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Elementary U.S. History rubrics under $5
State Research Writing Project & Other Activites Common Core Aligned
Get your students writing.....the fun way! I love this project because there are so many different things you can do with it. It comes complete with project guidelines and graphic organizers. There is a sheet with approved websites for research and themed final draft paper. Your students will love taking all the information they have gathered and putting it into a trifold brochure. This makes a super cute classroom display. It can easily be turned into a large poster project. Set aside a day
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Also included in: Writing Research Projects & Activities - BUNDLE
North Carolina Lighthouse Project
This project has students research one lighthouse in North Carolina. Their goal of the project is to write a research paper and create a poster giving details about one lighthouse in North Carolina. It can be completed in one to two weeks and can be done in partners or independently. Students can choose one of the lighthouses in North Carolina and began researching on the first day. They used http://www.lighthousefriends.com/nc.html to get a lot of their information. If every group cannot have s
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Holiday Timeline
Here is a Social Studies worksheet on a holiday timeline. Learning targets are listed on the worksheet using a rubric.
Learning Targets:
I can explain change and continuity over time, using calendars and simple timelines.
I can describe historically significant events and observances in American history.
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Colonial Regions Brochure Project
Students complete a planning sheet using notes/textbook resources with information on the three colonial regions in America. They then create a 2-sided brochure to advertise the colonial regions to perspective colonists and try to convince more British to become settlers in the American Colonies. This product includes: 1-Page instructions and grading rubric 1-Page Student Note-Taking Guide 2-Page Brochure Template (Can be used for all students or as a modified version for struggling students)3 I
Grades:
4th - 12th
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American Revolution: Heroes Project
Revolutionary War Heroes Project. Your students will research one hero from the American Revolutionary Era. The heroes are divided into 4 categories: military men, politicians, writers/thinkers, and revolutionaries. After researching their hero, each student will create and present a poster about their hero to the class. After presenting, all students will vote for the #1 hero in each category. Included are: -heroes listed by category-step-by-step directions for the students to guide them along-
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Timeline Project | Distance Learning
Timeline Project
This is a simple and fun take-home project for your students! If you are covering timelines, this would be the perfect project for your students. It also gets the parents involved! A rubric is involved: one with a bonus opportunity and one without
Grades:
K - 5th
U.S./American History Interactive Notebook Cover, Rubric, Table of Contents
If you're like me, you LOVE using interactive notebooks with your students! They're a fantastic way to actively involve students in the learning process. But...if you're like me, you also want your interactive notebooks to be organized! Students should be able to access information quickly and accurately, making it easy to review previously-studied material and create new entries when needed. This is the perfect tool to help you and your students get, and STAY, organized! Included in this resou
Grades:
4th - 10th
American Revolution Battle of the Battlefields Project
Sometimes learning about battles can be boring for students. In this project, students research and debate which battle was the most important in The American Revolution in a collaborative, engaging and authentic manner. This can be done as a research project or you can use the provided background information on each battle so you can do it as self contained project in the classroom.
What is included:
1. Project directions for teachers.
2. 2 rubrics for the presentation and letter to The Pr
Grades:
5th - 11th
American Revolution ABC Book Project
If your class is studying the American Revolution, this is a fabulous project to culminate what they have learned in the unit. In this project, students create a book that explains vocabulary terms, people, places and events for most letters of the alphabet. (I made the suggestion of combining some letters on a page, XYZ for example, and allowing them to choose one letter to use.)
This project allows students to have some choice in their creation, but still has guidelines and rubrics for se
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Revolutionary War Timeline Project
The Revolutionary War is an exciting topic for students to study. Have students work on their research and timeline skills while learning about the American Revolution. This packet has everything you need to assign a timeline project as a summative assessment for the American Revolution.
This file includes:
-teacher directions
-list of suggested events for timeline
-student directions
-student checklist
-rubric
-timeline template (in excel)
-example of student work
This product is aligned
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Causes of the American Revolution Illustrated Timeline Project
We have an extraordinary resource tailor-made for you and your students. The Revolutionary Causes TIMELINE Project is here to revolutionize the way you teach about the American Revolution. This comprehensive package offers everything you need to effortlessly engage and inspire your students.First and foremost, we provide you with a meticulously designed introduction that ensures absolute clarity. Say goodbye to confusion and uncertainty! Our introduction clearly outlines the project's expectati
Grades:
5th - 9th
Famous Hoosier Research Presentation and Report
This packet will help make assigning a project a breeze! Students choose from a large list of famous Hoosiers, and have guided expectations for a written report and/or a digital presentation.
This is a great culminating activity for 4th grade Indiana History!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Texas Revolution Cereal Box Project Directions and Grading Rubric Texas History
Get creative while teaching the history of the Texas Revolution in Texas History! Students will choose an important figure from the Texas Revolution (Houston, Bowie, Travis, Seguin, Fannin, Santa Anna, etc.) and create a cereal box inspired by their figure and the era in which they lived. This product includes detailed instructions of what students should put on each side of the box, and a grading rubric to guide them towards acing this project, and to make grading easier for you!HistoTeam- Trus
Grades:
4th - 8th
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State Research Poster or Diorama Project: Perfect for Gifted Enrichment!
