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Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations Activity
Causes of the Civil War Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Causes of the Civil War!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The e
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Marshall Court Interactive Stations Activity
The Marshall Court Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Marshall Court!The activity consists of SEVEN interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The seven interacti
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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ECONOMICS FULL COURSE 70+ SEPARATE LESSON BUNDLES!!!!
*Just updated 6/01/2023 for this upcoming school year. I made it easier and more organized with a Unit by Unit Folder and numbered lesson plans*Everything you need to teach an Economics course. Includes 73 separate lesson plans with 47 powerpoint presentations. Lesson plans are very detailed and include NY State + Common Core Standards, Essential Questions, Aim questions, Bell work and Closure Activities. Almost all lessons have some sort of student centered cooperative learning activity. There
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7th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Latin American Revolutions Bundle
Latin American Revolutions BundleThe activities below document what is included in the Latin American Revolutions Bundle.Latin American Revolutions Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an introduction to the Latin American Revolutions!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connection
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Progressive Era Muckrakers Stations Activity
Progressive Era Muckrakers Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity with primary sources on the Progressive Era Muckrakers!The activity consists of EIGHT interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding q
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Latin American Revolutions Stations Activity
Latin American Revolutions Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an introduction to the Latin American Revolutions!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The six interactive stations w
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Latin American Revolutions Bundle
WWII-Homefront Stations Activity
WWII - Homefront Stations Activity - Completely Student-ledGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through the major topics of the Homefront!The activity consists of 10 different stations that can be either combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a note page for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking question packet. In addition, a link is provided to a spotify playlist created for this activity t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: WWII Stations Activity Bundle Pack
World History Whole Course Instant Curriculum (Just Add Teacher)
Why this is better than any other World History Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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ULTIMATE COMPLETE U.S. / AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM
Why this is better than any other US History Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE addi
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
French Revolution Stations Activity
French Revolution Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an introduction to the French Revolution!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The six interactive stations within this activit
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: French Revolution Curriculum Bundle
CIVIC LITERACY - WHOLE COURSE by Instant Curriculum (JUST ADD TEACHER)
Why this is better than any other Civics Curriculum on TpT: - What you WILL NOT find from any other seller on TpT.... recorded videos for EACH LESSON for the ENTIRE curriculum that follows the included PowerPoints/Notes EXACTLY. The videos are optional, but can be used to teach the curriculum for you in class, used for student absences, quarantines, virtual students or sub plans (!!!), or just to help you brush up on topics that may be new to you. There are MANY ways to use these UNIQUE addition
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Major Events of the 1980s-1990s Stations Activity - GOOGLE COMPATIBLE
Major Events of the 1980s-1990s Stations Activity - Completely Student-ledNOW COMPLETELY GOOGLE COMPATIBLE - LINK PROVIDED IN PDF FILEGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through the major topics of the 1980s & 1990s!The activity consists of 9 different stations that can be either combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a note page for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking question packet.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Decades Stations Activity Bundled Pack (1950s-2000s) - GOOGLE COMPATIBLE
Industrial Revolution Interactive Stations Activity
Industrial Revolution Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Industrial Revolution!The activity consists of SIX interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The seven i
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Industrial Revolution Bundle of Curriculum Activities
Capitalism v. Communism - Industrial Revolution Activity
Capitalism v. Communism - Industrial Revolution ActivityThis activity challenges students to analyze and think critically of the origins of capitalism and communism. Students will develop their knowledge of capitalism and communism through text analysis, supplemental video analysis, and evaluation of how the development of communism was indicative of a radical response to the Industrial Revolution.Activity BreakdownPage 1 - Introductory Activity/Background InformationPage 2 - Adam Smith & Ca
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Industrial Revolution Bundle of Curriculum Activities
Causes of World War I Stations Activity
Causes of World War I Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Causes of World War I!The activity consists of FIVE interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The five i
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Healthy, Unhealthy, & Abusive Romantic Relationships
This activity allows group members to identify characteristics of healthy, unhealthy, and abusive relationships. Group members will analyze their own romantic relationships, work through sample romantic relationship scenarios, and analyze prior or present romantic relationships. Great for adolescents or adults.
