Active History
I have over 18 years experience teaching 8th grade US History, 7th Grade Texas History and 11th grade US History. I aim for high levels of student engagement and fun with all of my lessons!
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US History Eras Review Cup Stacking Races STAAR Review
$3.00Do you need a new way to review the ERAS of early US History? I needed something fun and active that was different. Enter US History CUP STACKING RACES! In this review lesson, students stack cups labeled with the titles of the the...$3.00 -
FREE - Lincoln and Davis Inaugural Address Showdown - Tweeting the People! EDITABLE
$0.00What would Lincoln and Davis tweet about their ideas on liberty, equality, union and government? This is a fun way to imagine these two men getting their message out to the people during the Civil War.In this lesson, students will read/analyze short...$0.00 -
EOC U.S. History Review game Envelope Races! Great for EOC Review!
$5.50Are you looking for a fun way to review students for your big EOC (end of course) exam - like STAAR in Texas? This is a fun review game that covers people, events, documents, treaties, wars, vocabulary - you name it - in Modern American...$5.50 -
Civil War Battles - Hands-On - Station Activity - Emoji Sort (baggies) GOOGLE Slides Included
$5.99Are you tired of teaching the Civil War battles the same way year after year? Here's a fun and unique twist! This year my students are really into emojis. I fought the trend for a while, now I'm embracing the obsession! This got me to thinking . .. . why...$5.99 -
STAAR 8th SS Review Cause and effect matching cards - Gold Rush to Civil War
$3.25This is a great way to review causes and effects of major events from the later part of early American History. Students are given a baggie of cards that contain causes and effects. They make a line of cards for the causes (these cards all have...$3.25 -
1st Great Awakening Visual Summary Activity (baggies)
$2.50Sometimes you just need a QUICK way to cover a topic! I needed a way to quickly go over the “basics” of the 1st Great awakening, but keep it active for my students. I came up with this strategy that I call “visual summary” that...$2.50 -
American Revolution Cause and Effect Matching Cards - STAAR Review
$2.50Are you looking for a quick way to review the American Revolution? These cause and effect cards are a great bell ringer, review, formative assessment - all in a hands-on way. Great for STAAR review or any end of the year assessment...$2.50 -
13 Colonies Cause and Effect Cards STAAR Review
$3.00Are you looking to review your 13 colonies unit? This is a hands-on way to review the skill of cause and effect with these matching puzzle pieces. RECENTLY UPDATED to include a Google Slides™ version.. Cause and...$3.00 -
Manifest Destiny US Mexican War Visual Summary Picture Sort (baggies) Hands-On
$3.00Every year I am behind with my curriculum when I get to the U.S. Mexican War and Manifest Destiny. I needed a way to quickly go over the “basics” but keep it active for my students. I came up with this strategy that I call “visual...$3.00 -
US History Review Game Envelope Vocab Races Great for STAAR Review!
$6.00Looking for a fun way to review students for your big exam - like STAAR in Texas? This is a fun review game that covers people, events, documents, treaties, wars, vocabulary - you name it - in Early American History. This game covers...$6.00 -
Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Activities 2 Hands Activities Included
$3.99This is an awesome way to take a "dry" topic, like the Louisiana Purchase, and make it hands-on and interactive! There are 2 "hands-on" activities included in this product. #1 - Visual Summary activity. I came up with this...$3.99 -
US History EOC Review - Timeline Races - Great for STAAR Review!
$5.00This is an activity for students to review a huge amount of history (focuses on Reconstruction to the present) in a short amount of time. If you are looking for the early American history version of this activity, see look in my store here on Amped Up...$5.00