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Bring the excitement of Election Day into your classroom with a "Classroom Mascot Election!"This engaging teacher resource transforms the democratic process into a fun and interactive experience for students without all the drama! Featuring two pre-made mascot candidates, each equipped with four student- relatable policies and distinct flaws, this resource encourages critical thinking and spirited debate among students. Teachers can choose to implement either the Electoral College or a popular

Music plays a big part in all of our lives. It’s what makes our daily tasks- fun! In my class, students are often allowed to listen to their own music when working independently. To build classroom community I created a fun activity to build a playlist together as a class. This class playlist is for my students and I to listen to when working in groups or during a class-wide activity. Instead of blasting our old person music (lol), now they will have music THEY love instead! HOW IT WORKS! STUD

Decoding the Declaration of Independence can be hard with our founding father's old fashion language. In order to fully analyze this everlasting moment in history, we need to be able to understand it. This resource breaks down this groundbreaking break up letter paragraph by paragraph. Students will use context clues and close reading to help modernize each section of the original document. Resource comes in a Google Slides format! There are also helpful tips, vocabulary and directions in the ma

Teaching the Stone Age? Sometimes, students deserve a fun assessment. Have your students watch "The Croods" and answer reflective questions in this quick 3 page workbook! Students will take bullet point notes to identify the accuracies and inaccuracies shown in the movie. Then they will answer 5 comprehension and reflection questions. Before finally writing a written response to a question that connects the movie to your Stone Age lessons. This is a PDF format and an Easel format for an easy dig

*Commerical Voice* Do you have a couch in your room that causes a mini stampede when transitioning to flexible seating? Do you have students crying over not being able to sit on the couch? Do you have an annoying flexible seating chart that you forget to change? WELL, struggle no longer! This couch potato seating chart eliminates the struggle of the couch drama! This resource is non-editable but comes with everything you need to create an easy to use chart to help keep track of who can sit on

Let's rebrand the reputation of Social Studies class! In the past, history lessons felt like a drag. But with the influence of new learning strategies, compassionate educators, and more historically accurate curriculums, Social Studies class can be a place for so much more than memorization! Social Studies can be about empathizing, evaluating, collaborating. History is HERstory, and THEIRstory too! History is story-telling and so much more. The more we remind students of that, the more they'll l

This PowerPoint file comes with 6 different hall passes for students to grab and go! No more filling out those annoying paper passes. Just add your name or room number, laminate, hang up, and build independence! This resource comes with: •2 bathroom passes •2 hall passes •1 nurse pass •1 brain break pass with 5 minute time limit In logo, I used AGBossLady font for my name!

Encouraging growth mindset within the classroom helps students learn to evaluate their attitude and processes related to classwork and build a stronger work ethic! These posters use calming colors and positive self-talk to motivate students of all ages to view school and their abilities in a positive way. This resource also comes with pink or black "Growth" bulletin board letters that are easy to cut out. You can hang the posters horizontally or vertically depending on the space in your classroo

Students deal with a lot more than we can see on the surface. So, start every class with this helpful social-emotional check in! With an easy-to-use and easy-to-upload Google Form format, teachers can get a better grasp on the energy their students are entering class with. This resource comes with helpful emojis that so all students, of all ages, can successfully identify their feelings! After students select their emoji, they are asked if they would like to speak to a teacher or guidance counse

Decoding the Constitution can be hard with our founding father's old-school language. In order to respect this everlasting document, we need to be able to understand it. This resource breaks down the Preamble of the United States Constitution line by line. Students will use David Catrow's "We the Kids" to help modernize each line of the original document. Catrow's book (read aloud also available on Youtube) does an amazing job to make each line "teen-friendly." The illustrations put the preamble

Assess your students’ U.S.A. geography knowledge using this pre-made, but editable, multiple choice Google Form quiz! Students will see an image of the United States map and will be asked to identify the state that is colored in. This quiz is: Multiple Choice Has points already inputtedCorrect answers are pre-selected: NO grading for YOU! Google Forms will grade each quiz for you and you can easily upload students' scores to Classroom. Just upload to Google Classroom and use it as a review, a

Reviewing the American Revolution? Help your students keep track of each act/tax placed on the colonists by England with this useful graphic organizer. Just download, upload to Google Classroom and assign! This resource is semi-editable: add whatever act, tax, and event that you want! Resource includes: Sugar ActStamp ActTownshend ActsTea ActCoercive Acts

If you're focusing on the 13 Colonies, this activity is a great way to conclude the chapter. Help students review the economies, climates, populations, landforms, and lifestyles of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. This artifact bag activity helps engage students, keep their attention, show comprehension, while also building on their inferencing skills. Win-Win for all! If you are using this resource, there are 2 ways you can do it (plus your own way!)1. You can create actual ba

Are you dreading reviewing our 50 states with your little ones? This Google Slides resource is here to make it easy, stress free, and fun! With 75+ slides, calming colors, drag and drop activities, labeled maps, 5 region organization, editable boxes, 50 state outlines, and so much more, your students will thrive and enjoy researching the unique make up of the U.S.A.! "My 50 States Book!" includes: U.S.A. Map and brief backgroundList of 50 statesBreakdown of the 5 regions: Northeast, Southeas

Affirmations are so powerful in manifesting self love for your students and YOU! Use this resource to create your own "Affirmation Station" where anyone can build up their confidence! This resource is non-editable, but comes as a zero prep PDF with 24 difference "I AM" affirmations! Just print, laminate and hang up! There is also two header options available upon download, one in light pink and one in black and white. Keep it simple and minimalistic, just the affirmation in the box and no ot

Looking for a way to teach geography without all that memorization? You've found the right resource! This Google Slides project asks students to research a chosen region in North America! Students will write a brief summary, research quick facts, add important images, and tap into their creative side by creating a photo collage! Have students choose one region for a geography assessment, or work through all slides as a class! Each region has 4 slides for students to complete with a country clip

The Atlantic Slave Trade was and still is a major injustice that’s impact has continued long after it’s end. Ted Ed's "The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard" (available on Youtube) does an amazing job discussing the economic, historical, and emotional impact of this racially driven movement in history. This is a minimal prep DIGITAL activity (just have to link the video to the first slide). Comes in Google Slides format and is editable. Have students watch

Decoding the Emancipation Proclamation can be hard with our founding father's old fashion language. In order to fully analyze this everlasting moment in history, we need to be able to understand it. This resource breaks down Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation paragraph by paragraph. Students will use context clues and close reading to help modernize each section of the original document. Supplement with a quick youtube video to start that works to make this proclamation "teen- friendly." I love

Dave Eggers' "What Can a Citizen Do?" does a wonderful job making the role of a United States citizen easy for little minds to understand! Use this Google Slides as an extension activity to help students brainstorm different ways to be a good citizen. Students take a picture of themselves and put it in the middle of the slides; in the circles around it, they fill in different ways that a citizen can help their community, country, or even classroom! This resource is a minimal prep activity, jus

Learning about the Civil War Battles can be hard to understand which one came first! This is a simple Google Slide that allows students to create a visual timeline of the major battles fought! The resource comes with directions and pre-made moveable pieces. The second slide asks students to create a scorecard of how many battles each side won! Use this as an alternate assessment or as a simple extension activity. Just download to Google Drive, upload to google classroom and assign! Major Battle