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Welcome to The Colorado Classroom! I'm Brittany, and I'm here to make your life as an educator easier with comprehensive resources that get kids hands-on with their learning. You'll find activities that ask students to build, explore, sort, solve, create, write, explain, and so much more. I'm so glad you've stopped by to take a look around.
My passion is specializing in sixth-grade resources, the grade level where I spent seventeen (17) years of my career. I particularly love social studies and am extremely proud of my over 70 ancient civilization resources. With readings, multiple activities to give you choices, differentiation, and hands-on materials, my ancient civ. materials bring the past to life for students. Geography, math, ELA, and a few science resources can be found within my store as well. And I wouldn't be The Colorado Classroom without a full print and digital state history of Colorado curriculum.
If you're looking for resources that help you get back to your family and let your students revel in the wonders of knowledge, this is the place to be. You'll find
✏️ Interactive Hands-On Lessons for learners of all types
✏️ Low & No Prep Task Cards for practice and test prep
✏️ PowerPoints and Projectable Formats for whole group instruction
✏️ Cloze Notes, Doodle Notes, and 2-Column Notes for all your learners' needs
✏️ Original Readings, Close Reading, Comprehension, & Analyzation
✏️ Beautiful Maps and Valuable Map Work so that students retain geographical knowledge
Feel free to check out my freebies on my website - www.thecoloradoclassroom.com - and should you have any questions, please email me at thecoloradoclassroom@gmail.com
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Ancient Greece Activities on Maps, City-States, Wars, Philosophers, Games & Gods
These Ancient Greece Activities include various activities covering many aspects of ancient Greece. First, we look at a map of Greek Geography. Then, we delve into what it’s like to live in an Ancient Greek City-State like Athens or Sparta, and we compare city-states to the American government. Next up, there are lessons on the Greek Gods and Goddesses, and then the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. This large interactive printable PDF, with some digital pieces, continues all the way to
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Egypt Activities Egyptian Mummification Gods 6th Grade Social Studies
Learn about the gods of the ancient Egyptians, their burial rituals, the use of mummification, canopic jars, and more with these readings, foldable crafts, and activities on the land of ancient Egypt. This activity can also be found in my Ancient Egypt Interactive NotebookIn addition, see a 15-slide show on Burial Rituals of Ancient Egyptians with actual photographs of artifacts and mummies. Included in this Ancient Egyptian Religion lesson:15 Slide PDF Show on Burial RitualsTeacher Notes
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Greece Activities on the Olympics & History of the Ancient Olympic Games
This historical reading on the ancient Greece Olympics will tell you all you need to know about how the games began and what events were contested. The lesson includes a differentiated reading on the original games, a project to have students design the first medals, and a plan for your own classroom Olympics. Now available in both print and digital, this lesson boasts 6 activities and 10 components (with some duplication) Check out the preview to see all you receive!This Ancient Greece
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Rome Social Class Activity on Patricians, Plebeians, Slaves, and Women
A social class structure lesson based on ancient Rome, this resource helps your students learn the differences between the social classes - patricians, plebeians, and the enslaved. It also teaches them the role of women in society. Help your kids understand how Rome's class structure influenced their government with this informative, engaging, low-prep lesson, which comes in both print and digital formats. Ancient Rome Class Structure is also included in my larger unit, Ancient Rome In
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Rome Activities on the Republic, Social Life, Wars, Emperors, & Decline
This comprehensive resource on Ancient Rome has various activities that begins with the geography of ancient Italy. It looks into what it was like to live in a Roman town, dives into the Punic Wars, covers Julius and Augustus Caesar, as well as the other emperors who took the throne, looks at how Christianity developed, talks about the decline and fall of one of the biggest empires to grace our planet, and more. These Ancient Rome Activities on the history, culture, geography, and society of
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Geography Skills inc Maps, Latitude & Longitude, Time Zones, Landforms, Climate
This Geography Skills resource is a unit plan that allows you to cover essential ✅ mapping skills ✅ basic geographic vocabulary✅ latitude and longitude✅ coordinates✅ time zones✅ climate regions✅ landformsIts 190+ pages of materials, and it comes with a general scope and sequence to help you in your planning as well as multiple assessments to determine what your students have learned. Bonus landform vocabulary is included. Get this resource in the Geographic Skills Bundle and save o
5th - 7th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Ancient Egypt Activities with Geography, Pyramids, Mummies, Hieroglyphics, Maps
This Ancient Egypt Activities bundle is divided into 11 social studies interactive notebook lessons. But it is more than just an interactive notebook. It includes lesson plan suggestions, full color examples, original readings, comprehension, writing pieces, multiple foldable products, engaging activities, a study guide, 2 different review games, and a unit test. This comprehensive unit consists of 284 pages split into 11 lessons, each taking 1-6 days to cover .Save by buying this incredible co
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Geography, World History
Mean Median Mode and Range Exploration Lab & Graphing Activity
