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U.S. History thematic unit plans for Easel Activities
13 Colonies Activities & Unit: Passages Worksheets Maps Colonial Times Project
Take a step back to Colonial America with these fun 13 Colonies activities. Students will enjoy learning about life in 13 Colonies with this COMPLETE unit that includes three different levels of reading passages, organizers, map activities, unit test, a flipbook, vocabulary posters, and so much more! The passages focus on each region related to people, natural resources, climate, daily life, crops, houses, schooling, and economy. There are reading passages and activities for three different reg
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Road to Revolution: The Colonies Unite- An Active, Engaging Unit
American Revolution history comes to life in this unit! * Update: This resource now includes both the pdf printable version of the unit AND the interactive Google version! When you download this resource, you'll be able to copy the teacher guide with links to all of the lesson notebooks on Google Drive.Are you looking for an engaging unit to use while teaching your students about the events leading to the American Revolution? You've found it! This unit contains a Road to Revolution wall display,
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: American Revolution Bundle
American Revolutionary War Reading Passages Activities Worksheets Complete Unit
Making teaching about the American Revolutionary War fun with these engaging and hands-on American Revolutionary War activities! This resource highlights the causes, main events, important people, and results of the Revolutionary War all in one!**Newly Updated with Three Different Levels of Reading Passages**Students will learn about the American Revolutionary War. This unit includes lots of hands-on activities for students related to the causes, events, battles, influential people, and major re
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Westward Expansion Fun Activities Reading Passages Flip Book Maps Lewis & Clark
Visit the Wild West with these Westward Expansion with comprehension reading passages and activities about Lewis & Clark, Louisiana Purchase, Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Pony Express, and the Oregon Trail. With information about:Westward ExpansionLouisiana PurchaseErie CanalThe AlamoPony ExpressOregon TrailGold RushLewis and Clark ExpeditionImportant Inventions: Telegraph, Steam Locomotive, and SteamboatThis unit on the Westward includes reading passages, comprehension questions, character studie
Grades:
2nd - 4th
American Revolution Unit
American Revolution UnitAre you looking for an engaging unit to use while teaching your students about the American Revolution? You've found it! This unit contains lesson sheets, lesson activities, primary source analysis sheets, secondary source analysis sheets, a Revolutionary individuals and groups section, a scoot game, and a unit test.Contents of this unit: Battle of Bunker Hill* Passage* Foldable Activity* Primary Source Detectives: “Major General Joseph Warren, Slain at Bunker Hill, 1781
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: American Revolution Bundle
Southern Colonies Unit
Are you looking for an exciting Southern Colonies unit? You've found it! It's fun to teach about the Southern Colonies when you have active, engaging materials!Contents of this unit: Southern Colonies Mixed Map ActivityThe Founding of the Southern Colonies* Information sheet and Chart ActivityMini-Biographies-Lord Baltimore & James Oglethorpe* Biographies and Flap ActivitiesEconomy of the Southern Colonies-Agriculture and Exports* Information sheet and Product Map ActivityLife on a Large Sou
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Colonial America Bundle
Middle Colonies Unit
Are you looking for an exciting Middle Colonies unit? You've found it! It's fun to teach about the Middle Colonies when you have active, engaging materials!Contents of this unit: Middle Colonies Mixed Map ActivityTriangular Trade Routes * Information sheet and Desk Diagram ActivityBenjamin Franklin: Colonial Genius * Information sheet and Collage ActivityWilliam Penn * Information sheet and Answer Flaps ActivityMiddle Colonies Mini-Lesson Cards and Activities * What were the Br
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Grades:
5th - 6th
Also included in: Colonial America Bundle
Second Grade Social Studies/Reading- Common Core/Biographies/American Heroes
This is a 11-15 day Social Studies and Reading Integrated unit to teach Biographies. The people included are : George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ruby Bridges. This unit includes lesson plans, a student book with a reading passage on each person, comprehension questions, a time line and a QR Code for each person. Also included are a study guide and comprehension test with answe
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Rocky IV (1985): A Cold War Study Activity & Complete Movie Guide
This product's purpose is twofold: 1) introduce students to the propaganda and beliefs Americans held during the Cold War, 2) to provide a viewing guide with Cold War connections for Rocky IV. The movie “Rocky IV” was made in 1985 during a period of the Cold War when tensions were boiling between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR). The film pits the world-boxing champion Rocky Balboa (an American) against the Russian, Ivan Drago (supported by the Soviet Union). The movie reflects Cold
Grades:
8th - 12th
NATIVE AMERICANS (all 4 units)-Social Studies Notebooking-With Reading Passages!
