STAAR Review

Students will review the wars from US History (U.S. History wars) with this 3 part activity. They will first match 20 presidents to the wars or rebellions that happened during their time in office. Next, they will read 11 quotes and identify which war it...

This no prep, ready to go PowerPoint, and fill in the blanks note organizers will help your American history students understand the significant events of the U.S. Civil War. The notes follow the PowerPoint, and they cover the following...

Directions: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level, or in each course in Texas. For this project, you will need to pick a knowledge standard from...

Give this TEKS checklist to your 8th grade social studies Texas students at the beginning of each new unit. Read and discuss the TEKS with your classes so that you are transparent in your expectations and learning intentions.   This product...

  Give this TEKS checklist to your 8th grade social studies Texas students at the beginning of each new unit. Read and discuss the TEKS with your classes so that you are transparent in your expectations and learning intentions.   This...

Utilize this U.S. History timeline set (1400-1900) to display in your classroom or for your students to use as notes. There are images (both in color and black and white) that can be cut out and glued on the timeline or you can have students write events...

This is a fun way to review for your Civil War and Reconstruction Test or the 8th grade STAAR Test! Students "swat" the answer (using cheap fly swatters) - for a team competition. This set of "Swat the STAR" is over Causes of the Civil War - Civil War...

This GROWING bundle is where you'll have access to all process-skill related activities that I post. These activities are all completed digitally via Google Slides. Each one focuses on a different process skill, such...

Cause & effect is one of the most important process skills in Social Studies! True comprehension requires that students see this kind of connection between the events. Yet, this can also be one of the most difficult concepts! This activity is...

Sequencing is a vital process skill in Social Studies, and a great way to review multiple eras of content! In order to put unrelated events in chronological order, students must be able to correctly place an event within a historical...

Sorting and categorizing is an important process skill in Social Studies! When taking cumulative history assessments (such as STAAR), questions presented are not usually in chronological order. Students must be able to mentally...

Can your students identify the years, President, causes, key events and impact of each of the major wars in early US History? I know mind can at the time I teach them, but once the end of the year comes around, they need a little review! In this...