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U.S. History homeschool curricula $5-10
Government Unit {3 branches of government, informational text, assess. & more}
After searching for a FUN, INTERACTIVE, and KID-FRIENDLY unit on the U.S. Government and not finding exactly what I was looking for, I decided to create my own. This unit has sample lesson plans, reading passages for each topic , interactive notebook activities that go along with each reading passage, and even a Unit Assessment. Take a look at the preview for a sampling of what is inside this resource.The topics covered are as follows:*Why is government important?*What are the 3 levels of govern
Grades:
2nd - 4th
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD - Reading Passages & Enrichment Activities
This product contains 8 one-page reading passages covering The Transcontinental Railroad Workers, Life on the Job, Central Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Promontory Summit, Dangers of the Job and more. Perfect for SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, enrichment learning, homeschool or co-ops!The building of the Transcontinental Railroad was a significant event in American history. In 1863, workers on the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad began work on what most would consider to be
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: WILD WEST LIFE BUNDLE #2 - Reading Passages & Activities
50 States Project- Research Project | Report {with grading rubric}
Have your students been learning about the 5 REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES or are you simply looking for a FUN RESEARCH project on the 50 STATES? If so, then this might be just the activity you're looking for!With this PRINT & GO RESEARCH PROJECT, each student or group will create a 5-page booklet on one of the 50 States. This project lends itself to independent work, partner work, or even group work. Simply begin by assigning a state, print the parent information letter, and print the pages
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Regions of the United States Bundle & State Research Project with Rubric
United States Geography Unit: Informational Texts, Maps, & Activities US Regions
U.S. Geography Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on United States geography and related skills. It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts and a summative test. These reading passages can be used for close reading and reading comprehension, as well as social studies content.Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils and crayons! Lessons included are:1. Latitude & Longitude2. Relative & Absolute
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Colonial America & the 13 Colonies Unit: Informational Texts, Maps, & Activities
Colonial America Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on Colonial America, including Colonial Regions. The unit includes a reading skill lesson (Main Idea), as well as a timeline activity. It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts. A summative test is also included. Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils and crayons! Lessons included are:1. Main Idea2. Timeline3. Early European Colonies in North A
Grades:
4th - 6th
Cold War Timeline Project for US History and Civics with Differentiated Options
This creative Cold War Project has differentiated options to best fit your students' needs. Are you looking for project-based learning for social studies? This Cold War Timeline Research project comes with instructions for chunking and scaffolding so that students are not overwhelmed. This American History project includes printable timeline templates, a digital option, two grading rubric options, and an answer key. Differentiation is built into the design of this project. The Cold War Timeline
Grades:
8th - 11th
U.S. Government & Civics Unit Informational Texts, Activities, & Assessment
U.S. Government & Civics Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on the United States Government and Civics. The unit includes a reading skill lesson (Summarizing.) It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts. A summative test is also included in the unit. Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils! Lessons included are:1. Summarizing2. Civic Duties & Responsibilities3. Articles of Confederation4. C
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Grades:
4th - 6th
California Ranchos Unit Informational Reading Activities Writing Art Project
This California Ranchos Era no-prep unit will give your students an excellent overview of the Mexican Rancho period. Written in a student-friendly and entertaining manner, history will come alive! Student text is included along with 28 text-dependent questions, a writing project and a fun directed drawing art project anyone can do!Topics covered: land grantsdisenos, vaqueroshaciendasfiestas reatas Native Americans during this time periodCalifornia Bank Notesfandangosthe end of the era and more!N
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in: California Ranchos Informational Reading and Activities & 2 Games Bundle
American Revolution & Revolutionary War Unit: Informational Texts & Activities
American Revolution Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on the American Revolution (Author's Purpose), as well as a timeline activity. It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts. A summative test is also included in the unit. Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils! Lessons included are:1. Author’s Purpose2. Timeline3. French & Indian War4. Britain Taxes the Colonies5. The Revolution Begins6. Eff
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Grades:
4th - 6th
ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN SETTLERS Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions
12 reading passages cover the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Jamestown Settlement, Life as a Settler, the Starving Time, Patience and Deliverance, John Rolfe and Tobacco Crops, Pocahontas, Servitude and Slavery, and more. Comprehension questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. Use for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). This product is great for substitute teachers or for a quick charter school s
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Native Americans Unit: Informational Texts, Maps, & Activities
Native Americans Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on Native American culture regions. The unit includes a reading skill lesson (Compare and Contrast), as well as a timeline activity. It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts. The unit also includes a summative test. Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils and crayons! Lessons included are:1. Compare & Contrast2. Timeline3. The First North Ame
Grades:
4th - 6th
Early Native American Homes
Learn about Native American Indian homes with an informational book on how Native Americans used local resources to create homes right for their diverse environments.Introduced are the following American Indian homes: wigwam, longhouse, wattle-and-daub, chickee, birch bark homes, tipis, adobe homes, plank houses, igloos. It mentions the following groups: Iroquois, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole, Cheyenne and Sioux, Pueblo, Inuit.This 16-page full color book is provided in two forms (ebook and book
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Native American Homes BUNDLE for Differentiation
