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Holidays social studies resources for Easel
Comic Strip Template Pages for Creative Assignments
Comic Strip Template Pages for Creative Assignments (Includes DIGITAL Version!)Use these comic strip page templates for creative assignments for your students. They can be used to assign comic/cartoon strips about the unit you are studying, a biography of an author or historical figure, or a creative book report. This download includes 30 total templates.Can be used with interactive notebooks, as well!NEWLY UPDATED to include a Google Slides version! Just click on the link in the PDF to make a c
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Christmas Digital CSI Math Mystery Game - Escape Room Resource - Differentiated
Christmas CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME with lots of graphics and a computer game-like experience. Your students can play the Case of The Christmas Chaos in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Mystery meets an escape room with this style of game! Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access
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2nd - 5th
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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Memorial Day Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages 3rd 4th Grade Flag Day
Are you looking to improve your students' reading comprehension skills and help them learn about holidays celebrated in the United States? Check out this packet of 18 reading comprehension passages for 3rd- 4th-grade students. The passages are available in print and digital formats and include self-grading forms to make assessment easy. Your students will have a blast reading about holidays while demonstrating their comprehension skills by answering test-like questions.INCLUDED:Print and digital
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3rd - 5th
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2024 New Year's Activities - Resolutions Foldables and More! Updated Yearly!
Check out the preview and thumbnails!A new year (or a new school year) is a great time to turn over a new leaf, try new things, and end bad habits. Right around winter break (or at the beginning of a new school year) have a class discussion about resolutions. Brainstorm goals that are attainable and share some of your own. Have students create the foldable and then hang them for others to read.* This activity is great for all students!* Wonderful for goal-setting discussions and character educat
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Black History Month Biography Bulletin Board Activities Project Research Posters
Celebrate Black History Month with the original Research Bulletin Board using these Influential Black Leaders Teach-Go Pennants®. This packet includes templates of 50+ Influential Individuals who significantly impacted history. These organizers are perfect for showcasing these great leaders and displaying their achievements for everyone to see.INCLUDED:Zip file: file 1 is pennants, file 2 is optional head toppers for leadersPrint & digital options included, see page 3 & 4 for digital inf
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3rd - 5th
3 Branches of Government Activity | Interactive Notebook | Google Slides
This BEST SELLING interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about our 3 branches of U.S. government! These 3 branches of government activities will not only have your students learning the importance of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, they’ll also be learning about check and balances in detail.This 3 branches of government resource has over 80+ pages full of fun and engaging activities to help your students become government scholars. I also love the
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Bundle
Christmas Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy - ELA Fun Christmas Party Activities
Looking for Christmas game ideas that are super-engaging and educational too? The rhyming Christmas riddles make this bingo game perfect for Christmas party games for large groups, Christmas speech therapy activities, Christmas ELA vocabulary activities or your Christmas Centers.Your students will love guessing the rhyming Christmas riddles while you practice:Christmas inferencesrhyminglistening comprehensionChristmas vocabulary too.My Bingo Riddles Games are not your ordinary bingo! The rhymi
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1st - 4th
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Winter Holidays Christmas Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages
Look no further than the Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages Packet for an unbeatable no-prep educational holiday activity that will keep your students engaged all season long.This packet includes reading comprehension passages for 11 holidays, including Christmas, Las Posadas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, La Befana, St. Lucia, Ramadan, Diwali, Australian Christmas, Advent, and Chinese New Year. These reading comprehension passages can be used as warm-up exercises, bell work, homework
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3rd - 5th
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Black History Month Activities Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Black History Month Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages: Grow your students knowledge of these wonderful Influential Black Leaders with these 10 Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages. These reading passages are wonderful for your students to study these influential leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Wilma Rudolph and more.These reading practice passages are perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or weekly assessments. Students can use independently in lite
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3rd - 4th
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Hispanic Heritage Month Activities: Pablo Picasso Art Project, Roll a Dice Game
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with a fun Hispanic Heritage Month activity? This Pablo Picasso art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by his abstract Cubist portraits. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal story about discovering Cubism. And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern abstract portrait artists like Pablo Picasso. During this lesson on Picasso your class will learn about Cubism, an art style
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4th - 7th
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
Halloween Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy and Halloween Party Activities
No to low prep Halloween inferencing and vocabulary activities perfect for Halloween speech and language, ESL, and classroom parties too! This Halloween bingo game has rhyming riddles that kids love to guess as they practice inferencing, Halloween vocabulary, listening comprehension, rhyme, and critical thinking!Halloween Bingo Riddles is a kid-requested favorite because the rhyming riddles make it super engaging. You'll love it because it's quick & easy to prep. With 30 Halloween bingo c
