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Social studies Common Core L.5.3 resources
Ancient Egypt Unit Projects and Activities - Egypt Map - Pyramids Worksheets
This Ancient Egypt Unit Bundle has over 350 pages of Egypt projects and activities. It contains Ancient Egypt reading passages, an Ancient Egypt timeline, comprehension questions, an Ancient Egypt map, foldable activities, projects, graphic organizers, and more! ✅Be sure to click on the previews for detailed descriptions and images of exactly what is included in this package.✅SAVE $$$$ BY PURCHASING THIS COMPLETE BUNDLE OF EGYPT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AT A REDUCED PRICE! This is a HUGE value w
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4th - 7th
Number the Stars Novel Study | Distance Learning | Google Classroom™
This is a complete and engaging novel study for the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This print and go book study is great to use in your classroom when teaching across the curriculum during a World War II unit! It is divided into 3 sections as follows: Chapters 1 - 6, 7 - 12, 13 - End. This unit includes the following:★ Title page for students★ Meet the Author★ Prediction page★ Character notes – 12 main/minor characters (3 optional longer note pages included for 6 of the main characters)★ C
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4th - 7th
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This Day in History October Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day in October. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about the passage. These questions range from readin
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5th - 7th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Projects and Activities - Reading Passages - Map - Test
Ancient Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook unit - This 140+ page package of Mesopotamia activities contains everything you need to teach a complete Ancient Mesopotamia unit! This includes reading passages, research activities, foldable activities, questions, graphic organizers, and more. Perfect for your Mesopotamia or Ancient Civilizations unit, all resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Pioneers Life along the Oregon Trail Westward Expansion Unit Projects Activities
Learn all about pioneer life, the Oregon Trail, and Westward movement with this complete Pioneer Interactive Notebook! These pioneer activities contain reading passages and comprehension questions, graphic organizers, and foldables. These pioneer worksheets are perfect for Pioneer Days and would be a great addition to a unit on Pioneer Cat or Little House in the Big Woods unit!✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for a detailed description and images of exactly what is included in th
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2nd - 5th
CNN 10 Worksheets: Current Events News Summary, Graphic Organizer, Video Project
CNN 10 (CNN Student News) is the perfect avenue for students to stay informed on current events. This PDF and GOOGLE DRIVE set of graphic organizer worksheets are an excellent way to analyze and summarize the current events of the day using CNN10. These various templates will help students of all ages stay engaged while watching CNN 10. A simple writing format helps students recognize, summarize, and write opinions about the major headlines of the day. I find this resource to be extremely prac
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This Day in History Full Year Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events for morning work. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day of the year as daily reading warm ups. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about th
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5th - 7th
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WHY STUDY HISTORY | Back to School Activity | First Day of School Discussion
Why do we study history anyway? This back to school activity is a must have for any history or social studies class! Start the first day of school (or the first lesson of any history class) with “WHY” because students always want to know why? Why am I learning about history? Why do we have to study this stuff anyway? When am I ever going to use this in life? Isn’t history about a "bunch of old dead people" and things that have already happened? **Major necessary upgrades have been made to ma
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Roles of the President | A Day in the Life of the Executive Branch | White House
What does the President of the United States do anyway? Throughout the day, the President wears many hats and is responsible for many different roles within the Executive Branch. This engaging mini-lesson is an excellent way for students to comprehend all roles played by the President. "Roles of the President" is an engaging resource for any unit that studies the President or the Executive Branch. The 7 roles studied include: Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Party Chief, Ec
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6th - 9th
Also included in: PRESIDENTS BUNDLE: Civics, Executive & Presidential Resources
CURRENT EVENTS: News Article Summary, Main Idea, Reading Comprehension | NEWSELA
This Current Events Summary is an excellent tool for students to get involved with the news and the current events of the week. A simple writing format helps students find, summarize, and write opinions about current news stories and events. I find this activity to be a practical filler for various social studies courses. What's Included:Teacher directions with ideas for implementation and useSimple student directions: Find, Highlight, Summarize, Importance, OpinionGuided student writing temp
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Political Parties | Campaign Simulation Running for President
This presidential election simulation is an excellent way for students to comprehend all aspects of political parties and the campaigns needed to elect a presidential candidate - "Let's Get The Party Started!" The teacher will divide class into groups of 4 to 5 students per group. Each group will develop their own political party and choose a presidential candidate to represent their party. Using the included criteria, allow students a few class periods, or portions of class periods, to create
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5th - 12th
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America The Story of Us Worksheets, Questions, Viewing Guide | All 12 Episodes
America The Story of Us, by the History Channel, is one of the best video series to show for any American or US History class. Teachers love the quality content, and students enjoy the engaging visuals! Certainly considered a classic by now, this series has 12 episodes ranging from the early setters of Jamestown, all the way through September 11th and the new millennium. This bundle contains questions for all 12 episodes of the series. By purchasing the bundle you save a whopping 50%! That's o
