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Geography Common Core RI.1.5 resources
Maps and Globes - 7 Continents and Oceans- Landforms Map Skills Activity
This interactive and engaging resource will help your students learn all about Map Skills, Globes, Continents, Landforms, and Communities! These Map Skills activities will not only have your students learning the importance of locating on places on maps and globes, they’ll also be learning about constructing and reading a simple map, using cardinal directions and identifying map symbols. Lastly, they'll also compare and contrast basic land use in urban, suburban, and rural environments.This Maps
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1st - 3rd
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Country Research Report Worksheets and Graphic Organizers Google Slides
Are you looking for engaging activities for writing a country research project? These country research graphic organizer worksheets are perfect for your literacy and social studies lessons about countries. They are ideal for research projects and report writing. They are also great for reading lessons with informational texts.These informational essay graphic organizers are offered as no prep printables, as well as in digital formats (TPT Easel and Google Slides). Here's the thing. You want your
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1st - 3rd
Types of Communities - Urban, Suburban, Rural Communities
These digital Types of Communities activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We a
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1st - 2nd
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Types of Communities | 1st or 2nd Grade Social Studies Unit | Rural Urban Suburb
Spruce up your 1st or 2nd grade social studies unit with this types of communities activity. Students will research urban, rural and suburban communities and use this graphic organizer brochure to take notes on jobs, buildings, vehicles and the importance of each community. They will then take notes on their own community.Students will take notes on:3 types of communities: urban, rural, suburbanUrban Communities: jobs, vehicles, buildings, importanceSuburban Communities: jobs, vehicles, building
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1st - 3rd
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Map Skills Activities - Print & Digital Map Skills Lessons
These digital Mapping Skills activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all kno
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1st - 2nd
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Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
*Discovering the 7 Continents* {North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica!}***SAVE OVER 20% OFF BY PURCHASING THE BUNDLE***This comprehensive continents mega unit on the 7 continents provides students with multiple opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of each of the continents. It provides all the materials students will need for a systematic, organized method to produce an interactive pocket book on the continents. Students will thrive on the predicta
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1st - 2nd
National Symbols – 13 American Symbols & National Landmark Activities & Lessons
Our American Symbols Unit features THIRTEEN COMPLETE Common Core-aligned lessons with a balanced mix of engaging higher and lower level hands-on activities to teach 1st-3rd grade students about our nation's National Symbols:
• National Symbols Pre and Post Tests
• Nonfiction Informational text-we provide all of the National Symbols CONTENT
• Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension after each of the 13 lessons
• short Research Project to make the game Find the Fib using True and Fal
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1st - 3rd
Communities | 1st or 2nd Grade Social Studies Unit | Helpers, Types, Places
Spruce up your 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade social studies unit with these community activities! This all inclusive unit will cover types of communities, community helpers, community places, goods and services and renewable vs nonrenewable resources.Students Will Learn:About 3 types of communities (urban, rural and suburban)What type of community they live inGoods vs servicesRenewable vs nonrenewable resourcesCommunity helpers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, doctors, teachers, far
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1st - 3rd
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7 Continents Activities - Print & Digital Continent Lessons
These digital Seven Continents activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We all k
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1st - 2nd
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My Family Heritage Lapbook Project
The perfect way to end your Around the World, All About Me, or Family Units... a lapbook project that ties together social studies and ELA! As each student dives into a search of their multicultural roots, they will practice their reading, writing, and speaking skills while gaining a deeper appreciation of the cultures that make up their family tree. Though most of the project is completed in class, three parts are taken home for family input (a flipbook, a family tree, and a family recipe card)
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Elementary Social Studies Craft and Project Bundle with Bonus Banner
Continents: Africa Research Unit with PowerPoint
Your students will love the variety of this fun, interactive and engaging unit on Africa. The Africa unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocabulary words are embedded throughout the unit to promote ample opportunitie
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
Continents: South America Research Unit with PowerPoint
The Continents South America unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocabulary words are embedded throughout the unit to promote ample opportunities for learning. Included in your download:*South America PowerPoint: 12
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
Community Helpers Activities | 1st or 2nd Grade Social Studies Unit | Career Day
Spruce up your 1st or 2nd grade social studies unit with these community helpers activities. Students will research jobs and create flip books for these careers: police officers, firefighters, construction workers, doctors, teachers, farmers, and mailmen.Each Flip Book Includes Practice for:Labeling Activity (uniform)List of ToolsDescribing WorkplaceDiscussing ImportancePlus a fun craft!What's Inside:Teaching GuideBook Suggestions (leveled readers are NOT included)Picture ExamplesEssential Quest
