NO PREP FREEBIE for Veterans Day for Kinder, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all in one resource. Just print the page or pages that are appropriate for the level of students you teach.
Included in this FREE NO PREP resource:
Read and follow directions – appropriate for 3-5 grades
Color by Code Sight Words – pre-primer and primer (K-1)
Color by Code Sight Words – 1st and 2nd-grade sight words
Color by Code Sight Words – 3rd and 4th-grade sight words
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🇦🇺 Remembrance Day Fold-It Activity | FREE | Years 3–5 | Australian Curriculum
Engaging, meaningful, and no-prep! This Remembrance Day fold-it activity helps students in Years 3–5 record key facts about why and how Remembrance Day is commemorated in Australia. It’s the perfect hands-on way to deepen understanding after class discussions or assemblies.
Students cut, fold, and complete sections to show what they have learned about:
The significance of Remembrance Day in Australia
Symbols and traditions (poppies, silence, the Ode, ANZAC connections)
Key dates, facts, and personal reflections
Teachers love that this resource:
✅ Is no-prep and ready to print
✅ Works for individual or collaborative tasks
✅ Makes a great assessment or reflection tool
✅ Supports the Year 3 HASS curriculum – Celebrations and commemorations in Australia
✅ Encourages respectful conversations about remembrance and national identity
Use it as:
A follow-up to classroom learning or a school service
A literacy link for report writing or comprehension
A display piece for your classroom or school wall
Format: Print-and-go PDF Year Levels: 3 – 5 Curriculum Links: HASS – History – Special days and symbols in Australia Australian English spelling
⭐ Free download! Perfect for your November lessons on Remembrance Day and Australian history.
by Aunt Minty’s Education Place Pre-Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Do you need a super cute form to use to introduce your elementary students to voting? Look no further. This super easy ballot gives kiddos the choice of voting for their favorite special/enrichment class. The form is fully editable so please change it to suit your school.
Ancient Egypt and mummies go together like peanut butter and jelly! Halloween is also a great time to discuss mummies. This resource includes lots of mummy facts as well as extension activities and great resources! It’s FREE…..
Here are some of my other resources on Ancient Egypt:
6.Kids love mummies. Great for Halloween time(or for a unit of study on ancient Egypt) Learn all about mummies of the world. Included: Bog Mummies, Otzi, Chinchorro Mummies, Taklamakan Desert Mummies, Egyptian Mummies and more. 12 informative text questions/comprehension questions/extension activities, key, fun facts. MUMMIES: A Webquest
Other FREEBIES:
1. BOOK Fun Facts(great for National Library Day, 4/15 and Library of Congress Day, 4/24: Book Fun Facts
Help your students to better understand their own jury system by analyzing the Ancient Greek jury system. Students will read a primary source about Juries in Ancient Athens, complete an APPARTS foldable graphic organizer, answer questions, and complete a Venn Diagram comparing juries in the U.S. to juries in Ancient Athens.
Here is what you’ll find in this EDITABLE package:
–Short Reading
–APPARTS Foldable Graphic Organizer
–Reading Questions
–Venn Diagram
–Answer Key
Use these materials to analyze the foundations of juries in Ancient Athens.
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Bring history to life with this powerful resource that highlights the resilience and wit of Jordan Anderson, a formerly enslaved man who famously responded to his former master’s request for labor. This bundle provides your students with a deep dive into the complexities of the Reconstruction era through a primary source that is as engaging as it is educational.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
* Civil War Lesson – A Free Man’s Letter to A Former Slaveowner in 1865 [Article]
PERFECT FOR
* Supplementing your Civil War or Reconstruction units with authentic primary source analysis. * Quick and easy sub plans that keep students engaged with meaningful reading and critical thinking. * Literacy-based social studies stations or independent high-interest reading assignments.
This resource is designed to be a **ready-to-use** addition to your curriculum, helping your students develop essential historical thinking skills while exploring themes of justice, freedom, and human dignity. By focusing on a real-life narrative, you can foster deeper classroom discussions without the stress of extensive planning.
