HS US History Prior to 1877
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US Constitution No Prep Unit: 31 Warm Ups, 13 Activities, 3 Projects, and more.
$19.00This is one of Don Jenkin's favorite units to teach because it is very relevant to students' lives and they enjoy discussing issues relevant to the Constitution. This is a no prep unit. I have...$19.00 -
Civil War Unit: Common Core, Games, Primary Sources, Test, Activities!
$13.00Created by Don Jenkins. This could be a self-contained unit or used to supplement your current Civil War unit. I have listed what is included and the approximate time for each activity. There are...$13.00 -
Keep Calm and Ratify the Constitution
$5.75This activity, created by Lori Sheets, uses primary source arguments delivered from both the federalists and the anti federalists and asks students to interpret their intent and how the ratification...$5.75 -
13 Colonies Graphic Organizer and Travel Brochure/Video Activity
$3.00A graphic organizer for the 13 colonies divided up by region. Then with each region the groups will create a real estate pamphlet to attempt to get colonists to come to their region. Then they will...$3.00 -
Civil War Test and Key: 25 Multiple Choice and 4 Documents Based Questions
$1.50Created by Don Jenkins. Civil War Test covering the major ideas, themes, and concepts. Answer key provided. 25 Multiple Choice questions 4 documents based questions$1.50 -
United States Constitution: Mock Congress: How A Bill Becomes A Law
$2.00Created by Don Jenkins - Visit my Store. This is a fun activity for students because students come up with their own idea for a law and they are actively engaged in every step of the process for how...$2.00 -
American Revolution 3-5 Week Unit: No Prep
$13.00Created by Don Jenkins. Suggested Unit Outline of Activities: This is a no prep 3-5 week unit…of course you may want to modify, change, or eliminate assignments to meet your needs and you won’t want...$13.00 -
61 American Colonies and American Revolution Bell Ringers or Warm Ups
$3.7561 Questions to start off class concerning the American Colonies and American Revolution from 1492-1781. Most are higher level thinking and open ended questions. Included on each slide is a visual...$3.75 -
Primary and Secondary Source Interview
$1.00I use this as a homework assignment after students have learned about primary and secondary sources. Students create questions and ask those questions of someone who has been a primary and...$1.00 -
Civil War Ken Burns Video Questions: All 9 Episodes - Over 200 Questions
$5.00FYI: Answers are not included. Over 200 Questions of varying levels for all 9 Episodes for Ken Burns Civil War. Topics include Lincoln, Grant, Gettysburg, Sherman, Lee, Clara Barton, Shiloh,...$5.00 -
US History Bell Ringers Or Warm Ups: New Nation and Westward Expansion
$3.50Activity created by Don Jenkins - Visit My Store 51 Bellringers or entry questions for students to complete in US History from 1789 - 1860. Show 1 a day in the beginning of class or you could use...$3.50 -
Civil War: Glory Movie Questions and Answer Key - 54th Massachusetts
$1.25Activity created by Don Jenkins. One of the best Civil War movies for students to learn about the Civil War and African American's contribution to the Union victory. A 17 question movie guide...$1.25