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U.S. History independent work packets $5-10
U.S. Home Front in the Cold War Stations on Red Scare, McCarthyism, Space Race
Students analyze a series of images and texts as they explore U.S. politics, society, and culture during the Cold War. Cover multiple topics with this one engaging activity: Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, Baby Boom, conformity, suburbia, McCarthyism, and more!As they go, students will answer 3-5 questions for each station--analyzing the U.S. Homefront during the Cold War.ZIP FILE INCLUDES:Set of 17 stations featuring a mixture of texts & images on a variety of political, social, and cultu
Grades:
9th - 12th
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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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Grades:
5th - 12th
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:Â World War 2 Bundle
Vietnam War Protest STATIONS: Draft Resistance, Kent State, Muhammad Ali, & more
Students analyze a series of images and texts as they explore the protests against the Vietnam War. Cover multiple topics with this one engaging activity: draft resistance, African American protests to the war, anti-war music, and more!As they go, students will answer 2-3 questions for each station--analyzing the anti-Vietnam War movement. ZIP FILE INCLUDES:Set of 13 stations featuring a mixture of texts & images on the protests against the Vietnam War (PDF)Student handout with corresponding
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Founding Fathers | Continental Congress | American Revolution | Constitution Day
Looking for resources to help you teach about the Founding Fathers while practicing important reading skills? Look no further! These no-prep, short biographies of the Founding Fathers are perfect for adding to your current social studies curriculum or to use by themselves. INCLUDES BOTH A PRINT AND DIGITAL VERSION MADE FOR GOOGLE SLIDES.Learn about each Founding Father with a kid-friendly text and text-based questions where students need to "prove" the support of their answer by color-coding t
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in:Â U.S. Constitution and Founding Fathers BUNDLE | Constitution Day Activities
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:Â SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
Inside Out And Back Again by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Unit
Inside Out And Back Again Newbery Honor Book by Thanhha Lai Novel in Verse Study is perfect for learning about immigration, coming-of-age, Vietnam War , U.S. history, refugees, similes and metaphors, character analysis, themes, and much MORE! This unit includes: 1. Objective & Benchmarks2. Pre-reading activity - Background history of Vietnam War3. During Reading Comprehension Questions along with history on Vietnamese immigration. 4. Post Reading Activities - Similes and Metaphors5. Vocabula
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Chicano Movement Stations: Chavez, Huerta, United Farm Workers, East LA Walkouts
These 10 stations dive into the Chicano Movement--making a great addition to any Civil Rights Era unit! The stations cover the United Farm Workers, the Chicano Moratorium, the Bracero Program, and more with a variety of text & images. The activity comes with a student handout! ZIP FILE INCLUDES MULTIPLE PDFs: 10 stations on the Chicano Movement Student worksheet with questions for the stationsAnswer key for student worksheet Teacher Directions with ideas to use this activity in your classroo
Grades:
9th - 12th
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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:Â Revolutionary War Bundle for US History
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
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â States & Capitals Activity Bundle | Worksheets, Game, & Boom Cards
Battle of Little Bighorn & Massacre at Wounded Knee Stations & Notes Activity
Teaching the "Indian Wars" of the late 1870s through 1890s? Include the experiences of Native Americans including forced relocation to reservations and major events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Massacre at Wounded Knee with these notes and STATIONS! The stations focus on the Sioux resistance to U.S. policies during the Indian Wars and provide firsthand accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Massacre at Wounded Knee. ZIP FILE INCLUDES: Notes on the impact of westward expans
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History ACTIVITIES Bundle: 1600s to the 1980s (100+ Activities!)
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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Grades:
7th - 12th
Populist Movement STATIONS: Bryan/Cross of Gold,Omaha Platform, Farmers Alliance
Teach the Populist Movement with these engaging stations! Students will view 10 stations covering various topics like the gold standard, the Panic of 1893, William Jennings Bryan, and the Election of 1896! They will analyze the diverse stations using provided questions. This is a great activity to get students actively engaged with the populist movement in the United States.GOOGLE FOLDER INCLUDES: 10 stations on the Populist Movement in the late 1800s (Google Slides + PDF)Student handout with st
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â U.S. History ACTIVITIES Bundle: 1600s to the 1980s (100+ Activities!)
