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The New Year world history resources for GATE
Lunar New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Spring Festival
Chinese New Year in 2024 starts on Saturday, February 10th!It’s the Year of the DRAGON!Did you know that the Chinese believe that people born in the Year of the DRAGON are strong, tenacious, and ambitious? Do you know what the lucky colors and numbers are for people born during the Year of the DRAGON?Find out more by close-reading interesting text all about the Year of the DRAGON.Create a Cool DRAGON Collage, perfect for a 2024 Year of the DRAGON Bulletin Board!*** This resource has been updated
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4th - 7th
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Early Finishers Fast Finishers Activities No Prep Thinking Puzzles for January
What do your early finishers do? These critical thinking puzzles will keep your students engaged and allow them to work on meaningful activities. decadedollardeals Included in this unit are math, ELA, spelling, logic puzzles, and more centered around an January new year theme.Included in this unit are:How Much is Each Party Hat Worth?It Begins With...Read and DoWho Did What on New Year's Eve? (logic puzzle)Spin a StorySpot the DifferencesMystery WordTo the PartyFirst Letter FunFollowing Directio
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2nd - 3rd
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Creating Global Thinkers with Depth and Complexity Icons
Do you want your students learning globally, using higher level thinking, and learning geography... all in twenty minutes a day? I did too so I created this easy way to challenge your students from the moment they walk in the door.This product is easy to print and can be seamlessly implemented into your morning routine. It is recommended that you use the icons of depth and complexity (included) to push and extend student thinking.Included in this product:-Explanation, sample lesson plan, real
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3rd - 6th
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Greek Mythology - Independent Activities for Higher Level Thinking
This product is a co-labor-ation brought to you by Jen Jones and Michele Oates. Michele is a Gifted and Talented teacher.
Are you looking for ways to keep students learning at higher levels even while you're busy at Guided Reading? Or do you have students in need on constant enrichment? Michele and I have created 12 independent activities for higher level thinking while teaching Greek Mythology because *we* are always looking for meaningful and relevant ways to keep students engaged in purpo
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3rd - 8th
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HISTORY DETECTIVE: Death of Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut- Primary Source Analysis
Another installment of HISTORY DETECTIVE. This time, students will tackle the unexplained death and then social disappearance of Ancient Egypt's Queen Hatshepsut. After analyzing sources, annotating the documents, and weighing evidence, your detectives will make a claim and defend their claim regarding Queen Hatshepsut's death and legacy.
BACKGROUND: Hatshepsut was a royal princess, the eldest daughter of the great general Tuthmosis I and his consort Queen Ahmose. Pharaoh Hatshepsut enjoyed
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5th - 10th
World War 1 Gas Trench Warfare CSI Inquiry | What made gas so terrifying?
In this World War I and gas warfare student investigation activity, students investigate the role of gas and chemical weapons utilized by Germany (first used in the war in Ypres, Belgium). Students investigate a variety of documents related to gas use in World War 1 to understand the terror and havoc that these gases created, and the symptoms of soldiers who encountered gas on the battlefield. Through 11 total source documents, students analyze a variety of primary source documents including w
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6th - 10th
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Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Save 20% with this ancient civilizations bundle, which includes an Ancient Greece PBL, Ancient Egypt PBL, Ancient China PBL, and Ancient Rome PBL. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a research and making real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. These PBLs are self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability to work at their own pace and
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3rd - 5th
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Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Egypt Social Studies PBL
This interactive PBL activity puts your students in the shoes of a museum curator designing an authentic Ancient Egyptian museum experience!Ancient Egyptian Museum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a commercial to entice potential guests. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, mea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
STEM STEAM Challenge: January New Year's Ball Edition
Watching the ball drop was easy. Getting it to balance up high...now that's tough! Help your students to start the new year right with this January STEM challenge!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentiated for grades K-1 or 2-5)
-- Open-ended writing page for follow-up or related activities (differentiate
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2nd - 6th
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Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Rome Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Roman creating a product and advertising it in the Forum at Ancient Rome!Ancient Roman Forum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in an oral speech advertising to other Ancient Romans. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Chinese New Years 2024 STEM Activities | Chinese Dragon STEM Challenge
The year of the dragon is here and your teacher life just got a little busier with Chinese New Year activities you need to plan. Use Chinese New Year STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Chinese New Year activities they will love. This ready to go Chinese New Years 2024 STEM Activities Chinese Dragon STEM Challenge is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of February.Challenge your students
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Holiday STEM Challenges BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
January Writing Journal and Task Cards
This printable journal with 30 seasonal topics is a perfect addition to your writing curriculum or work on writing center. Looking at a big blank piece of paper can be really intimidating to a young writer. These pages are perfectly sized and designed to be inviting and interesting for your first, second, and third graders.
