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Analyzing Primary & Secondary Sources
This set includes:-PowerPoint lesson teaching the difference between primary/secondary sources and examples of each-Foldable on primary/secondary sources-Analyzing Sources anchor chart/posterI use this before starting my source studies with my students to give them background knowledge on what sources are and why we use them/how to use them!
Grades:
2nd - 6th
War of 1812 Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the causes, events, and effects of the War of 1812. The gallery walk contains 12 pictures/excerpts and 33 questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging lesson! ⭐ Students will be analyzing pictures, maps, and primary source excerpts.⭐ This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!⭐ The activity does not require the use of a textbook or teacher preparation.Station Topics: Impressment British tra
Grades:
4th - 9th
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Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Louisiana Social Studies 4th Grade Unit 4 Topic 1 COMPLETE TASK!
These resources were created to match the 4th grade social studies scope and sequence from Louisiana Believes. This topic includes:Intro to Unit 4 Topic 1, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, Oregon Trail, and Effects on Native Americans PowerPointINTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES: Guided Notes for all slides and maps of U.S. expansionFocus Words chart and posters for Unit 4ALL texts/passages from Scope & Sequence in a student-friendly formatFOUR Co
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3rd - 5th
Civil War Gallery Walk
Students will learn about the significant battles and events during the Civil War. The gallery walk contains 10 pictures/excerpts and 35 questions. Students will spend 3-4 minutes at each station before rotating. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Students will be analyzing pictures, maps, and primary source excerpts.⭐ This is a great activity to get students out of their seats and moving!⭐ The activity does not require using a textbook or teacher prepa
Grades:
4th - 9th
Also included in: American History Gallery Walk Bundle (US History)
Colonial America
This Power point has it all! It connects the age of exploration with the colonializing of North America. It also includes a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the explorers and the settlers. It includes all 13 original colonies, as well as, many economic, religious, and geographical issues that faced the settlers and their choice of location. It has a DBQ for a map of the Roanoke Colony, and it has short video clips included. At the end of the presentation, it includes a map to identify the
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Lewis & Clark Bundle (map activity, comics, PPT, primary sources, games, & more)
This download includes all four of the following items at a bundle discount. Each can be downloaded separately as well...1 - Lewis and Clark Informational PowerPoint giving an overview of the Core of Discovery on the expedition (36 slides)2 - Lewis and Clark Comic Strip Activity: fun, highly visual & engaging 25-slide PPTThis series of PowerPoint slides allows students to follow along and create a 10-box comic strip highlighting the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It covers everything from the
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Louisiana Social Studies 4th Grade Unit 3 Topic 2 COMPLETE TASK!
These resources were created to match the 4th grade social studies scope and sequence from Louisiana Believes. This topic includes:Intro to Unit 3 Topic 2, Symbols of Freedom, Forms of Government (Monarchy, Democracy, Republic), Founding Fathers, and parts of the U.S. Constitution PowerPointINTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES: Foldables, Charts/Guided Notes to record learning, Interactive Flipbooks to cut/record notesFocus Words chart and posters for Unit 3 Topic 2ALL texts/passages from Scope &
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Louisiana Social Studies 4th Grade Unit 3 Topic 1 COMPLETE TASK!
These resources were created to match the 4th grade social studies scope and sequence from Louisiana Believes. This topic includes:•Intro to Unit 3 Topic 1, French & Indian War, events leading up to American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, and effects of Revolutionary War PowerPoint•INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES: Foldables to analyze/underline each part of the Declaration, Charts/Guided Notes to record learning, Interactive Timeline to cut/record notes for ”Road to Independence” e
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Target Lessons/Bell Ringers for 6th grade Social Studies Weeks 1-6
This power point contains the first 6 weeks of targets/bell ringers for 6th grade Social Studies Curriculum for the state of Georgia.
However, other teachers can utilize these target lessons for their Social Studies classes. The first 6 weeks cover map skills, and start to get into European history!
Each day students are asked to analyze and infer about the chart, map, picture they see and apply their knowledge to answer a question. For most students this is their introduction into Document Ba
Grades:
3rd - 10th
Cuban Missile Crisis DBQ
DBQ packet that includes a cover page and four documents that provide information about the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962.
Students will analyze the documents, primary and secondary sources, and discover more information as they answer questions.
Doc 1 - Political cartoon with questions
Doc 2 - JFK speech with questions
Doc 3 - Map with questions
Doc 4 - Photograph with questions
I used this with my fifth graders. They loved the Cold War.
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4th - 9th
Marco Polo Mini-Book
This mini-book is a brief overview of Marco Polo and the Silk Road including his accomplishments and influence on other explorers. It is intended for elementary children to support social studies, reading comprehension, and critical thinking. The pages can be copied front to back and then folded to create a mini-book to support a teacher's curriculum. Many teachers do not have access to social studies textbooks and this resource supports those non-fiction needs.
Grades:
2nd - 6th
Industrial Revolution Child Labor Quotes
This is an inferencing activity that requires students to read five quotes from children/workers who actually experienced the working conditions of the Industrial Revolution, and record what each quotes tell us about the lives of children/workers during this time period. My kids loved it!
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4th - 12th
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Louisiana Grade 4 Social Studies Unit 2 (Complete Task, Topics 1-2) BUNDLE!
