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7th grade U.S. History thematic unit plans under $5
Alexander Hamilton Musical the Whiskey Rebellion Rap Battle Assessment
Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Hamilton the Musical in the Classroom - Rap Battle NOTE: This project is really fun! You will find your students obsessively rapping the lyrics from Hamilton with their own twist. They will write and re-write their raps even after the project is due. They will come to you with every rewrite and "burn" that they script. Be prepared for the enthusiasm! This unit combines the lyrics from two songs from "Hamilton the Musical" with Social Studies curriculum and common core.
Grades:
6th - 9th
World War I Unit: Webquest, Map, Project, Readings, Graphic Organizer, Quiz
Ah, so much pressure to do a *Great job teaching the *Great War! This bundle is your answer – it is filled with reading materials, maps, graphic organizers, project ideas, and other curricular gems to spice up your unit.
Included:
• A WWI Map
• Webquest or Text book Scavenger hunt to learn about the countries involved
• Project
• Reading: Causes of WWI (ANIMAL: Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Assassination, Leaders)
• The Chain Reaction of Alliances – how each country became
Grades:
6th - 10th
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This Land Is Your Land - powerpoint
Here is a powerpoint presentation that accompanies the song "This Land Is Your Land". I use it in my class when I teach patriotic songs. There are 40 gorgeous slides with high quality pictures and lyrics. There is creative animation included with many of the slides as well.
*There are a total of 4 verses included.
*There is NO music track included.
*If you like this powerpoint...you may also like the following:
America the Beautiful - powerpoint
God Bless America - powerpoint
My Country '
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Bill of Rights Mini-Unit
Are you looking for engaging, thought-provoking Bill of Rights activities for your students? This is the packet for you! These activities use the original text of the Bill of Rights and are appropriate for 5th through 8th grade students.
Contents of this packet:
Page 3: Original text of the Bill of Rights
Pages 4-7: Unwrapping the Bill of Rights- I listed each Amendment and defined difficult words. Students are asked to review each Amendment and re-write it in their own words.
Pages 8-9:
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Bill of Rights Common Core Unit
Bill of Rights
Activities Common Core Aligned
The following activities can be used with 4th – 8th grades to accompany your lessons about the Bill of Rights. There are a multitude of YouTube videos, PowerPoints, and internet sites that do a fabulous job of teaching and reviewing the information in the first ten amendments to our Constitution.
The following activities are meant to supplement and enhance your social studies curriculum with:
Reading comprehension activity
Multiple choic
Grades:
4th - 8th
Presidents' Day George Washington PowerPoint
Join George Washington as he guides you through some important moments in his life, in this engaging PowerPoint show! Some of the topics covered are:BirthMarriageResidencyPresidencyFrench and Indian WarRevolutionary WarDeathBonus coloring page of the colonial flag with 13 starsPlease be sure to check out the preview, which includes every slide included in the product. This PowerPoint is not intended to cover any topic in depth, or to touch on every part of Washington's life. It serves as a mini
Grades:
1st - 8th
9/11 PowerPoint - FOR KIDS!
This is a brief explanation of the attacks on 9/11 as well as how people came together as Americans afterward. The images used in this presentation are safe for child viewing. One image shows smoke billowing out of the Twin Towers, but no fire/planes/people.
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in: 9/11 BUNDLE - DISCUSSION AID AND CRAFTIVITY
World History END of the YEAR culminating Project - Museum Curator
Introducing "Museum Curator Project: Unleash Your Students' Creativity!"Are you searching for an exciting and comprehensive end-of-year project that will captivate your students' imaginations? Look no further! Our Museum Curator Project offers an immersive experience where students step into the role of a curator and design their own mock museum brochure.In this project, students have the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and creativity by highlighting significant events and artifacts from
Grades:
7th - 12th
NATIVE AMERICANS Reading Writing STEM Totem Pole Igloo Artifact Activities
This 37-page packet includes reading passages, questions, hands-on activities, rubrics, STEAM challenges, writing prompts, and read-alouds related to Native Americans! Topics include comparing/contrasting tribes from different areas, analyzing a fable, reading about and creating a totem pole, comparing/contrasting Inuit/Aleut housing and create an igloo, write an Inuit story, and create artifacts with a team. Many CCSS Informational text standards are addressed. This packet was created to all
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Grades:
4th - 7th
World War I Weapons & Trench Warfare Battles – WWI American History Lesson
Our World War I Weapons lesson uses nonfiction informational text PLUS engaging hands-on activities and writing assignments to teach about weapons (machine guns, tanks, and poisonous gases) used during World War I:World War I Weapons nonfiction informational text – no additional textbook neededQuestions to assess Informational Text ComprehensionJournal Entries utilizing Close Reading to summarize World War I battlesCircle Chart to Illustrate Weapons used during World War IWorld War I Weapons Ess
Grades:
4th - 8th
writing film analysis unit for "Last of the Mohicans" film (40 pages)
This adventure, colonial war film, Last of the Mohicans, is my favorite class film for teaching and is rated as one of the best films ever made. If you want a role model unit to instill a love and appreciation for films, then this multi-faceted, user-friendly unit can be applied to any feature movie. In addition, for this particular film, it appeals to those who are outdoors enthusiasts, American history aficionados and historical film lovers. GUARANTEED EXCITEMENT AND WORTHWHILE LEARNING EXPERI
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Civil War Interactive Notebook
This file contains templates for an interactive notebook for the Civil War. These templates were created for a 5th grade class, but can be used in other grade levels. Directions and possible answers are included. You may need to change or add to the answers to suit your needs for your class.
The following templates are included:
Title page
Causes of the Civil War
How did the North and South Differ at the beginning of the war?
