5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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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 -
Early American Identities: Colonial Women and Children
$3.00This 60 minute middle school lesson plan helps students learn about the lives of colonial women and children in America via a customized reading activity and video viewing. This lesson provides teachers with a warm-up activity, individual/guided practice...$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 -
Project Based Learning: Colonial Jobs and Resumes
$3.25Project Based Learning: Colonial Jobs is a highly engaging and dynamic activity that teaches students about the past, while instilling skills they will utilize in the future. Students will take on the role of a colonist by selecting a colonial name...$3.25 -
Project Based Learning: Life in the 13 Colonies
$9.70Project Based Learning: Life in the 13 Colonies is a highly engaging and dynamic activity that teaches students about the past, while instilling skills they will utilize in the future. Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store Students research...$9.70 -
New World Explorers Bundle
$8.50Let me do the work for you! Buy differentiated readings and activities to meet the needs of your entire student population. Purchase the New World Explorers Bundle and save yourself time. You will receive: 1) A detailed lesson plan 2) Differentiated...$8.50 -
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 -
End of the year project: Build a Country
$3.00End the school year with a bang! Dig deep into geography as your students explore their creativity by building their own country. Students will build their countries map, flag, culture, and history in this highly engaging student centered activity...$3.00 -
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 -
STAAR Review: Westward Expansion $100,000 Pyramid
$2.50Engage your U.S. History students in STAAR review with the Westward Expansion $100,000 Pyramid. This interactive game reviews: Territorial acquisitions, Migrant groups, Impacts of Westward Expansion, Countries and their Leaders, and Years of Acquisition...$2.50 -
STAAR Review Vocabulary Quizzes Bundle
$6.75This bundle includes vocabulary quizzes for: Exploration & Colonization, Constitution, Early Republic, Age of Jackson, Industrialization & Reform, Westward Expansion, Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Created by Melissa Neely - Visit...$6.75 -
Age of Exploration Break In To History 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