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The Cow-Tail Switch + Assessments
$1.85"The Cow-Tail Switch" is a typical, but very engaging, West African story which would be told by a medieval "griot" (gree'-oh) to teach children morals. A great Common Core Primary Source, extension activity for the West African Trading Empires. Common...$1.85 -
Muslim Contributions to Later Civilizations + Assessments
$2.00The illustrated article explains the many achievements that make up the legacy of the medieval Islamic Civilization - in Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine, Philosophy, Science, History, as well as, Art and Architecture. Activities and Common...$2.00 -
THE CRUSADES: Causes, Course, Consequences + DBQ Assessments
$2.00The article demonstrates the reasons that compelled European Christians to launch four major Crusades, how the Crusades progressed, and what happened to Europe as a result of them - the negatives and the positives. Activities and Common Core DBQ...$2.00 -
The Story of Sundiata + Assessments
$2.00"The Story of Sundiata" tells of the life-altering journey a disabled boy, named Sundiata, undertakes to become a great warrior and eventual ruler of the Empire of Mali. The story "The Lion King" has many parallels to this story. Ideal for Venn Diagram,...$2.00 -
Civil War Webquest North vs. South - Comparing Two Worlds
$1.00This resource is AMAZING!! This worksheet uses a scholastic website that is an INTERACTIVE map that has students investigate the difference between the North and the South at the start of the Civil War. You can have students do this individually in class...$1.00 -
Age of Discovery~Task Cards~Social Studies~Worksheets/Charts~Social Studies Weekly
$3.00In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThis set is made up of *40 individual task cards, *16 vocabulary cards, and *1 Explorer comparison chart*1 Explorer Letter Back Home Writing Activity*1 Map-making Activity. .These...$3.00 -
Age of Discovery Match 'Em Vocabulary #1~Social Studies Weekly~NO PREP
$1.25In this set, students examine exploration and explorers in the New WorldThere is a Match 'Em puzzle with 16 vocabulary terms and an answer keyTerms include:explorerNew WorldAge of DiscoveryChristianitycolonycolonizecartographerJohn CabotHernan...$1.25 -
The Breakdown of Medieval Society + Assessments
$2.00he article highlights 3 events that were major contributors in the breakdown of medieval society: The Great Famine, The Hundred Years War, and the Black Death. The article shows how the consequences of these three events helped usher in the "Modern Age."...$2.00 -
Roman Society Tea Party Activity and Worksheet
$3.00Become a Roman and analyze Roman society and social classes! This lesson includes:15 roles for students to select Tea Party Worksheet & Answer KeyDiagram Rome's Social Pyramid Debrief w/ answer keyThis activity is a Tea Party:- Each student receives...$3.00 -
Black History Month Reader's Theater
$4.00This resource is a 5-Act, 25-role reader's theater script for Black History Month! This product covers famous African-Americans and their lives and accomplishments. Reader's Theater is an engaging instructional strategy for middle grade students that...$4.00 -
Industrialization & Urbanization PPT & Notes
$2.50This lesson includes an editable PPT and Notes for Industrialization & Urbanization.This lesson cover:- America's 1st Big Business - The Railroad- Pullman Car- Trust and Monopolies- John D. Rockefeller & Standard Oil Company- Andrew Carnegie...$2.50 -
United States Map Bundle - Political and Physical Maps
$3.00These two US map worksheets are a GREAT resource: one political map and one physical map. On the political map students can label the states and the capitals or just the states. There is no word bank on the physical map so that you can tailor it to your...$3.00