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K - 3rd
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Digital Halloween Math Activity - CSI Math Mystery Escape Room Game Resource
Halloween CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME. Your students can play the Case of The Halloween Heist in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Mystery meets escape room with this style of game. Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access the next clue. Your Teacher copy will contain all links and p
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2nd - 5th
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Map Skills Activities and Worksheets Maps Globes Landforms Continents & Oceans
Make learning fun for your students when teaching map skills. Map skills topics include maps, globes, continents, oceans, landforms, water forms, suburban, urban, rural, directions, and more. This resource is perfect for second, third, and fourth grade students. Digital activity included using Easel by TpT.These activities can be used during whole group instruction, independent work, and center time. Easy-to-use activity sheets with clear directions and answer keys are provided.HERE'S WHAT YOU'L
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2nd - 4th
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Halloween Math Worksheets and Activities Multiplication Color by Number
This NO PREP Halloween Math Activities Packet is full of great resources to make it easy for you to plan fun math activities related to Halloween, while keeping your sanity during that busy, sugar-filled time of year! Includes print and go multiplication color by number and other high-interest worksheets. Click HERE to save over 35% by buying BOTH the Halloween Reading AND Math Packets in one convenient bundle! This Halloween Math packet includes:Prime Pumpkins - Prime and Composite NumbersTrick
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Halloween Reading and Math Bundle | Halloween Activities & Worksheets
Valentines Day Bingo Riddles Game Speech Therapy Valentines Day Party Activities
Try this highly engaging Valentine's Day inferencing game for your class Valentine's Day activities or in speech therapy. This bingo game has a fun (and educational) twist… rhyming riddles! You can practice inference, Valentine's Day vocabulary, listening comprehension, and rhyme too. If you need an exciting Valentine's Day party activity, this is the easy-to-prep answer your kids will love! With 30 Valentine's Day Bingo Cards, this game is perfect for small or large groups in speech therapy o
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K - 4th
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Hidden Figures (2016): Movie Guide (Google Docs, EASEL, & PDF)
This is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. This product includes 32-questions to help keep your students focused and engaged throughout the movie. The video guide is time stamped, which allows teachers to chunk the movie into parts and to easily pick up where the class left off. I have also included a character reference guide and some "fact vs. fiction" insight into the movie. Lastly, this
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6th - 11th
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Christmas Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Holiday Scripts to Improve Fluency
Christmas Readers' Theater scripts: Are you looking for something fun to do for reading during the week before Winter Break and Christmas? This set of three Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and an explanation about how I schedule this to be a weeklong Readers' Theater activity.This BUNDLE contains three separate Christmas Readers' Theater scripts:1. Kris Kringle and the Seven Elves– Th
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts
Who Am I? - Community Helpers Powerpoint Game #1
Community helpers games are great for teaching students about different community jobs. In this "Who am I" game, students must guess the community worker. There are 10 questions and you just click on each question to go to it. Each question has 3 clues and student have to guess which community helper it describes. Clues include tools they may use, what they do, and where they may work. Great for a whole class review or rainy day activity. Great for individual practice on the iPad! Extra licens
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PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Kindergarten Games Bundle
Spanish-Speaking Countries and Capitals Maps and Quiz
This is a map labeling activity and matching quiz over the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and capitals. Students will label and identify the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and capitals in Spanish. This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries and capitals or Spanish geography. Makes a great coloring page. Answer keys are included.
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España, México, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Cuba, La República Dominicana, Puerto Rico, Ar
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish Countries and Capitals Geography Bundle
Hispanic Heritage Month Activities Bulletin Board Biography Research Templates
Encourage your students to participate in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month by using these Research Teach-Go Pennants™. These pennants are perfect for your students to explore the lives of famous individuals, including Cesar Chavez, who have played a significant role in Hispanic history.Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15th to October 15th, and this project features prominent Hispanics who have made noteworthy contributions to history. These pennants are ideal for crea
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3rd - 5th
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Constitution Day and Bill of Rights Activities and Worksheets
Make learning fun for your students while teaching them about the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and Constitution Day. These activities and worksheets help students learn about these important U.S. documents. This resource is perfect for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade students. Digital activity included using Easel by TpT.These activities can be used during whole group instruction, independent work, and center time. Easy-to-use activity sheets with clear directions and answer keys
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: U.S. History Activities and Worksheets Bundle | American History
13 Colonies Activities & Unit: Passages Worksheets Maps Colonial Times Project
Take a step back to Colonial America with these fun 13 Colonies activities. Students will enjoy learning about life in 13 Colonies with this COMPLETE unit that includes three different levels of reading passages, organizers, map activities, unit test, a flipbook, vocabulary posters, and so much more! The passages focus on each region related to people, natural resources, climate, daily life, crops, houses, schooling, and economy. There are reading passages and activities for three different reg
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2nd - 5th
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