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Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects!Perfect for little hands, this do-it-yourself project will let everyone get involved! The project consists of three pieces of paper, two with Stonehenge blocks, and one of the base. Just print the base out on green paper, and print the two stone sheets on white paper (or even better, some stone-looking paper used for scrap-booking!). Each little stone is printed on both sides, with a number on the bottom. Have your students cut out each stone piece
Grades:
K - 4th
Beowulf and the Anglo Saxons - Interactive Introduction and Exploration
Teaching in a variety of ways makes learning interesting for students and for you. For my Beowulf unit, I do a two-part introduction the materials for which I have included here. I begin with the presentation on Anglo Saxons and Beowulf and hand them notes that they can fill out while we walk through the presentation in class (Part 1). Then students do an exploration on their own which require them to watch informational videos and process what they've seen (Part 2). We then go over their answer
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Beowulf - Before and After Interactive Activities
Mini-Unit: Covid-19 and The Journal of a Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
In this short unit of study students will research the great plague of 1665, read excerpts from the text, The Journal of a Plague Year by Daniel Defoe and emulate Defoe’s style to create your own The Journal of 2020 to serve as a primary source of your experience with Covid-19. Perfect for high school. This mini-unit includes:Plague background and questionsDiscussion question5 Excerpts from DefoeResponse questionsPrimary source assignment sheetStudent sampleDrafting steps sheetRubric for gradin
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Mandate Palestine/Origins of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Guided Inquiry
Deepen students' knowledge of Mandate Palestine and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict by having them apply their historical thinking skills with this guided inquiry. Get your students practice with working with historical documents and texts and applying historical thinking skills like close reading and corroboration. This lesson is perfect for AP, IB, and World History classes!This guided inquiry asks students to answer the question: "Who did the British want to have power in Pale
Grades:
9th - 12th
CHY 4U Final Culminating Assignment: WHAT IF?
This is a final culminating assignment from Grade 12 World History (CHY4U) set up as per the Ontario Curriculum. This assignment asks the questions: What if certain people or historic events never occurred. It requires the students to research historical events and people, but also requires them to use their critical thinking to form educated and informed opinions about the topic they chose. This is a complete assignment with the Rubric.
Grades:
11th - 12th
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Jane Austen Webquest
We're all exhausted teaching in this pandemic year, so I've found going back to some old tried and true activities has helped ease that exhaustion. This FULLY EDITABLE webquest is very straightforward: links are provided to various websites for your students to read through to find the answers to guiding questions to learn about the life and times of Jane Austen. QR codes are all listed on the final page in case you're teaching in person or not 1:1 (in that case, just print & go!). If you're
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Poetry Analysis / Informational Text Practice (MacNeice's "Prayer Before Birth")
Poetry Analysis / Informational Text Reading Practice (MacNeice's "Prayer Before Birth")-Students begin by reading and discussing the biographical page about the poet, Louis MacNeice.-Next, they read and annotate the poem "Prayer Before Birth" before completing a TPCASTT chart (individually or in small groups).-Finally, they respond to the thirteen (13) short answer questions on the worksheets provided in this document.The document is completely editable and comes with model responses for each q
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Road to Revolution
This worksheet is 4 pages to help students check for understanding while learning about the road to the American Revolution.It can be used with a lecture, power point, textbook or independent research
Grades:
6th - 10th
Triangle Trade/Atlantic Trade Routes (Distance Learning)
This handout asks students to read a primary source letter from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations to the King of England about the various imports and exports from the 13 colonies, make lists of the imports to the colonies and exports from the colonies, and finally, analyze if the colonial economy was strong enough to survive on its own if they declared independence. It is formatted for google classroom.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â World History: Paleolithic/Prehistoric to the end of the Middle Ages
Myall Creek Massacre Documentary and Reflection
This worksheet has questions created in response to the harrowing events of the Myall Creek Massacre. Both videos included in this are told with the perspectives of First Nations people at the forefront of these events. While these videos are available on Youtube, the questions are created in order to first gauge understanding of the events and then to create in-depth reflections on the events that occurred. I'd like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Tribe of the Kulin Nation, the traditional custod
Grades:
9th - 10th
Kings and Queens of England - Knowledge Retrieval Activities Pack!
