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Free high school european history activities
How We Remember and Honor the Victims of the Holocaust: The Butterfly Project
The first year I taught Night by Elie Wiesel, I was struck by the sense of "unfinished-ness" my students felt upon completion of the text. They said they felt like there should be something "more." We talked about it, and realized that what we really wanted was a way to reflect and remember, and we weren't quite sure how to go about doing so.
As it often does during times of uncertainty, poetry presented itself as a fitting option.
In my research, I came across the book I Never Saw Another But
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1st - 12th
The Holocaust Reading or Stations Activity: Multiple-Formats
This item has 6 reading sections or cards covering different aspects of the Holocaust. There are questions for the students to answer as they read each section and an answer key is provided.Topics:Anti-Semitism in Germany in the 1930sThe Wannsee ConferenceGhettosDachau and Concentration CampsAuschwitzDeath MarchesI have it in multiple formats so you can utilize a version that works for your classroom (Microsoft Word & Google Docs).The link to Google Versions is in the key section of the Mic
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7th - 12th
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FREE Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman Webquest Google Virtual Field Trip
Explore the town of Sleepy Hollow and learn about the legend of the Headless Horseman this October and Halloween with your middle and high school students in this FREE Virtual Field Trip in New York! Novel study activities plus movie questions and notes and town tour included!Take a Virtual Field Trip:Take a tour in 360 through Sleepy Hollow townWatch a video about the history of the story and authorWatch the Legend of the Headless Horseman Disney short movieRead the story of the Headless Horsem
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6th - 12th
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Women During World War II Reading or Stations Activity
This item comes with 6 separate cards or sections detailing the contributions women made during World War II. It highlights women in the Soviet Union, United States, and the United Kingdom while also speaking about women in other locations. There are 6 questions for students to answer when reading each card. An answer key is provided.I have it in multiple formats so you can utilize a version that works for your classroom (PDF & Google Docs).The link to Google Versions is in the key sectio
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7th - 12th
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How was French society unequal in 1789? (French Revolution: The Estates System)
*This package contains a handout (in four formats: Apple Pages, Word, PDF, and Google Doc) and a PowerPoint (also available as an Apple Keynote). *You may edit the Word Doc to meet your students’ needs.*You may copy+paste and/or adapt the following information into your lesson plans.GLOBAL HISTORY 10, UNIT 1ENLIGHTENMENT AND REVOLUTIONLESSON 5AIM: How was French society unequal in 1789?✅ ACTIVITY 1 — DO NOW: Students will compare and contrast a standard peasants' home to the Palace of Versailles
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Holocaust Activity Package - Free to Use - From Freedom to Oppression
A clear and well-organized package that effectively communicates the human reality of the Holocaust to students. Students will learn about the erosion of individual rights, concentration camp system, Auschwitz, Jewish poetry, Final Solution and more. What's included:Activities Package (7 activities)1- The journey of a Jewish victim from freedom to the concentration camp. 2- Key terms3- Map Animation of the concentration camps of Europe (reasonable subscription required for "the-map-as-history
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7th - 12th
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European Middle Ages Vocabulary Unit
This is the 4th complete vocabulary unit in my world history series. It serves as an organizational tool and framework for a unit on the European Middle Ages. This method provides students with the consistency they need to reinforce vital content vocabulary concepts in an entertaining manner. You Get:- An ideas for implementation and differentiation page- A unit organizer with essential questions, vocabulary, and topics list (EDITABLE)- A vocabulary list with definitions (EDITABLE)- A vocabulary
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: World History Complete Vocabulary Units Bundle: 12 Units!