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- 42 unhealthy, healthy, or abusive relationship scenarios
- 2 versions for varying maturity levels
- 20 discussion questions
- 4 options for activity implementation
- Roman
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Forensics Unit 1 Bundle: Introduction to Forensics & the Law (7 Products!)
Make teaching Forensics easy with this Unit Plan 1 bundle! SIOP, gifted, and differentiation strategies are embedded and easily identified throuought. Lessons are differnetiated accoding to learning style, grouping, and language ability. Both content and literacy standards as well as key vocabulary words, essential questions, activating strategies, instructional strategies, and summarizing strategies are included and highlighted. Unit plan contains links to resources! The Introduction to For
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Antebellum Era Virtual Museum (Temperance, Abolition, Transcendentalism, SGA)
Antebellum Revivalism & Reform Movements Virtual Museum Interactive ActivityGet your students thinking like a historian and SUPER engaged by taking your students through an in-depth dive into the Antebellum Revivalism and Reform Movements Period (1800-1848) via a virtual museum!The activity consists of FOUR detailed interactive and differentiated museum rooms. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each room and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Age of Jackson Interactive Stations Activity
Age of Jackson Interactive Stations ActivityGet your students moving and engaged by taking your students through an interactive stations activity on the Age of Jackson!The activity consists of SEVEN interactive and differentiated stations that can either be combined or broken up into smaller/larger stations to suit your needs. The activity also comes with a notes/important connections section for each station and corresponding analysis/critical thinking guiding questions. The seven interactive s
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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World History BUNDLE
This is a bundle of 95 products I have created that covers world history from prehistory through modern times. I hope you find these resources helpful and a welcome addition to your classroom!
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Latin American Revolution CRQ Activity
Latin American Revolution CRQ ActivityThis is a constructed response question activity that is aligned to the new NYS Global History & Geography II Regents exam. The CRQ includes a primary source text document from Simon Bolivar and two maps of South America reflecting pre/post fight for independence against the European nations in power.Document 1 - Pre/Post fight for independence against the European nationsDocument 2 - Primary Source text from Simon BolivarThe new CRQ format for the regen
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Latin American Revolutions Bundle
Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice - Growing Bundle
Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice - Growing Bundle ( 4 lessons made and 3 more to come Soon)A new unit for High school Students Contents4 Lesson Packs (See below for Contents)4 x Homework Ideas4 x End of Lesson Confidence Checker Assessments1 x Escape Room (Team Building Activity)Lesson TopicsLesson 1 Religious FreedomLesson 2 Christian teachings about wealthLesson 3 Giving money to the poorLesson 4 Christianity and CrimeLesson 5 Christianity and PunishmentLesson 6 Exploitation of the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Federalist Papers Critical Thinking Activity
Federalist Papers Critical Thinking ActivityThis student-led activity is focused on five of the most important Federalist Papers written during the development of the United States Constitution. The activity can be used as an individual activity, but is best suited as a group critical thinking activity in the classroom. Within this activity you will find five of the Federalist Papers (#’s 10, 51, 70, 78, & 84), five graphic organizers that correspond to each paper, and a reading guide that s
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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US HISTORY - Complete Course in ONE SEMESTER (1763 to Present Day)
This Bundle has absolutely EVERYTHING you need to teach U.S. History in a single semester. No book needed, just add teacher. There are multiple different versions of US History Bundles sold here. Here are the different versions, choose the one that best suits your needs!*NEW!* US History – Complete Course in one single semester (Proclamation of 1763 - to Present Day)American History I in a semester (1492 and Colonization – to Compromise of 1877)American History II in a semester (End of Reconstru
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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