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Geography Map Skills Reading & Activities 4th 5th 6th Grades Social Studies
By The Magical Avocado
Need basic map skills? This all-inclusive geography activity includes reading and answering prompts, activity pages, map practice, maze activities, short answer assessments, and a teacher guide. Perfect for upper elementary (4th, 5th, and 6th grade), this resource is ready to print and use. Great for a first week of class, substitute plans, centers, and refreshing geography information.
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The Civil War: The Abolitionist Movement Passage and Activities - NO PREP!
By Holly O'Hara
This product introduces the Abolitionist Movement to students, particularly in the context of the lead up to the Civil War.
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:
★ 3 page passage
★ 15 multiple choice comprehension questions
★ 5 short answer comprehension questions
★ Primary source analysis of Ain't I a Woman by Sojourner Truth
★ Choice board with diverse activities to extend learning
★ Answer keys
★ Link to Google Slides version
This product is a part of my Civil War series (products will be linked as they are published) ⤵⤵⤵
Pre-War: 1830s-1860
Secession and Formation of the Confederacy (1860-1861)
Opening Conflict (1861)
Early War (1862)
Eastern Theater
Western Theater
Turning Points (1863)
Total War and Union Advancements (1864)
End of the War (1865)
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
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By TxMAP Teacher
In this multiplayer geography-themed board game, players roll dice to move around the game board, answering questions and collecting points and monuments.
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Habits of Discourse Lesson Plan and Graphic Organizer Middle School Speaking
By TooBookedUp
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.
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Geography: Understanding Culture and Subculture Cooperative Learning
By Geography & Math Made Easy
In our global society, our students need to understand how **cultures are developed **and how they adapt to and adopt practices and beliefs from others through cultural diffusion. As students understand cultures vs subcultures, it will help them navigate and appreciate the diverse world we live in. In this lesson, students will look at "the American culture" vs its subcultures.
Students will enjoy working in **cooperative groups **to create a collage that illustrates various American subcultures. This activity will require them to use **higher-order thinking skills **as they analyze, compare, and evaluate American culture alongside its subcultures.
Additionally, students will complete a short preliminary assignment in which they will interpret a political cartoon. This approach caters to** visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners** in grades 5 through 12, ensuring that even older students will find it engaging!
Disclaimer:
One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers would like to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.
The Complete Word Search Puzzles Set for Your Students and Kids
By Zaazoua Mostapha
The best way to teach vocabulary to kids is by playing educational games.
In this bundle you will get:
Also, I'm open to suggestions about other word searches to add to this set.
Note: This product is not for resale and absolutely not for Commercial Use.
If you have any requests we can help.
History Spindletop Gusher: Drilling Oil in Texas in Comic Book Format
By Beth Hammett
It's 1901, and Anthony Lucas needs investors for finding oil at the Spindletop Oilfield--will your students invest after they learn about the first gusher in Texas? In comic book format for fun learning and comes with comic templates for students to fill in their own dialogues and facts. Includes: Joseph Sayers, 1901 Governor of Texas Comparison before and after the oil boom Blank Check Format Stock Certificate to Fill In Newspaper Template Drilling Bit Striking Oil Gusher Wildcat Boll Weevil Roughneck Population Explosion Chart Drilling Rig and Labeled Parts US and World Map with Oil Contributions Advertisement Boomtown Changes to Beaumont Infrastructure Timeline of the Spindletop Gusher Great way to combine history/social studies and science with writing skills and concepts! Fun historical comic book to make and fill in after reviewing basic facts and timelines. Can be used for introductions to 1901, drilling, geology, time period, basic Texas history facts, assessment, and more...
Colonial Era (1607-1775) BUNDLE - 4 Paragraph/5 Question Reading Assignment ESOL
By Quick Assignment Central
This bundle features six engaging assignments, each exploring key themes from this important era in U.S. history.
Designed for 7th-grade students, these activities are thoughtfully crafted to enhance learning and comprehension.
Be sure to visit my store for more resources covering other eras of U.S. history!
What does the World eat Interactive Google Slides
By ARIANA PEREZ
Includes more than 14 activities for students to fill-in
Amazing and one of a kind clipart that accurately represents each countries staples.
I promise your students will be super engaged!
