5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Constitutional Convention Choice Board Learning Menus (set of 3)
$3.75Differentiate your Constitutional Convention lesson with this set of three engaging choice board menus. Students research to learn about the purpose and location of the convention, roles of the delegates, and debates and compromises. They then use that...$3.75 -
Articles of Confederation Constitution Bingo Review STAAR Review
$4.00Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is the result. Articles of Confederation &...$4.00 -
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist Quote Throw Down plus exit ticket
$3.25You've taught the differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. You look out and your students have blank faces! Does this sound familiar? It's time to see if they can identify key quotes from both sides. It's time for a...$3.25 -
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention: Superlatives Awards Fair
$4.25Which delegate at the Constitutional Convention is worthy of winning the "most likely to win an argument" award? How about the "most theatrical," "most likely to rule the world," "biggest troublemaker," or "best northern pride" awards? In this PBL...$4.25 -
Civil War Bundle - Save 50%
$15.00Bundle of 6 lessons, individually $30. Save 50% with the Bundle. 1. Making a Book about Washington D.C. during the Civil War 2. Civil War Game - military...$15.00 -
Maps of North America Exploration and Settlement: An Activity
$3.00Maps of North America Exploration and Settlement Early maps of European exploration and settlement reveal much about what explorers and colonists knew about what eventually became the English thirteen colonies. Map-making work...$3.00 -
A City on a Hill Making a Book about Puritan Boston
$8.00A City on a Hill Making a Book about Puritan Boston An activity combining process and content “Salem, where we landed, pleased us not,” wrote Thomas Dudley, describing the arrival of John Winthrop’s fleet of seventeen ships in June,...$8.00 -
What Caused the Civil War
$3.00What Caused the Civil War The time was 4:30 in the morning; the day was April 12, 1861. Cannons from the mainland began to spew fire and lob shells into Fort Sumter--at this early hour just faintly visible on the horizon. America’s terrible Civil...$3.00 -
American Revolutionary War (for 5th-7th Graders)
$6.97The American Revolutionary War Lesson Plan explores the major battles and events of the Revolutionary War and further engages students into the subject matter by examining the significance of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's...$6.97 -
Boston Tea Party (for 5th-7th Graders)
$4.97The Boston Tea Party Lesson Plan discusses the major causes and events of the Boston Tea Party, why it was a significant event, and who was all involved with it. This unit lesson was specifically designed for 4th-7th graders and has also been used with...$4.97 -
French and Indian War (for 5th-7th Graders)
$4.97The French and Indian War Lesson Plan examines the causes and effects of the French and Indian War, who fought in the war, its major battles and events, and significant individuals of the war. This unit lesson was designed specifically for 4th-7th...$4.97 -
U.S. Geography Unit (Intro for 5th-9th Graders)
$19.97The U.S. Geography unit lesson plan covers a wide range of topics from geographic and physical land forms of the U.S., to map types and tools, to population and settlement patterns, and WAY MORE! The unit is designed to last 9 to 10 classroom...$19.97