Laurel the Historian
I help teachers by creating rigorous and skills-based materials for history and humanities teachers which promote critical thinking.
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World War 2 Digital Webquest: Battles in Europe [Editable]
$3.00This WW2 Webquest is an interactive and skill-building activity that would be perfect for distance learning! It includes both Google Docs and Google Forms versions. Students will develop their ability to find and use information from a variety of...$3.00 -
3 Branches Checks and Balances Presentation
$3.00This Google Slides presentation provides background information about the 3 branches including separation of power and checks and balances. In addition, there is a check for understanding included. This product includes: Google Slides +...$3.00 -
Primary & Secondary Sources Task Cards [Editable]
$3.00Looking for engaging practice for working with primary and secondary sources? This is for you! These task cards review important concepts including credible sources, bias, perspective, and differentiating between primary and secondary sources. The...$3.00 -
5 Themes of Geography & Map Skills Task Cards
$3.00This set of Geography task cards is perfect for engaging learners. They review the 5 themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region) and mapping skills. Students will learn how to apply these skills and...$3.00 -
Current Events Project + Digital Literacy & Critical Thinking Skills
$3.00This is an engaging current events assignment that focuses on historical thinking skills including understanding different perspectives of an event, creating compelling and supporting questions, and understanding the local, regional, and global impact of...$3.00 -
History of Easter Reading Comprehension
$3.00This is an evidence-based non-fiction reading passage for middle school or high school students that focuses on summarizing, comprehension, and making claims about Easter Traditions. This resource is perfect for distance learning and part of...$3.00 -
Create a Primary Source/Journal
$3.00Are you looking for an engaging resource for digital learning? In this activity, students will create their own primary resource of history in a letter or diary entry format which documents their personal experience. They will practice using SOAPSTone...$3.00 -
Women of the Renaissance Workbook
$3.00This is a no-prep workbook about contributions of women to the Renaissance both in terms of art & the humanist movement. It includes a nonfiction reading passage, primary source analysis, and a research project. This would be...$3.00 -
Essay Rubric Argumentation & Historical Thinking Skills C3 Framework
$2.00I 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...$2.00 -
Types of Government Totalitarianism Worksheet
$2.00My 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...$2.00 -
Pancake Tuesday Reading Passage with Critical Thinking Questions
$3.00Do 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...$3.00