5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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The Atomic Bomb Point of View Activity
$4.00Students will analyze the different reasons, arguments, thoughts, and more behind the decision to drop the atomic bomb and the recommendation not to use it by completing 3 tasks. They will first read 15 statements and determine if they are for or against...$4.00 -
Appeasement Point of View Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze excerpts from Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill on appeasement after the Munich Conference by answering 32 questions (whether or not Britain should have pursued a policy of appeasement with Germany). They will also...$4.00 -
President Grant's Inaugural Address Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Ulysses S. Grant's first Inaugural Address by answering 21 questions. They will also complete an extension task and analyze 2 political cartoons. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...$3.50 -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugural Address Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from FDR's 1933 Inaugural Address by answering 26 questions, completing an extension task, and analyzing 5 images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! S Sample...$3.50 -
President Roosevelt Inaugural Address Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Teddy Roosevelt's 1905 Inaugural Address by answering 22 questions and completing 2 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
Cold War Poster Project
$4.00Students will learn about a variety of Cold War events and people by designing a poster on over 30 topics including but not limited to: JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Space Race, AIDS, Atomic Bomb, Eisenhower, Berlin Wall, Red China, Joe McCarthy, Stalin,...$4.00 -
MEMORIAL DAY Learning Activities
$2.75Help your learners discover the meaning of Memorial Day and the reason it is observed in the United States. Designed for learners in grade 5 and grade 6, this product contains several cross-curricular learning activities. It is the perfect addition...$2.75 -
Populist Party Platform of 1896 Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the 1896 Populist Party platform, answer 21 questions, complete 3 extension tasks, and analyze 3 images according to provided questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate...$3.50 -
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US History Cumulative Review Game Bell Ringers Warm Ups End of Semester Review
Now: $10.00Was: $12.00Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of terms or phrases (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches,...Now: $10.00Was: $12.00 -
NEW! International Organizations Review PowerPoint Game— Geography, Government, Civics
$5.00Please visit our Geography and Math Made Easy store This lesson is a great review PowerPoint game for students to show their understanding of various international organizations as well as the differences between NGOs and IGOs...$5.00 -
NEW! World International Organizations Carousel— Geography, Government, Civics
$6.99Please visit our Geography and Math Made Easy store This engaging lesson introduces students to World International Organizations and can be used in geography, civics, and government. It incorporates...$6.99 -
The Dawes Act Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Dawes Act and a petition in response from Hopi (Moqui) tribal leaders by answering 23 questions. They will also analyze a political cartoon and complete two extension tasks. The answers are included where...$3.50