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8th grade study skills U.S. History resources for Microsoft OneDrive
September 11 Patriot Day 5-E Lesson | Five Themes of Geography 911 | Microsoft
This Patriot Day lesson explains the tragic events on 9-11-01 while honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks. Challenge students to examine the “5 Themes of Geography” to identify various ways events on September 11th, 2001, impacted the United States. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! A fun, “To Tell the Truth”, warm-up introduces Patriot Day. Then, explain key terms & view a news story about the day. Students complete a “GSI:
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5th - 12th
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Treaty of Versailles Ends WWI 6-E Lesson | Effects of World War 1 | Microsoft
This 6-E lesson explores the end of WWI and the effects the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with “A History Dilemma” warm-up activity examining conditions in a post-WWI Europe. Then review vocabulary and big ideas about the end of World War 1. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, explain how the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for being a BRAT (Blame-Reparations-Army-Territory) and a
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6th - 12th
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Intro to WWI BUNDLE | FUN World War I Resources | 7-E Unit WW1 | Microsoft
Enrich your World War I curriculum with this engaging UNIT BUNDLE! The guided lessons are FUN for students & the 7-E teaching model is EASY for you to use! Each activity includes a Teacher Guide to make it successful in your classroom! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print6 Guided PowerPoint Lessons5 Fill-i
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6th - 12th
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Intro to WWI Study Guide, Review Game, Test | Assess World War 1 | Microsoft
Review & assess an introduction to World War I unit with this bundle of engaging materials! First, reinforce key concepts with a study guide & review lesson. Then, students practice applying WWI terms by playing a fun “$100,000 Pyramid” review game. Finally, assess your student’s learning with a 20-question, multiple-choice test. Your purchase has editable, print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everyt
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6th - 12th
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Triangular Trade Activities For Google and One Drive Distance Learning
This triangle trade interactive activity is designed to be shared with your students in Google Classroom, One Drive, or you can print them, if you’d like. You will get an explanatory PDF with a link to the document.*The package includes*:A vocabulary activity that students can type responses onto.An interactive graphic with clickable film links and readingsAn effects of Triangular Trade graphic.A products of Triangular Trade “Drag and Drop” activityA source analysis “Drag and Drop” activityA wri
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7th - 10th
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United States PEGS Factors 5-E Lesson | Fun USA Practice Activities | Microsoft
Students explore the United States by examining its PEGS factors - Political, Economic, Geographic, Social. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E lesson format is easy for you to use! A PEGS reference chart is included for your students’ interactive notebooks. Begin with an overview of the PEGS, then preview the USA by investigating physical & political maps of the region. Next, a “Target Practice” activity challenges students to classify fun facts about the continen
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5th - 12th
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Investigate WWI Technology 6-E Lesson | Effects of WW1 Innovations | Microsoft
Why was WWI a new kind of war? This lesson examines World War 1 technological innovations and their lasting effects on warfare and the world. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a “WWI in 1 Word” warm-up, then discuss why WWI is known as “The Great War”. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. An investigation activity challenges students to examine how new ideas and inventions impacted the war. There is also a printable, “walk-aroun
Grades:
6th - 12th
Explore the MAIN Causes of WWI 6-E Lesson | Intro to World War I | Microsoft
Why did World War 1 happen? This lesson explores the MAIN causes of WWI, militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. The activities are engaging for students and the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with “The Verdict” warm-up activity, then test their knowledge of World War 1 with a “Fact or Fiction?” activity. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, create a foldable or digital chart featuring the MAIN causes of WWI. A fun Reader’s Theatre activity uses the example of
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6th - 12th
Digital Film Study: Remember the Titans
Let's get digital, digital!Who doesn't love a class movie day?! Not only is Disney's Remember the Titans an excellent, captivating film, it also acts as the perfect discussion opener for endless themes in both English and History class, like racism, diversity, acceptance, conformity, American history and more. Use this film study to open the discussion and provide students with a visual experience to see themes that will appear more symbolically in literature/history. As videos are excellent mul
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Thanksgiving Traditions 5-E Lesson | Primary vs Secondary Sources | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history and traditions of Thanksgiving Day & connects the holidays with your curriculum standards. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction?” warm-up testing their knowledge about Thanksgiving. Next, “A Little History” reviews the origins of the holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. The “My 5 W’s of Thanksgiving” activity lets students share their own customs and traditions.
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4th - 10th
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Constitution Day PowerPoint and Printables
This Constitution Day PowerPoint helps students understand the history of the United States Constitution, its structure and function in government, and the basic principles it upholds. Gives background information on the Tea Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the first Constitution, the 3 branches of government: the Judicial, the Executive, and the Legislative. Has the Preamble, the Bill of Rights, how many amendments currently, and how to add an a
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5th - 8th
Celebrate Veterans Day 6-E Lesson | Honor the History of November 11 | Microsoft
This lesson explores the history of Veterans Day and honors members of the US armed forces. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “What is it? - Patriotic Symbols” warm-up. Test their knowledge of Veterans Day with a “Fact or Fiction?” activity, then explore the history of the November 11th holiday. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Next, challenge your students to investigate the song ”God Bless the USA”. “A Million Than
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5th - 12th
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United States in WWI 6E Lesson | Investigate WW1 Propaganda Activity | Microsoft
This lesson examines the United States’ role in WWI and explores how propaganda helped sell the war to Americans The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 6-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Listen Up - Taglines” warm-up activity, then present “A History Dilemma” activity examining President Wilson’s isolationist stance in WW1. Next, introduce key vocabulary and historical events of the time period. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. An investigation activity c
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6th - 12th
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FUN World War 1 Review Puzzles | WWI Vocabulary Practice Activities | Microsoft
This is a fun way to review World War 1 while keeping your class engaged! Challenge students to match 17 key ideas about WWI with their definitions by rotating each piece to solve the puzzle. They work great as a warm-up activity, re-teach opportunity, exit ticket, or review game. Students love the challenge of solving a puzzle and you love the learning! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms.
