5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Thomas Jefferson 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 -
Civil War Battles 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 -
Black History Month
$3.00This 5-day lesson plan helps students work in stations to answer or accomplish the following:1. Describe why you believe that Black History month is important to celebrate every year? 2. Can you explain one event in African American history that...$3.00 -
Colonial Expansion
$3.00This is an approximate 100-120 minute lesson plan that can be adjusted to meet the needs of any classroom. This lesson focuses on the following questions:(DOK 1) How would describe the colonial expansion in your own words?(DOK 2) Can you explain how the...$3.00 -
Hardtack and Coffee, Food in the Civil War Close Reading
$2.50The Civil War is probably one of the most covered topics in a US History class. All too often, we focus too much on the battles and the famous generals and leaders. But what about a topic that was actually a bigger part of a soldier's everyday life than...$2.50 -
The Letters of a Texan in the Civil War Close Reading
$2.00During the course of the Civil War, more than 90,000 Texans served in the Confederate Army. Some fought in the Eastern Theater under General Lee, while others fought in the Western Theater, mostly under inept leadership. This product gives your students...$2.00 -
Middle Colonies Choice Board: Colonial America Tic Tac Toe Menu
$2.00This product is a Tic Tac Toe board with 9 activities about the middle colonies that incorporate a variety of learning styles. Students start by completing the middle activity, which is a mind map to organize their learning about this region of the 13...$2.00 -
New England Colonies Choice Board: Colonial America Tic Tac Toe Menu
$2.00This product is a Tic Tac Toe board with 9 activities about the New England colonies that incorporate a variety of learning styles. Students start by completing the middle activity, which is a mind map to organize their learning about this region of the...$2.00 -
New England Colonies Hyperdoc: Colonial America Webquest
$3.50All of the components of the learning process are included in this interactive digital lesson about the New England colonial region. Students will have the opportunity to engage, explore, explain, apply, share, reflect and extend their understanding as...$3.50 -
Thomas Jefferson GooseChase: Engaging Scavenger Hunt Challenges
$3.50In a classroom with many different learning styles and needs, GooseChase is one of the most exciting, engaging ways to differentiate for all students. They are able to choose from 30 missions with different difficulty levels and point values to compete...$3.50 -
Sweet Betsy from Pike - Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
$1.25As Americans started exploring the new land in the West during the early 1800's, they faced many hardships. In this activity, students follow along with the lyrics to American folktale, "Sweet Betsy from Pike." They analyze the song to identify some of...$1.25 -
Andrew Jackson DBQ
$2.25Should Andrew Jackson be removed from the $20 bill? In this Document-Based Question (DBQ), students analyze 8 primary sources related to different decisions made by Andrew Jackson to determine if he is worthy of remaining on the $20 bill.Topics for the...$2.25