5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Mass Media in the 1950's and 1960's
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan helps students answer or accomplish the following: • Describe the role of the mass media on US social culture. • How did the mass media effect the civil rights...$3.00 -
The Watergate Scandal
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan for middle school is geared to help students accomplish the following: ● Describe the events of Watergate. ● Explain how the events of Watergate led to President...$3.00 -
Causes and Effects of Urbanization
$3.00In this lesson, you will receive a DBQ packet, an exit ticket, a powerpoint presentation, and a lesson plan designed to reach high school students of US history. At least 60 minutes of activities...$3.00 -
One Day in Auschwitz Documentary Guide - Google Drive - Print & Digital
$1.99One Day in Auschwitz Documentary Guide - Google Drive - Print & Digital This documentary follows the story of Kitty Hart-Moxon, a Holocaust survivor, as she revisits Auschwitz with two high school...$1.99 -
U.S. History | Women's Suffrage | Document Based Activity & Socratic Seminar
$3.75In this 18 page activity , your students will research the Woman’s Suffrage Movement 1848-1920, using the provided secondary/primary source documents. They will use their understanding of the...$3.75 -
Harlem Renaissance | Life in the 1920's | Overview Activity
$0.99What was life like for African Americans in the 1920's? Your students can use the class textbook or internet to complete this 1 page graphic organizer about life during the Harlem Renaissance...$0.99 -
WWII | Japanese Internment Student Activity | Document Based Activity
$3.49In this complete WWII lesson, using the READ + TALK+ WRITE strategy, on Japanese Internment. Students will: 1) complete a warm-up activity- students will be shown 12 power-point slide...$3.49 -
Industrialization and the Assembly Line Simulation
$3.00This 60 minute lesson plan helps students accomplish the following: • Describe the specialization of labor in assembly line production • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the assembly...$3.00 -
Cold War Break In To History Activity
$3.00In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we...$3.00 -
Returning Home From WWII
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about soldiers returning from home. They will show what they know by...$3.00 -
U.S. History: Vietnam War ~A Video Activity~ FREE
$0.00Check out this FREE Vietnam War video worksheet (link included) that is a great warm-up activity- video is approximately 5 mins long and briefly introduces students to the Vietnam War...Great...$0.00 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the Cuban Missile Crisis. They will show what they know by completing...$3.00