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6.1 Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide

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I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing Present Day Eastern

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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5.1 Early Peoples of the Americas Inquiry Design Model

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I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! The Early People of the Americas Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing the Early People of the Americas, and

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English Language Arts, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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5.2 Complex Societies and Civilizations Inquiry Design Model

By Light A Fire

I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! The Complex Societies and Civilizations Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing Complex Societies and

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

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6.2 Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages Inquiry Design Model

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The Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages, designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, World History

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6^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Outlines

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Participation in Government and Civics Syllabus ...and more!

By Light A Fire

This course syllabus and year long plan corresponds with the current New York State SS Framework, and Core Curriculum, for 12th Grade. You can find the specific NYS Framework for Part. in Gov. and Civ. on pages 45 - 47 in the PDF document found at:

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Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History

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11^th, 12^th

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Social Studies Pacing Guide for NYS SS Framework

By Light A Fire

US History Pacing GuideWeek by week, the NYS Framework for 5th Grade Social Studies is chunked into a school-year long pacing guide!Not teaching in NYS? This pacing guide is great for anyone teaching US History to students ages 9 - 11. Key Ideas,

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Guided Notes: United States History

By Light A Fire

USS Guides This product is 80 PAGES of guided notes. Students fill in the missing information for each "chunk" of each unit listed below:American Civil WarCivil War ReconstructionIndustrial Growth of the late 1800sImmigrationProgressive

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History, History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool

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Study Guides, Printables, Graphic Organizers

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Introducing the Eastern Hemisphere!

By Light A Fire

NEW PRODUCT - updated 9/2/16 Introduce the continents in and basic geography of... the EASTERN HEMISPHERE! Fun + Learning = Happy Classroom Page one = Simple materials needed and directions for teachersPage two = Silly Sea Creature Map of Eastern

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Social Studies - History, World History, Geography

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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US Colonies - By George!

By Light A Fire

UPDATED - August, 2016 This is my personal fail-proof method of helping students to remember the names and locations of each of the 13 English Colonies. Extension/ Enrichment Activity Idea - Differentiate your classroom by challenging your high

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U.S. History, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History)

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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5th Grade Social Studies Syllabus

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I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Page One = 5th Grade SS Syllabus, Based on NYS Standards Page Two = My own standards based grading rubric... I call it my "learning

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Social Studies - History

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Participation in Government and Civics Vocabulary (NYS Framework)

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New Product Once again, I couldn't find exactly what I needed, so I made my own. Based on the New York State SS Framework for Participation in Government and Civics, I organized a list of words and phrases that seem essential for the course.

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Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History

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8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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6.1 Standards Based Grading Report

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What exactly does a grade of an 85 mean? How about a 100? 42? Is it a percentage of what the child knows, based on the learning goal? Does a 100% mean that the child knows 100% of what you were hoping they would learn? Likewise, does a grade

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Tools for Common Core

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Not Grade Specific

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ELA and Social Studies Team Reading Technique

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Light A Fire in students' willingness to read, analyze primary source documents, and work as a team. This Civil War Gettysburg Address activity is differentiated based on reading levels to help all students understand Abraham Lincoln's speech.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Printables, Lesson

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USS Guide 1 Civil War

By Light A Fire

USS Guide 1 Civil War This is a proven effective method of helping students to organize and learn essential vocabulary and content related to the United States Civil War. This is one of thirteen unit guides available in my United States Study

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

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Geo Landforms

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So the other day I was annoyed that I couldn't find a simple list of landforms and their descriptions. So, I put one together. Over 50 different landforms are included... I'm sure it's not a complete list, but it served our purpose. BTW, after

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Geography

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Core Curriculum: Team SS & ELA, Essay Writing Guides

By Light A Fire

DBQ = Document Based QuestionThree leveled DBQ essay writing guides, DBQ essay grading rubric and level to percent conversion chart, and many tried and true suggestions for how to use these guides in your own classroom are included. I created these

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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DBQs, Printables

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Vocabulary: Essential for US History Classes

By Light A Fire

After combing through countless New York State and regional exams, this is the list of essential unit topics and vocabulary that I have found to appear on most US History assessments. This list begins with the US Civil War and ends with the 9/11

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Study Guides, Printables

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5.1 Standard Based Grade Report

By Light A Fire

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Classroom Management

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Not Grade Specific

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Classroom Forms, Rubrics, Professional Development

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What's News & What's Not?

By Light A Fire

This guide helps students to critically analyze reports in the media. What's news? What's factual? And what is something else?Using this guide, students will COMPARE two different news articles about the same event topic. They choose the event

Subjects:

Civics, Government, Critical Thinking

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RH.11-12.6, RH.11-12.8, RH.11-12.9

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Participation in Government & Civics Syllabus

By Light A Fire

This is my syllabus for NYS Participation in Government & Civics class. As a half year course, over three marking periods, each marking period is one unit in my class: Unit One = The History of United States GovernmentUnit Two = The Legal

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Government

Grades:

11^th, 12^th

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Syllabi, Printables

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been employed as a full time teacher, for the same NY public school district, for over sixteen years...and still going!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Adventurous.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Shining moments = Each time a former student comes to visit me and starts a conversation with, "Hey Mrs. Robbins, remember in class when..."

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

- Bachelor of Science in Psychology - Master of Science in Education - Permanent NYS Teaching Certification for SS, Grades 5 - 12 - Certified NYS Teaching Mentor & various other trainings and experiences

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I am also the mother of two wonderful children and the wife of a very patient husband.