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The Civil War: The Battle of Antietam Passage & Activities - NO PREP!
By Holly O'Hara
This product introduces the Battle of Antietam, a significant conflict during the Civil War, to students. The passage specifically discusses the motives and actions of soldiers on both sides of the conflict, the events that set the battle into motion, the massive cost of life imposed by the fighting, and the impact that this battle had on the outcome of the war.
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:
★ 2 page passage
★ 10 multiple choice comprehension questions
★ 5 short answer comprehension questions
★ Primary source analysis of a letter written by a soldier who fought in the battle
★ 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)
I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
History of Halloween Traditions Escape Room
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging History Activity Before Halloween:
It is difficult to keep students engaged before a holiday and kids love Halloween. This escape room can have students focus their Halloween excitement to learn about the history of Halloween Traditions. They can work with a partner, a team, or by themselves to complete activities focused on five Halloween Tradition topics: Jack o' Lanterns, Trick or Treat, Halloween Candy, Halloween Costumes, and Haunted House. The Haunted House activity has two options: one which mentions decapitation and death masks, the other is not as macabre. Each activity contains topical information and student instructions.
Students will complete the following types of activities:
Teachers can choose to have students check their work after they finish each challenge in order to earn parts of a puzzle. Completed puzzles could be turned in for prizes. There is also a completed prize card provided.
Students can work at their own pace as teachers have topic labels which can be displayed throughout the classroom to show students where to find their next challenge.
When the challenge is complete, students can complete follow up questions to review the information they have learned about Halloween Traditions. The questions review what students have learned as well as having students make connections with prior their knowledge. These could be used as written assignments or to lead class discussion.
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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, Map Projections: Which Map Would You Use? Google Slide + Powerpoint
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Teaching map projections can be challenging. This lesson is an easy way to give students the foundation they need to understand what map projections are and how each has its own level of accuracies and distortions based on the size and shape of land masses and measurement/distance between points. This works very well with my students and is a fund group cooperative activity that requires higher-level thinking skills and or helps students develop higher-level thinking skills by analyzing various map projections, and determining their accuracies and distortions.
LESSON: MAP PROJECTIONS: WHICH ONE WOULD YOU USE?
GRADE LEVEL: 7-12th
TIME FRAME: 90-120 MINUTES (TWO 60-MINUTE CLASS PERIODS)
TYPE OF ACTIVITY: GROUP COOPERATION ACTIVITY
NOTE: ADJUST MARGINS UNDER PAGE SETUP BEFORE PRINTING or SCALE TO FIT TO AVOID GRAPHICS FROM BEING CUT OFF.
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CLASSROOM SETUP:
INTRODUCTION: (10 minutes)
PROCEDURE: (Group Reading Activity—30 minutes)
Divide the class into groups. Provide each group with the Instruction sheet: Map It! As well as a rubric, poster board, crayons, colored pencils, markers, glue, a ruler and scissors. Explain the instructions to the class based on the Instruction Sheet: Map It. Review what the group needs to present during their group presentation using the grading rubric.
CLOSURE / EVALUATION: (20-30 minutes)
Students will present as a group their findings regarding their map projection.
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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.
Materials:
#1. Student Guided Notes & Student Reflection
#2. Rocket Ship Activity
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World Cultures The Cuisine of Southeast Asia 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 cuisine of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.
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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
How To Research: Analyze & Evaluate Evidence Checklist: 5th Studies Weekly Wk. 3
By Colleen Burdette
How do students learn to be effective researchers?
Students will create a reference checklist to use throughout the year to help with research when responding to compelling questions.
Students will read an informational text explaining how to research and why it is important to analyze the information found through research. They will also read how to present the information once it has been analyzed.
Using this information, students will create a checklist using a template and important points from the reading. They can complete this by cutting and pasting, handwriting, or completing a Google Slide activity.
Teachers can also opt to use the provided follow up questions to increase rigor. These questions can be used for early finishers, as a written assignment, or a starters for class discussions.
This activity aligns with 5th Grade Studies Weekly Week 3.
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Geography, Map Skills Bundle For Middle School & High School + 2 Freebies
By Geography & Math Made Easy
Purchase this Bundle; Save Planning Time and Money!
As Teachers, We Are Always Trying to Carve Out Time for Our Family and Ourselves for Self Care. So Many Demands; So Little Time.
