$5 - $10 Middle School Geography Resources

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

This activity is an engaging and accessible way for your students to practice and strengthen their knowledge of American geography as well as states and capital cities!

Students will be tasked with identifying a mystery state that can be only be solved through the process of elimination. They will be prompted to use a political map of America to solve various puzzles and eliminate 49 states until they have only one left, thus solving the mystery.

This is a great way to review states and capital cities and basic map skills. The print version requires that students have access to a physical map but there is a link to a map in the digital version.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• FIVE puzzles for students to solve using a political map of the United States and their knowledge of American geography
• Answer Key
• Link to Digital Version

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Updated with new 2024 flags!

Black and White Quick Facts and Coloring page of all 50 States. Each sheet has the shape and capital of the state, state flower, flag, abbreviation, date and rank of statehood, area and rank, population and rank, region, and state slogan. This is a great resource to introduce basic facts of individual states, while students can engage thru coloring the state flower, map, and flag. Also included is a map of the United States of America. You can have your students label the states and color based on region.

Check out this US President Worksheet covering from George Washington to Joseph Bidden!

This Texas History Bundle includes Notes over the Natural Regions of Texas and a Graphic Organizer and Map over the Regions of Texas.

Spare some time in your class? How about this FUN & DIVERSE TASK CARDS BUNDLE!

How to Use This Resource?

• Whole Class Game: Scoot! Get your students moving with a fun game of Scoot. Place the task cards around the classroom and have students rotate, answering the question at each station before moving on.
• Fast Finishers' Challenge: Challenge early finishers to tackle these task cards as an enriching activity to solidify their understanding.
• Scientific Scavenger Hunt: Turn your classroom or schoolyard into a scientific scavenger hunt! Hide the task cards around the designated area and have students hunt for them, answering the questions they find.
• Science Jenga! Add a scientific twist to the classic game of Jenga! Number the Jenga blocks and assign each number to a specific task card. When a player pulls a block, another player reads the corresponding card and the first player answers the question.
• Formative Assessments: Use these task cards as quick quizzes or formative assessments to gauge student understanding of various science concepts.
• Interactive Whiteboard Fun: Project the task cards on your interactive whiteboard and have students brainstorm answers together as a class.

Have your student work cooperatively to use their prior knowledge of five (5) geographical themes knowledge to create a culture — location, place, movement, human-environment interaction, and region. Through this lesson, students will learn all the characteristics of culture. For students to be successful in playing this game, students must have a working knowledge of the five geographical themes.

OBJECTIVE:

• Students will review the five geographical themes.
• Students will be able to apply the five geographical themes to real-world experiences.
• Students will use the five geographical themes and will create a culture.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
• What physical and cultural characteristics make a place special?
• How do people, goods, and ideas move throughout the world?
• What are the common characteristics that are shared by a region?

MATERIALS

• Detailed Teacher Instructions
• Three-prong notebook per student
• Art Supplies: Markers, crayons, and/or colored pencils
• Five Geographical Themes Activity Sheet (Included)
• Five Geographical Themes Review Game (Included)
• Internet access
• Class set of atlases
• Hole punch
• Grading Rubric (Included)

PREPARATION

• Set up the classroom desks or tables so that students are sitting in groups of twos or threes.
• Duplicate Geographical Themes Game, cut, and place in bag.
• Duplicate packets, one per student.

SCHEDULE

Day One:

(1) Watch video

(2) Play Geographical Themes Game

(3) Complete the brainstorming activity

(2) Create a title page with your culture’s name on it

(3) Complete the “location” activity.

Day Two:

(1) Complete the “place” activity.

Day Three:

(2) Complete the “human environment Interaction” activity.

Day Four:

(1) Complete the “movement” activity and “region” activity.

Day Six:

(1) Presentations. See closure and evaluation.

CLOSURE / EVALUATION

Students, alongside their groups, will present their Geographical Themes Interactive Notebook while the audience takes notes.

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Are you looking for an engaging and immersive way to explore francophone cultures without leaving the classroom? Look no further! This 3-pack bundle of of video projects offers thrilling virtual field trips that combine creativity, language learning, and a touch of friendly competition. Includes an additional bonus file!

