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Theodore Roosevelt Review Activity
$2.00Students will review Teddy Roosevelt's life and political career by creating his presidential campaign for the Election of 1904. They will address 4 items from 3 areas of Teddy Roosevelt's life and career for a total of 12 items. There is also a compare...$2.00 -
Geography Landforms Review Activity
$3.00World Geography students will create their own land with 19 landforms to show what they learned in a creative, but geographically responsible way. They will then answer 5 questions, complete an academic task, and if time allows connect what they learned...$3.00 -
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Holidays On this Day in History Timeline Bundle
Now: $10.00Was: $13.50Students will complete an "on this day in history" activity for New Year's Eve/Day, Valentine's Day, the Ides of March, St. Patrick's Day, April Fools' Day, 4th of July, Halloween, and Christmas by identifying which 10 of 13 historical events happened on...Now: $10.00Was: $13.50 -
American Civil War Slang Introduction Activity
$1.50To introduce a unit on the Civil War era, students will match 1860s words/phrases to their modern day equivalents. They will then complete 7 fill in the blank statements using the historical terms and will then write 3 of their own statements using the...$1.50 -
World War 2 Political Cartoon Timeline
$3.50Students will review the people and events of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) by creating a timeline out of political cartoons. There is a 2 part written academic portion to this assignment for each cartoon followed by an opinion task. A selection of websites...$3.50 -
Black History Month Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will create a pamphlet highlighting 4 individuals and groups to commemorate Black History Month while meeting 8 academic and creative requirements. The instructions, a sample layout, and a points distribution are included. This could work for a...$3.25 -
D-Day Primary Source Analysis Compare 2 Accounts
$3.25Students will compare and contrast the D-Day accounts of an American soldier landing at Normandy and a French civilian from World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They answer 14 questions then compare and contrast the accounts (3 additional questions). The answers are...$3.25 -
World War 2 Cumulative Review Writing Activity RAFT
$3.00This WW2 (WWII) writing activity review asks students to take on the role of news reporter during the war and write a cumulative RAFT. Allowing for suspension of disbelief, the student is moved from unit to unit and must report on Pearl Harbor, the...$3.00 -
1920s Collage Project
$3.00To review the Roaring 1920s, students will pick a minimum of 20 people, events, trends, publications, court cases, etc to make a collage out of. They can use a combination of maps, political cartoons, printed images, hand drawn images, and words. The...$3.00 -
FDR's New Deal Acts Fireside Chat Activity
$3.00Students will write and deliver a Fireside Chat style radio address with 5 components and complete 3 other tasks/activities to review what they learned about 4 different acts from the New Deal passed in FDRs first 100 days as president. Depending on your...$3.00 -
Election of 1828 Activity
$1.50Students will review the Election of 1828 by dividing into election campaign committees and conducting a campaign and debate. There are 10 items students must address and they are detailed in the instructions. A points distribution is included. The...$1.50 -
Black History Month Webquest
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, Black History Month by answering 11 questions and completing a creative task after visiting up to 6 websites. The answers are included where appropriate and this would work for a sub! Sample questions include:--Why...$3.00