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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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Stevie
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes The Story of 9/11 Novel Guide
Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes Novel Guide. Ideal realistic fiction resource that masterfully tells the story of September 11th, the fallen towers and their legacy, which lives on in all of us. History is alive.This pack includes:Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions and answers. Character(s) analysis New VocabularyCause & Effect ChartKLW ChartThemes ActivityEssay TopicExtension ResourcesThis resource is great for: Teaching about American HistoryTeaching about September
Grades:
4th - 7th
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
Grades:
4th - 10th
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
BUNDLE | 100th day of school | US History | Decades Project
Immerse your students in the culture and style of the last 100 years with this fun and educational project! This set of worksheets will teach students about all aspects of the 1920's-2000's and make predictions about the future! Learn everything from music and dance to trends in transportation and technology. It's a great way to get students engaged with the history of the period in a creative and entertaining way.They'll enjoy a guessing game of popular items from each decade, and to make it ev
Grades:
3rd - 5th
World War 1 Test for US History
Students will demonstrate an understanding of WWI (WW1) with any of these 4 editable tests. The questions are multiple choice, short answer, matching, true/false/fix, image analysis, matching, a map, and identifications. The answers are included and these would be great as a review packet with a sub! See the preview for a closer look! You might be interested in:World War 1Resources for ANY History Topic
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Stevie
Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan: A PDF & Easel Digital Novel Study
This is a ready-to-use, custom-made, PDF and Digital novel study designed to guide students in grades 4-7 as they read Esperanza Rising. It is a PDF product and it also includes an EASEL Activity. This should ease some of the uncertainty of distance learning. Included in this Esperanza Rising packet is a bookmark for students to keep track of vocabulary words while reading the book and using the student booklet (or worksheets if you prefer). In addition, there are 22-pages for the student
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Grades:
4th - 8th
American Indian Research Project- Common Core- 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Overview: Students will research an American Indian/Native American region/tribe and will create a packet including written and illustrated information. The research packet includes:- map/geographical features- typical dwelling- food- inventions- apparel- customs/traditions- vocabulary wordsA list of resources is included for research.A rubric for self evaluation, peer evaluation, and teacher evaluation is provided to score their final product. Grades: 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade,
Grades:
3rd - 8th
The Republic of Texas Readings and Activities
Students will learn about Texas as a Republic with this jigsaw or stations activity. It focuses on the presidencies of Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar and has an overview of the road to annexation. They will read 5 passages, fill out a graphic organizer, and answer 12 questions. Students will then complete a timeline, map, sorting chart, work with point of view, and more! Teacher information and the answers are included where appropriate. See the preview for a closer look!The topics covered
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Grades:
7th
Also included in:Â Custom Bundle for Debbie
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki BUNDLE: Worksheet + Stations
Engage students with the controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II by using this set of stations and primary source worksheet. The eyewitness account of the Hiroshima bombing, plus the diverse set of 14 stations will prompt students to think critically about the past. BUNDLE INCLUDES:4 page worksheet with excerpts of Yamaoka Michiko's account in "800 Meters from the Hypocenter" (PDF)Worksheet answer KEY (PDF)Set of 14 stations featuring a mixture of te
Grades:
9th - 12th
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American Revolution Reading Passages and Text Marking - Revolutionary War
Grab the highlighter and have some interactive fun with the American Revolution Reading Comprehension and Text Marking Activity! MULTIPLE engaging reading passages for finding text evidence are included. Perfect way to integrate social studies into your reading curriculum! This resource includes 6 non-fiction reading comprehension passages that allow students to color code their answers. Great addition to your Revolutionary War unit.Reading passages include: 13 Colonies, Patriots & Loyalists
Grades:
4th - 7th
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