5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Political Cartoon: Welcome to All
$2.50Welcome to All was created by Joseph Keppler in 1880 and addresses the influx of immigrants arriving in the United States during the late 19th century. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for each slide...$2.50 -
Video Lesson: Rosa Parks
$3.00Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just...$3.00 -
Civil Rights Events and Leaders Part 1
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan is appropriate for teachers or to use as emergency sub plans. Brief short readings are included in the packet for students to analyze and complete a final activity about the Civil Rights Movement. Everything is included for...$3.00 -
US and Russia Relation in Early Cold War
$3.00This lesson helps students: • Explain the relationship between the United States and Russia from 1968-1980. • Discuss some key events in the historical relationship of the US and Russia from 1968-1980. This lesson provides teachers with a...$3.00 -
The Cold War DBQs
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan is appropriate for teachers or to use as emergency sub plans. Brief short readings are included in the packet for students to analyze and complete a final activity about the Cold War. Everything is included for this lesson-...$3.00 -
U.S. & World History | WWII Dictators | Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini | Meme Activity
$1.49In this WWII activity your students will create/finish a set of "memes" on the topic of WWII Dictators. This activity is a perfect compliment to a lecture, lesson or textbook reading on this topic. You can use this activity as an EXIT CARD,...$1.49 -
Cold War | Red Scare | McCarthyism | A Gallery Walk Student Activity
MSRP: $3.50$3.49In this Red Scare Gallery Walk Activity (a GOOGLE and Traditional version provided), your students will examine the major events surrounding the Red Scare/McCarthyism in the United States during the Cold War. Topics covered...MSRP: $3.50$3.49 -
U.S. History: Vietnam War | How did Americans view the war? | Gallery Walk Student Activity
$3.99In this 35 page/slide product, you have everything you need to conduct a highly interactive lesson on the topic: “How did Americans view the Vietnam War” ? (Doves versus Hawks) This product download includes: a full color (highly visual)...$3.99 -
Cold War | Truman Doctrine | Document Analysis & Political Cartoon Activity
$1.99In this Post- WWII Document Based Activity, students will answer critical thinking questions about the contents of the Truman Doctrine (excerpt), and examine a letter written to President Truman after the Truman Doctrine was enacted...$1.99 -
U.S. History | Civil Rights Movement: Martin Luther King V. Malcolm X
$1.75In this 3 page activity, your students will compare the perspectives of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement. Students will first complete a chart comparing the backgrounds of MLK and Malcolm X (QR Code links to an...$1.75 -
U.S. & World History | World War I | Trench Warfare | A Student Web-quest
MSRP: $2.99$2.49You are purchasing a 5 page product that includes a 3 page graphic organizer that is a perfect Preview or Review of key WWI events! Topics include: WWI causes, alliances, key battles, trench warfare, new technology, US entrance into the...MSRP: $2.99$2.49 -
U.S. History | 19th Amendment | Women's Suffrage Video & Document Based Activity
$3.75This is a 40 page resource on the Women's Suffrage Movement (19th Amendment)- you can use all of the activities together or individually. Specifically this download includes: 1) “A Brief History of Women’s Suffrage ~A Video...$3.75