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Common Core RH.6-8.7 resources for Gifted and Talented
Ancient Rome Unit Bundle
The Ancient Rome Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 160 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 20 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about characteristics of the Roman Republic, Julius Caesar's rise to power, the Pax Roman, fall of the Roman Empire, inventions and achievements of ancient Rome and so much more! Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mesopotamia Activities Unit Bundle
The Mesopotamia Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 150 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 8 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of life and the history of empires in ancient Mesopotamia. Students will research a Mesopotamian invention, examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, perform a class skit, analyze primary so
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient Greece Unit Bundle
The Ancient Greece Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 195 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 19 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the geography of Ancient Greece, the history of early Greece and the Minoan, Mycenaean and Dorian civilizations, the characteristics of life in Athens and Sparta and Athenian democracy along with the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War, Greek culture, daily life, th
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ancient India Unit Bundle
The Ancient India Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 185 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 12 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of daily life, accomplishments, the history of Mauryan Empire and the Gupta Empires and more. Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read informational text, examine the actions of the Mauryan lea
Grades:
5th - 8th
GATE - Depth and Complexity - Posters and Digital Stickers - Print and Digital
Do you use the GATE icons of Depth & Complexity and Content Imperatives in your classroom? If so, having a visually eye-catching poster or display is essential for students to make immediate connections to their learning and the icon it connects to. I have the PERFECT resource for you! This resource includes a gorgeous set of classroom posters, icon cards, and digital stickers-All featuring the 16 icons of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives.Together, the GATE (Gifted and Talente
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2nd - 12th
Ancient China Unit Bundle
The Ancient China Unit Bundle is perfect for middle school social studies classes. It includes over 210 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 18 days of detailed lesson plans! In this unit, students will learn about the characteristics of the Chinese dynasties, daily lives of the people, the Great Walll of China, the Silk Road, the Chinese philosophies, the Mongol Empire and more! Students will examine the geography of the region, take notes in an interactive notebook, read info
Grades:
5th - 8th
"Happiest" Country Social Studies Research and Math Project for Middle School
Math and Social Studies Project Using Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking SkillsEnrichment Social Studies and Math ProjectDuring this project, students read and discuss a New York Times Articles that discuss the results of a Quality of Life Survey from around the world.Then students brainstorm and research quality of life indicators in 10 countries of their choice and then rank those 10 countries from happiest to least happy. Students will think critically about factors that would impact
Grades:
5th - 8th
WWII Airplane Fighter Gliders - GATE STEM + Reading 3rd-7th Grades
Yes, we get to throw little gliders around the classroom. This is the sneakiest, most evil sort of teacher trick: learning standards and being challenged academically while having fun!
This unit is perfect for a Friday or the day before a vacation. Start it in the morning, and run across the entire curriculum throughout the school day. Or take pieces out of the unit here and there over the course of days and weeks . . . as the components can work as “stand alone” or as a cohesive trip acr
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3rd - 7th
American Revolution Bundle of Activities with Google Slides
Purchase all you need for your American Revolution Unit! In this bundle, you will receive all of my lessons that maximize learning in your Social Studies classroom. This is a must buy for the beginning teacher or a seasoned teacher looking to refresh their Social Studies lessons. This unit includes multiple activities for:-Causes and Events Leading to the American Revolution -Battles of the American Revolution-DBQs-GAMES to review! ⭐In addition to the lesson you will receive differentiation op
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Interpreting Maps (Physical, Topographic, Thematic, and Political)
My 6th-grade Geography students always enjoyed this fun, critical thinking, and discussion-sparking Map interpretation activity! Activity Includes:16 slides, each featuring a different mapThought-provoking question prompts to accompany each map An additional slide with links to geography games for your early-finishersHow to ImplementI recommend having students work with a partner to discuss each map before coming to an answer, although this could also be a whole-group or small-group activity if
Grades:
6th - 10th
Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
Grades:
5th - 12th
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World Holidays BINGO: Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, Dewali, and more..
