HS US History Prior to 1877
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SOAPStone Graphic Organizer for Social Studies
$3.00This graphic organizer helps students identify the critical pieces of text by analyzing tone, purpose, and subject. Use this graphic organizer to help students break down content! Created by Laura Pennington - Visit My Store$3.00 -
5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High
$1.49My 5 favorite No Prep First Day Activity Ice Breakers for High School Jr High. These are low risk, no or low prep ice breakers for Junior High or High School students. My students love these, and I rotate them through the year when we need a re-fresh...$1.49 -
The KKK
$3.00In this lesson plan for middle school, students will learn more about the Ku Klux Klan. This lesson plan is designed to take approximately one hour, but may take more or less depending on your students. The key accomplishments for students based on...$3.00 -
The Abolitionists Webquest
$3.00This webquest could be used to fill one long class period or several smaller class periods. Students will conduct internet research to learn more about important abolitionists. This is the perfect precursor to an in-depth student project about...$3.00 -
Political Parties Station Lesson
$6.00This is a complete 50 minute 5 station lesson on United States political parties. There is a handout included that students carry to each station as well as clear station directions on what to do at each station. I give my students 9 minutes a station...$6.00 -
Slavery in the American Colonies
$3.00This 60 minute lesson plan is designed to help middle students answer the following questions: • When did slavery come to the colonies? • How did slavery affect the colonies? • Why did the colonies need slave labor? • Where...$3.00 -
Missouri Compromise
$3.00This includes a 60 minute lesson plan and a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the concepts of compromise and how it played out with regard to free and slave states with the admission of Missouri. This lesson has also been updated with a customized...$3.00 -
Articles of Confederation Activities
$3.00US History Middle School This 45 minute lesson plan is geared for middle school and helps introduce students to the Articles of Confederation in order to answer or accomplish the following: • Describe the Articles of Confederation. •...$3.00 -
Age of Reason | Enlightenment Salon | A Socratic Seminar Activity
$2.25In this (fully- editable) activity your students will compare the major ideas of 7 Enlightenment (Age of Reason) philosophers, “thinkers”, (Hobbes, Montesquieu, Locke, Wollstonecraft, Rousseau, Beccaria, Voltaire) that subsequently...$2.25 -
U.S. Government | Federalist V. Anti-Federalist | Presentation & Student Activity
$2.49In this U.S. Government/U.S. History activity on Federalists V. Anti-Federalists your students will: 1) Complete short background notes on a graphic organizer about the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. (Full Color Power-point...$2.49 -
Industrialization and the Assembly Line Simulation
$3.00This 60 minute lesson plan helps students accomplish the following: • Describe the specialization of labor in assembly line production • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the assembly line for factory workers, factory owners, and...$3.00 -
Working with the Media
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to focus their creative energies on producing a 30 to 120 second infomercial aimed at urging voters from the 18-21 year old age group to vote for a presidential candidate. Answer key included Created...$4.00