Melissa Neely

What are the big three monotheistic religions? How are cultural diffusion and religion connected? Students will explore the answers to these questions in this engaging gallery walk. This gallery walk...

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Engage 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...

This unit includes: Buffalo Soldiers reading the Cattle Drive reading Life of a Cowboy coloring and writing activity, Life of a Cowboy reading, Opening the Frontier Vocabulary Activity,...

**Topics Covered** 1-Physical and Political Maps What You Get **4 Interactive Notebook Pages **3 pages of DIFFERENTIATED readings Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store  

Introduce primary and secondary sources with an investigation into the reappearance of a 150 year old survivor of the Battle of the Alamo. What You Get *Suggested sequence of activities *Word...

Primary and secondary sources are the foundation of developing historians; however, determining if a source is primary or secondary can be a struggle for many students. I created this easy to follow...

Word wall set for primary and secondary sources. Included Words: *Primary Source *Secondary Source *Bias *Artifacts *Present *Historic Events Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store

Are 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...

Project Based Learning: Colonial Jobs is a highly engaging and dynamic activity that teaches students about the past, while instilling skills they will utilize in the future. Students will take on...

Project Based Learning: Life in the 13 Colonies is a highly engaging and dynamic activity that teaches students about the past, while instilling skills they will utilize in the future. Created by...

Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR with Heads Up Reconstruction. Students will help each other review key ideas from the unit while playing this engaging game. It’s...