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Social studies Common Core W.4.4 resources
National Parks Research Activities End of Year Project Includes Yellowstone
This Visit a National Park research project will have your students so engaged, they won't want the activity to end! In this unit, students have the opportunity to plan a trip to a National Park, create a road map, write a research article, and so much more! What better way to have students use real-life math, reading, and writing skills than with this fun U.S. National Parks Activity? Now includes nonfiction reading passages and other bonus reading activities!Click HERE to SAVE 25% with the PB
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3rd - 6th
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I Am Poem: I Am From Poem Template, Example Poem & Grading Rubric (Bio Poem)
Use these I Am Poem Template (I Am From Poem Templates) with Guided Template, Writing Paper, Example Poem & Grading Rubric during a Poetry unit or during discussion in a Social Studies or Culture class. This may also be called a Bio Poem or Biography Poem and is perfect at any time of the year to get to your students even better.I Am Poem - I Am From Poem includes:- Example ‘I Am From’ Poem- Poem Template with Directions- Final Poem Page with ‘I Am” prompts- Final Poem Page with blank line
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2nd - 12th
Plan a Road Trip Activities Real World Math Project Travel Brochure Vacation
This real world writing and math Plan a Road Trip project will have your students so engaged, they won't want the activity to end! In this unit, students the have opportunity to plan a trip and persuade others to visit their chosen destination! Now includes a bonus vacation journal and road trip activities!Click HERE to SAVE 25% with the PBL Activities Bundle for the Year!Click the PREVIEW above to see everything included.All of the hard work is done for you. Simply print the NO PREP pages, and
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3rd - 6th
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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Mythology Projects - Ancient Greece Unit Activities
This Greek Mythology Unit contains over 200 pages and it is the perfect addition to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook or Ancient Greece unit. These Greek mythology projects and activities include full text versions of a variety of Ancient Greek myths, telling the tales of the Olympians and other Greek Gods and Goddesses. It contains all of the resources, foldable activities, graphic organizers, and mythology worksheets you need to teach your students about the gods, goddesses, heroes, and m
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4th - 7th
Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project
Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
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3rd - 6th
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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
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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Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Monsters Activity - Ancient Greece Myth Projects
This Ancient Greek Mythology Monster Unit contains a fun Greek Mythology project on monsters. Perfect for your Ancient Greece Unit, this Greek myth resource contains mythology reading passages on the Gorgons (Medusa), the Hydra, the Minotaur, Cerberus, and other mythological monsters.Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to a Greek Mythology Interactive Notebook.This package contains readin
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4th - 7th
Arthurian Legends Unit - King Arthur Projects - Knights and Chivalry Activities
A fully integrated English, Social Studies, and Art unit on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This King Arthur unit or Arthurian Legend unit includes reading passages, questions, and activities on Lancelot, King Arthur, the Sword in the Stone, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the code of chivalry, and more! These make great additions to an Arthurian Legend Interactive Notebook. This unit can be done on its own as an English unit on Legends, but also makes an excellent complement to
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4th - 8th
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Biography Report Graphic Organizers Lapbook and Research Project
This biography report, research project and lapbook includes graphic organizers for notetaking during the research phase and interactive components to present informational writing. A rubric is included for evaluating the final product. It is appropriate with students in third to sixth grades. It is designed to be used with any famous person the student chooses. This could work well for a screen free extended school closure / distance learning. Be sure to send home a biography book with the c
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3rd - 6th
Inventions Unit - Create Your Own Invention Project - Activities Questions STEM
Invention Convention: Learn about Inventors and Create Your Own Invention! This package includes engaging resources to complete an invention unit. Students learn about inventors and inventions and create their own invention project. Their "Invention to Change the World" is then displayed at a class Invention Convention. Everything needed is included - just print and teach!✅All activities are classroom tested and include creative handouts, information sheets, and detailed instructions.✅This work
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4th - 8th
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Country Research Project | Country Reports Graphic Organizer Template Digital
Choose from 60 beautifully designed (and EDITABLE) country research report slides for your country writing projects. Create the exact presentation you want for your students but customizing any of the slides to fit your needs. Students will use the slides to share all about a country they researched while working with all sorts of text features (headings, table of contents, photos, captions, fun facts, bold words, glossary, and more).Want more report templates for the year? Click here for the BU
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2nd - 8th
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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Not Grade Specific
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Ancient Greece Unit - Athens and Sparta Projects - Greek City State Activities
This 70+ page Ancient Greece unit resource on Athens and Sparta contains information about these city states. A great addition to your Ancient Greece Unit, Ancient Civilizations Unit, or Greece Interactive Notebook, it contains Athens and Sparta questions, activities, and foldables. Very little teacher prep is required to use this package – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to an Interactive Notebook.The contrasting qualitie
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4th - 7th
The Legend of the Poinsettia FULL Day of Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom has been looking for! You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, plus a hallway display!).Update November 2020: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class.How does this work?
