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Elementary Social Studies Activities
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 Community
Helpers
Labor
Day Activities for Kids
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About
Labor Day
What is the background of Labor Day? When did it start? Why is it celebrated? |
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Labor
Day Coloring Pages
Celebrate Labor Day by using your interactive crayon with these fun color pages of Community Helpers: astronaut, baker, brick layer, business woman, chemist, disc jockey, farmer, glass blower, maid, mailman, nurse, yard worker, painter, photographer, plumber, policeman, road worker, surgeon and tailor. |
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Thematic
Reading List - Community Helpers
Labor Day book descriptions and reviews for elementary and preschool reading. Titles work well with the holiday or a study of community helpers. Books included are: A Job for Wittilda, Bruno the Tailor, Community Helpers From A-Z, Fireman Small, I Want to be a Police Officer, I Want to be a Teacher, Jobs People Do, Library Lil, My Daddy is a Soldier, Officer Buckle and Gloria, Sam Who Never Forgets, The Gardner, Tortoise Brings the Mail, Walter the Baker, What Authors Do, What Illustrators Do and What is a Community? |
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Short
Stories to share on Labor Day
Thematic reading that celebrates Workers. Classics include: Arachine, Bill Brown's Test, Hofus the Stone Cutter, The Champion Stone Cutter, The Choice of Hercules, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Hillman and the Housewife, The Little Gray Pony, The Metal King, The Nail, The Smithy and The Speaking Stone. |
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Community
Helpers Word Search
Vocabulary word find for Labor Day. Can you find all these Community Helpers in the puzzle? Each time you play, the game is different. Community Helpers included are: accountant, aide, astronaut, baker, banker, barber, bookkeeper, busdriver, chef, chemist, clerk, cobbler, cook, cop, dentist, dj, doctor, farmer, fireman, judge, librarian, maid, mailman, nurse, painter, photographer, plumber, policeman, postman, principal, programmer, surgeon, tailor, teacher, teller, worker
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Cultures
Around the World - Chinese New Year |
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Chinese
New Year
Learn about Chinese New Year and the Chinese
Zodiac. January 23, 2012 begins the year
of the Dragon .
Cultures
Around the World -> Chinese New Year
Interactive Coloring Pages -> Chinese New Year |
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Cultures
Around the World - Costa Rica |
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Costa
Rica Flag and National Anthem
Spanish number words dot to dot game - learn how to count
in Spanish to display the flag and national anthem of Costa
Rica.
Kids Spanish Counting
Games -> Contar en Español ( Counting in Spanish
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Cultures
Around the World - Ireland |
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Irish
Symbols
Capture the Irish symbols. Earn points by whacking Irish
symbols with shamrocks on them. Stay away from the pot of
gold and shillelagh - the leprechaun takes points away!
Kids Educational Social Studies Games-> Irish Symbols
Check out our coloring pages of Irish
Symbols! |
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Ireland,
the Country
Talking Electronic book sharing information about
Ireland the Country. Part of the "Learn to Read-Read to
Me" series.
Kids Interactive Books-> Ireland - Irish symbols, Irish
history, Irish geography
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Kids Books - Ireland Related Thematic Reading List
St. Patricks Day book descriptions and reviews for preschool and elementary reading. These books are great to use in the classroom for a multicultural study of Ireland. Some of the titles reviewed are: Billy Beg and His Bull, Caitlin, the Irish Dancer, Children's Irish-English Dictionary, Clever Tom and the Leprechaun, Fair, Brown and Tremblin, Hooray for St. Patrick's Day, Irish Dance Recital Sticker Book, Jack and the Leprechaun, Jamio O'Rourke and the Big Potato, Leprechaun Luck, Look What Came from Ireland, O'Sullivan's Stew, Patrick - Patron Saint of Ireland, Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs, St. Patricks Day Alphabet, St. Patricks Day Parades, Shamrocks and Leprechauns, That's What Leprechauns Do, The Ancient Celtic Festivals, The Children of Lir, The Last Snake in Ireland, The Saint Patricks Day Shillelagh, This is Ireland, and Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk. |
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St. Patrick's Day Crafts
Are you a wee bit tired of looking for Irish craft ideas? Try a celtic cross, hanging trinity shamrock, an irish proverb sign, a leprechaun photo holder, leprechaun bookmarks, leprechaun goodie bags, a shamrock photo magnet, or some kids crafts that you can make and play.