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5th - 12th
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Ancient Egypt Gods - Egypt Mythology Unit - Ancient Egypt Projects - Religion
This 80 page Ancient Egypt Mythology unit contains engaging Ancient Egypt projects for your upcoming unit on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt. These engaging Ancient Egyptian gods activities contain informational text, graphic organizers, foldable activities, and templates, and make perfect additions to your Ancient Egypt Interactive Notebook. A variety of Ancient Egypt projects and activities are included. Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach!While all of the res
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4th - 7th
American Revolution Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your American Revolution Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volu
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4th - 6th
Jamestown Activity: Webquest, History Reading, Video, Virtual Archaeological Dig
From adventure, to mystery, to the "starving time," students will enjoy learning even more about historic Jamestown through these 4 content-rich resources. Established in 1607, Jamestown was the first successful English settlement in the Americas, and is considered to be the beginnings of United States History. This mini unit will provide a variety of diverse learning resources to go along with your current unit on Jamestown history. Answer keys are included for all resources. Enjoy, and let
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Star Spangled Banner Activity: National Anthem Reading & War of 1812 summary
It's the National Anthem! Whether it's social studies, english, or music class, this mini-unit is perfect for any study on the Star Spangled Banner (or the War of 1812). This bundle includes a fun, introductory whole-group PowerPoint-style quiz, a historical reading with comprehension questions, and a creative re-writing of the National Anthem. Everything you need is included! It's even in PDF and Google drive formats! Learn more specifics in the details below:☞ This resource is also a part of
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
This Day in History Mega Bundle | Calendar | Digital Calendar | Bell Ringers
Help your middle school students learn about important events in history, while also honing their reading, grammar, punctuation, and more with nonfiction language arts morning work / bell ringer activities. This listing is a mega-bundle of all of my This Day in History Products. Each is listed below. If you teach middle school or upper elementary, this is for you. Save yourself time by having your yearly calendar and morning work prepared for you while also teaching about history and language ar
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5th - 7th
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50 States: Emoji Pictionary Guessing Game | United States of America
Celebrate the 50 States or any patriotic holiday season with this fun emoji guessing game! Think of it as Pictionary style riddles that need to be solved, but only using emojis. This fun activity is perfect for a classroom celebration, staff party, or use it at a family gathering! Whether you make it an individual race or a group competition, your crew will love having fun with this American patriotic activity!⭐️ Check out the America Patriotic Guessing Game!⭐️ Get the Full Growing Bundle of Emo
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
This bundle contains every single American History resources from the Mister Harms store! You're getting every American History resource but saving BIG with a whopping 20% OFF all current resources. Once the bundle is yours, you will then get 100% off all future products added to the bundle! Buying the bundle format will save you time and money, and you will be getting all of my favorite American History lessons in one place! This bundle is not necessarily a sequenced curriculum, rather it has
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6th - 9th
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This Day in History January Bell Ringers | Morning Work | Daily Language
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day in January. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about the passage. These questions range from readin
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5th - 7th
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Westward Expansion Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your Westward Expansion Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volum
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4th - 6th
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Economics Activity | Classroom Market Economy Simulation & Classroom Management
Searching for Economics Activities? Looking for a way to make economics class more enjoyable or maybe just improve classroom management? CLA$$ONOMIC$ is an interactive classroom economy that will boost student engagement and help reinforce the major concepts of a market economy. Create your very own classroom economy with this Social Studies simulation. Students love the chance to be an entrepreneur by owning items in the classroom, charging students usage fees, and having opportunities to mak
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5th - 12th
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This Day in History December Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day in December. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about the passage. These questions range from readi
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5th - 7th
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This Day in History May Bell Ringers | Daily Language | Morning Work
Teach middle school? Save time in your day by having students practice comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary, and more all while also reading nonfiction historical events. This Day in History Bell Ringers is one page for students to complete every day in May. Students read the nonfiction passage that is based on a historical event that happened that same day in history. Then they answer 2-4 questions (depending on the day) about the passage. These questions range from reading co
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5th - 7th
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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.
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- 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
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