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French and Indian War Readings and Scenario Activity: Guided Notes PowerPoint
This French and Indian War lesson includes an engaging background readings and scenario activity, guided notes, and a PowerPoint activity to teach the different perspectives and outcomes of the French and Indian War. This activity kicks off class with a discussion on "war" and what causes it (and if war can be avoided) before diving into an indepth analysis of the different players involved in the French and Indian War. This activity is guaranteed to get students discussing who is at fault fo
5th - 8th
Native Americans, Social Studies, U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.1
, RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.3
+4
Solar System Scaled Model Activity: Sizes & Distances Hands-On
Engage middle school students in building a scaled solar system model to grasp planetary sizes and distances. This hands-on activity integrates math and science for deep conceptual understanding—ideal for upcoming astronomy units and saving hours on lesson prep.Discover the vastness of our solar system through this immersive, hands-on scaled model activity, designed specifically for middle school classrooms (grades 5-9). Rooted in proven pedagogical strategies and refined through extensive secon
5th - 9th, Adult Education
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science
CCSS, NGSS
SL.6.1
, SL.7.1
, SL.8.1
+8
Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless! You will receive: Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team. A script to help move the trial along in a manner
4th - 8th
Criminal Justice - Law, Drama, Writing-Expository
Going to School Separation Anxiety Social Narrative
The Going to School Separation Anxiety Social Narrative helps ease students' anxiety by saying goodbye to family members and going to school by reviewing emotions and things that could make them feel better. This social story includes options for various family members and modes of transportation. How I use this resource: I keep one copy at school to reinforce and school and provide one copy at home for families to read before coming to school. Family members included:momdadparentsgrandma grand
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Nap and Rest Time Social Narrative
The rest and nap time social story teaches students nap time expectations. Includes positive behavior visuals and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce rest time rules. Ensure students know the rest time rules and expectations to help alleviate any disruptions and reinforce positive behavior. The nap time social story is intended for preschool, pre-k, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten classrooms. Includes both symbolated and standard text. How To Use:Print, laminate, and bindRe
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Gifted Crime Scene Forensic Investigation Activity The Case of the Missing Money
This highly engaging crime scene investigation activity will have your students using their critical thinking skills as they critically read and analyze witness testimonies, view and evaluate evidence, and draw inferences to determine the motive and identity of the person guilty of robbing a bank. Higher-level thinking skills will be practiced while investigating the crime scene, as students form a hypothesis about who committed the crime, establish a motive, and then justify their hy
5th - 8th
Forensics
Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o
5th - 8th
Economics
Gentle and Nice Hands Social Narrative
The Gentle and Nice Hands Social Story teaches students how to use gentle hands and how to use their hands nicely during play. With positive behavior visuals in both standard and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce how to use gentle and nice hands. Perfect for early childhood, preschool, pre-k, preschool, kindergarten, and first-grade classrooms. How To Use:Print for individual usePlace it in your classroom librarySend home with student(s) for review and additional reinforcement WHAT ED
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Create your own civilization based off of 'Weslandia'
Create your own civilization based off of the book 'Weslandia'. Students will use their social studies knowledge to create their own utopian society. Your students will have a blast taking knowledge that they have previously learned about and applying it to their new civilization! Their creativity will amaze you!!!!
***UPDATED!!!!***
More creatively designed!
More rubric options!
Teacher information page included
Curriculum:
CCSS Writing: W.2, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.8, W.10
Social Studies: geog
4th - 12th
Social Studies
New School and New Class Social Narrative
This customizable new school, grade, and class social story will ease students' anxiety when transitioning to the upcoming school year. Help prepare students for their new classroom and teachers. Includes multiple customization options to cater to your and your student's needs. This is perfect for early readers in your preschool, pre-l, kindergarten, or special education classroom Includes:Option to customize with name and pictures, or use provide pictures.Symbolated and standard text Option to
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Goods and Services Producers and Consumers Economics Activity Second Grade
Looking for an engaging early elementary economics lesson? Your students will gain a deep understanding of buyers and sellers (producers and consumers) in a community with this fun simulation activity. Your second or third grade social studies students will love creating their own good or service. This resource is suprisingly low-prep for how interactive it is. Simply print, cut, and go! You'll get teacher instructions, classroom procedures, printable student sheets, a student reflection sheet
2nd - 3rd
Classroom Community, Economics
Seizure Social Narrative Set
The seizure social story set includes two social stories I Have Seizures and My Classmate Has Seizures. Each book comes in standard and symbolated text for a total of four books. The seizure social story set helps ease student's anxiety if a classmate or themselves has a seizure. It provides a description of what a seizure is, how a seizure looks, and what we can do to help. Includes:Social narrative for student having the seizuresSocial narrative for class of the student having seizures. How
PreK - 2nd
Space Exploration Project - Week-Long, End of the Year, Emergency Sub Plans
Looking for an engaging, low-prep activity that works across grade levels? This week-long, self-guided, cross-curricular space exploration project is PERFECT to keep on hand for emergency sub plans or to use as a beginning-of-the-year or end-of-the-year unit! Students imagine themselves as part of a NASA mission to a newly discovered planet, Novus, and must make decisions, solve problems, and build a new society from scratch. Just like my best-selling zombie apocalypse unit, this packet is pac
