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7th grade critical thinking Native Americans thematic unit plans
Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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2nd - 7th
Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
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5th - 8th
Pennsylvania History State Study – ALL Content Included – No Textbook Needed!
Complete Pennsylvania Interactive Notebook Unit with NINE Lessons of Nonfiction Pennsylvania History Informational Text (ALL CONTENT INCLUDED – NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), SEVENTEEN Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of hands-on activities, all aligned with Pennsylvania's Social Studies Standards.LESSON ONE – PENNSYLVANIA'S FIRST PEOPLE:Vocabulary Booklets (Interactive Notebook)First People Nonfiction Informational Text Lesson – all CONTENT included!Questions to assess Info
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4th - 7th
Natural Texas & Its People Era – 7th Grade Texas History – Texas 7th Grade TEKS
Natural Texas and Its People (Prehistory-1528), one of 12 Eras of Texas History, is a five-part Unit that includes all of the Nonfiction Informational Text (NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), SEVEN Interactive Notebook assignments, and a comprehensive End-of-Unit Test.Part 1 – The First TexansPart 2 – The Gulf Culture AreaPart 3 – The Plains Culture AreaPart 4 – The Pueblo Culture AreaPart 5 – The Southeastern Culture AreaEnd-of-Unit TestStudents will complete 3 Vocabulary Circle Flaps, 5 Study Gu
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7th
Also included in: 7th Grade Texas History Bundle – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS Aligned
7th Grade Texas History Bundle – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS Aligned
Teach the 12 Eras of Texas History with TEKS-aligned engaging Nonfiction Informational Text (NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED) for each of the FORTY FIVE content rich lessons. PLUS, a balanced mix of hands-on higher and lower level activities, FIFTY SIX Interactive Notebook assignments, and 12 comprehensive End-of-Unit Tests, all aligned with the 2019 7th Grade History TEKS. We've addressed EACH and EVERY 2019 7th Grade Texas History TEKS in thisBundle!7TH GRADE TEXAS HISTORY BUNDLE INCLUDES:45 Co
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7th
Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet
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4th - 9th
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Aesop for High School! 2-Week Fables Unit
Aesop's fables are for kids, right? Wrong! Always intended for an adult audience (and performed at the royal courts of ancient Greek city states), Aesop's original fables are a GREAT way to teach literary interpretation in your high school and upper middle school classrooms. Plus, the fables are perfectly bite-sized for discussion and activities.Included in this 28-page packet are the following: -- a 2-page introduction to interpreting fables and a 1-page Aesop biography-- 40 hand-selected fa
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7th - 12th
Social Pragmatic Language Group Bundle 4 large products
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Grades:
4th - 10th
Ancient India & Indus River Valley Teaching Unit PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
This unit on the civilizations of Ancient India is aligned to middle school common core Language Arts History standards. It covers Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Built into each lesson are: -academic vocabulary-time for reflection and discussion-short academic writing activities-standards based questions with answers This is an excellent resource to use either on its own or to supplement the text book. To better facilitate a multi-day presentatio
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6th - 9th
Spanish Colonial Era – 7th Grade Texas History – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS
Texas Spanish Colonial Era (1690-1821), one of 12 Eras of Texas History, is a four-part TEKS-aligned Unit that includes all of the Nonfiction Informational Text (NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), THREE Interactive Notebook assignments, and a comprehensive End-of-Unit Test.Part 1 – The Mission SystemPart 2 – Mission LifePart 3 – The San Antonio MissionsPart 4 – The End of the MissionsEnd-of-Unit TestStudents will complete 13 Vocabulary Cards and a One-Pocket Vocabulary Organizer, 8 Accordion Organi
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7th
Also included in: 7th Grade Texas History Bundle – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS Aligned
NATIVE AMERICANS (all 4 units)-Social Studies Notebooking-With Reading Passages!
Interactive Social Studies Notebooks are wonderful, and fun, ways to introduce your students to geography!I've been using notebooks in Social Studies for several years now, and I love it! My units involve a lot of reading, and even includes mini-books and reading passages! These mini-books have foldables and other activities that focus on reading skills, such as summarizing, looking for main idea and details, highlighting important information, taking notes, etc. My students have loved watching
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3rd - 7th
The Seminole Indians Mini-Unit
This mini-unit on The Seminole Indians of Florida contains 19 pages of informational text and activities responding to text. Common Core standards covered include: Reading Informational Text--Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure, Integration of Knowledge ad Ideas, & Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity.
