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USA map and coloring sheet Printable

By Tomorrowcomes

Interact with this printable United States of America. A colored map which breakdowns the USA by region, and a black and white map that can be used to label region, states, or as a basic coloring sheet.

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Texas State Symbols Crossword Puzzle

By TxMAP Teacher

This product is a crossword puzzle over the Texas State Symbols. Included is a reading, a crossword puzzle, and an answer key.

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American Symbols Word Search Puzzles, Landmarks and Answer Keys

By LessonLink Teacher

These 16 American Symbols and Landmarks Word Search Puzzles are perfect for students to help them uncover and enjoy iconic symbols and landmarks that shape America's identity.

Each puzzle offers an engaging and educational journey, and with the accompanying answer keys, the students can track their progress and learning.

The symbols and landmarks featured in the puzzles include:

  1. Statue of Liberty
  2. Liberty Bell
  3. Mount Rushmore
  4. The Bald Eagle
  5. Lincoln Memorial
  6. Jefferson Memorial
  7. Washington Monument
  8. The American Flag
  9. White House
  10. World War I Memorial (The District of Columbia War Memorial)
  11. The Great Seal of the United States
  12. The American Bison
  13. Star-spangled banner
  14. Martin Luther King
  15. Uncle Sam
  16. Capital building

Whether for classroom activities or personal enrichment, there is no doubt that these puzzles will provide an enjoyable way for students to connect with American history and culture.


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North America Geography Map Quiz, Canada & United States (Easel)

By Geography & Math Made Easy

These North American Map Quizzes will make preparation for assessing students on geographic locations effortless. Each has been designed with a numbered map, reproducible answer sheet and teacher’s answer key.

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Protest Worksheets | Protest Activities | Civil Rights Movement | Civil Rights

By Queen's Educational Resources

Protest Worksheets | Protest Activities | Civil Rights Movement | Civil Rights

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★ Protest Activities

29 pages

Suitable for Middle and High School Students

Print and Digital (PDF and Google Slides)

Editable version included

This resource includes:

12 Protest Graphic Organizers (PDF, Google Slides, and EDITABLE)

5 ANSWER KEYS

Google Slide Links

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This resource is also included in Google Slides! Text boxes have already been created to make it easier for you and your students! Each worksheet slide includes two instruction solution tabs for when students accidentally delete text boxes and when they want to zoom in (to enlarge worksheets). It's super helpful for students who are not that familiar with how to use Google Slides or need the extra assistance.
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This resource includes 12 Protest Activities and Graphic Organizers to help students examine and analyze the purpose of protests, causes and effects of protesting, the difference between violent and non-violent protesting, whether the advantages of peaceful protesting outweigh violent protesting, and how protesting can make a difference in addressing the problems our society faces.

These activities can foster great discussions and help students explore questions like “What is the root cause of violence?” “Are nonviolent protests always the best way to achieve change?”, “Is violence ever justified?”, “What factors make protests effective?”, etc.

These activities are also designed to help students analyze past and current protests and demonstrations and consider actions they might take around the issues they care about. Students have opportunities to reflect about what can make their voices uniquely powerful as well as how they can have a real impact on society.

The activities contain breath-taking borders, fonts, and clipart to appeal to your students and make the display of students’ work on bulletin boards visually appealing.

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The Protest Graphic Organizers feature the following topics:

⭐ Peaceful vs. Violent Forms of Protests (and ANSWER KEY)

⭐ Effects of Peaceful and Violent Protests (and ANSWER KEY)

⭐ Advantages vs. Disadvantages of Non-Violent and Violent Protests (and ANSWER KEY)

⭐ Examining Protests and Demonstrations

⭐ Why Protesters Resort to Violence – Causes and Triggers

⭐ Your Perspective on Protesting

⭐ Comparing Protests Venn Diagram (You choose protests to analyze)

2 Protest Details

⭐ Making Inferences About Protests (under study) and Citing Evidence

2 Protest Tactics and Outcomes

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Moon Landing Day Word Search Puzzle Worksheet - Activity Games For Kids

By Zaazoua Mostapha

This Moon Landing word search puzzle worksheet is for the memory of landing on the moon. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. A great activity worksheet for class or home that will help students learn a lot about this great achievement.

