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Middle school U.S. History thematic unit plans $5-10
Celebrate Freedom | Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
{UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2023} Looking for a unit to use during Celebrate Freedom Week? Need rigorous text and FUN activities to teach the U.S. Charters of Freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights)? Look no further! This comprehensive unit has everything you are looking for! From reading selections to hands-on materials to task cards, assessments, and crafts... You are all set! ⭐DIGITAL ASSESSMENT + TASK CARDS FROM BOOM™ LEARNING NOW INCLUDED!⭐Included in the resource:3 cute
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Southern Colonies Unit
Are you looking for an exciting Southern Colonies unit? You've found it! It's fun to teach about the Southern Colonies when you have active, engaging materials!Contents of this unit: Southern Colonies Mixed Map ActivityThe Founding of the Southern Colonies* Information sheet and Chart ActivityMini-Biographies-Lord Baltimore & James Oglethorpe* Biographies and Flap ActivitiesEconomy of the Southern Colonies-Agriculture and Exports* Information sheet and Product Map ActivityLife on a Large Sou
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Colonial America Bundle
Texas State Symbols PowerPoint, Symbols of Texas, Texas History
⭐️ Visit the Lone Star State with your students and learn all about the state symbols of Texas and how they reflect its unique heritage, diverse culture and natural treasures! This PowerPoint features all real pictures and includes a short quiz at the end. ⭐️ State Symbols of Texas included: What are symbols, state seal, state song, state flag, Texas pledge, state tree, state flower, state plant, state dish, state snack, state bird, state large mammal, state small mammal, state flying mammal, st
Grades:
K - 7th
Also included in: Texas State Symbols BUNDLE! PowerPoint, I Have/Who Has, TX Symbols SWAT
Declaration of Independence Unit
Declaration of Independence Unit
Do you want to bring the Declaration of Independence to life for your students? This is the perfect unit for you! My students enjoyed the activities in this unit and I was thrilled to see their love for history grow! This unit will help you take the Declaration of Independence off the textbook page and make it much more relevant to your students.
Contents of this unit:
* What is the Declaration of Independence? - Reading Comprehension
* Who was Thomas Jeffe
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Declaration of Independence Bundle
Age of Exploration Activities Early Explorers STEM PBL Project Europe Unit
This resource contains 2 Age of Exploration | Early Explorers resources! PBL and STEM Activities!_____________________________________________________Age of Exploration PBL (Project Based Learning) Activities | Early European Explorers Cross-curricular challenge for students who are studying US History and the Age of ExplorationWelcome to the Age of Discovery! You have traveled back in time to the 15th and 17th centuries, during a time of exploration and discovery. Explorers traveled from their
Grades:
4th - 7th
American Revolution Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your American Revolution Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volu
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Patriot Day September 11th Bulletin Board Set - 9/11 - SEPTEMBER B.B.
Remember September 11th, 2001 with this patriotic bulletin board set. The set is designed for a square bulletin board, but can be adapted for a rectangular bulletin board. To adapt the design for a rectangular board, have students write thank you letters to first responders in the community using the "Thank you Hero" letter templates included in this product. Then display copies of the student letters to the right of the skyline silhouette. The download will include the following:- "We remembe
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Monthly Bulletin Boards for a Year BUNDLE
THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD - Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
9 Reading passages cover the Transcontinental Railroad, The Central Pacific Railroad, The Union Pacific Railroad, The Workers, Life on the Job, Promontory Summit, and More. This product is great for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). Perfect for use by substitute teachers! Questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. This product is great for a quick charter school sample! It may be used f
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: Wild, Wild West - Reading Passages & Comprehension - MEGA BUNDLE
The Thanksgiving Story
These activities are designed to teach the history of the American Thanksgiving holiday while strengthening reading comprehension, ELA, and math skills. The history of the holiday is presented here with historical accuracy that is age appropriate for 3rd-5th grade students. Along with a history of the first Thanksgiving, students learn about the homes, foods, families, and lifestyle of the Wampanoag, who shared that feast with the English settlers. Students also learn about Sarah Josepha Hale an
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Westward Expansion Mentor Sentences & Interactive Activities Mini-Unit (4-6)
Mentor sentences are the perfect way to teach grammar and author's craft through examples of excellent sentences from your favorite read-aloud books! This unit will be a great way to integrate Social Studies in with your mentor sentences during your Westward Expansion Unit! It does not include explicit directions of how to implement mentor sentences in your room- these directions are in the Volume 1, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, Volume 2, FIRST Ten Weeks: Mentor Sentence Unit, or Volum
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Grades:
4th - 6th
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Architecture Unit Bundle
A complete unit with all four of my architecture products: ♦ American Architectural Styles Powerpoint♦ American Architectural Styles Guidebook ♦ Architectural Scavenger Hunt♦ Design Your Own Home
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Mexican National Era–7th Grade Texas History–Texas 7th Grade History TEKS
The Mexican National Era (1821-1836), one of 12 Eras of Texas History, is a four-part TEKS-aligned Unit that includes all of the Nonfiction Informational Text (NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), THREE Interactive Notebook assignments, and a comprehensive End-of-Unit Test. Part 1 – Americans in TexasPart 2 – Mexican Control of TexasPart 3 – Tensions in MexicoPart 4 – Preparing for BattleEnd-of-Unit TestStudents will complete Interactive Vocabulary Flap Books, 16 Pocket Cards and Pocket Foldable Stud
Grades:
7th
Also included in: 7th Grade Texas History Bundle – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS Aligned
The Constitution PBL & STEM Activity Worksheets Project 5th Grade Preamble
This resource contains 2 Constitution resources! PBL and STEM Activities!_____________________________________________________PBL Activities(Problem Based Learning | Project Based Learning)Cross-curricular challenge for students who are studying US History, The American Revolution, and the US ConstitutionStudents will create their very own PBL booklet. PBL activities utilize creative learning and real-world problem-solving strategies!Students use mapping skills as well. Activities include: The C
Grades:
4th - 7th
Social Studies Adapted Books: Presidents and Leaders
Simple Social Studies: Presidents and Leaders: An Adapted Comprehension Book Bundle These simple social studies units on important presidents and leaders in United States History are great to introduce special education or children with Autism to social studies! Each page contains a matching component and each story has 2-4 comprehension questions that follow!WHO'S INCLUDED?- George Washington- Abe Lincoln- Ben Franklin- Thomas Jefferson- Franklin D. RooseveltGRAB THE SEASONAL ADAPTED BOOK BUNDL
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Simple Adapted Book Bundle for Special Education
Differentiated Biography Passages About Olympic Champions
Your big kids will love reading about current and past Olympic champions. It's a great way to integrate social studies and literacy with a high-interest topic. The entire file is a print and go, so that you have more time to teach and need less to time prep. This file includes biography passages about 10 different Olympians from both the Summer and Winter Games:• Michael Phelps• Kerri Walsh Jennings• Gabrielle Douglas• Carl Lewis• Jenny Thompson• Jackie Joyner Kersee• Shaun White• Bonnie Blai
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Causes of the American Revolution
This resource is aligned to the NEW TN Social Studies Standards for 4th grade.