Interactive Social Studies Notebooks are wonderful, and fun, ways to introduce your students to geography!I've been using notebooks in Social Studies for several years now, and I love it! My units involve a lot of reading, and even includes mini-books and reading passages! These mini-books have foldables and other activities that focus on reading skills, such as summarizing, looking for main idea and details, highlighting important information, taking notes, etc. My students have loved watching
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Interactive Notebook: 13 AMERICAN COLONIES-Colonial America w/ Reading Passages!
Interactive Social Studies Notebooks are wonderful, and fun, ways to introduce your students to the 13 Colonies!I've been using notebooking in Social Studies for almost a year now, and I love it! My notebooking units involve a lot of close reading, and will focus on reading skills, such as summarizing, looking for main idea and details, highlighting important information, taking notes, etc. My students have loved watching their notebooks grow throughout the school year and enjoy looking back at
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Race, Racism & Anti-Racism Unit - Lesson Plans, Slides & Handouts - High School
Address complex critical issues! This race and anti-racism unit will help you tackle important topics with thoughtfulness and respect. Infuse these relevant lessons into courses such as History or English, and electives such as Sociology. High School resource that could be used with advanced 8th graders and work for digital learning. LOW PREP (print and go) — includes lesson plans, slides with activities, PDF handouts, plus formative and summative assessments. The lesson plans include suggestion
Grades:
9th - 12th
OREGON TRAIL 4th Grade End of Unit: Jigsaw activity, Bingo, Assessment
OREGON TRAIL
4th grade Social Studies
End of Unit Activities:
*Jigsaw Review Activity
*Bingo
*Assessment with Key
Description:
Included in this package you’ll receive:
*jigsaw review (SIOP) activity with masters, sample pictures, and directions
*Oregon Trail bingo game
-board
-list of words
-list of clues
-game cards
*End of unit assessment
*Assessment key
I did a comprehensive social studies unit on the Oregon Trail for 4th grade which the students LOVED! I thought that these end of unit ac
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Oregon State History and Geography
Get this Oregon Geography and History resource-great for Oregon State reports!This Oregon State history and geography product includes engaging vocabulary activities to practice informational reading and writing.Digital and print options for your convenienceActivities includeReading passagesMt HoodCrater LakeSalem, Oregon-state capitalHells CanyonOregon's flag informationMultnomah FallsComprehension questionsScrambled sentencesVocabulary Fun factsTask cardsUse this product toCelebrate Oregon's
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in: Oregon Geography History and Crater Lake Bundle
Politics of Mental Health
Structured questions to initiate active elf reflection of brainstorming notes and thoughts to be compiled and submitted in a comprehensive essay. Essays will be based on reflection from individual student's personal thought processes, incorporating supporting evidence for their final essay's constructive reasoning with examples of information from the required resources and materials assigned and linked in the instruction portion of the assignment. Final essays will focus on writing about
Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Mysteries of the Revolution: Reading Comprehension about Washington's Spies
Practice reading comprehension skills while reading about the mysteries of the American Revolution! There are even mysteries within mysteries in this engaging look at the spies of George Washington! Did you know that Washington ordered the start of one of the first spy rings to operate in the U.S.? Even our first President didn't know the real names of many of the operatives and the identity of Agent 355 is still unknown today! Spark interest in our nation's history with this nonfiction res
Grades:
5th - 7th
Social Studies Lesson Plan - Exploring the United States Unit Plan
Grade Levels: 3rd to 5th Overview:Exploring the United States is a unit about the discovering various components that make up this country. Some of the lessons included in this unit involve American culture, geography of the United States and their capitals, researching famous people in American history, and using technology resources, such as the Internet, to learn more about the states and their capitals . Exploring the United States is intended for mainly
