5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Liberty's Kids - Episode 24 - "Valley Forge"
$1.25In this Episode, your students will learn about the challenges of the American troops during the winter at Valley Forge and the training they engaged in with Baron von Steuben of Prussia during the American Revolution.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS...$1.25 -
Liberty's Kids - Episode 23 - "Hessians are Coming"
$1.25In this Episode, your students will learn about why the Hessian mercenaries came to fight with the British and Benedict Arnold's role during the early stages of the American Revolution.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's Kids...$1.25 -
Liberty's Kids - Episode 22 - "Lafayette Arrives"
$1.25In this Episode, your students will learn why and how the Marquis de Lafayette from France joined Washington's Army during the American Revolution.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's Kids. This set includes 2 levels of quizzes in...$1.25 -
Liberty's Kids - Episode 21 - "Sybil Ludington"
$1.25In this Episode, your students will learn about Sybil Lundington, daughter of Colonel Ludington, and her efforts to rally the militia to help defend patriots during the American Revolution.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's Kids...$1.25 -
Presidents' Day Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Presidents' Day! Students will learn about the history of the holiday as well as some of the most well-regarded presidents. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle...$4.00 -
American Government--Voting Rights--Literacy Tests
$1.00Note to educator:These are a few questions from actual literacy tests given in the states of Louisiana (first one) and Alabama (second one). The purpose of these tests was to prevent certain individuals from voting. When using these “tests”...$1.00 -
United States of America Civil War Mapping Activity and Quiz
$2.00This product is a mapping activity on the United States as it was during the Civil War 1861-1865. Students will identify Union States (differentiating between Union Free States and Union Slave States), Confederate States (differentiating between those...$2.00 -
Atlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade) Talk, Read, Talk, Write (TRTW) Activity
$2.00This product is a great teaching strategy to have students understand the causes and impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The product includes a copy of the reading and a PowerPoint to guide you and the students through the TRTW (Talk, Read, Talk, Write)...$2.00 -
Escape from Plymouth Rock Thanksgiving Digital Escape Room
$4.00Escape rooms allow for learning at its best; the engagement and excitement of solving problems while trying to beat the clock make learning an adventure. Digital escape rooms do NOT need any of the set up or materials but are just as much fun. There is...$4.00 -
Escape from Mount Rushmore Presidents Day Digital Escape Room
$4.00This digital escape room about U. S. presidents presents students with views of Mount Rushmore, an overview of the sequence of presidents, and virtual tours of four presidential homes: George Washington's, Thomas Jefferson's, Theodore Roosevelt's, and...$4.00 -
Escape with Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Digital Escape Room
$4.00This digital escape room about the Underground Railroad presents students with photos from the Library of Congress, short articles and video clips, a map showing Harriet Tubman's escape route, a rebus puzzle dealing with safe houses, and the original...$4.00 -
Liberty's Kids - Episode 20 - "An American in Paris"
$1.25In this Episode, your students will learn about Benjamin Franklin's trip to France to gain them as an ally during the American Revolution.A Quiz Set to go along with the PBS Video Series - Liberty's Kids. This set includes 2 levels of quizzes in 2 grade...$1.25