Advantages of the North and South
U.S. map and states that seceded
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Pacing Guide for US History / Social Studies - Scope and Sequence
This product is a treasure... a Pacing Guide for American History teachers, crafted by me, with CA Standards included. (Some school districts would call this pacing guide a "scope and sequence.") Also, I have just recently added the new California Framework Essential Questions to this document!Impress your principals, parents, and History Department with a carefully crafted, 36-week Pacing Guide. They will all think you are the most organized teacher! If you're a new teacher, this product is
Grades:
5th - 12th
The Industrial Revolution Lap Book
An informational lap book about the Industrial Revolution. This lap book is great to add to your teaching on this topic and have your students use it as a review station.
All mini books come with answers, photos or graphics. I have also included note booking pages beautifully decorated for this topic so your class can write even further.
Some of the photos used on this project are original photos from the era and others are graphics.
Please note, that as all of my lap books, I like includin
Grades:
4th - 10th
Patriotic Powerpoint Presentations Pack 1 (collection of 4)
Here is a collection of 4 patriotic PowerPoint Presentations that I have included in one pack (I sell each individually on the site as well). I use these PowerPoint presentations when I teach patriotic songs. The slides contain high quality pictures and lyrics.
*There are NO music tracks included.
Here is a list and the links to each of the songs included in the Patriotic Powerpoint Pack 1:
America, The Beautiful (11 slides)
God Bless America (9 slides)
My Country 'Tis of Thee (12 slides)
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Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mini Unit using "Out of the Dust" and Dust Bowl songs by Woody Guthrie
Do you need to teach about the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression, but don't have several weeks to read Out of the Dust or other historical fiction novels? This is a great interdisciplinary unit incorporating Social Studies and Language Arts. Students will be reading and analyzing poems and songs about the Dust Bowl by reading selections from Karen Hesse's "Out of the Dust" and songs/lyrics by Woody Guthrie. This is a 6-day unit (it may take a few more days, depending on your students and
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Oregon Trail/Western Expansion, Bitmoji Virtual Classroom w/activities
Oregon or BUST! Western Expansion! MANFEST DESTINY! Studying the Oregon Trail is fun for students and whether students and teachers are all remote, hybrid, or in person instruction, here is a classroom for you!This Thematic slide with activities includes a wealth or links and activities for students of different ages. You can modify the links, or the activities to meet the needs of your students! The classroom is completely editable as are the activities directions.Included in this resource are
Grades:
4th - 9th, Staff
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Also included in: Western Expansion Virtual Classroom Template w/activities
Election 2024 Joe Biden Biography & Activities Print & Google Drive
Use these 2024 Presidential election reading comprehension and vocabulary activities to get your students engaged in American democracy. Great for ESL of all ages and Gen Ed 4-8, this unit is chock full of teaching activities. Use the student friendly biography as an anchor reading for the text dependent reading comprehension questions, vocabulary, timeline and grammar activities. Couple this with What is the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans and Meet Kamala Harris to get your stud
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: 2024 Presidential Election Meet the Candidates Bundle Print & Digital
American Colonial Unit | 13 Hands-on Activity Centers
Are your students studying American Colonial History? Looking for an experience that complements your history lessons? Plan a Colonial Day with history explorations and hands-on activity centers for your students. Our Colonial America Activities Unit provides Hands-on Colonial Centers and Engineering Challenge with Early American Crafts, Games, Food, and STEM!With eight different centers your students will have a wonderful time experiencing food items, crafts, games, and art activities from the
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Grades:
4th - 7th
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Early American History and STEM Bundle
"Long Journey to Freedom" A Black History Timeline
I used this timeline to help me create mini-lessons for my Black History Unit and provide my students with a visual display to organize our learning. I start my six week unit with the start of this timeline in 1619 and continue along the timeline until I reach present day. Each day I teach (or just introduce depending on the content) the fact on the cards. Each card has an important event that helped move African American's closer to freedom and equality. I have provided two font types depending
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Grades:
1st - 12th
Alexander Hamilton: An Interdisciplinary Study (My Shot)/Finding Text Evidence
Teaching history can be challenging. How do you make it meaningful for your students? How do you help them to make connections between events in order to understand how one event leads to another? How do you help students connect events from the past to their lives today? I definitely don’t have all the answers, but I have learned that a big step in solving this problem is presenting your students with characters that are real and relatable. Lin Manuel-Miranda’s hit Broadway masterpiece, Hamilto
Grades:
7th - 11th
John, Paul, George, and Ben reading companion - mini biographies
This NO PREP reading companion focuses uses the book "John, Paul, George, and Ben" to teach students how to create a fun mini biography. After reading the book, students will create a biography sheet focusing on how each founder got their reputation. Then they will have a chance to make their own version using a famous person of their choice!This packet includes:- 5-word splash sheets for each of the founding fathers- biography sheet- planning sheet for creating a story about another person in h
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Also included in: Election Year Bundle
Explore the USA Project (interdisciplinary unit)
(**Note: This project has been completely revised and enhanced for 2021)GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH and USA CULTURE COME ALIVE in an individual and personal way! This hands-on challenging interdisciplinary project and unit of diverse activities (social studies, geography, math, language arts, art, history, computer, library, math) is one of my all-time favorite units I have created (for 4th-12th grades). It involves hands-on, experiential learning, multimedia, writing, research, art
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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Dust Bowl Interdisciplinary Project
This student led project comes with a rubric that has explicit directions for students to follow. The project has three components: Math, Science, and Reading/Social Studies. Students can partner to do this project or work independently. Students explore the causes of the dust bowl, and how that relates to scientific concepts of fifth grade, and compare/contrast two author's perspective on why the dust bowl occurred. Students complete a real world Math performance task involving volume and dec
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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