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6th grade social studies thematic unit plan interactive whiteboards
7 Continents Geography Unit BUNDLE for Upper Elementary
This geography unit is both fun and meaningful for the end of the year! Introduce your students to new cultures with the discussion guide, recording packet, suggested crafts, AND teacher lesson plans. Update April 2021: This product has a brand new look AND is now compatible with Google Slides!Your download gets you:1. A 64-page discussion guide in PPT and Google Slides format. The 7 lessons introduce each of the continents with facts, colorful pictures, graphs, and maps.2. A 10-page student rec
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3rd - 6th
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Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - Colonial Virginia Unit - VS.4
**Updated to the NEW Virginia SOLS (2016)**
This is a 35 page instructional SMART Board lesson that covers Virginia Studies SOLs VS.4 - the entire Colonial Virginia Unit. This lesson is full of interactive activities, video clips, websites, pictures and more!
This SMARTboard usually takes me about 2 -3 weeks to teach. It is aligned perfectly to my interactive notebook on this topic that is also listed here on TPT. You can find it here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virginia-Stud
Grades:
3rd - 8th
FACTORS THAT SHAPE PLACES- Stage 3 Geography (2 Terms inc. Proj.Bas.Lrn. + test)
My store- The Right Stuff, is primarily stocked with units which are used on the Smart Board. They are SMART NOTEBOOK files, and absolutely REQUIRE you to have this program available to you.This unit covers 2 full terms lesson material strictly adhering to the Australian Curriculum (NSW). You will find all information, worksheets, and web links included, as well as a written assessment. There is no answer sheet as answers are subjective to what students recall from the lessons.The outline is inc
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5th - 6th
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Activities, Digital Slides, & Texts Bundle
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with four weeks of activities, informational texts, projects, and digital slides! Your students will love learning about the history, geography, and cultures of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.With this ready-to-go bundle about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, you have everything you need: lessons, 17 activities, 14 texts, 42 digital slides, 2 projects.What You'll Learn:✅ In Week 1, you will explore the history and purpose of Asian Paci
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - VA in the New Nation - VS.6
***Updated with 2016 SOLs***
This is the newest version of this SMARTboard lesson, and it covers all of the Virginia SOLs on this topic - VS.6a-c. I've also updated the interactive notebook that matches this lesson, found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virginia-Studies-Interactive-Notebook-New-Nation-Unit-VS6-2000122
This is an instructional SMARTboard lesson about Virginia in the New Nation. It covers all of the Virginia fourth grade SOLs for this topic. It is attractive
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Virginia Studies SMARTboard MEGA Bundle! All 10 Units - SOL VS.1-10
It's here! I'm finally offering a bundle of all of my Virginia Studies Unit SMARTboards! Each SMARTboard is well organized and contains ALL Virginia SOL information! (Units have been updated for the NEW VA SOLs!) The lessons are fun and attention grabbing, with TONS of video clips and interactive parts. You will NOT need a textbook if you use these lessons - these will cover all of your Virginia Studies content. Most of these lessons are about 20 pages, and each takes me about 2-3 weeks to
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
Geografia de America del Norte -North America
This thematic unit starts with a review of the basic concepts town/city, state, country and continents, with some speaking activities and a game. Then it focuses on North America (with an emphasis on Mexico and Central America) and its geography, covering vocabulary like ocean, coast, mountain, lake, river, peninsula, valley, jungle, desert, etc., with simple language and engaging activities. The pictures have been carefully selected for authenticity and are age appropriate. There are also link
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Grades:
5th - 6th
European Explorers Unit - Flipchart
An introduction to European Exploration of the Americas. Pages include: World Map/Timeline, Vikings, Marco Polo, Columbus, Cabot, Cortes, Cartier, Ponce de Leon, and a process grid. If you want Word Documents of the World Map and Process grid, they will be available for FREE in my store. Enjoy!
Grades:
4th - 7th
The Micro Marketplace Curriculum
Micro Marketplace provides students with a basic understanding of economics. Students learn about business communities, goods and services, sticking to a budget, and making a profit. They will work in partners or small groups to create a business and design products that they will actually sell at a classroom marketplace. This Project Based Learning unit easily ties into ELA, Math, Art, and Technology. For example, students will write a persuasive sales pitch to entice customers to shop at t
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1st - 6th
Los continentes - learning the continents and oceans in Spanish
This interactive unit is a great tool for content related FLES programs and Dual Language programs. It is full of fun activities and learning! The students will learn language related to the continents and oceans with carefully selected pictures, a song (along with a related worksheet), games, visuals, links to age appropriate videos, Smartboard activities and online activities. It includes a section about different families from around the world, a section about animals, and 4 attached workshee
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3rd - 7th
Virtual Road Trip of Zoos and Aquariums in the U.S.A.
This virtual road trip will take students to 6 different zoos and aquariums across the United States. The road trip starts in Monterey Bay (Aquarium) and goes to San Diego Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, the Denver Zoo, the Georgia Aquarium before ending in Apollo Beach, FL at the Manatee Viewing center. Through each trip students are exposed to various science skills and concepts through exploration, research, discussion and vocabulary. Below is a breakdown of the focus of each area. Monterey Ba
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, MS-LS2-2
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
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Bull Run Novel Study for PROMETHEAN Board Use
After you found the perfect novel to teach, perhaps you are not sure how to teach it. If so, here is the literary unit to help you teach Bull Run, a wonderful novel about the Civil War. Guide your students through the study of Bull Run by Paul Fleischman with this standards-based book study from Catch My Products. Students will remain engaged and challenged as they discuss each of the sixteen characters and the Civil War with this flipchart for use with the Promethean Board.Inside you will find:
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Bull Run Novel Study and Activities for PROMETHEAN Board
Geografía: ¿Cómo es mi mundo?
