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The Liberation of a Concentration Camp Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about the liberation of the concentration camp Majdanek during World War 2 from the perspective of a journalist and answer 10 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Four websites have been included after the reading for students...$3.00 -
Ancient Rome Tourism Review Activity
$3.00Students will review key locations from Ancient Rome with a poster board project where they create a tour and lead tourists around the city and surrounding area. There are written and visual components to this project, and if time allows, group...$3.00 -
Ancient Rome Landmarks Activity
$3.75Students will review landmarks and key locations from Ancient Rome by creating a "mini-Ancient Rome" with 20 locations/items for tourists to experience as much of Rome as possible without actually traveling around geographically and through time. There...$3.75 -
Ancient Greece Landmarks Activity
$3.75Students will review landmarks and key locations from Ancient Greece by creating a "mini-Ancient Greece" with 20 locations/items for tourists to experience as much of Greece as possible without actually traveling around geographically and through time...$3.75 -
Ancient Greece Review Activity
$3.00Students will review Ancient Greece by becoming a tour guide and presenting their itinerary to tourists on poster board. There are written and visual components to this project, and if time allows, group presentations. The handout outlines the...$3.00 -
Ancient Egypt Tourism Project
$3.00Students will review Ancient Egypt with a poster board project where they become a tour guide in Ancient Egypt. There are written and visual components to this project, and if time allows, group presentations. The handout outlines the expectations and...$3.00 -
Ancient Egypt Reference Sheet and Review
$3.25Students will get a brief overview of Ancient Egypt with this reference sheet, 14 review questions, and 2 point of view creative tasks. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the importance of the Nile, differences between the Old, Middle, and...$3.25 -
Ancient Egypt True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review different aspects of Ancient Egyptian society and politics by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done...$1.50 -
Genghis Khan Mini Lesson
$5.00This mini lesson on Genghis Khan is a 19 slide PowerPoint (also included as a PDF) with built in discussion questions and a timeline activity. Students will get an overview of how Genghis came to power, what he accomplished while in power, and his legacy...$5.00 -
Ancient Rome Review Project
$3.75Students will review the development of Ancient Rome from foundation to empire by creating a timeline and series of maps. In putting together a timeline of specific buildings, monuments, emperors, and territorial acquisitions, students determine how...$3.75 -
Ancient Greek Culture True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review key philosophers, pieces of literature, column styles, select legends, and more from Ancient Greece's thinking, writing, art, and architecture. They will read 40 statements and determine which are true and...$1.50 -
Ancient China Review Tasks
$3.25Students will review Ancient China's people, beliefs, advancements, geography, and more (primarily under the Shang, Zhou, Qin, and Han) with these 4 review tasks. They will complete a sorting chart, create a 10 item timeline, answer 5 short answer...$3.25