Reformers

Can your students tell you WHY a document is important? Can they identify a key quote from that document? In this review, students will analyze a quote which they will have to match to the name of a document AND the SIGNIFICANCE of that document. I call...

Do you need a new way to review the ERAS of early US History? I needed something fun and active that was different. Enter US History CUP STACKING RACES!   In this review lesson, students stack cups labeled with the titles of the the...

In my 8th grade U.S. History class we have to touch on the American authors that reflect American culture. This is a B-R-O-A-D standard and it has always frustrated me. Plus, our textbooks usually only have ONE sentence on an author. I needed a way to...

Students will use what they have learned in class to re-teach important concepts to each other. This requires students to use writing, listening, speaking, and reading to effectively review the content that has been taught. It is a great way to assess...

Students will use what they have learned in class to re-teach important concepts to each other. This requires students to use writing, listening, speaking, and reading to effectively review the content that has been taught. It is a great way to assess...

Unit Overview pages were designed to give both teachers and students a visual and a written way to know what to expect in the upcoming unit. This page was also created to make sure that a focus was maintained throughout the unit on key people, key events...

Unit Overview pages were designed to give both teachers and students a visual and a written way to know what to expect in the upcoming unit. This page was also created to make sure that a focus was maintained throughout the unit on key people, key events...

Reformers, Abolitionists, Artists and Authors! You've taught them, but your students need to review them before the big test, right? This is a matching and sorting activity (29 matching) covering the people/movements you see listed below. To put it...

This is an engaging resource to teach students about the Underground Railroad!This resource includes students notes as an introduction. Students will then analyze a primary source document, which is a detailed interview with a former conductor on the...

This Video Response Worksheet and Key is based on the PBS documentary series "American Experience - The Abolitionists - Episode 2: 1838-1854."You will receive a zip file which contains a Video Response Worksheet (in both PDF and editable DOCX formats)...

This Video Response Worksheet and Key is based on the PBS documentary series "American Experience - The Abolitionists - Episode 3: 1854-Emancipation and Victory."You will receive a zip file which contains a Video Response Worksheet (in both PDF and...

HISTO (History BINGO) BINGO for History or HISTO as it is known in my class has been adapted to use in a classroom setting for fun and to check for understanding. It is my students’ FAVORITE game to play in the classroom. This BINGO is different...