5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Primary and Secondary Source Bundle
$7.50Introduce primary and secondary sources with an investigation into the reappearance of a 150 year old survivor of the Battle of the Alamo. What You Get *Suggested sequence of activities *Word wall *Hook activity *Primary and secondary source...$7.50 -
SOAPStone Graphic Organizer for Social Studies
$3.00This graphic organizer helps students identify the critical pieces of text by analyzing tone, purpose, and subject. Use this graphic organizer to help students break down content! Created by Laura Pennington - Visit My Store$3.00 -
5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High
$1.49My 5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High. These are low risk, no or low prep ice breakers for Junior High or High School students. My students love these, and I rotate them through the year when we need a re-fresh...$1.49 -
Presidents and the Vietnam War - DBQ's
$3.00In this classroom activity, students will analyze five primary source documents related to presidents and the Vietnam War. After completing an initial activity, students will be directed to evaluate the sources in total to draw conclusions with an...$3.00 -
Jeopardy Game, 1920's-1940's Recap
$3.00Use this as a recap before a test to help students review key events and concepts from the Great Depression and World War II. This game should take students about 60 minutes to complete and the slides automatically black out what questions have already...$3.00 -
US Culture and Counterculture in the 1960's
$3.00In this 45-60 minute lesson plan for middle school US history, students will answer or accomplish the following: • What was the countercultural revolution and why was this era called the Swinging Sixties? • How did politics in the U.S...$3.00 -
Consequences of World War Two
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan webquest is designed to help students answer the following general questions about the impact of World War Two: • What were the economic and human costs of World War II? • How did the end of World War II effect...$3.00 -
Early Human Settlement Patterns & Mapping Questions
$1.45History and Geography students have struggled with the concept of early settlement development. Why did their ancestors settle where they settled? This reading explores how and why early settlers settled near the coast & how topography and...$1.45 -
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 movement? • Explain how the television...$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 Nixon’s resignation. ● Determine what grounds the...$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 included here, but the DBQ section could easily be...$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 girls. This is an excellent supplement for your unit...$1.99