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Are you looking for a hands-on review activity for US History EOC STAAR Review? Are you wanting an activity that allows students to make connections and verbalize their thinking? This Hexagonal Thinking activity is perfect.If you are new to
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables
$18.25
$16.25
2
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By Active History Teacher
This is such a fun way to review - play SCATTERGORES in your US History class! It's fun for an end of the year activity, too!There are 12 EDITABLE rounds and each round starts with a letter of the alphabet. Students are in small groups (4-5). When
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities
$3.50
23
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a "hands-on" way to introduce the 3 colonial regions? Students will open brown lunch bags to discover items related to the economy, religion and geography of the 3 colonial regions. Students will sort these items to predict or
Subjects:
U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History), Economics
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Activities
$2.50
91
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for activities on the Principles of the Constitution? This bundle contains 3 of my best selling Constitution products. They give students a variety of ways to apply their knowledge of the Principles of the Constitution. See the
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Task Cards
$8.75
$6.25
8
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By Active History Teacher
Do your students struggle with the 7 Principles of the Constitution? When it comes time to apply the principles, mind tend to freeze! I came up with this activity to help them use their understanding of the 7 principles in a non-threatening way -
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Google Apps
$2.75
39
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking to review your 13 colonies unit? This is a hands-on way to review the skill of cause and effect with these matching puzzle pieces. RECENTLY UPDATED to include a Google Slides™. Cause and Effect Cards are good for review, flash
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Google Apps
$3.00
27
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By Active History Teacher
Can your students tell you WHY a document is important? Can they identify a key quote from that document? In this review, students will analyze a quote which they will have to match to the name of a document AND the SIGNIFICANCE of that document.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th
Types:
Activities, Printables
$4.00
21
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By Active History Teacher
Every year I am behind with my curriculum when I get to the U.S. Mexican War and Manifest Destiny. I needed a way to quickly go over the “basics” but keep it active for my students. I came up with this strategy that I call “visual summary” that has
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities
$3.25
44
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a quick way to cover the Presidency of Jimmy Carter? This Jimmy Carter activity has students competing a worksheet in a DIFFERENT way.By the time I get to Jimmy Carter, I am RACING to finish before our state test. I struggled
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities
$3.75
12
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By Active History Teacher
Are you in a US History review game rut? Do you need a new activity to review the Roaring 20s, Great Depression and New Deal? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th
Types:
Activities, Games
$4.00
14
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a fun, competitive game to review for 8th US History STAAR? This is a set of 3 different group races using 8th Grade Texas Social Studies 2019 TEKS. They can be used for several types of review - small group races against
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th
Types:
Activities, Games
$3.50
33
Digital Download PDF (1.24 MB)
By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for FREE one pager templates for your class? This product contains 8 unique templates you can use in any class. I love one pagers because it allows students to show what they know in a creative way! I use these in my US History
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers
FREE
150
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By Active History Teacher
You've taught your Constitution unit, but do you know that students actually learned what you taught? This bundle of Constitution and Bill of Rights activities is hands-on and interactive with a couple of worksheets for review.This is a big bundle
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History
Grades:
8th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
$29.50
$25.25
7
Bundle
By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a fun US History review game? What about a fun end of the year activity for US History? Based on the game Headbands, students hold up cards to their foreheads to try and guess what term they are holding. I've included 2 ways
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
7th, 8th
Types:
Activities, Games
$4.00
10
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a quick way to review the American Revolution? These cause and effect cards are a great bell ringer, review, formative assessment - all in a hands-on way. Great for STAAR review or any end of the year assessment.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Types:
Activities
$2.50
21
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By Active History Teacher
Engage your students with hands-on, interactive activities! In this Manifest Destiny, Industrialization & Reform bundle, you will receive 9 activities for your Manifest Destiny, Industrialization & Reform unit. No boring worksheets here!
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
$31.74
$24.99
2
Bundle
By Active History Teacher
Are you in a review game rut? Do you need a new review activity for the American Revolution? I had played Quizlet Live, Kahoot and others so much, my students were tired of them. One day a student asked, “Can we play BINGO?” – and this product is
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Games
$4.00
6
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By Active History Teacher
Are you looking for a fun US History review game to prep for the US History EOC test? What about a fun end of the year activity? Based on the game Headbands, students hold up cards to their foreheads to try and guess what term they are holding.
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Types:
Activities, Games
$4.99
6
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By Active History Teacher
Students need to be able to understand the differences between the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. This activity allows students to do a sorting activity to show their understanding of the differences between them. Topics
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Government, U.S. History
Grades:
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables
$1.75
17
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By Active History Teacher
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?
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies - History)
Grades:
8th
Types:
Activities, Games
$4.75
12
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

This is my 23nd year of teaching social studies in Texas. After 16 years teaching middle school, I am now teaching 11th grade U.S. History.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Hands on, fun, and ACTIVE!

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

2016 Betty Barringer Middle School Social Studies Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas - Texas Council for the Social Studies - - Middle School Teacher of the Year for my school (2 times) Teacher of the Year at my High School "Most Memorable," "Most Spirited" and "Teacher I'd most like to have in High School Again" - voted by my students :-)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Texas Christian University - B.A - History/Sociology Texas Christian University - M.Ed - Secondary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Member of Texas Council for the Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies