5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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American Revolution Primary Source Analysis: Petition to King George III
$1.50In this activity, students will close read and analyze excerpts of the colonists Petition to King George III to answer text-dependent question in order to determine if colonial claims or grievances could be resolved in a manner other than war. This...$1.50 -
American Revolution Primary Source Analysis: Excerpts of Common Sense
$3.00In this activity, students will close read and analyze excerpts of the Thomas Paine's Common Sense to create or fill in a mind map and answer text-dependent question in order to determine: What is common sense? Is independence common sense?This activity...$3.00 -
Colonial America Bundle
$10.00Easily assess student knowledge of Colonial America! Save your precious time by using these pre-made, no-prep quizzes. Included are ten multiple-choice quizzes, with ten questions each. Keys are provided for your convenience. Also included are 100 task...$10.00 -
Native Americans - Indian Shelter Project - FREE
$0.00Students always get excited about studying Native Americans! And building a model of a Native American home is captivating and intriguing during this unit. Students have so much fun creating and displaying these projects in our school. A very engaging...$0.00 -
US History Documents Review: 3 Way Match- STAAR Review!
$4.00Can your students tell you WHY a document is important? Can they identify a key quote from that document? In this review, students will analyze a quote which they will have to match to the name of a document AND the SIGNIFICANCE of that document. I call...$4.00 -
US History Eras Review Cup Stacking Races STAAR Review
$3.00Do you need a new way to review the ERAS of early US History? I needed something fun and active that was different. Enter US History CUP STACKING RACES! In this review lesson, students stack cups labeled with the titles of the the...$3.00 -
The Industrial Revolution PPT, Guided Notes and Activities
$4.99This product comes with a Power Point Presentation and Printable Student Notes. Also, if you don't want to teach this material through a presentation, there is a reading guide worksheet to do instead. It includes Microsoft and PDF formats. There is also...$4.99 -
Survey of the USA: 1776-1900
$4.99This product includes a Power Point and Printable Student Notes. Also, if you don’t want to teach this material through a presentation, there is a reading guide worksheet to do instead. Likewise, there is an extra vocabulary worksheet included. The...$4.99 -
President Information Pack
$5.00This is a great resource to help students learn about the Presidents of the United States. Each page is complete with a photo of each president and detailed facts about each president. All 45 U.S. Presidents are included. Created by Jefferson Matthews$5.00 -
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Close Reading Activity Book | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
$4.50A close reading activity book with six reading comprehension activities. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity. The NO...$4.50 -
FREE - Lincoln and Davis Inaugural Address Showdown - Tweeting the People! EDITABLE
$0.00What would Lincoln and Davis tweet about their ideas on liberty, equality, union and government? This is a fun way to imagine these two men getting their message out to the people during the Civil War.In this lesson, students will read/analyze short...$0.00 -
Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War
$3.00In this 60-minute lesson plan, middle school students will be able to answer the following questions: • How was Abraham Lincoln involved in the beginning of the Civil War?• What were his main purposes in the Civil War? • Which purpose did...$3.00