Active History

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...

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. US Imperialism and WWI BINGO!...

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. New Republic 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. Cold War Bingo! My kids had a blast...

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. American Revolution Bingo! My kids...

This webquest (33 questions total) has your students visiting the LBJ Presidential Library website. Students learn about key events in the life of LBJ and answer questions as they explore the website. This is the website: http://www.lbjlibrary...