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My goal is simple: to help fellow middle grades teachers save time and feel confident with ready-to-go Social Studies and Science lessons that are engaging, standards-aligned, and easy to use. Whether you're planning for the year, unit planning, prepping for a sub, or just looking for something meaningful and fun for your students, I’ve got you covered.
Each resource is designed with both students and teachers in mind—clear instructions, thoughtful activities, and materials that are classroom-tested and ready to print or upload. I know how busy teachers are, and my hope is that my lessons give you more time to focus on what matters most—teaching and connecting with your students.
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Map Skills / Geography Packet: Sub Lesson, Review, NTI / Snow Day Packet
This Landform and Map Skills Review Packet is your ultimate no-prep solution for reviewing key geography concepts! Whether you're planning a review, prepping for a Substitute Teacher, or assembling an NTI (Non-Traditional Instructional) Day / Snow Day packet, this ready-to-use resource saves you time while keeping students engaged and learning. Print & Go | No Prep | Two-Part Geography Activity✨ What’s Included:✅ TWO Engaging, Student-Friendly Articles with comprehension question worksheets — pe
4th - 8th
Geography
Map Skills / Geography Packet #4: Sub Lesson, Review, NTI / Snow Day Packet
This ready-to-use packet helps students understand how humans interact with their environment and how environments shape human activities. With a combination of informational articles, interactive worksheets, and engaging activities, students connect geography to real-world human choices.The packet includes:Map & Environment Match Activity – Students match human activities to the regions where they are most likely to occur.Environmental Cause-and-Effect Chart – Students analyze how human actions
4th - 8th
Geography
What is Matter Packet - Article, Worksheets, Answer Key, Instructions
What is Matter? Article & PacketEngaging 5th Grade Science Resource – Student-Friendly, Substitute-Ready & Standards-Aligned!Make teaching physical science simple and meaningful with the What is Matter? Article & Packet! This resource helps students build a clear understanding of matter—its states, properties, and changes—while also strengthening reading comprehension and writing in science. What’s Included:Student-Friendly Article (2 pages)→ Clear, age-appropriate explanations of solids, l
5th - 8th
Basic Principles, General Science, Physical Science
Five Themes of Geography Article & Worksheet - Substitute / Sub Lesson
Bring geography to life with this ready-to-use lesson on the Five Themes of Geography—perfect for both classroom instruction and sub days. This comprehensive, no-prep resource introduces students to the essential themes used by geographers to study the world: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region. Designed for clarity, engagement, and flexibility, the included article explains each theme in clear. Students will build vocabulary and comprehension as they explore how
5th - 9th
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
Latitude & Longitude Activity Packet
Bring geography to life with this Latitude & Longitude Activity Packet, a complete resource designed to teach students how to read and use coordinates to find exact locations on Earth. Perfect for regular classroom instruction, a substitute lesson, or even a Nontraditional Instruction Day/Snow Day assignment, this packet has everything you need to cover the basics of latitude and longitude. What’s Included: Student Article: Understanding Latitude & Longitude – explains key concepts in clear, a
4th - 8th
Geography
Social Studies Skills Packet| NTI Snow Day Work | Sub Plans | Independent Review
Looking for a stress-free, independent social studies packet that works perfectly for non-traditional snow days, substitute teachers, or emergency lesson plans? This History Skills Print-and-Go Packet is designed to keep 5th grade students engaged, focused, and learning—without teacher support.What’s IncludedThis packet focuses on essential social studies thinking skills using clear explanations, modeled examples, reading passages, practice activities, and full answer keys. Skills Covered Unders
4th - 7th
Ancient History, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Map Skills / Geography Packet #2: Sub Lesson, Review, NTI / Snow Day Packet
This Print and Go packet includes 4 fun and standards-based activities that help students build core map skills through scavenger hunts, clue-based challenges, map symbol design, and direction-following practice. With 30+ questions, map grid challenges, and a creative map-making project, this packet is ready for immediate use in the classroom or at home. It's perfect for review, independent work, substitute plans, or snow day assignments. What’s Inside – Activity Descriptions✅ Map Scavenger Hunt