Grades:
6th - 12th
US Presidents PEGS Factors 5-E Lesson | Fun Facts Practice Activity | Microsoft
Students explore fun facts about US Presidents using the PEGS factors - Political, Economic, Geographic, Social. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E lesson format is easy for you to use! A PEGS reference chart is included for your students’ interactive notebooks. Begin with an overview of the PEGS. A “Target Practice” activity challenges students to classify fun facts about the presidents by the PEGS factor they best fit. Finally, assess learning with a “Show What You
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5th - 12th
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Digital Current Event Template
Let's get digital, digital!The long-awaited Current Event Template is here! Use it time and time again to encourage your students spend their own time reading the news and researching the world around them!This resource asks students to answer a series of questions (who, what, where, when, why, how, the event's significance and a connection from the classroom to the event) for each time it is used. Use the resource however it best fits your room. My students read an article on NewsELA each week.
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5th - 12th
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Digital Time Comparison Project: Then (1920s) & Now (2010s-2020s)
Let's get digital, digital!Welcome back to the Roaring 20s! It's 100 years later, but our worlds are really not all that different! This project asks students to select predetermined categories of American cultural interest and compare them between "then" and "now." This resource provides students with tools to establish connections between the past and present, making history class all the more meaningful.Directions to this activity have been left vague to leave room for you to see your class p
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8th - 12th
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Summarizing Nonfiction Text Writing an Abstract Reading Comprehension PowerPoint
How to write a 25-word summary PowerPoint lesson. Students demonstrate their reading comprehension using a 25-Word Abstract Summarizing Activity to find the main idea in expository text and summarize it! Use close reading and cooperative group evaluation to write a terrific summary of expository text. This PowerPoint will help teachers scaffold the process of summarization. Notes to the teacher for lesson guidance are in the note section below each slide. With this lesson, students will learn mo
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Nonfiction Vocabulary and Structure Bundle - Grades 4 - 8
The American Revolution and Georgia PowerPoint
Georgia History and the American Revolution PowerPoint presentation explains the causes of the Revolutionary War, and how the state of Georgia became involved in it. Georgia Studies presentation deals with the events leading to the Revolutionary War and can be used in any study of U.S. History. The last five slides deal with Georgia's role, which is a useful tool for a Georgia Studies or Georgia History class. Animated graphics will engage your students. You can use in your physical classroom an
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5th - 8th
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Great Depression Flipbook for Google and One Drive Distance Learning
This Great Depression Flipbook activity is an interactive Google slides resource to share with your students in Google Classroom, Microsoft One Drive, or you can print it, if you’d like. You will get an explanatory PDF with a link to the document.*The package includes*:Interactive flipbook Film and Reading Links (no time wasted typing in URLs or scanning QR Codes!)Answer Key▶️ This resource is also included in my World History Interactive Notebook Curriculum ! AND my World History Google and On
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7th - 10th
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Constitution Day Menu Choice Board with Rubric
This Constitution Day Menu Choice Board helps students understand the history of the United States Constitution. Students must complete three activities in a row, like tic-tac-toe. Includes rubric. Activities include researching and writing about 3 founding fathers, creating a chart of the first colonies to ratify the Constitution, writing about the history of Constitution Day, explaining why the constitution is called a "living document," making a timeline of the events of the American Revoluti
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5th - 8th
The Truth about Fidget Toys: Guided Notes & Sensory Survey
Have your students joined the fidget toy craze?! Use this set of guided notes to present your students with the evidence behind fidget toys - sensory learning! Via guided notes, provide students with the benefits of multi-sensory learning and its connection to fidget toys. Follow up your notes with a sensory survey - a chance for students to see the sense they favor most! In this lesson students will continue to understand that fidget toys are not toys at all, and instead are helpful tools inten
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4th - 12th
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American Revolution Digital Comparative Timeline for Google Drive
This comparative digital Revolutionary War timeline is a ready-to-use activity that provides students a visual way to explore the causes and events of the American Revolution by comparing the actions on the British Side versus those on the Colonists' side. Students drag and drop timeline cards to the timeline on the correct side. Students analyze the timelines after constructing. Great for distance learning!Included in this resource:- Digital timeline (multiple slides)- Digital American Revolu
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Transition Back to School Study Skills PowerPoint and Printables
Back to School Study Skills PowerPoint. Great study tips for middle school transition for back to school! Animated slides on basic study skills, such as setting up a study center, organizing papers, prioritizing assignments, and managing time, with ideas and photos to inspire organization! Use on the first day of school or at the beginning of the year to get students off to a good start. The slides can be printed as posters as well. Includes an inspirational quote from Nelson Mandela, a printa
Grades:
5th - 8th
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