Active History

Are 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...

Are 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...

This 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...

Sometimes 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...

Are 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...

Are 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...

Every 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...

Looking 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...

This 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...

Are you looking for a US History timeline activity?  This is a US History timeline 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...

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a great Civil War and Reconstruction review using the tumbling wooden blocks - History Blocks! It's a hands-on, low-prep review...

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a Industrialization, Manifest Destiny, Jackson and Reform using the tumbling wooden block game History Blocks! It's a hands-on, low-prep...