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Kindergarten critical thinking government unit plans
Little Social Studies Thinkers MINI-UNIT for K-1: America
This complete mini-unit teaches lessons about the government in America. It’s a perfect mini-unit for President’s Day/Week!________________________________________________________________Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete Social Studies curriculum. It contains everything you need to teach a complete unit in a neat, organized package. It's very teacher friendly and student-approved!-------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Full FIRST GRADE Little Soc
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Little Social Studies Thinkers CURRICULUM {Kindergarten Social Studies}
2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
2nd Grade Social Studies! Lesson plans, comprehension, vocabulary, and activities! This mega bundle features units that focus on 2nd grade community themes in social studies (although it can be used in 1st or 3rd grade as well. This bundle features all of my units 1-6 in a giant bundle that includes over 450 pages! You save when you bundle instead of buying them individually! This can also be used alongside Michigan's MC3.GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GO
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K - 3rd
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Constitution and Founding Fathers Unit for Autism and Special Education
This product is to be used to teach basic concepts of the Constitution and the Founding Fathers. It is made for children with autism or special needs. The activities are differentiated and can be used in various ways to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners. Included:-Constitution vocabulary cards and matching cards-Constitution adapted book-Constitution vocabulary matching worksheets-Constitution adapted book comprehension questions-Constitution bingo game-Founding Fathers posters-Found
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PreK - 5th
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Government Unit for Primary Grades {Study Guide, Worksheets, Posters, Test}
Teach your primary kiddos all about the branches of government using this extensive unit! Unit includes posters, games, and comprehension. Sample tests and study guides also included! Included:Study guideKwl chart5 w chartVocabulary postersComprehension reading and question sheetGovernment worksheetBranches of government posterBranches of government craftBranches of government matching gamePresidential fill in the blankPresidential coinPresidential wanted posterPresidential writing promptsMott
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K - 3rd
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NGSS Pumpkin and Five senses Unit Kindergarten First Grade
Learn about pumpkins and explore using your five senses with this kindergarten or first grade science unit.
Aligned with NGSS standards for kindergarten and first grade.
Students will engage in inquiry-based learning, discussions, activities, and more while learning about plants.
Unit focus areas:
5 senses
Observing pumpkin changes
Parts of a pumpkin
How pumpkins survive
Life cycle of a pumpkin
Uses of a pumpkin
Students have an opportunity to guide the learning through questions and researc
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PreK - 1st
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Rules- Laws Unit for Special Education
This is a rules and laws unit focusing on school, home, and the community. Each category includes:
- An interactive book with extra pictures to use for matching
- 2 levels of matching worksheets (picture to picture and picture to word)
- 2 levels of Bingo (picture and word, just phrases)
- 2 levels of file folder games (picture to picture, picture to phrase)
Rules/Laws included:
School- sit nicely, be kind, walk, listen, nice hands, look, quiet voice, nice feet
Home- feed pets, clean dishes,
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PreK - 5th
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Math Problem Solving Essentials Bundle
Perfect for distance learning! Our Math Problem Solving Essentials Bundle provides an entire year's worth of Common Core aligned, differentiated problem-solving activities to give distance learning students the strategies they need to solve word problems. Perfect for distance learning, general education, special education, RTI and math intervention! Can be used with students in grades Kindergarten, first, second and third. This 200 page file has all of the lessons, activities, worksheets, print
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K - 3rd
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Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)
Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti
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K - 5th
Integrated Digital Technology Unit - Australian Curriculum Aligned
This unit of work is based around the story Rosie’s Walk. Students will work in small groups to explore and create a set of sequences / instructions (algorithms) to guide the Bee-Bot around Rosie’s Farmyard. Students will also design their own map, trail and algorithm to guide the Bee-Bot to a set destination.
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PreK - 2nd
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Teacher Guide to Minecraft for Education!! Bundle
This product will teach you all you need to know about using Minecraft Education in the classroom. Each module focuses on a specific aspect of Minecraft, and includes lesson plans, mcWorld files, and examples of how to use them. This bundle is to teach teachers how to use Minecraft in an education setting. Once you have completed the modules you will then have the knowledge to use Minecraft Education in the classroom with confidence!Module A - Placing Your First Block:This module is designed to
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K - 12th, Staff
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Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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NGSS Butterfly Unit Kindergarten First grade Butterflies
Learn about and explore butterflies with this kindergarten or first grade butterfly science unit.
Aligned with NGSS standards for kindergarten and first grade.
Students will engage in inquiry-based learning, discussions, activities, and more while learning about butterflies.
Unit focus areas:
Butterfly Life cycle
Parts of a butterfly
Parts of a caterpillar
How a butterfly survives
Migration
Wing Symmetry
Butterfly Facts
What butterflies eat
Students have an opportunity to guide the learning
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PreK - 1st
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Day and Night Science Unit Lesson Plans Kindergarten First Second Grade week 1
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This unit can stand on its own or go with my other unit, Day and NIght Science Week 2. It includes engaging, hands on activities that my student's loved! It has full lesson plans with standards and printables.
