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U.S. History Common Core W.3.3 resources
Pioneer Life | Westward Expansion | California Gold Rush | Oregon Trail
Looking for resources to have Pioneer Days in your classroom? Look no further than this complete unit on pioneers, including the California Gold Rush and the Oregon Trail. This unit includes activities to stretch out Pioneer Days to a full week or pick and choose what you have time for in the classroom. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES DIGITAL VERSION.*************************************************************************************************************INCLUDES THE FOLLO
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2nd - 4th
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Veterans Day Literacy Activities - Social Studies - US History
This Veterans Day printable resource will help your students know why we celebrate Veterans Day! This resource is designed to provide basic information about how Veterans Day came to be, what it stands for, and why we celebrate. This is Common Core packed with reading, writing, and vocabulary. Informational text is included for teacher and student use. There is an easy-to-use DIGITAL version available HERE and for only $1 more, you can purchase both the digital and printable together HERE!Highe
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4th - 5th
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Also included in:Â American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Labor Day Activities - Labor Day Reading Comprehension
This non-fiction informational book and activities will help your students understand why we celebrate Labor Day. It is designed to provide basic information about how Labor Day came to be, what it stands for and why we celebrate. Perfect for 4th and 5th graders but can be used with 3rd grade. (It is a much higher level for 3rd so take a look at the preview before purchasing.) A stress-free way to teach your students about Labor Day. For the DIGITAL version, go HERE!For BOTH the digital AND pri
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Veterans Day Art Project: Remembrance Heart Activity, Template, Writing Prompts
Need a Veteran’s Day art project to honor military veterans in November? Imagine these remembrance hearts in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and classroom teachers.A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Veterans Day ar
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3rd - 5th
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Pocahontas Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Included
This 15 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Pocahontas (1995)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Part 1 - These are the comprehension questions for the movie. I have made three sets of questions, and labelled them (Includes the answers for all three sets of questions)2 pages of 50 questions requiring answers in sentences1 page of 25 questions requiring answers in sentences (25 questions removed from the 50 q
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â 5 Pack Bundle - Movie Guide Questions + Activities - Answer Keys Included
The First Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving Activities - Reading Comprehension
Teach the real facts about The First Thanksgiving with this comprehensive reading comprehension resource! Perfect for 4th grade and 5th graders as well as some 6th grade classes. The informational book with several interactive activities not only teach the real facts about Thanksgiving but also give students practice with skills and higher-level thinking. Use in your Language Arts or Social Studies/US History classes. There is a digital version of this resource available. Click HERE.Higher-Leve
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4th - 6th
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Also included in:Â American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
Build a Veteran's Day Craft, Ribbon Template, Writing Activities for Elementary
My build a Veteran's Day ribbon craft and writing prompts are the perfect, no prep remembrance activity for elementary. 3 templates ensure that every ribbon activity on your November bulletin board is unique! Post your Veteran's Day crafts and prompts in the hallway to make an engaging patriotic display.If you're racing to figure out what symbolic project to quickly put up in the hallway for vets, look no further. Students can complete the craft part in one class period. And you can use the acco
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2nd - 5th
Digital Veterans Day Activities for Google Slidesâ„¢ AND Printable
Distance Learning! This resource contains BOTH Google Slidesâ„¢ for your Google Classroomâ„¢ AND the PRINTABLE versions for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades! Whether teaching in-person, online, or hybrid you will help your students know why we celebrate Veterans Day. This resource is designed to provide basic information about how Veterans Day came to be, what it stands for, and why we celebrate. This is Common Core packed with reading, writing, and vocabulary. Informational text is included with easy-to-us
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3rd - 5th
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Locomotive by Brian Floca - Primary GATE Unit with Caldecott STEAM!
Another amazing Caldecott book and another load of opportunities across the curriculum for our primary GATE kids: hands-on and participatory activities, critical thinking, creativity, art and graphic design, and always best practices in gifted education. I’ve used this unit with 2nd graders, and it will definitely stretch to 3rd grade GATE.
