Social Studies Contributors

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 will learn about Christmas traditions around the world and through the years by matching 10 Christmas traditions to their country of origin, putting 14 historical events that happened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day in chronological order,...

Students complete an "on this day in history" activity by identifying which 10 of 13 historical events happened on Christmas from 1066 to 1991. They put together a timeline, complete 3 academic tasks, and respond to 3 creative tasks. They try to match...

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...

A Comprehensive Lesson on the reasons for migration and how push and pull factors play a part in the process. Video PREVIEW OBJECTIVES: o The learner will understand how migration impacts society. o The learner will understand how and why people...

Students will analyze 17 documents (6 are images), answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the Protestant Reformation. There are 11 essay prompts for students to choose from (one allows for the...