Includes 6 Lesson + 2 Freebies
This Bundle is Worth $30.45 if Purchased Individually. (Now $25 | 20% Discount)
On each ready-to-use lesson, I spend no less than 10 hours planning, developing, and tweaking to make it high-quality.
These lessons are centered around map reading skills and include:
(1) Map Projections
(2) Using A Map Scale
(3) Creating a Neighborhood Map for the Understanding of Basic Map Reading.
(4) Reading Latitude and Longitude (Absolute Location)
(5) Exploring and Creating Populations Density Maps
(6) Creating a Cartogram to Depict Population Density
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World Cultures The History of Australia 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 history of Australia!
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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
Response to Inquiry-Kids Making a Difference: 5th Grade Studies Weekly Week 4
By Colleen Burdette
Young people can make a difference:
There are many young people who have completed inquiries and were moved to action. These young people showed that you are never to young to make a difference.
Students will be assigned a young person who has made a difference (provided). They will research their young person and create an infographic to display for the class. Students can add their creativity when completing their infographic. When this is completed, they can then answer the follow up questions to add rigor.
The follow questions can be used for early finishers, as a written assignment, or to facilitate class discussions.
This activity is also provided as a digital activity, Google Slides. This is easy to assign through Google Drive or Google Classroom.
Teachers can share provided links for reliable research sites.
Aligns with 5th Grade Studies Weekly Week 4.
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The Civil War: Naval Warfare Passage & Activities - NO PREP!
By Holly O'Hara
This product introduces naval warfare during the Civil War to students. The passage specifically discusses the importance of blockades, the introduction of ironclad ships, the Battle of Hampton Roads, the fight for control of waterways during the war, and more.
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:
★ 3 page passage
★ 15 multiple choice comprehension questions
★ 5 short answer comprehension questions
★ Primary source analysis of official military reports after the Battle of Hampton Roads
★ 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)
I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
5th Grade Yearlong Social Studies Activities: Aligns with Studies Weekly
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging Activities for 5th Grade Social Studies:
These activities keep students engaged throughout the year as they study United States History. Although these activities are aligned with Studies Weekly, each activity can be completed without Studies Weekly. "Missing" weeks are due to Studies Weekly assigning inquiries once per unit.
What's included:
Beginning of the Year Escape Room:
Inquiry: How to Research (Weeks 1-4)
North America Before European Contact (Weeks 6-8)
European Exploration and Colonization (Weeks 10-18)
The American Revolution (Weeks 19-26)
Creating a New Nation (Weeks 27-31)
End of the Year Escape Room
Aligns with Indiana Standards: 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.H.3, 5.H.5, 5.H.6, 5.H.7, 5.H.8, 5.H.9, 5.H.10, 5.H.11, 5.H.12, 5.H.13, 5.H.14, 5.H.15, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.C.1, 5.C.2, 5.C.3, 5.C.5, 5.C.7, 5.G.1, 5.G.2, 5.G.7, 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3, 5.E.5.
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World Cultures Physical Geography of SE Asia 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 physical geography of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.
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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
Inquiry: How To Research: 5th Grade Studies Weekly Weeks 1-4
By Colleen Burdette
Before beginning the study of history, students need to know how to study:
These activities walk students through the steps of quality researching. This is a great way to begin a study of social studies. Students are guided to an understanding of what is good information and what is not.
Students will:
Aligns with 5th grade Studies Weekly week 1-4.
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World Cultures Human Geography of Canada 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 human geography of Canada!
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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
Fact/Opinion Color Sheet: 5th Grade Studies Weekly Week 2
By Colleen Burdette
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.
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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)
I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
The Civil War: The First Battle of Bull Run Passage & Activities - NO PREP!
By Holly O'Hara
This product introduces the First Battle of Bull Run to students. The passage specifically discusses the background and lead up to the events, the decisions that leaders on both sides of the battle had to make, and the consequences that this battle had for the rest of the Civil War, as well as American history.
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:
★ 2 page passage
★ 10 multiple choice comprehension questions
★ 5 short answer comprehension questions
★ Primary source analysis of battleground photos
★ 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)
I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
World Cultures The Economy of East Asia 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 economy of East Asia, including countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.
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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I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.