5 Regions of the United States Adapted Notes and Review
By Sign with me TOD
This product was made for students to learn the following: Vocabulary words - earth lodges, adobes, culture, glaciers, tepees, ancestors, longhouses, plateau, basin, artifacts, climate, and totem and their meanings, the first Americans, the Ice Age and how the land was above the water that connected Asia to North America, Bering Land Bridge and who went over the bridge - animals and hunters, the path that the hunters took from Asia to South America along with a map, people of the Americas after the glaciers melted the Indigenous Peoples lived in North and South America and what they needed to do to live, different groups of Indigenous Peoples spread out throughout North and South America and how they had their own culture, Indigenous Peoples lived all over the United States and how there were 5 different culture regions that they lived in - Eastern Woodlands Region, Plains Region, Southwest Region, Northwest Coast Region, and California Intermountain Region - each of these regions talk about the climate in the region, how the Indigenous Peoples found food, and where they lived and why they lived there, learning about the past - artifacts and how they were made in different regions, glaciers and how they still exist, what happens when glaciers get bigger, how fast glaciers move, and how they exist today and where they are located is covered in this product.
The notes are adapted to meet your student's individual learning needs. After reviewing and discussing the notes, there are fill in the blanks with the missing vocabulary words, answering comprehension questions to review what was discussed on previous pages, and fill in the blanks to review vocabulary using a key. Students will also have the opportunity to fill in the blanks when reviewing each of the 5 culture regions.
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Latin America - Maps, Vocabulary, Aztecs, and More!
By Reece's Tech Shop by Scott Reece
Here is a series of activities that can be used as introduction or reinforcement to your Latin America Unit. Stations include:
Map Skills: locating countries, land forms and bodies of water
Writing Skills:
(1) Writing about pollution issues in Mexico City (Graphic Organizer included)
(2) Writing about the regions of Latin America (Graphic Organizer Included).
Poster Project - students create an environmental awareness poster for the Rain Forest
Manufacturing - activities related to trade and resources in Brazil
Vocabulary Activities
Latin America Vocabulary List
Cuban Revolution Vocabulary List
Socioeconimic Issues Vocabulary
Timeline Activity
Aztec Clothing Activity
Art Activities
updated 2/14/2022
Intro to Economics: Needs V. Wants
By Sarah Austin
An engaging way to begin a unit on economics! This fun and hands-on activity will have students explore the important concepts of human needs versus wants through an engaging rocket ship simulation. Students will be vicariously drawn into an emergency situation in which they must collaborate, and agree as to what items they consider as ‘essential’ for their survival on their rocket ship mission to live on a far away planet. An interactive Slide Presentation will help guide the groups on their journey… along with prompting students to delve deeper by examining the broader issues of sustainability, waste, and identifying the main differences between ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries.
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INCLUSIVE Research Project BUNDLE
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All of my INCLUSIVE Google Drive Research Projects in one DISCOUNTED bundle! Save *BIG* when you snag them together!
This great INCLUSIVE Google Drive Research Project bundle is everything you need if you are studying African-American Heroes, the Civil Rights Movement, Native American Tribes, Women Heroes and/or looking for online resources to assign to your students. Whether you are in person, distance learning, or a combination of both - you will find this bundle useful in your classroom!! These fun and engaging research projects encourage research skills using National Geographic Kids & various graphic organizers, content-specific vocabulary knowledge, and self-reflection skills! This resource comes with 25 pages per product of graphic organizers (with examples!), vocabulary terms, and Google Survey/Quizzes for easy grading. It is easy to use and an awesome independent research project that BOTH you and your students will love! Be sure to check out the following products for a more detailed description / preview of what is included :)
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- Access to 4 inclusive Google Drive research products, each containing the following resources:
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Ancient Egypt Massive Vocabulary Game and Activity Bundle!
By The Magical Avocado
Gamify your vocabulary lessons with this massive Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Game Bundle!
This bundle includes BINGO, Matching Cards, Crossword Puzzles, and Word Searches using the same set of words to encourage recognition through repetition!
This bundle also includes the Ancient Egypt Vocabulary Presentation and Word Wall Slides to help introduce the vocabulary terms, as well as three scaffolded vocabulary sheets for students to keep track of the terms and definitions!