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Color Pages
Get out your interactive crayon to color these Irish symbols and cartoons. Coloring Pages include Ireland's flag, outline map of Ireland, several cartooned shamrocks, harp, celtic crosses, leprechaun, shillelagh, Blarney Castle, a claddagh, a triquetra symbol, a shamrock outline, an Irish fuzzy guy, shamrock tie, shamrock windsock, and a St. Patrick worm. |
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Celtic
Fairy Tales - Irish Stories
Printable Irish fairy tales to share with the class. |
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Scrambler Puzzles
Today is your lucky day! Unscramble these picture puzzles to study scenery or symbols of Ireland. |
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St. Patrick's Day Word Search
Can you find all these words associated with the Irish or St. Patrick's Day? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle:
blarney, bodhran, kells, castle, ceili, Celtic, claddagh, cross, druid, fiddlers, gaelic, green, harp, Ireland, irish, luck, March, gold, rainbow, shamrock, snakes, Patrick |
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St. Patrick's Day Word Search Challenge
Can you find all these words associated with the Irish or St. Patrick's Day? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle:
accordian, blarney, bodhran, Book of Kells, castle, ceili, Celtic, chieftains, claddagh, cross, Cuchulain, druid, Eire, fiddlers, gaelic, green, harp, Ireland, irish, leprechaun, luck, March, Newgrange, pot of gold, rainbow, riverdance, shamrock, shillelagh, snakes, Patrick |
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Concentration Memory Game
Flip these cards over to see all the Irish symbols. Find all the matched pairs and you will uncover a St. Patrick's Day surprise! |
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Cultures
Around the World - Mexico |
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Mexico,
the Country
Talking Electronic book sharing information about Mexico,
the Country. Part of the "Learn to Read-Read to Me" series.
Kids Interactive Books-> Mexico - Mexico symbols, Mexico history, Mexico
geography |
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About Cinco de mayo |
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Cinco
de mayo Coloring Pages and Spanish readers |
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Kids Books -
Recommended Reading |
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Cinco
de mayo - Word Search |
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Mexico
Culture - Word Search |
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Mexico
Culture - Word Search - Challenge |
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Mexican
Food - Word Search |
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Cinco de Mayo and
Mexican Culture Activities |
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Mexican Recipes
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Cultures
Around the World - Native Americans |
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Native
American Games and Activities
Fun Native American cultural activities for kids. Learn different
kinds of Indian games - hazard games, guessing games and ball
games.
Native American interactive coloring pages, plays, songs,
dances, naming rituals, poetry, short stories, names for boys
and girls. |
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U.S.
History and Historical Figures |
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Famous
Americans in History
Coloring pages and printables about famous American historical
figures - Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, and the
Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Kids
Educational Social Studies Games-> Famous Historical
Figures
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US American History for Children - The Revolutionary War
Coloring pages and printables of famous people and symbols of US History during the Revolutionary War leading up to Independence Day.
American History for Children > Revolutionary War
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Veteran's Day Word Search
Play this wordsearch game against the clock. Each time you
play, there will be a different set of vocabulary words.
Kids Educational
Social Studies Games->Veteran's Day Word Finds
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Also check out our Veteran's
Day coloring pages & readers! |
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Martin
Luther King, Jr. Coloring Page.
Kids
Educational Language Arts Games -> Interactive Martin
Luther King Jr. Coloring Page |
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Martin
Luther King, Jr. Word Search. Try to beat the clock by finding
10 vocabulary words for Martin Luther King, Jr. in the puzzle.
The puzzle is different each time it's played. Printable.
Kids Educational Language Arts Games -> Interactive Martin Luther King
Jr. Word Search |
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About President's Day |
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Presidents
of the United States Activities
President list can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically. Associated activity links for Presidents can be found here. This list links to activities for each President. |
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List of Presidents
- Politcal Parties
This list of Presidents shows what politcal party each President belonged to. List can be sorted alphabetically by President name or politcal party. This list links to activities for each President. |
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Alphabetical List of Presidents
and State Where They Were Born
This President list can be sorted alphabetically by name or by what state he was born in. It can also be sorted chronologically by term. This list links to activities for each President. |
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Alphabetical List of Vice Presidents of the United States
This President list can be sorted alphabetically by President name or Vice President Name. It can also be sorted chronologically by term. This list links to activities for each President. |
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President's
Day Coloring
Pages
Use your interactive crayon to paint these fun "talking" President coloring pages. President friends help beginner readers and ESL students! Click on the words under the coloring picture to hear the sentence that describes the picture.