Includes:

• Discovering Paris- Unveil the magnificence of France's capital! Explore the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, the vibrant Champs-Élysées, and more renowned landmarks. Students will showcase Paris' cultural treasures in captivating commercials.

• Regions of France- A visual feast of geography! From Normandie's rich history to the breathtaking landscapes of Provence, this project encourages students to discover the unique charm of France's diverse regions.

• Francophone Countries- Embrace global diversity! In this project, students will travel beyond France's borders, exploring the rich cultures of various French-speaking countries worldwide.

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Features:

Friendly Competition: The bundle includes an extra credit element, where students select the top three locations they find most intriguing. This adds a dash of excitement as they advocate for their favorite destinations.

Teacher Savings: By investing in this bundle, you'll not only save money but also empower your students to thrive in their language learning journey.

Multimedia Mastery: Students will unleash their creativity as they curate captivating visuals, engaging soundtracks, and persuasive scripts, making each video a true work of art!

From Classroom to Global Adventure: This bundle brings the world into your classroom, transporting students to iconic sites, beautiful landscapes, and vibrant cultures. It's the perfect blend of education and adventure!

Collaborative Fun: Foster a collaborative spirit as students exchange ideas, collaborate on scripts, and support each other in crafting exceptional travel commercials.

Are you ready to take your students on an unforgettable journey through Francophone cultures? Unlock the gateway to exploration, creativity, and language mastery - Allons-y!

*Projects can be created in either French or English depending on Language level.

This Ancient Egypt Landmarks Resource includes historical terms, a timeline, information about significant landmarks, maps, and pages for categorizing, labeling, identifying and evaluating. An additional page offers questions for students to consider as well as project ideas.

Fifteen separate landmarks are described with engaging photographs included. Students are able to complete as written worksheets or digitally via Easel.

This is a great way for students learn about Ancient Egypt and the geography of Egypt.

Refer to the "History of Ancient Egypt" two-page Guided Reading resource for more information about the key eras in ancient Egyptian history.

Includes a set of 10 questions with separate answer key. Written at a 9th grade level.

Includes 1 set for each of the 7 episodes of season 2 of Blue Planet.

This 71-page no-prep, no planning document has everything you need to introduce your students to geography, cartography, mapping and navigation - En Français!

This cross-curricular pedagogical document will provide you with a 37-page slide deck, complete with terms, definitions, examples, discussion prompts, images, games and activities. It also includes a 33-page student workbook complete with printable worksheets, activities, partner work, research, a final project as well as answer keys, a final project rubric and success criteria.

My slides are never babyish and are suitable for grades 4 through 7. They are suitable for students "en adaptation scolaire," or as a simple introduction to concepts covered in grades 5-7. I teach grades 5 and 6, and this works wonderfully for us!

The first half of the document is your teachable slide deck. In it, you'll find:

• A "Would you rather" style game as a warm up!
• A reflection question.
• A discussion prompt to illicit prior knowledge.
• An in-depth look at some of the earliest maps, their history, their evolution, their purpose, the material used and the process behind them.
• A look at modern mapping and their multiple uses, multiple purposes and multiple features.
• An explanation of scale and "scaling" a map.
• An in-depth look at grids, reticles and the map network with an emphasis on lines of longitude and latitude, the poles, the equator and the meridian.
• Discussion prompts about the measurement of diameter on our spherical planet.
• A look at the different hemispheres (N, S, E and W.)
• Group discussion prompts about continents and how we read a map of the world.
• Fun Facts about the Canadian provinces.
• Explanations (with visuals!) of different reference maps (physical and topographic).
• A comparison of "good" maps and "bad" maps and the need to be precise and to follow specific criteria when it comes to map-making.
• An activity on labeling Canada.

