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SOL Review websites tests, games, and practice sol websites Teacher Resources ideas, SOL flash cards, posters, bubble sheet, textbook resources, online manipulatives, web sites, etc. K.1 The student will recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.2The student will describe everyday life in the present and in the past and begin to recognize that things change over time. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.3The student will describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right, and behind/in front. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.4 The student will use simple maps and globes. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.5The student will develop an awareness that maps and globes. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.6 The student will match simple descriptions of work that people do with the names of those jobs Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.7The student will identify the difference between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and wants (things people would like to have); recognize that people use money to purchase goods. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.8The student will demonstrate that being a good citizen. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources K.9 The student will recognize the American flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, and that the President is the leader of the United States. Review | Interactive | Research | SMARTBoard | PowerPoints | Kidspiration | United Streaming | Lesson Plans | Assessments | Resources Objective: K.1 The student will recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places by identifying examples of past events in legends, stories, and historical accounts of Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross, and Abraham Lincoln; identifying the people and events honored by the holidays of Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, and Independence Day (Fourth of July). SOL Review 1. Famous Americans SOL Picture Test Use the drop down menus to match the names of the Famous Americans to their pictures 2. George Washington Millionaire Game 3. 10 SOL Questions on Martin Luther King test 4. Millionaire Game on Martin Luther King Interactive Activities   1. Abraham Lincoln Online Voice Thread (Slideshow with voice instruction) 2. Holiday Games and Coloring Pages Fun 3. Thanksgiving Slideshow, WebQuest and Information 4. George Washington Online Voice Thread (Slideshow with voice instruction) 5. Martin Luther King Online Voice Thread (Slideshow with voice instruction) Study Guides/Research   1. Kindergarten K.1 Social Studies Webpage Excellent Pictures and information on K.1 2. SOL Kindergarten Pictures, Information & Quiz Excellent webpage with resources 3. Excellent SOL Pictures & Information Biographical info 4. Kindergarten Virtual Museum on Presidents SMARTBoard Activities 1. SOL K.1 Instructional Notebook Lesson with pictures and animations 2. Thanksgiving interactive Notebook 3. Lincoln & Washington Instructional Notebook 4. Thanksgiving today and Long Ago Notebook (Zipped-use Firefox) Powerpoints 1. SOL K.1 PowerPoint Teaching powerpoint with review quiz at end 2. SOL Holidays PowerPoint Quiz Mulitple-choice quiz 3. Martin Luther King SOL Instructional PowerPoint Kidspiration Templates 1. Famous Americans SOL K.1 -Drag the pictures to the Washington, Lincoln, Ross, or Pocahontas box (Picture Preview) 2. SOL K.1 SOL K.1 Holidays-Drag the pictures to the correct holiday box (Picture Preview) 3. Compare George Washington and Abraham Lincoln by dragging in Pictures and words to correct Venn (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Life of King in 8 min. 2. Presidents' Day: Washington and Lincoln Facts about the day and Washington & Lincoln (15 min.) 3. Animated Hero Classics: Pocahontas (26:14) 4. Animated Hero Classics: General George Washington (29:20) 5. US Celebrations (13min) Presidents' Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day 6. Animated Hero Classics: William Bradford:The First Thanksgiving (27:43) Lesson Plans   1. SOL K.1a Strategies Teaching strategies and ideas 2. SOL K.1b Strategies Teaching ideas and strategies 3. Download Martin Luther King Lesson Plan PDF format Assessments & Strategies 1. President's Word Test Assessment 2. Independence Day Word Test Assessment 3. Independence Day 2 Word Test Assessment 4. Martin Luther King Word Test Assessment 5. Betty Ross & Pocahontas Word Test Assessment 6. Thanksgiving Word Test Assessment Teacher Resources 1. Buy the Book, "Abraham Lincoln Lawyer, President, Emancipator" by Pamela Hill Nettleton Back to top Objective: K.2 The student will describe everyday life in the present and in the past and begin to recognize that things change over time. SOL Review   Interactive Activities     Study