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U.S. History activities for Microsoft Publisher
Spanish Explorers Flipbook
This flipbook is made to be printed double sided and used to collect and organize information regarding Spanish Explorers, primarily explorers of Texas. This flipbook contains pages for:Narvaez, Pineda, Cortes, De Vaca, and Coronado. To be paired with my "Spanish Explorers of Texas Readings". It is fully editable and comes with directions.You must have Microsoft Publisher in order to open the resource.
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Scientific Revolution Figure Instagram Project
Have your students create an Instagram for any historical figure or author. The template is formatted for a figure from the Scientific Revolution but can be easily changed for to accommodate any historical figure. The product includes: A completed sample projectA template for students to followA student checklistA rubricStudent reflection questions
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9th - 12th
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Loyalists & Patriots Brochures
This product includes a publisher file with two pamphlets. One is a pamphlet convincing its reader to become a patriot during revolutionary times. The other is convincing its reader to become a loyalist. These could be used as examples for students to view to create their own, for students to create speeches with, to use as a visual in a lesson, or anything else that you can dream up! Regardless of how you use the pamphlets, I like to end the lesson having students write a journal entry stating
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4th - 8th
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The First Red Scare "Dot" Game
Randomly hand out the cards* after you have printed out in color and cut out (I printed them out on cardstock paper to make them not so see-through). Remind students to not show anyone their card or better, put the cards in their pockets. Then they must go around and try to figure out which of their classmates are "communists" or red dot cardholders. The goal of the game is for the red dot "communists" to sneak into a group of black dots. To add tension and heighten suspicions I would go around
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6th - 12th
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Georgia Studies: American Revolution Road Map
This activity outlines the events leading up to and to the end of the American Revolutionary War. It begins with the Frence and Indian War and ends with the Treaty of Paris. The activity requires students to cut and paste events onto the road map in the proper order. It can also serve as a great notes page to use at the beginning or end of the unit. ** This was created for a GA Studies class, so it focuses on GA.**
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Grades:
8th
States Project
Complete state project. Letter to parents included with rubric for grading. Directions for every component of project. Sheets for final draft of project as well as research sheets. Includes report and guidelines for all aspects of the project. Usable for any state.
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4th - 6th
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SC Regions Map Activity
This activity includes a graphic organizer that summarizes the six geographic regions of South Carolina. It also includes a SC Regions map to label.
***I have been teaching SC History for 11 years.If there are any other items/topics you are interested, please send me a message. I'm sure I have it!***
Grades:
3rd - 8th
World War Two Tic Tac Toe
World War Two Tic Tac Toe is a culminating activity after a study of the second World War. Students choose a vertical line of projects to get tic tac toe. The project provides choice to students in a range of mediums from traditional to digital. This is a favorite student activity in Mr Mo's history class :). Publisher File!
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7th - 12th
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I Have, Who Has Social Studies Vocabulary
This activity includes 35 vocabulary words and their definitions for Ohio 4th grade Social Studies New Learning Standards. It includes words from the following standards:
4.HIS.1, 4.HIS.2, 4.HIS.3, 4.HIS.4, 4.HIS.5, 4.HIS.6, 4.HIS.7
4.GEO.9, 4.GEO.14
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Types of Colonies in the Americas Flipbook
This is a flipbook writing activity to use in conjuction with a textbook or outside research. It goes along with SC Standard 7-1.3 - European Influence in the Americas.
Students will create a flipbook/foldable about the three type of colonies. The paper will need to be folded in half (the long way) and then the top flap can be cut on the dotted lines.
This file is a publisher file and can be edited.
Directions to this project are below:
Summarize the different colonies that were establish
Grades:
6th - 10th
Dawes Act, Homestead Act, and Morril Act
Easy analysis stations for students to get through the last section of Reconstruction. I show the class the music video for the song Don't Drink the Water for the last activity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psIuidkkLjI&list=RDpsIuidkkLjI&start_radio=1
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6th - 9th
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SC Native Americans Storybook Project
Students will create a children's storybook about Eastern Woodlands Native Americans. Grading Rubric included.
***I have been teaching SC History for 11 years.If there are any other items/topics you are interested, please send me a message. I'm sure I have it!***
Grades:
8th
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Flow Chart: Exploration and Colonization
Flow Chart outlining the major people, events, and facts for Exploration and Colonization. The flow chart includes visuals and arrows outlining cause and effects. The flow chart includes a teacher key.
