5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Mexican American War Stations
$2.00Stations activity that cover the following topics:Causes of the war, quick overview of the war, John Coffee Hays and the Texas Rangers, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the land gained from the treaty.All links, images, worksheets, and reading passages...$2.00 -
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
$5.00This resource includes everything you need to teach middle grade students about Martin Luther King Jr.! This product includes the following resources:-A vocabulary study that includes an overview handout, graphic organizer, and quiz over important terms...$5.00 -
The Emancipation Proclamation
$3.00In this 60 minute lesson plan for middle school helps students address the following questions: • What were Lincoln’s main goals midway through the Civil War?• What did the Emancipation Proclamation say would occur for the enslaved...$3.00 -
Civil War Webquest North vs. South - Comparing Two Worlds
$1.00This resource is AMAZING!! This worksheet uses a scholastic website that is an INTERACTIVE map that has students investigate the difference between the North and the South at the start of the Civil War. You can have students do this individually in class...$1.00 -
Age of Discovery~Task Cards~Social Studies~Worksheets/Charts~Social Studies Weekly
$3.00In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThis set is made up of *40 individual task cards, *16 vocabulary cards, and *1 Explorer comparison chart*1 Explorer Letter Back Home Writing Activity*1 Map-making Activity. .These...$3.00 -
Age of Discovery Match 'Em Vocabulary #1~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.25In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThere is a Match 'Em puzzle with 16 vocabulary terms and an answer keyTerms include:explorerNew WorldAge of DiscoveryChristianitycolonycolonizecartographerJohn CabotHernan...$1.25 -
Black History Month Activities Bundle!
$8.00This resource is an engaging two-week unit for Black History Month! This product includes a research project, an in-depth study of Martin Luther King Jr., and a Reader's Theater.In the Black History Research Project, students will complete graphic...$8.00 -
American Revolution Cause & Effect Chart
$1.00This American Revolution cause and effect chart lays out all of the major events leading up to the American Revolution. Students then fill in the chart using their notes or textbook. With the PDF file you also get an editable PPT file so that you can add...$1.00 -
Sectionalism/ Causes of the Civil War Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Sectionalism/ Causes of the Civil War! This product covers rising tensions between the North and the South in the early 1800's. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for...$4.00 -
Age of Discovery Cloze/Fill In the Blank~#1~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.99In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldCloze passage/Fill in the Blank worksheetIncludes worksheet WITH word bank and worksheet WITHOUT word bankIncludes answer key.This worksheet is designed to challenge students of all...$1.99 -
Early American Settlements~Match'Em Vocab #2~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.25In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the Early American SettlementsThere is a Match 'Em puzzle with 16 vocabulary terms and an answer keyTerms include:colonysettlementJamestownmarshlandmalariatobaccoHouse of Burgessesroyal...$1.25 -
Early American Settlements Cloze/Fill In Blank #2~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.99In this set, students examine early American settlements in the New WorldCloze passage/Fill in the Blank worksheetIncludes worksheet WITH word bank and worksheet WITHOUT wordbankIncludes answer key.This worksheet is designed to challenge students of all...$1.99