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The Presidential Election will be here before we know it. Since this is an event that only happens every four years, it is so important to introduce the concept to even the littlest of learners. This can easily be done by having a mock election in the classroom. My students always loved when we did this on election day and it helps teach the importance of voting a young age. Pre K, Primary School Education, Kindergarten Election, Elementary Schools, Election Ideas, Election Ballot, Election Day, Little Learners, Preschool Theme
Mock Election
The Presidential Election will be here before we know it. Since this is an event that only happens every four years, it is so important to introduce the concept to even the littlest of learners. This can easily be done by having a mock election in the classroom. My students always loved when we did this on election day and it helps teach the importance of voting a young age.
This Biography Report can be used for any historical person.  It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research unit. It includes five different report options, lap book, interactive notebook, and construction paper person. Each option has a variety of pages from which to pick and choose. #biographyreport #socialstudies #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgradesocialstudies #biographies #elementarybiography #elementarysocialstudies Teaching Social Studies, English, Biography Project Elementary, Biography Project, Social Studies Lesson, Biography Lesson, Biography Projects, Social Studies Elementary, Biography Report
Biography Research Report for Any Person � What I Have Learned
This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research unit. It includes five different report options, lap book, interactive notebook, and construction paper person. Each option has a variety of pages from which to pick and choose. #biographyreport #socialstudies #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgradesocialstudies #biographies #elementarybiography #elementarysocialstudies
For this social studies and writing project, we explored nonfiction books to learn about U.S. States. We took notes on a graphic organizer, created an information writing piece, and then created our state tourist t-shirts! The students were really engaged with this fun research idea! Check it out here to learn just how we did it! Upper Elementary Resources, Shirts, Research Projects, Social Studies Curriculum, Social Studies Notebook, Engaging Lessons, Teaching Strategies
State Research T-Shirt Project - The Owl Teacher
For this social studies and writing project, we explored nonfiction books to learn about U.S. States. We took notes on a graphic organizer, created an information writing piece, and then created our state tourist t-shirts! The students were really engaged with this fun research idea! Check it out here to learn just how we did it!
Teaching online learning can be difficult. We created a distance learning bundle of activities that is Google compatible. It includes journals for reading, writing, and social studies, along with a bored bingo game, an interactive daily plan, an end of the year memory book, and our popular Genius Hour project! Perfect for students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade. Elementary Resources, Learning Resources, Middle School Resources, Learning Tools, Learning Activities, Active Reading Strategies, Teaching Ideas
Distance Learning Bundle of Resources for Intermediate Students
Teaching online learning can be difficult. We created a distance learning bundle of activities that is Google compatible. It includes journals for reading, writing, and social studies, along with a bored bingo game, an interactive daily plan, an end of the year memory book, and our popular Genius Hour project! Perfect for students in 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade.
A Location and Map Skills Social Studies Unit that teaches students about grid maps and more! Create a map of your school, classroom, and practice reading a variety of grid maps! Social Studies Lesson Plans, Map Skills, Homeschool Social Studies, 4th Grade Social Studies, Social Studies Communities, Social Studies Unit, Social Studies Maps, 5th Grade Social Studies
Map Skills & Location Social Studies Unit
A Location and Map Skills Social Studies Unit that teaches students about grid maps and more! Create a map of your school, classroom, and practice reading a variety of grid maps!
Discover elementary classroom resources and ideas for teaching students about Martin Luther King., Jr. AND sign up to get some FREE Martin Luther King Jr. QR Codes to learn even more about this important hero. Presidents, Literacy, Winter, King Jr, Martin Luther King Day, Martin Luther King Jr, Student Reading
Free Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the Classroom
Discover elementary classroom resources and ideas for teaching students about Martin Luther King., Jr. AND sign up to get some FREE Martin Luther King Jr. QR Codes to learn even more about this important hero.
FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the elementary classroom! I love teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.: I get to introduce my students to a great person in our nation's history, and it kicks off our biography units. I always model reading and writing a biography by writing one about Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKday #MLKactivities #biographyproject #martinlutherking Luther, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther, Junior, Nonfiction Texts, Writing A Biography
FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the elementary classroom! I love teaching about Martin Luther
FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the elementary classroom! I love teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.: I get to introduce my students to a great person in our nation's history, and it kicks off our biography units. I always model reading and writing a biography by writing one about Martin Luther King Jr. #MLKday #MLKactivities #biographyproject #martinlutherking
Practice beginning digraphs with this free phonics center for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade classrooms! Students will love practicing beginning digraphs in this fun seasonal activity. #thanksgivingactivities #phonicscenter #phonicsgame Ideas, Phonics Activities, Early Literacy Activities, Phonics Centers, Literacy Lessons, Phonics Programs, Elementary Language Arts Activities, Fluency Activities, Teaching Thanksgiving
Practice beginning digraphs with this free phonics center for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade
Practice beginning digraphs with this free phonics center for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade classrooms! Students will love practicing beginning digraphs in this fun seasonal activity. #thanksgivingactivities #phonicscenter #phonicsgame
Describe the connections between historical events is a Common Core Standard that is hard to teach! Here is how I taught this standard with the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving. Through this unit, students asked and answered questions, we made a timeline, we read great books, AND we figured out the connection between historical events. #connectionbetweenhistoricalevents #thanksgiving #thanksgivinghistory #secondgrade #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgrade #thirdgradesocialstudies Anchor Charts, Reading Comprehension, Common Core Standards, Elementary Reading Comprehension, Elementary Reading, Cooperative Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Homeschool Writing Prompts, Third Grade Social Studies
Describe the Connection Between Historical Events
Describe the connections between historical events is a Common Core Standard that is hard to teach! Here is how I taught this standard with the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving. Through this unit, students asked and answered questions, we made a timeline, we read great books, AND we figured out the connection between historical events. #connectionbetweenhistoricalevents #thanksgiving #thanksgivinghistory #secondgrade #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgrade #thirdgradesocialstudies
Kids often find history "boring" because it's so "old"! Here's how to make US History fun in the classroom – with several great resources to get you started! Perfect ideas for your upper elementary, middle school, or high school classroom. {4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade approved!} Teaching History, Worksheets, Humour, High School World History, Teaching Us History, Social Studies Middle School, Social Studies Activities, History Teachers
Making US History Fun in the Classroom - Wise Guys
Kids often find history "boring" because it's so "old"! Here's how to make US History fun in the classroom – with several great resources to get you started! Perfect ideas for your upper elementary, middle school, or high school classroom. {4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade approved!}
These biography reading passages and comprehension activities include resources for students to learn about famous Americans. The biographies of famous people are specifically written for kids to learn the life story of influential people, including presidents, leaders, inventors, women, civil rights activists, and more. #biographies #biographpassage #readingpassage #biographyreport Instagram, Biography Books, Reading, Reading Passages, Biography To Read, History For Kids
Biographies for Kids - Informational Articles of Famous People for Biography Reports
These biography reading passages and comprehension activities include resources for students to learn about famous Americans. The biographies of famous people are specifically written for kids to learn the life story of influential people, including presidents, leaders, inventors, women, civil rights activists, and more. #biographies #biographpassage #readingpassage #biographyreport
Teaching Strategies : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site Vocabulary Foldable, Teaching Tools, History Classroom
Colonial Williamsburg | The World's Largest Living History Museum
Teaching Strategies : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site
10 free social studies websites for teachers. Great list of sites to use to supplement your social studies curriculum. TheAppliciousTeacher.com #socialstudies #freeforteachers Motivation, Teaching Social Studies Elementary
10 Free Tools for Teaching Social Studies
10 free social studies websites for teachers. Great list of sites to use to supplement your social studies curriculum. TheAppliciousTeacher.com #socialstudies #freeforteachers
Create a Facebook page for a novel...great book report idea! Book Club Books, School Stuff, School Ideas, Middle School Novels, School Grades, Teacher Stuff, Book Report Projects, Student Activities, Book Activities
Create a Facebook page for a novel...great book report idea!
A book report box project for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. The closed box looks like a wardrobe. I am making the template available for free on TeacherPayTeachers; I'll pin that when it clears! Cs Lewis, Lions, Lesson Plans, Book Projects, Book Report, School Projects
A book report box project for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. The closed box looks like a wardrobe. I am making the template available for free on TeacherPayTeachers; I'll pin that when it clears!
Are you looking for a meaningful way to integrate writing in your social studies classroom? Try historical journals! A great way to integrate narrative writing and history! Classroom Ideas, Middle School History, History Projects, Social Studies Classroom, Social Studies Bulletin Boards
Classroom DIY: Pioneer Journals
Are you looking for a meaningful way to integrate writing in your social studies classroom? Try historical journals! A great way to integrate narrative writing and history!
10 Free Tools for Teaching Social Studies- great list of free websites for teachers to use when teaching social studies TheAppliciousTeacher.com #socialstudies #freewebsitesforteachers Social Studies Worksheets
10 Free Tools for Teaching Social Studies
10 Free Tools for Teaching Social Studies- great list of free websites for teachers to use when teaching social studies TheAppliciousTeacher.com #socialstudies #freewebsitesforteachers
In search of books for teaching your students about 9/11. These suggestions are perfect for primary classrooms. Reading Resources, Reading Activities, Library Lessons, Reading Classroom, Teaching Tips, Teaching Resources
Must Have Books About September 11th for the Classroom
In search of books for teaching your students about 9/11. These suggestions are perfect for primary classrooms.
