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U.S. History activboard activities under $5
Long Ago and Today | Then and Now Social Studies | Google Slides
Life Long Ago vs. Life Today This is a Google Slides file that covers "then and now" social studies lessons. These lessons teach about life long ago as it compares to life today. I have included 3 Google Slides Lessons that require no extra materials for students to complete, though some writing activities have a black & white print option as well. The 3 lessons could easily be stretched across more days as needed. Students will make comparisons between life long ago vs. today. The Google Sl
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K - 2nd
US Bingo I Know the 50 States Group Activity w/ 35 Bingo Cards!
Need a fun way to review the 50 States? Print the Bingo Cards, and show the slides!! Students will see: the shape of each state, where it is located in the US, its state flag, and its state motto.Their job is to identify it and cover it on their Bingo Cards! A great review and there are enough slides to play at least twice. Then play a game where students race each other to identify the states. Both games are great reviews of our US states! **************************************************
Grades:
4th - 7th
Bridge of Spies Movie Guide & Key
This guide has 42 questions that are in chronological order throughout the movie so students can easily follow along and pull information from the film at the same time. For the teacher I have an answer key attached with the answers highlighted and marked in red so you can easily see them.
The file will be a zipped folder to provide you with both a DOCX. file which you can edit as you like and an all ready to print PDF file.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Checks & Balances 3.1 Civics EOC Continued: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Smartboard
Checks & Balances 3.1 Civics EOC Continued: Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, SmartboardThis lesson is an in-depth look at the Checks & Balances of the three branches of the United States Federal Government. Students will learn first why a system of checks and balances was put in place, and then they will look at most of the ways (checks) that the three branches stop each other from abusing their powers. Each check is explained and examples are given to reinforce comprehension. Checks and balance
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6th - 10th
Also included in: Civics / Government Bundle II
Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt: Google Slides & Form Activity
Women's History Month Digital Scavenger Hunt is a Google Slides and Google Form March cooperative learning, comprehension, and inferencing activity. Students read, examine, and extract information from CLUE BOARDS to answer questions about Women's History Month. It includes Women's History Month Clue Boards (Google Slides) and Questions and Answers Sheet (Google Form Quiz). Students race against time to quickly learn and find answers about this historical holiday. It's an interactive way to le
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4th - 8th
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Colonial America Jeopardy Review Activity
This Colonial America Jeopardy activity allows students to review Colonial America material in a fun way! Students are given the topics: New England, Middle, Southern, Vocabulary, and Misc to choose from. There are 25 review questions and a final jeopardy question included in this interactive PowerPoint. In my classroom, I print out the PowerPoint in slide format as an additional study guide for students, too!Included:- Interactive Jeopardy This jeopardy covers Georgia Performance Standards:S
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Colonial America New England Middle Southern Colonies Unit Bundle
US Regions, States, Capitals Matching Geography Word Search Puzzle Bundle
Keep your students busy with this United States Geography word search. This is a good activity to help develop their knowledge about the states, capitals, regions, and geography of the USA.The words are placed in various directions - horizontally across or backward, vertically up or down, diagonally up, down, or backward. Some words will also overlap or intersect, which makes the puzzle more fun.You can use this as homework or extra work to be done in the classroom.Contents of this BundleHere's
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4th - 7th
Thanksgiving Activity- Jeopardy
Bring a little extra fun into your Thanksgiving week with this Thanksgiving Trivia PowerPoint Game.
The PowerPoint game challenges students to remember trivia about the the first Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving day history, Thanksgiving foods, and current traditions. A final Jeopardy question is provided in the event of a tie between two teams. Click the "home" picture to get back to the trivia board after each question. An answer sheet is provided for teacher reference.
Separate your class into
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1st - 6th
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The Roaring Twenties 20's and Great Depression Jeopardy Review Game
This Roaring 20's and Great Depression Jeopardy game allows students to review material in a fun way! Students are given the topics: Roaring 20s, Famous People, Causes of the Great Depression, The Great Depression, Presidents, The New Deal, and Vocab. There are 35 review questions and a final jeopardy question included in this game. In my classroom, I print out the PowerPoint in slide format as an additional study guide for students, too! Included: - Interactive Jeopardy gameThis jeopardy
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4th - 8th
Also included in: The Roaring Twenties and Great Depression New Deal Unit Bundle
School: Then and Now
This is a sorting activity with 42 cards and 2 mats with pictures (side by side) of school elements from the past and today. Students will learn how each school element has changed such as room, uniform, books, teachers, lunchbox, discipline, etc. They will realize the extensive changes from their grandparents generation to theirs.
School: Then and Now by Maria Elena Morales is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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PreK - 2nd
The Constitution - Checks and Balances - Interactive Powerpoint and Worksheet
This lesson on checks and balances includes an interactive power point (8 slides total) as well as a student worksheet that helps to clearly explain the various checks and balances of the U.S. Government (CA Standard 8.2.7). What makes this power point unique is that it is specially designed with hidden links that make it a truly interactive power point and perfect for any smart board, however only a laptop and a digital projector are required. The power point consists of one title page, one hub
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Chicago History Powerpoint! Meet your IL Social Studies History Standards!!
