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Ibn Battuta Primary Source Reading
$1.99The Travels of Ibn Battuta Primary Source Reading + QuestionsThis is an excellent resource to include with your unit on West Africa or Mali! In this reading, students will read two excerpts from Ibn Battuta's travels. The first excerpt is from the The...$1.99 -
Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain Close Reading Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$1.50A World War 2 close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task surrounding the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain that followed. The NO PREP informational...$1.50 -
Medieval West Africa - An Overview + Assessments
$2.25Lesson Plan, Mini-Course, Document Based Questions, AssessmentsThe overview examines the geography of West Africa, the history of the three Medieval West African Trading Empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, as well as, explains Medieval West African...$2.25 -
American Presidents Volume I Close Reading Activity Book | 5th & 6th Grade
$4.00A close reading activity book, or informational text book, with four activities that have comprehension and grammar questions followed by extension tasks about the lives of some of the most famous U.S. Presidents throughout history. The NO...$4.00 -
George Washington Close Reading Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$1.50A close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the first American president, George Washington. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students in fifth grade...$1.50 -
Abraham Lincoln Grade Close Reading Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$1.50A close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the president during the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students...$1.50 -
Anne Frank Close Reading Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$1.50A World War 2 close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the life of Holocaust victim Anne Frank. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students in fifth...$1.50 -
Children of the Industrial Revolution Close Reading Activity | 5th & 6th Grade
$1.50A close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the children of the industrial revolution. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students in fifth grade or...$1.50 -
Reformers, Abolitionists, Artists and Authors - Make the Match Review Sort
$3.00Reformers, Abolitionists, Artists and Authors! You've taught them, but your students need to review them before the big test, right? This is a matching and sorting activity (29 matching) covering the people/movements you see listed below. To put it...$3.00 -
US History STAAR Review Activity Race to the Finish 8th Social Studies
$3.50Are you looking for a fun, competitive game to review for 8th US History STAAR? This is a set of 3 different group races using 8th Grade Texas Social Studies 2019 TEKS. They can be used for several types of review - small group races...$3.50 -
Texas History Review Game Envelope Races
$4.99Are you looking for a fun way to review students in Texas History? This is a fun review game that covers people, events, documents, treaties, wars, vocabulary - you name it - for Texas History. My US History version of this game is a best selling...$4.99 -
The Rosetta Stone Reading Worksheet
$1.99The Rosetta Stone Reading + Questions WSThis is an excellent resource to include with your unit on Ancient Egypt! In this reading, students will read about the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the significance of its discovery, and about the text written...$1.99