Social Studies
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Wangari Maathai Activity Package- Printable Sketch Notes, Journals, Poster
$4.00Celebrate Earth Day, Women's History Month, and Black History Month with this engaging package about Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai. This inspiring environmentalist from Kenya overcame many challenges as she worked to plant trees and preserve the forests...$4.00 -
Digital Stinky Feet Review Game Template
$8.95Are you looking for a FUN way to REVIEW content from throughout the year? Look no further than Stinky Feet! Simply put, Stinky Feet is the most engaging review game. It will leave your students begging for more, and this editable digital template for a...$8.95 -
ELA and Social Studies Humanities Hyperdoc Bundle
$45.00This product contains eight English Language Arts hyperdocs and eight Social Studies hyperdocs. Also sold separately. A must if you're looking to differentiate curriculum, incorporate technology, increase rigor and critical thinking, and/or teach a...$45.00 -
Video Guide: Ken Burns The Civil War (complete series)
MSRP: $19.00$15.00Narrated by David McCulloch -- and featuring the voices of Sam Waterston, Morgan Freeman, Julie Harris, Laurence Fishburne, and George Plimpton -- Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War is the definitive guide to this pivotal time in American history...MSRP: $19.00$15.00 -
Video Guide: Ken Burns The Civil War (Ep. 7)
$2.00Narrated by David McCulloch -- and featuring the voices of Sam Waterston, Morgan Freeman, Julie Harris, Laurence Fishburne, and George Plimpton -- Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War is the definitive guide to this pivotal time in American history...$2.00 -
Experiencing Victorian Life Stations
$2.49Use these stations for your students to experience different aspects of life in the Victorian Era. They will travel back in time to compare their present day life to life at the turn of the century, which they will do in a writing assignment at the end...$2.49 -
A History of Me - Historical Thinking Skills - Back to School Activity
$1.00I hope that you and your students enjoy this back to school activity. Get students thinking like historians right away and also introduce themselves to you and the class! These are not your typical get-to-know-you cliche questions, but require deeper...$1.00 -
WWII Life at Home Propaganda Analysis - Slides, Discussion, and Activity
$1.00This lesson is all about life at home during World War II. Students will analyze propaganda from the era to learn about the topic including ideas such as victory gardens, women in the workforce, and war bonds. The download includes a presentation full of...$1.00 -
FDR's New Deal Alphabet Soup Kitchen
$3.00In this set of activities students will learn more about the New Deal Alphabet Soup Agencies. Each student will research and illustrate the key concepts of one agency. Their illustrations will be drawn on a soup pot. Then, all of the soup pots will be...$3.00 -
Video Guide: Ken Burns The Civil War (Ep. 4)
$2.00Narrated by David McCulloch -- and featuring the voices of Sam Waterston, Morgan Freeman, Julie Harris, Laurence Fishburne, and George Plimpton -- Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War is the definitive guide to this pivotal time in American history...$2.00 -
Video Guide: The Civil War (Ep. 9)
$2.00Narrated by David McCulloch -- and featuring the voices of Sam Waterston, Morgan Freeman, Julie Harris, Laurence Fishburne, and George Plimpton -- Ken Burns' documentary on the Civil War is the definitive guide to this pivotal time in American history...$2.00 -
Students Teach the Class Nation Building Post WW2 With Rubric Group Projects
$1.49Students will Choose a case study subject for Nation Building After World War II: Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Chile, Mexico, Egypt, Iran, Arab-Isaeli relations, Pakistan, Indonesia, Poland. Presenters Must: Prepare an 8-minute...$1.49