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8th
The Patriot American Revolution Movie Analysis for SC History
This assignment requires students to conduct a historical analysis of the film The Patriot. Students will take notes on a graphic organizer and then develop their notes into a 5 paragraph essay. This assignment is designed to reinforce the SC Social Studies Standards on the American Revolution and higher order thinking skills. Students will need prior knowledge of American Revolution events. The main focus of this assignment is the American Revolution in SC but could be used for U.S. History. In
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8th - 12th
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Civil War Art Project Choice Board-EDITABLE
Looking for a way to integrate art and history? Look no further! This choice menu will allow your students to display their learning in a way that they can get excited about! I used this at the end of my Civil War unit to help students review what they had learned.
I used this for my upper elementary class, but it could easily be modified and also apply to middle school.
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Imperialism Concept Map to Gallery Walk Activity
Introduction:This highly-engaging activity can be used as an introduction, a supplemental activity alongside teaching American Imperialism, or for review. It covers the countries and territories that were taken over by the United States during the early 1900s. This activity has students work in groups to create "concept maps" on the different countries and territories, setting up those student created concept map posters, and then completing a graphic organizer using the information from the stu
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10th - 11th
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Also included in: Imperialism in 4 Days Power Point w/ Cornell Notes BUNDLE
Vocabulary Memory Activity for Ohio Social Studies
This Vocabulary Memory Activity includes 35 vocabulary words and their definitions for Ohio 4th grade Social Studies New Learning Standards. It includes words from the following standards:
4.HIS.1, 4.HIS.2, 4.HIS.3, 4.HIS.4, 4.HIS.5, 4.HIS.6, 4.HIS.7
4.GEO.9, 4.GEO.14
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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State Symbols foldable
This is an activity to help students identify some of the state symbols for their state. I have included the items for Indiana, but this file is in publisher and can be edited easily for any state. This activity is also leveled. There are 2 sets of directions and 2 foldables scaffolded for student levels. 1 set is drawing and labeling. The other set is cutting and matching. This activity can also be used as an assessment.
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K - 3rd
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Famous World War 1 & 2 People Top Stars Card Game set of 27 PUB History Lessons
Set of 27 Famous People from World War 1 & 2 Top Stars cards. Includes a page of ‘backs’ so you can print back to back, double sided.
They should print out the correct size for the smaller laminaing pouch card sizes if you wanted to laminate them.
Useful as a starter or end activity.
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Not Grade Specific
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November is Military Family Appreciation Month - Pendant/Button, Digital File
I created these "buttons" for my elementary students to cut out, color and wear (with tape!) as a Military Family Appreciation Month activity. One page of the file is in color, but can also be printed in grayscale if you would like. The other page features an open heart, where students can draw in whatever they would like (their family, pattern, patriotic colors).With your purchase, you will receive the pictured PDF files with 6 "buttons" on each of the 2 pages to print out as many as you need.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Black History Month Passport
This product is a 15 page passport that provides a page to gather research information for 14 different famous African Americans. Each page includes a space for the person's date of birth, education, occupation, what the person is known for and a space for a picture. It includes pages for Dr. King, George Washington Carver, Mae Jemison, etc.Check out my other seasonal activities:September/October - Hispanic Heritage:Hispanic Heritage: A Cultural Journey PassportHispanic Heritage: Project Choic
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3rd - 6th
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Unit - Famous American Lessons
This unit includes a reading comprehension sheet and some type of reading or language skills worksheet with each person. It also includes a lesson plan for each person with various internet sites to refer to for powerpoints or other videos or interactive sites. The unit is in line with the Georgia Performance standards and also includes activities and ideas for projects.
Grades:
3rd
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Populist Pinwheel Project
Introduction:This is an engaging, hands-on, low-prep activity that covers the Grangers, Farmer's Alliance, Populist Party and William Jennings Bryan. It is the creation of a pinwheel that will require pencils and push pins in addition to the printout. This would be a great introduction or supplemental activity while teaching the Granger Movement and the Populist Party in your U.S. History class.
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10th - 11th
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Also included in: Grangers and Populists in 3 Days Power Point w/ Cornell Notes BUNDLE
Black History Projects
Hello Fellow Educators,
I'm pleased to share with you 4 projects that I designed for my scholars to explore their rich African-American History with some fun and creativity. They can be used for Black History Month presentations, as a capstone project for a history lesson, an End-Of-Year Project, Christmas/Spring Break activities and so forth! The possibilities are endless!
These projects are ideal for grades 3 to 5, however, they can be enriched with more components for higher grades. Ideall
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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