This thematic unit starts with a review of the basic concepts town/city, state, country and continents, with simple explanations in Spanish. Then it focuses on the Caribbean compared to North Carolina (can be adapted to another state) and its geography, covering vocabulary like ocean, mountain, lake, river, tropical forest, beach, etc., with simple language and engaging activities. The pictures have been carefully selected for authenticity and are age appropriate. There are also links to a few v
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Grades:
4th - 6th
A Long Way From Chicago Literary Unit For ACTIVE SOFTWARE Use
Your students will enjoy visiting Grandma Dowdel, Joey, and Mary Alice with this complete literature unit for A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck. The flipchart pages from this standard based book study, by Catch My Products, contain everything you need to teach this delightful novel.Inside you will find:➢ an Engaging Introduction to A Long Way From Chicago.➢Statements acknowledging students expected skill.➢Chapter Questions and/or Activities. ➢ Vocabulary Activities. ➢ Challenging Discussio
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Ancient Greece with Fun !!
This thematic Unit Plan is full of information and hands-on activities to learn about Ancient Greece in a fun way. My students just love this WhiteBoard Lesson !You will find the following sections:1. Fast facts about Ancient Greece2. Athens3. Olympian Gods and Goddesses (including a cut and glue activity)4. Greek theatre5. Homer and the Trojan War 6. In the home7. Women's Life8. Greek educationVisit the following link at www.englishwithsophia.com to deep dive into Ancient Greece and find more o
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Also included in: Ancient Greece Bundle
Polar Regions - Antarctica and the Arctic
This SMART notebook files forms 5 complete lessons about Polar Regions:
1. Intro and the difference between Antarctica and the Arctic,
2. Antarctica,
3. The Arctic,
4. Animals of the Polar regions
5. Human Impact on the Polar Regions.
This can be used every day over a week, which would be great for a relief teacher, or as a unit plan over 5 weeks for a class teacher.
The lessons include pictures, videos, interactive parts and each lesson has an activity to complete at the end to summarise
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Geography Class 2, Argentina
This is class 2 (Argentina) of a series for a Geography Club, or you can use it for a regular geography class. I included a YouTube video that I did not create. I made it safe for children to watch with no access to outside links. You have the ability to change any wording on the PowerPoint presentation. You can also change the video if you prefer not to use the one I included. This lesson also includes maps and pictures downloaded from Google. It includes the use of Google Earth. The Standard u
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Agriculture - Plants
This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a unit about Agriculture - Plants. It was originally made for a senior special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes 7 lessons that can be taught over a week or a term.
If you do not have SMARTnotebook you can still view and use this lesson, as long as you are connected to the internet:
http://express.smarttech.com/#
Simply go to this webpage and upload the file. Some of the formatting will change, and m
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Grades:
K - 10th
MEMORIAL DAY-LANGUAGE
It is good for our students to know important American symbols and people that made this country great. Work on their language simultaneously while teaching them critical pieces of America. You can target one thing specifically- plurals, present progressive, possessives, or WH questions because they are separated. Or you can breeze through the PowerPoint and work on everything.
Grades:
1st - 8th
Number The Stars Literary Unit for Chapters 6 & 7 on Promethean Board
Find basic reading comprehension questions (to access if students completed assigned reading pages), higher level thinking discussion questions, achievement test type questions related to reading and math, vocabulary, and activities to go along with chapters six and seven of Number the Stars. More chapters from Number the Stars:Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 4-5Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 6-7Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 10-14Number The Stars Literary Unit Ch. 15-17Number The Sta
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Grades:
4th - 6th
AMAZING EXPLORERS
SLIDE 1- COVER PAGE
SLIDE 2- WHY THE EXPLORERS EXPLORED THE WORLD?
SLIDE 3- THE FIRST EXPLORERS (NOMADS FROM EAST AFRICA)
SLIDE 4-QUEEN HATSHEPSUT'S EXPEDITION TO THE LAND OF PUNT
SLIDE 5- THE PHONEICIANS
SLIDES 6,7,8- MARCO POLO
SLIDES 9 TO 12- INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE EXPLORERS -ZHANG QIAN
SLIDE 13- ZHENG HE
SLIDE 14- THE EUROPEANS BEGIN TO EXPLORE
SLIDE 15- LOOKING FOR A ROUTE TO ASIA
SLIDE 16- VASCO DA GAMA
SLIDE 17- DISCOVERING AMERICA- THE VIKINGS
SLIDES18 TO 25- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS (HIS L
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3rd - 6th
Number the Stars Literary Unit or Chapters 8 & 9 on Promethean Board
Here are basic reading comprehension questions (to access if students completed assigned reading pages), higher level thinking discussion questions, achievement test type questions related to reading and math, vocabulary, and activities to go along with chapters eight and nine of Number the Stars. Answers may be found through clickers or changing the background colors.
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Grades:
4th - 6th
1776 YouTube Clips
1776 - Most clips are from the movie, but not all clips are available so some are from the closest version of the play. I watched this movie for the first time when I was in 5th grade. Years later, when I first tried to show it to my class I made the mistake of not re-reviewing the movie. I had forgotten that my own teacher had fast forwarded the VCR through the long parts. Warning: If you are at a conservative location, there are lines like “Damn,” and “Hell.” You may want to consider h
Grades:
5th - 12th
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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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