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Middle school other (social studies) lessons under $5
French and Indian War Doodle Notes with PowerPoint (print and digital resource)
These French and Indian War doodle notes summarize the causes, major battles, and effects of the war.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*French and Indian War doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (2 pages)*Fill-in-the-blank version for students who have difficulty with note taking. (2 pages)*Completed version of French and Indian War doodle notes for ELL students or students with learning d
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Map Skills Package
This package contains a variety of handouts, worksheets, a lesson idea, and an activity to help teach students map skills such as scale, cardinal and intermediate directions, types of maps (planimetric, thematic, topographic), and basic map elements (legend, title etc.)
Contents
Welcome
Teaching Guide (3 pages)
Latitude, Longitude, and Directions: The Orange Lesson
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 1 (label)
Latitude Labeling Worksheet Option 2 (trace)
Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Han
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Map Skills Bundle: activities, worksheets, crafts, posters + more
13 Colonies: Early English - Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth & New England
Establishing the 13 Colonies:If you are having problems with Kahoot links they were changed (not my idea:) - here's the new one: https://create.kahoot.it/share/13-colonies-mr-raymond-s-u-s-history/855ec28c-c0ce-4a6a-94ad-e860a946ad7d JUST ADDED FOR FREE - Additional Colonies: I was going to do this as a separate lesson; but have added another PowerPoint presentation, worksheet, quiz, and smart-board map - FOR NO ADDITIONAL COSTThis lesson teaches students about the earliest European colonies in
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Early US History Bundle: 1492 - Civil War
Dred Scott Decision, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Election of 1860, Fort Sumter
What finally started the Civil War? Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read the passages and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use details from the text and knowledge of Social Studies to brainstorm details and arguments to determine the South's reasons for secession and what finally causes the start of the Civil War!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!The Last Straw Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resou
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Population Pyramids Lesson and Activity
UPDATED 2023! This product now has an updated version with population data from 2020-2022 for the practice countries. This product will teach students the basics of how to read, understand and analyze population pyramids. The product has a student note piece along with an activity that can be used as an individual assignment or as a cooperative group activity. After students learn how to read a population pyramid they will construct their own using data provided and then analyze the pyramid(s)
Grades:
8th - 12th
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FDR's NEW DEAL programs - The Great Depression - Printable & Digital
This common-core-aligned activity will help your students understand the New Deal programs created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression in America. Students will work in pairs to analyze 11 new deal programs. Both print and digital (Google Drive) versions are included! After reading the informational text and looking at a primary source picture, they will complete a chart describing what the program did, who it helped, predicting if it was a Relief, Recovery, or Reform
Grades:
8th - 11th
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Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Law
How did Congress compromise over the issue of slavery? Your students will research and analyze documents and complete the scaffolding questions. They will use their inferential skills to make predictions about the successes or failures of the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act in this engaging lesson and activity!Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Enslavement Compromises Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Andrew Jackson, Election of 1828, Jacksonian Democracy, and the Spoils System
How did Andrew Jackson shape his presidency? Your students will analyze the close-reading passages to understand the circumstances surrounding and the outcome of the Election of 1828. They will identify who the candidates were, what happened in the election, who won, and how Jackson shaped his presidency. They will complete the questions and graphic organizer(s) based on the reading and graphic organizers in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Types of Jo
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Jackson UNIT BUNDLE
Civil War Battles - Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox Courthouse
How did certain battles shape the Civil War? Students will read, research, analyze, and critically think to answer questions based on their knowledge of the Civil War in this engaging lesson and activity!★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Civil War Battles Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Battles of the Civil War reading passages: Bull Run, Antietam, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Sherman's Total War, Surrender at
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Jamestown Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes
These Jamestown doodle notes engage students while encouraging them to use both hemispheres of their brains for better retention while they learn about the settling of Jamestown through Bacon's Rebellion.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*Jamestown doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (3 pages; uneditable PDF)*Fill-in-the-blank version for students who have difficulty with note taking. (3
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Oregon Trail Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes
These Oregon Trail graphic notes are an engaging way for students to learn about the Oregon Trail.What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Greyscale version to be used a coloring sheets or for doodling while you go over the information. Use one or both pages. (2 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Color version for examples or displays (2 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Version for students to take notes on and keys. Use one or both pages. (4 pages; uneditable PDFs)*Wrap-up handout (1 pages; uneditable PDFs)*
Grades:
6th - 11th
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Thirteen Colonies - New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
How did the colonists of the thirteen colonies live? Students will research the differences between the colonial regions, identify the specific colonies within each region, understand the way of life/occupations of colonists and analyze how colonists needed to adapt to their environment in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Title page • Colonial Regions: New England, Middle, and Southern colonies readings with corresponding graphic organizer• Answer key for graphic or
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Thirteen Colonies UNIT BUNDLE with BONUS Activities
Roaring 20's and Harlem Renaissance Lesson
This lesson on the Roaring Twenties in America and the Harlem Renaissance is a wonderfully visual overview of exactly what your students need to know about this era in US History. The lesson includes a PowerPoint, Google Slides version, guided notes, graphic organizer, and a flipped classroom video! The presentation focuses on the challenges to traditional values that sprang out of the period after World War I. This includes changing roles for women and African Americans, immigration changes and
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Harlem Renaissance & Roaring 20s Lesson Bundle
Bleeding Kansas, John Brown, Raid on Harpers Ferry
Aim: What was the cause of "Bleeding Kansas?" Your students will research, analyze, and use their critical thinking skills to read about John Brown and Bleeding Kansas to complete the scaffolding questions. They will examine and analyze the details and causes in this interactive activity. ★★ Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Bleeding Kansas Google Drive ASSLIncluded in this resource:• Title page • Do Now - Quote Analysis: students answer questions based on qu
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
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
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Types of Maps Sort and Foldable for Interactive Notebook
Put a hands on twist on a typical and sometimes "boring" social studies topic. Resource can be used in multiple ways. Students can work independently, in partnerships, or small groups.
