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Free 11th grade U.S. History cultural activities
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Hispanic Heritage Month
This video shows the richness and diversity of the Hispanic-Latino heritage. The video is full of colorful images and music to engage students. A free cultural enrichment activity sheet is also provided.
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3rd - 12th
Black History Month Door Decorating EDITABLE Activity and Rubric
Black History Month is celebrated every February as an homage to the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. If you are looking for a school-wide activity for students to participate in, classroom door-decorating contests are always a hit! Feel free to change the theme year-to-year and make sure to offer prizes to the winning class!
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Grades:
1st - 12th
CONSTITUTION WORD SEARCH
This word search covers key words about the Constitution. Use it for a literacy center activity, or supplemental activity during social studies.
Have a great year of learning. Thanks for visiting the House of the Three Dinosaurs.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Adult Education
Christmas Around the World - Prep Free Christmas Activity
Christmas Around the World is a wonderful holiday activity for any middle school or high school history class. It was created to be fun while also giving students the opportunity to grow their curiosity for cultures around the world. This is a prep free activity with detailed instructions making it a great sub-plan as well. Learning about new cultural Christmas traditions while mingling with classmates is the perfect way to prepare for the holiday break!If you are interested in other intentio
Grades:
7th - 12th
Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes
This resource was used in my 8th grade US History course as a quick Do Now to settle students in, and help recall information about the Harlem Renaissance. Students liked this page because it was short, and quick. I like this page because it hits the standards, and exposes students to some of the literature of this time period. Students have a Harlem Renaissance unit 7th grade ELA, so this was enjoyable for them as well.
I also have a Louis Armstrong activity if you are looking to bring music
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7th - 11th
Why Do We Celebrate Black History Month
A curriculum based introduction to Black History. What it is, why its important, and why we celebrate it in February.Includes the following -Power Point Presentation to Guide Lecture/Discussion (also in pdf)Student Handout (Word and pdf format)Links to Supporting Resources Including Videos
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6th - 12th
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African American History Vocabulary Test (FREE!)
This FREE vocabulary test features 6 history words that your students will need to know during Black History Month: segregation, oppression, activism, abolition, emancipation, and equality. I tried to make the definitions as kid-friendly as possible.This test includes 6 matching the word to the definition questions, 6 fill in the blank questions, and 1 use the vocabulary word in a sentence question. This makes a great grade! Enjoy!
This vocabulary test goes great with this FREE vocabulary intro
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Childish Gambino - This is America - Lyrics & Video Analysis Worksheet
Students will have the opportunity to break down the video starting with simple background/foreground analysis. It will then dive into the symbolism of the images in the video. Lastly, students will review the lyrics of the song and interpret their meaning.
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7th - 12th
Compare and Contrast Two Works of Art
This one page handout has students compare two different paintings of the same subject, "Washington Crossing the Delaware". There are sentence frames that support the writing for English Language Learners. It is a good tool to get students to notice/practice describing artistic style and to use details from the art to support their statements. These two paintings are good discussion starters for a history lesson as well in regards to slavery.
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6th - 12th
Navigating the "Gilded Cage" - Life in Different Classes during the Gilded Age
In this role-playing activity, student groups take on the perspective of different classes and occupations within Carnegie's steel mills and the larger industrial society of the late 1800s.Each group is assigned a specific socio-economic profile: steel executives, factory supervisors skilled workers, unskilled workers, unemployed, and government. Students explore the realities and viewpoints of each group through guided discussion questions.A class debate and negotiation is then held around issu
Grades:
10th - 12th
Black History Month/ Famous African Americans: BETTER THAN JEOPARDY!
This fun game is perfect for distance learning, home schooling, and 1:1******************************************************************************************* --------PLEASE RATE THIS GAME AFTER PURCHASING! -THANKS!--------*******************************************************************************************Key vocabulary: Tuskegee Airmen, Barack Obama, Muhammad Ali, Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Phillis Wheatley, Langston
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4th - 12th
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Danger Of a Single Story- TED Talk
As historians or students of social studies, it is important to start the year off with helping students understand the "danger of a single story". Students will understand the negative impact hearing only one side of the story has on people, themselves and the world. This was used as an introduction lesson and aims to make students question the information they are learning, corroborate their sources and to understand the bias that exists in history. It encourages students to look at different
Grades:
6th - 12th
Puerto Rico: Brief History & Fun Facts Informational
A simple but insightful informational on Puerto Rican history and culture. Use to decorate a bulletin board, provide background information or modify for a lesson.I use this informational brochure during a field trip to Puerto Rico to give students a brief understanding of the Island's history and culture.
