5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Henry Ford and the Assembly Line
$1.00This product includes links to 4 YouTube videos about Henry Ford and the assembly line that he pioneered. It is a collection of videos about Ford's life and legacy. The video links that this resource includes are listed below: Henry Ford: 3 Minute...$1.00 -
Genocide Unit: The Holocaust - Timeline, Poem Analysis, Propaganda Activity, & more!
$7.00This Unit Activity Packet addresses The Holocaust, Genocide, Resistance, and various conflicts throughout US/world History. These activities are perfect to introduce your unit, as review, as sub-plans, or as homework/extra-credit opportunities...$7.00 -
Industrial Revolution Song Series & Political Cartoon Analysis Activity
$4.00This Song & Political Cartoon Analysis Activity covers The Industrial Revolution, wealth inequality, mass protests, and various conflicts throughout US/world History. This activity is perfect to introduce your unit, as review, as sub-plans, or as...$4.00 -
US History - Vietnam through 2000s unit Jeopardy Review Game
$3.00This Power Point Game was created with the intention to use as a review for the US History Vietnam - 2000s unit. It is FULLY EDITABLE with sound and graphics! This product includes the following: Bell-ringer and Exit-slip (written reflection)...$3.00 -
Black Panther Party 10-Point Program Analysis Activity & Graphic Organizer
$3.00This product was created with the intention of covering the Black Panther Party's 10-Point program. It compares the 10-point program with the Declaration of Independence, addresses modern movements, political prisoners, community building, and...$3.00 -
Civil Rights Vocabulary Game - Balderdash!
$3.00This product has been designed for the intention of helping introduce a 1970s / Civil Rights themed unit and the vocabulary your students will encounter. It is wonderful for sub plans or as a reward for those who finish their work early. It increases...$3.00 -
Students Act out Skits With Famous American Leaders of the 19th Century
$1.25Updated in 2020 with more historic names, more than 40 leaders available, with forms to pre-fill, research, and guide group skits to re-enact moments and perspectives of American History. Students will Get into groups of 3-4. Write a script for a...$1.25 -
Martin Luther King - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is an close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...$3.75 -
Interactive Gallery: The Prohibition Era
$3.00This product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive gallery on The Prohibition Era. The ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution–which banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating...$3.00 -
Interactive Map: Key Battles of World War I
$3.00This product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive map on the key battles of World War I. World War I was a turning point in American—and world—history. In the spring of 1918, Germany launched a series of offensives that drove...$3.00 -
Interactive Gallery: African American Achievers and the Harlem Renaissance
$3.00This product is a Google form and doc linked to two interactive galleries: African American Achievers in the 1920's and Key Figures of the Harlem Renaissance. The contributions of various racial groups have enriched American history for centuries. In...$3.00 -
The Fourteen Points: Woodrow Wilson
$2.49This product is a Google primary source activity and interactive image on THE Fourteens Points by President Woodrow Wilson. In a speech to Congress on January 8, 1918, President Wilson laid out America’s war aims and his vision for peace after the...$2.49