Reformers

This interactive and partially editable PowerPoint is intended for either a US History, Black History Month, or Literature unit with Frederick Douglass. PLEASE NOTE: This is paired with the Hampton-Brown of the book but some editable templates...

This Underground Railroad Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Topics in the Underground Railroad reading passage include: Harriet Tubman, safe houses, plantations, Fugitive Slave Act,...

Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on US founding father, Benjamin Franklin. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...

This is a biography writing unit about the life of founding father of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.  The first lesson is...

’Who Stole the People’s Money?' – Do Tell is part of a larger cartoon – “Two Great Questions” – by American caricaturist Thomas Nast and was first published in Harper’s Weekly in August 1871. The cartoon...

Move On was created by Thomas Nast and first published in Harper's Weekly in April 1871. The political cartoon questions voting laws the grant greater political rights to naturalized Americans than Native Americans. The download includes the...

Political cartoons are an excellent way of keeping students engaged and promoting critical thinking. This series of 21 political cartoons addresses topics in American history between the Revolution and the Progressive Era: Join, or Die The Repeal, or...

Checklists have become an important part of life to complete every day, essential tasks. Checklists can also work within a classroom setting. To help students prepare for an upcoming unit, these checklists were created to assist them with knowing what...

Checklists have become an important part of life to complete every day, essential tasks. Checklists can also work within a classroom setting. To help students prepare for an upcoming unit, these checklists were created to assist them with knowing what...

Motor Mouth is a game that allows students to quiz each other about the historical knowledge presented within the classroom by using student-friendly language and clues based on what they have learned. While similar to Taboo, it does not include a list...

Motor Mouth is a game that allows students to quiz each other about the historical knowledge presented within the classroom by using student-friendly language and clues based on what they have learned. While similar to Taboo, it does not include a list...

This digital escape room about the Underground Railroad presents students with photos from the Library of Congress, short articles and video clips, a map showing Harriet Tubman's escape route, a rebus puzzle dealing with safe houses, and the original...