5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Cold War Poster Project
$4.00Students will learn about a variety of Cold War events and people by designing a poster on over 30 topics including but not limited to: JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Space Race, AIDS, Atomic Bomb, Eisenhower, Berlin Wall, Red China, Joe McCarthy, Stalin,...$4.00 -
MEMORIAL DAY Learning Activities
$2.75Help your learners discover the meaning of Memorial Day and the reason it is observed in the United States. Designed for learners in grade 5 and grade 6, this product contains several cross-curricular learning activities. It is the perfect addition...$2.75 -
Populist Party Platform of 1896 Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the 1896 Populist Party platform, answer 21 questions, complete 3 extension tasks, and analyze 3 images according to provided questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate...$3.50 -
U.S. History Cumulative Review Game
$9.00Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of words (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches, etc) for...$9.00 -
NEW! International Organizations Review PowerPoint Game— Geography, Government, Civics
MSRP: $5.00$4.50Please visit our Geography and Math Made Easy store This lesson is a great review PowerPoint game for students to show their understanding of various international organizations as well as the differences between NGOs and IGOs...MSRP: $5.00$4.50 -
NEW! World International Organizations Carousel— Geography, Government, Civics
$6.99Please visit our Geography and Math Made Easy store This engaging lesson introduces students to World International Organizations and can be used in geography, civics, and government. It incorporates...$6.99 -
The Dawes Act Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from the Dawes Act and a petition in response from Hopi (Moqui) tribal leaders by answering 23 questions. They will also analyze a political cartoon and complete two extension tasks. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
The Niagara Movement Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from W.E.B. DuBois' "Address to the Nation" in 1906 on ending segregation/discrimination and having full access to voting rights by answering 23 questions and completing an extension task. The answers are included...$3.50 -
U.S. History | 1920's | Harlem Renaissance Figures | Gallery Walk Activities
$3.49You are purchasing a Harlem Renaissance Figures Gallery Walk activity! Use this activity to introduce your students to some of the Harlem Renaissance Key Figures and the work that they are famous for creating! (Included: Langston...$3.49 -
Geography Comprehension: Resume' Character Sketch & Study (Auto-Fill Included)
$5.00A CHARACTER ANALYSIS OF A PERSON, CHARACTER, COUNTRY, OBJECT, EVENT This is a great way to get your students excited about studying a historical or current figure. Students use research and inference skills to create a resume for a...$5.00 -
Create a Pamphlet for any President or World Leader
$3.50Students will analyze and review any world leader’s time in power or any president’s time in office by creating a pamphlet (3 options provided). There are 6, 8, or 9 requirements balancing academics and opinion/student choice. Each option has...$3.50 -
Women During World War 1 Mini Lesson
$4.00Students will learn about untold stories of women during WWI (World War 1, WW1) with this PowerPoint and note guide. The presentation has 25 slides and the note guide has 12 questions and tasks. This includes 4 groups of women and 4 individual women from...$4.00