Medieval Manor Life Webquest
From History Ninja, students will explore life in a typical medieval European manor through an investigative online quest. Students will learn about the various buildings, activities, people, and vocabulary of manor life using an interactive website based on an actual primary source diary. Questions have headings to guide and focus the students' explorations. This activity utilizes Word so you can alter the pages to your students' specific needs. This assignment can be done in a computer lab
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5th - 10th
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Reformation Chart (Luther, Calvin, Henry VIII)
Reformation Chart Organizational Graphic Organizer (Renaissance & Reformation) This graphic organizer assists students in organizing the three most influential Reformation leaders. Martin Luther, John Calvin and Henry VIII, location, important beliefs and effects. A crucial piece to my unit of study on the Reformation. This chart works great with Cornell Notes covering the Counter Reformation / Catholic Reformation. Typed Key Included. This product is also sold as part of the World Hist
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9th - 12th
Also included in: World History Bundle: 10 Best Selling Resources
Holocaust Propaganda DBQ Freebie {History Guru}
Holocaust & WWII DBQ Freebie!This DBQ will engage your students to examine the propaganda of WWII, the Holocaust, and Hitler’s reign. SS.7.C.2.11Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism, propaganda).Document Based QuestioningWhat will the students learn?The students will be learning about how the propaganda of the time influenced the people throughout Germany as Hitler came of power. They will understand that at this time Germany was facing a hardship and Hitler gave the p
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Industrial Revolution Invention Research Activity
This activity has all you need to guide your students in researching the Industrial Revolution invention of their choice! 2 PDF's included; one is a list of 25 inventions students can choose from, the other is a two page research template. Enjoy!
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7th - 12th
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Introduction to the Middle Ages
This brief presentation heralds the beginning of my Middle Ages unit!Let the music and animations play out on the cover slide for full effect.It defines the eras of the Middle Ages - Early, High, Late.It works beautifully as an introduction before doing this video assignment:• The Dark AgesGoogle App Links are on the Teacher Instructions Sheet!Two versions of this lesson! The first is a Presentation - PowerPoint/Google Slides - for those teachers who know the topic and want to guide their stud
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Early Middle Ages Bundle
World War II: Major Events Chronological Timeline
World War II was fought in Europe & the Pacific from 1939 to 1945. Major events defined the war, brought more countries into the battle, and decided the victors. Such a vast topic can be hard to cover in class or for students to comprehend. This fun activity will help to teach the most important events of the war to your students!For this assignment, students will create a chronological timeline of some of the most important events in World War II. They will complete the timeline, then c
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5th - 10th
Also included in: 6th Grade Social Studies (Georgia) BUNDLE!
What were the historical circumstances that led to the Holocaust?
This lesson is an additional resource for: How did Kristallnacht and the Nuremberg Laws lead to the Holocaust?World War IIAIM: What were the historical circumstances that led to the Holocaust?ACTIVITY 1 -- DO NOW: Students will make inferences about what they have heard about the Holocaust, what they would like to know, and then finish the final box once the lesson is complete to determine what they’ve learned that they didn’t know earlier.ACTIVITY 2 -- TEXT ANALYSIS: Students will read a text a
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: World War II: Bundled Resource
Alexander the Great One Page Reading: Print & Digital
This one page reading summarizes the life of Alexander the Great, as well as his father, Philip II. It briefly describes a phalanx, Philip's time as a hostage in Thebes, the conquest of Greece, Philip's assassination, and the military conquests of Alexander the Great. It also explains the state Persia was in under Darius III and how Hellenistic culture remained in place after the death of Alexander. There are three questions at the end with an answer key on the next page.Multiple Editable For
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8th - 12th
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World War Two : War in Europe Map
Please enjoy this free map to help teach about the geography and major battles of the Second World War in Europe.These materials are also available as part of a larger map collection. Please see the links below for more materials to help teach about World War Two:- WW2 Maps : Complete Set- WW2 : Complete Unit- Women in WW2- The Nations of WW2- Navajo Code Talkers- The Tuskegee Airmen
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6th - 12th
French Revolution - Interactive Timeline Project -FREE! - Grades 8-12
Your students will be engaged in this fun and interactive activity. Students will create an interactive Timeline of the major events of the French Revolution using timeglider.com. No need for a textbook, links to information and a video are included! California World History Standards 10.2 4. Explain how the ideology of the French Revolution led France to develop from constitutional monarchy to democratic despotism to the Napoleonic empire. 5. Discuss how nationalism spread across Europe with N
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9th - 12th
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Child Labor Document Analysis and Letter | Industrial Revolution Primary Sources
In this engaging and analytical assignment, students will analyze primary source documents of child labor during the Industrial Revolution, and then use the information they learn to create a letter from the perspective of a child laborer. In doing so, students will gain important historical understanding of working conditions of child laborers as a prelude to reform movements during the Industrial Revolution. This is a fantastic way to engage your students in historical analytical skills and le
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9th - 12th
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World War 2 (WWII) D-Day Bingo {Freebie!}
See how much your students know about D-Day by reviewing with Bingo!Included in the download:- blank D-Day Bingo Board (in color and gray scale)- terms to call out (you may simply call out the term or call out the included identification/definition and have students cover the correct answer)-student handout with terms for them to label on their Bingo Board***This resource is included in the following larger bundles:**** World War II (World War 2) Bundle* U.S. History 1877 to Present Bundle* U.S.
