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Kindergarten social studies tools for common cores for Microsoft Word

Preview of 3 Branches of Government Sort Worksheet

3 Branches of Government Sort Worksheet

Created by
Taylor McElroy
This is a sorting worksheet I made for my students to show what they've learned about the three branches of government. Everything I looked for was much too difficult for my CDC students, so I created this worksheet as a simple activity but one that still covers all the important concepts.
Preview of Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community

Being a Good Citizen at Home, at School, and in the Community

Created by
Kristen Campbell
You can use these cards in many ways. 1. Print these cards, cut them out, and use them as a visual introduction to citizenship. • Show the students these cards and ask them if the children shown are being good citizens or if they are following rules at home, school, or in the community. • Use these cards as discussion starters. Show a particular card and ask the students what they should do if someone else is not being a good citizen. 2. Print these cards, cut them out, and laminate them.
Preview of Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

Printable Money - Penny, Nickel, Dime, and Quarter

This is a printable page with coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter) sized at roughly the equivalent coin size in color. This can be used for money projects or for helping students to identify coins. In my classroom I have the students cut out the coins (practicing fine motor skills), practice making change, then glue the coins to a piece of paper for something they want to "buy". Also, if the money is printed in black and white, it can help students to identify coins by features other than co
Preview of Prekindergarten Preschool Yearly Assessment Report NEW!!

Prekindergarten Preschool Yearly Assessment Report NEW!!

Created by
Mrs Browning
This working assessment report allows you to document reading and mathematical gain throughout the year on one report. It allows for five periodical documentation of letters and numbers gain *Sept., Nov., Jan., Mar., & May* and three seasonal documentations of writing, early literacy skills, shapes, and colors. Simply use color-coded or seasonal-coded sections and you'll be able to keep an entire classroom assessment and gain data in one binder!Need more? Would you also like to document soci
Preview of Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity

Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity

Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects!Perfect for little hands, this do-it-yourself project will let everyone get involved! The project consists of three pieces of paper, two with Stonehenge blocks, and one of the base. Just print the base out on green paper, and print the two stone sheets on white paper (or even better, some stone-looking paper used for scrap-booking!). Each little stone is printed on both sides, with a number on the bottom. Have your students cut out each stone piece
Preview of ✎ Editable Kindergarten Writing Rubrics for Opinion, Informative and Narrative

✎ Editable Kindergarten Writing Rubrics for Opinion, Informative and Narrative

Writing Rubrics for Kindergarten - Common Core AlignedThis is a set of Kindergarten Writing Rubrics for opinion, informative and narrative pieces. Space is left by each indicator for teachers to comment.Clear, simple language makes these rubrics a perfect tool to use at parent conferences. For ease of use, this file is offered in Word and is fully editable. This file includes:★ An opinion writing rubric★ An informational writing rubric★ A narrative writing rubric★ A poster of the icon for each l
Preview of Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds

Created by
Kayla Flagg
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Preview of Daily Class Schedule Template (EDITABLE)

Daily Class Schedule Template (EDITABLE)

Created by
DeAnna Sherred
This a daily schedule that I create at the beginning of the school year as a visual for me, parents, and students to know our schedule each day.You can post it on your door or around the classroom so its easy and quick to reference.. This is an EDITABLE document so you are able to change and/or put in more spaces etc as you need. Thank you for checking my page out!
Preview of Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities

Virtual Field Trips: 25 engaging trips that make fun end of year activities

This document contains 25 links (with descriptions about each link) to free virtual field trips. You click on the link and are taken to a sight that has both information and media--such as a virtual tour of a museum or a live feed of a webcam or a 3d manipulative view, etc.
Preview of Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band

Created by
Kayla Flagg
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Preview of African-American History Trivia Questions for Black History Month by grade level

African-American History Trivia Questions for Black History Month by grade level

I have created a calendar of trivia questions and answers that can be used as a fun Black History Month activity. I have included a question and answer for every day in the month of February. There are THREE sets of questions and answers: one set for grades K-2, one set for grades 3-5, and one set for grades 6-8. The questions get progressively more difficult. While I created this collection of questions for my school's February Black History Month celebration, the trivia questions can be u
Preview of Then and Now Technology

Then and Now Technology

This is an activity showing 20 items with 3 pictures showing their development. Students need to sort the pictures and discuss the changes of the items from their beginnings. As an extension, I would ask to design the next development of the item. Then and Now Technology by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Preview of Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy

