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Social studies Common Core RI.6.10 resources
Revolutionary War Causes ESCAPE ROOM Activity: American Revolution
The Causes of the Revolutionary War Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the American Revolution, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, French and Indian War, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, 13 Colonies and Intolerable Acts. The Revolutionary War Causes Escape Room is a great reading comprehension activity with a twist of deciphering codes.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: 4 U.S. History ESCAPE ROOMS BUNDLE - Constitution, Revolutionary War
Dust Bowl and the Great Depression Differentiated Reading Passages
Need a quick activity or assignment on the Dust Bowl? Included is a Differentiated Reading Passage leveled three different times (Guided Reading Levels O, R, and W) & accompanying activities will ask students to fill in the blank, circle multiple choice questions, fill in a timeline based on the passage, and answer a writing prompt about Dust Bowl. Excellent to accompany the book Esperanza Rising.*Geared toward the following Georgia Fifth Grade Social Studies Standards but NOT specific.*****
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4th - 7th
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Ancient Greece Stations, Parthenon Accordion Book, Ancient Greece Activities
This resource contains six ancient Greece learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete ancient Greece activities. Here’s the fun part! During the learning stations, students will create an accordion book to showcase their learning. They’ll “build” f
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5th - 8th
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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
Current Event Article Close Reading, Informational Text, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Need more informational text-based lessons in your classroom? This print-and-go worksheet is the perfect little tool to use as a weekly, occasional, or extra credit assignment. You can either provide an article for your students to work through as a class or assign students to find their own article to use as the basis of the lesson. Whether you use this handout as an in-class assignment to use with copies of your local newspaper, take kids to the computer lab to find an online article, or assig
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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50 States and Capitals: Maps, Tests, Activities, Google Classroom & Google Forms
Help your students know all 50 states and capitals of the United States with this huge, MEGA-Pack of resources! This product is available in printable PDF, Google Classroom, and Google Forms. A crossword puzzle, word search, test blanks, word banks, and so many more options are also included in this MEGA-Pack! You will even get a mini-research project template for students to research their favorite state, as well as a creative writing template. Whether it be for a civics unit, history class, cl
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4th - 12th
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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!
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4th - 7th
September 11 - Patriot Day Reading Passage
Help students to understand the significance of September 11 with this informative close reading passage. The two page passage describes the events leading up to the September 11 attacks, describes the day of the events, the aftermath of the attacks on Americans, and the memorials of the heroes lost that day. A map of the Middle East and a map of the impacted areas on the east coast are also featured.Students will complete 10 multiple choice, text dependent questions after reading. Important rea
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Unit Projects - Interactive Notebook Activities - Greece Map Test
There are over 450 pages in this COMPLETE Ancient Greece Unit Bundle of Ancient Greece activities. It is the perfect addition to an Ancient Civilization unit! This Ancient Greece activity package contains all of my best selling Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook units with reading passages, Ancient Greece map activities, comprehension questions, Greek mythology projects, foldable activities, vocabulary activities, task cards, unit test, and more! ✅SAVE $$$$ BY PURCHASING THIS COMPLETE BUNDLE
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4th - 7th
Ancient Egypt Unit - Mummification Unit - Ancient Egypt Projects Activities
This Ancient Egypt Mummification Unit has over 40 pages of Ancient Egypt projects and activities. These Egypt activities are perfect for your upcoming Ancient Egypt unit or mummification unit. These mummification activities contain Egypt reading passages, comprehension questions, and projects about mummification! Student read and answer comprehension questions, and complete an illustrated "mummification wheel" , one pager project, and Top Three Pennant Project to demonstrate their understanding
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4th - 7th
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Articles of Confederation Differentiated Reading Passages & Questions
This differentiated resource includes Articles of Confederation reading passages and comprehension questions. In this product, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the Articles of Confederation. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and low readers. If your classroom is like mine, there are readers all over the spectrum, yet it is vital that all students understand these important concepts. Guided Reading Levels: L-N-T$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what
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3rd - 6th
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September 11 Differentiated Reading Passages & Questions for 911 Patriot Day
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage based on the attacks on September 11, 2001. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. 4 types of questions are included, along with an answer key. Integrate history content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading Levels: M-Q-W$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what they used to be...if we have them at all. Often textbooks are written well above grad
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3rd - 6th
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Westward Expansion: Oregon Trail {Differentiated Close Reading Passages}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage about Westward Expansion, the Oregon Trail and the pioneer hardships along the journey from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate American History content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading Levels: O-R-USacagewa Differentiated Reading PassagesThomas Jefferson Differentiated Reading PassagesLewis & Clark
