6th Grade Social Studies & History Centers

Combine Ancient History and Prehistory content vocabulary, with historical understanding, and creative writing! Once Upon A Paleolithic Time is a ready-to-use activity that has world history middle school students (6th, 7th, and 8th grades) create their version of a fairy tale story that includes prehistory vocabulary and concepts. The perfect combination of Social Studies and English Langage Arts skills

This resource includes:

• An instruction page with a list of vocabulary
• An example original story parody titled The Three Little Paleolithic Piggies
• Blank lined template and Blank drawing with lines template
• An answer sheet of highlighted vocabulary terms in thestory
• A rubric for the assignment
• A list of enrichment and extension activities to use with the assignment
• An editable lesson plan

You can use this writing assignment for center activities, small group review activities, reinforcing vocabulary, enrichment, extension, sub plans, portfolio assignments, English Language Arts collaboration, and many more!

Geography teachers, are you always looking for a great Getting To Know You back-to-school geography icebreaker activity for the beginning of the year for all ages? This activity will encourage your students to become familiar with their classmates as they work in groups and rotate through various stations. What a great introduction to basic geography skills such as graphs, charts, maps, and the concept of culture. It truly teaches geography skills all the while allowing students to collaborate, have fun, and get to know one another.

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Even older kids like St.Patrick's Day. Reading passage on the History of St.Patrick's Day plus close reading questions and a timeline activity. Includes answer key.

Enhance your students' reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource featuring five significant historic disasters. Each passage is designed for 5th to 9th-grade students and includes questions that encourage critical thinking and discussion. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework assignments!

What's Included:

• Five Reading Comprehension Passages:

1. The Great Chicago Fire (1871)
2. The Titanic Disaster (1912)
3. The Hindenburg Disaster (1937)
4. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
5. Hurricane Katrina (2005)

• Five Sets of Questions:
  • Comprehension questions for each passage, focusing on key details, cause and effect, and historical significance.

Holiday Word Search: Easter (Color and Black Line)

Teaching Social Science/World Holidays through fun activities. Students will have a great time searching for the 32 hidden words. Prep free! Independent! Grade 1-12!

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- 1 Word Search in color

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“Holiday Word Search: Easter” Word List:

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I have created a digital self-checking 15-question quiz template in Excel and Google Sheets.

With this template, you will be able to insert 15 questions as well as insert an answer key into this conditionally formatted template that will do the grading for you automatically. If a student answers a question correctly, the answer will turn green and if they answer incorrectly, the answer will turn red. You will be able to use this template for multiple quizzes in multiple subjects - all you have to do is change the questions and change the answer key.

This template will be a lifesaver and you will be sure to keep handy for every day to weekly use.

I look forward to your feedback.

Thank you for your support,

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Columbus Day | Christopher Columbus Craft | October Craft Cap Template

Celebrate Columbus Day with a fun and educational activity using this Christopher Columbus Craft Cap Template! Perfect for students to engage with the history of Christopher Columbus while enjoying a hands-on creative project, this cap craft is ideal for classroom use during October. The product also includes easy-to-follow instructions on how to assemble the cap, ensuring students can complete their creations with ease.

Product Highlights:

• Cap Template: Students can cut, color, and assemble their own Columbus Day cap featuring symbols of exploration, such as ships, compasses, and Columbus himself.
• Interactive Learning: Combine creativity with historical education as students craft their caps and learn about Christopher Columbus and his famous voyages.
• October Activity: A great way to incorporate Columbus Day into your lesson plans while engaging students in an interactive and artistic way.
• Customization Options: Students can personalize their caps with colors and decorations, adding their own creative flair to their historical learning experience.
• Assembly Instructions Included: Clear step-by-step instructions make it easy for students to cut, color, and assemble their caps with minimal assistance, making this a quick and hassle-free activity.

Why This Craft is Essential:

• Hands-On Learning: Helps students better understand the significance of Christopher Columbus and his voyages while engaging in a creative and enjoyable craft.
• Encourages Discussion: This craft provides a platform to discuss the history of exploration, Columbus’s journeys, and the impact of his discoveries.
• Suitable for Various Age Groups: Can be adapted for younger or older students, making it versatile for different classroom settings.
• Simple and Fun: The easy-to-assemble template ensures that students can complete the craft with minimal guidance, providing an accessible and rewarding experience.

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• Teachers looking for an engaging Columbus Day craft to incorporate into their lesson plans.
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• Print and Assemble: Have students color the cap template, then cut out the pieces and follow the step-by-step instructions to assemble the cap.
• Integrate History: Use the craft as a fun way to discuss Christopher Columbus’s historical importance and his contributions to exploration.
• Classroom Display or Wearable Craft: Students can either wear their caps to celebrate Columbus Day or use them to decorate the classroom for the holiday.

With this Columbus Day Craft Cap Template, your students will enjoy creating their own Columbus-themed caps while learning about the famous explorer’s voyages and the history of exploration. The included instructions make assembly easy and fun, ensuring that every student can participate and succeed! Don’t forget—leave a review and email us for your free resource!

Students will learn how to write their address, phone number, and the difference between which county, town, state, country, and continent they live in. Students will follow the example and practice writing their address on a template with support and independently. Once students have mastered learning where they live, they can answer the questions at the end of the packet independently or with help.

