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8th grade U.S. History independent work packets
The Bill of Rights Practice Activity | US Amendments in Cartoons | Google
This fun “Which Amendment?” activity challenges your students to figure out which amendment is violated in 15 cartoon scenarios by referencing the Bill of Rights. The silly connections engage your classes while they explore their basic rights as Americans! My students always love this activity. There are 2 versions so you can easily differentiate learning in your classroom. One gives short descriptions of each amendment to use as reference while the other includes the actual text from the Bill o
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4th - 9th
Pearl Harbor Primary Source Analysis Compare 3 Points of View
Students will read and analyze 3 accounts of the events at Pearl Harbor from the point of view of an American soldier, a Japanese bomber, and the White House by answering 25 questions including comparing and contrasting them. Two questions have students connect the material to today. They will also analyze images and propaganda posters (prompts provided), create two propaganda posters for different points of view, and complete 2 extension tasks (a dialogue exchange and a word cloud). The answ
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: World War 2 Bundle
Stone Age Reading Comprehension Bundle Early Humans Civilizations History
This reading comprehension bundle has 7 articles and comprehension questions related to the Stone Age (products listed below). I've included a color and black and white version of each product, as well as a key. These could be used for homework, classwork, fast-finishers, groups, etc. The ZIP file of each product has 3 versions of PDF files: 1) Article and Questions in Color and Black and white and Key 2) Color Student Version 3) BW Student Version. These are NOT editable files. Check out the
Grades:
5th - 8th
3 Branches of Government Civics Activities
Teaching the three branches of the U.S. government is an essential part of the U.S. History or Civics curriculum. This product is a concise and effective way of teaching the three branches of government. It can be used to meet the needs of all learners. There are a variety of activities included!This product includes the following:Reading passage: a one page reading passage about the 3 branches of governmentGraphic organizer: students can use to take notes as they read or to summarize what they
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5th - 12th
Middle School U.S. History "NO PREP" Sub Resources and Independent Assignments
You'll be ready for anything with this self-directed U.S. History learning resource bundle, offering all the help you will need for creating sub plans and a sub binder AND with independent assignments for your U.S. History students! Are you tired of the last-minute scramble to find meaningful and appealing work or engaging resources for your class? Do you need a quiet day where your students work harder than you do? Are you going to be absent and don't have the time to plan for a sub? Then elimi
Grades:
5th - 8th
Life Before and After September 11 Activity
Students will read 3 brief paragraphs giving an overview of 9/11 and the memories of a high school senior on 9/11. They will then answer 5 discussion questions and determine from 15 statements/scenarios which refer to life before 9/11 and which represent life after 9/11. This also includes 10 interview questions students can ask someone about the impact 9/11 had for them immediately, in the short term, and today. ***Updated to include 4 discussion questions for President Bush's first two addr
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: Social Studies Activities for Holidays Bundle
Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Activities BUNDLE 10 Most Popular Cases
This Supreme Court Case Document Analysis Bundle includes 10 cases, each with a 1-page handout providing the original Supreme Court ruling as well as the document image for students to analyze with guiding questions for a better understanding of American documents. Includes a significance wrap-up question in which students utilize all of the information to explain the significance of the case or ruling.Answer Keys are Provided! Skills Addressed:Reading Historical DocumentsPrimary Source Analysis
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7th - 12th
END OF THE YEAR HISTORY ACTIVITIES with Google Slides
Celebrate the end of the year with a student choice project - as either a print version or on GOOGLE SLIDES! This End of the Year Social Studies Choice Board is designed to reflect information your students have learned in Social Studies, personal information about your class, and gives your students an opportunity to preview information from their next Social Studies course. Templates are included.Don’t have time for a choice board? You can differentiate the content by offering different activi
Grades:
5th - 10th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
19th Amendment & Women's Suffrage Political Cartoon Analysis Activity
Teaching the 19th Amendment? This activity includes 10 political cartoons featuring arguments about women's suffrage. Use political cartoons to help students understand the work of suffragists to gain support for the 19th Amendment!ZIP FILE INCLUDES: 12 page PDF with background reading & 10 political cartoons and analysis questions (ready to print/post)Teacher directions + summarizing questions to use as an exit ticket or assessment questionCHECK OUT THE PREVIEW! The political cartoons cover
Grades:
8th - 12th
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50 States and Capitals Worksheets, Tests, Activities & More by Regions
Make learning all 50 states & capitals by regions fun & engaging with this amazing set full of multiple different activities. This NO PREP set has everything you will need with maps, study guides, matching states and capitals, mystery state pages with clues, coloring locations, crossword puzzles, quizzes, tests & more! 45 pages of fun activities for learning all about the United States by regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and Southwest state regions.What's included in the
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: States & Capitals Activity Bundle | Worksheets, Game, & Boom Cards
Thanksgiving Activities Puzzles for Middle High School Sub Plan Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Thanksgiving Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Thanksgiving in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Thanksgiving Da
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7th - 10th
Veterans Day Activities & Puzzles Middle High School Sub Plans Independent Work
Calm the Holiday Chaos with this PRINT AND GO Lesson Plan! These Veterans Day activities and puzzles teach the history of Veterans and Armistice Day in an engaging way without all the holiday chaos. With highly engaging reading passages and activities, this lesson plan provides easy, breezy, sub-eezy implementation that can be used by you or a substitute. It's not only ideal for substitutes but works great for pre-holiday, district testing days, fun Fridays, or a teacher catch-up day.These Veter
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7th - 10th
United States Complete Primary Source Analysis Bundled Set Civil War- Modern Day
