5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Thomas Jefferson - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on former US President and founding father, Thomas Jefferson. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer...$3.75 -
Thomas Jefferson - 5th & 6th Grade Biography Writing Activity
$3.00This is a biography writing unit about the life of founding father and U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The first lesson is interactive and...$3.00 -
Jamestown Game - Colonial Era - Did I Survive Jamestown
$2.00This PPT and handout is a game that you can play as a class to introduce Jamestown or Colonial Life. Each slide ask the students questions such as what is their desired job, how often they get sick, and others. After each question slide is a point slide...$2.00 -
Benjamin Franklin - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span 5 lessons on US founding father, Benjamin Franklin. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an informational text, and then answer comprehension and grammar...$3.75 -
Christopher Columbus - 5th & 6th Grade Close Read & Biography Writing Bundle
$3.75Two great activities that would span five lessons about the life of the man responsible for the discovery of the Americas, Christopher Columbus. NO PREP is needed! Firstly, there is a close reading activity - children need to read through an...$3.75 -
Christopher Columbus - 5th & 6th Grade Biography Writing Activity
$3.00This is a biography writing unit about the life of the man responsible for the discovery of the Americas, Christopher Columbus. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The first...$3.00 -
Benjamin Franklin - 5th & 6th Grade Biography Writing Activity
$3.00This is a biography writing unit about the life of founding father of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The first lesson is...$3.00 -
Jamestown DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM for Google Drive®
$7.99The Jamestown Digital Escape Room will take students on a secret mission through two 360° VIEW rooms! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the establishment of Jamestown. Topics include: King James I, Starving Time,...$7.99 -
Leonardo da Vinci - 5th & 6th Grade Biography Writing Activity
$3.00This is a biography writing unit about the life of famous Artist, Leonardo da Vinci. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each. The first lesson is interactive and involves them...$3.00 -
American Civil War Key Figures Close Reading Comprehension Book 5th & 6th Grade
$4.50A book with nine close reading activities that look at the American Civil War and key figures from the era. Each activity has an informational text with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task, crossword puzzle and wordsearch...$4.50 -
Primary Sources: The Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
$2.50As part of an overall discussion of the influences upon American government, this resource consists of a graphic organizer that divides excerpts from both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights into sections that students can then paraphrase,...$2.50 -
Bundled Mini-Lesson: Influences on American Government
MSRP: $5.50$4.50One of the main themes of any United States History or Government class is how the ideas fundamental to this country's constitutional democracy can be traced to three influential documents: the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Mayflower...MSRP: $5.50$4.50