4th - 12th
Creative Writing, Earth Sciences, General Science
Also included in: Cross-Curricular BUNDLE: Three Engaging, Week-Long, Self-Guided Units
Taking Turns and Sharing Social Narrative
The Taking Turns Social Story teaches students the expectations of taking turns and sharing with their classmates. Includes positive behavior visuals in both standard and symbolated text so you can teach and reinforce the social skill of how to take turns. This is perfect for early readers in your preschool, prek, kindergarten, and special education classroom. How to Use:Read to individual studentRead to thewhole classPair with a social skills lessonRead prior to turn-taking activity or gameAdd
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Ease anxiety for students in school and at home with this social story bundle! Establish expectations, procedures, and positive behavior models. Includes: Riding the Bus to School Social StoryCalm Down Book Social StoryTake a Deep Breath Social Story and Deep Breath VisualFire Drill Social StoryHallway Rules Social StoryNew Classmate Social StoryNew School/Class/Grade Social StorySubstitute Teacher Social StoryNew Baby SiblingWashing HandsTaking TurnsSocial GreetingsGentle HandsRoad Safety Pla
PreK - 2nd
Learning Disabilities Simulations- Social Emotional Learning for Students
Every classroom in the world is comprised of students who learn differently. Our students are surrounded by peers who have learning disabilities, speech disorders, attention deficits, and more! Are we teaching our kids about these differences? Are we equipping them to help their peers and show empathy towards them? Have we empowered those who learn differently? In this 4-part simulation, students will gain an understanding of how some kids learn, struggle, and feel during parts of their learn
1st - 12th
Character Education, School Counseling
Stock Market Game Simulation for Grades 4–6 | Financial Literacy & Investing |GT
🧠 The Stock Market Game: A Real-Time Simulation for Grades 4–6 Bring financial literacy to life with this dynamic, hands-on introduction to investing! Designed for upper elementary students, this resource transforms the stock market into a strategic classroom game where learners explore real-world economics, teamwork, and critical thinking. 💼 What’s Inside: Student-Friendly Explanations of stocks, shareholders, IPOs, and market sectorsInteractive Activities including company profile cards, cha
4th - 7th
Economics , Financial Literacy, Money Math
Take a Deep Breath Social Narrative and Deep Breath Visual
The Deep Breath Social Story teaches students how to take a deep breath. With positive behavior visuals in both standard and symbolated text, you can teach and reinforce deep calming breaths. Pair it with the deep breathing visual token board. Perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and special education classrooms. Includes:Breathing Visual token boardTake 3, 5, or 10 deep breathsHow to Use:Read individually to a studentRead as a whole groupPlace in the classroom librarySend a copy home to
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Following Classroom and School Rules Social Narrative
The Following Classroom Rules Social Story teaches students the expectations of following rules and why we follow them. The Following Classroom Rules Social Story provides positive behavior visuals and is perfect for back-to-school and teaching school expectations in your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, or special education classroom. How to Use:Read as as whole groupRead to individual studentPlace in classroom library Pair with classroom rules and expectation lessonWHAT EDUCATORS ARE SAYING!⭐️⭐
PreK - 2nd
Economics Project, Shark Tank slides - Middle School
10 guided slides for Google Slides in .pptx format for students participating in economics lesson in Shark Tank-like teacher-driven lesson. Students select a good or service, to be complete over a 4 day period with the pitch on day 5. Want to reach other modalities? Permit students to make a mock-up of their product at home to share on day 5 when presenting. Rubric available in the package option.
5th - 9th
Economics
Also included in: Economics Project Package, Shark Tank Project
Dog Safety Social Narrative
The dog safety social story teaches students the expectations of interacting with dogs and how to safely. Learn about where we might see dogs, how to pet dogs, and what to do if they bark too loud. The dog safety social story helps ease students anxiety interacting with dogs How to Use:Read individually to a studentRead as a whole groupPlace in the classroom librarySend a copy home to reinforce at homeWHAT EDUCATORS ARE SAYING!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students LOVE dogs and enjoy saying hi, but they tend
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
ZOO Scavenger Hunt + S.C.A.M.P.E.R. an ANIMAL + THINKING!
⭐️ THIS UNIT INCLUDES 28 TEACHING SLIDES with a LINK TO COPYEnhance and enrich your animal-related studies with this engaging set of activities designed for advanced 2nd/ 3rd graders. This bundle includes: (1) an offline scavenger hunt, a simulated excursion to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. Armed with clipboards and recording sheets, students will walk around, in pairs, to “visit” Aussie animals. The animal displays are mini-posters you have posted around your classroom, hallway, library,
2nd - 4th
General Science, Informational Text, Not Subject Specific
Money Matters: A Real-World Simulation for Upper Elementary Students
A creative problem-solving unit that simulates real life. Students are faced with real-world decisions related to money management, budgeting, jobs, taxes and bills. Students are randomly assigned families and jobs. They then are presented with real-life situations and decisions that they must make (just as their parents do). Creative problem-solving, decision-making, Socratic seminar, and real-world dilemmas are incorporated into this unit. Printables: Everything you need is in this unit. I
4th - 6th
Economics
Playground Rules Social Narrative
The Playground Rules Social Story teaches students the playground rules while providing positive behavior visuals in both standrd and symbolated text. The Playground Rules Social Story includes a follow-up activity with two levels. Students can sort good and sad playground choices. Perfect for back to school and teaching playground expectations in your preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, or special education classroom. Includes: 2 leveled follow up activity Rules/Expectations Addressed: (feel free t
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
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