The History of Inauguration Day, A Webquest

Native American Bundle of Resources

First Thanksgiving, A Reader's Theater Script

Thanksgiving and Turkey Webquest

Mayflower and Pilgrim Webquest

Mrs. Purpilopolis and the Purple Adventure(First Thanskgiving)

All Things Pumpkin! A Webquest



Purple Turtle and the Pumpkin Race. Story



Holiday Traditions from Around the World, A Webquest



New Year's Traditions from Around the World, A Webquest



Charles Dickens, A Reader's Theater Script



Charles Dickens, A Webquest

William Shakespeare, A Reader's Theater Script



The Election Process, A Webquest

Civics:Learn about Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!

U.S. Landmarks!

World Landmarks!



FAKE News!Can you Tell The REAL News?




Rachel Carson, A Reader's Theater Script

Everything has a History!)*also sold individually

A Bundle of Reader's Theater Scripts on Famous Women

William Shakespeare,a Reader's Theater Script(Birthday 4/23)

A Bundle of Readings on Famous Women

Ada Lovelace, First Computer Programmer(A Reading)

History of Candy, A Webquest!

Mesopotamia: A Bundle of Resources

Phoenicians, A Bundle of Resources

ALL Things Egyptian!



Revolutionary War Bundle

Civil War Bundle



Learn About Our Government Bundle

Writers: A Bundle of Reader's Theater Scripts

STEM BIographies! 6 Reader's Theater Scripts


STEM BIOGRAPHIES, Reader's Theater Scripts (Part 2)



My Book- Fashion Rules!



My Book-Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps








Reader's Theater Scripts(Biographies in Ancient History):

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Is That FAKE News?




Anti-Bullying Resources





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Bell Ringers!



In the News!
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Mrs. Portulaca Purpilopilis

and the Purple Adventure Goggles


The COLOR GAMES!

The Wooden Cookie Box Story The Wooden Cookie Box


DBQ Activities!



Facts to Wow your Friends!







World Landmarks: Lots of fun things to use with your students!







Teaching Ideas!



Webquests!



Geography Activities





Geography Ideas!




Purpleannie's Travels


Crossword Puzzles!


Short Reads of interest



Dive into Career Choices




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Fun Flag Facts:

1. A vexillologist is someone that studies flags!


2. Most flags have the colors red and white.


3. Only Vatican City and the country of Switzerland have square flags.


4. Most world flags are rectangle in shape. The flag of the country of Nepal is the only one which is not rectangular or square in shape.


5. When Sir Edmond Hillary and his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, summited Mt. Everest, the Union Jack, the flag of Great Britain, was placed.


6.The idea of a National Flag Day,a day to honor our flag, was started by Bernard J. Cigrand, in 1885.


7. There are currently 6 American flags on the moon.


8. The country of Bhutan has a white dragon on its flag.


9.From Old Saxon,"Fflaken", meaning "to fly or to float in the air", is where the word FLAG originated.


10.The largest American Flag is called the Superflag. It weighs 3000 pounds and is the size of 2.8 football fields.


11. A WHITE flag is the symbol of a truce or ceasefire.


Extension Activities:

1.Take this Flag quiz


2. Pretend you are an American flag on the moon or in a town, or on a mountain top. What do you hear, see, feel, etc. as you wave in the air? Remember...on the moon, there is no atmosphere so the flag wouldn't wave!


3. Write a haiku to describe the American flag. A haiku has 3 lines(5-7-5 syllables per line). Use descriptive words. Sentence structure isn't necessary. To check syllables, place your hand under your chin. Each time the chin drops is a syllable. For example: elephant. Three drops = 3 syllables.The last of the 50 stars represents the state of Hawaii


Check out my Flag Webquest!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Our-American-Flag-A-Webquest-Extension-Activities-726295


Check out a sample of four webquestions on Flags. Click here: Flag Webquest