I teach GT and use this activity and an accompanying lesson on countries, customs and holidays around the world before the holiday break in order to introduce cultural diversity, geography, country flags and cultures to my students.Holidays included in this activity are:ChristmasKwanzaaHanukkahChinese New YearDewaliAmerican New YearDia de los Muertas
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3rd - 7th
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"I Must Betray You" by Ruta Sepetys: Resource Set
Getting ready to read I Must Betray You? You need this set! It includes a set of lecture notes to cover background knowledge on the USSR (slightly silly at times and overgeneralized), an anticipation guide to spark discussion before reading, discussion questions, and research questions for presentations on related topics. It also includes a teacher guide with some content warnings for you to be prepared for what's coming. This set will help you dig deeper into this thrilling, jaw-dropping novel
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7th - 9th
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Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Bring history to life, and let your students discover how the mighty Persian Empire began. Almost 2500 years ago Cyrus inherited a moderate kingdom. From that small beginning he grew his inheritance into the largest and mightiest empire of its day, swallowing up both the Babylonian and the Median empires in just twenty-one short years. Within sixty-five years it stretched from western shores of Asia Minor to the Indus River in the east and then south encompassing Egypt, Nubia and Libya in Africa
Grades:
6th - 9th
Julius Caesar: A point-of-view experience Patrician vs Plebeians
A best seller and a student favorite! This is four day, higher-level thinking, mini-unit on the Points-of-View (Plebeians & Patricians) surrounding the reign of Julius Caesar incorporates 21st Century Skills and Common Core. This lesson requires computer access and the ability to access and use voicethread.com. The lesson encourages the students to apply what they have already learned about Julius Caesar (specifically The New Calendar System, Public Works, New Citizens, Honest government,
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: $ Saving Bundle: Buy My Store-Erin Schneider Secondary Social Studies
Persian Wars Battle Strategies: part II of the Persian Wars Presentation
An epic war to decide the destiny of Europe lay in the hands of ancient Greek freedom fighters. It looked like they had no chance against the mighty Persian armies. Their victory stunned the world and changed the destiny of Europe. Some 2500 years ago a rag tag group of Greek city-states led by the military genius of Athens and Sparta stopped the mighty Persian Empire from invading and conquering Europe. Teach your students about the Persian Wars by comparing the battle strategies used by the
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars PowerPoint Presentation Bundle
Mesopotamia Website and Inquiry Questions for a Project Based Learning Activity!
Students love this website project! To add depth and complexity to your unit on Mesopotamia, students start by picking an inquiry question from the ones provided or create their own based on their interests. They can work individually, in pairs, or small groups to create a website using Google Sites, Canva or any other platform that you have taught them to use. What should be included is on the assignment page, but you can tell students that these are some ideas to include or ideas that they hav
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
A Cheyenne Odyssey - Choose Your Experience style video game handout
This handout presents the essential questions from the FREE A Cheyenne Odyssey video game, on the Mission US website: What is Mission US?(It is basically a "choose your experience" video game where the story path changes depending on the choices you make as you play! Students love it, and become immersed.)Developed for use in middle and high school classrooms, Mission US engages students in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive game an
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Building an Empire
Building a New Empire is an Inquiry-Based Learning opportunity your students will remember for years to come! Absorbed in cooperative work as they take on professional roles and perspectives, your students will uncover the trends in growing empires and use that knowledge to construct their own strong empire. Students will view the development of their empire through various lenses. The task force consists of a:1. Geographer2. Economist3. Sociologist4. Government Advisor5. Commander-in-ChiefOnce
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6th - 10th
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Ancient Egypt Website Project - Inquiry Questions Included!
Students love to learn about Ancient Egypt and yearn to learn more. There are 39 inquiry questions for students to choose from regarding social structure, innovations, civilization, and cultural practices; they research what interests them. Students then can create a website using Google Sites, Canva, or any website generator. They can work in teams (which my students loved) and share what they have learned with others in the class. I have included a link to Google Slides to project or share wit
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Solar System on your Ceiling
Create a working model of the Solar System on you classroom ceiling and through the school year predict the planets and constellations that will be in the sky each night! Turn your classroom into your students' work of art with depictions and mythologies of the Zodiac, the four seasons in each corner of your room, Solstices & Equinoxes, holidays, birthdays, and the direction of space probes all correctly placed with our Sun in the center. ~ Capture the imagination of every student~ Int
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4th - 12th
NGSS:
5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-3
, MS-ESS1-1
16th Amendment - "Income Tax" - Enhanced DBQ - Close Read (PDF for Handouts)
A PERFECT ACTIVITY FOR TAX DAY!
In studying this Amendment, your students will learn the history behind taxing income, an indepth study of the 16th Amendment, and a Matching assessment quiz.
An Enhanced Document-Based Question Unit that includes elements of Close Reading Strategies to gain a GREATER understanding of the 16th Amendment - "Income Tax". This lesson includes:
* Lesson Plan
* Lesson Plan Narrative and Reasoning Guide
* Common Core Standards Correlation
* Primary and Secondary Sou
Grades:
5th - 12th
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Study Guide: Charles C. Mann 1493 Columbus's Voyage to Globalization 115 MC Q
EXCEPTIONAL STUDY GUIDE FOR CHARLES C. MANN 1493 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: FROM COLUMBUS'S VOYAGE TO GLOBALIZATION - GAME FORMAT 115 Multiple Choice Review Game Questions: 1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization written by Charles C. Mann adapted by Rebecca StefoffThe book tells the story of globalization through travel, trade, colonization, and migration from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to the present. The book talks about the Columbian Exchange and five continents of
Grades:
8th - 12th
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NO PREP Gifted Geography and Map Skills Packet
Looking for end of the year work?Need a NO PREP geography lesson?Need a QUICK introduction to map skills?This is the gifted version of my original geography packet . This includes a differentiated and enhanced project that gets your Gifted and Talented students thinking! Everything you need is Included in this packet!-2 coloring activities-Mapactivity-2 differentiated projects (home and class project)-Optional Tabs-Vocabulary-Students can color their packetStudents will -Identify where the Unit
Grades:
5th - 12th
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