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The Emancipation Proclamation
$3.00In this 60 minute lesson plan for middle school helps students address the following questions: • What were Lincoln’s main goals midway through the Civil War?• What did the Emancipation Proclamation say would occur for the enslaved...$3.00 -
The Enlightenment and its Impact - An Overview + Assessments
$2.25The article features the Age of the Enlightenment and its influence on world events. It includes details of the most important Enlightenment concepts and the most influential writers and how they affected Europe, as well as, the newly formed United...$2.25 -
Settling the Great Plains
$2.00In this lesson you will find everything you need to teach settling the Great Plains including a PPT and Notes.Content covered:- Transcontinental Railroad- Homestead Act- Land Rush- Ranching Impacted Natives- The Importance of the Buffalo- Native American...$2.00 -
The Cow-Tail Switch + Assessments
$1.85"The Cow-Tail Switch" is a typical, but very engaging, West African story which would be told by a medieval "griot" (gree'-oh) to teach children morals. A great Common Core Primary Source, extension activity for the West African Trading Empires. Common...$1.85 -
Muslim Contributions to Later Civilizations + Assessments
$2.00The illustrated article explains the many achievements that make up the legacy of the medieval Islamic Civilization - in Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine, Philosophy, Science, History, as well as, Art and Architecture. Activities and Common...$2.00 -
The Story of Sundiata + Assessments
$2.00"The Story of Sundiata" tells of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram,...$2.00 -
Civil War Webquest North vs. South - Comparing Two Worlds
$1.00This resource is AMAZING!! This worksheet uses a scholastic website that is an INTERACTIVE map that has students investigate the difference between the North and the South at the start of the Civil War. You can have students do this individually in class...$1.00 -
Age of Discovery~Task Cards~Social Studies~Worksheets/Charts~Social Studies Weekly
$3.00In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThis set is made up of *40 individual task cards, *16 vocabulary cards, and *1 Explorer comparison chart*1 Explorer Letter Back Home Writing Activity*1 Map-making Activity. .These...$3.00 -
Age of Discovery Match 'Em Vocabulary #1~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.25In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThere is a Match 'Em puzzle with 16 vocabulary terms and an answer keyTerms include:explorerNew WorldAge of DiscoveryChristianitycolonycolonizecartographerJohn CabotHernan...$1.25 -
Roman Society Tea Party Activity and Worksheet
$3.00Become a Roman and analyze Roman society and social classes! This lesson includes:15 roles for students to select Tea Party Worksheet & Answer KeyDiagram Rome's Social Pyramid Debrief w/ answer keyThis activity is a Tea Party:- Each student receives...$3.00 -
Black History Month Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Black History Month! This product covers famous African-Americans and their lives and accomplishments. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that...$4.00 -
Industrialization & Urbanization PPT & Notes
$2.50This lesson includes an editable PPT and Notes for Industrialization & Urbanization.This lesson cover:- America's 1st Big Business - The Railroad- Pullman Car- Trust and Monopolies- John D. Rockefeller & Standard Oil Company- Andrew Carnegie...$2.50