these scripts in the classroom for other classes and as plays at parent events. Why you will love t
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2nd - 5th
Social Story Making Green & Red Choices (Editable) Book Special Education PCS
Our Making Green and Red Choices social story is designed to help children learn about making positive choices in a simple, engaging, and visual way that makes the information easier to understand.With this social story, children will learn how to identify positive and negative choices through the use of the colors green and red. Green choices are positive and helpful, while red choices are negative and potentially harmful. This distinction is easy for children to understand and remember, making
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
Christmas Around The World, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa Reader's Theatre and Activities
This super fun Christmas Around the World, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa Reader's Theatre will be a hit with your students!They will also learn a lot about other countries and their Christmas traditions. This pack has been updated on 11-4-15Please see Preview for a better look...Included are 28 child parts in this Reader’s Theatre Presentation-The parts tell the audience the traditions of their country from the point of view of a child. -Each country featured has two child parts. -Hanukkah and Kwanzaa pa
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2nd - 4th
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Social Story Taking a Break Book + Break Cards (Editable) Behavior Autism
Our Taking a Break Social Story uses simple language and illustrations to teach children how to ask for a break when they are feeling frustrated or mad at school. This break will allow your students to de-stress and refocus on the task at hand.This social story book is 8 1/2 x 11 with 9 pages + 10 break cards both with editable text.Creative Learning 4 Kidz is a licensed seller of PCS.PCS, Copyright 1981-2019 by TobiiDynavox. All rights reserved worldwide. Used with permission.I recommend you
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in:Â Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
Phonemic Awareness Activities & Interventions - Fall Bundle (Sep, Oct & Nov)
This is a complete set of three months (September, October & November) of original Common Core aligned phonemic awareness curriculum...NO PREP, NO PRINT. If you use our scripted phonemic awareness activities daily in your classroom (which requires about 10 minutes a day at least 4 days a week) you will see amazingly ridiculous phonemic awareness growth in your students. The practice of these skills is tried and true, used in K and first grade classrooms at my school. This curriculum is ba
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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First Thanksgiving Play - Readers Theater Script - Thanksgiving Activities
A short, interactive play about the Pilgrims will get all your students involved! Students will learn about the Mayflower, Plymouth, & Squanto. This is the perfect way to introduce students to the story of the 1st Thanksgiving. A two page script for you to narrate gives students cues when it's their turn to speak or act something out. There are 24 character cards. 12 are speaking roles and 12 are just acting roles so that even struggling readers can be involved in the play. You can add more
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K - 2nd
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Dinosaur Token Board Reward Chart with First Then Schedule
Dinosaur Token Boards are the perfect tool to support your students with behavior management goals and to encourage and build new skills. This dinosaur themed token board resource is packed full of token boards (vertical and horizontal), first/then boards with schedule icons, and includes token boards with visual goals or rules (103 goals/rules), visual prizes to earn (205 prize visuals) and two different dinosaur token choices. What's included?Option 1 (comes in 3 piece, 5 piece, 10 piece board
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Token Board BUNDLE Dinosaur Princess Superhero Ocean Space Unicorn
Phonemic Awareness Activities & Interventions - Winter Bundle (Dec, Jan & Feb)
This is a complete set of three months (December, January & February) of original Common Core aligned phonemic awareness curriculum...NO PREP, NO PRINT. If you use our scripted phonemic awareness activities daily in your classroom (which requires about 10 minutes a day at least 4 days a week) you will see amazingly ridiculous phonemic awareness growth in your students. The practice of these skills is tried and true, used in K and first grade classrooms at my school. This curriculum is bas
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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Phonemic Awareness Activities & Interventions - Spring Bundle (Mar, Apr, May)
This is a complete set of three months (March, April, May) of original Common Core aligned phonemic awareness curriculum...NO PREP, NO PRINT. If you use our scripted phonemic awareness activities daily in your classroom (which requires about 10 minutes a day at least 4 days a week) you will see amazingly ridiculous phonemic awareness growth in your students. The practice of these skills is tried and true, used in K and first grade classrooms at my school. This curriculum is based on 16 phonol
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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Reader's Theater Play Scripts: Folktales Around the World
Incorporate cultural diversity into any language arts class with these folktale Reader's Theater scripts from around the world. These classic tales from Scotland, China, Mexico, Africa, and India would be a great addition to any history classroom as well, as they exhibit the cultures and traditions of various countries.This package includes five folktale-themed Reader's Theater scripts:- The Black Bull of Norroway from Scotland- The Magic Paintbrush from China- The Story of the Sun and the Moon
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2nd - 5th
Phonemic Awareness Curriculum: Literature Based - One Year Bundle {Set 2}
This is a complete set (12 months) of original phonological awareness curriculum...one lesson for every day of the year (307 pages). If you've enjoyed our monthly bundles, you're going to love this because it's all the months bundled together in one easy download and offered at a 20% discount over buying each monthly individually. This is a single user license however, so if you are planning on adopting this curriculum across your grade level or in your building (for grade levels and interventi
