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This is a fun game to review for an EOC exam, such as STAAR in Texas. The cards cover the time period post Reconstruction to the present. Students try to describe the main term to their group without saying the "taboo" words. This is a great...

New and improved - updated 3/2/21! This is one of the most powerful lessons I do all year with my students! The “Urban game” has been around a long time and there are many different versions of it here on TPT. This one is...

Do you want your students to analyze the Monroe Doctrine in a fun way? In this lesson, students can choose from 5 different ways to interpret this important document. I've pulled 4 excerpts from the Monroe Doctrine for students to analyze. It's...

Play BINGO to review all year in your US History class! This Bingo bundle includes 15 games - 13 Colonies to the Present - for less than it would be to buy them individually!The following units are included in this bundle: 13 Colonies American...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” My kids had a blast playing each game! After a student won a round, I would...

Play BINGO to review all year in your US History class! This Bingo bundle includes 9 games - all from Modern US History -Gilded Age to the Present - for less than it would be to buy them individually! It's like getting a game for free. The...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is the result. Modern US History Bingo! My kids...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is the result. Civil Rights Bingo! My kids had a...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is the result. Vietnam War Bingo! My kids had a...

Are you in a review game rut? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is the result. Jackson, Industrialization &...

Let's be honest. Sometimes we need a video day. Other guides to this series, the Ultimate Guide to the Presidents, that I've seen are really hard. I needed a version I could leave with a substitute or have students on their own...

Let's be honest. Sometimes we need a video day. Other guides to this series, the Ultimate Guide to the Presidents, that I've seen are really hard. I needed a version I could leave with a substitute or have students on their own...