The 24 hidden vocabulary words are: Aeronautics, America, Apollo, Astrology, astronaut, astronomy, Buzz Aldrin, Eagle, Eleven, exploration, Historical, John F. Kennedy, landed, landing, launch, lunar, Michael Collins, mission, Moon, Neil Armstrong, orbit, Space, spacecraft, telescope.

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U.S. History Full Year - Crossword & Word Search Puzzles MEGA Bundle

By The Classroom Globetrotter

Embark on an epic historical journey in your classroom with the "U.S. History Full Year - Crossword & Word Search Puzzles MEGA Bundle!" Featuring an impressive 70 different activities for 35 different topics from the early colonies to the dawn of the 21st century, this comprehensive bundle is your ultimate companion for exploring a year full of American history.

Comprehensive Coverage: Delve into critical events, influential figures, and transformative moments spanning from the colonial era to the modern age.

Engaging Challenges: Stimulate intellectual curiosity and enhance critical thinking with a variety of crossword puzzles and word searches meticulously designed to reinforce comprehension and memory retention. Educational

Reinforcement: Strengthen understanding and mastery of key historical themes while expanding vocabulary and honing analytical skills. Flexible Application: Whether utilized for classroom instruction, homework assignments, or independent study, these activities accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences.

This MEGA BUNDLE is a dynamic educational resource, fostering a deeper appreciation for America's complex history and instilling a lasting passion for learning. Unlock the door to an immersive educational experience and ignite a lifelong fascination with U.S. History!

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Dollar Deals Word Search USA 50 States And Capitals Worksheet Activities

By You Are Special

Word Search USA 50 States And Capitals Worksheet Activities Morning Work. Explore the USA with this engaging word search activity! Perfect for morning work, early finishers, or geography lessons, this product helps students learn and reinforce their knowledge of all 50 states and capitals.


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  • 4 Unique Word Search Worksheets: Each worksheet highlights a mix of U.S. states and their capitals to keep students challenged and engaged.
  • 4 Answer Keys: Quickly and easily check student work with complete solutions provided for each word search.

Key Features:

  • Promotes geography knowledge in a fun and interactive way.
  • Suitable for upper elementary and middle school students.
  • Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or independent study.

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  • Assign as morning work or bell-ringer activities.
  • Use as part of a geography unit to reinforce state and capital recognition.
  • Encourage collaboration by having students work in pairs or groups to complete the puzzles.

This USA-themed word search pack is a fun and educational addition to your classroom resources.


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Travel Through Time With Our Back Then Versus Now Items Presentation!

By Inspired By MlG

Travel through time with our back then versus now items presentation! Students will compare pictures of items that were used in the past with their modern-day counterparts. Clip art and an answer key are included for easy identification. Perfect for history lessons or just a fun trip down memory lane. Shop now and bring the past to life in your classroom!

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James Madison Reading Comprehension & Creative Writing for 5th-6th Graders

By Pearlie Janes Creations

Explore James Madison's journey in "James Madison: A Legacy of Leadership and Vision."

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  • 4 reading passages, each accompanied by 3 multiple-choice questions, 2 vocabulary multiple-choice questions, and a short answer question.
  • 3 creative writing prompts.
  • 2 informative fact sheets about Madison for take-home reinforcement.

Navigate the path of our nation's fourth president with these reading passages and creative writing prompts.

Answer Key included for seamless lesson planning and assessment.

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Pearl Harbor Comic Book and 25 Activities Bundle

By Beth Hammett

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Pearl Harbor Comic Book and Pearl Harbor 25 Activities

Pearl Harbor Comic Book

Use cause and effect, inferencing and critical thinking skills to complete this 39 page ready-to-make, fact based Pearl Harbor Day comic book. Uses American dates.

Includes:

easy to follow World War II Facts Sheet

title page

dedication page

ending page

basic facts about attack and deaths at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona memorial

US presidential speech

black and white images

ready to fill in dialogue and speech boxes

Great for assessment, cause and effect practice, inferencing skills, introduction to unit, reinforcement of background information for World War II, and project based learning. Fun and engaging yet educationa ELA/history/social studies learning activity!