State Research Poster or Diorama Project: Perfect for Gifted Enrichment or for your whole class.
Can be used as a homework or in class project. The student is asked to pick a state to research. It allows for the student to choose either a poster or diorama to present facts learned.
This pack includes complete directions to give to students(one page with points added and one page without), a page with some helpful guidelines for student research, teacher score sheet, a complete rub
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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European Colonization: First settlers in North America
A great way to get kids to internalize a subject is to compare it to something with which they are familiar. Analogies are a wonderful way to teach difficult topics and have become a staple in the way that I deliver material.
This project gives the kids the opportunity to make their own analogy based on the knowledge that they have on the first three world superpowers that originally settled North America: England, Spain and France. They use the analogies to compare how they interacted with
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5th - 8th
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Michigan Lighthouse Project
This lighthouse research project takes about two weeks to complete and can be done individually or in groups of two or three. Students choose one of the lighthouses in Michigan and began researching on the first day. They can use http://www.lighthousefriends.com/mi.htm to get a lot of their information. If every group cannot have some type of technology, you could print out the information from this page. To be sure that all pieces get completed, the project is broken down in detail. There is
Grades:
3rd - 5th
American Revolution Propaganda Poster Project
This project is designed to go with the events/causes leading up to the American Revolution. Along with the directions is a rubric I designed that was formed for this project. The students are to design a creative propaganda poster depicting one of the key events/causes of the American Revolution to try and persuade an audience of what occurred. Use your knowledge of propaganda during the Revolution to assist you in explaining this to the students.
Grades:
5th - 11th
Manifest Destiny: Life of a Pioneer - Instagram Project w/ Rubric - Editable
This project is student led and focuses on Westward Expansion in the mid-1800s. Students will create their own "primary source" by making an Instagram profile for a pioneer moving west to fulfill America's Manifest Destiny. A fun, creative spin on the idea of a pioneer journal. Perfect way to combine your students modern interests with their history class! Promotes both research and creativity and incorporates the use of technology. This project gives students a chance to show what they know in
Grades:
4th - 12th
Spanish Missions Minecraft For Education Rubric And Guide
Get creative with this digital Spanish missions project for the era of Spanish colonization in America. This editable PowerPoint includes a review of Spanish missions and presidios (life in the missions, parts of the settlements, people who lived there, challenges of the missions, etc.), directions for building a Spanish mission-presidio settlement in Minecraft for Education, steps for students to share their mission with their teacher, a rubric, and examples of what students can do! Assign a pr
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4th - 12th
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Cold War Project Choice Board
This project choice board is an awesome way to have students review your Cold War unit. This project choice board has 9 activities, such as picture timeline, postcard, map maker, presentation, free thinker, flash cards, venn diagram, newspaper article and ABC book. Choice boards are a great way to differentiate instruction in your classroom!Includes:- choice board- directions- grading rubricThis project choice board covers Georgia Standards of Excellence:SS5H5 Discuss the origins and consequence
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Cold War Unit Bundle
13 Original Colonies Advertisement Poster
This assignment asks students to select one of the original 13 British colonies to create a poster for. This poster should be made in the form of an advertisement, persuading people from Europe to come to the colony that they have chosen. In the past I have used a website (www.edu.glogster.com) to create interactive online posters. The assignment works just as well with the old fashioned paper and pencil poster method as well.
The assignment asks students to identify how the colony got started,
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Grades:
5th - 8th
State Report ~ Research ~No Prep ~Ready To Print ~Informative/Expository Writing
Common Core Writing Genre ~ Informative/Expository
Common Core State Standards ~ Writing W.5.2, W.5.4, W.5.5, W.5.6, W.5.7, W.5.8, W.5.9, W.5.10
Help your students stay organized with this State Report resource. It guides students to write a 5 paragraph informational/expository report on any U.S. state.
7 pages Included
Page 1 ~ Rubric: Keeps student organized by showing what information is expected in each paragraph. Students staple to report & it doubles as rubric for you to use to give
Grades:
3rd - 6th
History of Transportation Timeline Activity and Worksheet
This packet includes events from the history of transportation that students can cut out and glue down to create a timeline. To go with the timeline, there is a worksheet with questions and also research extension activities with a writing rubric. This activity goes GREAT with my "History of Transportation" PowerPoint that you can find here on my site!
Grades:
3rd
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RAFT Narrative Writing - The Great Depression
RAFT writing is a way for students to share their ideas and to creatively express what they have learned about a subject. RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role and perspective as writers. Students will also gain understanding of the audience they will address with a variety of formats and topics. By using the RAFT strategy, teachers encourage and promote creative writing in all genres from a variety of perspectives.In my experience as a long-time ELA teacher, many
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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