4th - 8th
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
D-Day Invasion Activity | World War II D-Day Poster Template & Article
Teach the D-Day invasion in a clear, engaging way with this Print and Go World War II activity! This D-Day Invasion Article and Poster Activity helps students understand the largest sea invasion in history with a student-friendly reading passage and creative poster project.Perfect for 5th grade social studies or upper elementary World War II units, this resource includes multiple versions of the article, a poster activity, answer key, and teacher instructions, making it easy to implement in
5th - 7th
U.S. History, World History
Cause & Effect in History Printable Packet / Substitute Lessons
Make teaching history simple, engaging, and stress-free with the Cause & Effect in History – Social Studies Skills Packet! This printable, ready-to-use social studies resource is perfect for teachers looking for substitute lesson plans, emergency plans, snow day activities, or nontraditional school day instruction. Designed for upper elementary and middle school students, this packet helps students practice critical social studies skills, including identifying causes and effects in historical ev
4th - 7th
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Sharecropping Simulation: Reconstruction after the U.S. Civil War
Engage your students in an interactive, hands-on simulation that brings post–Civil War history to life! Students step into the role of a sharecropper and use math skills to calculate how debt builds over five farming seasons. As they work through the math and reflect on the results, students see firsthand how the sharecropping system kept many African Americans and poor whites trapped in poverty after the Civil War. Learning ObjectiveStudents will analyze how debt accumulated for sharecroppers o
5th - 7th
U.S. History
Andrew Jackson’s Presidency and the American Indian Activity Packet
This print-and-go Andrew Jackson activity is perfect for U.S. history lessons, substitute plans, or snow day / Nontraditional Instruction (NTI) days. Students will explore Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the Indian Removal Act, the Trail of Tears, and the impact on the Cherokee Nation through an engaging article, a cause-and-effect interactive notebook task, and a fact vs. opinion worksheet. Designed for independent learning, this no-prep history lesson helps students understand how Jackson’s
5th - 8th
U.S. History
Map Skills Packet #5: Landforms: Sub Plans, Geography, Print & Go
Looking for a no-prep geography activity that still delivers meaningful learning. This Packet is a ready-to-print, student-friendly resource that helps students understand landforms, human uses, and environmental impact—with everything you need in one place. Perfect for substitute plans, emergency lesson plans, nontraditional snow days, early finishers, review days, or independent work, this packet requires minimal teacher direction while keeping students engaged and on task. What’s Included: I
4th - 8th
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
Day Length & Latitude – Graphing Activity on Daylight Patterns/Seasonal Changes
Through graphing and data analysis, students will discover how Earth’s tilted axis and orbit around the sun create seasonal changes in day length at different latitudes. This activity builds understanding of day and night cycles, seasonal patterns, and the relationship between sunlight and location. Help students explore how the amount of daylight changes around the world with this hands-on science activity! Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in the length
5th - 8th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences
Map Skills / Geography Packet #3: Sub Lesson, Review, NTI / Snow Day Packet
Map Skills Packet #3 is a fun and challenging geography resource designed to strengthen students’ map-reading abilities. This packet features five different activities, each focused on a key geography skill: cardinal directions, U.S. states, map symbols, measuring distance with a map scale, and landform vocabulary. Each activity gives students the opportunity to practice real-world map skills in an age-appropriate and engaging format. Whether used for independent practice, group work, or a quick
4th - 8th
Geography
Pre-Colonial Tribes of Tennessee Activity Pack: Card Sort, Article, & Worksheet