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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Social Story: Cleaning Up
Social StoryCleaning UpSocial story teaching students about cleaning up at school.What's included:Full page and half page social story versionsColor and black and white printer friendly versionsActivity included to check to understandingThis social story is included in my Social Story Volume 3: 12 Social StoriesSocial Stories Volume 3Check out my many other social stories in my store!This purchase is for ONE classroom only. This is a single classroom download, which means this product CANNOT b
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PreK - 3rd
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Phonological Awareness Curriculum: Text Based & Common Core - September Bundle
**ONE YEAR CURRICULUM BUNDLE is ready and available for a 20% discount when you purchase all months at once - CLICK HERE**
For all our friends that teach "down under" and begin school in January, here is the September month just for you! :-)
This is a complete month of original Common Core aligned phonological awareness curriculum. If you follow our curriculum in your classroom, which requires 15 minutes a day on the first day and 10 minutes a day for the next four days, you will see amazingly
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PreK - 3rd, Higher Education, Staff
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Doing My Work-Social Story
Doing My Work-Social Story includes a simple social story to teach students about completing work. The story is designed to be compiled as a book with the story pages of 8.5 x 11 inch size.The story is provided in two formats. The first format includes the story with graphics. This format allows you to print the story and use immediately.The second format provides the story without graphics. This can be used by adding your own photographs of your student(s) within their environment. Some student
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in:Â Social Stories Bundle: 20 Stories for Speech, Autism, Special Education, SEL
Social Story Winning & Losing Book + Cards Autism
Social Story Winning & Losing Book & Picture IconsThis social story is about winning and losing. Things to say when you win or lose a game.How others will feel if you get mad.This book also comes with a set of 6 Picture Icons.These are a great visual aid for children.Book is 8 1/2 x 11 with 11 pagesPicture Icons are 3 x 3 Creative Learning 4 Kidz is a licensed seller of PCS.PCS, Copyright 1981-2019 by TobiiDynavox. All rights reserved worldwide. Used with permission.This would be great f
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Social Stories Growing Bundle (52 Books) Special Education Autism PCS
Decades Themed Musical Performance Script for Elementary Students
This show is a time traveling musical history lesson!! The speakers’ script includes many facts about inventions and inventors of the 20th century and the musical performances will take the audience on a trip down memory lane.This performance package can be used by an elementary classroom teacher, a music teacher, a summer camp coordinator, or a drama program instructor.This show could be performed by anywhere from 25 to 100+ students depending on stage size.The length of the performance is appr
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K - 8th, Not Grade Specific
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Reader's Theater: Johnny Appleseed (leveled play for 3rd, 4th, 5th grade)
This reader’s theater is LOADED with interesting, true facts about the life and adventures of Johnny Appleseed! This original play contains 22 parts featuring 3 different reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will learn how this eccentric character played a key role in how the Northwest territory was shaped in the late 1700’s . Integrating important Social Studies concepts with key LA standards such as fluency and expression, this origin
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies
3 Social Studies Reader's Theaters - The American Revolution
This is a super exciting resource that will help your students:Identify and understand main events from The American RevolutionUnderstand the Social Studies and Reading connectionBuild reading fluency by performing a reader's theaterGain confidence as readers and in front of an audienceLearn to work togetherReflect on their new thinkingINTEGRATE SOCIAL STUDIES TOPICS INTO READING FOR THE WIN!Included in This Resource:3 RT scripts at different ability levels (basic, average, advanced).6-8 Charact
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in:Â Reader's Theater MEGA Bundle for Grades 2-4
Superhero Token Board Reward Chart with First Then Schedule
Superhero Token Boards are the perfect tool to support your students with behavior management goals and to encourage and build new skills. This superhero themed token board resource is packed full of token boards (vertical and horizontal), first/then boards with schedule icons, and includes token boards with visual goals or rules (103 goals/rules), visual prizes to earn (205 prize visuals) and seven different superhero themed token choices. Diverse representation throughout (see video preview fo
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Token Board BUNDLE Dinosaur Princess Superhero Ocean Space Unicorn
Social Skills Story BUNDLE | Conversation, Social Skills & Friendship with Games
Enhance your students' social and emotional skills with our easy-prep social skills story packs! These packs offer social narratives, task cards, games, strategies and social emotional learning activities to boost confidence in building friendships and mastering social and conversation skills. Ideal for Special Education, PreK, and Kindergarten settings.17 Social Skills Story Packs Included in This Bundle:Friendship TopicsBeing a Good Friend/Being a Kind FriendHow to Make New FriendsTurn TakingS
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PreK - 2nd
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Importance of learning social studies
Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.
Benefits of learning social studies
Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
By teaching social studies, teachers can help students develop critical thinking skills, foster civic engagement, and promote social awareness and responsibility.
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