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Free 3rd grade social studies resources for GATE
Depth and Complexity Icons Guide (Thinking Prompts/GATE)
How to Use! Use these icons as thinking prompts to guide a topic.Great for use in all subject areas. Examples: Read Aloud Storiesinformative textsanthologiesfictionnon-fictionScienceSocial StudiesProjects
Grades:
2nd - 8th
FREE States Choice Board Menu for Differentiation Enrichment and Early Finishers
Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep States Choice Board? Choice boards / menu boards / tic-tac-toe boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! This choice board is perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital versions are both included, and it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Teaching TipsChoice Board Folder CoversStudent Pages for Each Choice Board A
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Ancient Greece - FULL UNIT
History, architecture, gods, goddesses, myths, monsters, art, Olympics, and more in this unit about Ancient Greece! For more awesome, free resources, visit the Gifted Guide website.
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3rd - 7th
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FREE Choice Board Direction Posters for Early Finishers and Enrichment
Do you need choice board direction posters for your students who are early finishers, gifted, or in need of enrichment? These no-prep, printable, and digital choice board posters are excellent for distance learning and can be used with Google Slides™ or printed. Pair them with any choice board, and give your students the directions they need!Printable and digital versions are both included, so it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Three options for you to choose from:Digital Po
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2nd - 5th
May the Fourth STEM Mats - STEM Center for Building Bricks
May the 4th be with you! These ARE the STEM mats you are looking for. If you are searching for a STEM / space themed resource for May the 4th, this set is out of this ✨world✨!STEM Mats are so easy to set up in your classroom! If you like these please check out the other available sets (below).What You'll Get⭐ Instructions and sample images⭐ 3 May the 4th STEM Mats ⭐ Recording sheet⭐ Metric options and two color themesLearn MoreFor a detailed explanation of how to use STEM mats, please visit this
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: STEM Activities and Makerspace Tasks for the Whole Year
FREE Choice Board Teacher's Guide for Differentiation and Enrichment
Do you need engaging, no-prep resources for your students, including early finishers or students in need of enrichment? Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students! The Teacher's Guide to Using Choice Boards gives you details about why you should use choice boards, suggestions for how to use choice boards, and more!What Is Included in This Resource?Details about why to use choice boards Choice board folder cover optionsSuggestions for how to use choice board
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2nd - 5th
Plains Tribes Compare/Contrast Activity for Gifted Students and Enrichment
Increase critical thinking in your social studies and language arts curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will blossom as they research their choice of various Plains Indigenous Peoples Tribes to create a graphic organizer. Differentiation made easy...let me do the work for you! NOTE BEFORE BUYING: This product is one of 8 activities in my Indigenous Peoples Research Menu. Please check out full menu before purchase! Packet includes:• Teacher Tips • Teepee Graphic Organizer: V
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K - 8th
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FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language Arts
FREE Greek Alphabet Wall Display Gifted Language ArtsIf they already know the alphabet, try posting this one above your whiteboard instead! It includes upper and lower case symbols, English (Latin) equivalences, and pronunciations. It prints in landscape format with two letters per page and fit just perfectly in a horizontal row over my board as traditional alphabet displays do--but with a real wow effect that makes everyone entering the room stop and actually look at the letters. Letters are
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Can You Pass the Ellis Island Immigrant Feature Profile Test?
The Feature Profile Test was a wooden block puzzle test administered to Ellis Island immigrants because IQ tests involved language translation issues. Instead, the Feature Profile Test became an instant nonverbal IQ assessment. The Feature Profile was made from wooden blocks that—if placed in the proper order—formed the profile of a human face.
According to the Smithsonian Magazine, this test was used at Ellis Island in the early 1900’s to keep out “feeble-minded” immigrants. The idea was th
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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FREE Sample - If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island - Immigration Book Study
The book, If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island, is an introduction to the journey immigrants made when America was young. This free sample of the book study will help guide students in learning what it would be like to be an immigrant coming to America. If you would like the complete packet, click here.Included in the complete packet is:Table of contentsStudent cover page13 worksheets withcomprehension questionstablesmatchingVenn diagramsmapsAnswers for every page4 templates for letter writ
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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FREE President Rap/Song Research Mini-Project
Study Presidents with pizzazz...just in time for Presidents' Day! Your Gifted, advanced students, or fast finishers can compose their own musical masterpieces about any President through research and creativity! Perfect for enrichment or differentiation! Includes guidelines, and lower & upper grade music paper.
(NOTE: This is part of my larger Presidents with Pizzazz research menu packet with 8 activities....please check out that menu product with this link below!)
http://www.teacherspayt
Grades:
1st - 8th
California Regions GATE Project
This is a culminating project for students after learning about the regions of California. It combines art and writing with GATE icons and allows students to make a personal connection to their home state. Students are asked to think about what each region of California means to them, then to bring in objects to be glued to a map that correspond to that region (i.e. sandpaper for the desert, pine needles for the mountains, etc.) Students will then complete a half page GATE sheet (glued to the
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Grades:
3rd - 4th
Trundle Wheels -- Free! Hands-on Applied Math and Map Skills
Trundle wheels are a simplified version of a surveyor’s wheel. In this basic student edition of the trundle wheel, students roll their own version of trundle wheels across all sorts of things. They work especially well to measure curved surfaces or for applying a map’s scale of miles on highways.