Pearl Harbor 25 Activities Packet

Basic facts about Pearl Harbor Day that include 25 critical thinking activities for ELA and History/Social Studies. Illustrated black and white images for coloring and decorating.

Includes:

KWL Chart

Where is Pearl Harbor?

What is the distance between California and Japan?

What prompted the attack?

Timeline of Events (to build)

When was the attack?

Time Zones activity

Surprise attack! What would you have been doing at...?

Ships unguarded--what would the captain do?

Planes unsecured--what is your suggestion?

Compare and contrast a sailor and soldier

Flying at night in 1941

Paper airplane building, decorating, and flying game

A vital resource not destroyed--oil

Decorate a fallen soldier's tombstone

A General's orders...

Presidential speech translation and analysis

Write your own presidential speech

If you were President...

Jeanette Rankin and Thoughts on War

Make a war poster

Write a Pearl Harbor acrostic poem

Create a Pearl Harbor Memorial

Design a newspaper front page

2 Pearl Harbor Day coloring sheets

Answer and Suggestions for Use sheet

Excellent for cause and effect, inferencing, test prep and review for History/SS, for ELA expository writing, fact-based text accompaniment, and understanding Pearl Harbor Day's importance in American history.Use with AP/GT, flipped, homeschool, project based, etc...Fun, educational, and thought provoking!

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Black History Month Banners and Bulletin Board - Fun February Writing Activities

By The Students Palace

Celebrate Black History Month by having your students research different influential individuals.

This resource includes report pennants for :

-> Martin Luther King

-> Maya Angelou

-> Jackie Robinson

-> Ida b. Wells

-> Harriet Tubman

-> George washington carver

-> Frederick Douglas

-> Booker T. Washington

-> Rosa Parks

-> Bessie Coleman

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  • 10 coloring pages ( PDF + PNG )

  • Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

  • High-resolution images

  • Unlimited prints

  • Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

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Bill of Rights ⚖ Anchor Poster

By YourTeachingDoc

Do your students know what is in each Bill of Rights? Students struggle with understanding the Bill of Rights and how it applies to their life. With this easy to read Anchor Poster, students can see, with graphics, each amendment and what it means. This anchor poster can be blown up to poster sized, or printed out for students to have in their notebook.

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>>An Anchor Poster - Ready-To-Go with Examples

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Emergency Sub Plans | American Civil War Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

These easy to use, no prep, substitution plans give you an ideal back up plan to have ready in your classroom just in case. The bundle contains six close reading activities about key areas of the Civil War, two biography writing units, an informational writing unit and an opinion writing unit. Ideal for emergency sub plans in fifth grade or sixth grade.

20 Lessons, or 20 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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  • Outbreak of American Civil War
  • American Civil War – A Brief Overview
  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • Battle of Gettysburg
  • End of American Civil War & Lincoln Assassination
  • Abraham Lincoln

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Then, there are two biography writing units about Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, an informational writing unit about the Civil War, and an opinion writing unit discussing who was the most influential general. The units have been split into three or four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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Native American Reading Comprehension Crazy Horse Reading Comprehension Passage

By Learn smartly

This engaging reading comprehension passage explores the life and legacy of Crazy Horse, a legendary Native American leader of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Students will learn about his role in defending Native lands, his leadership during the Battle of Little Bighorn, and his unwavering commitment to protecting his people’s way of life. The passage provides insight into Crazy Horse's bravery, strategies, and the significant impact he had on Native American history.

Ideal for grades 4-8, this reading comprehension resource includes critical thinking questions, vocabulary exercises, and multiple-choice questions to enhance students' understanding. Perfect for Native American Heritage Month or lessons on Native American history, this resource will inspire young learners while helping them improve their reading and analytical skills.

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Inauguration Day Coordinate Plane Graphing: Oath

By Qiang Ma

This coordinate system graphic art mystery picture would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity and engaging worksheets for Grade 4-11 for Inauguration Day, Election Day, Presidents' Day, or any time of the year. Prep free! Differentiated! Independent!

The picture has two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

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FREEBIE: 9/11 Reading Passage, Q & A, and Note-Taking Sheets

By Homeschool with Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

This detailed resource package includes a thorough reading passage on 9/11, exploring the causes, events, and consequences of this pivotal moment in history. It comes with 20 critical questions, an answer key, and note-taking sheets for students making this resource perfect for engaging your upper middle and high school students.