In addition to the Slide Deck, you'll find a student workbook with loads of printable activities that are excellent to leave with a substitute teacher or to use yourself. It comes with a "cover page" for their binders or duo-tangs. In the student workbook, your students will find:

• A jigsaw activity using Google Maps (group activity)
• A visual aid that highlights different components of a map with examples.
• "Comment utiliser une échelle?" - An activity to practice measuring distance using scale.
• "Comment te rendre chez toi?" - A quick warm-up map-making activity for students to "draw" their way to school.
• "Sais-tu utiliser une échelle?" - A series of distance-measuring activities using the provincial map of your choosing. I've included sheets for all Canadian provinces.
• "Guide touristique de chez vous!" - An activity on finding and measuring distances between their favorite landmarks, amusement parks, shopping and activities in their province.
• "Road Trip! Calculer le temps nécessaire" - An activity for students to calculate the time needed to travel (incorporates algebraic representation and uses the formula T = D/V).
• "Road Trip! Symboles et géographie" - An activity on reading symbols and the universal nature of symbols.
• "Symboles universels: Symboles et la cartographie" - An activity on creating universally-known symbols for universally-known concepts.
• "Système de coordonnées: Comment lire un atlas?" - An activity on using the coordinate system to find locations on a map.
• A world map is provided with a coordinate grid layered through it for these activities.
• Answer keys for all activities here!
• A final project explanation along with success criteria.
• A checklist and rubric are provided for the final project.

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Learn about the history of Alaska and its state symbols with this state research project. This Alaska research project contains cards with real pictures, reading passages with comprehension questions, and two forms of research recording activities. Students can use the passages, posters and cards to answer the research questions in the two books, or conduct their own research through books or the internet. The preview shows a sampling of each part of this packet.

What is included?

Basic State Poster

State Symbol Cards with real photographs where available

History Time Line Cards with real photographs where available

Reading Comprehension Passages

• Alaska History
• Weather and Climate
• Agriculture and Industry

Fun Facts and Information Pages

Writing Activities

State Research Flip Book Pages

• Basic Facts
• Where is this State?
• Major Landmarks
• Flag
• State Symbols
• Interesting Facts

State Report Book Pages (Choose the pages according to what your focus is.)

• Basic Facts
• Location
• Flag
• State Map
• State Symbols
• Major Landmarks
• Weather and Climate
• Industry and Agriculture
• Famous Person
• Fun Facts

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This is a 91-page set of worksheets to accompany Susan Wise Bauer's book "Volume 4: The Modern Age" from the Story of the World.

These worksheets are compatible with both the original edition and the revised edition (published in 2021). Both editions have essentially the same content, and the publisher states that in the revised edition, improvements were made to maps, illustrations, and typesetting, but no new content was added.

For each chapter, there is one page of comprehension questions (multiple choice and short answer questions).

For each set of six chapters, there are seven review pages:

* comprehension questions (multiple choice)

* comprehension questions (short answer questions)

* vocabulary (two pages)

* review activity

* compare and contrast

* paragraph summaries

Also, there is an answer key included at the end of the file.

Worksheets for nonfiction books:

* Carl Sagan: Cosmos

* I Am Malala

* Malala's Magic Pencil

* Roald Dahl: Boy (Tales of Childhood)

* Roald Dahl: Going Solo

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 1

* Steck-Vaughn textbook: History of our World Volume 2

* Elie Wiesel: Night

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 1 (Ancient Times)

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 2 (The Middle Ages)

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 3 (Early Modern Times)

* Susan Wise Bauer: Volume 4 (The Modern Age)

Las Nacionalidades

Interactive game for practicing Las Nacionalidades Hispanas.

Interactive and Fun!

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Kids enjoy studying about the world in which they live! With the help of these entertaining printable Continents and Oceans Worksheets, they will love learning about the seven continents and the corresponding geography. For students in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and sixth grade, these worksheets offer a fun and interactive way to explore our planet. Through engaging activities like coloring, labeling, and matching, students will develop a solid understanding of the continents and oceans while sparking their curiosity about the diverse cultures and natural wonders of the world. Let’s embark on a global adventure together!

By completing the various activities, children will enhance their map skills, vocabulary, and critical thinking abilities. These printable resources are perfect for homeschooling, classroom use, or simply as a fun activity to do at home.

These no prep worksheets offer a wide range of activities to keep young learners engaged. From simple tracing and coloring to more challenging puzzles and word searches, there’s something for everyone. With these worksheets, learning about the continents and oceans is both educational and enjoyable.

