5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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U.S. History | 1960's | Civil Rights Movement | Student Timeline Activity
$1.75This 3 page graphic organizer “Civil Rights Timeline” will allow your students to take notes on key Civil Rights events from 1865-1968. Students can complete this graphic using either the class textbook or the internet to search for the...$1.75 -
U.S. History | WWII on the Homefront | A Gallery Walk Activity
$3.49In this WWII lesson your students will complete a Gallery Walk activity examining the effect WWII had on Americans at home. Topics covered: Rosie the Riveter, Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers, Japanese Internment,...$3.49 -
U.S. History | Westward Expansion and its Effect on Native Americans | Presentation & Document Based Activity
$3.99This is an entire lesson on the topic of Westward Expansion/Manifest Destiny and the effect on the Native Americans. It includes a Power-point/Google Presentation AND an entire Document Based Activity with handouts! In this lesson...$3.99 -
U.S. History | Muckrakers of the Gilded Age | Student Activity
$2.25In this 10 page Gilded Age Activity (3 student worksheets and 7 reading handouts) your students will have everything they need to examine the contributions of the following Muckrakers at the turn of the century: Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Nellie Bly,...$2.25 -
Where in the United States am I? A Facts-Based States Game (Pt. 2)
$3.00Created by Beth Hammett. Guess the states with fact based clues and visuals. 26 states are included in part one. Use with or without part one. Instructions for individual/group play, and suggestions for use that offer interactive fun while...$3.00 -
Where in the United States am I? A Facts-Based States Game (Pt. 1)
$3.00Created by Beth Hammett. Guess the states with fact based clues and visuals. 25 states are included in part one. Instructions for individual/group play, and suggestions for use that offer interactive fun while learning about states. Sheets can be...$3.00 -
Current Event: News Clips ~Current Event Activities~
$1.50This resource includes 8 Creative Activity prompts that students can choose to complete while watching current event video clips such as CNN 10- Student News, Fox News, Opinion pieces etc. Also included is a Graphic Organizer (worksheet) for students to...$1.50 -
U.S. History | Great Depression: Life in the 1920's and 30's Student Simulation
$3.49Great Depression Simulation Overview: In this 39 slide (power-point and handouts) simulation, students will experience the Roaring 20’s and the Depressing 30’s. They will understand the financial transition that families experienced during...$3.49 -
U.S. History | 1920's | Harlem Renaissance | Student Activities
$2.99In this download you are purchasing a FULL COLOR, high interest power-point on the 1920's Harlem Renaissance with graphic organizer and comprehension questions. During the power-point there are stopping points in which your students will be...$2.99 -
The Great Depression
$5.00Created by Beth Hammett. Learn about the Great Depression era through 42 pages of coloring and comic book frames with additional blank templates for creative fact-based writing and assessment. Topics Include: Timeline 1929-1941 President...$5.00 -
A Guide to Scholarly Research
$2.99Do your students need help defining,understanding, and identifying historical academic, scholarly research sources? Created by Beth Hammett. 16 page easy-to-follow lesson includes: Discussion/Reflection on where students search for sources ...$2.99 -
Top 10 Kids' Movies Inferencing & Logic Puzzles - FREE
$0.00Created by Beth Hammett. Interactive individual or group activity that uses symbols and inferencing to answer the Top Ten Kids' Movies throughout history. Colorful images with answer sheet. Movies included: Bambi Cars Ice Age Monsters, Inc...$0.00