Read about our top 5 back to school tips for social studies teachers. These ideas will help get your social studies classroom off to a great start. We have social studies ideas, tips, activities and more to share! #backtoschool #socialstudies Social Studies Resources, School Tips, 3rd Grade Social Studies, Social Studies Teacher, School Hacks
Back to School Tips for Social Studies Teachers - Wise Guys
Read about our top 5 back to school tips for social studies teachers. These ideas will help get your social studies classroom off to a great start. We have social studies ideas, tips, activities and more to share! #backtoschool #socialstudies
This Biography Report that can be used for any historical person.  It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research unit. It includes five different report options, lap book, interactive notebook, and construction paper person. Each option has a variety of pages from which to pick and choose. #biographyreport #socialstudies #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgradesocialstudies #biographies #elementarybiography #elementarysocialstudies Biography Book Report Projects
Biography Report to Research Any Historical Person
This Biography Report that can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research unit. It includes five different report options, lap book, interactive notebook, and construction paper person. Each option has a variety of pages from which to pick and choose. #biographyreport #socialstudies #secondgradesocialstudies #thirdgradesocialstudies #biographies #elementarybiography #elementarysocialstudies
This Long Ago & Now Unit is a great part of your classroom social studies curriculum.  It helps students understand how their lives relate to things and events long ago. It includes: compare and contrast artifacts long ago & today, a nonfiction article, family tree, grandparent interview, a timeline, and reading comprehension activities. #socialstudies #curriculum #readingcomprehension #worksheet #compareandcontrast #timeline #elementary #elementarysocialstudies #longagoandnow Teaching Social Studies Middle School, Elementary Social Studies Lessons, Elementary Social Studies Projects
Long Ago and Today Social Studies Unit for Second Grade
This Long Ago & Now Unit is a great part of your classroom social studies curriculum. It helps students understand how their lives relate to things and events long ago. It includes: compare and contrast artifacts long ago & today, a nonfiction article, family tree, grandparent interview, a timeline, and reading comprehension activities. #socialstudies #curriculum #readingcomprehension #worksheet #compareandcontrast #timeline #elementary #elementarysocialstudies #longagoandnow
Create a Facebook page for a novel...great book report idea!
Create a Facebook page for a novel...great book report idea!
Are you ready to teach about government? Everything you need is on this post! Lots of free games, activites and more! Government Lessons, Teaching Government, Government Unit
How Does Government Work?
Are you ready to teach about government? Everything you need is on this post! Lots of free games, activites and more!
Famous American Projects. LOVED this project. Students presented posters, then had a Famous American Parade. Readers Workshop, Character Education
Famous American Projects. LOVED this project. Students presented posters, then had a Famous American Parade.
Great questions to use during every Social Studies lesson! 6th Grade Social Studies, 7th Grade Social Studies
The 4 Questions You Should Ask During EVERY Social Studies Lesson
Great questions to use during every Social Studies lesson!
Teaching Fourth: Teaching Nonfiction Reading Strategies: One Pager.. This is a fun activity that students love, but it is also a great way to assess student learning. 5th Grade Reading, Nonfiction Reading Strategies, 4th Grade Writing, Teaching Nonfiction, Nonfiction Reading, 4th Grade Reading
Teaching Nonfiction Reading Strategies: One Pager
Teaching Fourth: Teaching Nonfiction Reading Strategies: One Pager.. This is a fun activity that students love, but it is also a great way to assess student learning.
Find out how we do biographies in our classroom. Teaching Writing, Teaching Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade Writing
Teach Students to Write Biography Reports
Find out how we do biographies in our classroom.
We have listed our top 5 ways to make history engaging for your upper elementary and middle school students. Included are tips, strategies, activities, projects, simulations and so much more to make the teaching of social studies engaging for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade students. #socialstudies #history World History Lessons
How to Make Teaching US History Engaging for Students - Wise Guys
We have listed our top 5 ways to make history engaging for your upper elementary and middle school students. Included are tips, strategies, activities, projects, simulations and so much more to make the teaching of social studies engaging for your 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade students. #socialstudies #history
Paint Stick Solar System Project - this is such a fun way for kids to learn about our solar system and the name of the planets (homeschool, social studies) Montessori, Our Solar System, Solar Energy System, Solar System Projects, Solar System Model, Solar System Activities, Sistema Solar, Projects
EASY Paint Stick Solar System Model Project and Activity for Kids
Paint Stick Solar System Project - this is such a fun way for kids to learn about our solar system and the name of the planets (homeschool, social studies)