Harper's History
For kids to learn anything, they need to actually DO something with that learning! After teaching middle school for 15 years, I’ve learned that the only way we can be successful is to get students engaged, excited to learn, and involved in their own learning process. Even the hardest to reach kids are successful when they are having fun and have some control over their learning. My teaching generally focuses around finding innovative ways to incorporate technology as a learning tool, project based learning, differentiation, blended learning, and simulations
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The Story of Buddhism Personalized - Journey of Enlightenment
$3.50Gather your students around for story time in this personalized learning experience. In this activity, students become part of the story! Student names are used as characters, such as a Prince Siddhartha, the King, victims of the three forms of...$3.50 -
13 Colonies Cereal Box: Breakfast in the Colonies PBL
$3.50Kids love cereal! Kids get interested in learning about the 13 colonies. So, why not combine them into one engaging activity? In this PBL, students learn about one of the original colonies while creating a brand new cereal, designing a cereal box, and...$3.50 -
Constitutional Convention Choice Board Learning Menus (set of 3)
$3.75Differentiate your Constitutional Convention lesson with this set of three engaging choice board menus. Students research to learn about the purpose and location of the convention, roles of the delegates, and debates and compromises. They then use that...$3.75 -
Breakfast of Delegates at the Constitutional Convention: Cereal Box PBL
$3.50Kids love cereal! Kids get interested in learning by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention. So, why not combine them into one engaging activity? In this PBL, students learn about one of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention while...$3.50 -
Pharaohs of Egypt Differentiated Choice Board Learning Menus (set of 3)
$3.50Differentiate your pharaohs of Egypt lesson with this set of three engaging choice board menus. Students research one pharaoh in Egypt to learn about the pharaoh's reign, personality, family, and accomplishments. They then use their learning to choose...$3.50 -
Breakfast of Egyptian Pharaohs: Cereal Box PBL
$3.50Kids love cereal! Kids love learning about Egyptian pharaohs! So... why not combine them??? In this activity, students learn about one of the pharaohs from Ancient Egypt while creating a brand new cereal, designing a cereal box, and presenting an...$3.50 -
Primary and Secondary Sources: Introduction, Sort, and Game
$2.75Students today need to be able to analyze both primary and secondary sources as they investigate and learn new information. This presentation is designed to introduce your students to the concepts of primary and secondary sources, and analyze the...$2.75 -
GooseChase: Life in Colonial America Digital Scavenger Hunt
$3.40In a classroom with many different learning styles and needs, GooseChase is one of the most exciting, engaging ways to differentiate for all students. They are able to choose from over 25 missions with different difficulty levels and point values to...$3.40 -
Perspectives on Government in Ancient Greece PBL
$3.75In Ancient Greece, people had very different perspectives on the government systems based on their role in society. In this activity, students don't just read and learn about each government system - they critique it based on their assigned perspective...$3.75 -
Silk Road Differentiated Choice Board Learning Menus (set of 3)
$3.75Differentiate your Silk Road lesson with this set of three engaging choice board menus. Students are able to research a variety of resources to learn about the Silk Road, what items were traded, ways traders traveled and the challenges they faced, as...$3.75 -
Middle Colonies Choice Board: Colonial America Tic Tac Toe Menu
$2.00This product is a Tic Tac Toe board with 9 activities about the middle colonies that incorporate a variety of learning styles. Students start by completing the middle activity, which is a mind map to organize their learning about this region of the 13...$2.00 -
New England Colonies Choice Board: Colonial America Tic Tac Toe Menu
$2.00This product is a Tic Tac Toe board with 9 activities about the New England colonies that incorporate a variety of learning styles. Students start by completing the middle activity, which is a mind map to organize their learning about this region of the...$2.00