This resource offers a wide range of knowledge retrieval activities for those studying Kings and Queens of Britain.The activities prompt knowledge relating to a number of British monarchs, but particularly focus on:-Alfred the Great and unifying the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms;-Edward the Confessor, the lack of an heir;-William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings;-King John and the Magna Carta;-Queen Anne and the unification of Britain;-Elizabeth II and the longest reign.There are a wide range of
Grades:
3rd - 8th, Staff
Industrial Revolution Logical Reasoning (Distance Learning)
This worksheet gives students 11 logical statements (unfinished) about the industrial revolution in the "if...then...because..." format, but there is nothing after the word "because" - students must finish that on their own. For example, one might look like "If a nation has laissez-faire economic laws, then there will be an increase in worker injuries because" and then students must finish the statement. When I've done this, many of my high achieving students feel challenged in ways that normal
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â European History (Ancient Greece to the Fall of the USSR)
Innovations of the Industrial Revolution Google Doc INDEPENDENT WORK ACTIVITY
This two-part activity allows for students to work independently utilizing the internet for research (or alternatively, a textbook) about innovations of the Industrial Era (it works great if you need an assignment for a substitute as well). Students will learn about some of the important inventions of the Industrial Era as well as the response of workers to these new machines (Luddites). This activity encourages students to think about how technology both helped and hindered humanity in the 1800
Grades:
7th - 11th
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Note-Taker
This packet for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem will give your students the space they need to summarize the poem and connect it to the larger themes of British Romanticism. Let it guide their learning as you take them through the poem part by part. Be sure to grab the lecture that accompanies it and defines the themes!
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth II - Reading Comprehension
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign lasted from the industrial age to the internet age – in a 70-year-reign of England that endeared her to millions. During her reign, her country’s role in the world transformed, and so did her own place within the United Kingdom.This Reading Comprehension handout explores the life, reign, and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.This activity is suitable for advanced to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. After carefully reading the text, students are required t
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Biographies of Notable People bundle
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) Guide, Questions and Answer key
A timely resources on Queen Elizabeth II's life and times complete with questions and an answer key. Excellent resource for student in-class work and/or homework activity. KS3 (11-14) Upper Elementary, Middle School and Lower Secondary.
Grades:
4th - 11th
The Vikings - KS2 Knowledge Retrieval Activities Pack!
This resource offers a wide range of knowledge retrieval activities for those studying the Vikings at KS2.There are a wide range of interesting and thought-provoking activities (over 30 slides in total) which help children to secure all of the important vocabulary, dates, and events from the unit. Research-approved activities include:-Quick Fire Questions;-Picture Stimulus;-Retrieval Grid;-Fill in the Blank;-Crossword;-Vocabulary Busters;-Fact Dump;-Rank 5;-Theme Explorers;-Anagrams;and moreThes
Grades:
2nd - 7th, Staff
Race to the South Pole - Knowledge Retrieval Activities Pack!
This resource offers a wide range of knowledge retrieval activities for those studying Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen’s Race to the South Pole.There are a wide range of interesting and thought-provoking activities (over 30 slides in total) which help children to secure all of the important vocabulary, dates, and events from the unit. Research-approved activities include:-Quick Fire Questions;-Picture Stimulus;-Retrieval Grid;-Fill in the Blank;-Crossword;-Vocabulary Busters;-Fact Dump;-Rank 5;-
Grades:
1st - 6th, Staff
1st Grade Reading Comprehension : Royal Babies
I updated this on May 6th 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby boy!The booklet teaches the children about lots of British royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby baptisms and royal baby clothes.This resource contains 3 differentiated booklets.Higher AbilityThe higher ability booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4-5 questions per page. Answers a
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Grades:
K - 2nd
English Bill of Rights (Distance Learning)
This handout includes some of the articles from the English Bill of Rights, along with asking students how they limited the power of the monarchy and increased the rights of the people. It is formatted for google classroom.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Colonial America
Thinking Like a Historian - Tudor Pack
A great pack of resources to encourage children to think about events from the Tudor period. Through a range of engaging activities children are encouraged to: Consider the problems faced by Tudor monarchs (Henry VII in particular) and decide how they would have dealt with them Weigh up the reliability of evidence in separating fact from opinion in creating their own account of an event Evaluate the actions of Henry VIII in order to act either for the prosecution or the defense in Henry's trial
Grades:
4th - 7th
S3 Germany 1929-1947
A very well-researched and organized set of notes covering, in-depth German economic, political, and social history from 1929 to the post-war era (1947). Every event and issue of significance is thoroughly presented with a source analysis questions and exam style questions. These 59 pages of notes were created and transferred to a PPT presentation as well as used for lecture notes for AP European History. Perfect for Google Classroom as a downloadable resource and/or for postings topic by top
Grades:
9th - 12th
Introduction to Vikings Unit (editable)
Docx easy modificationIntroductory information and worksheets with glossary for Years 5+6 in British Primary Education or Years 7+8 in Australian Education. Written by an Archaeologist and Teacher.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mercantilism and the Declaration of Independence (Distance Learning)
This handout has 4 documents for students to look at: a map of British mercantilism, a chart about the impacts on the colony and mother country, a list of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence including their occupations and sources of wealth, and finally the actual text o the Declaration of Independence. Students are asked 7 analysis questions throughout about the economic and political characteristics of the signers and Declaration, and then asked to write a short claim/counterclai
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â U.S. Foreign Policy Bundle
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