4.23 Explain how political, religious, and economic ideas and interests brought about the Revolution, including: (C, E, P)
•Proclamation of 1763
•the Stamp Act
•the Townshend Acts
•taxes on tea
•“taxation without representation”
•Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
4.24 Explain the different forms of protests Americans used to try to change British policies including the Boston Tea Party, tarring and feathering, lette
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Veterans Day Speech Therapy Printable Pack
Veterans Day speech and language therapy packet that should work for most of your caseload.⭐Articulation, Syntax, Semantics, Auditory Processing, Comprehension, Questions and so much more are covered in this differentiated Veterans Day Pack.⭐Learn fun facts about the Armed Forces while having fun and meeting your student's goals and objectives.⭐Pages can be printed in color but I print them on the printer at school and they come out nicely in greyscale. ⭐Games can be printed in color and then la
Grades:
K - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Veterans Day Speech Therapy Bundle
Virginia Studies SMARTboard Lesson - Colonial Virginia Unit - VS.4
**Updated to the NEW Virginia SOLS (2016)**
This is a 35 page instructional SMART Board lesson that covers Virginia Studies SOLs VS.4 - the entire Colonial Virginia Unit. This lesson is full of interactive activities, video clips, websites, pictures and more!
This SMARTboard usually takes me about 2 -3 weeks to teach. It is aligned perfectly to my interactive notebook on this topic that is also listed here on TPT. You can find it here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Virginia-Stud
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Remembering 9/11 and The Little Chapel That Stood (Activities and STAAR-Aligned)
September 11th is a day that many teachers remember vividly, but almost all of our students were not even born when it occurred.
It is incredibly important that we teach our students about events in history that helped change and shape the nation we are now. 9/11 is one of those events.
How to use this in your classroom:
This resource is used in combination with a beautiful book titled, The Little Chapel That Stood. It is written as a poem and it discusses the events of 9/11 in general and fo
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Branches of Government and How a Bill Becomes a Law U.S History Grades 5, 6, 7
Are you looking for a supplement to your units on the branches of government and how a bill becomes a law? Do you wish there was a way for your students to go through the law-making process? Have you been searching for colorful, professional-looking graphic organizers that depict the branches of federal government and the process by which a bill becomes a national law? Are you coming up empty in your search for reading comprehension passages and questions that deal with this topic? Then look no
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Civil War Compare and Contrast Unit
The Civil War Compare & Contrast Unit is designed to help support achievement of Common Core Standards by building comparison skills. It incorporates a research based strategy for developing comparing / contrasting skills, and is curriculum based. This unit focuses on ELA (English Language Arts) goals while utilizing Social Studies materials, allowing Therapists / Teachers to build skills across subject areas. It is appropriate for use with Upper Elementary and Middle School students. The re
Grades:
4th - 8th
U.S. History: An Era of Reform - Second Great Awakening, Reform, Women's Rights
U.S. HISTORY: An Era of Reform (mid 1800s)Two full no prep lessons with PowerPoint presentations -- Second Great Awakening & Reform Movements: Image analysis, reading comprehension, and fill-in notes on the Second Great Awakening. Flowchart highlighting the effects of the Second Great Awakening with readings and graphic organizers on new religious groups and new reform movements (education, prisons/mentally ill, temperance).Women’s Rights Movement: letter by Abigail Adams followed by fill-in
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: U.S. History BUNDLE! The New Nation: Washington - Jackson
American Revolution Lapbook with an Informational Student Workbook
This is a fun and engaging way for your students to learn about the American Revolution. It goes well with any American Revoltuion unit. This unit includes a lapbook with 10 fold-its that can also be used in an interactive social studies notebook. In addition to the 10 fold-its this unit comes with 14 page student informational workbook that goes along with the fold-its.
The fold-its are:
a. Labels for front of lap book
b. Important "Acts" of the American Revolution fold-it
c. Women of th
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Price: 77 pages X .10 = $7.70
This social studies unit delves into the unique holiday of Mardi Gras as experienced by a New Orleans native. It is a largely secular celebration with a religious history, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The unit contains a plethora of activities, so you can decide how much time you would like to spend on it or tailor it to the time you have available. Below is the Table of Contents for the unit:
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Grades:
2nd - 6th, Adult Education
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