Revolutionary War Complete Unit Bundle

The Revolutionary War Unit Bundle includes over 150 pages of resources to use in your classroom along with 12+ days of detailed lesson plans! Resources include a paper interactive notebook, a digital interactive notebook for Google Drive, an interactive escape room-style activity, vocabulary activities, corresponding informational text for all, a word wall and an assessment!

I know how busy your teaching days are throughout the school year. The Revolutionary War Complete Unit Bundle includes a file with 12+ days of detailed lesson plans already completed for you. This bundle is designed to save you valuable time, increase student engagement and bring history to life through a wide variety of activities that prompt students to think critically and creatively in their Social Studies class.

The Revolutionary War Interactive Notebook

These interactive notebook graphic organizers will help students organize information about the American Revolution.

Interactive notebooks are an effective tool in the classroom. Not only can they assist students in keeping their work organized, but they are also an easy-to-access resource for reference throughout the year.

The American Revolution Interactive Notebook graphic organizers resource is intended as a resource for late-elementary and middle school ages.

It does not include any types of informational text for students, but does include 10 different interactive activities to help students organize information and an answer key to use as a guide for each graphic organizer.

The file also includes pictures of every page in use!

1. Cover Page

2. A Vocabulary Activity (plus a blank copy as well to personalize for your own classroom)

3. British vs. Patriots (tabs to record information about the early advantages that each side had at the start of the war)

4. Battle of Long Island (tabs to take notes on the characteristics of the Battle of Long Island)

5. Battle of Trenton (tabs to take notes on the characteristics of the Battle of Trenton)

6. The Battle of Princeton (space to record information about who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

7. Battle of Saratoga (tabs to record details about the Battle of Saratoga)

8. European Aid (tabs to record information about the Marquis de Lafayette, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Kazimierz Pulaski, Baron von Steuben, Juan de Miralles and Johann de Kalb)

9. Winter at Valley Forge (this activity includes a section for notes and an excerpt from Thomas Paine's "American Crisis" to analyze - questions included)

10. New Battlegrounds (a foldable with tabs for Conflict in the West, Conflict in the South and Battles at Sea)

11. The Battle at Yorktown (tabs for taking notes on the lead-up to the battle, the Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris)

Revolutionary War Digital Interactive Notebook for Google Drive

The Causes of the American Revolution Interactive Notebook for Google Drive is intended as a resource for late-elementary into middle school ages.

It includes 10 different digital interactive graphic organizers and an answer key to help students organize the information you teach! There are no types of informational text for students to read.

1. Cover Page

2. A Vocabulary Activity (plus a blank copy as well to personalize for your own classroom)

3. British vs. Patriots (tabs to record information about the early advantages that each side had at the start of the war)

4. Battle of Long Island (tabs to take notes on the characteristics of the Battle of Long Island)

5. Battle of Trenton (tabs to take notes on the characteristics of the Battle of Trenton)

6. The Battle of Princeton (space to record information about who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

7. Battle of Saratoga (tabs to record details about the Battle of Saratoga)

8. European Aid (tabs to record information about the Marquis de Lafayette, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Kazimierz Pulaski, Baron von Steuben, Juan de Miralles and Johann de Kalb)

9. Winter at Valley Forge (this activity includes a section for notes and an excerpt from Thomas Paine's "American Crisis" to analyze - questions included)

10. New Battlegrounds (tabs for Conflict in the West, Conflict in the South and Battles at Sea)

11. The Battle at Yorktown (tabs for taking notes on the lead-up to the battle, the Battle of Yorktown and the Treaty of Paris)

Revolutionary War Interactive PowerPoint Notes

Interactive PowerPoint Notes are a great way to engage your students in content related to your curriculum. This resource is aligned with the American Revolutionary War unit in The Teacher's Prep store but can be used independently, as well.

When using this interactive PowerPoint, students can click on elements of the slides to reveal important information about a variety of topics related to the events of the American Revolution. (See a comprehensive list of topics included below!)

There's also a version compatible with Google Slides included! It's not interactive, due to the way Google Slides is designed, but has all the information that your students need to complete the interactive notebooks.

The Revolutionary War Interactive PowerPoint is intended as a resource for late-elementary and middle school ages. It is not editable.

The file was created using PowerPoint 2013. The animations may not play properly on older versions.

Topics Included:

1. Vocabulary

2. British Advantages vs. Patriot Advantages

3. Battle of Long Island (who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

4. Battle of Trenton (who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

5. Battle of Princeton (who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

6. Battle of Saratoga (who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

7. European Aid (Marquis de Lafayette, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Kazimierz Pulaski, Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Johann de Kalb and Juan de Miralles)

8. Winter at Valley Forge

9. New Battlegrounds (West, South and Battles at Sea)

10. Battle of Yorktown (who was involved, what happened, location and dates, and the significance of the outcome)

11. Treaty of Paris

Revolutionary War Escape Room - Style Adventure

Take your students on an historical adventure as they collaborate to complete five tasks in an escape room-style experience! It's print and go - no locks or extra supplies needed to prepare for the activity.

The purpose of the activity is to teach students about life during the American Revolution - including life in the Continental Army, secret codes and spies, battlefield medicine, revolutionary women and weapons and tactics of war. The best part? Your students will be 100% engaged in digging through the content to decipher clues about the past.

The adventure begins when small groups of historians (your students) are tasked with completing research for a T.V. show director, Victoria Barnes. They'll read informational texts, solve puzzles and play games that integrate content and fun in a seamless way.

A brief writing activity at the end can be used to individually assess students' understanding of the content.

There are three files included in this download: a color version of the activity (22 pages), a black/white version of the activity (22 pages) and a Teacher Kit filled with information about each task and answer keys (12 pages)

Included in this resource:

1. Five tasks that include informational text and puzzles for students to solve

2. Writing activity at the end to reflect upon their newly gathered knowledge

3. Answer key for every activity

4. Color and Black/White versions of the activity

5. Detailed instructions for the teacher

Revolutionary War Vocabulary Activities

Engage your students in content vocabulary for the Revolutionary War unit with these four activities! This resource includes a matching game, crossword puzzle, matching one-page activity and a graphic organizer to define words and write a corresponding sentence for each term - a perfect resource for student binders!

Inside this resource you will find:

1. Matching Game

2. Matching Activity

3. Crossword Puzzle

4. Definitions and Sentences Graphic Organizer

What words are included in this activity?

• recruit
• mercenary
• foreign aid
• desert
• blockade
• siege
• reinforcement
• retreat
• ambush
• bayonet
• musket
• Continental Army

Revolutionary War Word Wall

Reinforce the Revolutionary War Unit content vocabulary by building a word wall in your classroom! This resource makes it easy to give students an opportunity to visually review vocabulary terms and definitions every time they walk into your classroom. Just print and go!

What words are included in this resource?

• recruit
• mercenary
• foreign aid
• desert
• blockade
• reinforcement
• retreat
• ambush
• bayonet
• musket
• Continental Army

Revolutionary War Assessment

Assess your students' knowledge of the Revolutionary War with a test that includes multiple question types.

The test includes:

• 8 vocabulary matching items
• 5 multiple choice questions
• 5 true/false questions
• 6 significant battles matching questions
• 7 fill in the blank questions
• 4 written short response questions

Total: 35 questions

Answer key included!

Take a peek at the preview for a better look at what is included in this resource.

Happy Teaching! :)

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