5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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13 Colonies Graphic Organizer and Travel Brochure/Video Activity
$3.00A graphic organizer for the 13 colonies divided up by region. Then with each region the groups will create a real estate pamphlet to attempt to get colonists to come to their region. Then they will create a travel video set in the current time...$3.00 -
Civil War Test and Key: 25 Multiple Choice and 4 Documents Based Questions
$1.50Created by Don Jenkins. Civil War Test covering the major ideas, themes, and concepts. Answer key provided. 25 Multiple Choice questions 4 documents based questions$1.50 -
United States Constitution: Mock Congress: How A Bill Becomes A Law
$2.00Created by Don Jenkins - Visit my Store. This is a fun activity for students because students come up with their own idea for a law and they are actively engaged in every step of the process for how a bill becomes a law. Included in this download: 1...$2.00 -
American Revolution 3-5 Week Unit: No Prep
$13.00Created by Don Jenkins. Suggested Unit Outline of Activities: This is a no prep 3-5 week unit…of course you may want to modify, change, or eliminate assignments to meet your needs and you won’t want to use all the video questions. ...$13.00 -
61 American Colonies and American Revolution Bell Ringers or Warm Ups
$3.7561 Questions to start off class concerning the American Colonies and American Revolution from 1492-1781. Most are higher level thinking and open ended questions. Included on each slide is a visual which corresponds with the question. These are great to...$3.75 -
Primary and Secondary Source Interview
$1.00I use this as a homework assignment after students have learned about primary and secondary sources. Students create questions and ask those questions of someone who has been a primary and secondary source. This is a great way to get kids to interact...$1.00 -
Civil War Ken Burns Video Questions: All 9 Episodes - Over 200 Questions
$5.00FYI: Answers are not included. Over 200 Questions of varying levels for all 9 Episodes for Ken Burns Civil War. Topics include Lincoln, Grant, Gettysburg, Sherman, Lee, Clara Barton, Shiloh, slavery, Battle of the Wilderness, and many more. There...$5.00 -
US History Bell Ringers Or Warm Ups: New Nation and Westward Expansion
$3.50Activity created by Don Jenkins - Visit My Store 51 Bellringers or entry questions for students to complete in US History from 1789 - 1860. Show 1 a day in the beginning of class or you could use them as exit tickets. These work great to focus...$3.50 -
Civil War: Glory Movie Questions and Answer Key - 54th Massachusetts
$1.25Activity created by Don Jenkins. One of the best Civil War movies for students to learn about the Civil War and African American's contribution to the Union victory. A 17 question movie guide and answer key for the Civil War movie Glory which...$1.25 -
US Constitution Bell Ringers or Warm Ups
$2.00Created by Don Jenkins. 31 discussion type questions to use with a United States Constitution Unit. Each slide has a visual which corresponds with the question. I use these in the beginning of class or they could be used as exit slips. Some of the...$2.00 -
Sailing with Columbus
$2.50Created by Beth Hammett. Sail with Columbus on his voyage to the new world with this 16 page student made book that uses critical thinking skills to fill in the blanks then color the black and white images. Reinforce facts about Columbus and his...$2.50 -
US History Paired Texts: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison
$4.25These paired texts, designed by Keith Geswein, cover two of the most famous people in United States history -- Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison. Your students will learn how to compare and contrast information in paired passages while learning about...$4.25