This mini-unit contains the following activities in response to informational text about Florida' "Unconquered Nation":
-fast facts on the food, home, clothing, & languag
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3rd - 8th
Summer / Outdoors Language Passages for Vocabulary, Idioms, and Inferencing
This collection of EIGHT higher-level language and critical thinking flip books is perfect for students from upper elementary through middle school. Each of the 8 books in this set contains an original short story around which the following language activities are centered:Emotions & Problem Solving Answer questions about characters in the story to practice labeling and describing emotions as well as perspective taking. Use problem solving skills to answer questions about alternative soluti
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2nd - 7th
Editable Thematic Unit Planning Template
This is an editable template pdf that allows teachers to plan for thematic units. It includes options for teaching a chosen topic for either 10 days or 10 weeks. This planner features various prompts to support teacher planning including key concepts to be taught, vocabulary, student outcomes and activity planners. There is space to record lists of books/websites needed during the unit as well as an assessment rubric and student evaluation.
This 18 page pdf includes everything you will nee
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K - 8th
Nez Perce and Chief Joseph
This packet contains 19 pages of informational text describing the Nez Perce tribe of the Plateau and their great warrior Chief Joseph. The slides include information about: the people and their territory, clothing, food, shelter, family life, and history fighting for their land against the U.S. government. Also included are 3 follow up activities: Nez Perce bubble map, salmon sequencing, and a t-chart.
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2nd - 12th
Social Activism and Justice: Upper Elementary, Middle School ELA Unit
Teach your students about social activism. This unit includes definitions, examples of causes and activists, books to read and discussion questions, written response prompts, and quotes.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Canadian Grade 6 Social Studies Strand A - Communities in Canada Past & Present
Bogged down by how you are going to present the new Social Studies Curriculum? Canadian Communities' past and present expectations seem overwhelming? No time to teach Social Studies with all the other expectations? Looking to split your social studies over two terms to get two different marks? No problem!This is a grade 6 unit. It has focused on the perspectives of First Nations peoples, Europeans, Chinese Railway Workers, Japanese Canadians and residential school survivors. Newly added are
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6th - 7th
Also included in: Bundled Entire Year of Grade 6 Science and Social Studies
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States- Book Study
A full book study of "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz. This study includes thoughtful discussion prompts, vocabulary activities, and critical thinking activities. Assessments are all project-based learning and rubrics are included as well as graphic organizers.
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7th - 12th
Ancient Mayan Civilization PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Explore the astounding culture and accomplishments of the Ancient Mayan Civilization in 192 informative and colorful slides covering: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure, this presentation is closely aligned to the ELA Common Core Standards for Literacy in Middle School Social Studies.Deep in the heartland of Central America the Maya established a civilization that towered over the jungle canopy. Creating a new written language that has only just been tra
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6th - 9th
Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
WhoDunit? A Complete ESL Coursebook Unit
This unit from an as-yet uncompleted ESL, EFL, English language coursebook teaches English through the theme of mysteries. Students practice reading, writing, speaking, grammar and vocabulary.I find students love mysteries and solving puzzles. There's a reason for the international popularity of Law and Order, CSI, true crime shows, and even classic authors like Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. They love to solve puzzles and riddles and have a lot to say about what they think.Activities a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
March Crossword Puzzles & Word Search - Middle & High School - Print & Digital
Do you need no-prep resources to use in the month of March? These crossword puzzles and word search puzzles will meet your needs! Topics include Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Pi Day, March Madness and Women's History Month. Bonus puzzles for Mardi Gras are included, but this falls during February in 2024 (also included in February's puzzles).These twelve printable and digital puzzles will provide your students with engaging enrichment during the month of March. You can also use puzzles in a sub pla
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5th - 12th
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Halloween STEM Challenge | October Activities | Team Building
Here’s a creative and interesting way to share some scare in an informative, yet lighthearted manner. This "Outta the Box" Classroom Competition can be done on a Fun Friday or throughout the week during your science block.The theme is “SCARY”. Students read tidbits of information about PHOBIAS and then they are challenged with STEM building activities that revolve around those phobias such as bridges and towers.Talker challenges have students thinking creatively about DOORS and the word, "BRIDGE
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5th - 7th
Narrative Writing: Native American Trickster Tales
The Trickster is a character found in the narratives of many Native Peoples in North America. Teaching students how to write Native American Trickster Tales can be a great way to get them excited about the past, as well as gain a further understanding of America's earliest storytellers! This resource can complement Units on Native Americans and is designed to make Social Studies fun! After the lessons students can write tales on their own or with the graphic organizers. These things are included
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
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