The Pre-Colonial Tribes of Tennessee Activity Pack is a complete, interactive learning resource designed for 5th grade social studies. Students will:Read an engaging article about the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Shawnee tribes.Answer multiple-choice and short answer questions using text evidence.Participate in a hands-on Card Sort Activity, matching facts to the correct tribe.Extension: Create an Interactive Notebook page by cutting, sorting, and gluing tribe fact cards.This resource helps s
4th - 7th
Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Tennessee History: Important Tennesseans Before the Civil War | Print & Digital
Looking for a print and go resource that works for in-person, virtual, substitute lesson plans, or Snow Day (virtual day) learning? This Tennessee history activity is the perfect solution! Students will explore the lives and impacts of David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, and Sequoyah with both a ready-to-use printable worksheet with answer key and a digital Google Form version. Whether you need a quick substitute plan, a low-prep history lesson, or a virtual activity, this product has yo
4th - 6th
U.S. History
WWII Rationing Article, Worksheet , & Simulation Activity Packet
Engaging, Hands-On History for Upper Elementary! Bring World War II to life in your classroom with this interactive WWII Rationing Simulation. This cross-curricular activity combines reading comprehension, math skills, and historical thinking to help students understand what life was like for American families during wartime. What's Included:Informative Student Article:"Rationing: Sharing When Supplies Are Low" – written at a 5th-grade reading level with subheadings for easy comprehension.10
5th - 8th
U.S. History
Dynastic Cycle Graphic Organizer & Google Slides Game
Make learning about the Dynastic Cycle and the Mandate of Heaven engaging with this interactive Google Slides Game and Graphic Organizer!In this exciting digital adventure, students take on the role of an emperor in ancient China, facing seven key decisionsthat will determine the fate of their dynasty. After each choice, they will find out whether their people are happy or unhappy with their leadership. Will they maintain order and keep the Mandate of Heaven, or will their dynasty fall in
5th - 8th
Ancient History, World History
Pre-Colonial Tribes of Tennessee History Flip book, Article, and Answer Key
This product is aligned with the Tennessee 5th Grade History Standards. It contains an article about the Pre-Colonial Tribes of Tennessee, including the Yuchi to cover the Origin of the name of Tennessee. It also includes the 6 page Flip Book, including the cover, and two versions of the answer key. This activity can be used after covering the Pre-Colonial Tribes of Tennessee to reinforce the material, or as a completely stand alone self contained activity. Included: Pre-Colonial Tribes of Ten
4th - 8th
Social Studies, U.S. History
Settling the Great Plains: Articles, Chart & Multiple Choice Worksheets
"Settling the Great Plains" Activity BundleEngage your 5th-grade students in an immersive exploration of the Great Plains with this comprehensive activity bundle! This resource is designed to help students master the standard 5.02: Examine the appeal and challenges of settling the Great Plains from various cultural perspectives, including settlers, immigrants, Buffalo Soldiers, and Native Americans. What’s Included:Two Informational Articles:"Life on the Great Plains: The Appeal and Challenges
4th - 8th
U.S. History
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About the store
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Welcome to My Store!
I'm so glad you're here!
My goal is simple: to help fellow middle grades teachers save time and feel confident with ready-to-go Social Studies and Science lessons that are engaging, standards-aligned, and easy to use. Whether you're planning for the year, unit planning, prepping for a sub, or just looking for something meaningful and fun for your students, I’ve got you covered.
Each resource is designed with both students and teachers in mind—clear instructions, thoughtful activities, and materials that are classroom-tested and ready to print or upload. I know how busy teachers are, and my hope is that my lessons give you more time to focus on what matters most—teaching and connecting with your students.
Thanks for stopping by, and happy teaching!
My own education history
Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction with minor in History
BA in Social Science and Secondary Education with Minor in I have taught various subjects and grades since beginning my teaching career in 1999.
I was originally certified in Secondary Social Studies, but after moving to TN I added middle grades as well. I also have a minor and have taught 5th and 8th grade science sections in the past.
Much of my early material is still on paper, but as I convert the relevant items to a digital format I will post materials for sale.
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