American Revolution | Social Studies Unit Choice Board Activity Packet | Gamify

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This Social Studies Choice Board Activity Packet is your all-in-one resource to gamify social studies and/or US history. This fun menu of activities is designed with differentiation in mind, like encouraging student choice and being totally student paced.

Essentially, this resource provides students with 12 unique learning activities to take a deeper dive into the lead-up to the Revolutionary War and the historical figures who guided America to their independence. As the teacher, you can require students to complete as many (or as few) choices as you want, making this an activity that could last up to a week if you want it to! 

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Choice board page that lays out and introduces all activity options to students

• 12 unique activity options for students to choose from, including:
  • (3) Reading passages on various subtopics with both multiple choice and open-ended comprehension questions
  • (3) Worksheets of different styles that explore interesting subtopics
  • (2) Writing activities of various types; usually with two (or more) prompt options and a creative writing option
  • (2) Mini-projects of various types; usually with a research component
  • (1) Teaching activity in which students create or design a lesson or assessment on a given topic as if they were giving it to students
  • (1) Vocabulary close-up that encourages a deeper dive into topical vocabulary words

• Human-read audio support with all instructions and reading passages

• Answer keys

Versions included: 

1. Printable version- black-and-white
2. Printable version- full color
3. Digital version- Google Slides
4. Digital version- Easel 

What is a Choice Board?

• A choice board gives students several enrichment assignments to choose from, and they get to decide what they complete.
• In this product, students will be given 12 different assignments to choose from. It is completely up to you how many of those assignments you would like your students to complete.

How and When Should I Use These?

• To practice concepts once the material is taught ("Complete any 4 assignments on the choice board")
• Early finisher work
• Homework for an entire week- complete one "choice" per night
• Easy, no prep substitute plans
• ...the sky is the limit!

Benefits of Choice Boards:

• Giving students a choice in their learning encourages a feeling of ownership in their learning. I have been using choice boards for years in my classroom, and I honestly find that students are much more willing to complete whatever work your put in front of them if they have a choice about what they will complete!

• Easy differentiation! You can give each student their own number of choices to complete based on their levels and abilities.

Topics covered in this resource include:

• Abigail Adams
• Alexander Hamilton
• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Yorktown
• Benedict Arnold
• Benjamin Franklin
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Comte de Rochambeau
• Crispus Attucks
• Daughters of Liberty
• Deborah Sampson
• First Continental Congress
• Francis Marion
• French and Indian War
• George Washington
• Guerilla
• John Adams
• King George III
• Loyalists
• Marquis de Lafayette
• Minutemen
• Molly Pitcher
• Nathanael Greene
• Patrick Henry
• Patriots
• Paul Revere
• Proclamation of 1763
• Second Continental Congress
• Sons of Liberty
• The Declaratory Act
• The Intolerable Acts (AKA The Coercive Acts)
• The Stamp Act
• The Sugar Act
• The Tea Act
• The Townshend Acts
• Thomas Jefferson
• Treaty of Paris
• Triangular Trade