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Back to School U.S. History Common Core RI.8.1 resources
World War 2 Unit Plan Bundle: Projects, Activities, & Lessons for Every Day
This World War 2 Unit Plan is the absolute ultimate bundle of lesson plans and activities for an engaging WW2 unit! In one super-organized folder you receive an Interactive Notebook set, Google Drive Digital notebook, 10 PowerPoints, dozens of reading activities, student projects, worksheets, review materials, and several options for assessments! There's over 50 resources in all and you get a unit guide with lesson plans for every day!Imagine having a full month completely planned out, FULL of v
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7th - 11th
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Also included in: American History Mega Bundle Part 4: World War II to Modern America
Reading Comprehension Mystery Picture Fun ELA Activities Middle School Summer
Help your students practice reading skills in a fun and engaging way! Mystery pictures are the perfect after-testing activities fun!This Reading Comprehension set includes 6 mystery picture activities.The sets have 20 short reading passages with 48 multiple-choice text-dependent questions students have to solve to discover a surprise picture.Once students answer the reading questions they will then self-check by coloring all the numbers on their mystery picture page based on their answer choices
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4th - 8th
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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"Can I Chew Gum in Class?" Beginning of the Year Class Rules Activity Editable
Back to school first day or first week activity for classroom rules and procedures: "Can I Chew Gum in Class?" and other questions students ask the first week of schoolThis IS included in the following mega bundle: ALL of my BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.Instead of simply reading your rules to the students on the first day back to school, let them find the answers to their most common questions. I included my own answers to these questions, but you can customize this handout to fit you
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle: Icebreakers, Memes, Decor, Rules, Procedures
American Revolution Unit Plan Bundle: Activities, Projects, Map, & Lessons
This Revolutionary War Unit Bundle contains nearly 30 amazing resources for a complete unit on the American Revolution! A Unit Plan file includes lesson plans for every day of the unit, plus video and online links.Included in the download are:Revolution Google Drive Notebook - an awesome set of online notebook activities.Revolutionary War Interactive Notebook - 7 interactive pages on the Revolution Era.Study Guide and Unit Packet - a thorough packet to cover your entire unitBattles Stations or Q
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: American History MEGA Bundle Part 1: Exploration to Constitution
Inference Activity Solve This Mystery - Back to School Team Building Activity
Inference Activity Solve This Mystery - Back to School Team Building Activity: This engaging back to school video team-building activity will allow your students work together to solve a real-life mystery about a buried ship in the middle of Downtown San Francisco! Start the lesson by hooking students in with a hand-drawn video, created by the talented John Spencer, that introduces the backstory and prepares them to solve the inference mystery! Watch the preview video above to get a sneak peek o
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6th - 10th
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Social Studies American History 1 Bell Ringers Bundle (Google Slides Compatible)
Engage your students right when they walk in the door with bell ringers that will support your middle school early American history curriculum!Inside this resource, you'll find 200 bell ringers to use throughout the year while you teach about American history.Along with a PowerPoint version of the slides, the bell ringers are also compatible with Google Slides! There are links to digital versions of the bell ringers included for easy use in your classroom.This bundle includes the following Ameri
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5th - 8th
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Progressive Era Muckrakers Chart & Worksheet Activity for US History
This activity on Progressive Era Muckrakers features a 1-page reading about Muckrakers plus a chart of 7 famous American muckrakers, their works, subjects, and the effects they had on America. After reading the chart, students complete a set of analysis questions to help demonstrate their understanding of muckrakers and their effects.The chart features information on each of the following muckrakers:Thomas NastJacob RiisIda B. WellsFrank NorrisIda TarbellLincoln SteffensUpton SinclairThe complet
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7th - 11th
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13 Colonies Unit Plan Plan Bundle: Activities, Projects, Maps, & Lessons
This fantastic 13 Colonies Unit Plan Bundle includes all the resources and lesson plans you need for an engaging, student-driven unit on the early American Colonies in US History!There's over 30 amazing resources in the download, including:The Bacon's Rebellion Primary Source Analysis station activityA set of Google Drive Interactive Notebook PagesTraditional cut-and-paste Interactive Notebook PagesA New England Colonies PowerPoint & guided notesMayflower Compact Primary Source & Noteboo
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: American History MEGA Bundle Part 1: Exploration to Constitution
Gilded Age Robber Barons & Progressives Dinner Party Lesson
In this Gilded Age and Progressive Era activity, students read about 4 "Robber Barons" and 4 progressive reformers. They then must seat each at a "dinner table", making sure to sit each one next to another person that they have something in common with. Three different dinner table templates are included for differentiation purposes - one round and 2 long tables. This higher-level thinking activity allows students to make connections between different people and analyze similarities and differen
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5th - 10th
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2x Atomic Bomb Survivor Worksheet
This Hiroshima and Nagasaki worksheet tells the amazing story of a man who survived BOTH atomic bombings during World War 2. Despite being within 2 miles of the epicenter in both Japanese cities at the time the atomic bombs were dropped, he survived and eventually became an outspoken critic of nuclear proliferation and spoke eloquently about the need for disarmament. The worksheet tells his story of survival and how the two atomic bombs affected him in the decades since the bombing. Following t
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6th - 11th
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World War 2 Plaques (Navajo Code Talkers, Tuskegee Airmen, Women, & Nisei)
This creative activity for World War 2 has students reading short, one page stories of different groups that helped during World War II. These include one page each on:The Navajo Code TalkersThe Tuskegee AirmenRosie the RiveterThe American Nisei SoldiersEach reading is simple and engaging for middle and high school age students, and based on state and Common Core Standards for history. Students use the information they read to create commemorative plaques that honor that group for their service
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6th - 11th