Mean, median, mode, and range are explored in this activity lesson pack complete with lesson plans, student packets, and graphing pages. You and your students will tackle these four important measures of central tendency through a fun lab activity involving bubble gum, M & Ms, birthdays, dice, and more. Students will collect data, analyze their data, and then graph their results all while learning about the mean, median, mode, and range of various scenarios. This activity is prepared and r
5th - 8th
Numbers, Other (Math), Statistics
CCSS
6.SP.A.2
, 6.SP.A.3
, 7.SP.B.4
Geography of Mexico Map Activity Political and Physical - Print and Digital
This Geography of Mexico Map Activity is a resource that allows you to map the physical and political attributes of Mexico. This is a basic map activity and you are expected to help your students label the map or have atlases to facilitate this process.You may prefer the full lesson on Mexico Geography. It includes everything seen below, as well as a slideshow that helps students to locate all the places they must find for their maps. It also includes cloze notes, two-column notes, a study
6th - 8th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Colorado History Geography Standards for 4th Grade State Symbols Landforms Govt
Tired of piecing together Colorado History and Geography content from multiple places, or worse, building it from scratch? Planning an entire unit on Colorado’s history, geography, landforms, regions, government, people, groups, and symbols shouldn’t take hours every week. And it definitely shouldn’t feel overwhelming. This comprehensive, engaging, and standards-aligned Colorado State History Bundle is the perfect solution. With over 1,284 printable pages and PowerPoint slides and 315 digital
3rd - 8th
Geography, Government, Social Studies
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+25
Alexander the Great Ancient Greece Activities Map Worksheets & More Sixth Grade
Alexander the Great and the Spreading of Hellenistic Culture in and around ancient Greece awaits in this engaging lesson. Explore Alexander's life, battles, and victories, as well as why he is called “ the Great,” with a reading passage. This reading is differentiated and comes in both an "on-grade level" (6th grade) and an advanced version. An interactive cloze notes craft is included. The Hellenistic Age portion of the lesson includes a map showing the spread of Greek culture followin
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Geography Map Skills - Practice Scale, Directions, Labeling, & Coloring w/ Maps
This resource allows you to dive deeper into the map skills of scale, cardinal and intermediate directions, labeling, and coloring of maps with notes, assignments, mini tasks, and a mapping project. Get your students using maps and building off of what they learned in the primary grades. Get this resource in the Geographic Skills Bundle and save over 25% off the individual prices.If you have already purchased my product Map Basics on scale, directions, labeling, and coloring, you may not
5th - 7th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Ancient China Dynasties - Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, & Han Dynasties of China
Learn about the five (5) major dynasties (Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, & Han) of ancient China, as well as the Warring Period, with this comprehensive lesson. Learning is accomplished through readings, cloze notes, the playing of a game, and an optional report card assignment. Included in this Ancient Dynasties of China resource, you receive: Reading about the Xia Dynasty of ChinaReading about the Shang Dynasty of ChinaReading about the Zhou Dynasty of ChinaReading about the Qin Dynasty of Chi
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Asian Studies, Social Studies
Ratios and Equivalent Ratios Task Cards and Mini Lesson | Digital and Print
Do you want your students to write, use, and solve ratios and equivalent ratio problems? What about being able to use tables to write ratios and solve ratio word problems? How about being able to extend their knowledge and apply the skills? If so, then this resource is just right for you. It includes 32 task cards (4 to a page) plus a projectable 12-page mini lesson on ratios and equivalent ratios to go with them. Save over 20% with this Ratio task card money saving bundle!This paper
6th - 8th
Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3a
+3
Also included in: Ratios Task Card Bundle | Digital Versions Included | Distance Learning
The Persian & Peloponnesian Wars: Ancient Greece's Conflict with Persia & Sparta
This ancient Greece War Comparison lesson includes both my Persian War and Peloponnesian War lessons with an additional short lesson that compares the two wars in a who, what, where, when, why, how chart and then includes a brief printable with comprehension questions to test your student’s knowledge of the two wars and their ability to correctly separate the two events. The Persian War lesson features: 2 foldable activitiesone involves the 3 key components to the Greek’s superiority in wa
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, World History
Ancient Mesopotamia Activities | Mesopotamia Governments | Print and Digital
This Mesopotamia governments lesson features a reading on the four main civilizations and empires (Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, and Babylonian) that ruled the Mesopotamian Valley. Information also includes many of the rulers, such as Gilgamesh, Sargon the Great, Hammurabi, and others. This engaging, informative lesson now comes in a no-prep form with both a print and digital format - compatible with Google Slides™. This government's lesson is also included in my Mesopotamia Interact
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Government, Social Studies
Map Basic Skills and Norms with Vocabulary Scale Directions Labeling Coloring
Do you want your students to understand some basic map skills and norms before you start labeling and coloring maps? This packet on vocabulary, scale, directions, labeling, and coloring instructions will teach your students the proper way to read and write scale, how to read and determine directions, how to label maps, and so much more. Please check out the preview for a detailed look at all you will receive.Included in the Basic Map Skills and Norms Packet:Teacher NotesVocabulary and Definit
4th - 6th
Geography, Other (Social Studies), Social Studies
Colorado Geography Unit 4th Grade Colorado History Map Skills Activities Slides