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Enhance your students' reading comprehension skills with this engaging resource featuring five significant historic disasters. Each passage is designed for 5th to 9th-grade students and includes questions that encourage critical thinking and discussion. Perfect for use in the classroom or as homework assignments!

What's Included:

• Five Reading Comprehension Passages:

1. The Great Chicago Fire (1871)
2. The Titanic Disaster (1912)
3. The Hindenburg Disaster (1937)
4. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
5. Hurricane Katrina (2005)

• Five Sets of Questions:
  • Comprehension questions for each passage, focusing on key details, cause and effect, and historical significance.

PURPOSE: This GOOGLE SLIDE lesson provides digital historical background info, interesting facts, and vocabulary about St. Patrick's Day.

GOAL: to prepare each student to learn more about this interesting, HISTORICAL celebration.

AUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

SLIDES:

• Historical and background Information Slides

• Interesting Information FACTS about St, Patrick's Day

• Vibrant Vocab slides

-bold photos appear without word for inference making

-vocab word 'slides in' so photo can be first WITHOUT the word

-concise definition

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduces St. Patrick's Day

· Provide backstory to the holiday

· Stimulates group discussion

· Use as distance learning resource

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Vocabulary Discussion

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Find out all about changes in post war America in the 1940s from the changing roles of women to the changing roles of African Americans,, including the Tuskegee Airmen and George Washington Carver's scientific discoveries.

16 game cards, 1 game board, worksheet, instructions, background

This is a scavenger hunt using task cards that is based on the key figures that helped to abolish slavery and are studied in the 4th grade curriculum. Students will read about Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Samuel Cornish, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Beecher Stowe. This activity will have students reading about how each individual aided the abolition movement. Check out the preview to see what each task card entails. Students will need to walk around the room reading the task cards. Each task card has a code word on the bottom which is the answer to the question/fill in the blank. The answer will NOT be found on that same task card. For example, the answer to task card #1 is found by reading the passage on task card #8. Students MUST record which task card they found the answer on in their answer sheet under the “FOUND CARDS #” column. That column will be used at the end for the 4 digit lock code. They will follow the clues to find the correct 4 digit code.

This activity would be a great review before assessments, as a center activity, a group activity, etc. Students will be engaged with the learning while having a fun time trying to solve all of the clues!

A word search puzzle worksheet that can be used to supplement your unit on First Americans. This can be used for morning work or when introducing your unit to students. 

There are 28 vocabulary words to find in this activity. This will keep your students buy for a quite awhile.

Coloring bookmarks with queens and princesses in history, printable coloring bookmarks/cards for kids and adults DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, these could be used as a fun coloring activity at a party, in the classroom, or done as a homeschool craft.

For best results print them on thick cardstock paper.

1 Pdf with 8 different bookmarks in two sizes.

Large bookmark measures about 8.25" by 2.5",

and smaller sets are 7" by 2".

US letter-size pages 8.5” by 11”.

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This special education George Washington adapted book is perfect for adapted social studies in life skills or self-contained special education.

Your students will enjoy learning interesting facts about George Washington's early life, family, and career.

Have students match visuals to each page. Laminate and add velcro to use this book over and over again.

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Are you looking for a way to incorporate some movement into your lesson on the Stone Age? Try out this Stone Age Scavenger Hunt that focuses on the basic facts.

How to use this product:

Cut the 10 cards and place them around the classroom.

Groups of students will start at different 'letters' to avoid congestion.

Have students record their answers on the recording sheet.

If students find their way back to their original card, they will know (and you will too!) that they have completed the scavenger hunt successfully.

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I have created a digital self-checking 15-question quiz template in Excel and Google Sheets.

With this template, you will be able to insert 15 questions as well as insert an answer key into this conditionally formatted template that will do the grading for you automatically. If a student answers a question correctly, the answer will turn green and if they answer incorrectly, the answer will turn red. You will be able to use this template for multiple quizzes in multiple subjects - all you have to do is change the questions and change the answer key.

This template will be a lifesaver and you will be sure to keep handy for every day to weekly use.

I look forward to your feedback.

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This Thanksgiving turkey drawing and coloring activity is a perfect resource for teachers looking to engage students while building fine motor skills! Designed as a half-finished turkey guide, this activity encourages creativity as students complete and color the image themselves. Here’s why it’s a great addition to your classroom:

• Promotes fine motor skill development as students draw and color.
• Boosts creativity by allowing kids to design their own version of a turkey.
• Versatile use: ideal for Thanksgiving-themed art, early finishers, or indoor recess.
• Quick and easy to print—a stress-free, mess-free classroom activity!

Add a fun, festive touch to your classroom this Thanksgiving with this engaging, skill-building activity.

Your students are likely familiar with Ancient Greek mythology, so why not challenge them to write their own myths? This ready-to-print and ready-to-teach resource has your students in the author's seat as they create their own myths!

This resource includes:

• An editable lesson plan
• Writing instructions and a storyboard template
• Three sample storyboards for explanation myths, entertainment myths, and moral myths,
• An editable rubric for the assignment
• A list of enrichment and extension activities to use with the assignment

You can use this writing assignment for center activities, small group review activities, extensions, sub plans, portfolio assignments, English Language Arts collaboration, and many more!

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