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Middle School Economics Financial Literacy Activities Bundle

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Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersUsed in over 700 classrooms! When I first started teaching I remember thinking, “How am I going to get kids excited about

Subjects:

Applied Math, Business, Economics

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables

$18.00

$15.75

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Classroom Management for Writers Workshop

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Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersUsed in over 3,500 classrooms! I've always tried finding ways of having less verbal interruptions in class. One day, while

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English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

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Not Grade Specific

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Manifest Destiny - Analyzing John Gast's "American Progress" Painting

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FOR THE BEST DEAL ON THREE PAINTING ANALYSIS RESOURCES:Painting Analysis Bundle John Gast's "American Progress" is one of the most recognized images in American history. Your students will analyze Gast's portrayal of Manifest Destiny on their own,

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Arts

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

$4.00

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Electoral College Activity - PPT/Notes/Super Fun Competition! - Paper & Digital

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Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersUsed in over 1,400 classrooms! This is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have

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Applied Math, Government, U.S. History

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Simulations

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Latitude & Longitude Worksheet - Sillytown, USA

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Grab this as an interactive bulletin board, too!Thinking of fun way to teach or review latitude and longitude with your elementary or middle school students? Here is a great way to have fun with geography in a social studies class or graphing in a

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Applied Math, Graphing, Geography

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Social Studies First Day of School Activities Bundle

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UPDATE: Both of these resources are now available as digital files as well as the paper versions!For Just the Digital Versions:American History Timeline Matching Activity Museum WalkAs a middle school history teacher, I know that on the first day of

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Social Studies - History, U.S. History

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Printables, Google Apps

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Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates

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I've used both of these activities every year and they have always been a hit - especially on an election year! The two products in this bundle are tried and true with 7th and 8th grade students. What is the Electoral College - PowerPoint and

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Social Studies - History, Government, Presidents' Day

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities

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The Articles of Confederation for Middle School - PowerPoint & Notes

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[Save with this BUNDLE of primary sources!]Used in over 1,200 classrooms, this resource will help your students understand America's first attempt at a formal set of rules without them drifting off into daydream land. Provided is a summarized

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Reading, Government, U.S. History

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Google Apps, Lesson

$5.00

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Financial Literacy: Budgets, Careers, and Checks - Paper & Google Drive Versions

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The financial literacy for middle school students is something that can always be built upon. Do you think your students know how much money it costs to have the things they have at home? Do your students know the pay, schooling, and occupational

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Applied Math, Business, Economics

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities, Google Apps

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Geography Bell Ringers: Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunts Bundle

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Latitude and Longitude. Here's a way for your students to get even better at their latitude and longitude skills! I've combined all three of my "Where's the Buried Treasure?" products into one bundle! Included are Where's the Buried Treasure 1?,

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Graphing, Social Studies - History, Geography

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities

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$8.10

108

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Student Teacher Letter of Recommendation Template & Goodbye Card

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I usually have at least one student teacher throughout the year and I like to send them on their way with a letter of recommendation and a little goodbye card/booklet. The card/booklet is in .pdf format and is also available in Microsoft Publisher.

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Specialty, Other (Specialty), For All Subject Areas

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Professional Documents, Printables

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Social Studies Bulletin Board - How Do You Measure Up in History? - 40 People

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--SAVE MONEY AND GET THIS IN A BUNDLE BY CLICKING HERE--Social Studies Bulletin Board. This is my favorite bulletin board I put up all year! From pop music to political leaders to world record holders -- this bulletin board covers a broad array of

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Math, Social Studies - History, For All Subject Areas

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.75

Digital Download ZIP (9.42 MB)

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Full Year of Writing Prompts - 180 Bell Ringers - ELA or Social Studies

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This bundle of 180 writing prompts will give your middle school students the opportunity to grow their critical thinking skills, further develop their values system, and strengthen the conciseness of their writing. Using a Google Docs template

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English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Critical Thinking

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Google Apps

$19.99

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U.S History Museum Walk - First Day of School Activity - Paper/Digital Versions

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As a middle school history teacher, I know that on the first day of school most students get bombarded with rules and expectations for most of their first day. How about doing something different? Get them out of their seats and give yourself a

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Back to School

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Google Apps

$3.50

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First Day of School: 100 Questions to Get to Know Your Students

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Looking for a way to get to know your students on the first day back? These 100 questions are a great way to get your students to speak on the first day of school by answering a fun question for others to hear. I teach middle school and have used

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For All Subjects, Classroom Community

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6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Activities

$2.50

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Latitude and Longitude Worksheet - Football, USA

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Grab this in a digital version!Football, USALooking for a fun latitude and longitude worksheet as a way to have students practice their latitude and longitude skills...especially when the Super Bowl is approaching? This activity has students plot

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Math, Graphing, Geography

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4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Worksheets, Activities

$1.50

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Financial Literacy - Monthly Budget Based on Income - Paper Version

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Think your students know how much money it costs to have the things they have at home? If you teach Economics at the middle level or high school level then this is an activity that really opens the eyes of your students to the reality of budgeting

Subjects:

Other (Math), Economics , Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities

$4.00

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Research a Career - Research SIX Careers - Salary? Job Outlook? Education?

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If you teach about careers then this career research resource will be perfect for by helping your students research six careers that they may be interested in pursuing. Students will use the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site to gather

Subjects:

Business, Economics , Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Internet Activities, Lesson

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.31 MB)

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Timeline of American History Matchup - 27 Events: 1607-2001 - First Day Activity

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UPDATE: This resource is now available in both .pdf and digital versions to help with distance learning.For Just the Digital Version:American History Timeline Matching Activity If you teach U.S. History and are looking for a way to get your students

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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Activities

$2.50

104

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Latitude & Longitude Practice - 10 Treasure Hunts - Part 1

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Latitude and Longitude. This product is going to give you two weeks worth of ways to start class when studying Geography! What you will be able to just print and go are 10 ways to get students to practice their latitude and longitude skills while

Subjects:

Graphing, Geography, Problem Solving

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities

$3.00

148

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I am entering my 21st year of teaching - all at the same middle school!

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Two-Time Excellene in Education Recipient, WeAreTeachers National Technology Grant - Grand Prize Winner

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Arts - Broadfield Social Studies, Masters in Education

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