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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Nationalism Presentation:Germany, Italy & Latin America + Cloze Notes
$5.00Do your students struggle with nationalism? My Modern World History/World History II students were not getting it, so I created this resource to help break it down for them. It goes over the different types of nationalism and looks at the...$5.00 -
Interwar Years 1920s-1930s PowerPoint with Scaffolded Notes [Editable]
$5.00Do you struggle to teach the Interwar years between World War 1 and World War 2? I created this editable PowerPoint with three levels of scaffolded guided notes and embedded tasks to cover this topic in detail. It focuses on: The...$5.00 -
Types of Government and Economic Systems Presentation & Cloze Notes
$5.00What types of government are there? I have always struggled to find resources for teaching my students about political and economic ideologies. This editable presentation with scaffolded guided notes helps give students the background information that...$5.00 -
Pandemics Across History COVID-19, Black Plague, Spanish Flu
$5.00This editable presentation with embedded discussion questions and a research prompt examines 3 pandemics: the Bubonic Plague pandemic of the 1300s-1600s, the Influenza pandemic of 1918, and #Covid-19. It would be perfect for a Political Science,...$5.00 -
Due Process & Bill of Rights Workbook for US Government
$4.00Are you looking for students to engage with due process? Look no further! In it, there are short readings with checks for comprehension where they examine the Bill of Rights and Due Process. At the end, they apply their new knowledge to real Supreme...$4.00 -
History of St Patricks Day Differentiated Reading
$4.00Are you searching for a secondary option for St. Patrick’s Day? This is a non-fiction reading passage with two levels for middle school or high school that includes close reading, annotation and making claims. This resource focuses on...$4.00 -
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 -
History of Political Philosophy PowerPoint & Guided Notes
$5.00My students don’t understand where our ideas about government come from. They have a hard time understanding the evolution of political thought and in what ways this evolution shows change and continuity. They also struggle to understand the...$5.00 -
Age of Exploration Workbook - Evidence-based with Engaging Activities
$5.00This 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...$5.00 -
Machiavelli's 'The Prince' Seminar: Inquiry-Based Project
$4.00My 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...$4.00 -
WW1 Summative Trial Project (PBL) - Mock Trial
$4.00Do 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...$4.00 -
WW1 Simulation Treaty of Versailles Renegotiated
$4.00Who 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...$4.00