Texas History

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...

Texas History students will use these 5 resources to learn about the causes, effects, people, documents, events, and more from Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. They will work through a learning packet on Spanish Texas and border issues with...

Texas History students will learn about, or review, the events/people/laws/changes and more in Texas during the Cold War with these resources. They will work with stations readings and comprehension tasks, vocabulary mix and match, a map, true/false/fix,...

Texas History students will learn about, or review, topics/people/events related to the Age of Oil and the Progressive Era with these resources. They will complete 52 task cards (a mix of true/false, multiple choice, and short answer and 6 are about...

Texas History students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned about the frontier and fighting in West Texas with this editable assessment (short test or long quiz). The questions are fill in the blank, matching, short answer, and image...

Students will research an unsung/unknown hero, or a historical figure who was left out of textbooks, and will create a two page textbook entry for that person. There are 14 requirements including a timeline, mini biography, map, quote, historical...

Students will learn about, or review, a current event by making trading cards or a cube. There are two options for the trading card and two options for the cube. Both balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. Items students must...

Students create a one pager to learn about any current event. There are 12 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. Students can choose from one of 16 templates ranging from completely blank to having a spot for each piece...

Students will create a one pager to review what they have learned about any topic or event from history. There are 14 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. They can choose from one of 8 templates ranging from completely...

This editable back to school bundle is a great starter for a middle or high school social studies teacher. It includes 5 versions of a syllabus, tips for managing absences, 25 engaging ways to introduce and review material, test corrections and missing...