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Abolitionists & the Underground Railroad: Passages - Distance Learning
With this resource, students will learn all about abolitionists and the Underground Railroad through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions7 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differentia
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Civil War Differentiated Passages Bundle
Roaring Twenties Reading Worksheet Activity for the 20s in US History
This Roaring 20s reading activity and worksheet covers many of the dramatic changes and conflicts that arose during this decade in US History. The 1-page reading explains many of the major events of the 1920s in America, including: The Red ScareSacco & Vanzetti trialQuotas and the National Origins ActsThe KKK and terrorismProhibitionThe Scopes trial...and more. The reading is informative, but written at a level middle and high school students can understand. Following the reading is a set o
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7th - 11th
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Early American History Unit Bundle: Projects, Activities, Maps, & Lessons
This amazing bundle on Early America includes nearly 40 engaging resources plus lesson plans for every day of the unit!All of the following individual resources are included. Take a look at each one for images, details, and reviews:Interactive Notebook for Early AmericaEarly America Google Drive Interactive NotebookLewis and Clark Expedition Stations LessonEarly America Unit Guide PacketEra of Good Feelings Lesson Primary Source Analysis: What is an American?America's 1st Political Parties Power
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7th - 11th
Strikes & Labor Union Issues Picket Sign Lesson
In this Industrial Revolution or Gilded Age Era lesson on Labor Strikes in US History, students create picket signs that tell the story of some of the most famous labor clashes in American History. Included are 7 one-page stories on each of the events in the labor movement: Great Railroad Strike of 1877The Homestead Strike, Haymarket AffairPullman StrikeLudlow MassacreFlint Sit-Down StrikeMemorial Day MassacreIn groups, students read their article and create a picket sign that tells the story o
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7th - 12th
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The Preamble to the Constitution Activities | Printable & Digital
Everything you need to ensure students completely understand the meaning and purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution! This Common Core aligned lesson includes a close reading, matching activity, class preamble, and exit ticket! Printable PDF and Google Drive versions are included.**This resource is part of the no-prep Constitution Unit Bundle. It includes SEVEN printable and digital resources at a 30% discount price! A FREE Constitution word search is also included with the bundle!! Cli
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: US Constitution Unit Bundle | Printable and Digital Lessons
Black History Month Biography Projects with Readings
This fantastic Black History Month resource includes 13 biographies of famous African Americans plus several project options to use in your classroom!Each 1-page biography is easy to read for students and includes the major details of each person's life along with pictures and quotes. The biographies feature figures from the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movement and include:Martin Luther King, Jr.Stokely CarmichaelMalcolm XThurgood MarshallJackie RobinsonRosa ParksBillie HolidayJames Weld
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6th - 10th
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8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle!! | Google Apps
The 8th Grade U.S. History YEAR-LONG Curriculum Bundle (1550s to 1876) covers EVERYTHING from the early 1500s Colonial America time period to the Reconstruction Era which ended in 1876! This YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM is perfect for those teaching 8th grade US history and includes 12 incredible units (more details on those below!) STOP the stressful and endless search for amazing, high-quality, and affordable Social Studies lesson plans RIGHT NOW!!These incredible resources include the following:Unit
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8th
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World War I: Passages (Vol. 1) - Distance Learning Compatible
With this resource, students will learn all about World War I through reading engaging passages on differentiated reading levels. Students can respond to short-answer questions after reading. The questions are aligned to informational text reading standards. Teaching notes and lesson plans are included. This resource can be printed or shared digitally. What is included?+ Printable and interactive digital versions13 reading passages – (See topics below.)5 differentiated reading levels for each pa
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: Post-Civil War to Present Day: Differentiated Passages Bundle
Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Full Unit Bundle Distance Learning
✮✮✮ Combine fun with inquiry, investigation, and critical thinking ✮✮✮This unit is all laid out and ready for you to implement in your classroom!The first part of this Unit has students study the causes and effects of the French and Indian War. The first part of this unit provides an introduction to point of view for students. Students review three voices from the past discussing their claim to land in the Ohio River valley and then discuss who had the most justified claim through their exit tic
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6th - 9th
Immigration and Settlement Stations 1880s - 1920s U.S. History
With this activity, students analyze the experiences of five different immigration groups that settled in the United States - Mexicans, Italians, Russian Jews, the Chinese, and Scandinavians (the Swedish and Norwegians). They can do so as stations or as part of a gallery walk. Each of the stations has a variety of primary sources with a heavy focus on photographs to tell the story of each group. Students also document the settlement locations of each of the groups by analyzing a settlement map.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Part 2 U.S. History Curriculum Middle School GROWING BUNDLE
Branches of Government Checks and Balances Federalism Stations and Gallery
In this Constitution and Three Branches of Government activity, students examine six easy-to-navigate text stations to explain the workings of the American government system, the 3 branches of government, checks and balances, amendments, and much more! Students complete guided notes on the Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, the Amendment Process, Federal System, and Checks and Balances. ☆ ☆ Get this engaging resource (and a huge discount) when you purchase my US Constitution
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Stations - 8 First Day of School Activities - Print and Digital
Set the TONE for the new year with the Back to School Stations for middle school and high school students. This stations resource includes EIGHT Back to School activities to engage your students in meaningful tasks and collaboration on the first day of school. Get students up and moving while they introduce themselves and learn about classroom expectations and policies instead of a boring day of sitting in their desks and listening to the teacher speak the entire period.This PRINT and DIGITAL Ba
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6th - 9th
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