5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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America: "The 1960s and Beyond" 1960 to 2016 - 75+ Pages/Slides!
$9.00This comprehensive bundle covers the Civil rights era, the 1970s and 1980s and the turn of the century! Activity packages are thematic, clear and creative! Plus engaging evaluations and online knowledge tests! "Conflict and Crisis" - This activities...$9.00 -
Complete Course: “American History: A Story of Courage, Conflict and Freedom”
$125.00This course is clear, organized and engaging! It covers all the way from the 13 Original Colonies to 2016! Each unit is organized into thematic activity packages complemented by diverse evaluations (eg. "Re-Tweeting the Emancipation Proclamation"). Very...$125.00 -
America in the 1920s and 1930s - "A Time of Great Change" - 70+ Pages/Slides!
$9.00An exciting bundle of activities focusing on both the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.ANSWER KEYS INCLUDED!Here's what's included:1. 1920s Entertainment Webquest. Students listen and view different primary sources! (eg. Rating 1920s music and...$9.00 -
America and World War 1 Bundle - "America and the Great War" - 47 Pages/Slides
$9.00An engaging bundle focusing on "America and the Great War." The resources provide a very good overview of America's initial reluctance for war and eventual inclusion. They have been proven to work in class over a number of years. Items Included:- The...$9.00 -
America and World War II - "The End of Isolationism" - 150+ Pages/Slides!
$17.00A diverse bundle chronicling America’s involvement in World War Two from isolationism to a world power. America and World War Two: - Answer key! Very clear and well-organized.- Three dynamic and engaging powerpoints. - A 10 page activity package...$17.00 -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
$5.00This resource includes everything you need to teach middle grade students about Martin Luther King Jr.! This product includes the following resources:-A vocabulary study that includes an overview handout, graphic organizer, and quiz over important terms...$5.00 -
Industrialization & Urbanization PPT & Notes
$2.50This lesson includes an editable PPT and Notes for Industrialization & Urbanization.This lesson cover:- America's 1st Big Business - The Railroad- Pullman Car- Trust and Monopolies- John D. Rockefeller & Standard Oil Company- Andrew Carnegie...$2.50 -
America The Story of Us - Heartland - Episode 6
$1.00America The Story of Us - Episode 6 - HeartlandThis episode guide contains 25 questions that go in order of the video. An answer key is included and both files are editable for you. This episode of America Story of Us explains how the Transcontinental...$1.00 -
Black History Month Activities Bundle!
$8.00This resource is an engaging two-week unit for Black History Month! This product includes a research project, an in-depth study of Martin Luther King Jr., and a Reader's Theater.In the Black History Research Project, students will complete graphic...$8.00 -
Vocabulary Flash Cards~Terms and Definitions~1565-Present~Social Studies
$5.00Here is a giant set of 324 Vocabulary Cards covering 5th Grade Social Studies from 1565 to the Present. ~The Age of Discovery~Early American Settlements~Comparing the New Colonies~Tension in the Colonies~Independence~Revolutionary War~Constitution and...$5.00 -
Little Rock 9
$6.75The Little Rock Nine Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the Little Rock Nine, Brown v. Board, segregation and integration. This resource can be used so...$6.75 -
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War - Video Response Worksheet & Key (Editable)
$1.49This Video Response Worksheet and Key is based on the Martin Luther King, Jr. documentary "King: Man of Peace in a Time of War."You will receive a zip file which contains a Video Response Worksheet (in both PDF and editable DOCX formats) and a Video...$1.49