American Revolution

Bring the major battles of the Revolutionary War to life with Living Paintings! Working in groups, students will re-create a scene from the battle using a famous painting. The lesson begins with a warm up activity, a hidden picture inquiry. The Picture...

Delve into the story of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride to determine what is Fact and what is Fiction. In this lesson, students learn about the events the night before the first battle of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Lexington and Concord...

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51 slide Powerpoint covering the American Revolution.  Includes 2 pages of guided student notes with Key.  Created by Chris Jaskowiak - Visit My Store

This activity is a perfect “hook” or warm-up activity to have students complete prior to a lecture or lesson on the American Revolution. It is a short, 15 minute activity intended to pique student interest in the topic and stimulate...

Your students will have fun learning about the Boston Tea Party with this readers' theater script. What a great way to practice oral reading fluency and learn about the important events that shaped our nation. Included are three task cards and two...

An annotated timeline is an excellent way to help your students organize important events related to the American Revolution. This project begins with a PowerPoint that introduces the guidelines for students. The PowerPoint also identifies fifteen (15)...

In this 14 page lesson, you have everything you need to conduct a DOCUMENT BASED lesson on what caused the American Revolutionary War. How did the colonists go from peace to war? Topics include: French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763,...

Perfect 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 to show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...

This 9 page packet contains everything your students need to complete a document based activity (primary sources) on the Boston Massacre. Perfect addition to any American Revolution Unit. Can be used for classwork, group-work or homework...

This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the Acts Leading to the American Revolution. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and...

This 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 American Revolutionary War. Everything is included...