Melissa Neely
Melissa Neely has been teaching for eight years and writing curriculum for three years. For the past two years, she has sponsored the History Fair on her campus with students advancing to the state level each year. Recently, she has nominated by her G/T students for Teacher of the Month and her fellow faculty as Employee of the Month. She is also in the running for the 2018 History Teacher of the Year from the Gilder-Lehrman Institute. When she isn't working with her amazing students, she is at home gardening with her four dogs, running, or traveling with her spouse. If you have any questions about the curriculum or would like a custom order please e-mail HistoricalReadings18@gmail.com.
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First Day of School Activity: Icebreaker Task Cards
$2.50Great activity for back to school! These ice breakers and silly task cards will have your students interacting and laughing This will make your first couple of days easy to plan and help you learn who your students are! Created by Melissa Neely - Visit...$2.50 -
Republic of Texas Differentiated Task Cards
$3.00Review the Republic of Texas using these differentiated tasks cards. There are 41 cards for the general/GT population and 31 for the ELL/SpEd population. They include recall and primary source excerpts. Engage and challenge your students to understand...$3.00 -
Republic of Texas Vocabulary Activity
$2.00This is a hands on activity that allows students to match unit vocabulary and pictures. Included are lesson suggestions, the activity, and an answer key. Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store$2.00 -
End of the year project: Build a Country
$3.00End the school year with a bang! Dig deep into geography as your students explore their creativity by building their own country. Students will build their countries map, flag, culture, and history in this highly engaging student centered activity...$3.00 -
STAAR Review: Westward Expansion $100,000 Pyramid
$2.50Engage your U.S. History students in STAAR review with the Westward Expansion $100,000 Pyramid. This interactive game reviews: Territorial acquisitions, Migrant groups, Impacts of Westward Expansion, Countries and their Leaders, and Years of Acquisition...$2.50 -
No Prep Gallery Walk for Any Subject
$2.50Engage your students in this student created gallery walk. Students will create their own gallery walk and critique each others work. This is a no prep assignment and includes all templates and a rubric for easy grading. This is a fun and engaging...$2.50 -
STAAR Review: The New Republic $100,000 Pyramid
$3.00Engage your U.S. History students in STAAR review with the New Republic $100,000 Pyramid. This interactive game reviews: Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Alexander Hamilton, People, Thomas Jefferson, and Presidential Precendents. This is a fun and...$3.00 -
STAAR Review: Colonization and American Revolution $100,000 Pyramid
$2.50Engage your U.S. History students in STAAR review with the Colonization and American Revolution $100,000 Pyramid. This interactive game reviews: Colonial Geography, Colonial Government Documents Significant People, Causes of the American Revolution,...$2.50 -
Project Based Assessment: People in U.S. History
$2.50Are your students tired of writing boring biographies? Are you tired of having students complain about being bored and lacking engagement? Do your students have a difficult time understanding historical context?Do you want a no prep & highly engaging...$2.50 -
Exploration and Colonization Vocabulary 3-Way Card Sort
$2.25This is a set of 18 pages of vocabulary words, definitions, and images all related to the Exploration and Colonization of America. This is a great assessment activity and/or pre-assessment activity, see how much your students already know! My students...$2.25 -
Important People in U.S. History Jeopardy STAAR Review
$4.50This interactive Jeopardy game includes names and descriptors of 31 important people in U.S. History. Individuals included are from Colonization, American Revolution, Westward Expansion, Industrial Revoution, Civil War & Reconstruction, &...$4.50