Foldable (picture example included):
Students create a foldable insert for their social studies interactive notebook using colorful construction paper, and given information which includes map title, picture, and definition.
Sort Activity:
Great for partners and center work. Students cut and sort cards to
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Sectionalism Civil War
How does where we live determine how we live? They will examine differences of the North and South and how they created separate ways of life causing the Civil War. They will analyze differences in physical geography and climate and how they led to differences in their economies, population, transportation, and culture thus encouraging the belief of sectionalism among individuals during the period before the Civil War.Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Sectiona
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Civil War UNIT BUNDLE
Manifest Destiny - Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, Mountain Men, 49ers
Why did certain groups of people move west? Which trails did they travel on? Your students will analyze the primary/secondary source documents that describe the groups and circumstances surrounding migration west. They will complete the graphic organizer based on the documents and their knowledge of Social Studies in this engaging lesson and activity!Grab a free Oregon Trail reading passage here!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Student centered Do Now question • Document Analysis and co
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Manifest Destiny UNIT BUNDLE
Louisiana Purchase
Why was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory significant in American history? Students will analyze the close-reading passages and maps to understand the causes and effects the purchase of the Louisiana Territory had on the nation. They will also decide if Thomas Jefferson was going against his strict interpretation of the Constitution while buying the territory in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Student-centered Do Now questions using map skills• T
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, War Hawks, War of 1812 UNIT BUNDLE
Texas Revolution: Texas, Battle of the Alamo, and the Lone Star Republic
Why did Texas fight for independence? Your students will analyze primary/secondary source documents that describe aspects of the Texas Revolution including the Battle of the Alamo, the Battle at San Jacinto, and the creation of the Lone Star Republic. They will complete the scaffolding questions based on the documents and their knowledge of Social Studies in this fun and engaging lesson! Looking for the digital, 1:1 version of this resource? Find it here!Texas Revolution Google Drive ASSLInclud
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Manifest Destiny UNIT BUNDLE
James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings
What was the Era of Good Feelings? How did James Monroe's presidency promote national unity? Students will analyze the close-reading passage to understand the issues and events that contributed to the perception of the Era of Good Feelings. They will study James Monroe and surrounding issues of his presidency including significant court cases. Students will complete the graphic organizer(s) based on the reading in this engaging lesson and activity!Included in this resource:• Cover Page• Stud
Grades:
5th - 9th
Also included in: Age of Jackson UNIT BUNDLE
"Why Do We Study History" Lesson
We've all heard a student say "What's the point of learning about a bunch of dead guys?" right?This lesson covers 5 key reasons why studying History is important and why learning about the past can help us in our future! This is a great introductory lesson for the beginning of the school year or semester. The slideshow includes 10 slides and an exit ticket, roughly a 30 minute lesson including interaction from students.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Medicine Wheel Mini Unit and Art Project for Mindful Health
This Indigenous (First Nations, Native American) social studies medicine wheel unit guides elementary and middle school students through Aboriginal teachings around health and wellbeing, while also teaching about Indigenous culture and values.Blending ELA (writing and reading), social studies, and social emotional learning skills, this mini unit works as a great introduction into Indigenous ways of knowing.What you get:1 Cover page1 Read Aloud Close reading sheets1 Medicine Wheel worksheet activ
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Also included in: Indigenous ALL YEAR Social Studies History & Culture Mega Bundle
England and the Colonies Doodle Notes and Digital Guided Notes
These engaging doodle notes cover Mercantilism, Salutary Neglect, Great Awakening, and the Enlightenment. A PowerPoint to use with the doodle notes is also included for an easy print and go lesson!What's included with the printed Doodle Notes:*Teacher directions (2 pages)*England and the Colonies doodle notes with blanks for students to fill in and color as you cover the information on the handout. (3 pages)*Fill-in-the-blank version for students who have difficulty with note taking. (3 pages)*F
Grades:
6th - 11th
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