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Video Lesson: Abraham Lincoln
$3.00Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just so...$3.00 -
A Student's Right to Free Expression
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to debate the right of free speech as it applies to their status as students. Students are asked to consider a list of items that restrict their right of free expression and then share their positions...$4.00 -
Government - The Election Game (Cooperative Learning Activity)
$5.75In this game the students must perform two roles. They must act as voters deciding on the best of candidates or issues. They must also play the role of active campaigners, promoting a candidate or issue. As active campaigners the students must decide...$5.75 -
Who Are You Politically?
$5.00This assignment asks students to research and create a "personal political profile" that allows them to reflect on their own political thinking in a structured way. This assignment can be used as a final assignment or an introductory independent...$5.00 -
Video Lesson: Rosa Parks
$3.00Perfect Grab and Go Lesson! We can all agree that providing students visual content enhances instruction…Especially this generation of students. One of the easiest ways to do this is show your students a video. The only problem is there is just...$3.00 -
Latin America Map Activity
$3.00Latin America Map Powerpoint with Blank Latin America Map for students to follow along. Includes Latin American crossword puzzle. Created by Chris Jaskowiak - Visit My Store$3.00 -
(Civil War) The Trial of Jefferson Davis (Classroom Mock Trial)
$15.00Mock trials have proven to be an effective learning tool for students of all grade levels. It helps them understand the law, practice critical thinking, and gain greater confidence with public speaking by assuming the roles of attorneys and witnesses in...$15.00 -
DBQ Causes of the American Civil War
$5.75Using ten viewpoints from American Scholars, students will formulate a written interpretation of the causes of the Civil War, based on the facts, arguments advanced by contemporaries, and a personal analysis. To make the challenge even more...$5.75 -
Civil Rights Events and Leaders Part 1
$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 the Civil Rights Movement. Everything is included for...$3.00 -
The Enlightenment and the American Revolution
$6.0051 slide Powerpoint covering the American Revolution. Includes 2 pages of guided student notes with Key. Created by Chris Jaskowiak - Visit My Store$6.00 -
US and Russia Relation in Early Cold War
$3.00This lesson helps students: • Explain the relationship between the United States and Russia from 1968-1980. • Discuss some key events in the historical relationship of the US and Russia from 1968-1980. This lesson provides teachers with a...$3.00 -
The Cold War DBQs
$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 the Cold War. Everything is included for this lesson-...$3.00