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Virginia Interactive Map

Description: This interactive map allows students to learn all about Virginia's cities, landforms, landmarks, and places of interest by simply clicking on the points of the map.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia State Quarter Outline

Description: This resources includes a beautifully detailed outline of the Virginia state quarter, featuring 400th anniversary of Jamestown. Perfect for state reports and interactive notebooks.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Outline Map

Description: This is a Virginia outline map for students to label and color.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia State Symbols

Description: This resource allows students to color Virginia's state bird, flower, tree, and license plate. Great for interactive notebooks and state reports.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Maze

Description: This maze requires students to wind their way through Virginia from Reston to Blacksburg.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Virginia Mosaic Math

Description: This fun math worksheet challenges students to use their two-digit addition and subtraction skills to correctly color Virginia from the mosaic.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3

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Virginia Detailed Online Label-me Map

Description: These online maps require students to drag and drop the cities, landmarks, rivers, and mountain ranges, to their correct places on each state. Students can get clues and immediate feedback. This Virginia map requires students to place 18 labels on the map including Richmond, Shenandoah National Park, Mt. Rogers, James River, Virginia Beach, and many others.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Label-me Quiz

Description: This activity requires students to label Virginia's surrounding states and waterways.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Flag Outline

Description: This is a beautiful outline of the Virginia state flag. Perfect for coloring, interactive notebooks, or state reports.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Greetings From Virginia United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This is a coloring page that features a United States Postage stamp that honors Virginia.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Virginia Statehood United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This is a coloring page that features a United States Postage stamp that honors Virginia Statehood.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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Welcome to Virginia Highway Welcome Sign Coloring

Description: This is a coloring page that features the Welcome to Virginia Highway Sign.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Fact Sheet

Description: This map and fact sheet is perfect for state reports and projects.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Word Search - Online

Description: This is an online word search with Virginia-themed words. Choose with or without a timer.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Shenandoah National Park - Virginia

Description: This page includes a description of Shenandoah National Park. It also features a beautiful video brought to you by the GoTraveler channel. Please note it is an embedded video and may contain ads.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia Activity Packet

Description: This packet contains ten Virginia-based coloring pages and activities including: State Symbols, State Quarter Outline, State Flag, State Outline Map, State Map Quiz, Welcome to Virginia Highway Sign Coloring, Greetings from Virginia Postage Stamp, Virginia Maze, Imagine Shenandoah Coloring , and USA State Word Search. This is FREE to MrN 365 subscribers, or $3.50 on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Imagine: Shenandoah National Park

Description: This activity provides a vivid description of Shenandoah National Park. Based on the description, students must draw and color the scene described.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Appalachian Mountains - U.S. Land Features

Description: This page includes a description of the Appalachian Mountains. It is part of our U.S. Landforms series.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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The Many Names of the Appalachian Sub-Ranges

Description: This activity requires students to match the Appalachian sub-range with its correct state. For example, that the Berkshires are in Massachusetts. Clues are given!

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Powhatan Nation Profile

Description: This section contains detailed information on Powhatan land, diet, homes, art, and culture. Perfect for reports or research.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Virginia (Jamestown) Colony

Description: This page tells about the history of the Virginia Colony.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Highlights of a Colonial Town: Williamsburg, Virginia

Description: This page tells all about the history, culture, and important points in the colonial town of Middle Plantation, eventually Williamsburg.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Virginia (Jamestown) Colony - Part 2

Description: This page tells about the history of the Virginia Colony.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Jamestown Colony Correct-me Passage - Online

Description: This fun activity requires students to correct a passage about the history of Jamestown that has ten factual errors. Students first must discover the errors, then click on them and select the correct answer from the drop down menu.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Jamestown Colony Reading Comprehension Part 1

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 530 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jamestown Colony Reading Comprehension Part 2

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 570 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Jamestown Colony Reading Comprehension Part 3