This is the ULTIMATE U.S. History Primary Source Analysis Complete Bundle Set that will save you time and energy as you prepare your students to practice the valuable Social Studies skill. From the Civil War to Modern America, the bundle includes 84 pages of images, quotes, charts, graphs and so much more with guiding questions for better student understanding or review of the social, economic, and political changes for each major national era and the decades from 1860 to 2014. Topics begin wi
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5th - 11th
Also included in: U.S. History Custom Bundle
The Boston Tea Party Primary Source and Image Analysis
Students will read 2 primary sources on the Boston Tea Party from the American Revolution (Revolutionary War) and answer 12 questions for one and 17 for the other. They will analyze 5 images by responding to 7 prompts and completing a creative task. Lastly, there are 4 extension tasks to choose from. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! See the preview for a closer look! ***UPDATED to include 5 ideas for implementation.***Sample questions include:--
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Revolutionary War Bundle for US History
President Thomas Jefferson Gallery Walk
Students will learn about Jefferson's presidency by reading 9 passages covering people and events related to his time in office (foreign and domestic). They will answer 42 questions based on the passages and 10 overarching questions. They will read two points of view on the Embargo Act of 1807 and answer 6 questions, complete a creative dialogue and advertisement activity, play true/false/fix, and write newspaper headlines with corresponding snippet previews. The answers and a teacher informa
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Stevie
Area 51- Conspiracy Theory - Listen, Short Answer, & Paragraph
I used to hate it when students would bring up conspiracy theories like aliens and Area 51, as I thought it was my job to convince them why this was unreasonable, and I didn't always have the context or facts to do that! Sadly, I didn't realize that I was missing a major opportunity to engage their interest. Now, I have a plan and this assignment does the work for me. In addition, this assignment is further important because it is skill-based, and it targets evidence and analysis skills for the
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Child Labor: Compare Industrial Era to Present Day
This lesson involves having students examine the impacts of the Industrial Era in the United States with a specific focus on child labor. It is recommended that students will have explored, to some degree, the Industrial era prior to this lesson. This resource will prompt students to analyze social activist Lewis Hines' photographs that depict the various jobs and working conditions that children experienced. The Slide Presentation is interactive, problem posing, and vicariously draws the studen
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7th - 12th
Veterans Day Webquest and Activities
These Veterans Day activities (6 question webquest, 4 reflection questions, 2 creative tasks, presidential proclamation analysis) will give students a basic understanding of the history of Veterans Day and has them explore their thoughts on it. The answers are included where appropriate this could work with a sub! ***UPDATED TO INCLUDE 4 presidential Veterans Day proclamations with discussion questions and a word cloud activity.*** See the preview for a closer look!Sample questions include:-
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Social Studies Activities for Holidays Bundle
World War I, Holocaust, World War II Project Menus Bundle- Bonus Menu Included!
Save money, time, and energy by purchasing all three of these engaging resources together! Be sure to check out the product preview! The following three resources are included with this purchase. Since these are PDF file,s this product may be easily shared with students so that they may view directions virtually and complete project activities either virtually or on paper. World War I Activities and Project Menu: This no prep, print and go project menu gives students the opportunity to be engag
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4th - 10th
Battle of Lexington and Concord Primary Source Analysis
Students will read a Patriot's account and a British account from the Revolutionary War (American Revolution) of the Battle of Lexington, answer 18 questions, and compare and contrast the accounts. They will then complete 2 extension tasks and analyze 6 images (prompts provided). This would be great for a sub! The answers are included where appropriate. See the preview for a closer look! Sample questions include: --Describe the situation the British found themselves in when they were leaving
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Revolutionary War Bundle for US History
1920s Slang Intro Activity
To introduce a unit on the Roaring 20s, students will match 1920s slang words/phrases to their modern equivalents. They will then complete 10 fill in the blank statements using the slang terms and lastly will complete a third task (3 options provided) using 10 other 1920s terms/phrases from the matching part of the activity. Two examples are: jalopy--old car and dogs--feet. The answers are included and this could work for a sub! See the preview for a closer look!You might be interested in:Roa
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Custom Bundle for Stevie
20th Century World Conflicts MAP ACTIVITIES: WWI, WWII, & the Cold War
Three Global Conflicts- The Great War (WWI), World War II, and the Cold War, with FIVE different map coloring and labeling activities. Each resource comes with easy-to-follow student directions, follow-up map tasks or questions, and completed sample maps to use as reference. These are very easy for students to complete independently; use them to supplement your unit or keep them with your emergency sub plans! Easy to use with many age and ability levels.**Please click "Preview" for each prod
Grades:
6th - 11th
Gilded Age Study Guide & Unit Packet: Worksheets, Timeline, & Robber Barons
This thorough packet on the Gilded Age is a perfect unit guide to help students understand all of the key concepts, people, and events they need to know for this unit. With an editable Google Doc version included, it's perfect for guiding your entire unit plan.The 9-page independent work packet includes engaging pages on all facets of the Gilded Age in American History, as well as standards-based Essential Questions to guide your unit! It starts off with a short introductory reading on the Gilde
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7th - 10th
End-of-Year Social Studies Project
Review each of your standards using a fun activity that will creatively engage every student in your class!This end-of-year activity allows students to work in teams to create a project. The great part about it is that they get to choose their topics and type of project. Research shows that when a student chooses what he/she will study, they are more likely to retain the information and put forth greater effort. I have implemented this project for several years and have always been pleasantly su
Grades:
4th - 12th
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