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The California Gold Rush Adapted Notes and Review

By Sign with me TOD

This product includes adapted notes and reviews The California Gold Rush.

This product was made for students to learn the following:

In this product, students will learn how California was controlled by Mexico, who signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and what it meant once it was signed, what territory Mexico gave up, John Sutter - how he was the richest person during this time in California, what he hoped to accomplish, what was built on Sutter's 48,827 acres, why his dream was unsuccessful, and what caused this to happen, who found the first piece of gold in the American River, who James Marshall was and why he was hired by Sutter, Sam Brennan and what he did to become very rich, how much money Brennan earned, who the 49ers were and what they did to try to become rich, and traveling across the country in search of gold - Oregon-California Trail or an ocean voyage - the difficulties that were faced taking both of these routes. Students will also learn about where the Oregon-California Trail started and where it ended, the route that was taken if travelers on the East coast wanted to travel West and the continent they would travel around, what travelers had to do/and how long they had to wait for their turn to look for gold, how many people searched for gold in 1848 and 1849, how searching for gold was easy and then it became more challenging as more time went on, how and why the population of California increased and decreased during and after the California Gold Rush, how much money in gold was found in the American River during The California Gold Rush.

Vocabulary reviewed, but is not limited to the following: merchant, sawmill, gold panning, 49ers, and bandits along the Oregon-California Trail.

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New York State Geography Escape Room (No Prep!)

By Miss Yous Clues and Resources

Looking for an exciting way to teach your students about soils and weathering? This New York State Escape Room is the perfect blend of social studies content, close reading, and gamified learning! In this activity, students will explore the geography of New York State including cities, landmarks, and state/country/body of water borders through an engaging close reading article and four unique challenges.

Overview of the Activity: Students begin by reading a two-page informational passage about New York state geography, borders, cities, important landmarks within the state, etc.. The article includes essential vocabulary like state, city, lake, country, border, river and mountain, providing a solid foundation for students before they tackle the four interactive challenges.

Each challenge targets a different skill:

  • Challenge 1: Matching vocabulary terms to their definitions (reinforcing social studies concepts).
  • Challenge 2: True/false questions based on key facts from the reading (to build comprehension).
  • Challenge 3: Multiple-choice questions (testing understanding of key concepts).
  • Challenge 4: Identifying the paragraph where certain information is found (developing close reading skills).

For each correct answer, students receive a clue—a one-digit number. After completing all four challenges, students use their numbers to solve a final puzzle and “escape” the room.

**Why Use Close Reading?:**Close reading is an instructional approach that encourages students to carefully analyze and interpret a text. In this escape room, students must return to the passage multiple times to find the answers to the questions, helping them:

  • Improve their reading comprehension.
  • Strengthen critical thinking skills.
  • Become more independent readers who can tackle complex information.

Benefits of Gamified Learning: Using an escape room format transforms a traditional lesson into an adventure! Students love the thrill of solving puzzles, working together, and completing challenges, which boosts their engagement and motivation. Here’s why gamified learning is a hit in the classroom:

  • Increases engagement: Students are naturally motivated by challenges and competition, making learning more interactive and exciting.
  • Enhances problem-solving skills: Escape rooms require students to use logic and critical thinking to solve clues and progress through tasks.
  • Encourages teamwork: As students collaborate, they practice communication and teamwork, skills essential for success in group settings.

**Perfect for Social Studies and Literacy Integration:**This escape room seamlessly integrates social studies content with reading comprehension, making it a powerful resource for interdisciplinary learning. While students strengthen their understanding of New York State geography, they’re also developing literacy skills by interpreting information, analyzing key details, and practicing vocabulary.

Whether you’re teaching about New York states borders, geography within the state itself, or just looking for a fun, engaging way to challenge your students, this New York State Escape Room is sure to captivate their attention while reinforcing key learning objectives.

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A word search puzzle worksheet that can be used to supplement your unit on First Americans. This can be used for morning work or when introducing your unit to students. 

There are 28 vocabulary words to find in this activity. This will keep your students buy for a quite awhile.

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Native Americans
U.S. History
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