Read Write Empower

I use this t-chart and cards for my students to complete a cut-and-sort. Some of the cards are the causes of the Revolutionary War and some are effects. I have students put this in their social studies ISNs to study, but you could also take it for a grade. The events include: - The French and Indian War - The Stamp Act - The Townshend Act - The Boston Massacre - The Boston Tea Party/The Intolerable Acts -The First and Second Continental Congress - The Declaration of Independence - The Articl

This is a graphic organizer that shows our current elected government leaders for each of the three branches of government. It includes the position name, a blank (to fill in the name of the person - see names below), and a picture to help students put a face to the names that they may hear about in the news. We put this chart in our social studies ISNs (Interactive Notebooks) for students to refer to when we learn about our government and the Constitution. This also explains how Representati

This activity was used to test my student's knowledge of main idea and details. After reading a story, the students wrote the main idea on the pizza crust and the details on the toppings. You can differentiate the activity by having students complete different numbers of toppings. This also includes a notebook anchor chart for students to refer back to when using main idea and details.