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jamestown Colony Reading Comprehension Part 1 - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 530 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Jamestown Colony Reading Comprehension Part 2 - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 570 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Thomas Jefferson Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 250 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Thomas Jefferson Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 250 Words; LEXILE: 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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House of Burgesses Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 199 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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House of Burgesses Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 199 Words; LEXILE: 1010

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Tobacco In the Southern Colonies

Description: This articles discusses the roles that tobacco played in the southern economy and culture.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Tobacco in the Southern Colonies Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Tobacco in the Southern Colonies Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Highlights of a Colonial Town: Williamsburg Reading Comprehension - Printable

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 195 Words; LEXILE = 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

John Smith Biography

Description: This is a complete biography on John Smith of Jamestown

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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John Smith United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This stamp honors Jamestown leader John Smith.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

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Pocahontas Biography

Description: This is a biography about the Powhatan princess Pocahontas

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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John Rolfe Biography

Description: This is a full biography on John Rolfe.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Christopher Newport Biography

Description: This is a short biography on Christopher Newport.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Jamestown Sentence Surgeons

Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The online versions show the numbers and types of errors. As students check their answers, they can see how many of each type of error still need to be corrected.

Type: Sentence Surgeons

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Highlights of a Colonial Town: Williamsburg Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH = 195 Words; LEXILE = 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

The Establishment of the House of Burgesses - Article

Description: This brief article discusses the formation of America's first representative government in Virginia.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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President 1 - George Washington Biography - Presidents Series

Description: This is a full biography on George Washington. It is part of our presidents series.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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President 3- Thomas Jefferson - Presidents Series

Description: This is a full biography on Thomas Jefferson. It is part of our presidents series.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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The Establishment of the University of Virginia - Article

Description: This brief article discusses the vision Thomas Jefferson had for his University of Virginia in 1825.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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President 4 - James Madison Biography - Presidents Series

Description: This is a full biography on James Madison. It is part of our presidents series.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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President 5 - James Monroe Biography - Presidents Series

Description: This is a full biography on James Monroe. It is part of our presidents series.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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George Washington Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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George Washington Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH = 173 Words; LEXILE = 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

George Washington Myths Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5

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George Washington Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and four multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 173 Words; LEXILE = 810

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

George Washington Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This contextual vocabulary exercise requires students to insert the vocabulary words from the word bank that complete the paragraph.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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James Madison Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 343 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

James Madison Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 343 Words; LEXILE: 910

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

James Madison Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

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James Monroe Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

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George Mason Cloze Reading - Online

Description: This online cloze reading exercise requires students to type the words from the word bank into the correct fields in the paragraph. It gives immediate feedback.

Type: Cloze Reading

Format: Online Activity

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Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Mt. Vernon Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

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Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Siege of Yorktown

Description: This is a description of what happened before, after, and during, the Siege of Yorktown.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Siege at Yorktown Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 548 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Siege at Yorktown Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 548 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Battle of Bull Run I (Manassas)

Description: This page tells all about the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the Civil War.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Battle of Bull Run II (Manassas)

Description: This page tells all about the Second (and much larger battle of Bull Run).

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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First Battle of Bull Run Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

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The Battles of Bull Run Text Structure Reading Comprehension

Description: This activity requires students to read through four Bull Run-themed paragraph and to identify the text structures as: cause and effect, problem-solution, chronological, and compare and contrast

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Belle Boyd Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions about the Civil War's most infamous female spy.

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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McClellan's Peninsula Campaign

Description: This page tells the story of General McClellan's ill-fated Peninsula Campaign.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Battle of the Ironclads

Description: This page tells the story of the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor - the two ironclad warships that clashed in Hampton Roads in 1862.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Battle of the Ironclads Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 555 Words; LEXILE: 1110

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Battle of Fredericksburg

Description: This page tells all about the Confederate victory at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Battle of Chancellorsville

Description: This page tells all about the massive victory at Chancellorsville that led Robert E. Lee to believe his army was invincible.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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The Division of Virginia

Description: This article describes the formation of West Virginia as the 35th state during the Civil War.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Famous Last Words