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1st - 2nd
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Country Travel Brochure
This Country Research and Travel Brochure Project provides you with an easy way to engage your students in meaningful work. It has been designed in a manner that allows students to work at their own developmental level...instant differentiation! It can be used in class to model research and note-taking, sent home as a out-of-school assignment, or used to provide capable students who need their learning extended with an independent project.In my classroom, I first modeled the lesson and expectati
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1st - 5th
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Continents: Australia Unit with PowerPoint
Your students will love the variety of this fun, interactive and engaging continents unit on Australia. The Australia unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocabulary words are embedded throughout the unit to promote a
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
Continents: Antarctica Research Unit with PowerPoint
Students will love this fun, interactive and engaging unit on Antarctica. The Antarctica unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocabulary words are embedded throughout the unit to promote ample opportunities for learni
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
Continents: Europe Unit with PowerPoint
Students will love the variety of our interactive and engaging Continents Europe unit. The Europe unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocabulary words are embedded throughout the unit to promote ample opportunities f
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
My Place on the Map - Me on the Map - Mapping Skills- Print and Digital
These digital My Place on the Map activities are easy to use as traditional classroom lesson plans, centers, homework, independent work, or they’re great for fast finishers in first and second grades. Busy teachers love these low-prep lessons and activities that are sure to engage their students! With print & digital options, Learning Quests provide a balance of face to face and device-based learning styles for your modern classroom.Why do teachers and students love our Learning Quests?We al
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1st - 2nd
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Continents: North America Unit with PowerPoint
*North America Research Unit* Your students will love the variety of this fun, interactive and engaging unit on North America. The North America unit is a comprehensive week long unit that integrates technology, vocabulary, writing, art, reading strategies and more! Students will respond to informational text by answering questions in a student booklet in a variety of formats. Students will learn vocabulary words by creating a picture vocabulary flip book. The vocbulary words are embedded throug
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Discovering the 7 Continents [MEGA] Bundle Unit!
Community Places Activities | 1st or 2nd Grade Social Studies Unit
Spruce up your 1st or 2nd grade social studies unit with these community places activities. Students will research important landmarks in communities and create crafts about goods and services offered, including: hospitals, schools, banks, autoshops, firehouse, police station, post office and stores.Each Craft/Activity Includes a Graphic Organizer with Practice for: What problem/solution does the building solve?What people will you see in each building?What goods or services are offered here?Plu
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1st - 3rd
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All About the Continents: Fact Template Sheet and Writing Papers
Use these fact recording sheets and writing paper to help your students learn and research about the continents!
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-Fact recording sheet for each continent.
-2 sets of writing paper with picture boxes. (1 set has simple lines for writing, the other has lines to help with letter formation).
You can have your students research the continents, and write a report. This would be great for information reading & writing.
This activity can be done in class or as a homework/resear
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K - 6th
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Cross-Curricular Social Studies & Reading - Islands, Map Skills, & Immigrants
"Elementary Insider" is a fun way to present social studies topics for 1st - 2nd grade students in a newspaper format with CCSS alligned questions and worksheets. This edition's focus is on Islands: What is an Island? Ellis Island (Immigration), Liberty Island (Statue of Liberty), How Some Islands Form . Pages:1-2: Newspaper3-4: Comprehension Questions5: Main Topic6: Text Features- What Text Features are Used7: Author's Main Purpose: Describe, Explain, Answer8: Author's Points & Supporting R
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Informational Text - Social Studies & Science Topics
Golden Gate Bridge Activities – National Symbols (American Symbols) Lesson
The Golden Gate Bridge is a Content-Based Interactive Notebook Mini Unit fostering Literacy in Social Studies for 1st-3rd grade students. We've included Nonfiction Informational Text, THREE Interactive Notebook Assignments, and a balanced mix of activities to teach about the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as one of our American Symbols:• Golden Gate Bridge COMPLETE Lesson – we supply all of the CONTENT!• Questions to assess Informational Text ComprehensionStudents will practice Cardinal Dire
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1st - 3rd
Map Skills Common Core Reading and Writing Unit
First grade map skills unit (great for second grade too) that also practices common core reading and writing skills. This unit also has projects that include art and map making.
The unit is organized around a shared reading wall story (narrative input chart) and 4 articles. Also included are 2 versions of a student mini-book that goes with shared reading story. The story uses unit vocabulary in an engaging narrative to build background, social studies vocabulary, and interest.
UNIT HAS 4 AR
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1st - 2nd
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