Active History

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a fun review for the Gilded Age Progressive Era using the tumbling wooden block game...

Are you looking for a hands-on review activity over the Gilded Age and Progressive Era? Are you wanting an activity that allows students to make connections and verbalize their thinking?...

Do your students need a review over the Gilded Age & Progressive Era? Do you want to review in a fun way and not throw another worksheet at them? Swat the Star is the...

Are your students needing a digital "break" from screen time? This is a hands-on review for the Great Depression & The New Deal - vocabulary matching. I use this activity in stations...

Are you looking for a hands-on review activity over US Imperialism & World War I? Are you wanting an activity that allows students to make connections and verbalize their thinking? This...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this...

Are your students needing a digital "break" from screen time? This is a hands-on review for the Imperialism & WWI - vocabulary matching. I use this activity in stations to review! I...

Looking for a one 30-45 minute lesson to teach the major inventions associated with the Industrial Revolution? I don't know about you, but my textbook doesn't "cut it" with the inventions. It...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this...

This is a fun, interactive activity on Jamestown using emojis! It now includes a Google Slides™ version!   For the print version of this lesson, students are put in groups of 2 or 3...

Are you looking for a quick way to cover the Presidency of Jimmy Carter? By the time I get to Jimmy Carter, I am RACING to finish before our state test. I struggled to find something engaging...

This webquest (33 questions total) has your students visiting the LBJ Presidential Library website. Students learn about key events in the life of LBJ and answer questions as they explore the website...