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Westward Expansion/ Manifest Destiny Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for westward expansion and Manifest Destiny in American history! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical...$4.00 -
An Age of Faith + Assessment
$1.65Resource Type: Lesson Plan, Close Reading, Assessment, ActivitiesThe article examines the result of the Catholic Church's influence on medieval Europe: Cathedrals, Religious Orders, Universities, Thomas Aquinas. Activities and Multiple Choice / Document...$1.65 -
Martin Luther King Close Reading Activity | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$1.50A close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the American civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. The NO PREP informational text activity is perfect for students...$1.50 -
Martin Luther King Jr - 5th & 6th Grade Biography Writing Activity
$1.50This is a biography writing unit about the life of Martin Luther King Jnr. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out...$1.50 -
United Nations ESCAPE ROOM!
$6.75The United Nations Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the role and formation of the international organization. The United Nations Escape Room has students...$6.75 -
Early Explorers Assignment
$1.00A great simple assessment for use with the early explorers to the new world. Students make an advertisement for a voyage of exploration. Store: Steven Nicom - Teaching US History Internationally$1.00 -
Revolutionary War Website Project
$1.00A project I use with my students as an over arching activity as we learn about the Revolutionary War. The students must chose 18 topics from three different lists and create a webpage entry for each one. I use Google sites which is free with a gmail...$1.00 -
Civil War Portfolio
$1.00good overall activity that has students work through a number of major topics of the Civil War. The project focuses on Major battles, People and general topics such as medicine or weapons. I have a grading sheet that I use that is available for...$1.00 -
French and Indian War Mind Map Project
$2.00Using the website bubbl.us which is free for students to register with, students will create a web diagram of the French and Indian War. There is a list of key terms and people they must use. I use this as a stand alone assessment to cover the entirety...$2.00 -
Spanish American War ESCAPE ROOM!
$6.75The Spanish American War Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Spanish American War. The Spanish American War Escape Room has students walking around the...$6.75 -
Thomas Jefferson Collaborative Poster! Team Work - Declaration of Independence
$5.25The Thomas Jefferson Collaborative Block Poster can be used as a fun teambuilding activity to introduce the Declaration of Independence. Students work together to piece their Jefferson “block” with their classmates. The result is a beautiful,...$5.25 -
Abraham Lincoln Collaborative Poster! Team Work - Gettysburg Address
$5.25The Abraham Lincoln Collaborative Block Poster can be used as a fun teambuilding activity to introduce the Gettysburg Address. Students work together to piece their Lincoln “block” with their classmates. The result is a beautiful, fun, one of...$5.25