5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Mid-Atlantic Colonies | Reading Activity Packet
$2.00Your students will love learning about colonial life in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies with this engaging, no prep reading activity packet! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned...$2.00 -
New England Colonies | Reading Activity Packet
$2.00Your students will love learning about colonial life in New England Colonies with this engaging, no prep reading activity packet! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for...$2.00 -
13 Colonies Puzzle Activity
$3.00Your students will love learning about colonial life in the 13 Colonies with this engaging puzzle game! Students will have fun putting these puzzles together while learning about jobs, clothing, tools, and food in...$3.00 -
Paired Text Reading Activity | Lost Colony of Roanoke Island
$3.00Your students will love learning about the lost colony of Roanoke Island with this engaging, no prep paired text reading activity packet! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s...$3.00 -
Biography: Harriet Tubman
$2.25This biography of Harriet Tubman focuses on her escape from slavery in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" along the Underground Railroad, and her involvement in the women's suffrage movement. The biography includes a series of...$2.25 -
Biography: Frederick Douglass
$2.25This biography of Frederick Douglass focuses on his escape from slavery in Maryland, his support for women's suffrage, and his prominent role in both the abolitionist movement and full equality for African Americans in the years after the Civil War. The...$2.25 -
Biography Bundle: Abolitionists (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $15.75$12.75This bundle contains a series of seven biographies on individuals associated with the abolitionist movement in the United States during the 19th century. The biographies can be either printed directly OR converted to digital activities using Google...MSRP: $15.75$12.75 -
Bundled Mini-Lesson: The Corps of Discovery
MSRP: $9.25$7.50There is no better way to discuss America's westward expansion than with the story of the Corps of Discovery. Charged by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly-acquired Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led 58 men, a Shoshone woman,...MSRP: $9.25$7.50 -
Biography: John Adams
$2.25This biography of John Adams focuses on his role as a Founding Father, including his opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765, his role in defending British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, and his troubled foreign policy while serving as President...$2.25 -
Biography Bundle: American Presidents (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $20.25$15.00This series of biographies of American presidents between the late 18th and early 20th centuries is a perfect resource for both middle and high school teachers. The bundle includes nine biographies that can be either printed directly OR easily converted...MSRP: $20.25$15.00 -
Biography: Benjamin Franklin
$2.25This biography of Benjamin Franklin focuses on his role as a Founding Father of the United States, including his Albany Plan of Union, his service as a Pennsylvania delegate, and his involvement in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. The biography...$2.25 -
Biography: George III
$2.25This biography of the 18th century British monarch George III focuses on his attempt to preserve control over England's American colonies. Beginning with the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains,...$2.25