Do you want to teach your students about the geography of Colorado? Its neighbors? The four corners? The cities, rivers, mountains, and more? This paper and DIGITAL unit covers Colorado's location in the United States, its placement in the western region, and the location of the four corners. It then drills down to the state level and looks at multiple political, physical, and thematic maps and asks students to locate, label, color, read, inference, compare, contrast, give opinions, and more
4th - 8th
Economics , Geography, Social Studies
CCSS
RI.4.1
, RI.4.2
, RI.4.4
+20
Pi Day Activities - Fun Math Activities featuring Crafts - Math Work - Inquiry
Want to celebrate Pi Day this March, but don't know where to start? This jam-packed Pi Day Math Activities Bundle includes everything you need to celebrate Pi Day. With 38 activities and items, it has all you need for a fun, educational, and mathematical day celebrating circles, spheres, and pi. ✅ Save over 20% with this great time-saving bundle of fabulous activities.✅ Pick and choose your favorite activities for an afternoon of fun. Build math station rotations and have your entire
4th - 6th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
CCSS
7.G.B.4
Ancient Mesopotamia the History of Writing, Cuneiform, and a Gilgamesh Activity
This valuable lesson on the history of writing in ancient Mesopotamia, cuneiform, and the Epic of Gilgamesh are all wrapped up in one engaging and stunning lesson. From readings to foldable summary activities to cuneiform translation tasks, to games, writing assignments, and more, this lesson has it all, and it's available in a Google Slides™ compatible format as well as printable PDF, and a flattened PowerPoint for MSTeams users. This writing lesson is also included in my Mesopotami
5th - 7th
Ancient History, Social Studies, Writing
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About the store
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Welcome to The Colorado Classroom! I'm Brittany, and I'm here to make your life as an educator easier with comprehensive resources that get kids hands-on with their learning. You'll find activities that ask students to build, explore, sort, solve, create, write, explain, and so much more. I'm so glad you've stopped by to take a look around.
My passion is specializing in sixth-grade resources, the grade level where I spent seventeen (17) years of my career. I particularly love social studies and am extremely proud of my over 70 ancient civilization resources. With readings, multiple activities to give you choices, differentiation, and hands-on materials, my ancient civ. materials bring the past to life for students. Geography, math, ELA, and a few science resources can be found within my store as well. And I wouldn't be The Colorado Classroom without a full print and digital state history of Colorado curriculum.
If you're looking for resources that help you get back to your family and let your students revel in the wonders of knowledge, this is the place to be. You'll find
✏️ Interactive Hands-On Lessons for learners of all types
✏️ Low & No Prep Task Cards for practice and test prep
✏️ PowerPoints and Projectable Formats for whole group instruction
✏️ Cloze Notes, Doodle Notes, and 2-Column Notes for all your learners' needs
✏️ Original Readings, Close Reading, Comprehension, & Analyzation
✏️ Beautiful Maps and Valuable Map Work so that students retain geographical knowledge
Feel free to check out my freebies on my website - www.thecoloradoclassroom.com - and should you have any questions, please email me at thecoloradoclassroom@gmail.com
Teaching style
I spent about 17 years in both charter and public school classrooms before I had to "retire" due to medical reasons. Those 17 years were amazing. They were challenging and full of learning. They were joyful and abounding with fun. I had such a blast teaching sixth-grade, and although many are fearful of the big kids down the hall, I think you'll grow to love them just as much as I did.
I love to make lessons engaging, hands-on, and interactive for my students. The more students participate, the more they will learn. The more senses involved, the more they remember.
I also enjoyed teaching using the Socratic Method. By questioning students, holding discussions, telling stories, and showing connections from the past to the present, students became hooked on my lessons.
Lastly, I used many SEL techniques by regularly checking in on my students and their emotions. I am very empathic and can sense when people are upset. I would pull kids aside to talk or send them to a counselor. I also love celebrating students' wins with a variety of awards and certificates I offer in my store today.
Awards & shining teacher moments
🧑🏻🏫 Grade Level Leader from 1999 - 2009, and in 2011-2012
🎖️ Member of the Team of the Year in 2006!
🧑🏻🏫 Teacher of the Year Nominee in 2000, 2006, 2007.
🎖️ Teacher of the Year in 2007!
🌍 My lessons have been enjoyed by over 50,000 teachers and one million students in over 100 countries!
My own education history
I attended the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, where I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in secondary education (grades 6-12) and a minor in geography. I taught 6th grade for 17 years and subbed and co-taught for a couple of years in third, fourth, and fifth grade.
While working in my first sixth-grade position, where 6th grade was considered elementary, I was asked to obtain an elementary license and certification, which I did. At my second position, I was then asked to gain a middle school license and certification, which I again willingly did. These two moves allowed me to be certified in K-6, 6-8, and 6-12 social studies, all of which were a win-win for me.
Education is a joy to me. I love to learn! When I was seven and eight, I had an educator who showed me the joy of learning and the real effects a caring educator could have on their students. I hope to be half the educator she was. Thank you so much, Ms. Lopez!
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I love creating resources for YOU! Helping others is my love language, and I want to help you find the perfect resource. Please send me feedback and let me know how I can improve for you. I hope you'll reach out and meet me on my various channels.
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