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Thanksgiving Social Studies Literacy and Math Grades 3 to 5 Distance Learning
$6 Grades 3-5This 39-page package contains everything you need for a fun unit on the tradition of Thanksgiving celebrations at the grades 3-5 level: the story of the first Thanksgiving with test and answer key, vocabulary and dictionary work, compare and contrast Venn diagrams, creative writing assignments, parts of speech, word problems and test with answer key, fraction worksheet with accompanying colouring sheet and coordinate graph worksheets.This individual and group work with suggestions f
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Reframing U.S History With New(er) Narratives
This unit is a combination of three stand alone lessons about times in US history in which people exerted power who were often deemed unable to do so. The three lessons are sandwiched between a theoretical framing of power and final project. There are also a few more ideas for activities and people to research. The time periods are: Enslavement, Civil War, and 1970s / Disability Rights, Topics and vocabulary to be addressed are: gender, enslavement, disability, power, agency, My hope for you is
Grades:
7th - 10th
Thinking Like a Historian Unit
Thinking like a historian unit is a Texas TEKS-aligned unit that has all you could need to begin the unit. Including links to boom cards, printed and digital notes, PowerPoint lessons, and easel assessments. History for the 8th grade must begin with this essential unit that will help introduce students to key concepts and understand primary and secondary sources as well as bias. US History in the 8th grade can be a challenge, especially for learners with different needs. This unit is created wit
Grades:
8th - 11th
Constitution: Interactive Notebook Reading Comprehension & Activity Pack
Celebrate Constitution Day and get your students engaged and excited about civics and the Constitution! Assess reading comprehension with the included nonfiction reading passages, interactive notebook elements, whole brain activities, and critical thinking writing assignment. This packet includes four reading passage, seven activities, and accompanying answer keys. INCLUDED IN PURCHASE:✯ Non Fiction Reading: Creating a Constitution ✯ Non Fiction Reading: Federalist v. Anti Federalists✯ Non Ficti
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Pioneer History Adventures! PDF or Digital
Digital:This is a digital literacy center taking children through pioneer times with the life of Maybelle and Matthew. Children go a digital adventure, with a lot of typing, writing, critical-thinking, and reading comprehension activities included.PDF:This is an interactive notebook told from the viewpoint of two pioneer children, Maybelle and Matthew. Extras include STEM projects, dramatic play activities, critical thinking outlines, writing prompts, and a homework project that can be sent home
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Also included in: Meadowlark Montessori Homeschool 1st Grade (Science of Reading Aligned)
A New Type of Memorial: Maya Lin and "The Wall" by M. Malone - 6th Grade
Imagine It SRA Reading Sixth Grade Unit 6: Art and Impact: Lesson 4: A New Type of Memorial By Mary Malone.
This study guide includes the following activities:
Homework Note to parents
Spelling
Vocabulary
Dictation
Glossary/Dictionary
Comprehension
Creative Writing
Writing
Big Idea and Focus Questions Posters
Idioms
Similes
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Higher Level Thinking Extensions
Biography of Maya Lin
More information about the Vietnam Memorial
Grades:
5th - 7th
Is The American Dream Possible? Unit
This 2 week research unit has students research to determine if "The American Dream" is possible.The assignment is to synthesize at least three to five sources and your own observations to defend OR challenge provides access to the American Dream. This question requires you to integrate a variety of sources (3–5) into a coherent, well-written argumentative essay OR create an outline and participate in a debate against another student.Upon your purchase you can request the following GForm's:The A
Grades:
6th - 12th
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