Laurel the Historian

This is a no-prep packet on the age of exploration. It can be used to deliver course content, as a bell work booklet, or for sub plans, or early finishers. One of my focuses when creating this resource was to reinforce reading and writing skills in...

My students love discussion-based assignments. I created this seminar resource to give structure and purpose to student discussion, as well as practicing text annotation and research skills. This is a complete project using Chapter 17 of The Prince, by...

Do you struggle to assess student work? I find rubrics are essential to ensure you are assessing accurately and objectively. This rubric on historical thinking skills is based on the C3 standards, although it is useful for assessing...

I am always trying to assess student work meaningfully and accurately and I find rubrics really help me with that. This is a rubric based on the C3 standards but could be used to assess historical thinking outside of C3 and...

I have had difficulty finding resources for standards-based grading. Due to this, I created this rubric to assess a variety of learning targets authentically for formative assessments. It can be used cross-curricularly but...

My students have always had difficulty understanding totalitarianism, and I’ve had trouble finding resources I was happy with. I created this to fill that need! It is a short reading which describes the history of totalitarianism and breaks down...

Do you struggle to find engaging, hands-on activities for World War 1? I did! The trial format is skills-based and students will practice research, writing, and communication skills. Together, students answer the question: "who, if anyone, is...

Who doesn’t love a simulation? This summative for World War I utilizes student discussion skills while at the same time they are showing their understanding of World War 1 as well as working on making claims and supporting these claims with...

Do you want more no-prep reading passages? This is a non-fiction reading passage for middle school or high school that includes critical thinking questions about the history of Pancake Tuesday. As I create reading passage sets, I make sure...

It is so important that students understand what they are expected to know. These Learning Targets for history, based on the C3 Framework are written in student-friendly language as I can statements. Incorporating these in my daily slides has helped my...