Created by
Kayla Flagg
After watching Pixar's short film: Partly Cloudy, students will infer by answering four questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Preview of President's Day - George Washington Photo Timeline

President's Day - George Washington Photo Timeline

Created by
D Conway
Students will learn about the important events in George Washington's life as they complete this photo timeline. Two versions are included, one for upper elementary and one for lower elementary.
Preview of Gr. 1-8 Learning Skills and Working Habits & JK/SK COL Comment Bank (51 pgs)

Gr. 1-8 Learning Skills and Working Habits & JK/SK COL Comment Bank (51 pgs)

Created by
Kevin Scott
This extensive report card comment bank, including Communication of Learning for JK, is specifically designed to assist Ontario educators in efficiently and effectively assessing and communicating students' Learning Skills and Working Habits. Suitable for Grades JK-8, this comprehensive resource caters to students without a Behavioural Plan or IEP and those with an IEP or Behavioural Plan. The comment bank covers critical skills such as responsibility, organization, independent work, collaborati
Preview of Kindergarten Common Core Lesson Plan Template with Drop-down Boxes

Kindergarten Common Core Lesson Plan Template with Drop-down Boxes

Created by
Germain Teachers
A lesson plan template for creating unit or chapter plans that are alligned to the Common Core Standards. This lesson plan format has all ELA and Math standards for kindergarten available to select from in a single drop down box saving time to search for and type in standards. This format will make you look great to your administrator! Included is a drop down list of Bloom's Taxonomy descriptive verbs to easily identify student learning objectives. Standards for Mathematical Practice and ELA An
Preview of Literacy Coaching Schedule

Literacy Coaching Schedule

This is a Literacy Coaching Schedule, so I can document my tasks each day. This is helpful when you are completing your coaching log, reflecting on progress for the week, and when conferencing with administration.
Preview of Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted

Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted

Created by
Kayla Flagg
After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
Preview of Thanksgiving Photo Timeline

Thanksgiving Photo Timeline

Created by
D Conway
Students will learn about the important events leading up to the first Thanksgiving as they complete this photo timeline. Two versions are included, one for upper elementary and one for lower elementary.
Preview of President's Day Coin Toss Graph

President's Day Coin Toss Graph

Created by
D Conway
Kindergarten and first grade students learn about probability and graphing in this fun, penny toss graphing activity. Three different activities are included and is great to include in a President's Day unit.
Preview of Developmental / DAYC 2 Assessment Checklists

Developmental / DAYC 2 Assessment Checklists

These checklists pertaining to the DAYC 2 test. They can be filled out during testing and the information gathered will be helpful in writing the developmental report. It is the perfect companion to my DAYC 2 Testing Materials testing kit.Checklists are divided into age ranges as indicated by the test (Birth to 11 months, 12-23 months, 24-34 months, 36-47 months, 48-59 months and 60+ months) and correlate to the test. After the checklists are filled out, the test can be scored using the test man
Preview of JK/SK Ontario Students: Communication of Learning Report Card Comments

JK/SK Ontario Students: Communication of Learning Report Card Comments

Created by
Kevin Scott
**Please read through examples to see if this style will assist you before ordering**This comprehensive resource provides a collection of Communication of Learning strategies for JK students, designed to foster their holistic development while aligning with the Ontario Curriculum. With 22+ diverse communication scenarios, each including key learning areas, growth in learning, and next steps, this resource covers a wide range of student characteristics and learning styles.From supporting struggli
Preview of K -5 Common Core Math IEP Goal Bank

K -5 Common Core Math IEP Goal Bank

Created by
Specialized Math
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in math. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special education teachers gain back some of their time. This goal bank includes the following:An introduction and guide that explains how to use the document. Each
Preview of Kindergarten Common Core Standards Based Report Card

Kindergarten Common Core Standards Based Report Card

Created by
MrKinder
Editable!! This is a report card to be used for common core standards in kindergarten. There is a built-in pacing guide with shading as to note what standards are taught when. Hopefully it can be of great use to you!
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Importance of learning social studies

Social studies offers valuable insights into history, geography, and much more. Social studies captivates students by providing them with perspectives from the past, present, and future, allowing them to understand history and navigate current events. It enables them to appreciate how previous generations have shaped their present reality. In essence, social studies opens their eyes to the vastness of life beyond their immediate surroundings.

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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:

  • Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
  • Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
  • Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
  • Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities

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