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3rd - 5th
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Wax Museum Biography Research Project: Living History Presentation Activity
Planning a wax museum or living history presentation? This flexible, comprehensive resource lays out four options for your project. Teacher, student, and parent resources - with examples - guide you from beginning to end. Now you can create a biography activity that’s right for this class at this time. Open the preview to take a closer look. Pages are available as a printable PDF, editable Google Slides, and digital Easel Activities.Ten pages of teacher resources will help you choose the scope a
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Biography Unit - Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
Illinois History–ALL Illinois State Study Content Included–No Textbook Needed!
Complete Illinois History Interactive Notebook Unit with ELEVEN Lessons of Nonfiction Illinois History Informational Text (ALL CONTENT INCLUDED – NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), TWENTY-ONE Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of hands-on activities, all aligned with Illinois's 4th Grade Social Science Standards. (Revised 2018)LESSON ONE – ILLINOIS'S FIRST PEOPLE:Two-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer (Interactive Notebook)First People Nonfiction Informational Text Lesson – all CONTENT
Grades:
4th - 7th
Henry's Freedom Box FULL DAY of Lesson Activities for Upper Elementary
This product is everything the busy classroom needs! You'll receive a FULL day of lesson plans based on Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine (a lesson for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, plus a craft/hallway display!).Update January 2021: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slides™! You must have a Google Classroom™ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class.How does this work?Your download will c
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3rd - 5th
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Greek Mythology Unit Stations - Greek Mythology Projects - Greece Myth Unit
Perfect for an Ancient Greece Mythology Unit or Greece Interactive Notebook, this resource contains 7 different full text Greek myths with corresponding Greek Mythology comprehension questions and summary activities. These mythology questions and summary activities 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 text myth, comprehension question page, and sum
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4th - 7th
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The Hope Chest | Novel Study Unit | Women's History | Suffrage | Printables
Perfect for Women's History Month or a unit on Women's Suffrage!This print and go resource will give you everything you need to lead your students through a literature study of this densely-packed historical novel about the fight for the 19th Amendment in 1920 America. Engage your students in rich discussions, vocabulary, comprehension, character analysis, evidence gathering, prediction, and writing tasks. Excellent for literature circles or small group instruction in your upper elementary class
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: The Hope Chest Novel Study | Women's History | Suffrage | 19th Amendment
American Revolution Opinion Writing Unit: Patriots or Loyalists?
American Revolution Opinion Writing Unit: Editorial Supporting the Patriots or Loyalists (PDF & Google Slides)In this integrated unit, students read excerpts from Patriot and Loyalist primary sources in order to understand the arguments on both sides. Students analyze these arguments in order to decide which has the most convincing argument. Students then write an opinion essay supporting the side they chose.The unit can be used as a summative assessment for the early Revolutionary War perio
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: American History Writing Units Bundle: Narrative, Informational, Opinion
Biography Project | Who Was Biographies Book Report | Informational Writing
Reading and Writing just got a whole lot more fun with the biography project that pairs with the loved Who Was book series but also works for any biography. Build students' ELA skills as they connect with Social Studies to meet standards cross curricular. This is a great way to help students with note taking, researching, and writing skills while having fun. What's included in the set:How To Use guide for teachersChapter sheets for recording factsTimeline for the life of the personCover page fo
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3rd - 5th
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Character Biography Reports | Digital and Printable Biography Writing Resources
Character Bio Reports is a great way to teach kids how to write an organized report about a person or a book character... without copying and pasting facts from a website. This assignment requires students to choose a famous person or character, research that person, and write a short character analysis essay. Editable student directions are included, along with a graphic organizer and a scoring rubric. Updated Printables and New Google Slides Resources!This product has been completely revised
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3rd - 7th
Entrepreneurship| Entrepreneur Biography Research Guides & Banners
Entrepreneur Biography Research Guides are a great resource packet for students learning about 16 famous entrepreneurs. The graphic organizers and banners give students a guide to find the important information about each entrepreneur and help them turn the information into a great informational piece of writing! Also, follow me and be notified when new products are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours they are posted. It pays to follow me!Other Products you will lov
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Economics Activities Bundle | Goods and Services Vocabulary
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