5th - 8th Grade World History/Studies
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Charlemagne Reading and Image Analysis
$3.75Students will read a passage on Charlemagne's time in power from Medieval Europe (the Middle Ages), answer 11 questions, analyze 9 images, and complete 4 creative tasks (in general they are about two takes on his legacy, a resume, and an advertisement)...$3.75 -
Germany Invades Belgium in 1914 Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze the military start of World War 1 (WWI) when Germany invaded Belgium, violated its neutrality, and marched towards France to begin the Schlieffen Plan by answering 15 questions (one is about a political cartoon). The...$3.25 -
Containment Mini Lesson
$4.00Students will learn about the policy of containment during the Cold War with this 11 slide overview, discussion questions, and built in activities. It also includes primary source excerpts from George Kennan's containment policy with 12 questions/tasks...$4.00 -
World War 2 Conferences Review Activity
$3.00Students will learn about, or review, the main WW2 (WWII) conferences (Munich, Cairo, Casablanca, Atlantic, Potsdam, Tehran, and Yalta) by completing a research chart, answering two questions, matching primary source quotes to their conferences, and...$3.00 -
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 -
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Julius Caesar Activities Bundle
Now: $14.00Was: $16.75Students will review Caesar's life and time in power by completing 5 activities: a primary source analysis (an account of his crossing the Rubicon and another of his assassination with 22 questions and a timeline component), an overview of his rise to...Now: $14.00Was: $16.75 -
World War 1 Political Cartoon Timeline
$3.50Students will review the events, topics, and people of WWI (WW1) by creating a timeline from 24 political cartoons. They will also complete 7 academic and creative tasks. Students will be familiar with some of the cartoons, others might be new and will...$3.50 -
Medieval Knight Activity
$3.00Students will read a selection of the code of chivalry for a Middle Ages knight and complete a writing task. They will then design their own coat of arms on a shield (the instructions and 5 templates are included), create their own motto, and answer 5...$3.00 -
The Congress of Vienna Reading Analysis
$3.00Students will learn about the Congress of Vienna by answering 12 questions, analyzing a map, and completing a task for a political cartoon. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions include:--Why were...$3.00 -
English Bill of Rights Analysis and Creative Task
$3.75Students will read excerpts from the English Bill of Rights, answer 18 questions, and complete 3 creative tasks. Two questions have students compare and contrast this to what they know about the Declaration of Independence and United States Bill of...$3.75 -
History Review Project For Any Unit
$3.50Students will review any history unit or topic by creating a movie script for it. There are 13 requirements balancing historical accuracy and creativity including: casting historical figures, dialogue, where historical accuracy would be honored, where...$3.50 -
History Review Project
$1.50Students will review any decade or time period from US History or World History by writing part of a song (a verse is required, they can write a chorus for bonus points). There are 6 requirements per decade to fulfill while balancing creativity and...$1.50