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Native American Day: Fact-Based, Historical Activities & Resources
$4.00Created by Beth Hammett - Visit My Store Numerous projects for Native American Day (4th Friday in September) or for any NAI History/SS Unit. Includes: Make a Timeline (Build Background Knowledge) U.S. Map of NA Tribes Diorama activity and clip art...$4.00 -
Benjamin Franklin's Birthday: 10 Critical Thinking Activities
$3.5045 pages of critical thinking activities and lesson plans for ELA or history classes that focus on Benjamin Franklin's life and accomplishments. Includes: Directions for all projects Franklin's Life: Early, Middle, Late Years Quick Facts Timeline...$3.50 -
US History Paired Texts: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman
$4.25These paired texts cover two of the most famous people in United States history -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman. They will help your students learn how to compare and contrast informational passages while helping them learn about two...$4.25 -
Brown vs Board of Education Reading and Questions
$3.00This is a one page reading about Brown vs. Board of Education. There is also a second page with nine questions about the reading. Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store$3.00 -
The History of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month (Comic Book)
$5.00Do you know how Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month begin? This 25 page comic book explains the history behind the celebrated month, and it offers students the opportunity to review information then fill in their own comic speech bubbles and facts...$5.00 -
Biography: Nat Turner
$2.25This biography on Nat Turner focuses on his belief that he had received a sign from God to start a slave rebellion, and the repercussions of that rebellion on both whites and Black Americans. The biography includes a series of questions based on the...$2.25 -
Civil Rights Movement: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Simulation
$7.99This simulation, created by Shawneen Morrison, has students begin by taking actual literacy tests. In case they do well on the tests, they are subjected to a second, highly subjective verbal test. Then, to punctuate the futility of battling unfair Jim...$7.99 -
Biography: Queen Nzinga Mbande
$2.25This biography profiles Queen Nzinga Mbande, the leader of Angola during the early 17th century. Tracing her rise to the throne, the biography focuses on Nzinga's dealings with Portuguese officials, who had colonized the region and were securing African...$2.25 -
Meg and Mog Activity Pack - Halloween, food, clothes, animals
$4.85Card games and crafts to complement the original Meg and Mog story by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. These fun, interactive activities help children learn and revise food, clothes, animals and halloween vocabulary while developing fine motor skills,...$4.85 -
Meg's Eggs Activity Pack - Crafts, games, worksheets
$6.85Differentiated crafts, worksheets, games and cards to complement the Meg's Eggs story by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. Storytelling cards are also included for use WITHOUT THE BOOK. These fun, interactive activities help children learn and revise...$6.85