This is a low-prep, high-impact resource that you can integrate into your lesson plans right away to provide a memorable learning experience.Bring history to life with this powerful resource that highlights the resilience and wit of Jordan Anderson, a formerly enslaved man who famously responded to his former master’s request for labor.
This bundle provides your students with a deep dive into the complexities of the Reconstruction era through a primary source that is as engaging as it is educational.
WHAT’S INCLUDED* Civil War Lesson – A Free Man’s Letter to A Former Slaveowner in 1865 [Article]
PERFECT FOR* Supplementing your Civil War or Reconstruction units with authentic primary source analysis.* Quick and easy sub plans that keep students engaged with meaningful reading and critical thinking.* Literacy-based social studies stations or independent high-interest reading assignments.This resource is designed to be a **ready-to-use** addition to your curriculum, helping your students develop essential historical thinking skills while exploring themes of justice, freedom, and human dignity. By focusing on a real-life narrative, you can foster deeper classroom discussions without the stress of extensive planning.This is a low-prep, high-impact resource that you can integrate into your lesson plans right away to provide a memorable learning experience.
Powerful interactive features
Students can:
🎧 Listen to the article (great for readers who need audio support or for sub days). 🌎 Switch article language between English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Hmong to support multilingual learners. 🎨 Choose the theme (visual style) for a more personalized reading experience. 🔎 Change the text size to make reading more comfortable and accessible. ▶️ Watch an embedded YouTube video with review questions to reinforce understanding. 🎯 Play a word hunt game individually or competitively with 1–3 classmates. 🃏 Practice vocabulary with digital flashcards built from the article. ✨ Discover six hidden “secrets”—clickable words that pop up with extra explanations and details about graphic design concepts.
How it works
Open the PDF and give students the QR code or access code. Students go to the site, enter the code, and start the interactive article. They read, listen, watch, play, and practice vocabulary—all in one seamless activity.
If you’re ready for a no-prep, high-engagement way to introduce or reinforce graphic design concepts, this interactive article will quickly become one of your go-to lessons. Lesson powered by ShareCodely.com
Many more lessons are coming using this site and format! Make sure you follow us to receive updates.Powerful interactive featuresStudents can:
🎧 Listen to the article (great for readers who need audio support or for sub days). 🌎 Switch article language between English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Hmong to support multilingual learners.
🎨 Choose the theme (visual style) for a more personalized reading experience. 🔎 Change the text size to make reading more comfortable and accessible.
▶️ Watch an embedded YouTube video with review questions to reinforce understanding.
🎯 Play a word hunt game individually or competitively with 1–3 classmates.
🃏 Practice vocabulary with digital flashcards built from the article.
✨ Discover six hidden “secrets”—clickable words that pop up with extra explanations and details about graphic design concepts.
Lesson powered by ShareCodely.com
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Did you know there are over 70 national holidays in Central and South America? Arranged by date and listed by country, this list shows that there is more to teach than just Dia de los Muertos.
Download this list and have your students start researching the history and importance of each one! Great for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Updated: September 2015: Now an online calendar is available for you to add to Google Calendar, or other personal calendars.
by Staffan Lenneby – Global Affairs Classroom 9th – 12th Grade
FREE Sweden & NATO Conflict Analysis Activity
This free classroom activity introduces students to Sweden’s historic shift from Cold War neutrality to NATO membership and helps them analyze the geopolitical dynamics behind the decision.
Instead of only summarizing events, students use a structured conflict analysis framework used in political science to understand international conflicts.
The activity is designed for one class period (20–30 minutes) and works well in:
• World History • Government / Civics • International Relations • Global Politics
What’s Included
✔ 1-page student background reading ✔ Cold War Europe map (NATO vs Warsaw Pact) ✔ Structured conflict analysis worksheet ✔ Discussion question for class debate ✔ Teacher answer key
The lesson is ready to teach with no preparation required.
Skills Students Practice
Students learn to:
• identify actors in geopolitical conflicts • explain strategic interests of states • distinguish long-term causes from trigger events • connect historical policies to modern international events
These analytical skills mirror the conflict analysis frameworks used in international relations.
How the Activity Works
Students read a short background text about Sweden’s Cold War neutrality and its decision to join NATO in 2024.
