6th Grade Other (Social Studies & History) Independent Work Packet

Understanding geography and types of maps is critical in social science classes! This activity includes reading and answering prompts, cut and paste, maze activity, matching quiz, and 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.

This resource includes:

• four pages of reading and response information sheets
• two pages of cut-and-paste
• one map maze
• one matching quiz
• teaching guide
• answer guides for the activities

This activity includes the following map types:

• choropleth
• general reference map
• globe
• physical map
• political map
• special purpose map
• topographical map
• weather map

Save 20% on 15 books from the What Is? and What Was? book series. Each one includes a book report flipbook template and a comprehensive reading comprehension digital lesson (with a built-in reward system).

The books in the series include:

1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
3. What Was the Wild West?
4. What Was the Donner Party?
5. What Was the Ice Age?
6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
7. What Was Ellis Island?
8. What Was the Great Depression?
9. What Was the Plague?
10. What Was the Titanic
11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
12. What is Climate Change?
13. What is the Constitution?
14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• text ideas
• series of events
• making life connections
• what I learned
• questions I have
• setting/subject
• interesting event
• important event

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.

This Bundle also includes a timeline around 2000 BCE for students to examine. It includes 10 questions to help students explore the timeline.

Each assignment is written at a 7th-grade level, with a special focus on ESOL students, but they are suitable for a wide variety of learners.

Visit my store to check out the available bundles and see how these assignments can fit into your lessons. They are a great way to engage your students and help them connect with the past in a meaningful way!

Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.

Here's what you'll find packed into this 131 document crypt:

Language Arts:

• Complete Genre Studies: Detailed lessons and activities for all genres.
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• Modelled Examples and Lesson Plans: Clear guides to support effective teaching.
• Verb and Grammar Units: Thorough resources for mastering French language skills.
• Task and Flash Cards: Interactive tools for grammar and vocabulary practice.
• Posters and Anchor Charts: Essential visual aids for classroom support.

Math:

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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.

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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.

This resource includes:

• 4 Reading and response information sheets
• 4 Skills pages
• 2 USA maps for practice
• 3 maze activities
• 1 Short answer quiz
• 2 Writing pages
• Teaching guide
• Answer guides for the activities

This activity covers the following terms and concepts:

• Absolute Location
• Cardinal Directions
• Cartographer
• Compass Rose
• Coordinates
• Equator
• Intermediate Directions
• Latitude
• Legend
• Longitude
• Prime Meridian
• Relative Location
• Scale
• Symbols

If you are looking to explore non-fiction text structures, this "What Is the Women's Rights Movement?" book report project digital product for 3rd and 4th-grade students is perfect. It's designed to enhance non-fiction reading comprehension and book report writing skills!

This resource includes:

• Comprehensive Google Slides digital lesson for reading comprehension and book report writing support
• 9-page printable PDF book report flip book template

Please see the product preview for more visual details.

NOTE: You need a (free) Google account to access the digital lesson, and you will need access to the book "What Is the Women's Rights Movement?" to complete the digital and printable activities.

Students will dive into the historical context of Women's Rights, gaining a deeper understanding of this significant event in American history. The digital lesson guides students through key facts, timelines, and the impact of these events.

How to use this resource:

• Have students read the book, "What Is the Women's Rights Movement?"
• Print the book report flip book template
• Open and present the Google Slides digital lesson
• Follow the intuitive prompts, which will take you through each step of the book report. For example, if it's time to work on the "facts" page, there is a series of multiple-choice questions on specific facts detailed in the text that will help refresh the students' memories and comprehension. Then students can fill in the facts they found most interesting.
• Have fun guessing the mystery puzzle between each section of the book report!

The printable PDF book report flip book template provides creative book report ideas, such as summarizing the events, using critical thinking skills, and creating a timeline. It can be used with any non-fiction book. Students will also use a book review template to evaluate Women's Rights significance. Overall, this project offers an engaging way for students to explore non-fiction text structures while learning about a crucial event in history.

The non-fiction book report flip book pages include:

   ✏book title info

   ✏rating & review

   ✏vocabulary

   ✏facts

   ✏text ideas

   ✏series of events

   ✏making life connections

   ✏what I learned

   ✏questions I have

   ✏setting & subject

   ✏interesting event

   ✏important event

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Engage Your Students with This Persian History Assignment Bundle!

This bundle includes four 4-paragraph assignments, each covering a distinct era of Persian history, crafted especially for 7th-grade ESOL students but suitable for all learners.

From the rise of the Achaemenid Empire to the Parthian and Sassanian periods, and finally the Persian Empire’s influence during the Islamic Golden Age, this comprehensive set brings each era’s politics, culture, and major achievements to life in a clear, engaging way.

Each assignment includes four comprehension questions to reinforce understanding and encourage critical thinking, along with an easy-to-use answer key for quick grading and self-assessment.

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Ce pack d'activités olympiques convient aux Jeux olympiques d'été et d'hiver et n'est pas spécifique à une date, il peut donc être utilisé année après année. Il a un contenu et un style qui n'est pas bébé et serait convenable aux 6e, 7e ou 8e années.

