Elementary School Other (Social Studies & History) Activities

Practice and review Geography and Maps in your upper elementary (4th, 5th, and 6th) social studies class! This fun activity includes the BINGO game as well as differentiated vocabulary sheets. Ready to print and play! Two different presentations are included for playing, one for calling vocabulary and one for definitions!

• 70 unique BINGO boards (in color and black and white)
• Three sets of scaffolded vocabulary guides (definition provided, vocab provided, blank guide)
• Teacher Vocabulary Answer Key
• PowerPoint BINGO Caller for Vocabulary
• PowerPoint BINGO Caller for Definitions
• Teaching Guide

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Vocabulary includes:

• absolute
• cardinal
• cartography
• choropleth map
• compass
• equator
• geography
• globe
• intermediate
• latitude
• legend
• location
• longitude
• movement
• ordinal
• physical map
• place
• political map
• prime meridian
• reference map
• region
• relative
• scale
• symbols
• weather map

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Easy to use, this activity is not only great for gamifying your lessons, but is also a multimodal approach, utilizing auditory, visual, and kinesthetic skills!

Use this resource for:

• test review
• whole group instruction
• vocabulary practice
• substitute work
• and more!

Pairs perfectly with the Geography and Maps Bundle!

Este producto contiene 3 diferentes versiones del libro interactivo.

• Un libro completo, solo para cortar, colorear, y pegar.
• Un libro para colorear y completar la información sobre las monedas
• Un libro para cortar y pegar las monedas además de completar la información sobre cada una de ellas.

Además dos fichas extras para practicar y contar los centavos. Todo esto en ESPAÑOL!!

★This packet is the perfect addition to your study of fire safety or community helpers.

Activities include:

→ Printable Book (Available in color and black/white)

→Pocket Chart Vocabulary Words

→"What do we do in a fire drill?" Printable Page

→"Stop, Drop and Roll" Printable Page

→"Fire Gear" Poster

→Printable Board Game

→Memory Game

→Poem with Printable Finger Puppets

→Dramatic Play Fire Station Sign

→Printable Firefighter Badges

→Printable Fire Hats

Determine between fact and opinion:

Being able to determine between fact and opinion is an important skill especially when it comes to researching a topic. Students will practice this skill and color an image based on which statements are facts and which are opinions.

This activity can be used for individual students, partners, groups, or as centers. The digital version is easy to assign and self checking.

Rigor is added through the follow up questions. These help students reflect on the importance of recognizing if statements are facts or opinions. These can be assigned to early finishers, as a written assignment, or used as class discussion starters.

Answer Keys are provided.

Aligns with 5th Studies Weekly Week 2.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Student instructions.
• Statement worksheet.
• Color sheet.
• Follow up question sheet.
• Digital product link.
• Answer Keys.

How is this product helpful:

• Low prep for teachers.
• Easy correction (digital version is self-checking).
• Engaging activity.
• Can be used in groups or centers.
• Follow up questions add rigor.

This is a lesson over the Four Natural Regions of Texas. It includes 3 parts:

1. A reading over the physical geography of Texas and the 4 natural regions. Students will use reading to fill out a chart of Texas Regions.

2. A Map of the 4 Texas Regions. Students will label and color a map of Texas Regions.

3. A Texas Regions Matching Activity. Students will match regions with various geographical features.

Dinosaur Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plans

Overview: Dive into the world of dinosaurs with this engaging and educational unit designed for GA Pre-K, but adaptable for any preschool setting. This comprehensive set of curriculum and lesson plans includes a variety of activities to foster phonological awareness, literacy, and creativity, all centered around the fun and familiar theme of farms. Perfect for young learners, this unit provides a rich, interactive experience that will keep kids excited and motivated.