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⭐ Blank World Map with Countries | 7 Continents and 5 Oceans | United States Map

These printable maps will be useful whether you are studying geography, world history, countries around the world, or you are just trying to show your kids the route you are taking on your next vacation! For kids learning about states, we’ve included a printable map of the world, as well as maps of North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Antarctica. Furthermore, the world map printable set comprises labeled and blank options for printing. To print the printable map pdf file simply download this ressource and use it for students in pre-kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade, junior high, and even high school.

The blank world map is particularly useful for providing a bird’s eye perspective of the globe, oceans, continents, and major nations. It also helps locate me on the map with children of various ages.

That ressource countains:

• Blank World Map (with /without country names)
• North America Map (with / without country names)
• South America Map (with / without country names)
• Australia Map (with / without country names)
• Asia Map (with / without country names)
• Europe Map (with / without country names)
• Antarctica Map (with / without country names)
• Africa Map (with / without country names)
• United States Map (with / without country names)

⭐ World Map with Countries Worksheets | 7 Continents and 5 Oceans Blank Map

Kids enjoy studying the world they live in! They will enjoy learning about the seven continents and the corresponding geography with these fun and printable Continents Worksheets. For kindergarteners, first graders, second graders, third graders, fourth graders, and fifth graders, use these continents and oceans worksheets. You may start playing and learning as soon as you print the continents and oceans worksheet PDF.

These 7 continents and 5 oceans worksheets are perfect for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers who want to assist their kids learn about the globe we live in and improve their science skills. For kindergarteners, first-graders, second-graders, third-graders, fourth-graders, and fifth-graders, this pack is ideal. Use these no prep 7 Continents worksheets for science centers, additional practice, at home or at school, or as a component of a continent study. Children will learn about the seven continents that today make up the world in which we live with this bundle. Answers are provided and this pack comes mainly in black and white with a few color pages thrown in.

There are lots of activities in this pack:

• Continent poster in color
• Color in the continents on the world map following the key
• Cut out and paste the labels onto the continents
• Write the names of the seven continents next to the corresponding number
• Color in the continents using the key
• Unscramble the names of the continents
• One page for each of the seven continents with facts that include the hemisphere the continent is in, the oceans that surround it, and the amount of countries that are in that continent
• Write the names of the continents in alphabetical order
• Continent word search

⭐ Continents and Oceans Worksheets | Blank World Map with Countries | Map Skills

This set of printable pages on the seven continents is a fantastic way to practice geography. With the help of this continents and oceans worksheet pdf, students will enjoy learning about the seven major continents. Use these maps with kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grade elementary students as part of a social studies subject, as a stand-alone review, or as additional practice.

These 7 Continents and 5 Oceans worksheets will be a hit with your pupils as they practice labeling the different continents and discover fascinating facts about each one. You only need to print the continents and oceans worksheet to begin teaching kindergarteners, first-graders, second-graders, third-graders, fourth-graders, fifth-graders, and sixth-graders. This no-prep geography lesson will help children learn about Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, Antarctica, South America, and Europe. It is perfect for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers. Now that you have these continents worksheets, you can start learning! The answer key is provided!!

⭐ World Map Skills Worksheets | 7 Continents and 5 Oceans | Geography Activities

This printable page pack featuring the seven continents is an excellent tool for honing geography skills. These continents and oceans worksheet pdf will make learning about the seven major continents enjoyable for students. Utilize these no prep worksheets with kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and even sixth graders! With vibrant colors and engaging activities, these worksheets turn geography into an adventure. Children will love coloring the continents, labeling oceans, and matching animals to their habitats. Perfect for homeschooling, classroom use, or simply for curious young minds. Let’s explore the world together!

From basic map skills to understanding cultural differences, these no prep continents and oceans worksheets provide a solid foundation for future learning. Download your set today and start your global exploration! Students will love searching for hidden objects, solving puzzles, and creating their own maps. These engaging activities will spark their curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of geography. Plus, they’re a great way to reinforce essential skills like following directions and problem-solving.

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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.

This 5 themes of geography activity will make learning fun with this engaging, hands-on task card escape room. This activity includes 16 task cards that are broken down into 4 levels or puzzle types, giving students a chance to practice nonfiction reading comprehension skills while actively decoding puzzles.