They then complete a structured worksheet analyzing:
Each lesson uses the same structured conflict analysis framework, helping students develop transferable analytical skills.
Keywords
Sweden NATO lesson Cold War neutrality lesson geopolitics activity conflict analysis worksheet international relations lesson NATO expansion lesson global politics classroom activity
Print, Laminate, Cut, Punch and String for and Use! Ensure your students are socially aware of events in modern history with this commemorative bookmark.
Includes:
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< 1 Bookmark Template [Editable After Printing]
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These fun and colourful printables are meant to teach your student to recognize and position the continents. An geography atlas or a virtual tour of the continents would be useful for your students to have around so the learning is interactive. This way the kids learn ow an atlas is used and much more.
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Prepare for an upcoming election with this project to get students thinking fairly and critically about an issue or topic.
In this project, students will… • Get in small groups and pick a topic or ballot issue • Complete informative research with credible sources, cited facts, and paraphrases • Analyze the persuasive techniques/appeals being used by both sides of the issue (including ethos, pathos, and logos) • Pick from a list of 25 extension questions to answer • Present their research findings to the class (while the audience takes notes) • Optional: Hold a class “election” to see where students now stand on issues
This freebie also includes a brief teacher’s guide with additional ideas! Editable and PDF versions are both included.
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Discover the fascinating world of the United States with the Puerto Rico State Research Report Flip Book! This educational resource provides students with an exciting and interactive way to delve into the unique geography, climate, symbols, flag, and capitol of each state. This hands-on flip book fosters active learning, boosting not only geographical knowledge but also research skills and critical thinking abilities.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
Mapping cities, landmarks, and bodies of water
State symbols
State climate
State capitol
State flag
Written report page
Portrait page
Rubric
Answer key
ABOUT THE FLIP BOOK:
The Puerto Rico State Research Report Flip Book integrates the fun of flipping through pages with the seriousness of academic research, making learning a thrilling journey of discovery. The Flip Book is designed to encourage students to explore and understand the distinctive features of each state, fostering a comprehensive understanding of US geography. This engaging tool includes sections for key state facts, climate zones, famous symbols, vibrant flags, and bustling capitols.
The Flip Book is incredibly versatile – use it to supplement your geography curriculum, as a project for your social studies class, or even for homeschooling. It caters to a variety of learning styles, making it an inclusive learning tool.
HOW IT WORKS:
Review the Teacher Instructions
Print the Selected Pages
Distribute
Review Rubric
Research and Learn!
Just like that, these activities are LOW PREP and easy to organize!
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
✏️ Detailed Flip Book Pages
✏️ Student Directions
✏️ Teacher Directions
✏️ Detailed Rubric
✏️ Answer Key
Unleash the joy of discovery and watch your students grow with this State Research Report Flip Book.
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Perfect for middle school students, this activity combines learning and fun while reinforcing key vocabulary related to the plague, its impact, and historical context.
This resource is ideal for:
History lessons about the Middle Ages or pandemics
Early finishers or enrichment activities
Homework assignments or review work
Distance learning or classroom use
What’s included:
One printable word search puzzle
Answer key for easy checking
Students will enjoy searching for important terms while reinforcing their understanding of this historical event. This activity is ready to use, no prep required, and works well for individual, group, or homeschooling activities.
Great for an INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK. Have students review the factoids and do some of the extension activities.
Great for a study on China or during Chinese New Year. In 2025, Chinese New Year begins on January 29th and is the Year of the Snake.
