Social Studies
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We know it's difficult sometimes on our schedules to come up with new engaging lessons.
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Biography: William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes
$2.25This dual biography of William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes focuses on each writer's literary accomplishments, including Shakespeare's multitude of comedies, histories, and tragedies, and Cervantes' seminal work, Don Quixote de la Mancha...$2.25 -
Biography: Johannes Gutenberg
$2.25This biography of the German inventor Johannes Gutenberg focuses on his experimentation with printing, his subsequent invention of the movable type printing press, and its impact on both the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation...$2.25 -
Biography: Minamoto Yoritomo
$2.25This biography focuses on Minamoto Yoritomo, the first shogun of Japan. The biography recounts his role in defeating that Taira clan during the late 1100s and his creation of a military dictatorship. The biography includes a series of questions based on...$2.25 -
Biography Bundle: Genghis Khan (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $4.50$4.00This bundle consists of two biographies on Genghis Khan, the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. The biographies can be either printed directly as pdfs OR easily converted to digital activities using Google Slides. The first biography...MSRP: $4.50$4.00 -
Biography: Mansa Musa
$2.25This biography profiles Mansa Musa, the leader of the Mali empire during the early 14th century. Tracing his rise to the throne, the biography focuses on Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he brought a reported 60 thousand attendants and 12...$2.25 -
Biography: Muhammad
$2.25This biography of Muhammad is ideal for introducing students to his early life. Beginning with a description of where he was born and the troubles he endured as a child, the biography traces how Muhammad's acceptance into the local class of merchants...$2.25 -
Biography: Jacob Riis
$2.25This biography of Jacob Riis focuses on his efforts as a "muckraker" to expose the poor living conditions that existed in America's major cities during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The biography includes a series of questions based on the reading...$2.25 -
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