_ full lesson plans for one week which include resources online for children
_ Integrates ELA activities with vocabulary word work, writing, and sequencing activities
_concepts are relevant and include real life connections
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K - 2nd
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Civics and Government Lesson Plans 9 WEEKS
Are you looking for an engaging way to get your students learning about Civics and Government? I have you covered with 9 WEEKS of lesson plans covering primary sources, sequencing events, calendar skills, being a GOOD citizen, rules and laws, conflicts, and fair decisions. It has a tattle tale lesson plan, interactive notebook pages, posters, center activities, and a Write the Room Activity. ►CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW SAVE $$$ AND GET THIS IN THE BUNDLE:• Social Studies GROWING YEARLONG BUNDLE Kin
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Social Studies Curriculum Kindergarten & First Grade BUNDLE
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
Social Studies Unit 2 People and Government
Are your looking for an affordable social studies curriculum? Check out my new social studies collection for grades 1 to 2, featuring a variety of activities and reading passages to deepen your students understanding of various social studies concepts. This product includes Social Studies Unit 2 - People and Government and is included in my Social Studies Units 1 to 7 Bundle.The following lessons are included in this unit:Lesson 1 - Taking Part in My CommunityLesson 2 - Our Community LeadersLess
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K - 2nd, Staff
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American Symbols/Landmarks
Inform your students of symbols and landmarks close to freedom week or at any point in the year with this mini unit! This 29 page unit includes writing paper, pages for interactive notebooks, easy, no-prep printables, vocabulary cards, a thinking map, a mini book, and posters!
What You'll Get:
-The Liberty Bell
-The Statue of Liberty
-The bald eagle
-The Jefferson Memorial
-The Washington Monument
-The Lincoln Memorial
-The American flag
-The District of Columbia War Memorial (WW1 Memorial)
-M
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K - 2nd
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American Symbols Activity Pack
8 activities to teach 16 United States symbols.
The activities include:
Symbols of our Nation Book - PowerPoint presentation that introduces the concept of symbols and provides background on all 16 symbols. (22 pages)
Understanding the Pledge of Allegiance - PowerPoint that breaks down the Pledge for students to understand. (7 pages)
Nomenclature Cards - Working and control cards for all 16 symbols. (8 pages)
American Symbols Bingo - 20 cards with 16 symbols and 10 cards with 8 symbols. (
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K - 3rd
A Deep and Complex Look at Patterns- Mega Unit
“I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think.” ~SocratesUsing this resource, students will critically analyze the universal theme of patterns in the world around them. Patterns help students make sense of the world. Our brains naturally look for patterns to create order in our world. This multi-disciplinary unit focuses on developing complex thinking about patterns in literature, mathematics, science, music, and the arts.Included in this resource:Full implementation guides Lessons
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K - 2nd
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Cats - a Science Based Critical Thinking Unit for Primary
LOOKING FOR A DETAILED, EASY TO PREP, LIFE-SCIENCE UNIT ABOUT CATS???? This one’s for you. It’s a great package containing lessons and activities about cats.This is a Science unit about cats which is designed to build Critical Thinking skills for all learners, and to work on increasing language and vocabulary, especially with ELL learners. This unit involves minimal prep and tons of blackline masters.The unit is built on the principles of Mohan’s Knowledge Framework which is divided into six a
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K - 3rd
Citizenship Unit for Special Education
This unit introduces students to what it means to be a good citizen. Included: Poster, 2 levels of adapted books, 3 levels of comprehension worksheets, 4 levels of sentence strips with corresponding worksheets, 3 levels of writing templates, and 3 levels of circle maps. Other Social Studies Units:Constitution and Founding Fathers Rules and LawsAmerican Symbols13 Colonies
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K - 5th
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Animal Coverings Unit with Lesson Plans Kindergarten First Second Grade
This Unit includes 47 pages of information and activities to teach about animals and their coverings. Activities are hands on and help students understand concepts such as: why animals have coverings and what they are, classification of animals and their coverings, why animals have pattern, importance of camouflage in nature, symmetry in animals, higher level thinking - including comparing humans and covering. There are full lesson plans for one week which can be used as daily plans or daily pl
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K - 2nd
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Student Identity Inquiry | UNIT OF INQUIRY
Now, more than ever, it is so important to celebrate and explore who we are as individuals. What does it mean to be you? Not only in the classroom but also what it means to be part of the global community! The purpose of this inquiry is to support educators to move from a teaching stance to a facilitator within the learning community. This is a structured inquiry that will allow students and even community member to explore their identity, who they are, their stories, their beliefs and morals, a
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K - 8th
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Inquiry Process Science Unit - Six Experiments!
This unit is designed to provide you with everything you need to introduce the concepts of the inquiry process to young learners. You will find a wide variety of experiments. Some take only ten minutes, some an hour, and some a full month. The experiments cover a range of science topics, including the five senses, weather and the seasons, force and motion, properties of matter, and basic engineering.
You will receive materials lists, procedures, and printable record keeping forms for six ex
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Science Units Bundle for Early Elementary
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