**Vocabulary included** amulet, ankh, book, of the dead, bureaucrat, Canopic jars, caravans, cartouche, cataract, delta, demotic, dynasty, embalming, hieroglyphics, ideogram, monotheistic, mummification, obelisk, papyrus, pharaoh, phonogram, pictograms, polytheistic, pyramid, sarcophagus, scarab, shadoof, theocracy, vizier
World Cultures The Government of the USA Passage & Activities- NO PREP!
By Holly O'Hara
This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the government of the United States of America!
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South America Geography, South America Task Cards
By Geography & Math Made Easy
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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History Snapshot - THE WORLD in 2000 BCE - What was happening? Inc TIMELINE
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Are you looking for a way to bring history to life for your students? Our assignments focus on what was happening on each continent at specific moments in history. You can choose individual assignments or complete sets that cover each continent—perfect for a well-rounded approach to learning!
Each assignment includes four informative paragraphs that highlight significant events on a continent, along with four questions designed to encourage discussion and critical thinking. Whether you select a single continent or explore them all with our bundle options, these resources are designed to enhance your curriculum and make history more accessible for your students.
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The Road to the Revolutionary War Adapted Notes and Review
By Sign with me TOD
This product was made for students to learn the following: Vocabulary words - parliament, independence, first Continental Congress, Minutemen, repeal, boycott, The Boston Tea Party, Declaration of Independence, imported, and commander.
In this product, students will learn about Independence Day/4th of July and why this holiday is celebrated in the United States of America. Students will also learn about the French and Indian War, who it was between, why it happened, who won the war, where France had colonies and where Great Britain had colonies, the Ohio River Valley, land east and west of the Mississippi River, the importance of beaver pelts and what they were used for, Great Britain implemented a tax that they wanted the Colonists to pay on certain goods, what a tax is, why the colonists were unhappy about this tax, the goods that were taxed, Parliament and the laws they wrote regarding tax, The Stamp Act, what it was, what it required Colonists to do, how the Colonists felt about this, and what the Colonists did to stop this tax are reviewed. Students will learn about other laws that the Parliament passed that had to do with purchasing goods such as tea and paper, what the colonists did about this, and how they felt about this tax, The Boston Massacre, what caused it, where it happened, why it happened, how the Colonists felt and why, what the American Revolution is, what happened after the Boston Massacre with Parliament, The Boston Tea Party, what the Boston Tea Party was, what happened during the Boston Tea Party, how Parliament responded to the actions of the Colonists, The Boston Port Act and the Quartering Act - laws that were imposed by the Parliament, and how the Colonists felt about these laws, the American Revolution - where it started, Minutemen and how they helped during the American Revolution, when the American Revolution began, the first shots of the American Revolution, where the Colonists and the British Soldiers were going and why before and during the American Revolution, Battle at Bunker Hill, what happened during the Battle at Bunker Hill, the Second Continental Congress meeting to discuss needing an army with supplies, the commander - George Washington was chosen to lead the Colonists and why he was chosen for this position, how the Declaration of Independence came about, who was involved with writing the Declaration of Independence, events that led to the Declaration of Independence when looking at a timeline and answering questions pertaining to the timeline are covered. Students will also review Thomas Paine's pamphlet - Common Sense and why he wrote it. A review that includes multiple choice and short answer questions cover a variety of topics covered in this product. This review is located at the back of the product.
The notes are adapted to meet your student's individual learning needs. After reviewing and discussing the notes, they will answer comprehension questions to review what was discussed on previous pages, and a timeline that led to the Declaration of Independence is included, maps that show land east and west of the Mississippi River are included along with a map that shows where the first shots were fired during the American Revolution.
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Geography & Map Types & Skills & Activities 4th 5th 6th grades Social Studies
By The Magical Avocado
Teaching Geography? This bundle has everything you need to teach different map types, map skills, latitude and longitude, and more! This bundle includes a combination of ready-to-print reading and response, activity sheets, maze puzzles, cut-and-paste activities, writing prompts, and assessments. Perfect for upper elementary (4th, 5th, and 6th grade), this complete bundle is great for substitute work, centers, the beginning of the year, introduction and review of geography, enrichment, home school assignments, and centers!
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This bundle covers the following concepts:
and the following map types