US History Review Activity Give a Clue Game 8th grade STAAR Review Editable

Are you looking for an active review that gets students up and talking? This is a game I call "Give a Clue" - It reviews early US History - to 1877. You know those days where you finish your lesson 5-10 minutes early and you don't want downtime? This is a perfect activity. You can use it over and over though out the year!

How to Play:

• Students stand up and pair up. You can also do groups of 4. Half of each group faces your projector screen and the other half of each group has their back to the screen. You project a slide from the game on your screen. The students facing the screen give clues to their group (with their backs to the screen) to try and get them to guess each of the items they see. After 2-3 minutes you debrief with them, then students switch places.

This is an active review that allows for students to take the lead! If you listen carefully, you'll be able to tell immediately what they are still struggling with and can debrief/review accordingly.

This product covers the Texas Standards (TEKS) - but since I've left this in Power Point, you can edit and adjust to fit your state standards if necessary.

What is included with this purchase:

• detailed teacher instructions
• Editable Power Point

Topics included:

• 13 Colonies
• American Revolution
• Constitution
• New Republic
• War of 1812
• Industrialization
• Age of Jackson
• Westward Expansion
• Reform movements
• Authors and Artists
• Causes of the Civil War
• Civil War
• Reconstruction

This product is aligned to the 2019 Texas TEKS.

The game is pretty massive, so I use it by era/topic so that I can review a little bit each day prior to our STAAR test.

Teacher feedback:

• ✅ Texas-Sized Teaching says, "My kids enjoyed playing this review game and it helped them prepare for the STAAR. Thanks!
• ✅ Sarah R. says, "Allows an interactive way for students to review!"
• ✅ Anna M. says, "Works well for my students as a quick review!"