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Are you an US History teacher looking for a 1st day or week of school timeline activity that gives students a visual preview of your course? This activity was "born" from the frustration of all...

Are you an US History teacher looking for a 1st day or week of school activity that gives students a visual preview of your course? This activity was "born" from the frustration of all things "chaos"...

Students will review the causes of the Civil War and some related people and events from the Antebellum Era with this timeline stations and map activity. They will put together one timeline with 9...

Students will learn about the causes and effects of building the Suez Canal, the efforts to build it, and its significance historically and today by watching and analyzing a 5 minute video and...

Students will review the people, events, documents, and more from the rise of European dictators by playing this "was it Hitler, Stalin, or Mussolini" review game. Students will identify which...

Students will review the people, events, documents, and more from the Early Republic (early American History) by playing this, "was it President Washington, Adams, or Jefferson" review game. Students...

Students will learn about the myths and facts related to our changing understanding of Neanderthals over time by watching this 7 minute video, answering 19 questions, and completing 2 creative tasks...

Students will learn about the atrocities committed in the Congo by Belgium under King Leopold II by watching an almost 6 minute video and answering 26 questions (one is a creative task). The answers...

Students will review the locations, people, events, battles, and more from the Civil War by identifying whether they were part of/took place in the Union or the Confederacy. There are 12 slides with...

Students will read and analyze excerpts from LBJ's inaugural address by answering 20 questions (4 are opinion/creative tasks). The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...

Students will review the people, events, accomplishments, and more from Ancient Egypt by playing this review game. Students will identify if the item shown is from the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, or...

World Geography students will review the physical geography, political geography, history, and modern day of South America (South American geography, South America's geography divided into the...