Laura Pennington
Laura Pennington is a former middle school Social Studies teacher turned freelance writer with a bachelor's in economics and a master's degree in political science. She is currently ABD with her PhD in public policy. Laura's lesson plans focus on engaging, thought-provoking activities for students in middle and high school Social Studies, many of which are DBQ or critical thinking-based. Most of her hour-long lessons are grab and go, making them appropriate for the teacher in a hurry or for substitute lesson plans. Laura's lesson plans are for teachers of World & U.S. history, geography, and government/civics. She started making her lesson plans available for sale after receiving numerous remarks from her school administration about the quality of her materials.
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Video Lesson Ancient Egypt- Mummification
$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 -
Video Lesson: US Government
$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 -
Causes of the Civil War Part II
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about some more causes of the Civil War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering...$3.00 -
Containment of the Cold War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the containment of the Cold War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering...$3.00 -
The Compromise of 1850 Webquest
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background...$3.00 -
Causes of the Civil War Webquest
$3.00This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities. The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found online as a means of building their background...$3.00 -
End of the Cold War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the End of the Cold War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering various...$3.00 -
Age of Exploration
$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 Age of Exploration/Age of Discovery...$3.00 -
Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the financial plan created by Alexander Hamilton. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities...$3.00 -
Intro to US Government DBQ
$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 United States Government. Everything is included...$3.00 -
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 -
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