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8th - 11th
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Summary of the Age of Enlightenment, Overview Differentiated Close Read Lesson
This no-prep, differentiated lesson contains a summary of the Age of Reason, Enlightenment thinkers (Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Smith), humanism, and its effects. Students engage in various activities that encourage close reading and checks for understanding. It also includes a little fun!What you get:A 2-page, approximately 650 word reading passage (print-friendly in black and white)A modified version of the reading with bolded annotations to guide struggling readersA 2-page activi
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7th - 11th
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Holocaust Activities Pack High School
Do you need supplemental activities to help your Holocaust Unit come to life? Check out my preview and see if any of my resources can help! In this zip file there are 5 editable Word docs, (so mix-n-match or use as is) all useful to the high school/middle school Holocaust curriculum.
Included: article and questions about teens getting Holocaust tattoos, Holocaust word search, Jewish diary excerpts, diary excerpts from a German Auschwitz doctor, and 3 writing prompts.
Enjoy!
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7th - 12th
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Greek Gods and Goddesses Trading Card Activity
This is a simple in-class or homework assignment for students. They look up specific information about a god or goddess and then create a trading card based on the given template. I use it as a quick 15 minute activity, which for some of the truly gifted artistic students is not enough, but they manage. I hang some of the trading cards up in my classroom on the board when we are done. Grading checklist provided.This is the list of possible deities for your trading card:Zeus, Hera, Poseidon,
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7th - 12th
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Lost Colony of Roanoke Doodle Notes
This doodle notes has a timeline of key events in the history of the Roanoke Colony. Students can fill in what happened at each year listed as they listen to the story. Aligned with Virginia SOLs VS.3 and VS.3g.
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3rd - 12th
The Industrial Revolution Customizable Google Slides HyperDoc
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking and collaborating? Look no further!This lesson was designed for high school students to help them review what they have learned about the Industrial Revolution. Some of the topics covered in this HyperDoc include important figures from the Industrial Revolution, inventions, changes to daily life, the factory system, and the rise of the Middle Class during the Industrial Revolution. This purchase includes:★A detailed Teacher Notes Document outli
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7th - 12th
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Find European History resources | TPT
Take your students on a journey through European history with TPT! If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about European history, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re teaching about the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, or the World Wars, there are plenty of high-quality TPT resources at your fingertips to teach European history to your students.
European history activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about European history:
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for various eras in European history. For example, you could have students navigate through a handful of centers or stations to help them learn about different elements of the Renaissance period, including influential cities, leaders, and artists. Or, to help them learn about the key figures and milestones of the French Revolution.
Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about European history, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in Europe and how European countries have expanded (and fallen) over time. For example, you could have students make maps of Europe before and after World War I to identify how the conflict impacted Europe.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about European history is through historical documents, letters, diaries, art, and literature. Encourage students to use these firsthand accounts to gain a deeper understanding about European people and events. For instance, you can have students read excerpts from the works of Enlightenment philosophers — like Mary Wollstonecraft — and how they contributed to the political thinking of the time.
Research Projects
Have students research and present on a specific topic of European history, like the Age of Exploration. For example, ask students to choose a famous European Explorer to research, and have them write a short biography of that person or create a short video or presentation about their achievements and legacy.
Frequently asked questions for teaching European history
What is taught in European history?
In European history courses, students are taught about the cultural, economic, political, and social milestones that shaped Europe from the Middle Ages until the present.
What types of European History resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of European history resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from interactive notebooks to gallery walks.
How do I find European history resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing European history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for European history resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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