5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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The Great Depression and New Deal Timeline Project
$3.25Students review (or learn about) the different people, events, trends, laws, treaties, and more from 1929-1939 (stopping before Hitler's invasion of Poland) by making a 20 item timeline. The timeline incorporates political cartoons, news articles, maps,...$3.25 -
World War 1 Test for US History
$5.00Students will demonstrate an understanding of WWI (WW1) with one of these 4 tests (they can also be used as a review packet). One test is 35 multiple choice questions with a 2 part short answer question. Another is 20 multiple choice, 6 matching, 9...$5.00 -
Timeline Project for ANY History Topic
$3.25Students complete a 10, 15, or 20 item history timeline to review any historical era, topic, or unit. A variety of ways of displaying and creating the timeline are described. There are 6 tasks for students to complete to demonstrate their understanding...$3.25 -
Historical Figure Review Activity
$3.00Students review any historical figure by filling out quote bubbles and the outline of a person with information they learned in class or by researching the individual. There are 10 requirements for students to address while being creative. This can be...$3.00 -
History Mini Projects for Any Topic
$3.50Students will make trading cards and/or cubes to review any historical event or topic. There are 9 requirements for the trading card and 6 requirements for the cube (both have visual and written components). There is flexibility in the instructions to...$3.50 -
Imperialism One Pager
$3.00Students review what they learned about US Imperialism or European Imperialism by creating a one pager (an instructions page is included for each). There are 10 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty, plus an additional in...$3.00 -
World War 2 One Pager
$3.00Students create two one pagers to review WW2 (WWII), one for the home front and one for battle fronts. There 8 templates for students to choose from ranging from completely blank to having a spot for each piece of information. Topics students must cover...$3.00 -
Women's Suffrage One Pager
$3.00Students review what they learned about women's fight to get the 19th Amendment ratified by creating a one pager. They will address 10 items and must complete an overarching academic task (they have a choice from 3 prompts). Topics are provided as...$3.00 -
History Review Activity Pamphlet Template
$3.50Students will review any history unit or topic by creating a pamphlet of their own design. Students will pick a driving theme for their pamphlet (7 options provided) and fulfill 6 other requirements (13 sample options included). They must balance...$3.50 -
US History Maps and Images Analysis
$4.00To supplement your American history tests or final exam, students analyze 12 maps and 51 images covering 20 topics/units. There are 3-7 questions for each set of maps and 5 prompts for the images. The images are a mix of photos and political cartoons...$4.00 -
US History Timeline Review
$4.00Students get a cumulative review of US History (13 Colonies to 1945) by completing a growth of America map, matching 34 images to their events, putting 63 events in chronological order (both with academic tasks), and answering any combination of 10 essay...$4.00 -
US History Map and Research Skills Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned throughout United States History as well as their map and research skills by going on a time travel treasure hunt throughout American History. There are 50 questions and each answer is an event, battle, an era,...$3.50