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(Social Studies Interactive Notebook; Social Studies Interactive Activities) My "Less Mess" Social Studies Interactive Notebook Activities allow for two simple steps: cut around the border and glue it in. That's it! They are perfect for teachers who may have their students for just one short period...

A little dramatic of a title, huh? Well, since we are studying early exploration, I thought it fitting. :) We have moved into our unit on Early European explorers and this time around I thought I would start off a bit general before we moved into specific explorers. So we did two things to introduce the era that I thought I would share with you. Reasons for Exploring Flipbook We started out by reading an informational article about the various reasons WHY explorers would venture out into the…

This post is way overdue and I must admit should have probably been one of the first that I posted to help everyone understand my journey with interactive notebooks in language arts. As I have said in the past, there were not many resources available at the beginning of my journey with using interactive notebooks in language arts classes. So...I relied on one of my great friends, Google, to help me search and search and search (you get the picture). What I did find were many sites and bits…

Use this graphic organizer to help students learn about any location. This can be used as a pre-write for an essay about a country, city, state or even a neighborhood. I had my students use it to share information about our school and then our city as a way to learn about the themes. I have includ...

I wanted to make sure my upper elementary students received enough instruction in social studies, so I created a social studies interactive notebook!

I've completed week three and not only am I still alive, I'm loving what I'm doing. I love being in a K - 8 school. You can't be upset for too long when the littlest midgets swing by your room to show you the rainbow they just drew. Not only am I teaching four periods of middle school social studies, I'm also teaching a small pull out ELA group. I love getting back to working on literature. Although social studies is my passion, I love teaching reading so this is a great opportunity. Mostly…

In light of the Vocabulary Week I have going on at my blog, The Classroom Game Nook, I decided to create a fun freebie!Looking for a new way to have your students make meaningful connections to their vocabulary words? This is a whole-class activity that takes very little prep time. Students are assigned a secret ... Read More about Word Map {Vocabulary Practice}

Over time I have read many articles and blog posts about the use of Left Side and Right Side working in an Interactive Notebook. Some of you may be looking at me right now asking yourself, “What the frak is Jenn talking about now?” Check out a few views on Left Side/Right side here, here […]

This book introduces map skills to your students. The pages in the books are: the globe, map symbols, cardinal directions, United States map. classroom, home, and community maps. Enjoy this free booklet. Check out some of my other ResourcesPumpkin Day Turkey Day Halloween Word Problems Follow...

This post includes more pictures of my social studies interactive notebooks we have used this school year. You will see most of the information in this post are foldables from Dinah Zike and mine is lacking color like the students. Global grid system notes Maps versus globes Venn diagram Parts of a map foldable Vocabulary to accompany our textbook Landforms found above and below sea level foldable Types of landforms foldable Cornell notes on South America from our textbook This is a bad copy…

“Right is for Reflection” This side of the notebook focuses on ways that students can process and be creative with the information that they learned on the left. The type of assignment …

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Thank you for downloading! If you like (or love) these, then I'd sooo appreciate your feedback. I'm considering making some more freebie sets if these are useful. :) This PowerPoint file contains 8 editable binder covers, as well as 5 different spine sizes for each color! Just download the file...

Teachers never stop working. I know we hear it all the time, but now I have proof! I posted a blog a little over a week ago, about The 5 Changes I made that Saved My Sanity, and that blog that I dreamt up in the middle of an early-morning shower is now the second ... Read more

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Interactive notebooks have been something we've tried to use repeatedly, but we've struggled in implementing them. Find out about our alternative!

This simple one page vocabulary study is a great addition to any literature, math, social studies or science unit. It includes a space for the word, definition, sentence, part of speech, synonym and an illustration.

Use this Vocabulary Graphic Organizer to help your students learn new vocabulary! Perfect for that struggling student who needs a hands-on, visual representation of a word. Parts included: Word- What word are you defining? Definition- Dictionary definition Part of Speech- Is it a Noun, Verb, Adject...

This is a vocabulary graphic organizer known as 4 Square. It is an effective way to learn and practice vocabulary in any subject area. This product contains 1 sheet with four squares on it. Each square is divided into fourths. The student writes the vocabulary word in the center of the square, and t...

Free Vocabulary Graphic Organizer! This vocabulary graphic organizer has a place for the vocabulary word, definition, and a pictorial representation. I hope your kiddos enjoy using this vocabulary graphic organizer!