This bundle contains the COMPLETE Task for Topics 1-2 in Unit 2. Click the links below for more details about each product!Unit 2 Topic 1 Complete Task ($15):https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Louisiana-Social-Studies-4th-Grade-Unit-2-Topic-1-COMPLETE-TASK-4078133Unit 2 Topic 2 Complete Task ($20):https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Louisiana-Social-Studies-4th-Grade-Unit-2-Topic-2-COMPLETE-TASK-4123106Total: $35Bundle Savings: $5
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4th
Louisiana Social Studies 4th Grade Unit 3 Topic 3 Part 1 of 2
These resources were created to match the 4th grade social studies scope and sequence from Louisiana Believes. This topic includes:•Intro to Unit 3 Topic 3, “Citizenship” Sample Task 1: “Becoming a Responsible Citizen” PowerPoint (*NOTE: This is PART ONE of Unit 3 Topic 3)•INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ACTIVITIES: Graphic Organizer to identify characteristics of good citizens, Charts/Guided Notes to record learning•Focus Words chart and posters for Unit 3 Topic 3•ALL texts/passages from Scope & Seque
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
French and Spanish Colonial Louisiana Test
Item set matches Louisiana (LEAP) test format and standards.
*The standards that are covered are included at the top.
*The test is editable, as it is a word document.
*There are 3 sources, 2 primary sources and 1 secondary.
*There are multiple select, multiple choice, constructed response, and part A, part B questions.
*There are 10 items total.
* I have also included a study guide and the answer key.
Do not hesitate to contact me with questions and concerns.
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Louisiana Social Studies DBQ: Analyzing Photos WITH Poster & Anchor Chart!
Before analyzing sources regularly, students NEED to know what that even means! I start by giving them general "steps" to complete when analyzing any source, then give them specific questions they can ask themselves with each type of source they will encounter. This product includes:"Reading Sources" poster with steps to use when analyzing a source"Analyzing Photographs" Anchor chart with specific steps for photo sourcesAnalyzing Photographs Source Study to apply the steps!I do one of these each
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Target Lessons/Bell Ringers for 6th grade Social Studies Weeks 7-14
This power point contains the next 8 weeks of targets/bell ringers for 6th grade Social Studies Curriculum for the state of Georgia. Additionally, this power point contains 5 minute warm ups for the beginning of class that cover map skills, history of Europe, different government types, and different economic types!
However, other teachers can utilize these target lessons for their Social Studies classes.
Each day students are asked to analyze and infer about the chart, map, picture they see
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Grades:
3rd - 10th
DBQ Step by Step
This is a robust hypermedia program, built in MS PowerPoint, explaining in detail strategies to write a DBQ. The hypermedia program is more than just a slideshow, as the homepage slide includes buttons linking users to other sections of the presentation explaining how to write an introduction paragraph (using the GET method), body paragraphs, citing documents, conclusion sentences (using the RIC method), a DBQ rulebook and an interactive skills. Students love using this resource especially if th
Grades:
4th - 12th
Louisiana Social Studies 4th Grade Unit 2 Topic 2 COMPLETE TASK!
These resources were created to match the 4th grade social studies scope and sequence from Louisiana Believes. This topic includes:•Intro to Unit 2 Topic 2, European Exploration/Claims in North America, Early Jamestown/Plymouth Colonies, New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies, Slavery, and Triangular Trade PowerPoint•Charts to compare Jamestown/Plymouth: Geography, Climate, and Economy and a second chart for New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies•Guided notes and charts to organize lesso
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Mexican Repatriation During the Great Depression
An upper elementary and middle grade investigation of this little known history.Includes:Google Slidesprimary sourcesanalysis sheet
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Grades:
4th - 8th
DBQ: Why Are Hurricanes So Dangerous (Mirco-Q)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why are hurricanes so dangerous?" The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."This is a powerpoint to accompany the Micro-Q 3-day lesson. Included within this PowerPoint are: -2 Accompanying Content Videos-"Ways to Hook Your Reader" Content -DBQ Jobs Descriptions and Easy to Follow Implementation Directions-Grade Level Engaging and Appropriate Graphics
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Age of Exploration
This Power Point Presentation includes; Vocabulary, The Silk Road, Marco Polo, the reasons for exploration, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, and all of the maps describing their routes to give an excellent overview and visual of European Exploration. This Power Point highlights these points specifically; what country sponsored them, their goals, achievements, and obstacles. Each slide also includes an interesting point
Grades:
3rd - 8th
DBQ ESSAY Ancient Egypt Document Based Questions and Essay
Purpose of Essay and documents - Claim: The Gifts of the Nile River helped improve life in ancient Egypt
All documents will help students support the aforementioned claim.
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Cover Sheet that states 1) Historical Context 2) Essay Task 3) Essay Guidelines
Documents: Doc 1 "Hymn of the Nile" and questions
Doc 2: Map and Excerpt and questions
Doc 3: Transportation Info and image and questions
Doc 4: Papyrus images and information and questions
Also includes: (to help students formula
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Republic of Texas: Issue of Texas Annexation
This activity has students collaborating ideas, analyzing primary documents, and engaging in discussion about the issues surrounding Texas Annexation. Engaging with peers and analyzing primary documents leads to a deeper understanding of the topic.This is supposed to be a talk, read, talk, write type of activity.I have students answer questions independently, discuss as a group and whole group share. I move students from group to group after each slide.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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