Description: This activity describes Stonewall Jackson's famous last words after being shot at the Battle of Chancellorsville and challenges students to pen their own final words, or, those of a character in movies or literature.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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Grant's Overland Campaign

Description: This page tells the story of Gran't deadly Overland Campaign and includes descriptions of the battles at Spotyslvania Courthouse, Cold Harbor, and more.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

Format: Online Activity

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Siege at Petersburg

Description: This page tells the story of the Siege at Petersburg, both the longest siege in American history and the last stand of the Confederacy.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Fall of Richmond

Description: This page tells the story of fall of the Confederate capital of Richmond.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Description: This page tells the story of General Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House in Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.

Type: Historical Profile or Biography Narrative

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Great Ironies of the Civil War: The Story of Wilmer McLean

Description: This activity describes the ironic situation of Wilmer McLean, whose claim to fame was the Civil War "started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor." This activity requires students to make a comic about the situation.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 3, 4, 5, 6

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Terms of Surrender at Appomattox - The Dialogue Between Lee and Grant - Primary Source Analysis

Description: This printable activity requires students to analyze the actual conversation between Lee and Grant that led to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Type: Social Studies Prompt

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Appomattox Courthouse United States Postage Stamp Coloring Page

Description: This beautiful coloring page features a postage stamp commemorating the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Type: Social Studies Fun

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Southern States Printable Label-me Quiz

Description: This activity requires students to label the southern states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Printable Activity

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Southern States Label-me Quiz

Description: This is an online quiz that requires students to identify the southern states.

Type: Map Exercise

Format: Online Activity

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Cardinals Reading Comprehension - Online

Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 114 Words; LEXILE: 710

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Online Activity

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Civil War Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 492 Words; LEXILE: 1210

Type: Reading comprehension

Format: Printable Activity

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Use as Assessment on Google Classroom.

Cardinals Reading Comprehension

Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions.

Type: Reading comprehension

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Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3

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The Thing About Springfield

Description: This resource requires students to color in all of the states that contain a Springfield. There are 32 and the states are listed. Great state identification activity!

Type: Map Exercise

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State Birds Scavenger Hunt

Description: This is the state bird scavenger hunt. It is designed to be used with the state bird interactive map.

Type: Scavenger hunts

Format: Printable Activity

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State Birds Interactive Map

Description: This beautiful clickable image allows students to learn all about America's official state birds.

Type: Interactive Map or Tour

Format: Online Activity

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State History Rater

Description: This activity allows students to compare and evaluate the histories of up to four states at a time. Students rate the significance of ten historical events for each state on a scale of one to ten (the events are explained). Whichever state has the highest score wins the "race" and has the most important history.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

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Maptivation - Online Map Making

Description: This is an awesome resource that allows kids to label and color maps online. States, regions, nations, and more are available. It can be a bit "glitchy" at time as the kids say, but by and large it is perfect for online coloring, printing, and labeling maps. Fill tool problem is now FIXED.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Online Activity

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State Detective - Game

Description: This fun United States game requires students to "guess" the state the computer is "thinking" of by asking it questions about its location and its color. Students get six questions.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

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Coast to Coast - Game

Description: This games challenges students to make a road trip across America by answering trivia questions about the states they pass through. Perfect for students interested in geography bees.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 5, 6

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Collage America

Description: This innovative USA Activity allows students to construct the United States by dragging and dropping the states to the map. States are illustrated with themes relative to each state. Students can choose from three different themes for each state, thereby making each "collage" different.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

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Conquer the States - Game

Description: This fun game challenges students to identify as many states as possible in 60 seconds.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

CC Standards:

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Where in the USA is Mr Nussbaum?

Description: This game challenges students to identify the state locations of as many USA Landmarks, Capitals, or Cities as possible in two minutes. Students can choose from the three aforementioned categories.

Type: Social Studies Fun

Format: Game

Grade Levels: 4, 5, 6

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