HS US History Prior to 1877
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U.S. Government | Constitutional Amendments | Bill of Rights | A Race Activity
$3.99Love the Amazing Race? So do I....this Constitutional Amendments (Bill of Rights) lesson is Amazing Race inspired and is so fun your students will beg for more! In this highly interactive activity, your students will work in small teams...$3.99 -
Project Based Assessment: People in U.S. History
$2.50Are your students tired of writing boring biographies? Are you tired of having students complain about being bored and lacking engagement? Do your students have a difficult time understanding historical context?Do you want a no prep & highly engaging...$2.50 -
Slavery and the Triangle Trade
$3.00This 60 minute middle school US history lesson has a customized reading included and helps students answer the following questions: • How are slavery, tobacco and cotton related economically and politically? • Who was involved on a large...$3.00 -
The Jamestown Disaster
$3.00This is a 60 minute lesson for middle school with reading materials included to help students answer the following questions: • What was the Jamestown Disaster (the “Starving Time”?) and what caused it? • Could this disaster...$3.00 -
Civil War Research Project - FREE
$0.00This is a highly engaging, student centered choice menu project. Students will love having the ability to make their own decisions about what they are learning and creating products that they are interested in! I have used this for the past two years...$0.00 -
Causes of the Civil War Card Sort
$1.50This is a four way card sort that includes an event title, year, picture, and brief summary of: Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Dred Scott Case, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Nat Turner's Rebellion. This card sort can be used...$1.50 -
Exploration and Colonization STAAR Review Heads Up Game
$1.50Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR with Heads up! Exploration and Colonization. Students will help each other review key ideas from the unit while playing this engaging game. It’s so much fun, they won’t even know...$1.50 -
American Revolution STAAR Review Game - Heads Up
$1.50Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR with Heads up! American Revolution. Students will help each other review key ideas from the unit while playing this engaging game. It’s so much fun, they won’t even know they are...$1.50 -
Constitution STAAR Review Game
$1.50Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR with Heads up! Constitution. Students will help each other review key ideas from the unit while playing this engaging game. It’s so much fun, they won’t even know they are...$1.50 -
Constitution of the United States Break In Activity
$3.00In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in...$3.00 -
Triangle Trade Simulation Game
$3.00My students' favorite activity of the year, even in surveys conducted at the end of the year, students still remember it as their favorite activity even though we play it in August/September and ask to play it again. A triangle trade simulation game...$3.00 -
Headlines Newspaper Project--Teaching Historical Perspective
$3.50Created by Nathan Gilson of "Understanding Who We Were" - Visit My Store A project rubric for several newspaper projects. This project teaches students to view historical events from more than one side. It teaches bias, historical perspective,...$3.50