Texas History

Students will create a female superhero to represent the life and accomplishments of any trailblazing woman throughout history. There are 7 main and 5 minor requirements for students to address (mix of visual/written/academic/creative) in creating their...

Texas History students will read Texas' intent to secede from the Union and analyze it by answering 15 questions and completing one of two creative tasks. They can also complete a vocabulary task, a point of view task, a summary task, and more! There are...

Students will review what they learned about the people, acts, events, and turning points, and more of any topic within Texas History by making trading cards, a cube, or both! Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity...

Students review the exploration of Texas, Mexico's fight for independence, colonization, the Texas Revolution (2 versions), the Republic of Texas, and the Civil War and Reconstruction by organizing and classifying 21-24 items on a timeline. They also...

Texas History students will complete true, false, fix to review missions in Texas by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs or triplets...

Texas History students will learn about, or review, Texas during the Civil War with these 36 task cards. The questions are a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and short answer (8 are about images). If time allows, 4 blank cards are included for...

Students read excerpts of President Jackson's address on Texas' Independence and potential annexation into the United States and answer 15 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate! The reading itself is a...

Texas History students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned about about the arguments for and against the annexation of Texas (as well as its details) and the people and events of the Mexican-American War with this editable long quiz or...

Texas History students will review key people and events related to the colonization of Texas with a reference sheet (includes review questions, creative tasks, and the review game true/false/fix), a primary source analysis (15 questions/tasks), 36 cards...

Students research 5 different holidays celebrated in December (they choose from Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, St. Lucia's Day, Festivus, Boxing Day, and Hogmanay) and they will create a power point, poster, one pager, collage, booklet, etc to demonstrate...

Texas History students will learn about the early explorers of Texas and the establishment of missions with these 12 resources. The presentation includes a note guide with comprehension tasks and a primary source analysis. There are also 28 task cards...

Texas History students will learn about the people, events, changes, and more from World War 1 (WWI) in Texas with this powerpoint and note guide (it can also be printed and used as a gallery walk). They can then demonstrate an understanding of the...