You get 35+ pages of instructions, critical thinking questions and activities, and ready-to-print student activity sheets—assuredly more than you’ll ever
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2nd - 4th
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Labor Day Google Classroom â„¢ Digital AND Printable
These Google Slides â„¢ for Labor Day will make Distance Learning easier while helping your students understand why we celebrate Labor Day. This resource includes both the digital Googleâ„¢ version AND the PRINTABLE version. The non-fiction informational book and activities are designed to provide basic information about how Labor Day came to be, what it stands for and why we celebrate. Perfect for 4th and 5th graders but can be used with 3rd grade. (It is a much higher level for 3rd so take a look
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3rd - 5th
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American History Activities - US History BUNDLE
American History U.S. History Bundle for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and even some 6th grades! Save MORE THAN 30% when you buy this awesome bundle of 484 + pages, consisting of 18 different resources. See individual resources for previews and descriptions. Teachers are saying:"This is an incredible resource. My students love the hands-on activities that are engaging and a fun way to review. Thank you for putting all of this together.""I used this with my HS life skills class when we were discussing differ
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3rd - 6th
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Constitution Day Activities for K-3
Elevate teaching efforts with primary students to gain understanding on the abstract nature of our Constitution and its history. If you are scrambling for something to use for this daunting task that is informative, integrated, easy-to-prepare, and fun to use, look no further! You can begin with an original read aloud, use picture vocabulary cards, link to Internet resources (in teacher led tasks), and integrate with math and language tasks to round out your day. Students have a simple-to-read b
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K - 3rd
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Digital Google Slidesâ„¢ Labor Day Activities Google Classroomâ„¢ Labor Day Digital
These Google Slides â„¢ for Labor Day will make Distance Learning easier while helping your students understand why we celebrate Labor Day. The non-fiction informational book and activities are designed to provide basic information about how Labor Day came to be, what it stands for and why we celebrate. Perfect for 4th and 5th graders but can be used with 3rd grade. (It is a much higher level for 3rd so take a look at the preview before purchasing.) A FUN, stress-free way to teach your students a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Labor Day Google Classroom â„¢ Digital AND Printable
Digital Veterans Day Literacy Activities for Google Slidesâ„¢ | Distance Learning
These Google Slidesâ„¢ for your Google Classroomâ„¢ will help your students know why we celebrate Veterans Day. This resource is designed to provide basic information about how Veterans Day came to be, what it stands for, and why we celebrate. This is Common Core packed with reading, writing, and vocabulary. Informational text is included with easy-to-use drag and drop features for vocabulary, comprehension, syllable practice, and writing.Higher-Level Thinking questions based on the Veterans Day bo
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4th - 5th
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Also included in:Â Digital Veterans Day Activities for Google Slidesâ„¢ AND Printable
Timeline Unit Study with Hawai'i State History, Sequence of Events Writing
Timelines are introduced or reviewed with events in the history of Hawai’i's annexation and becoming the 50th state. Timeline topics include: Captain James Cook, King Kamehameha, Queen Lili'uokalani's forced abdication, the attack at Pearl Harbor, and more. A detailed and a simplified timeline with a page of questions including calculating elapsed time for each are included to differentiate for learners of different levels.To wrap up the timeline unit and assess learning, a blank surfboard timel
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3rd - 6th
American Heroes 3rd Grade Social Studies Mega Bundle
This all-inclusive packet is designed to integrate Social Studies into your Reading instruction as you teach the American heroes. There are over 120 pages of student resources included.
The packet can be used as a whole-group lesson or small-group instruction. For each hero there is a biography that can be used as a close-read passage, questions of various DOK levels, a sequencing activity, a cause and effect activity, and a writing prompt. The writing prompts for the different American heroes
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3rd
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The Legend of the Poinsettia Writing Lesson FREEBIE for Upper Elementary
This product is a FREEBIE writing lesson from my full day of plans for The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola. The full plans include an activity for reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and a craft! See that version here!Update November 2020: This product can now be used digitally with Google Slidesâ„¢! You must have a Google Classroomâ„¢ account to use this feature. You will download a PDF with links and directions for assigning this to your class. All activities remain the same
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3rd - 6th
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Digital Thanksgiving The Truth for Google Slidesâ„¢ AND Printable
Distance Learning or on-line learning. This DIGITAL and PRINTABLE Thanksgiving activities resource contains BOTH Google Slidesâ„¢ for your Google Classroomâ„¢ AND the PRINTABLE versions for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades (and even some 3rd grades.) Whether teaching in-person, online, or hybrid, teach the real facts about Thanksgiving. The informational book (slides for digital) with several interactive activities not only teaches the real facts about Thanksgiving but also gives students practice with skil
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4th - 6th
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Martha Washington Biography
Martha Washington was the 1st First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Martha Washington covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Martha Washington!Preview: A preview of some of the pages is available for you
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3rd - 5th
Dear Levi Comprehension Packet
In my classroom this is a great novel to help teach Westward Expansion. It is an engaging book and lends itself to great classroom discussions!! (It always works well into my Social Studies curriculum too!!)
Use this comprehension packet with your class while reading Dear Levi- Letters from the Overland Trail. This comprehension packet contains...
-3 Comprehension Packets (with answers)
-These packets contain vocabulary, making connections, short answer comprehension questions, observati
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3rd - 5th
Abigail Adams Biography
Abigail Adams was the 2nd First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Abigail Adams covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards.Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Abigail Adams!Preview: A preview of some of the pages is available for you to view to get
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3rd - 5th
American Symbols Mini-Unit: 5-Day, 10 Interactive Worksheets for Grades 3-5
Embark on a journey through American history with this "American Symbols Mini-Unit." This engaging, week-long educational resource is designed for grades 3-5 and covers five iconic symbols over 10 interactive worksheets. Each class period is a 30 to 40-minute exploration into the symbols that shape America's identity.What's Included:10 Engaging Worksheets: Detailed activities for each day, focusing on the American Flag, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, Bald Eagle, and Mount Rushmore.Interactive
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3rd - 5th
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in:Â US History Bundle
Learning About the United States - USA Activities, Centers, and Learning Games
Learning about our country can be fun, and can practice other important skills as well. These activities are great for any patriotic holiday: Constitution Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or Independence Day. These activities also work well any time of year you want the children to learn more about their country. Why use this resource? People need novelty to keep life interesting. They can be taught about their country with lectures and "busy work," or the
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2nd - 3rd
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