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Students will review what they learned about the people, acts, events, and turning points, and more of any topic within Texas History by making trading cards, a cube, or both! Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity...

Students review the exploration of Texas, Mexico's fight for independence, colonization, the Texas Revolution (2 versions), the Republic of Texas, and the Civil War and Reconstruction by organizing and classifying 21-24 items on a timeline. They also...

Texas History students will complete true, false, fix to review missions in Texas by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs or triplets...

Texas History students will learn about, or review, Texas during the Civil War with these 36 task cards. The questions are a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and short answer (8 are about images). If time allows, 4 blank cards are included for...

Students read excerpts of President Jackson's address on Texas' Independence and potential annexation into the United States and answer 15 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! The reading itself is a...

Texas History students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned about about the arguments for and against the annexation of Texas (as well as its details) and the people and events of the Mexican-American War with this editable long quiz or...

Texas History students will review key people and events related to the colonization of Texas with a reference sheet (includes review questions, creative tasks, and the review game true/false/fix), a primary source analysis (15 questions/tasks), 36 cards...

The story of Ruby Bridges is a powerful story that can be taught in grades 1-5 and adapted for different levels of learners. This unit of resources includes a virtual read aloud as well as page by page discussion ideas and questions. Also included are...

In Owl Moon, a young girl joins her father on a silent walk in the winter chill to spot an owl. They don’t always find an owl on their walks, but they always have hope.   Owl Moon is a book that can be used for many different grade...

This 60 page interdisciplinary non-fiction unit includes: . Introduction to non-fiction books . comparison to fiction books with group activities . Suggested reading texts for teachers and for student book bins . Learning about a How-To book and...

This activity unit is broken into 5 days (or sections of days) to work with students after reading My Rotten, Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco. It includes: . a day-by-day guide of vocabulary work . character traits . text evidence ...

Looking for a fun activity for creating equivalent fractions with a Thanksgiving theme? My students love these number chips! Students will move the number chips into the circles to create equivalent fractions,...