This no-prep map skills unit includes both vocabulary reference posters and activity pages on many different topics. These activities are an engaging way for students to develop their skills and practice reading maps. *UPDATE* You can now share this with your students digitally!This resource was created using Google Slides. You must have a Google email for use. Each section can be assigned in Google Classrooms. It is ideal for distance learning. I also include the print file so you can have a

Interactive Notebooks are a wonderful tool for providing hands-on experiences for learners. This Maps, Continents, and Landforms Interactive Notebook is no exception! The packet is easy to use for both student and teacher. ✅ Click HERE to SAVE 20% on this resource with the Maps, Continents, and Landforms unit and poster bundle!✅ Click HERE to SAVE even more by buying ALL 15 Social Studies Interactive Notebooks and Mini Units in one Year-Long Bundle.Click on the PREVIEW button above to see all t

Want to try other Christmas Around the World activities? Check out these ESCAPE ROOMS!This file contains 9 Powerpoints to enrich your study of Christmas Holidays Around the World. Please know that it is not possible to include every fact about every holiday in every country. These fun supplemental PowerPoints provide info on the Santa figure for each country as well as traditional foods, traditions for each country, and decorations. Each PPT is between 3 and 5 minutes long if you use my pre-

Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies unit: Early Canada 1780-1850. The unit includes photos of artifacts, mapping connections, research organizers and more to cover the Ontario Curriculum. IMPORTANT UPDATE! March 7, 2021 a large portion of the unit was changed. Please reprint and discontinue use of the previous version. This item is frequently updated, so please check back frequently for further updates! **Last update March 7, 2021** Now Includes Google Slides!* DID SOMEONE SAY *DIGITAL*! Newly update

**UPDATED FILE--8/4/15**Learning about community will be an interactive and memorable experience as your students create a keepsake scrapbook full of their own drawings, magazine cut outs, photos, and more!Activities and pages included in this rockin' project:1. Adorable cover page :)2. "On the Map"--students will glue a map of their state or draw their state, and label their city.3. "Home Sweet Home"--students will learn to memorize their home address as they write it on the envelope and add

This extensive REVOLUTIONARY WAR BUNDLE is 3 units combined! ★ Revolutionary War Causes- Road to Revolution★ Revolutionary War Battles and Events★ Revolutionary War PeoplePLUS an added POSTER PROJECT AND INFORMATIONAL TEXT BOOKLETS!!!There are detailed lesson plans that take you through 8 weeks of teaching the Revolutionary War. Having it bundled together, you save, save, save! There is no need for a textbook. With all the informational text, teaching slides or posters, variety of activities/sk

Little Social Studies Thinkers is a complete curriculum specifically for Kindergarten.  It's everything you need to introduce, teach, practice, and assess your kinder friends.  It is cross-referenced and aligned to the main topics of Kindergarten Social Studies Standards. -------------------GET THE FULL YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM HERE--------------------Little Social Studies Thinkers FULL YEAR CURRICULUM for KINDERGARTENUNIT 4: My Community teaches students about different types of communities and p

Is your Social Studies curriculum lacking in student engagement? Are your students unable to relate to the history or other social studies lessons? Through this Long Ago and Today Social Studies unit, students learn how their lives relate to people and events long ago. They compare and contrast their lives today to life long ago and learn the sequence of events. The engaging activities foster a strong home and school connection.The unit is differentiated for students who need more scaffolding or

This project based learning activity assesses elementary student map skills. Students become actively engaged in designing their own island and mapping the route to the buried treasure! Great resource for teaching and assessing basic map skills in your social studies classroom!This map skills activity is designed to capture your students’ interests while assessing their map skills. Students won’t even know they are being assessed! This treasure map project is created to be intrinsically motivati

This interactive Social Studies lesson engages your students in note-taking of important concepts and lets them use their creativity to show what they have learned!▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE?⇨ 10-page PowerPoint Presentation: Show a vibrant Powerpoint to your students to introduce concepts like longitude, latitude, grid map, coordinates, Prime Meridian, International Dateline, and Equator. ⇨ Accompanying Worksheets: As you engage them in this powerp

In this highly-engaging Five Themes of Geography lesson, students analyze the five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region) to understand how geographers study the world!This lesson begins with students doing an introductory reading and activity on the five themes of geography. Then, students navigate between five stations as they learn how the five themes (location, place, movement, interaction, region) work together to create the study of geog

Are your students struggling to find information on famous historical figures for their biography reports? Do you have technology in your classroom to help in their research, but aren't sure if they will find the right websites? The QR Codes for Biography Research Reports are what you need. No longer will students struggle with finding enough information, or writing their biography report, on their chosen historical figure.Included in the package:► 25 colorful pages of historical figures (1 fi