Key Features:

• Adaptable for Various Settings: Designed for GA Pre-K but versatile enough to fit into any preschool curriculum.
• Interactive and Engaging: Each activity encourages active participation, helping children stay focused and engaged.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Addresses multiple areas of early childhood education including literacy, phonological awareness, social skills, and physical development.
• Easy-to-Follow Plans: Clearly laid-out lesson plans make implementation straightforward for teachers, with step-by-step instructions and materials lists.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhanced Literacy Skills: Through storytime, phonological activities, and interactive discussions.
• Improved Social Skills: Collaborative activities and group discussions foster teamwork and communication.
• Development of Fine Motor Skills: Through craft projects and hands-on activities.
• Physical Activity: Music and movement sessions promote physical health and coordination.

Transform your classroom into a lively farmyard adventure with this Dinosaur Theme Preschool Unit Lesson Plan, and watch your students thrive through fun and engaging educational experiences!

Elevate classroom discussions with this comprehensive Habits of Discourse Lesson Plan and Graphic Organizer! Designed for middle school humanities teachers, this resource provides everything you need to foster meaningful, respectful, and structured conversations in your classroom. Whether you're working on developing your students' verbal communication skills or introducing them to nonverbal signals, this resource is your go-to tool for teaching effective discourse habits.

Why This Resource is Essential:

• Promotes Structured Communication: Teach students how to engage in Turn and Talk, Table Talk, and Whole Class Talk with clear expectations for what each form of discourse "Looks like," "Sounds like," and "Feels like."
• Develops Critical Thinking: Encourages students to express their ideas, listen actively, and respond thoughtfully, building a strong foundation for analytical thinking and collaborative learning.
• Incorporates Nonverbal Communication: Introduce your students to nonverbal signals like "agree," "disagree," and "connect" to enhance their ability to communicate without interrupting others.
• Fosters a Positive Classroom Culture: By establishing norms for respectful and inclusive discussions, you help create a classroom environment where every student feels valued and heard.

What’s Included:

• Detailed 60-Minute Lesson Plan: Step-by-step instructions for guiding students through the habits of discourse, including Do Now prompts, discussion activities, and reflection exercises.
• Engaging Discussion Topics: Ten thought-provoking prompts tailored for middle school students, ensuring relevance and engagement in each discourse format.
• Graphic Organizer: A user-friendly tool for students to visualize and document their understanding of effective communication during Turn and Talk, Table Talk, and Whole Class Talk activities.

Perfect For:

• Middle School Humanities Teachers: Ideal for those teaching language arts, social studies, or any subject where discussion is key.
• Back to School: Establish classroom norms early in the school year with this essential resource.
• Ongoing Use: Revisit throughout the year to reinforce and expand your students' discourse skills.

Benefits:

• Improves Student Engagement: Students actively participate in discussions, leading to deeper understanding and retention of material.
• Builds Confidence: Helps shy or hesitant students find their voice in a safe and structured environment.
• Supports SEL Goals: Aligns with social-emotional learning objectives by teaching students how to communicate respectfully and empathically.

How to Use:

• Start the School Year Strong: Implement this lesson during the first weeks of school to set a positive tone for the year.
• Enhance Group Projects: Use the discourse habits as guidelines during collaborative work to ensure productive and respectful teamwork.
• Reflect and Revise: Encourage students to reflect on their communication skills regularly, using the graphic organizer as a tool for self-assessment and growth.

Create a beautiful tribute to or gift for our community heroes, first responders!

This simple yet meaningful craft is inspired by a first responder's flag.

Help students gain a strong appreciation for what the Police, Firefighters and EMS do for us every day!

This simple cut-and-paste printable activity is easy for students to assemble, and the different options provided allow you to accommodate them for your kids!!

First Responder Thank You Flag Craft includes :

• An original poem: Thank You for Your Service
• Red "Firefighter" stripe
• Blue "Police" stripe
• White "Emergency Medical Services" stripe
• There is also an option to write your own thank you note.

This high-interest resource will be a great gift to give to your community first responders or as a patriotic decoration for your classroom/school.