You may find these resources of interest:
1. Part of my Country in Focus series: A great resource that helps develop skills such as reading for information and using research and computer skills. This web quest gives students an overview to the country: map skills, info on panda bears, Great Wall, Terra Cotta Solders-more. Extension activities/key (12 page resource with 10 informational web questions).China, A Country in Focus: A Webquest
2.Want a fun activity to review vocabulary terms for a unit of study on China? Looking for an enrichment activity in history? Try my Chinese Puzzler: Secret Message Review Activity. The activity involves students working individually or in groups to review vocabulary terms connected with China. Then,a following direction activity is next where students place letters from the different terms into boxes found at the end of the activity page. Once all the boxes are filled, a “secret message” about China is revealed! The teacher page includes additional information to share about the “secret message”! If you prefer to offer a vocabulary box, I have included this as well.Chinese Secret Message Review Activity
3. Learn about the Great Wall of China with this informative reading. Also included are 10 Did You Know? facts about the Great Wall, ten comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, additional links and the key.Great Wall of China Reading/Activities
4. Unit on China: Did you know that enough dirt was used to create the Great Wall of China to circle the earth with an 8 ft. high wall? Did you know that ice cream was probably first invented by the Chinese(frozen milk/rice)? Did you know that the yo-yo was invented by the Chinese or that the number 9 and the color red are considered good luck in China? I taught a unit on China for 32 years and would love to share some my notes, activities and resources I used with my students.Let’s Explore China!
Check out others in the Exploring World Landmarks Reading Passage Series: Eiffel Tower, Uluru Rock/Ayers Rock and the Taj Mahal.
Other FREEBIES:
1. BOOK Fun Facts(great for National Library Day, 4/15 and Library of Congress Day, 4/24: Book Fun Facts
Create a freedom quilt with your class for black history month or anytime of year. These directions, parent letter, and grading rubric allow you to make an easy and gorgeous freedom quilt to display. A fun activity to get your students excited about their African American history projects. This project will allow your students to create a beautiful visual representation other than poster boards to go with their African American history papers.
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Looking for a fun way to spice up the class and celebrate the upcoming holiday? My students love odd facts as well as the occasional brain breaks in the classroom.
Great way to celebrate the life of an extraordinary person.
by EduTunes With Miss Jenny Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message will linger with your students through this memorable song. The lyrics teach that Dr. King used the power of speech to change the world. The greater message is that our children can also dream to make a difference–and follow through using the power of words.
In addition to the video on TpT, you will get:
1. A private link to the Vimeo version of the video. You’re welcome to download it (for use in your classroom only).
2. The mp3 song file–Great for student performances!
3. A karaoke version of the song file–Also great for performances.
4. Full color lyrics for projecting
5. Black and white lyrics for student notebooks
6. An inspirational message to children, along with a quick follow-up assignment. (Note that you may want to modify this for different learning levels.)
I truly hope this song makes a difference in your classroom! You also may like “Stand Up for Your Beliefs,” which includes additional role models like Rosa Parks and Abraham Lincoln. Just click here.
Christmas Trivia – FREE Holiday activity! Twenty fun questions for your Christmas party that will have everyone thinking. A fun Christmas Trivia quiz, with some surprising answers! Great to use right before the break. Merry Christmas! Enjoy the freebie. Note: It is meant to be challenging, but fun. If students don’t know the answers, that’s okay. They are TRIVIA questions. Explain to students that even adults don’t know trivia questions. They can use the internet to look up answers (or you can just tell them) if they are stumped.
Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity and an Easel Assessment ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it in Google Classroom. Select the pages to use and add your own directions or notes. Helpful for remote teaching. 2 pdf pages, 1 digital self-checking Easel Activity page and 25 self-grading Easel Assessment Slides.
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Free Curriculum Maps | Financial Literacy & Goals Unit
Planning your financial literacy lessons just got easier! These free curriculum maps and teacher planning tools are designed to help you stay organized while teaching Financial Goals & Decision-Making.
Whether you’re working with upper elementary or middle school students, this freebie gives you a clear roadmap, a binder setup, and lesson plan guidance so you can focus on teaching instead of prepping.
What’s Included
Teacher Binder + Spine Covers – organize your financial literacy unit with printable binder pages.
Activity Calendar (4 Weeks) – a ready-to-go pacing guide that breaks down each week into reading passages, doodle-style notes, STEM/PBL activities, and review + exam.
Curriculum Maps for 4 Core Resources
Reading Passages – aligned with literacy standards and financial literacy vocabulary
Doodle Style Interactive Notebook – interactive notes + mini readings to reinforce concepts
PBL/STEM Class Party Project – real-world application of budgeting and decision-making
Study Guide & Exam – structured review and assessment guidance
Provides a clear big-picture plan for teaching financial literacy step by step.
