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Social studies Common Core L.8.2a resources
Women's Suffrage Bundle
This is the complete bundle unit including both sections of Reading Through History's celebration of the Women's Suffrage Movement. This download contains 47 pages of student activities centered around the Seneca Falls Convention, the Women's Suffrage Movement, the 19th Amendment, and biographies of leading figures such as Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul. The download includes guided reading materials, constructed response paragraphs
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Research Paper Project: Researching an Inventor (Middle School)
This research project resource is a comprehensive packet designed for middle school students to conduct a research project on a famous inventor. It includes 21 pages of instructions, guided questions, research paper graphic organizers, and a checklist for writing essays. It also includes citation examples (both MLA and APA). Students research three aspects of an inventor’s life while citing sources used. This resource can be used to integrate language arts with social studies or science curricul
Grades:
6th - 8th
Also included in: Growing Bundle of Writing Resources for Middle School Language Arts
Research Paper Project: Researching a U.S. President (Middle School)
This research project resource is a comprehensive packet designed for middle school students to conduct a research project on a U.S. president. It includes 22 pages of instructions, guided questions, research paper graphic organizers, and a checklist for writing essays. It also includes citation examples (both MLA and APA). Students research three aspects of a president’s life while citing sources used. This resource integrates language arts and social studies curriculum, making it an engaging a
Grades:
6th - 8th
Platypus PowerPoint with Activity and Study Guide
Get ready to explore the world of the Duck-billed platypus, one of the most bizarre and mysterious mammals in the world from eastern Australia and Tasmania. Platypus facts include that they sport a tail like a beaver, bill and feet like a duck, and lay eggs like a bird! Platypuses give birth to furless babies called puggles. What's Included:One Quick Start GuideOne 23-slide animated PowerPoint (both PPTX and PDF file types)One 20-page fillable student activity and study guideOne 26-page EDITABLE
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-4
, 4-LS1-2
World War I Battles of 1914 & 1915 – Causes of WWI – World War I Activities
THREE COMPLETE Lessons of Nonfiction Informational Text, a balanced mix of engaging hands-on activities, and SIX Interactive Notebook assignments to teach students about the Battles of 1914 (the Schlieffen Plan, Battle of the Marne, Race to the Sea, Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Masurian Lakes) 1915 (the Straits of Dardanelles, the Gallipoli Campaign), and Trench Warfare:Lesson One – Battles of 1914Nonfiction Informational Text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational T
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mind Map for discovering historical figures in a New Way
Imagine your students utterly captivated, mapping out trailblazers that shaped your nation's history. Politicians, composers, scientists - no domain untouched! This lively mind map template invites middle and high schoolers to connect the dots across eras in an utterly unique style.Watch the "aha" moments unfold as your class graphs figures like Benjamin Franklin on the timeline, sparking insights into how one life intertwined so profoundly with an emerging nation. The completed sample mind map
Grades:
7th - 12th
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This Day in US History Bell Ringer w Interactive Journal + Bulletin Board Decor
The Daily American History Bell Ringer Activity and Décor provides U.S. history readings and questions that correspond to the days of February. As warm-ups and interactive journal snippets, the “this day in American history” readings allow students to engage with the most interesting parts of American history before class even begins.Each day includes a new historical event with a brief passage, one multiple-choice question, and one journaling question. The multiple-choice questions promote lite
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: This Day in US History Bellringer| Months of the School Year BUNDLE
Mock TikTok Research Project for ALL Subjects and ANY Unit! Engaging!
