Reformers

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...

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...