Are you in Illinois and struggling to meet the Social Studies history standards of studying history in our local area? Would you like to get discussion going with your students by looking at authentic photos of how life was in Chicago, while comparing to how things are today? These are the exact reasons why I created this resource! Embedded in most slides are also relevant YouTube links to videos that you can play while teaching your lesson. (As always, please preview the videos to determine if
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2nd
American Literary Periods: Display Charts
These American Literary Periods can be displayed in a number of ways. Each period includes: Genre; Style; Effects; Aspects; Historical Aspects; Historical Perspectives; and Literary Examples. This is a good resource for blending American Literature and U. S. History.
The areas included are:
Native American Traditions
Puritan Literature
The Enlightenment/The Age of Reason
Romanticism
The Transcendental Period
Realism
Naturalism
The Modern Age
The Harlem Renaissance
Postmodern Literature
Contemp
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Jamestown Jeopardy-Style Powerpoint Review Game
This product features a powerpoint jeopardy-style review game focusing on VS.3:a) explaining the reasons for English colonization;b) describing the economic and geographic influences on the decision to settle at Jamestown;c) describing the importance of the charters of the Virginia Company of London in establishing the Jamestown settlement; d) identifying the importance of the General Assembly (1619) as the first representative legislative body in English America;e) identifying the impact of th
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Virginia Studies Jeopardy Review Games Bundle
VS4 Life in a Virginia Colony PowerPoint Cultural Landscape Colonial Virginia
This colorful and interactive product makes the perfect addition to your instructional materials for Virginia Studies. It is filled with interesting facts that will enrich your students' understanding of what it was like living in a Virginia Colony. Each of the standards are covered extensively, and there are links to video clips that enhance understanding and promote retention. *Importance of agriculture and its influence on slavery*Impact of Europeans and Africans on the cultural landscape*
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3rd - 6th
Reconstruction Jeopardy-Style Powerpoint Review Game
This product features a powerpoint jeopardy-style review game focusing on VS.8:a) identifying the effects of Reconstruction on life in Virginiab) identifying the effects of segregation and “Jim Crow” on life in Virginia for American Indians, whites, and African Americansc) describing the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia’s economic developmentQuestion categories include: - Problems During Reconstruction - Segregation - Growth of Virginia - Miscellaneou
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Virginia Studies Jeopardy Review Games Bundle
Presidents Day Lesson Activity: Guess the Presidents PowerPoint Game for K-3
Here's an interactive PowerPoint lesson activity for Presidents’ Day appropriate for kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or third grade. For the game, a picture of a President is hidden under rectangle shapes. Students take turns choosing a rectangle to tap or mouse click and the rectangle flies off to reveal part of the President's picture. As the picture is revealed, students guess the name of the President. The name of the President with a few fun facts are on the following page. Then
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Three Branches of Government Worksheet
Students circle the branch of government that is responsible for each duty listed.
Grades:
5th - 10th
Mount Rushmore Power Point
This powerpoint will introduce students to the history of Mount Rushmore. It also covers the size, the mountain goats that are not native to this area but can be seen, and includes lots of photos of this landmark.
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PreK - 12th
World War II Trivia Board Game Activity
Students can assess their knowledge of World War II major events in an interactive and engaging way through this trivia board game! Included in this fun activity are the following: • 40 multiple choice questions• 12 true or false questions• 1 board game• Set of Trivia Rules• Recommended procedure for the teacher to followIf you liked this lesson see other related ‘World War II’ lessons here:• World War II- The Rise of Dictators (click here to open in new tab)• World War II Study Guide, Review Qu
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6th - 12th
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story of About Brain Science
A power point presentation to supplement Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story of About Brain Science novel. Perfect for review and retention of facts. This presentation contain animation as well as photos related to the book.
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4th - 6th
Harriet Tubman Coloring Sheet
This is a great addition especially paired with the curated reading list. Students can trace their letters, color in Harriet Tubman and the letter H. You can include multi-sensory items in this piece such as cotton balls, beans, seeds, and beads to fill in the H. Your options do not stop there, you can also choose to use mix media such as watercolor, acrylic paint, pastels, pen, pencil, etc.I would love to know how it turns out!
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PreK - 1st
United States Constitution Bill of Rights Interactive Google Slides Pear Deck
Engage your students with these interactive Google Slides/Pear Deck that cover the fundamentals of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. This resource includes a BrainPop video (log-in required!) about the Constitution and interactive writing and drawing prompts to help students master the content. Additionally, this lesson features 3 samples of "Do Now" questions and 2 samples of "Closing" tasks to connect the lesson to current events of 2020 or to prompt students to reflect on
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6th - 8th
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End of Semester Project Create a Booklet
Students will create a booklet as a cumulative review project to show what they learned in their history class. The booklet is intended to give future students an overview of what they can expect to learn in class and why it will be both interesting and relevant to their daily lives. There are 12 requirements involving text, images, and maps. Each is detailed in the instructions and the file has 11 sample pictures and booklet creation instructions. A rubric is included but the point values a
Grades:
8th - 11th
Also included in: Activities and Projects for ANY Social Studies Topic BUNDLE
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