This is THE PERFECT RESOURCE for:

•Patriot Day

•National First Responders Day

•Fire Safety Month

•First Responder Visitation Day

•Community Helper Lessons

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*Note: This does not have any Bible verses or religious references. It can be used in any classroom!

You may also like this-->Book Companion for 30,000 Stiches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag

Thank you!!

Happy Teaching!!

This lesson is easy enough for 5th graders to understand yet works well with students up to grade 12. Modifications can be made as needed.

Need a great activity for your South America study? These 24 task cards are a great way to both introduce the unit study or evaluate what students gained during the unit in a fun and interactive way. Not only is it fun, but it will get students moving around the room in an organized and timely manner, which will make the learning process fun and engaging.

Place these cards around the room and have students on a timed rotation. 24 pre-constructed task cards, a student answer sheet, and a teacher's key included. All you have to do, is print, cut, laminate if you wish, post in areas around the room, and let your students have fun learning. You may wish to provide atlases and resources at each station if your student's textbooks do not address these questions.

This is a great cooperative learning activity but can also be adapted to one student per card.

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Word search puzzles are incredibly helpful for learning new words. They're like fun games where you find words hidden in a grid of letters. When you do this, you remember the words better and also get better at spelling. It's like a puzzle adventure that helps you learn and remember words in a really enjoyable way!

What's included:

General topics:

• Summer Vocabulary
• Beach vocabulary
• Air transport Vocabulary
• Alphabet Vocabulary
• Autumn Vocabulary
• Body Parts Names
• Books Vocabulary
• Colors
• Community Vocabulary
• Family
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Jobs & Professions
• Kitchen Objects
• Classroom Objects
• Clothing Vocabulary

Seasonal:

• 4th of July Vocabulary
• Columbus Day Vocabulary
• Halloween Vocabulary
• Moon Landing Day Vocabulary
• Veterans Day Vocabulary

Astronomy:

• Moon Phases

Days & Months:

• Days of the week
• Months of The Year
• French Days of the Week
• Italian Days of The Week
• Spanish Days of The Week

Animals:

• Animals Names
• Farm Vocabulary
• Birds Names
• Domesticated Animals
• Herbivores Animals Names
• Omnivores Animals Names
• Carnivorous Animals Names
• Water & Land Animals Names
• Wild Animals Names
• Jungle Animals Names
• Mammals Animals Names

Are you looking for engaging Juneteenth Crafts Writing Activities for your students? If you want to provide a meaningful and educational experience for your students, this Juneteenth Craft Writing pack is perfect for you.

INCLUDED:

• 12 writing prompts (Questionnaire)
• 1 Freedom Topper(color & BW Version)
• PDF File

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Fun Festivals in Maine Grammar Worksheets – Capitalization and Punctuation Practice

Improve grammar skills with our Maine festivals-themed worksheets! Perfect for practicing capitalization and punctuation. Includes coloring pages for each festival. No prep needed.

Bring the excitement of Maine festivals into your grammar lessons with our Fun Festivals in Maine Grammar Worksheets! Designed to help students practice and improve their capitalization and punctuation skills, these worksheets feature fun and engaging sentences about popular festivals in Maine. Each worksheet also includes a coloring page, making learning both educational and enjoyable.

What’s Inside?

- Grammar Practice Worksheets: Each worksheet contains sentences about different Maine festivals that need capitalization and punctuation corrections, helping students master these essential grammar skills.

- Coloring Pages: Each festival-themed worksheet is paired with a fun coloring page, providing a creative break and reinforcing the festival theme.

- Festival Themes: Worksheets cover a variety of popular festivals in Maine, making grammar practice more engaging and culturally enriching.

Educational Benefits

- Builds Essential Grammar Skills: Focused practice on capitalization and punctuation helps students master these fundamental aspects of writing.

- Engages and Motivates: The festival themes and coloring pages make learning grammar fun and engaging, encouraging students to complete the exercises.

