5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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Nelson Mandela & Apartheid: Differentiated Readings and Activity
$2.50This engaging AND no prep activity explains Nelson Mandela's role in ending apartheid in South Africa. Students will read a brief biography of Nelson Mandela's life and a brief history of apartheid. Each reading is equipped with QR codes that link to...$2.50 -
Monotheistic Religions Gallery Walk - NO PREP
$4.00What are the big three monotheistic religions? How are cultural diffusion and religion connected? Students will explore the answers to these questions in this engaging gallery walk. This gallery walk incorporates mapping, graph, and visual analysis...$4.00 -
Mesoamerica (Maya, Aztecs, Incas) Reader's Theater Bundle
$9.00This resource includes three complete Reader's Theaters activities for middle grade students studying Mesoamerican history! The plays in this product include the Ancient Maya Civilization, the Aztec Empire, and the Inca Empire.Each play is a 5-Act,...$9.00 -
Inca Empire Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Inca Empire! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows: Act I:...$4.00 -
Ancient Maya Civilization Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for the Ancient Maya Civilization! Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that allows them to act out various historical scenes. The acts are as follows:...$4.00 -
North America ESCAPE ROOM!
$6.75The North America Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the continent of North America. Perfect activity for geography! The primary focus is on USA, Canada...$6.75 -
Asia ESCAPE ROOM!
$6.75The Asia Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about the continent of Asia. Perfect activity for geography! Students will learn about Asia’s: size, number of...$6.75 -
Native Americans - Indian Shelter Project - FREE
$0.00Students always get excited about studying Native Americans! And building a model of a Native American home is captivating and intriguing during this unit. Students have so much fun creating and displaying these projects in our school. A very engaging...$0.00 -
Silk Road Differentiated Choice Board Learning Menus (set of 3)
$3.75Differentiate your Silk Road lesson with this set of three engaging choice board menus. Students are able to research a variety of resources to learn about the Silk Road, what items were traded, ways traders traveled and the challenges they faced, as...$3.75 -
Ancient China
$3.00This 45-60 minute lesson plan is appropriate for teachers or to use as emergency sub plans. Brief short readings are included in the packet for students to analyze and complete a final activity about Ancient China. Everything is included for this lesson...$3.00 -
Britain in the Victorian Era
$4.99This product includes a Power Point and Printable Student Notes. Also, if you don’t want to teach this material through a presentation, there is a reading guide worksheet to do instead. The items come in Microsoft and PDF formats. There is also an...$4.99 -
Social Studies - Zombie Apocalypse
$6.00This is a 13 part unit plan on a contextual drama about a zombie apocalypse that directly relates to grade seven Social Studies. (Please note each part in this unit lasts 2-6+ lessons). In this unit plan you will find teacher scripts, student projects,...$6.00