Grades:
6th - 12th
The American Dream Activity
This activity is used to inspire others to really contemplate the meaning of, "The American Dream."
After reading and completing this assignment, students can debate on their opinion of what the American Dream really stands for.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
QR Code Gallery Walk The Harlem Renaissance Videos Poetry and Music
This free resource features YouTube videos with QR code links, poetry excerpts, and thoughtful questions for students to walk around, listen, think, discuss, and summarize on seven stations for African-American history. I made this history resource free because it has links to a few images, Wikipedia excerpts, and videos that are free to access online. I hope your class will enjoy this museum-like experience.
Grades:
8th - 11th
Historical Thinking Skills Presentation Introductory lesson
Great first lesson for new history class! This presentation teaches the skills necessary to view history like a historian. Focusing on six essential skills of historical thinking, this lesson contains plenty of pictures and questions to get students engaged and thinking about history. If you like this, please try some of my other presentations in this set on world history:
01 The Paleolithic Era
02 The Agricultural Revolution
03 The First Civilizations
04 The Classical World
05 Cultural Tra
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8th - 12th
Yes, I DID just turn Martin Luther King Jr. Into a lesson in music AND history.
It's hard to figure out how to teach about and honor a political figure like MLK in music class. Let this activity launch your music class into discussions on harmony, melody, history, and Soundtracking.
This unique activity combines Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" as a unique soundtrack to the inspiring "I Have a Dream" speech. Your students will come alive hearing this familiar speech in a new context and you may find yourself...inspired.
Enjoy this lesson and mp3 for free.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Activity 2: Transatlantic Slave Trade_Middle & High School Black History Course
The Transatlantic Slave Trade represented the largest forced migration of people in human history with the transfer of 12-20 million Africans to the Americas between the 16th to 19th centuries. For 366 years, European slavers loaded millions of Africans onto Atlantic slave ships. About 11 million survived the Middle Passage to landfall and life in the Americas.African American Black History Course_Lesson Activity 2: The Transatlantic Slave TradeLesson 2 in the 72-part course series
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6th - 12th
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Murdered By the Klan: The Tragic Stories- Group Empathy Activity
Murdered By the Klan Reconstruction ActivityDirections: As a class read the introduction below. Then students will be placed into 5 groups. Each group will have a reading about a life taken violently by the murderous Ku Klux Klan. They will have 5 minutes to read the story and summarize it. When the 5 minutes of group work are completed students will share the stories they read. "A memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, was built by the Southern Poverty Law center as a perpetual reminder of the sacrif
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6th - 11th
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Our Town by Thornton Wilder- Guided Reading Worksheet
Guided reading worksheet for the play "Our Town." In my class, we assign roles, read the play aloud, and stop to answer the questions as a class. The worksheet is divided into 3 acts and I give a quiz over each act. Students perform much better on the quiz after having completed this worksheet.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Black History Month Poster- Gabby Douglas
Celebrate Black History Month in your classroom with these posters! This poster features original artwork of US Olympian Gabby Douglas and an inspirational quote to encourage your students to be their best! Please leave feedback, and check out the other posters in this series!
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K - 12th
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South Carolina State Map with Counties Coloring and Learning
Click Here>>> for more interactive resourcesSouth Carolina State Map with Counties Coloring and LearningWelcome to our interactive educational resource - a detailed map of the state of South Carolina with its counties! This vibrant and informative map is specifically designed to support learning and exploration of South Carolina state geography in an engaging way.How You Can Use This Resource:Educational Activities: Introduce South Carolina state geography in an engaging way in your geo
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education
The Candy Bomber ~ Berlin Airlift ~ Movie Guide + Overhead + Word Search ~ FREE
"Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want." Ryan Gosling (Canadian actor ~ 1980)After the end of World War II in 1945 and the division of Germany into four occupation zones by the victorious Allies, the Soviets decided in 1948 to blockade Berlin in the hope of forcing out the Western Allies and creating shortages of food and clothing for the West Berliners. Would this bullying tactic of the Russians work, though
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8th - 12th
Sequoyah - Reading Passage About The Cherokee
A reading passage about Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee syllabary (alphabet). It has some background on his work and describes the impact literacy made on the Cherokee. It includes pictures of the writing, itself. A set of discussion questions follows.(If you like and download this, feel free to give a nice rating or comment. Thanks!)
Grades:
6th - 12th
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