- Enhances Cultural Awareness: Introduces students to popular festivals in Maine, broadening their knowledge of local culture and traditions.

Perfect for Classroom and Home Use

This versatile resource is ideal for:

- Classroom Activities: Use as part of your regular grammar curriculum, in literacy centers, or for group work.

- Homework Assignments: Assign as homework to reinforce classroom learning in a fun and engaging way.

- Supplemental Practice: Great for extra practice or as a filler activity for early finishers.

Why Choose These Worksheets?

Our Fun Festivals in Maine Grammar Worksheets offer a unique and effective way to practice capitalization and punctuation skills. The themed sentences and coloring pages not only make learning more enjoyable but also help students connect grammar concepts to real-life cultural events. With no prep needed, these worksheets are a convenient and valuable addition to any grammar program.

Add this engaging and educational resource to your teaching toolkit today and watch your students' grammar skills improve while they learn about the fun festivals of Maine!

Guess the states with fact based clues and visuals. 26 states are included in part one. Use with or without part one. Instructions for individual/group play, and suggestions for use that offer interactive fun while learning about states. Sheets can be colored and displayed or used as is. Clues include: State Capitols with starred location Famous Statesmen Mottos Nicknames State Birds State Flowers States Included: 1. Washington 2. Alabama 3. Illinois 4. Tennessee 5. New Jersey 6. Mississippi 7. Nebraska 8. Maine 9. West Virginia 10. Michigan 11. Louisiana 12. Pennsylvania 13. Oregon 14. Connecticut 15. Kansas 16. Wyoming 17. Nevada 18. South Carolina 19. New Mexico 20. Massachusetts 21. Virginia 22. Colorado 23. Minnesota 24. North Carolina 25. Indiana 26. Maryland (second answer sheet with 1-26 included if not using with part one) Perfect for assessment on states, building prior knowledge for units, introduction of state units, and states' reviews. Can be used to make student books or United States' bulletin board displays. Fun to play as an individual, team, or whole group game.

• Ultimate Back-to-School Worksheets Bundle - Engaging Activities for Grades 3-5

Kickstart the school year with this comprehensive Ultimate Back-to-School Worksheets Bundle designed for grades 3-5! This all-in-one bundle includes eight engaging worksheets that cover essential subjects, making it the perfect resource for teachers to help students transition smoothly into the new school year.

Included in this bundle:

1. All About Me Back-to-School Worksheet: A fun and interactive way for students to share information about themselves, helping to build a strong classroom community.
2. Character Traits Internal vs. External Sort Worksheet: Encourage critical thinking by having students distinguish between internal and external character traits.
3. Growth Mindset Reflection Worksheet: Foster a growth mindset in your students with reflective prompts that encourage positive thinking and resilience.
4. Reading Comprehension Passage with Questions: Strengthen reading skills with a comprehension passage followed by thought-provoking questions.
5. Math Word Problems Worksheet: Challenge students with real-world math problems that require the application of various math operations.
6. Parts of Speech Sorting Activity: Help students master grammar by sorting words into nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
7. Synonyms and Antonyms Matching Worksheet: Expand vocabulary with a matching activity that reinforces the concepts of synonyms and antonyms.
8. Writing Prompts Journal Page: Inspire creativity with daily writing prompts that encourage students to express themselves through writing.

This bundle is packed with versatile, ready-to-use worksheets that will engage and challenge your students while covering key educational standards. Perfect for classroom use, homework, or as part of a back-to-school activity set.

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Each reading includes 5 questions which can be included or discarded depending on time. With the questions this lesson could be extended past 1 hour.

Written at a 7th grade level but suitable for many different classes.

Constellation Scavenger Hunt 

Hi fellow teachers

I often do scavenger hunts in grade 4 to 7  classrooms. I find them particularly useful when I’m feeling tired or lacking energy (hey, we’ve all been there).

Why do I like them?

