U.S. History activities

This is a complete lesson for a 55 minute stations lesson on the Vietnam War from the American perspective. Every station is included and designed in world, ppt, or pdf so you can edit it and adapt it to your classroom. I give my kids 8 minutes a...

This is a complete lesson for a 55 minute stations lesson on the 1920's. Every station is included and designed in world, ppt, or pdf so you can edit it and adapt it to your classroom. I give my kids 8 minutes a station for each of the five provided...

This is a complete 55 minute lesson on U.S. Elections in the United States. There are 17 slides of notes, videos on Youtube, podcast, cartoons, and a question to research on the internet, There is a handout provided that goes along with the notes. I...

This is a two day lesson (45 minutes each day) with all required handouts and Power points on the Articles of Confederation. What's included? 1. PowerPoint and notes handout 2. Map and reinforcement handout 3. Primary documents on the Articles of...

This is complete two day lesson on the Electoral College. There are a bunch of activities included. It was designed in word and powerpoint and can be adapted to your classroom. What's included: 1. Three Political Cartoons and Questions 2. Jigsaw...

This is a complete 75 minute lesson on How a Bill Becomes a law. There is a 16 slide PowerPoint included with a notes chart for students to take notes on how a bill becomes a law. There are also two YouTube links to videos on how bills become a law...

This is a four day (55 minute period) lesson on the amendments in the U.S. Constitution. There are all the handouts and keys provided. All the assignments are designed in word and Powerpoint and can be adapted to your class. Day 1: Video url and...

This is an 8 day (55 min each) complete Congress unit for regular government. All documents designed in Word and Powerpoint. You will need to get access to the video Can Mr. Smith get to Washington anymore? There is a one day project included as well as...

The purpose of this assignment is to illustrate to students how “slippery” the term Progressivism is. While it is a good term to help generalize a rather scattered era of American history, it is important that students understand the flaws of...

This is everything you need for a US History Full Year Course. Perfect for APUSH as well.  Over 3,000 individual products in ONE package! It includes full lesson plans, student activities, videos, and all other needed materials to implement the...

Created by Melissa Seideman - Visit My Store  This is the World War II homefront stations that coincides with the World War II Homefront handout. This unit has tons of images, primary documents, graphics, and details about life on the homefront...

Created by Melissa Seideman.  This lesson works really well with cooperative heterogeneous groups. There is an introduction powerpoint attached. There are four readings on different perspectives on the Chinese, Jewish, Italian, and Mexican...