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Summit: The Fort Laramie Treaty 1868
$5.00This is the third lesson of four about American wars and the treaties that settled those conflicts. We tend to think of peace negotiations as taking place after the end of a war, but in most cases...$5.00 -
Summit: The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo 1848
$5.00This is the second lesson of four about American wars and the treaties that settled those conflicts. We tend to think of peace negotiations as taking place after the end of a war, but in most cases...$5.00 -
Summit: The Treaty of Ghent 1814: Recreating a Pivotal Treaty
$5.00This is the first lesson of four about American wars and the treaties that settled those conflicts. We tend to think of peace negotiations as taking place after the end of a war, but in most cases...$5.00 -
The Roaring 20s: Making a Book about Chicago
$8.00Making a book about Chicago is an activity that engages students in both process and content. Of all the large cities in the country in the 1920s, Chicago was the most open to doing something new...$8.00 -
Making a Book about St. Louis and Westward Expansion
$8.00“Millions of men are marching at once towards the same horizon: their language; their religion; their manners differ; their object is the same. Fortune has been promised to them somewhere in the...$8.00 -
Civics Fact Finding Getting to Know Your Local Mayor Representative and Governor
$0.99Civics Fact Finding Getting to Know Your Local Mayor Representative and Governor is a web quest that can be done solo or in pairs. Students will get to know many local representatives, and find out...$0.99 -
6th Grade Choose Your Own Report: Early Humankind Hominids
$1.50Students guide their own inquiry into their preferred method of meeting History Standards and learning about early humans, hominids, and civilizations. This is a great project for inspiring student...$1.50 -
World War 2 Leaders Opinion Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$3.00A discussion writing unit allowing students to research, discuss and write about who was the most influential Allied leader of World War 2: Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin Roosevelt...$3.00 -
Thomas Jefferson - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on former US President and founding father, Thomas Jefferson. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read...$3.75 -
Thomas Jefferson Biography Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$3.00A biography writing unit about the life of the founding father and third U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students...$3.00 -
Isaac Newton - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on famous scientist, Isaac Newton. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational...$3.75 -
Isaac Newton Biography Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$3.00A biography writing unit about the life of famous scientist, Isaac Newton. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade...$3.00