5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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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 -
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 documents to participate in a “Socratic...$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. Teacher answer key is included. **This graphic organizer...$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 pictures/clues that give facts about internment...$3.49 -
End of the year project: Build a Country
$3.00End the school year with a bang! Dig deep into geography as your students explore their creativity by building their own country. Students will build their countries map, flag, culture, and history in this highly engaging student centered activity...$3.00 -
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 line for factory workers, factory owners, and...$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 Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in...$3.00