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Create your own Feudal Manor:Students will learn about and create their own Feudal Manor Map. They will determine where the different groups will be located throughout their own invented manor and follow up with questions to increase rigor. Students will use their knowledge and creativity to make this map. Each student's map will be unique and an excellent display. Rigor is added through follow up questions. Students can follow up with deeper level thinking by answering extension questions. Foll

Engaging Activities for 6th Grade Studies Weekly:These activities keep students engaged throughout the year as they study World History. Although these activities are aligned with Studies Weekly, each activity can be completed without Studies Weekly. What's included:Beginning of the Year Escape Room:historycivics and governmentgeographyeconomicsMaps, Social Sciences & Early Civilizations (Weeks 1-7)Latitude and Longitude ActivityGlobe or Map ActivityArchaeology: Making InferencesThose Who Study

Engaging Activities for 5th Grade Studies Weekly:These activities keep students engaged throughout the year as they study United States History. Although these activities are aligned with Studies Weekly, each activity can be completed without Studies Weekly. "Missing" weeks are due to Studies Weekly assigning inquiries once per unit. What's included: Beginning of the Year Escape Room:historycivics and governmentgeographyeconomicsInquiry: How to Research (Weeks 1-4)Social Studies Lenses ActivityP

Engaging project:Students practice their research skills while using creativity to create an explorer trading card. Students learn about what explorer goals were and how they were able to make their journeys. Students learn who sponsored the explorers and what their intent was. Students need to use their previous knowledge and what they research in order to reach conclusions about how the explorer affected the indigenous peoples of the countries they entered. Follow up questions increase rigor

Engaging End of the Year Activity:Students will be complete an engaging review of fifth grade Social Studies standards. They can work with a partner or a team or by themselves to answer questions focused on five social studies topics: history, the Constitution, civics & government, geography, and economics. These questions will help students review their year in social studies. Teachers can choose to have students check their work after they finish each challenge in order to earn parts of a pu

Getting to know the Ancient Israelites:Students will read informational text concerning the development of Judaism and the rise of the Ancient Israelites. After reading the text students will answer questions about what they have read. Students will be engaged in coloring a picture of a Jewish temple based on a code made by their answers to the questions. This activity could be completed individually or with a partner. After students complete the color sheet, they can be hung in a display. The c

Fun, Trading Game:Students will explore the concept of trade routes and tariffs on trade routes along the Spice Road and then the New World. Students will make trades with the Indies. Then they will then attempt to trade through the Ottoman Empire. Because of the struggle with the Ottoman Empire, they will then attempt to trade with the New World, the East Indies. Students will learn about how trade restrictions and tariffs impact trade decisions. When the game is complete, students will comple

Before beginning the study of history, students need to know how to study:These activities walk students through the steps of quality researching. This is a great way to begin a study of social studies. Students are guided to an understanding of what is good information and what is not. Students will: recognize the lens through which we study historyrecognize the difference between primary and secondary sourcesrecognize what is fact and what is opinionlearn how to properly research and evaluate

Start an engaging year in 6th grade Social Studies:This bundle contains a variety of activities to engage students in the foundations needed to be successful in 6th grade and the study of World History. I find student retain more information when they engage in activities focused on history rather than just read about history. Topics include: mappingsocial sciencesprehistoric humansMesopotamiaPhoeniciansAncient EgyptiansProducts include: informational textsactivitiespuzzlesprojectsescape roomwor

Festive way to make connections:Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activity before the holiday. A Christmas Carol was a challenge for the students, so watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas was a fun distraction. Students will take notes on the provided worksheets to help keep track of information and make connections in a visual format. Notetaking helps keep

Students will explore Ancient India:This engaging activity will have students working with partners, a group, or individually to explore Ancient India. Students will explore five different characteristics: Golden Age, geography, Caste System, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Students will complete a puzzle, solve a maze, break a code, do a matching activity, and practice map skills while learning more about Ancient India. Informational text is provided for each characteristic. Students will answer ques

Engaging Back to School Activity:Students will be complete an engaging introduction to sixth grade Social Studies standards. They can work with a partner, a team, or by themselves to answer questions focused on four social studies topics: history, civics & government, geography, and economics. These questions will help students show their previous knowledge concerning 6th grade social studies. This activity is a more engaging than a pre-test. Teachers can choose to have students check their wo

Engineering Design Process made easy for teachers:Studying the Engineering Design Process is engaging for students and easy for teachers when using this unit. Students will learn about the Engineering Design Process through informational text and practical activity. Students will then put the Engineering Design Process to into action. The unit begins with an engaging introductory activity studying the invention and innovation of the pencil. Students are surprised to learn that something as simpl

Strong practice:Students practice using a coordinate plane to find reflecting points. Using the practical coordinate planes students can sketch out the movement of points over both the x-axis and y-axis. Practical pencil and paper practice for students. Students will write various ordered pairs based on points plotted. Students also practice completing quadrilaterals with a missing point and then track the movement of those points over the x-axis and y-axis by writing order pairs. What's include

Get up and get trading:Students love getting up and interacting with this trade route activity. This activity supports the study of Indigenous People's trade routes, but can easy represent a variety of civilizations. Students loved having a goal and being able to barter with one another to succeed in that goal. After completing the activity, students reflect on their experience and make connections to what makes a successful trade route. This helps students take prior knowledge and bridge it to

Engaging Beginning of the Year Activity:Students will be complete an engaging introduction to fifth grade Social Studies standards. They can work with a partner or a team or by themselves to answer questions focused on four social studies topics: history, civics & government, geography, and economics. These questions will help students show their previous knowledge concerning 5th grade social studies. This activity is a more engaging than a pre-test. Teachers can choose to have students check

High Interest Project to Demonstrate Knowledge:Students are fully engaged in displaying what they have learned about symbiotic relationships. Students will research two organisms which will be chosen at random or assigned by the teacher. Students will present what they have learned about the relationships in this project by creating a poster and giving an oral presentation. The oral presentation is optional in this project. Students will learn about benefits and consequences about relationships

Learn about the Germanic Tribes:Students will research the cultures of Germanic Tribe. This quick research project has students locating the tribes on a modern map and researching important information concerning the culture of their chosen Germanic Tribe. Students will research geographic location, government, religion, economy, language, and an interesting fact. Germanic Tribes presented: AnglesSaxonsFranksVandalsDanesSwedesGothsHunsLombardsFollow up questions increase rigor and help make conn

Understand the importance of the Phoenicians:Students will complete this engaging activity concerning the Phoenicians. They will read an informational text and then complete the activity. Students will create a poster thanking the Phoenicians for their contributions to the world, specifically the contributions which affect their lives. Students will be able to use their creativity to display and explain their choices. Students can then answer follow up questions to make connections between their

Great introductory exploration for geography:At the beginning of my geography unit, I have my students explore the reasons there are latitude and longitude measurements on maps. This helps with students understanding of the concept and engages them from the beginning. Students will use their new found understanding of these measurements to find European countries and capital cities. To add rigor, students can complete follow up questions which help them make connections with their new experience