Print as few or as many pages as you'd like then staple together and you're set for the month! You can also print one topic at a time instead of using as a journal. Also inc
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1st - 5th
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Ancient Greek Democracy Athenian Democracy Activities Middle School
Democracy, Ancient Greek style! You'll love this resource that engages students in the tenets of Greek Democracy by having them participate in it first-hand! There are three hands-on (votes up!) activities that guide students through the similarities and differences between Greek (Direct) Democracy and Representative Democracy. The graphics are great, the activities are fun, when the votes are in, I think your students will love it!What do they need to know about Greece before completing this ac
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5th - 8th
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January Brain Teasers & Challenge Puzzles | Boom Cards | Digital &Print
Are you looking to engage and differentiate for your:early finishers?gifted and talented students?students who just love a challenge?Then this product is perfect for you! It includes 20 fun and challenging brain teaser puzzles of all types. My students have LOVED solving these puzzles as a reward for completing their other work. I LOVE that they are self-checking which frees me up to help the students who need it.★★★★ Preview this deck in action here ★★★★It includes 20 varied January-themed Bo
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3rd - 8th
The Three Questions - A Literacy Study
Tired of beginning the New Year with the same assignment? "The
Three Questions" by John Muth (based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) is your answer. In this thoughtful story a boy seeks to find the answer to three simple questions on his journey to discover how to become a good person. This 3rd -6th grade Common Core aligned literacy unit includes: story elements, grammar, language arts, sequencing, writing both opinion and personal narratives, character studies, character development, comprehension,
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3rd - 6th
PBL Social Studies for Google Classroom
Save 20% with this Google Drive & Google Classroom ancient civilizations bundle, which includes a digital Ancient Greece PBL, digital Ancient Egypt PBL, digital Ancient China PBL, and digital Ancient Rome PBL. These online activities and online resources will give your students a deeper understanding of these four ancient civilizations. They are 100% online and can be used on Google Classroom and Google Drive. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results
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3rd - 5th
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New Years Menus - Choice Boards and Activities- 3rd - 5th Grade
Are you looking for your enrichment or exemplary tasks to be done for the year? These New Years choice boards are perfect for your early finishers or students that need a challenge.You can use this by telling students to complete 3 boxes or as a tic-tac-toe challenge. Each box comes with a matching work page.Print at the beginning of the unit and give to each student so they can work on it throughout the unit.Holidays Choice Boards Includes:Topic: New YearsAcrostic PoemSetting GoalsWord SearchPi
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Holiday BUNDLE Choice Boards and Activities- 3rd - 5th Grade
Interactive Notebook Resources: Ready to Use in the Social Studies Classroom
Interactive Notebook | Interactive History Notebook | Interactive Notebooks | Interactive Notebook Social Studies | Interactive Notebook History
Bring this valuable teaching and learning tool to your own classroom!
There are few tools that I have found have had more of an immediate impact in my history class than the interactive notebook. There are so many benefits to using the interactive notebook at the middle school level. Comprehension and retention are increased, students learn key concep
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Interactive Notebook Resource Bundle for the Social Studies Classroom
The Great Wall of China Create Problem Solving STEM Activity
Do you love STEM and want to integrate STEM into your China Unit? This creative problems solving activity integrates STEM principles into creating a Great Wall which will hold a 3 pound bag of rice! Through trial and error students will think outside of the box to come up with a unique Great Wall.
Included in this unit:
Teacher Guide and Lesson plan with additional extensions
Student guide
Planning sheet
Rubric
Student team evaluation form
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2nd - 8th
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Greek Philosophers Activities Socrates Plato Aristotle
Students actively engage in an investigation of the ideas and lives of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle with this set of informational texts and activities. Ready-to-use with background information and student directions for 5 activities. Great for distance learning.This resource includes: - Background Information and Key Ideas of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle- Student directions for 5 analysis activities (great for stations)- Teacher's guideThis purchase is for one teacher only. This resource
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9th - 11th
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Also included in: World History Middle school Curriculum Bundle GROWING
New Year STEM
New Years Celebration STEM Challenge - This clock tower building STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills and is a perfect New Years activity. Oh no! The town wants to host a New Years Eve Celebration, but they need a clock tower for the townspeople to watch. The town needs the help of your students! Design and create a clock with a hand that will turn using available supplies such as paper plates and straws. The clock mu
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Brain Growers: Ancient Greece & Greek Mythology
Brain Growers is designed to get your students thinking critically and creatively. This download includes 14 engaging activities that can be used many ways in your classroom, such as: early finisher activitiesindependent work during small group rotationshomework projectswhole class assignmentssmall group assignmentssubstitute workenrichment for gifted and talented studentsand more! All of the activities in this download are related to Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology. The activities are: What'
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Brain Growers Mega Bundle- No Prep Enrichment Activities
Greece - Peloponnesian War - Athens vs. Sparta - Depth and Complexity
Depth and Complexity lesson on the Peloponnesian War.
Students are asked to complete four different tasks on the worksheet.
1) “Language of the Discipline” - Define five vocabulary terms in their own words. (Sparta, Athens, Peloponnesian peninsula, truce, and plague)
2) “Details” – Place details into the corresponding “web” on which they belong – Athens or Sparta.
3) “Patterns” – Place a list of eight different events from the Peloponnesian War in the correct order.
4) “Different Perspective
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5th - 9th
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