Saves hours of prep time with ready-to-use maps, pacing guides, and lesson plan outlines.
Fits perfectly in your teacher binder for quick reference during the unit.
Covers all the major money skills: needs vs. wants, goal-setting, SMART goals, budgeting, saving strategies, emergency funds, and financial pitfalls.
Suggested Use
Print and add to your teacher binder for easy organization.
Use the activity calendar for weekly pacing and planning.
Follow the lesson plan maps to keep reading passages, interactive notebooks, PBL, and assessments aligned.
✨ This free download gives you a complete roadmap for the Financial Goals & Decision-Making unit, making it easier to keep lessons structured, engaging, and aligned to financial literacy standards.
Enjoy teaching your students about Veteran’s Day with an added twist. With females being a minority group in the military, kids don’t often hear much about them as veterans. Help them to expand their idea of what a Veteran could look like with this free Veteran’s Day set of 5 non-fiction reading comprehension passages about 5 women veterans. Great for Women’s history month as well!
•Black & White •No Prep •Answer key is included for easy grading / self grading / peer grading.
by Kelly’s Classroom Online Kindergarten – 3rd Grade
Veterans Day Bookmarks
(bookmarks, American history, USA)
Everybody loves FREE bookmarks! Simply, print, cut, and give to your students. I originally made these bookmarks to give to my students after our social studies units about Veterans Day and other American holidays, but you can give them to your students at any time. Enjoy!
One page, color only
For best results, print the pieces onto card stock, then laminate.
Medieval / Feudal Japan Editable Lesson Planning Template and Editable Curriculum Map in Google Docs and Microsoft Word for a Medieval Japan Unit (Middle Ages | Medieval Times History Curriculum)
This resource includes:
Editable Sample Lesson Plan (Google Docs | Microsoft Word Files)
Editable Curriculum Map Pacing Guide for 5 Weeks (Google Docs | Microsoft Word Files)
Curriculum Binder, Spines, Page Dividers, and Tabs (Editable PowerPoint and Ready to Print PDF)
Editable Sections in the Lesson Plan Template include lesson Title, Unit Focus, Subject, Dates, Grade Level, Lesson Duration, Content Standards, Learning Objectives, Goals Lesson, Essential Questions, Materials Required, Vocabulary, Modification | Differentiation, Activity Description, and Reflection | Assessment.
Curriculum Map Includes Weekly Goals and a Section for Lesson Standards
Memorial Day FREEBIE students will read a half page non-fiction passage about the history of Memorial Day. Text dependent questions will ask students about key ideas and details.
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The Pilate Inscription – an Easter or anytime archaeology Escape Room Break Out by Kathy Applebee.
STORY: The Pilate Inscription, on a stone tablet found in Caesarea, mentions the name of Pontius Pilate the “Prefect of Judea.“ Someone wants to destroy the artifact and it’s up to you to find and save it before the bad guys arrive to claim it.
Perfect as a lead up to Easter, Bible study, archaeology or camp activity.
A digital version is available here. This requires no physical locks or keys.
2 Break Outboxes and 1 other box or lockable drawer
1 or more NIV Bibles
1 UV flashlight finder
The 2 sets of clues from the clues .PDFs (in this Zip file)
Content area: Archaeology, ancient history, New Testament studies and proofs, Jesus death and burial. Recommended Ages/ target audience: Any; Ideal Group Size: 4 to 10. Suggested Time: 10 minutes introduction, 60 minutes playing time, additional time for debriefing activities
This activity includes a blank and labeled map of Europe with various locations where Paleolithic Venus figurines have been discovered, and document with information about each figurine (name, date, location of discovery).
Students should do the research, cut and glue photos and names of Venuses at the map. I’ve also included the instructions for teachers.
Perfect for use in the classroom or at home, this activity is suitable for students of all ages.
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FREE Resource to use when studying Georgia state symbols.
This is a PowerPoint presentation of state symbols of Georgia using FactPad. FactPad is a PowerPoint template that resembles a tablet. Your students will be able to review the state symbols by clicking on the different symbols.
Thank you for downloading FactPad: State Symbols of Georgia by Betsey Zachry.
