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Texas Annexation Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Texas History students will review the different points of view of the annexation of Texas by creating a pamphlet to persuade the undecided Texans which stance to take. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy...$3.25 -
The Age of Absolutism Review Projects
$3.50Students will complete one or two small projects to review what they have learned about the people, events, beliefs, and more of the Age of Absolutism (absolute monarchs) by making trading cards, cubes, or both! Both options balance academic requirements...$3.50 -
The Age of Absolutism True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review the events and people related to Absolutism/Europe's Absolute Monarchs, by reading 36 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material...$1.50 -
The Great Depression Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the causes of the Great Depression by creating a pamphlet discussing its causes, possible solutions, and a variety of points of view. There are opportunities for creativity while balancing historical accuracy. The activity includes a...$3.25 -
1920s Slang Intro Activity
$1.50To introduce a unit on the Roaring 20s, students will match 1920s slang words/phrases to their modern equivalents. They will then complete 10 fill in the blank statements using the slang terms, and lastly will complete a third task (3 options provided)...$1.50 -
The Vietnam War Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the Vietnam War by creating a pamphlet to persuade the citizens of a given country to keep fighting or pull out of the conflict. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy and creativity...$3.25 -
The Byzantine Empire Pamphlet Review
$3.25Students will create a pamphlet for time traveling tourists in a Medieval History unit on the Byzantine Empire by fulfilling a mix of 8 academic and creative requirements. A sample layout, topics to choose from, and a points distribution are included...$3.25 -
Early European Exploration Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students create a pamphlet to review 3 European Explorers of their choice from the Age of Exploration. They also review what was needed to be a successful explorer and why a country would want to join the race to make the newest and biggest discoveries...$3.25 -
The Roaring 1920s Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the people, events, inventions, and more from the Roaring 1920s by creating a pamphlet covering 4 different topics/events/people (12 options provided for students to choose from). There are 8 requirements for students to...$3.25 -
Muckrakers Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review muckrakers from the Progressive Era and related social ills by creating a pamphlet to highlight 3 social concerns and 3 muckrakers while meeting 5 academic and 2 creative requirements. One task has the students consider multiple...$3.25 -
Presidents and World Leaders Review Project
$3.50Students will make trading cards and/or a cube to review any world leader’s time in power or any president’s time in office. There are 9 requirements for the trading card and 6 requirements for the cube (both have visual and written...$3.50 -
Crash Course US History Worksheet 29: Progressive Presidents
$1.25The enclosed video worksheet (Crash Course US History Worksheet 29: Progressive Presidents) provides a guide to keep students focused and actively learning while watching the video. The narrator does an excellent job, but does talk rapidly in order to...$1.25