Social Studies
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Source Analysis - Thinking Like a Historian - class presentation PPT
$4.00This product is best used at the start of a semester or new school year to best prepare students for the skills they'll be using in your class and beyond. This product can be applied to classes OUTSIDE OF HISTORY (any course which requires research,...$4.00 -
Forms of Government Notebook Activities
$3.00This Forms of Government Notebook is a complete resource to use for teaching a unit/chapter on the many forms of government. In this resource, students will complete a variety of activities and tasks that challenge and assess learning. This...$3.00 -
African Religious and Ethnic Groups (SS7G4) Lesson
$2.00Use: This product can be used to teach students the different religious and ethnic groups of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, D.R. Congo, S. Africa, and Sudan. Includes: Power Point Presentation over Kenya, Egypt, Sudan, S. Africa, DRC, and...$2.00 -
Government Instability Across Africa (SS7CG2a)
$2.30Use: This resource can be used to reinforce reading and writing skills through 7th grade social studies standard SS7CG2a. Includes: -Brief text about government instability across Africa -Close reading instructions -Context...$2.30 -
Black Panther Party 10-Point Program Analysis Activity & Graphic Organizer
$3.00This product was created with the intention of covering the Black Panther Party's 10-Point program. It compares the 10-point program with the Declaration of Independence, addresses modern movements, political prisoners, community building, and...$3.00 -
Giant Jenga - Stock Market Crash of 1929 simulation game
$5.00This product was designed to help you engage students in a simulation of the 1929 Stock Market Crash - covering vocabulary, causes, effects, and culture of the time period! This simulation is highly engaging and interactive. Be prepared for FUN! This...$5.00 -
Civil Rights Vocabulary Game - Balderdash!
$3.00This product has been designed for the intention of helping introduce a 1970s / Civil Rights themed unit and the vocabulary your students will encounter. It is wonderful for sub plans or as a reward for those who finish their work early. It increases...$3.00 -
Understanding the Intolerable Acts
$1.00Handout includes graphic organizer organizing the aspects of the Intolerable Acts and how they affected the American colonies. The following aspects of the Intolerable Acts are to be examined by students: Boston Harbor was closed until Boston...$1.00 -
Students Act out Skits With Famous American Leaders of the 19th Century
$1.25Updated in 2020 with more historic names, more than 40 leaders available, with forms to pre-fill, research, and guide group skits to re-enact moments and perspectives of American History. Students will Get into groups of 3-4. Write a script for a...$1.25 -
Research and Explain 4 MEMES and how they relate to real world history events
$0.99This assignment is laid out for students to find 4 memes, explain them, consider their impact, desired effect, and gives background on this much-used phrase and phenomenon, memes. Can be adjusted for any specific history topic. The document can be edited...$0.99 -
Martin Luther King - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is an close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...$3.75 -
Martin Luther King Jr Color by Number and Text Marking Activity - MLK
$4.00This Martin Luther King Jr. Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Topics in the MLK reading passage include: Education, Civil Rights Movement, I Have a Dream speech, Montgomery Bus Boycott,...$4.00