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Political Parties / Flipped Bundle Unit
$25.00Political Parties Flipped Unit that includes high-interest power point files, video links, a vocabulary term list, vocabulary quiz, a student workbook and teachers guide to flipped classrooms and two optional student assignments. On their own, students...$25.00 -
Interactive Vocabulary Game
$3.00Note to Teachers: Finding ways to teach and allow students to understand and retain key vocabulary is a difficult task. Over the years we all have found various ways to implement new strategies that require students to apply vocabulary terms. This...$3.00 -
Interest Group (3 student centered activities)
$5.80In this student-centered packet students work together to complete THREE activities about Interest Groups. Activity One allows them to assess who benefits and who is negatively affected by a piece of legislation. Activity Two addresses how an...$5.80 -
Updating the Declaration of Independence
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. Students are asked to interpret the paragraphs in today’s style and language. By doing so, they can...$4.00 -
How Much Federal Gov't Control Should There Be? Community Survey Project
$5.00This 3 class period activity provides students with an opportunity to gain further insight into how people in their own community feel about federalism today. Students work to conduct surveys and then present their findings. Teacher...$5.00 -
Economics | Free Enterprise System | Student Simulation, Video & Activities
$3.25This 34 page download contains MULTIPLE activities for the Economic topic, FREE ENTERPRISE. You can use all the activities or choose to do the ones that fit your curriculum. Activities included: 1) Full color reading and comprehension questions...$3.25 -
U.S. & World History | World War I | The Great War | Propaganda Analysis Activity
$2.75In this activity on World War I Propaganda, your students will be introduced to the purpose of propaganda and how it is used by comparing WWI propaganda to modern day examples. Specifically, your students will: 1) Be introduced to the...$2.75 -
Should the National Anthem Be Changed? Close Reading of the Star-Spangled Banner
$3.99Explore the question – Should the National Anthem be Changed? Students will analyze the primary source document of the Star-Spangled Banner and explore the possibility of the United States National Anthem being changed. Classes will learn a brief...$3.99 -
Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background knowledge...$3.00 -
Bill of Rights (Webquest)
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background...$3.00 -
Electoral College - Document Based Questioning
$3.00This 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 Electoral College. Everything is included for this...$3.00 -
Increasing Voter Turnout
$3.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to brainstorm ideas on ways to increase political participation through the voting process. Students build on ideas presented and finish by writing a letter to the editor. Created by Lori...$3.00