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Famous Artists Timeline Display and Task Card Sorting Activity
$4.50A great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the most inspirational artists from history. Great for class work, distance learning and home schooling. There are 33 posters or task cards that feature...$4.50 -
Biography: Sarah and Angelina Grimké
$2.25This biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimké focuses on their first-hand experience with slavery on the family's plantation in South Carolina, their activism in the abolitionist movement of the mid-1800s, and their early involvement in the women's...$2.25 -
Economics | Mankiw's 7 Principles | Interactive Student Stations Activities
$3.99This 30 page lesson gives you everything you need to conduct a lesson/student activity on Mankiw’s 7 Economic Principles. The Economic Principles addressed in this lesson are: 1) People Face Tradeoffs 2) Our Choices have Costs and...$3.99 -
Case 14 Child Migrants to Australia after WWII: The Forgotten Generation
$3.00This worksheet and PowerPoint Presentation are to supplement the podcast History Detective. Case 14: Child Migrants to Australia after WWII, explored the long hidden story of the orphan and not quite orphan children who were sent by the British...$3.00 -
EOC Review Modern Presidents Sorting Activity
$3.00If you are like me, when I get to the end of the year I am speeding through the events of the Modern Presidents. I always need some sort of review activity to ensure that students have retained the content! This is a sorting activity that covers...$3.00 -
Civil War | Reconstruction | Effect of Emancipation | Document Based Activity
$2.49This 8 page packet contains everything your students will need to complete a Document Based Activity on the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. This activity asks students to examine several primary source excerpts and pictures from the...$2.49 -
Student-Created Board Games: A Review Project with Rubric
$2.00Great for cumulative review at the end of a term or review at the end of a standard unit, this project is a fun way for your students to get ready for exam time. On their own or in small groups, students will create review board games for...$2.00 -
Balance The City Budget in San Francisco and Your Town Economics Assignment
$1.00You are the Mayor of San Francisco's $10 Billion budget. You have to cut 5%, but from where? How will you explain your choices to residents, and still be favorable for re-election? In the second part on page 2, students will look at the actually city...$1.00 -
U.S. History | Cold War Conflicts | A Document Based Activity
$2.25This 7 page mini-DBQ with critical thinking questions is the perfect addition to a lecture on the major Cold War Conflicts. (Topics Addressed: Berlin Airlift, Berlin Wall, Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis and Bay of Pigs, Vietnam War) I...$2.25 -
U.S. Government | Constitution Overview | Presentation, Video & Student Activities
$3.25This U.S Government lesson is perfect to give your students a quick overview of the layout of the U.S. Constitution. Essential Questions addressed: What is the purpose of each section/article in the Constitution? How many...$3.25 -
Case 13 WWI Russian Women's Battalion of Death, Maria Bochkareva
$3.00This worksheet and PowerPoint Presentation are to supplement the podcast History Detective. Case 13: WWI Maria Bochkareva and the Russian Women's Battalion of Death, looks at the contribution of Russian women during the First World War and dives...$3.00 -
April Celebrate Everyday Calendar
$6.00The Celebrate Everyday Calendar writing prompts are a fun and engaging way to expose students to celebrations and cultural awareness with quick mini lessons for every day of the month. Each day includes 2 no prep writing prompts that can both be...$6.00