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I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing Present Day Eastern Hemisphere Geography and Culture, and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Li

USS Guides This product is 80 PAGES of guided notes. Students fill in the missing information for each "chunk" of each unit listed below: American Civil War Civil War Reconstruction Industrial Growth of the late 1800s Immigration Progressive Era Imperialism World War I Roaring 1920s The Great Depression World War II The Cold War Civil Rights of the 1950s and 1960s The Last 50 Years Over the past ten years, from home but for my classroom, I created this United States Study Guide. I have found

I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Page One = 5th Grade SS Syllabus, Based on NYS Standards Page Two = My own standards based grading rubric... I call it my "learning rubric" - because learning is more important than numbers. I also make a classroom bulletin board that goes along with this rubric. You'll see references to swimming in the rubric. The bulletin board simply illustrates the levels listed. East stude

US History Pacing Guide Week by week, the NYS Framework for 5th Grade Social Studies is chunked into a school-year long pacing guide! Not teaching in NYS? This pacing guide is great for anyone teaching US History to students ages 9 - 11. Key Ideas, Conceptual Understandings (Key Vocabulary), Content Specifications (What students should be able to do), and an outline for weekly instruction is all done for you in a neat chart. A blank monthly calendar follows each unit guide. I use the calend

I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! The Complex Societies and Civilizations Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing Complex Societies and Civilizations and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Teachers. NYS SS Framework

I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! The Early People of the Americas Unit Guide This document is a full unit plan for introducing the Early People of the Americas, and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Teachers. NYS SS Framework Key Idea

NEW PRODUCT - updated 9/2/16 Introduce the continents in and basic geography of... the EASTERN HEMISPHERE! Fun + Learning = Happy Classroom Page one = Simple materials needed and directions for teachers Page two = Silly Sea Creature Map of Eastern Hemisphere Page three = Directions for Students Page four = Terms of Use I created the image myself... If I can do it, so can they! We're not looking for a masterpiece here, just hoping the students get an idea of the basic shapes of the contine

UPDATED - August, 2016 This is my personal fail-proof method of helping students to remember the names and locations of each of the 13 English Colonies. Extension/ Enrichment Activity Idea - Differentiate your classroom by challenging your high achieving students to create their own silly story, using the same play-with-words format found in my original version. Pages should download and print as listed here: Page One = Cover page Page Two = Story Page Three = Map and Directions for Stu

Light A Fire in students' willingness to read, analyze primary source documents, and work as a team. This Civil War Gettysburg Address activity is differentiated based on reading levels to help all students understand Abraham Lincoln's speech. During this activity students will work independently, in small groups, and with the teachers as a whole class. Opportunities for movement are built in to this active reading technique. Although the Gettysburg Address is my chosen document for this pro

USS Guide 1 Civil War This is a proven effective method of helping students to organize and learn essential vocabulary and content related to the United States Civil War. This is one of thirteen unit guides available in my United States Study Guide Set. Light A Fire

DBQ = Document Based Question Three leveled DBQ essay writing guides, DBQ essay grading rubric and level to percent conversion chart, and many tried and true suggestions for how to use these guides in your own classroom are included. I created these guides as a solution to differentiating my classroom of students with various writing abilities and needs. I use these guides for my social studies classes. My ELA colleagues also use them; they are the folks who told me I should share them on Tp

After combing through countless New York State and regional exams, this is the list of essential unit topics and vocabulary that I have found to appear on most US History assessments. This list begins with the US Civil War and ends with the 9/11 Era.

So the other day I was annoyed that I couldn't find a simple list of landforms and their descriptions. So, I put one together. Over 50 different landforms are included... I'm sure it's not a complete list, but it served our purpose. BTW, after a unit on basic geography, I gave my students this list and a bingo paper that I crafted out of construction paper and MS Word 4X4 chart and we played "Coastal Cupcake Bingo". The winners got my home-made cupcakes (see photo on sample page). Cup

PowerPoint Notes for USS Guide Unit Six Imperialism This is a PowerPoint document of notes for USS Guide Unit Six, US Imperialism and Expansion. My complete set of USS Guides are for sale on TpT. My complete set of USS Guides includes 13 units for US history.

Make your classroom Instagreat! with an Instagreat Bulletin Board! I've embraced our kiddos love for technology with a fun and adjustable board that highlights their classroom successes. This product describes how to make your own Instagreat bulletin board. I've also included some of my own Instagreat posts, with the option to modify my work to best fit your own classroom. You will also need: A bulletin board, staples and pushpins Bulletin board background paper = I used square scr

PowerPoint Notes for USS Guide Unit Three Industrial Explosion This is a PowerPoint document of notes for USS Guide Unit Three, the period of industrial explosion in the US. My complete set of USS Guides are for sale on TpT. My complete set of USS Guides includes 13 units for US history.

PowerPoint Notes for USS Guide Unit Four Immigration This is a PowerPoint document of notes for USS Guide Unit Four, immigration into the US. My complete set of USS Guides are for sale on TpT. My complete set of USS Guides includes 13 units for US history.

I have recently added several new products to my TpT store and this is one of them. Thanks for checking it out! Exam includes an age appropriate (ages 9 - 11) section of questions for each of the following Social Studies concepts: Geography Knowledge Geography Reasoning Comparison and Contextualization Gathering & Using Evidence Chronological Reasoning Economics and Economic Systems Civic Participation Each section is also labeled with NYS SS Framework Key Ideas and Conceptual Understandin

Hello Friends! Some ideas from my classroom to yours... Cheers, Amy

Better than a piece of notebook paper, this form helps students and teachers keep their paperwork organized - with clear heading information, correction how to reminders, and a visual to remind us all that the path to success is messy. Helpful hint: print on colored paper and keep a classroom tray full of this guide for throughout the school year.