Active History

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a fun review for the Roaring 20s, Great Depression and New Deal using the tumbling wooden block game History Blocks! It's a hands-on,...

Are you looking for a fun US History Review Game? In this review game, students stack cups labeled with the titles of the the eras of American History -1877 - present (you print the labels out from this power point and tape them on the...

Looking for a hands-on way to review the people for your U.S. History EOC test? This product will save you time - just print, cut and put these cards in baggies!   This product covers over 100 people (1877 - present) and includes many...

This is an activity that will introduce your students to the various Reconstruction Plans - comparing Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction. This topic was always a struggle with my students! I needed a hands-on way to "hook" them into learning...

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a fun review for the Gilded Age Progressive Era using the tumbling wooden block game History Blocks! It's a hands-on, low-prep review...

Can your students tell you WHY a document is important? Can they identify a key quote from that document? In this review, students will analyze a quote which they will have to match to the name of a document AND the SIGNIFICANCE of that document. I call...

Do 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...

What 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...

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...