Guides/Research   1. Transporatation comparing past to present SMARTBoard Activities 1. Past vs. Present Interactive Notebook Lesson with pictures 2. Long ago Thanksgiving SMARTBoard Notebook (zipped file-use Firefox) Powerpoints 1. Pictures of transporation from the past until now Kidspiration Templates 1. Order pictures of transportation from past to present (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Long Ago, Yesterday, and Today (15min) Lesson Plans 1. SOL Strategies K.2 Good teaching ideas Assessments & Strategies   Teacher Resources   Back to top   Objective: K.3 The student will describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right, and behind/in front. SOL Review   Interactive Activities   1. Here and There, Near and Far Interactive learning Study Guides/Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Relative Location SMARTBoard Notebook 2. Location using Virginia Symbols Notebook Powerpoints 1. PowerPoint showing pictures of relative location beside, above, below etc. Kidspiration Templates 1. Location Above and right practice with pictures (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Beginning Social Studies Vocabulary (13min) teaches above/below, left/right, and behind/in front. Lesson Plans 1. Geography Lessons Activities and Coloring pages Assessments & Strategies 1. Relative Location Word Test Assessment Teacher Resources 1. Ed Mouse Finds Out About Direction book Back to top Objective: K.4 The student will use simple maps and globes to develop an awareness that a map is a drawing of a place to show where things are located and that a globe is a round model of the Earth; describe places referenced in stories and real-life situations; locate land and water features. SOL Review 1. Reading a Map SOL Practice Interactive Activities     Study Guides /Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Labeling a Park Map with X's to represent different items on the map 2. Draw a map of your school and classroom Powerpoints 1. Let's learn about Map elements This would have to be adapted for Kindergarten level Kidspiration Templates 1. Draw a map activity Select the Building pictures from the drop down orange arrow (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Understanding Maps: Key to Everywhere (15min). 2. Math Monsters: Mapping (15min.) Lesson Plans 1. Play Bingo using these 1 2 3 4 5 6 maps and cards Assessments & Strategies 1. Maps K.4 Word Test Assessment 2. Maps K.4 Word Test 2 Assessment Teacher Resources   Back to top Objective: K.5 The student will develop an awareness that maps and globes show a view from above; show things in smaller size; show the position of objects. SOL Review 1. Reading a Map SOL Practice Interactive Activities     Study Guides/Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Labeling a Park Map with X's to represent different items on the map 2. Draw a map of your school and classroom Powerpoints 1. Let's learn about Map elements This would have to be adapted for Kindergarten level Kidspiration Templates 1. Draw a map activity Select the Building pictures from the drop down orange arrow. (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Understanding Maps: Key to Everywhere (15min). 2. Math Monsters: Mapping (15min.) Lesson Plans 1. Play Bingo using these 1 2 3 4 5 6 maps and cards Assessments & Strategies   Teacher Resources   Back to top Objective: K.6 The student will match simple descriptions of work that people do with the names of those jobs. SOL Review 1. Match People to their Service Drag people to their service 2. Community Helpers Webquest 3. Several Kindergarten Interactive -activities 4. Dress Fran the Firefighter-interactive 5. Ben's Guide to the Community Neighborhood Interactive 6. Interactive Picture test on What's my job? 7. Community Helpers Multiple Choice 10 question test Interactive Activities   1. Learn about Community Helpers-Listen to the sentences read about each community job. 2. Interactive story about Dentist and Teeth-listen and interact with story. Study Guides /Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Community Helpers Notebook Practice 2. Community SOL Helpers Notebook (Zipped-use Firefox) Powerpoints 1. Community Helpers-Visiting the Dentist 2. Picture Community Helpers-view pictures of community helpers Kidspiration Templates 1. Dentist-match 4 words to the sentences about the Dentist (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Play and Discover with Digger and Splat: Jobs People Do (17:31) 2. Service Workers: And the Services They Provide (17min) Lesson Plans 1. Community Helpers Theme Activities and Crafts Assessments & Strategies 1. Jobs Word Test Teacher Resources 1. Lesson Plan on SOL K.6 with interactive links 2. Community Helpers clip art 3, Community Helpers Coloring Pages print off for your students to color Back to top Objective: K.7 The student will identify the difference