Lead your students to discover information about the 5 themes of geography by exploring it on their own before teaching or have them use it to review information. Students will answer questions that can be found directly in their reading passage, so there is no prior knowledge needed.

Here's what you'll get:

• two-page reading comprehension passage
• 16 task cards
• student recording sheet
• 4 decoder puzzles
• teacher directions, prep tips and FAQs
• puzzle decoder hints
• answer key

Students will revisit the nonfiction text multiple times, practicing reading comprehension and critical thinking skills as they rotate around the room decoding puzzles. They can work in pairs or individually in a race to complete the 16 questions. This friendly competition is sure to increase engagement!

Prep is quick and easy... NO LOCKS, FANCY ENVELOPES, or HIDING OF CLUES NEEDED! Just print the recording sheets and reading passage, cut and spread out the 16 task cards and decoder puzzles, and let students get to work!

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If you are looking for a creative and no-prep, self contained for emergency sub resource for middle of high school to teach about world geography Map Labelling Challenge. This printable and digital activity works as bellringer or ongoing task to teach or assess your students about geographical knowledge locations from oceans to countries for your Geography program.

In this no prep lesson, Geographical Scavenger Hunt to identify continents, oceans, seas, mountains ranges, bays, gulfs, rivers, countries, latitude & longitude lines on world map and is suitable for students for a back to school tasks to to test and revise their geographical information.

Geographical Map Labelling Challenge

Objective: To enhance students' knowledge of the world's geography by identifying and naming various geographical features using a numbered world map.

Task:

Using the numbers as references, students must identify and label the following:

- Continents: All the continents marked on the map.

- Oceans: All the major oceans indicated.

- Rivers: Major rivers that are numbered.

- Mountain Ranges: Identify the mountain ranges marked on the map.

- Bays and Gulfs: Label the bays and gulfs indicated.

- Lines of Latitude & Longitude: Identify and label the major lines of latitude (e.g., Equator, Tropics) and longitude (e.g., Prime Meridian).

- Countries: Label as many countries as possible that are numbered on the map.

Resources includes

• Digital worksheet
• Printable worksheet
• Marking key

I like starting with them working singly to answer as many as they can, then moving on working in groups. Finally using an atlas to complete the sheet. Or you can use it as an ongoing start/end of lesson task for the first/last 5 minutes. Student love the challenge.

Extension Activities:

- Ask students to research and write a brief description of a geographical feature they found challenging to identify.

- Organize a group discussion where students can share interesting facts about a particular country or geographical feature they labeled.

- Encourage students to create a visual presentation or poster showcasing a specific continent and its unique geographical features.

This task promotes active learning as students engage with the map, utilize their geographical knowledge, and collaborate with peers to identify and label the world's major features.

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RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

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Challenges to food production, including land and water degradation, shortage of fresh water, competing land uses, and climate change, for Australia and other areas of the world (ACHGK063)

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An 11-page PowerPoint with stations to use while teaching Japan. Each station takes 1-2 days to complete with an "At Home Station" for students to complete.

Writing About Japan

Day 1 - brainstorm given topic suggestions

Day 2 - write your paper

Vocabulary Activities

Day 3 - an activity using the vocabulary words for this unit

Day 4 - a second activity with the vocabulary words

Map Activities

Days 5 & 6 - 4 different map making activitites

Japanese Timeline

Days 7 & 8 - Students create a timeline for Japan using written descriptions and pictures.

The Rabbit In The Moon Folktale

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Special Education Science Task Box Puzzle Bundle

This special education science task box bundle is perfect for life skills classes. It is differentiated to meet the needs or multi-level students. The visuals provide students access to the material who may need more academic support.

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Are you looking for online resources to assign your students so they can continuing learning from home? Look no further! This comprehensive GOOGLE DRIVE research project BUNDLE is everything you need in order for students to complete independent research from home or paperless assignments at school. This product encourages research skills using National Geographic Kids & various graphic organizers, content-specific vocabulary knowledge, and self-reflection skills! This resource comes with over 12 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 your students will love! Be sure to check out the individual products for a more detailed description / preview of what is included :)

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