You may also be interested in Symbols of the United States or famous Americans in history. These collections include Betsy Ross, Ben Franklin, Paul Revere, Signing of the Declaration of Independence, Martin Luther King, the Liberty Bell, Washington Monument, flag of original 13 colonies, bald eagle, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam. |
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Poetry about the Presidents
Jingles to help recall order of Presidents or various facts about them. Also included are general poems about George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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President Word Search
Can you find all these last names of Presidents? Names used in the puzzle:
Adams, Arthur, Buchanan, Bush, Carter, Cleveland, Clinton, Coolidge, Eisenhower, Fillmore, Ford, Garfield, Grant, Harding, Harrison, Hayes, Hoover, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Kennedy, Lincoln, Madison, McKinley, Monroe, Nixon, Obama, Pierce, Polk, Reagan, Roosevelt, Taft, Taylor, Truman, Tyler, VanBuren, Washington, Wilson |
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Find all the words in this Abe Lincoln word search
Can you find all these words associated with Abraham Lincoln? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle:
Abe, Abraham, assassinate, Booth, cabin, civil, Congress, debate, divided, Douglas, fireplace, Ford, Gettysburg, honest, Illinois, Kentucky, kind, lawyer, leader, Lincoln, memorial, nation, North, penny, President, read, Republican, Rushmore, sixteenth, slaves, smart, South, speech, stovepipe, theater, tophat, war, write |
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George Washington word search
Can you find all these words associated with George Washington? Vocabulary words used in the puzzle:
America, cherry, colonies, commander, country, dollar, father, first, Forge, General, George, hatchet, honest, leader, Martha, planter, President, quarter, Revolution, soldier, surveyor, thirteen, troops, Vernon, Virginia, Washington |
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Individual U.S. President Word Searches
Find all the vocabulary words for each U.S. President. List of word searches are alphabetical by President last name. |
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Abraham Lincoln Activities
Biographies, Coloring Pages, Children's Book Reviews, Short Stories, Photographs, Timeline and Famous Quotes and Speeches |
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George Washington
Activities
Biography, Quick Facts and Trivia, Coloring Pages, Children's Book Reviews, Short Stories, Word Search, Jigsaw Puzzle, Timeline of Washington's Life. |
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Thematic Reading List
- Kids Books
President book descriptions and reviews for preschool and elementary reading. Titles include: A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln, A Picture Book of George Washington, Abe Lincoln Remembers, Abe Lincoln - The Boy Who Loved Books, Abe Lincoln - The Young Years, Abe Lincoln's Hat, Abraham Lincoln - The Civil War President, Don't Know Much About the Presidents, George Washington's Breakfast, George Washington's Teeth, If the Walls Could Talk, If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers, My Teacher For President, The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln, and What Presidents are Made of. |
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Presidential
Trivia Game
How much do you know about the Presidents? |
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Presidential Hangman Game -
Famous quotes, First Lady names, President names |
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Mount Rushmore Jigsaw Puzzle
What famous Presidents are carved in rock? |
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Concentration Memory Game #1
Presidential portrait match. Match the portraits of the following Presidents: George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Richard M. Nixon, William J. Clinton, Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower |
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Concentration Memory Game #2
Presidential portrait match. Match the portraits of the following Presidents: James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Zachary Taylor. |
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Concentration Memory Game #3
Presidential portrait match. Match the portraits of the following Presidents: Warren Harding, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Herbert Hoover, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Andrew Johnson and Grover Cleveland. |
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Concentration Memory Game #4
Presidential portrait match. Match the portraits of the following Presidents: Benjamin Harrison, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Garfield, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford B. Hayes and William Henry Harrison. |
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Famous
President Speeches
Hear
John F. Kennedy's famous quote. Collection of interactive
games to learn about our Presidents.
Kids Educational Social
Studies Games -> Presidents of the United States. |
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U.S.
States - Geography and Facts |
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United
States Trivia
U.S. States - Geography, Facts, Coloring Pages, Printables - Activities by State
U.S.A. Interactive Map with Capitals and State Nicknames
Mouse over the state on the U.S. map to see the state name, state capital and state nickname.
Name that State Game
How well do you know your geography? Click on the location of the state that shows up in the banner.
Smarty Pants Dance Video Review
Be inspired by this child's joy in finding the location of states on a map!
List of States in USA - Alphabetical and Chronological
A sortable table of states in the U.S. Click on the table heading to sort information by the date the state joined the Union, State Name, State Abbreviation or State Capital. Alphabetical columns will sort alphabetically. Number columns will sort chronologically. If you click the heading twice, you can reverse the sort order.
List of States and Capitals
A sortable table of states in the U.S. Click on the table heading to sort information State Name or State Capital. Columns will sort alphabetically. If you click the heading twice, you can reverse the sort order.
State Symbols, Facts and Trivia - Links to all state's symbols, facts and trivia information.
State Nicknames
A sortable table of states in the U.S. Click on the table heading to sort information by the date the state joined the Union, state name, state abbreviation or state nickname. Alphabetical columns will sort alphabetically. Number columns will sort chronologically. If you click the heading twice, you can reverse the sort order.
State Abbreviations
A sortable table of states in the U.S. Click on the table heading to sort information by the date the state joined the Union, State Name, State Abbreviation or State Capital. Alphabetical columns will sort alphabetically. Number columns will sort chronologically. If you click the heading twice, you can reverse the sort order.
State Word Searches
A collection of interactive word finds by state. These games are best played online. We have a different collection of printable word searches that you can find under "printables" for each state.
State Flags - Quick links to each state flag coloring page.
State Flowers - Quick links to each state flower coloring page.
State Birds - Quick links to each state bird coloring page.
State Map Outlines - Quick links to each state map outline coloring page.
State Map Templates With Borders - Quick links to each state map template with borders coloring page.
Regional Map Outlines - Quick links to U.S. regional maps coloring pages.
Other State Activity Printables - Quick links to other state activity printables. Activities include acrostic poetry forms, diamante poetry forms, vocabulary word jumbles, state city word jumbles, vocabulary word search puzzles, state city word search puzzles, state quarter observation sheets.
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Country
names Hangman
Do you know names of countries? Solve the country's
name puzzle.
Kids Educational Social
Studies Games -> Interactive hangman game of country names. |
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