between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and wants (things people would like to have); recognize that people use money to purchase goods. SOL Review 1. Needs and Wants Picture Table with quiz Interactive Activities     Study Guides /Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Needs and Wants Matching and US Coin naming SMARTBoard Notebook Powerpoints 1. SOL Money Instructional PowerPoint-Earning, Saving, Spending Money. A history of money through the years for Kindergarten. Kidspiration Templates 1. Wants vs. Needs-Drag pictures to appropriate box (Picture Preview) 2. Needs & Wants Drag pictures to the right box (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. Difference Between Wants and Needs, The (16min) 2. Learning About Money (15min) Lesson Plans   Assessments & Strategies 1. Goods Word Test Assessment 2. Money Word Test Assessment 3. Needs and Wants Word Test Assessment Teacher Resources 1. Buy Book "Spending and Saving" By Mary Hill (Scholastic). Back to top Objective: K.8 The student will demonstrate that being a good citizen involves taking turns and sharing; taking responsibility for certain classroom chores; taking care of personal belongings and respecting what belongs to others; following rules and understanding the consequence of breaking rules; practicing honesty, self-control, and kindness to others. SOL Review   Interactive Activities     Study Guides /Research     SMARTBoard Activities 1. Citizenship Practice Notebook Powerpoints 1. Be a good citizen Instructional PowerPoint This would have to be adapted for kindergarten. Kidspiration Templates 1. Citizenship (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. TLC Elementary School: Understanding Good Citizenship (24:15) Lesson Plans 1. Lesson plan on Good citizenship Assessments & Strategies 1. Character Traits Word Test Assessment 2. Citizenship Word Test Asssessment 3. SOL k.8 Citizen Instructional Strategies Teacher Resources 1. Study Guide, Story and Questions on Good Citizen 2. Citizenship Resource Guide for Kindergarten Adobe pdf document 3. Good Citizens in Action Adobe pdf document 4. Books to help with teaching citizenship: Shannon, David, David Gets in Trouble and Shannon, David, David Goes to School Back to top Objective: K.9 The student will recognize the American flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, and that the President is the leader of the United States. SOL Review 1. Symbols of America Multiple choice test Interactive Activities     Study Guides /Research   1. Pledge of Allegiance Words 2. Flag, Pledge, American Symbols Pictures and short sentences describing them 3. History of the Pledge of Allegiance Good information SMARTBoard Activities 1. SOL K.9 SMARTBoard Notebook Powerpoints 1. US Symbols Excellent SOL Instructional PowerPoint Kidspiration Templates 1. American Symbols (Picture Preview) United Streaming Movie Clip Titles 1. US Symbols has a clip called Flag (5:26) Lesson Plans 1. Enchanted Interactive Flag Activities and Coloring Pages Assessments & Strategies 1. Patriotric Activities Word Test Assesssment 2. American Flag Word Test Assessment Teacher Resources   Back to top SOL Review   1. http://www.quia.com/pages/solk.html SOL Kindergarten grade webpage 3. Download Study Guides for each SOL in PDF Study Guides 3. Download SOL Social Studies Vocabulary PowerPoint 4. Download SOL Picture Review PowerPoint 5. Learn about Virginia & Famous Virginians SOL Review Picture PowerPoint 6. Refrigerator SOL Review Cards for Social Studies in Adobe Acrobat 7. SOL Kindergarten Study Guide with pictures and information Back to top Teacher SOL Resources: 1. Print PDF SOL Posters Kindergarten grade Social Studies colorful posters created for each SOL) 2. Download Social Studies SOL Flash Cards Word Document Flash Cards for Kindergarten 3. SOL Cards & Games Kindergarten grade SOL Review cards, games, and units) 4. Enhanced Scope and Sequence VDOE Lesson plans & websites for each SOL, download in word or pdf) 5. Download Jeopardy Powerpoint Game Template Fill in the questions and answers and have fun playing Jeopardy! 25 questions board 6. Download Millionaire Powerpoint Game Template Fill in the questions and answers and have fun playing Millionaire! 7. Download Microsoft Word Tests for each SOL Tests, charts, resources, check out this super website! 8. Lesson Plans for all SOLS Social Studies SOL lesson plans 9. SOL information presented in 9 Week Periods Good overview of SOLS for 2nd grade 10. Find SMARTBoard Notebook Ready Made Lessons Enter the subject, grade, and Virginia Standards. Excellent SMARTBoard resource 11. Our World Let's Go! (Hardcover) by Joy Masoff Excllent SOL History Textbook for Kindergarten with easy to read sentences and great pictures WARNING! This page contains hyperlinks to external web sites that are not aren't controlled by Rockingham County Public Schools. 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