A bonus to using trundle wheels in the classroom is that students must apply math skills to convert their measurements from the revolutions of the trundle wheel to yards, feet, inches, meters, centim
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3rd - 8th
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Close Reading with the Preamble
I introduce memorizing the Preamble with this Close Read Activity.
I use the Icons of Depth and Complexity, but knowledge of these is necessary to complete the activity.
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Frame
Student Samples
Simple Directions
This frame is included in my Preamble Bundle.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preamble-Practice-and-Reciting-Assessment-1618771
Also, I have more detailed directions on my blog
http://imsbove.blogspot.com/2015/02/memorizing-gettysburg-address.html
IMS Bove
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3rd - 6th
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Solving Real World Problems
This packet guides students through the process of discussing real world problems, researching them, and finding realistic solutions. The packet is directly aligned with the Florida standards for gifted learners.
keywords: group work, teamwork, real world, issues, controversy, elementary, gifted and talented.
Grades:
K - 12th
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Greek Mythology Assessment
This is a 10 multiple choice question test and 1 open response. I created this assessment after learning about Greek mythology. This is a basic assessment that was created from many of the most common Greek myths.
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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FREE Sample - The Orphan of Ellis Island Vocabulary - Immigration Book Study
This sample of vocabulary activities are intended to complement/supplement the book, The Orphan of Ellis Island. This is an excellent book to use as an introduction to immigration. Understanding the vocabulary in a book helps with the comprehension as well as enhances the overall reading experience. This is one of my all time favorite books to use in my immigration unit and I know your kids will love it as much as mine.Check out this sample, and if you like it, purchase the entire vocabulary boo
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3rd - 4th
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Digital State Postcard {Google Slides/Editable}
How to Use!Includes:Google Slide Blank Template with Student InstructionsGoogle Slide EXAMPLE I use Google Classroom as my online platform. If you are using the same, you would assign a copy of the blank file to each student. Then, you would assign the “Hawaii” example so students can VIEW file (but not edit). The instructions are EDITABLE, so you can adjust what you expect from students. This is perfect for Social Studies when students are learning about their home state or other states across
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3rd - 6th
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Time for Kids GATE Challenge Activity
The page is a challenge activity meant to accompany the weekly Time for Kids magazines. It requires students to find instances of the Depth and Complexity icons within the magazine, draw the icon, and explain why each is an example of the icon. This page requires students to have a working knowledge of the icons and to be comfortable reading/understanding expository text structures.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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3rd - 4th
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Linear Curve Formula - Excel Spreadsheet
This straightforward method is called a linear scale or curve formula. It is a very versatile way of using a curve and can be used to give an extra boost to the weakest students and can be used to adjust the mean to be a target value. This Excel sheet does all the "math" for you. If you need to justify its use to students or administrators, the Excel file explains and shows the formula being used. I use linear curves for all my advanced or challenging assessments. I will pick the highest and low
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1st - 12th, Higher Education
Podcast Reflection Page
Interested in playing podcasts for your students but still keeping them engaged? This FREE podcast reflection page keeps your students engaged in what they're learning and accountable for listening actively.
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2nd - 6th
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Archeological Work in Jamestown, Virginia
This PowerPoint contains ten slides showing archeological work in Jamestown, Virginia, led by Dr. William Kelso, Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Archeological Project. It is suitable for elementary grade students to better understand the importance of archeological digs at historical sites. All photos were taken by me, Robin Thames Lofton, during a Teachers of American History tour.
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
LEGO Labyrinth from LEGOLab Volume 1
LEGO Labyrinth is just one of the exciting lab activities from my LEGOLab series (available on my TpT store).In this lab, students will read the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and construct a maze using LEGO elements.LEGOLab is a series of STREAM-based, hands-on challenges that engage students in collaborative learning and problem solving using higher-order thinking skills.Most labs can be completed using the elements in LEGO set #10698, the Large Creative Brick Box. If you already have a go
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3rd - 8th
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Reading Comprehension Activity: If You Lived 100 Years Ago
This activity consists of 10 discussion cards from the book If You Lived 100 Years Ago by Anne McGovern (part of the If you series published by Scholastic).
Duplicate and have the students cut apart the cards. In groups the students can pass out the cards and take turns reading a card and then discussing what the answer is from the book. If several copies of the book are available each group could have their own book to use.
The teacher could also use the book as a read aloud and then have s
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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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.
Teaching with social studies resources
On TPT, social studies resources come in various formats, from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of social studies concepts, or to reteach a tricky topic. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning social studies will be so much easier.
Discover printable and digital social studies resources
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable or digital social studies resources, TPT has an extensive array of instructional materials for every learning need, topic, or grade level. Whether you’re teaching students about America’s democratic process, the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., how to read maps, or World War II, we’ve got you covered.
Social studies resources on TPT offer informative lessons, engaging texts, intriguing facts, interactive puzzles, and enjoyable trivia games. These grade-specific resources ensure that all students can access age-appropriate materials that stimulate their minds and enhance their creative thinking abilities.
For instance, first graders can explore worksheets on senses and emotions, followed by a coloring page featuring Harriet Tubman. Older students can test their knowledge with quizzes on statistics and capital cities, then delve into the history of the Underground Railroad through an informational sheet or enjoy a word search focused on civil rights leaders. With such a wide variety of subjects and topics covered, our social studies pages provide endless opportunities for students to explore the world in captivating ways.
Frequently asked questions about teaching social studies
What types of social studies lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of history resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular social studies lessons include U.S. history, world history, ancient history, geography, civics, and government.
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Educators can save time preparing history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for social studies resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of social studies lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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