5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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13 Stand and Sort Activities to Get Students Moving
$3.00A stand and sort activity, created by Lauren Anderson, allows students to get out of their seats and move around while demonstrating their knowledge of economic concepts. Category signs are taped on...$3.00 -
Bundle: Biographies in American History (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $83.25$62.50This biography series on important figures in American history between the mid-16th and early 20th centuries will engage your students for anMSRP: $83.25$62.50 -
Video Guide: How the States Got Their Shapes
$2.50Narrated by Brian Unger, the History Channel's video How the States Got Their Shapes is a wonderful introduction to any middle school or high school US History or Civics class. The video emphasizes...$2.50 -
Project: The Bill of Rights (digital option included)
$6.00This project has everything your students need to know about the freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights! The resource includes a PowerPoint that presents each amendment in the Bill of Rights in...$6.00 -
Biography Bundle: The Corps of Discovery (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $6.75$6.00This bundle contains a series of three biographies on individuals associated with the Corps of Discovery. The biographies can be either printed directly OR readily converted to digital activities...MSRP: $6.75$6.00 -
Biography: Lewis and Clark
$2.25This biography on Meriwether Lewis and William Clark focuses on their leadership of the Corps of Discovery as it traversed the Louisiana Territory to reach the Pacific Ocean. The biography also...$2.25 -
Biography: John Locke
$2.25This biography on John Locke focuses on his Two Treatises of Government. Believing that man was born with a "blank slate" (tabula rasa) and was essentially good by nature, Locke argued that the only...$2.25 -
American Revolution Centers/Stations
$3.00Three separate interactive learning stations designed to cover the causes, individuals and battles of the American Revolution. Station 1- TEK 8.4A Timeline Station Activity with hashtags more in...$3.00 -
Biography: Sacagawea
$2.25This biography on Sacagawea focuses on her role in leading the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Ocean. The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading. In using this in my own...$2.25 -
US History Prior to 1877 Assessment Semester Exam Final
$4.0052 question STAAR Formatted Benchmark that covers everything UP to the Civil War. There isn't an answer key because I believe that it is best practice to take the exam to see the possible areas...$4.00 -
Jamestown-Washington's Presidency Assessment Semester Exam Final
$3.0035 Question Exam based on the SE's and STAAR formatted with dual coded questions. Also included is the answer key with the Reporting Category, SE, and Readiness/Supporting SE for each question. First...$3.00 -
Biography: John Brown
$2.25This biography focuses on John Brown, an ardent abolitionist who led both the raid of Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, in 1856, and the attack on Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in October 1859. Brown's intent...$2.25