US History Year in Curriculum United States Printable & Digital- Grades 6-8

Now provided in both printable and Google Ready units complete with a linked table of contents for EASY planning!! Buy in bulk and save 30% with hundreds of activities, notes, and Common Core lessons!!! This file bundle includes the entire year in US History curriculum, packed with rigor, versatility, and fun! We keep adding lessons, so this is a great way to keep things fresh!

The bundle includes notes, activities, primary source analysis, and Common Core Literacy and Writing lessons for:

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⭐ Westward Expansion Manifest Destiny Complete Unit Activity Bundle & Notes
⭐ Worlds of North and South Complete Unit Bundle Pre-Civil War Lesson Plans
⭐ Civil War Unit Activity Bundle Grades 6, 7 and 8: A Civil War Complete Unit!⭐ Reconstruction Gallery Walk or Stations Primary Source Investigation Activity

Each unit is divided into 3 parts:

I. CONTENT INSTRUCTION-The content instructional materials are both student centered and teacher driven depending on teacher preference. A set of printable notes with graphic organizers and a PowerPoint with a graphic organizer will be included in each unit. Also, primary source and close note readings are included.

II. ACTIVITIES- This bundle includes hundreds of current, engaging and interactive activities that have students process information and support claims with evidence. Each bundle has a Common Core writing component. Each unit also had vocabulary building assisnments with, review games and quizzes.

III. REVIEW- 

1.A Storyboard Assignment 

2.Key Term Matching/Categorizing Printable with the "big Idea" key concepts for Social Studies.

3. Review games and worksheets are included

IV. ASSESSMENTS-

1. Vocabulary Quizzes for each unit

2. Common Core Tests in both PDF and Word for each unit

3. DBQ assessments

This packet is not just a random selection of readings with unclear outcome expectations. Students will build a framework for future learning with concepts that will be repeated throughout their academic careers! Have a great unit!

CONTENT– The content in the bundle is organized with the key "big idea" Common Core concepts for Social Studies in mind. The concepts covered are:

✅Political Development-American government has developed around democratic values with the primary goals to ensure people’s rights and voice in government.

✅Economic Development-The American economy was able to transform from a nation of independent farmers to an industrial giant due to capitalist values and an entrepreneurial spirit.

✅Social and Cultural Development-American society is diverse and is continually struggling to achieve full inclusion of all citizens.

✅Geographic Expansion-Early America faced challenges as it maintained and expanded its borders.

Through teaching with key concepts as a filter, students will become familiar with the crucial attributes that have enabled civilizations to prosper. A foundation of key “big idea” concepts will guide students and class instruction with a platform to think critically and make comparisons as young social scientists.

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US History includes content-rich, primary source-driven United States history lessons and activities. Students use critical thinking, in our skill-based lessons that have student analyze historical documents, charts and primary resources. Our U.S. History units are also key concept based. Students analyze the growth and challenges faced by the United States through the use of the key concepts of federalism, republicanism government, diversity, territorial expansion, rights and liberties, labor systems and economy. A common theme throughout our lessons is that students support claims with evidence from secondary and primary source text.