5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Texas Cattle Trails Reading and Writing Activity (SS5H1, SS5H1a)
$1.50Your students will love learning about the Texas Cattle Trails with this engaging, no prep reading activity! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social...$1.50 -
Biography: Jacob Riis
$2.25This biography of Jacob Riis focuses on his efforts as a "muckraker" to expose the poor living conditions that existed in America's major cities during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading...$2.25 -
World War Two - Evaluation Poster to assess learning
$1.50Developed to support assessment of historical knowledge within World War 2, we devised this Fact Map to enable children to record what they had learnt about different elements of World War 2 at the end of the topic. It proved a useful assessment tool,...$1.50 -
World War 2: Battle of Britain (STEM) History and DT Project, lesson plans, resources and web links
$5.00Developed by INSPIReducation and tried and tested within classrooms, this resources provides everything you need for your students to learn about the Battle of Britain, the who, the where, the when, the what, the how and the why. Not only that, but the...$5.00 -
World War 2: 15 Lesson Plans and associated resources
$5.00World War 2 - 15 detailed lessons plans with linked resources. This set of plans and resources cover the whole of the unit plan for teaching World War 2 with Y5 and Y6 (UK) and Grades 4 and 5 (US). When you purchase this resource from INSPIReducation,...$5.00 -
Document-Based Question: Reasons behind the Antiwar Movement
$1.99This product is a document-based question activity on a Google form covering the reasons behind the Anti-War Movement. Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began with demonstrations in 1964 against the escalating role of the U.S...$1.99 -
Informational Text: Resistance to the Vietnam War
$1.49This product is an informational text on a Google form covering the resistance to the Vietnam War. The informational text describes the reasons for the protest, who protested, and the results of the protest. Students can answer the 3 reading...$1.49 -
Roleplaying during the Cold War
$4.00A Power Point designed to get students to play the role of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy during the most tense moments of the Cold War. This simulation can be used in a variety of ways to make an American History or...$4.00 -
Interactive Gallery: Election of 1960
$2.49The product is a Google form linked to an interactive gallery on the presidential election of 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. The election of 1960 gave Americans a clear choice between the policies pursued during most of the 1950's or a...$2.49 -
The Butler Movie Guide
$1.99The Butler - Movie Guide Are you looking for ways to keep your students engaged while utilizing critical thinking skills as they watch The Butler movie? Look no further because this movie guide has you covered. In this resource,...$1.99 -
Interactive Timeline: Iran Hostage Crisis
$2.99The product is a Google form and doc linked to an interactive timeline on the Iran Hostage Crisis. In November 1979, after a revolution and the founding of a repressive Islamic republic, Iranian radicals seized 66 American workers at the U.S...$2.99 -
Watergate: Undoing a President
$1.49This product is a Google form on the Watergate scandal involving President Richard Nixon. This informational text describes the terrorist attack and America's response to the attacks. Students can answer the 5 reading comprehension questions on the form...$1.49