1. They are easy to set up, 
2. The students get to move around
3. The students are focussed & engaged
4. The students enjoy it 
5. The teacher is free to take notes, observe and give guidance, if necessary. 

It can look chaotic, but if observed you can see students really trying, really reading the information, and really collaborating and cooperating.

How it works:

There are two components:

1. A two page worksheet (print double-sided, one per student)
2. 12 informational panels that contain the answers to the questions (these need to be printed on one side, cut in half and pinned in various locations around your room).
3. Hand out the worksheet and off they go!

I have used this activity in a Grade 6 class.

The whole activity takes about 40 minutes and I might suggest watching a couple of Youtube videos on the topic to ‘get them in the mood.

Good luck!

This Chinese New Year (also known as the Lunar New Year) activity teaches students about the animals in the Chinese zodiac and the years for each one. It's great for young elementary students to see the cycle of the zodiac and also great for young learners to practice their fine motor skills.

✨Take a peek at the preview to get a closer look.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

• PDF file
• Zodiac wheel template (it's already started for you with the year of the dragon!)
• Cut & paste zodiac animals with their name and year.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Easily print the resource from your computer.

2. Have the students color each zodiac animal.

3. Students can cut out each triangle.

3. Students glue each zodiac animal in order going backwards after the year of the dragon (2024, 2023, 2022, etc.)

4. Students share their wheel and talk about which zodiac animal they are

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Elementary School Teachers: You'll love this as a resource for your students to practice their fine motor skills while having fun!
• Homeschooling Parents: No need to do worksheet after worksheet. Use this resource to help your child strengthen their fine motor skills.

FEATURES

• Each page is 8.5" x 11", but you can adjust this in your printer settings.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

In addition to printing out this resource, you'll need scissors, crayons, and glue.

Everything you need to host a World Cultures Day and/or to Teach a Cultural Course.

What's Inside:

Provides examples of a world cultures day

• Clipart
• Maps
• Templates
• Units with lessons: What does the world eat? Water Scarcity, Poverty, $1 a day, minimum wage, Global crisis etc...
• Kids of the world Banners/Decor
• two little global readers
• stamps and much more...

Immerse your students in the vibrant culture of New Orleans with this engaging Jazz & Heritage Festival resource pack! Perfect for grades 4-12, this comprehensive unit explores the history, music, food, and economic impact of one of America’s most iconic festivals. With ready-to-use worksheets, quizzes, and interactive activities, students will discover the multicultural roots of Louisiana while building critical thinking and reading comprehension skills.

What’s Included:

• Informative Reading Passages: Covering the festival’s origins, musical diversity, cultural exhibits, and economic impact.
• Student Activities: Fill-in-the-blank exercises, multiple-choice quizzes, true/false questions, and short-answer prompts.
• Cultural Exploration: Lessons on Cajun, zydeco, and gospel music, plus traditional Louisiana food and crafts.
• Real-World Connections: Discussion questions on tourism, community pride, and how festivals preserve heritage.
• Answer Keys: Save time with complete answer keys for all activities.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Cross-Curricular: Integrates music, social studies, geography, and economics.
• Engaging & Interactive: Brings the festival to life with relatable content and hands-on tasks.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for whole-class lessons, group projects, or independent study.
• No Prep Required: Print or assign digitally for seamless classroom integration.

Perfect For:

• Music and arts classes
• Social studies units on cultural heritage
• Louisiana state history
• Black History Month (highlighting jazz and blues traditions)
• End-of-year fun activities

Help students experience the soul of New Orleans—download today!

With this community helpers packet, students can write sentences about 9 different community helpers and what they do they do to help their community. Students are provided with possible unfamiliar vocabulary words on each page that they can use to help them to write each sentence independently or with minimal support. This is helpful for my students who are in need of material that is adapted and is also useful for students who need more support with spelling and identifying vocabulary words.

You may also be interested in the following:

Community Helpers Students Picture Activity

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