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3rd - 6th
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Ancient India Unit Plan | 9 Engaging, Student-Centered Ancient India Activities
Ancient Civilizations India Unit: 9 hands-on, engaging activities to teach Ancient India!In the Ancient India Unit, you will receive 9 highly-engaging, hands-on, and Google 1:1 compatible lessons to teach your students all about Ancient India. This bundle saves you almost 30% instead of buying each activity separate!This Ancient India Unit Bundle includes:✔ 1.) Indus River Valley Civilization Activity | Ancient India Mohenjo-Daro Harappa✔ 2.) Indian Caste System Activity | Reading + Caste Syste
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Unit - Greek History Stations Ancient Greece Activities Projects
Perfect for an Ancient Greece Unit or Greece Interactive Notebook, this resource contains 11 different Greece reading passages with corresponding comprehension question poster pages for students to complete. These Greece questions ask students to read through the text and pull out key facts and important details. Students cycle through each station, completing the activities as they go.Each station contains a full page reading passage and comprehension question poster page. An answer key for
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4th - 7th
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Women's History Month Research and One-Pager Summary Project
Celebrate Women's History Month in March with this one-pager project that requires students to research important women in history. Completed projects make beautiful hallway or classroom displays; students' artwork also makes for great bulletin boards that highlight Women's History Month.Included in this purchase is:Student directions for the one pager projectHolistic Rubric for the one pager projectExample one pager (Featuring RBG - Ruth Bader Ginsberg)11 BLANK TEMPLATES (printable -- optional)
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5th - 12th
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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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Not Grade Specific
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Early Humans Unit - Stone Age Unit - Early Humans Activities - Prehistory Unit
This 120 page Early Man unit resource package provides students with everything they need to complete an Early Humans unit or Stone Age unit on the Paleolithic - Neolithic Era. This stone age unit plan contains early human reading passages and annotation activities, comprehension questions, archaeology vocabulary, graphic organizers, and Stone Age activities for Interactive Notebooks.✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see a full detailed description of exactly what is included in this res
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4th - 8th
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Reading Graphic Organizers Fiction and Non-Fiction Grades 6, 7, 8
Common Core Standards Graphic Organizers for Reading Notebooks Grades 6, 7, 8 - Use with Any Fiction & Informational Texts NEWLY UPDATED! This bundle of organizers has 50 new pages added! Total of 92 organizers, plus 10 bonus pages.EDITABLE ORGANIZERS HERE:Google Drive Literature Graphic Organizers (Common Core Aligned)**If you teach multiple grade levels, purchase the set for the highest grade level you teach. You do not need to purchase both the 6,7,8 and 9-10 packs. The 9-10 builds on th
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: All of my Reading Resources (Fiction / Nonfiction) Growing Bundle
Levels of Government and Branches of Government Reading Passages BUNDLE
In this resource, there are 4 nonfiction reading passage based on Branches & Levels of Government Passages. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate social studies content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Accompanying activities will ask students to fill in the blank, circle multiple choice questions, fill in a timeline based on the passage, and answer a writing prompt about the US Government.*INCLUDES 4 DIFFERENT TOPICS
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3rd - 6th
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War of 1812 {Differentiated Close Reading Passages & Questions}
In this resource, there is a nonfiction reading passage about the War of 1812, the burning of the the White House, and the Capitol. It is differentiated for your high, mid, and lower level students. Integrate American History content with your reading texts and meet each reader's needs with this set. Guided Reading Levels: N-R-UCheck out my *BEST SELLING* Native American Differentiated Passages Pack!View my Native American UNIT!$Why should I purchase this passage set?$• Textbooks aren't what the
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Westward Expansion Passage Bundle
The Mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Primary Sources Research Activity
This engaging Social Studies lesson about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke mixes history and forensic science for a hands on approach to learning about the first English colony in the New World. Students examine and analyze primary sources as evidence and use critical thinking skills to come up with 4 of their own theories to explain the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony in 1587. This download includes 3 versions of the activity: Stations - Cut out the evidence (primary sources) and place in manil
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4th - 7th
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Ancient Greece Unit Projects - Ancient Greek Mythology - Interactive Notebooks
This 650+ page COMPLETE Ancient Greece Unit and Mythology Interactive Notebook Bundle is the perfect addition to an Ancient Civilization unit or Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook! This Ancient Greece activity package contains all of my best selling Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook Units, with reading passages, Ancient Greece map activities, comprehension questions, Greek mythology, foldable activities, vocabulary activities, projects, and more!Two COMPLETE BUNDLES are included in this downl
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5th - 8th
Greek Mythology Unit - Gods and Goddesses of Greece - Greek Mythology Projects
This Greek Mythology unit resource contains 80 pages of Greek Mythology projects and activities about the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. Perfect for your upcoming Ancient Greece unit, Greece Mythology Unit, or Ancient Civilizations Unit, this classroom tested package contains detailed handouts, graphic organizers, foldables, templates, activities, and instructions. Many of these activities would make great additions to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook.✅Be sure to click on the previ
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5th - 8th
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