Plymouth SketchNotes

Need a short, fun, and memorable lesson on the Plymouth Colony that could take less then 15 minutes? Use the link at the top of the notes to watch "Story Time" with Mr. Beats. Stop the video and have students take visual notes as you add info of your...

Surviving a Colony PBL

In order to ensure survival, colonists had to solve a variety of problems. This PBL will immerse you in the lives of struggles of colonists trying to make a new life in North America. You will be asked to use research, critical thinking, and problem...

Texas Constitution Video Lesson - Ready for Distance Learning

The Texas Constitution reflects a remarkable historical link to its 19th century origins. Based on a strong skepticism of big government, it purposely fragments and limits state governmental power. Despite its massive page count and numerous...

Texas Explorers Digital BreakOut

In this extremely exciting and student centered Escape or Break Out Room, your student will get an in depth experience on the Texas Explorers. In Texas Explorers Time Warp, students will break through a series of locks as...

Texas Missions Review Notes

This incredible highlight video takes students on a quick overview of the missions importance in Spanish Texas My template (created with permission from the original author of these videos) provides students with the...

Texas Revolution Battles Sketch Notes Video Lesson

This incredible highlight video takes students on an overview of the Texas Revolution Battles. Students can relate to the story line of the events being paralleled with a roller coaster with its highs and lows. My template (created with permission from...

Texas Urban Game

Take your students on a journey to discover how Texas went from a rural society to an Urban one with this highly engaging simulation. This is an extremely powerful lesson for students. They will complete a map through a series of rounds that will lead...

The Age of Oil Digital Notebook

DISTANCE LEARNING READY--This Google Drive interactive notebook is awesome for learning about The AGE OF OIL in Texas History. In this highly engaging google drive product, you will receive a 14 slide interactive notebook that explorers...

The American Revolution Battles Playbook

This activity is an excellent introduction the The American Revolution. Pull your students in with this FOOTBALL themed battles worksheet. This could be substituted for what you already do or used as a hook. The video that instructs students is...

The Crash at Crush

This is a perfect VIDEO lesson to ENRICH your students in TEXAS HISTORY. In September 1896, Crush, a passenger agent for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company—more commonly known as the Katy—cooked up the ultimate...

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 Video Lesson - GOOGLE DOC

This highly engaging video is an immersive and entertaining way for students to learn about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The recreation of the events and narration KEEPS STUDENTS INTEREST for the entire 43 minutes.  This...

The Texas Bill of Rights Compared to the U.S. Bill of Rights

In this One of a kind lesson, your students will compare the Texas Bill of Rights to the United States Bill of Rights. Students will match up the U.S. BOR right besides the Texas BOR. Students will also create a visual or and a hashtag of...