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6th grade world history Common Core W.8.2b resources
Maya Aztec Inca Unit - Activities Bundle
This comprehensive Maya Aztec Inca unit provides students with a deep-dive into all aspects of these Mesoamerican civilizations. A bundle of 27 individual resources and featuring over 250 pages, the depth and variety of lessons and activities will keep your students engaged, focused and eager to learn more about the people of this fascinating period of history.The diversity of this resource caters for students of all learning styles and provides the opportunity to create poems, skits, currencies
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6th - 8th
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Early American Explorers: Age of Exploration Biography Summary Webquest
Enjoy learning about the early American explorers and the Age of Exploration through these historical biography summaries. In a user-friendly template, students will summarize the life and biography of a historic individual. It’s no-prep for you, but quality content for your students. It's an excellent resource for student centered learning and student centered instruction.What's Included:A detailed page of teacher instructions.A pdf print version of 17 summary templates for 17 different earl
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6th - 9th
Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
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4th - 7th
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Signs of Survival a memoir and oral history by Hartman for ELA and history
This product includes over 100 comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts on cards for studying the memoir, Signs of Survival, by Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. This book is an inspiring narrative account of Renee and Herta Hartman's experiences as children in Czechoslovakia during WWII. This novel opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within the classroom and beyond.Book Themes: Family, Courage,
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6th - 8th
TRADING CARDS: Summarize the Lives of History Influencers | Biography Summaries
Want a new format for documenting historical figures in your elementary or middle school classes? In this creative writing format, students will create trading cards that explain the main idea for each historical influencer. Originally intended for studying the explorers in the "Age of Exploration," this project can be used alongside other topics such as: inventors, founding fathers, presidents, revolutionary war figures, civil war leaders, economists, literary figures, composers, mathematicia
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5th - 8th
"Justinian and Theodora" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessments (DL)
The illustrated Article and PowerPoint demonstrate Theodora's influence on many of Justinian's decisions and accomplishments during his rule of the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century...Activities and Assessments included.Lesson includes: - 6-Page Illustrated Article - 38-Slide PowerPoint Presentation + Notes- Multiple Choice Assessment + Answer Key - Scaffolded Paragraph Writing Activity + Scoring Rubric - Document-Based Question Assessment + Answer Key- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows
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5th - 9th
Aztecs Unit - 8 Activities and Projects
Looking for a comprehensive and engaging Aztecs Unit that suits students of all learning styles? This Aztec civilization unit provides students with the opportunity to create timelines, advertisements, posters, training manuals, movie trailers, scrapbooks, farewell speeches, illustrated poems, and more.The eight projects included in this Aztec unit are:Timeline of Aztec HistoryTimelines are a very important tool to use to visualize major events in a given period in history. Students will create
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6th - 8th
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Mayan Civilization Project - Design Mayan Currency
Creativity and design are at the heart of this Mayan Civilization Project in which students are asked to design Mayan currency bills that accurately represent the history and culture of the Mayan people. Students will assume the role of an artisan who the king has ordered to create a new currency. The currency must reflect the values and daily life of the Mayan people. Students may reference aspects of religion, social structure, city-states, beauty, writing, ball courts or the three periods of
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Maya Aztec Inca Unit - Activities Bundle
Iceberg Nielsen Titanic Cross-Curricular Book Companion Novel Study
A Titanic Story - This interdisciplinary book companion and novel study includes comprehension, literary instruction, reflection, critical thinking, discussion, and composition prompts for studying the outstanding historical fiction novel, Iceberg, by award-winning author, Jennifer Nielsen. This book is an inspiring narrative account of the fateful maiden journey of the RMS Titanic. This interdisciplinary novel study opens the door to many important discussion opportunities for students within t
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4th - 8th
Civil War "I Can" Statements & Learning Goals! Posters and Log for Civil War!
In this Civil War I Can Statement and Daily Log resource, you receive two major pieces to supplement any unit on the American Civil War and the 1850s Irreconcilable Period! Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my Civil War activities unit bundle here!First, you receive 21 full "I Can" statements and Learning Goal posters for the Civil War, Dred Scott, Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Sumner Caning, Anaconda Plan, Lincoln, Douglas, the Election of 1860, the Emancipation Proc
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5th - 11th
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Mayan Civilization Unit - 5 Student-Centered Projects
This engaging Mayan Civilization Unit allows students to express their creativity and understanding of the topic through five student-centered projects. Each activity is provided with detailed directions for students, templates, a rubric and accompanying support resources. Students will have the opportunity to create a timeline, a poem, Mayan currency, a skit and newspaper about the ancient Mayan Civilization. The five student-centered projects included in this Mayan Unit are: Timeline of the Ma
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6th - 8th
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World War I: Land Vehicles Changed War Passage and Essay Response: GR8
This packet begins with some notes which include ways you can extend and enrich learning about the how land vehicles changed war in World War I. Then follows a four page passage about the motorized vehicles which were first used in World War I. This is followed by seven comprehension questions and then directions for writing a short essay. There are two graphic organizers to allow student to gather and organize their ideas before writing the essay on the provided lined and bordered pages. There
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6th - 10th
The 5 Themes of Geography - Short Answer & Match 'Em Worksheet
For much of recorded history, the story of humankind has been one of survival by adaptation. Thrust into a harsh, unforgiving world, our ancestors managed to eke out their survival by constantly staying one step ahead of the elements – modifying their shelter, food, clothing and settlement patterns to the capricious forces of nature that threatened to destroy them. Using the 5 Themes of Geography* as a backdrop, this two-part worksheet examines the changes and continuities in human adaptation.
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5th - 8th
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DIGITAL (EDITABLE) Academic Essay Graphic Organizer
This organizer is the best way to structure an academic and/or historical essay for Middle School...hands down! It works for an academic paragraph or a full five-paragraph essay. This graphic organizer can act as a template, pre-writing activity or students can write their paragraph/essay directly on the organizer itself! This structure keeps students focused on the topic/prompt, has them present evidence and then connect it back to the thesis. If you are teaching students how to write academic
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6th - 8th
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