This pack of activities for Grades 2 - 4 includes 28 pages of thoughtfully designed printables to engage your students while they practice these basic concepts. You’ll find these ready-to-use pages to be easy to implement and thorough in scope. This resource includes opportunities for your students to acquire information from a variety of maps, to use map elements including the compass rose and scale, and to create their own maps within a defined (and easy to use) set of directions. There’s j

The local community serves as the focal point for third grade as students begin to understand how their communities have changed over time and to make comparisons with communities in other places. The study of local history comes alive through the use of artifacts and documents.This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available here.In this unit you will find:• Then and Now Interview Assignment: Students will interview an adult about the past and answer questions about their own lif

This highly-engaging "why study history" lesson engages students on the study of history, why it is important, and why we study it. This resource is an outstanding way to start your year as it promotes critical thinking, requires analysis, and sets the framework for studying history and social studies throughout your school year. Students understand the importance of studying history from examining the words of 12 influential people (John F Kennedy, Pearl Buck, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mahat

RECENTLY REDONE AND UPDATED! This unit features 5 activities about the rules and laws in our community. It could be used anywhere from Kindergarten up to 2nd or even 3rd grade. Included in this set: -Posters with definitions -Rules and laws bubble map- Students give several examples of each -Writing piece- What would your community be like without laws? -Rules and laws tree map- Cut and sort pictures of laws and rules. -Rules at home, rules at school, and laws flipbook.

Support students’ reading skills with this interactive notebook and assessments surrounding the Colonial time period in the United States. There are 40+ pages of activities, plus a complete answer key.  Topics CoveredEssential Questions PromptsEarly English SettlementsCompare and Contrast ActivitiesVocabularyNew England, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies Chart & MapThe PuritansKing Philip’s WarBuy a House ActivityVocabularyChoose a Colony ActivityLife in the Colonies ActivityGoverning t

Cardinal Directions Task Cards are used to reinforce the skills students need to know for reading maps, using cardinal directions, and learning geography skills. This task card set uses the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west. Students will use the map ‘Bentley Community Map’ to answer the 20 task cards. There is a recording sheet and an answer key provided. Task Cards are great to use in the classroom for:• Independent Practice• Scoot• Test Prep• Collaborative Pairs• Whole-Group As

****SIMPLY SOCIAL STUDIES - FIRST GRADE **** UNIT 2 - Families & Communities What is Simply Social Studies all about? Simply Social Studies is a Social Studies curriculum that covers grade appropriate concepts and objectives for First Grade. (Kindergarten is also available and can be found HERE). What's included in this unit of Simply Social Studies? This unit of Simply Social Studies includes detailed lesson plans with ELA and Math extensions & suggestions, book suggestions, craftivi

These French and Indian War doodle notes summarize the causes, major battles, and effects of the war.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*French and Indian War doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (2 pages)*Filled-in greyscale version of French and Indian War doodle notes to be used a coloring sheets or for doodling while you go over the information. (2 pages)*Fill-in-the-blank version for s

The concepts of "wants" and "needs" are important for kids to learn early on, and this activity pack is exactly what you need to teach this lesson! It's designed for the primary grades, although it can be used in the upper grades, as well. Your students will have a blast! Download the preview for details! ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● What resources did I include in this product for you? ⬟ Template for genie bottle (wants) ⬟ Template for heart (needs) ⬟

Map skills are so much fun for young learners. Use this interactive mini-reader to help reinforce your students’ understanding of maps, globes, cardinal directions, land, water and more!This map skills book can be used across several lessons and is perfect for whole group, small group or center activities.Each page has information about map skills and tasks for students to complete to help them show their understanding of the topic.Map Skills included in this interactive reader:- Maps vs. Globe

Ancient Mesopotamia for Interactive Social Studies Notebook {Paper & Digital Versions Included!}***Important Update - Now includes additional, colorful Digital Google Slides Version for Google Classroom! Designed for Distance LearningThis resource is part of the Ancient Civilizations (Entire) CurriculumThis product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an organized social studies interactive notebook. This resource is aligned with Ancient Mesopotamia Int

UPDATED: AUGUST 31, 2020Perfect for DISTANCE LEARNING!NOW AVAILABLE IN GOOGLE SLIDES! This unit has been given a huge overhaul! I have updated all the clip art so it complies with new terms of use for moveable pieces. I have included social distancing and COVID etiquette. When you download the unit you will receive BOTH a PDF version and a link for GOOGLE SLIDES.Aligned to the Ontario Social Studies CurriculumHeritage and Identity: Our Changing Roles and ResponsibilitiesIf you would prefer