California State Study Notebooking Pages
California State Study Notebooking Pages includes 143 notebooking pages in all. You will find both primary and basic-line options. Some pages include maps and/or illustration boxes. These notebooking pages are designed so your student can create a personalized notebook of California through research and study. Please Note: This is not a curriculum - it's an aid to use alongside your choice of resources.Here’s what’s included:• Cover pages (2 page options)• Basic Facts Page• Where’s Californi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Age of Exploration & Explorers Unit: Informational Texts, Maps, & Activities
Explorers & Exploration Integrated Unit for Upper ElementaryThis integrated unit of study focuses on the European Exploration of the Americas. The unit includes a reading skill lesson (Cause and Effect), as well as a timeline activity. It includes 8 lessons and activities, including informational texts. The unit also includes a summative test. Everything needed to teach the material is included - just add pencils and crayons! Lessons included are:1. Cause & Effect2. Timeline3. Trade w
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types of Government - Unlimited vs. Limited Government with ELL & Google Slides™
Teach your students the difference between limited and unlimited governments with multiple activities. Human rights will also be examined in this resource. Your students will start this activity with vocabulary development using Word Wall terms, a vocabulary activity and a game on Boom Learning™. They will then answer questions with a preview assignment comparing visuals from two different types of government. They will then read, discuss questions, and take Doodle Notes on the different type
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES BUNDLE
Primary Source Analysis, Christopher Columbus: A Deeper Dive
Stop lecturing about history and help your students engage with it! They will use the highest levels of thinking in this challenging but engaging activity as they dive a little deeper into the truth behind Columbus's explorations.This is a primary source analysis where students will use nine documents to determine if Christopher Columbus was a pioneer or a tyrant. These engaging documents include primary and secondary sources about the explorer. Students will analyze paintings, illustrations, le
Grades:
8th - 11th
Cesar Chavez Day Power Point Presentation
Power Point Presentation, Cesar Chavez Day, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Pesticides, Fair Wages, Farms, Migrant Farmworkers, Mexican Americans, Chicano Studies, Ethnic Studies, Heroes, Social Justice, Multicultural Education, Holidays and Celebrations, Birthday, California, Arizona, Politics, US Government, Farm Workers, United Farmworkers Union, Latino, Dolores Huerta, Robert Kennedy, Spanish Language, Cultural studies
26 Slide Power Point Presentation on the Legacy of Cesar Chavez. This prese
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Grades:
2nd - 12th
COWBOYS & THE CATTLE DRIVE - Reading Passages and Classroom Activities
9 reading passages covering Cowboys in the 1800s, the Cattle Drive, Branding, the Chuckwagon and Food, Hazards on the Trail, the End of the Cattle Drive, and more. This product includes reading passages, activities, review game, worksheet and teachers' key. This product is perfect for SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS, enrichment learning, homeschoolers or co-ops! Cowboys have been depicted in movies and television for decades – portraying their lives as non-stop adventures in the Wild West. However, the
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: WILD WEST LIFE BUNDLE #2 - Reading Passages & Activities
Illinois State Study Notebooking Pages
Illinois State Study Notebooking Pages includes 142 notebooking pages in all. You will find both primary and basic-line options. Some pages include maps and/or illustration boxes. These notebooking pages are designed so your student can create a personalized notebook of Illinois through research and study. Please Note: This is not a curriculum - it's an aid to use alongside your choice of resources.Here’s what’s included:• Cover pages (2 page options)• Basic Facts Page• Where’s Illinois (2
Grades:
4th - 6th
50 States Interactive Notebook
Your students will create a quick and simple interactive notebook that will help them remember their 50 states facts! Enhance your students' knowledge of the United States with this interactive 50 states interactive notebook template set. This pack includes materials to make a one-page notebook page for each of the 50 states. As they learn about each state they will color in the corresponding state outline on the included U.S.A. map, which can be glued in the front of their notebook for easy ref
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: USA States and Capitals Bundle
PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS & FIRST THANKSGIVING Reading Passages & Comprehension
Twelve no-prep history reading passages covering Pilgrims, Mayflower Voyage, Mayflower Compact, William Bradford, the First Thanksgiving, Squanto and the Native Americans, and more. This product includes 12 Reading Comprehension Worksheets as well. Comprehension questions are true or false; multiple choice and open ended, and include both literal and inferential questions. Use for Social Studies (History) and Language Arts (Reading Comprehension). Great as a supplement to textbooks, independ
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Mexican National Era–7th Grade Texas History–Texas 7th Grade History TEKS
The Mexican National Era (1821-1836), one of 12 Eras of Texas History, is a four-part TEKS-aligned Unit that includes all of the Nonfiction Informational Text (NO ADDITIONAL TEXTBOOK NEEDED), THREE Interactive Notebook assignments, and a comprehensive End-of-Unit Test. Part 1 – Americans in TexasPart 2 – Mexican Control of TexasPart 3 – Tensions in MexicoPart 4 – Preparing for BattleEnd-of-Unit TestStudents will complete Interactive Vocabulary Flap Books, 16 Pocket Cards and Pocket Foldable Stud
Grades:
7th
Also included in: 7th Grade Texas History Bundle – Texas 7th Grade History TEKS Aligned
WILD WEST OUTLAWS AND LAWMEN - Reading Passages and Enrichment Activities
11 reading passages cover Outlaws, Lawmen (Sheriffs and Marshals), Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Bass Reeves, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, the Battle at the OK Corral and more. Classroom and enrichment activities keep students engaged as they learn. Great for use by substitute teachers or for enrichment learning, homeschooling or co-ops!In the early days of western settlement, towns had small populations and law enforcement was almost non-existen
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: WILD WEST LIFE BUNDLE #2 - Reading Passages & Activities
Columbus Day or Indigenous People's Day? You Decide!
Enjoy this engaging primary source analysis lesson! Students will compare and contrast 9 sources in order to help them decide if we should keep the holiday for Christopher Columbus or change it to Indigenous People's Day. This set is a fabulous introduction to primary source investigation, getting your students using those critical thinking skills and really engaging with history! Included with your purchase: a student version print file, a student version digital file, a teacher key, and a fol
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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