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Tech Tools for Social Studies - 3rd - 5th Grades

Click here for a Hotlist of Tech Tools you can use in your 3rd - 5th grade classroom to support social studies standards of learning. Many of these resources can be used in other areas as well.

Tech Tools for Pre-K - 2nd Grade

Click here for a Hotlist of resources for tech tools you can use in your classroom to support social studies standards of learning. Many of these resources can be used in other areas as well.

Elementary Thanksgiving Writing Activities

Here are some Thanksgiving themed writing activities for K-5 students:
Kindergarten - this is a Word document tracer page. Students will trace the word “Thanksgiving” on the first line and then the second line just has the “Th” - they would have to try to write the rest of the word imitating the line above it. […]

Thanksgiving Resources

History.com has a terrific site on Thanksgiving here:
The History of Thanksgiving
The site includes information on the first Thanksgiving, the origins of the Thanksgiving Holiday, and fun facts about Thanksgiving.
Scholastic has a site about the first Thanksgiving here:
The First Thanksgiving
The site includes information about the voyage of the Mayflower, the Pilgrims’ daily life, and the Thanksgiving […]

Virginia History - The Arrival

Newly posted:
Virginia History - The Arrival - Fling the Teacher - answer 15 multiple choice questions about the arrival of the colonists in Virginia history correctly and you’ll know enough to fling your teacher away! Be careful…if you miss a question, you have to go back to the beginning!

Science Review - Grade 2 SOLs

2nd Grade SOLs 2.4 and 2.7:
Life Cycles and Animal Adaptations - Fling the Teacher - answer 15 multiple choice questions correctly and you’ll know enough to fling your teacher away! Be careful…if you miss a question, you have to go back to the beginning!
The rest of the review quiz-games are comprehensive:

Virginia History Review

Here is an online review (with multiple choice questions) for 4th grade social studies. It covers the geography of Virginia and the early history (before the colonies).
Virginia History Review - Part 1
(Part 2 of the review is coming soon!)

Science - SOL 5.5

One more review game:
Vertebrates and Invertebrates - type in the answers to the questions to earn time to save the Earth from alien teacher invaders! Spelling counts!

5th Grade Science - SOL 5.5

Here are two new review quiz-games on Kingdoms:
Kingdoms-Classify It! - choose the correct category for each item before time runs out!
Kingdoms-Choose It! - choose the correct answer for each multiple-choice question before time runs out!

5th Grade Social Studies Review Games

Two review games so far…more to come. Stay tuned!
Social Studies Review 1 - Teacher Invaders - Native Americans and Explorers
Social Studies Review 2 - Half-a-Min - The Colonies and the Revolutionary War

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