TikBio allows students to step into the shoes of important figures in a familiar way... social media. From historical figures to mathematicians, politicians to scientists, students can be engaged while diving deep into meaningful research of those who have impacted our history and knowledge before expressing these findings in a unique, engaging way. This product also allows literature or film students to bring a character to life.InstaBio does not require students to create a real social media p
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Create the Perfect Society | Group Utopia Project | Community Building | SEL
Perfect community building for the beginning or end of the year! Students collaborate to create "perfect" societies. Presentations follow. Great for student-led group discussions. Use in ELA or social studies. Pairs well with The Giver or any dystopian unit. What better time? Packed with a comprehensive group discussion packet, guiding questions, vocabulary, creative options, group checklists, and rubric. Follow me to build your teacher and tutor toolbox. Thanks for visiting. Happy teaching! Ta
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Egypt Unit Plan: Great Pyramid of Giza Golden Ratio PowerPoint
NatureGlo's eScience Ancient Egypt Unit Plan: Great Pyramid of Giza Golden Ratio PowerPoint is a mini bundle featuring a unique math in the real world exploration. Few of the world's wonders hold more fascination than the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still mostly intact. The Great Pyramid is shrouded in mysteries. The modern world is still trying to unravel them. There is a continued debate among archaeologists, Egyptologists, and mathematicians regarding
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in: Math With Art
This Day in US History Bell Ringer w Interactive Journal + Bulletin Board Decor
The Daily American History Bell Ringer Activity and Décor provides U.S. history readings and questions that correspond to the days of March. As warm-ups and interactive journal snippets, the “this day in American history” readings allow students to engage with the most interesting parts of American history before class even begins.Each day includes a new historical event with a brief passage, one multiple-choice question, and one journaling question. The multiple-choice questions promote literac
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: This Day in US History Bellringer| Months of the School Year BUNDLE
Native American Heritage Month Thematic Unit Study
NatureGlo's eScience Native American Studies is a unit study plan ideally for grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. In NatureGlo's Native American Unit Study Lesson Plan, students can get great Native American school project ideas covering multiple subjects. What's included: 1 page of detailed teacher instructions.1 page streamlined unit study lesson plan1 blank fillable unit study plannerLinks to teacher/author, Gloria Brooks aka NatureGlo's original Native American YouTube videosCarefully researched free
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Project!In this Postcard Campaign Project, we create GOTV postcards! We create and splatter alcohol inks to paint 4x6 index cards, learn the legal guidelines for GOTV efforts, discuss the importance of our campaign, and send the cards to actual voters! The Project is very Flexible and Customizable: You can trim out any part of the project you wish, or simply offer it as an optional extension project students can do on their own or as an after school club activity! Th
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
8th HMH American Civil War Literature Unit Project, Outline, & Grading Sheet
If you teach the American Civil War in middle school ELA or high school ELA, this project is for you!This Civil War project ties together non-fiction literature and project based learning for your unit of study. Editable grading sheet, student checklist, and editable project directions are included so you can tailor this to any of your specific needs. I wrote this project originally to use with HMH's 8th grade Into Reading unit Move Toward Freedom, so if you're teaching HMH's curriculum, this pr
Grades:
8th - 11th
Freebie | Time Chronicles | A Middle School Guide to Reporting Historical Events
This comprehensive middle school guide challenges students to explore historical events with a detective's keen eye and a news reporter's critical thinking. It's perfect for middle and high school classrooms and aligns with Common Core social studies, history, and ELA standards.Resource Includes:Interest-Driven Event Selection: A step-by-step guide to choosing historical events that resonate with students' interests.Relevance Radar: Tips for finding the significance in events that shaped our wor
Grades:
6th - 9th
GOTV Postcard Campaign Project - Turn and Talk Handout (to turn in)
Turn-and-Talk Handout for GOTV Project:I use my "Forced Turn-and-Talk" format (in my TPT shop!).It's fully structured and prepared for you, and included in this product.This Handout and the greater GOTV Project PowerPoint slides direct students through this exercise. Of course, you can use this Handout alone.Students are guided through a Forced Turn-and-Talk to answer these Questions: Q: “Why is it important to Vote?” Q: “Why is it important that as many people Vote as possible?”Q: “Why is it i
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: GOTV Get Out The Vote Postcard Campaign Project! Full Bundle!
Martin Luther King Jr. : Reflecting on the Words That Built His Legacy
Google slides or printed handout writing assignment. Chronologically ordered quotes from MLK Jr.'s speeches and letters, which students read and address in short answer responses. Links are embedded in questions so students can explore source material that will help them answer the questions. Addresses comprehension, analysis, synthesis, and expression of ideas.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Civil War Guided Research Project
This research project can be completed individually or in a small group. The purpose is to help the students to dig deeper into the events of the Civil War while also learning how to conduct research and compile their findings into a research paper or classroom presentation.The first page includes brief instructions for teachers on implementing this research project into your classroom (having the students work individually or in a group, and using it as a distance learning assignment).The secon
Writing For Change Project
Use this interactive writing project to encourage students to dig deeper into issues they can find passion in! Great for 6th-8th grade ELA and social studies.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
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- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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