Il y a des diapositives sur l'histoire des Jeux olympiques pour intéresser vos élèves. Le reste du document est des activités imprimables à faire avec vos élèves :

• Compréhension écrite de 2 pages
• 2 pages de questions de lecture
• Activité sur la soumission de candidature pour être un hôte olympique
• Langage persuasif pour être un hôte olympique
• Activité de mode olympique
• Pires uniformes olympiques
• Activité sur les endossements et les sponsors
• Interview de journaliste avec un athlète préféré
• Projet de recherche (incluant fiche biographique, critères de réussite, rubriques et auto-évaluations)
• Une activité Google Doodle.

Comme tous mes produits, j'ajoute toujours des activités au fur et à mesure que j'en créé. 

Merci pour votre intérêt continu. Je vous apprécie!

Kaitlyn.

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This product was made for students to learn the following: that different people come to America, the first Americans - Indigenous Peoples, review of directions when going from one place to another in the world, what the first Americans ate, where they lived, what was used to build houses, how they found food, how they made tools and clothes, the first explorers, who the Vikings were, where the Vikings traveled, what colonies, a colony, and colonists are, how colonists and Indigenous Peoples lived on the same land, slaves, brief discussion of the Civil War, and immigrants coming to America to start a new life.

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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!

Specifically, this bundle includes:

• 8 read and respond
• 6 Maze Activities
• 4 Cut and Paste
• 4 skills practice pages
• 2 USA Maps for practice
• 2 writing pages
• 1 short answer quiz
• 1 matching quiz
• 1 mini project
• 3 Teaching Guides

This bundle covers the following concepts:

• Absolute Location
• Cardinal Directions
• Cartographer
• Compass Rose
• Coordinates
• Equator
• Intermediate Directions
• Latitude
• Legend
• Longitude
• Prime Meridian
• Relative Location
• Scale
• Symbols

and the following map types

• choropleth
• general reference map
• globe
• physical map
• political map
• special purpose map
• topographical map
• weather map

Engage Your Students with This Ancient Persia Assignment!

This 4-paragraph assignment on Ancient Persia, crafted for 7th-grade ESOL students but suitable for all learners, brings the key aspects of this remarkable civilization to life—covering politics, culture, and major achievements in a clear, engaging way.

Included are four comprehension questions to reinforce understanding and encourage critical thinking, along with an easy-to-use answer key for quick grading and self-assessment.

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Unlock a world of European history for your students with this comprehensive set of 50 engaging assignments!

Each assignment delves into a significant event from European history, bringing the past to life for young learners.

Specifically crafted for 7th grade ESOL students, these assignments are designed to be accessible for a wide range of learners, making complex historical topics both approachable and intriguing.

Across the 50 assignments, students will explore pivotal events, understand historical context, and examine lasting impacts. This series enhances critical thinking skills while deepening students' historical knowledge.

Each assignment includes an answer key for easy and efficient grading.

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Engage Your Students with This Japanese History Assignment!

This 4-paragraph assignment on a key period of Japanese history, crafted for 7th-grade ESOL students but suitable for all learners, brings the essential elements of this era to life—covering political events, cultural developments, and major achievements in a clear, engaging way.

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Looking for an engaging way to help your students understand global history?

This assignment features a detailed timeline that showcases 30 - 50 significant events from around the world, making it easy for students to see what was happening on each continent. By taking a significant moment in history and expanding it to reveal global contexts, this resource fosters a broader understanding of historical connections and events!

In addition to the timeline, the assignment includes 10 thoughtfully crafted questions, complete with a comprehensive answer key. These questions encourage students to dive deeper into the timeline, promoting critical thinking and discussion in the classroom.

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Engage Young Historians with a Pirate Writing Assignment!

• Capture students' interest with the thrilling adventures of real-life pirates.
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• Encourage critical thinking by examining historical impact, myths vs. reality, and why these figures still fascinate us today.
• Supports cross-curricular learning: history, literacy, and storytelling all in one exciting assignment!
• Includes an answer key.

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Engage Your Students with This Japanese History Assignment!

This 4-paragraph assignment on a key period of Japanese history, crafted for 7th-grade ESOL students but suitable for all learners, brings the essential elements of this era to life—covering political events, cultural developments, and major achievements in a clear, engaging way.

Included are four comprehension questions to reinforce understanding and promote critical thinking, along with an easy-to-use answer key for quick grading and self-assessment.

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Looking for an engaging way to help your students understand global history?

This assignment features a detailed timeline that showcases 50 significant events from around the world, making it easy for students to see what was happening on each continent. By taking a significant moment in history and expanding it to reveal global contexts, this resource fosters a broader understanding of historical connections and events!

In addition to the timeline, the assignment includes 10 thoughtfully crafted questions, complete with a comprehensive answer key. These questions encourage students to dive deeper into the timeline, promoting critical thinking and discussion in the classroom.

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Unlock a world of European history for your students with this engaging assignment! Part of a series of 50 assignments, each one dives into a key event from European History to bring the past alive for young learners.

Written specifically for 7th grade ESOL students, this assignment is accessible to a wide range of learners, making complex historical topics approachable and interesting.

Students will explore historical events, context, and lasting impacts, deepening their understanding while honing their critical thinking skills.

Includes an answer key for easy and quick grading.

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