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$2.25Buy NowA fun and whimsical cross-curricular activity that your students will love. Students will read a ‘going back in time’ narrative about a young man finding himself aboard a ship with Christopher Columbus. After reading the passage and answering a few ‘get you thinking’ questions, students will be asked to ‘complete the story’. Ask students not only to use their knowledge and skills of writing but also their knowledge about Columbus, the time, the passage to the ‘New World’, living conditions, etc. You may also ask them to do a little research to find out more about the subject before completing the story.
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$3.00Buy NowStudying the state of Alabama? Perhaps doing a unit on Ornithology? This project based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Alabama’s state bird – the Northern Flicker!
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$3.00Buy NowThis resource is a project-based activity designed to be used during any election (local, state or national). It can be completed individually or in cooperative groups. Perfect for any Civics, Social Studies, or Government classroom 6th-12th grades.
The assignment consists of comparing / contrasting two candidates and requires students to research, report, plus give their own opinions on several aspects surrounding the various activities listed below. You can also require students to create a presentation if you’d like of all their findings!
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$1.00Buy NowThis is a historic book originally published in 1877. It would be best used by High School students.
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$2.50Buy NowThis 42 page book is a biography of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
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$3.00Buy NowHere are 6 picture puzzles of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States! Puzzles are an opportunity for young children to explore early math concepts, including shapes, sizes, and how and where one puzzle piece fits with another to make pictures or designs. This type of math involves spatial reasoning. These puzzles are all different which will give students the ability to practice and grow their spatial reasoning skills.
Perfect to use anytime of the year or around Washington’s Birthday or Presidents Day.
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$3.00Buy NowStudying the state of Ohio? Perhaps doing a unit on Ornithology? This project-based unit is designed to help students study and record information about Ohio’s state bird – the Northern Cardinal! To learn more, see details below or you can preview a similar product here.
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$5.00Buy NowThis United States Constitution Lapbook will help students gain an good understanding of America’s foundational document and American History.
It is an interactive learning resource and can be student guided or teacher directed!
Included in this product…
- Lapbooking instructions
- Assignment page
- Lapbook Rubric
- Complete copy of the U.S. Constitution
- Lapbook templates
While completing this project, students will be asked to report on things such as…the purpose of the Constitution, when it was written, the amendments, Bill of Rights, the framers of the document, the Constitutional delegates, the Virginia Plan, separation of powers, checks and balances, the make up of the different branches of our government and more. A copy of the U.S. Constitution is included. Students will be required to research or read books to gather information to complete much of the project.
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$1.99Buy NowWhether it is an election year or not, if you are studying the U.S. Electoral College, this is a great resource for your classroom.
Suggestions for Use:
* If it is an election year, you can assign it for students to complete on election night.
* Not an election year? You can still use it! Simply assign students to complete the assignment for a specific presidential election.
* Study a variety of past presidential elections in U.S. History and how the electoral college voted! This would be a wonderful cooperative groups activity where each group completed (and reported their findings) on a different election. -
$3.00Buy NowHelp Students learn to identify and answer directional questions about the continents (South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Africa) and oceans (Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, Indian, Pacific) with this resource!
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$2.50Buy NowHelp students get the most of any study on American Westward Expansion and the Pony Express! This resource provide themed pages that students can use to record information from class lessons, textbook reading or from their own research! Inspiring student creativity and productivity are the reasons behind the designing of this product. These pages are ready to use and flexible!
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$3.00Buy NowStudents will love this engaging, hands-on lapbooking project as they learn a brief history about the circus starting in Europe and then coming to the United States. They’ll also learn the difference between the early circus and the circus of today!
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$3.00Buy NowStudents should understand the significance of a terrible day in American history, September 11th, 2001, otherwise known as 911. This resource has been designed to help students gain factual knowledge of the events of that day, the heroic efforts of first responders and the U.S. military response. This can be used as a standalone mini-lesson or as part of your own curriculum. (Designed for 7th-10th grades)
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$3.00Buy NowStudying the state of Oklahoma? Perhaps doing a unit on Ornithology? Check out this Notebooking set designed around the Oklahoma State Bird!
What type of pages are contained in this set:
– A map page (for the state)
– Scientific classification page
– A page for students to give details about the bird’s physical description, habitat, diet, life span and reproduction
– A page where students will do additional map work to show where in the U.S. the bird lives in addition to migration information
– Coloring page
– Several pages on which students can use for expository and/or creative writing as well as sections in which students may draw.14 pages in all and is designed for different levels / abilities.
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$2.00Buy NowThis resource on the famous national landmark, the Lincoln Memorial has been designed for use in 3rd-4th grade classrooms. It is cross-curricular so it can be used as a Social Studies / History lesson(s) or an English / Language Arts lesson(s)!
(See description below for additional information)
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$2.00Buy NowAs students study the Midwest region of the United States, have them complete these scrapbook activities. Students will draw (or paste) pictures and write a few short sentences about climate, landforms, water, natural resources, landmarks and culture. Students will also be asked to name the states of the region and give a personal opinion about a place they would most like to visit in the region. There are 5 scrapbooking pages for student use.
You can use these pages with your own curriculum or research to find the information to fill in the scrapbook.
