5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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American Tall Tales
$5.00This unit provides tons of information and four activities on these American folklore legends: Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Johnny Appleseed. Students discover the legends of these characters as well as some historical background...$5.00 -
Presidents' Day Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Presidents' Day! Students will learn about the history of the holiday as well as some of the most well-regarded presidents. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle...$4.00 -
American Government--Voting Rights--Literacy Tests
$1.00Note to educator:These are a few questions from actual literacy tests given in the states of Louisiana (first one) and Alabama (second one). The purpose of these tests was to prevent certain individuals from voting. When using these “tests”...$1.00 -
Escape from Mount Rushmore Presidents Day Digital Escape Room
$4.00This digital escape room about U. S. presidents presents students with views of Mount Rushmore, an overview of the sequence of presidents, and virtual tours of four presidential homes: George Washington's, Thomas Jefferson's, Theodore Roosevelt's, and...$4.00 -
How a Bill becomes a Law Simulation - School Uniform Example Bill
$2.00This How a Bill becomes a Law Simulation is PERFECT for your class. It is HIGHLY engaging and can take 1 - 2 days depending on how you want to structure it. The lesson plan includes several steps includes an independent, small group and whole class...$2.00 -
Great Depression Webquest - KEY Included
$2.00This Great Depression Webquest is perfect for your class. It consists of 22 questions covering the Stock Market Crash, Dust Bowl, Bank Runs, Hoovervilles, Fireside Chats, and the New Deal programs. The links are embedding into the worksheet and a key is...$2.00 -
Progressive Era Bundle - Vocab, Notes, PPT & Vocab Quiz
$3.50This Progressive Era bundle is all you need to teach the Progressive Era to your students. This bundle includes an intro PPT that helps introduce the material, a vocab list with visuals, a notes guide and PPT, as well as a vocab quiz with the key. Buy...$3.50 -
WWII Notes & PPT - Editable - US History Notes for World War II -
$2.50This power point and note set is all you need to teach World War II in your US History class. Lots of pictures and video links in the powerpoint give your students great visuals to learn the content. The PPT and notes are editable so you can change as...$2.50 -
World War II Document Analysis - U.S. Homefront
$2.50This World War II document analysis is perfect to get your students to interact with documents and gets them thinking about how World War II effected the United States. This can be done as a whole group, in small groups or individually. It is also makes...$2.50 -
WWII Vocabulary Terms and Vocab Quiz - Editable
$2.00This WWII vocabulary list and quiz is perfect for your class. The quiz consists of 1 multiple choice questions and 2 short answers. Key for the quiz is included.Terms on Vocabulary List:Neutrality Acts-Cash and CarryLend-Lease ActPearl...$2.00 -
North America ESCAPE ROOM!
$6.75The North America Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the continent of North America. Perfect activity for geography! The primary focus is on USA, Canada...$6.75 -
United States History 1865 to Present
$10.00Engage your students with this extensive 161-question review designed to help you easily assess a student’s knowledge of United States history since 1865.This is easily adaptable to a variety of instructional delivery methods and group sizes.This...$10.00