Active History

Are you looking for something different to do the 1st day of school? UPDATE - this product now includes a version for Google Slides!   This is a "PRINT, CUT and GO" activity - small about of prep - that's a hit with students and teachers! In...

You don't know your students yet and they may or may not know each other. We all need an ice breaker to get us off to a good start for the year! In this activity, I've created 32 task cards with questions. The questions are open ended in order to...

This is a fun, interactive activity on Jamestown using emojis! It now includes a Google Slides™ version!   For the print version of this lesson, students are put in groups of 2 or 3. Student #1 is the reader of a 2 page summary on...

Are you looking for a quick way to have students identify or review the colonial grievances to see how we addressed those concerns in the Constitution and Bill of Rights? You've found the...

Are you looking for a quick way to cover the Presidency of Jimmy Carter? By the time I get to Jimmy Carter, I am RACING to finish before our state test. I struggled to find something engaging - then I finally came up with this activity that...

This is a fun game to review for STAAR. Students try to describe the main term to their group without saying the "taboo" words. This is a great way to review concepts they have learned throughout the year in a fun and competitive way. Because they...

Are you looking for a "hands-on" way to introduce the 3 colonial regions?   Students will open brown lunch bags to discover items related to the economy, religion and geography of the 3 colonial regions. Students will sort these...

Are you looking for a fun US History review game? Based on the game Headbands, students hold up cards to their foreheads to try and guess what term they are holding. I've included 2 ways to play - one with actual headbands from the dollar store...

Washington's Farewell address is overwhelming if you read the entire thing! I've pulled 6 excerpts from his Farewell Address for students to analyze. In this purchase you will be able to choose from 4 different ways for...

New and improved! Updated for Google Slides™. Looking for an active way to teach Common Sense by Thomas Paine? There are 2 parts to this lesson. You can use one or both - you choose! First students read a 1 page short background...

Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws were something I used to race through at the end of the year. I needed a way to make these topics come alive for my students. After we did this lesson in class this year, my students REALLY understood the impact of Black...

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. World War II BINGO! My kids...