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Black History Month art history simulations
Martin Luther King Jr Virtual Field Trip -Distance Learning- Meet Martin
Martin Luther King Day needs a wonderful celebration! There is no better way to really get to know Martin Luther King, Jr. than a No Wheels Field Trip when remote learning or in person learning field trips aren't possible! Open your students' eyes and thoughts to the life of Dr. King! Get to know who he was and what he stood for. Feel inspired after learning about his life!This field trip includes sooo much inspiration and thought provoking moments to teach children more about the character of
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trip Bundle #2-Distance Learning-Google
Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reenactment Activity
Teach students about ancient Egyptian mummification with this fun and interactive reenactment activity. Students will role-play while they learn how to “mummify” one of their classmates, who will play the part of the deceased pharaoh. The rest of the class will pretend to be embalmers, priests, priestesses, and other people involved in the mummification process. The students will select their roles by picking cards that illustrate different burial goods and items used in the mummification proc
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4th - 7th
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Martin Luther King Jr - Virtual Field Trip - Activities and Craft
This Martin Luther King Jr. virtual field trip is the most engaging and inspiring way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day--it even includes a craft and activities! Go on an adventure with your class to see Martin Luther King Jr,'s I Have a Dream Speech, learn about his life, and visit his monument. This Martin Luther King Jr. virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to your MLK cel
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1st - 4th
Also included in:Â Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons
Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
This unit bundle is composed of four highly engaging, primary based, interactive Slide Presentations, and activities-- designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction/Jim Crow. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario ActivityLESSON ONE will have students examine;the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a Freedmen (POV Activity). Students will respond
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Great Zimbabwe African Empire Activity CSI Mystery of Black History Analysis
Perfect for lessons about the African empires, this investigation activity makes learning about Great Zimbabwe educational and engaging! Your students will try to crack the mystery of Great Zimbabwe through a crime scene investigation case file activity that encourages historical and creative thinking. Perfect for lessons on ancient civilizations, African empires, and world history, this resource makes history come to life!A visually engaging case file with comprehensive background readings on t
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6th - 10th
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Frida Kahlo: La Casa Azul Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. A great addition to your Women's History Month learning, your students will deepen their understanding of her life, artistic works, and contributions through this tour of her home and studio, La Casa Azul. This trip combines Google Earth™ 360° views, websites, informational text, video, and visuals, with everything set up in Google Slides and ready to go!This virtual field trip covers::: Who was Frida Kahlo?::
Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in:Â Latin America Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Era of Reconstruction: Interactive Activities
This resource is designed to have students critically explore the period of Reconstruction. Two highly engaging, interactive Slide Presentations will vicariously draw students into the lives of the Freedmen during this historical period of time. LESSON ONE: Reconstruction Era [Intro]Includes:45 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes HandoutPOV Freedmen Scenario Activity LESSON ONE will have students examine; the different ways in which newly freed slaves expressed their emancipationthe POV of a F
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Bundle- Reconstruction, the Ku Klux Klan & Jim Crow
Cave Paintings and Petroglyphs: Museum Bundle
Set up an enriching classroom museum where your students can explore ancient rock art. Step-by-step directions are included to help you (or volunteers) make plaster artifacts for your students to use. Artifacts include:
*mortar (you'll need to supply a rock for the pestle)
*stone "rock" your students can carve into a bowl
*plaster petroglyphs
*a replica of the "Blombos Stone"
*a replica of a stone carved with cupules
*several stones for your students to carve on
*Museum Display Cards, patterne
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3rd - 8th
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Mantua: A Role Playing Simulation and Game of the Renaissance
Mantua is a role-playing simulation set in fifteenth century Italy at the start of the Renaissance. In it students are divided into teams to play the five major Italian city-states of the time (Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States, and Naples) and try to earn prestige points by developing the various skills and institutions that largely defined the era: the printing press, banking, art, architecture, diplomacy, and warfare. The game gets its name from a small, but very influential city-sta
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8th - 12th
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Byzantine Empire Create A Mosaic Project Digital and Printer Friendly
Looking for an engaging and creative way for your students to apply their knowledge of the Byzantine Empire? This lesson is perfect for you! Students will have the opportunity to create their own mosaic and receive quick and easy feedback with the included rubric. You can post the doc to your learning management system or print it out for your students.Before creating their own mosaic, students will learn about the importance of mosaics and browse examples using Google Images and a website about
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Middle School Social Studies Engaging Project Based Learning and Assessments
Civil Rights Movement Project Research and Role Play
In this inquiry-based project, students become figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Students research their figure and then embody that person at a culminating party. This project puts students literally in the lives of historical figures. Meet Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall and more through your students' discovery of them. A great addition to your Civil Rights Movement study.This detailed teacher’s guide includes:● How to use this resource and complete timeline within the te
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Civil Rights Movement Activities
Renaissance Game
Another educational game and student favorite. Students play as five Italian city states like Venice and Florence who compete against each other to gain wealth and prestige by trading and commissioning Great Works of Renaissance art. An excellent way to teach students about history and art and keep them engaged the whole time!
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6th - 12th
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WWII Escape Room: Escape From the Smithsonian
There are many concepts to know and understand about WWII, but unless you are a military historian, a student can be overwhelmed. Most United States History classes focus on how the United States mobilized for war and how it was dealt with on the home front. This escape room deals with a culmination of the state standards that cover WWII. Students go into different rooms where they have to go to hyperlinks and “data mine” various elements of WII. After successfully completing there tasks, they a
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10th - 12th
Also included in:Â Escape From the Smithsonian- WWI, WWII and the Cold War
What is Juneteenth? Virtual Field Trip - Jubilee, Emancipation and Freedom Day
Dive into the history of Juneteenth through this historical virtual field trip. Explore different sources as you learn when Juneteenth was first celebrated and travel its long road to becoming a federal holiday. This trip also includes a supplemental handout. No prep!* Be sure to check out the video preview. NOTE: music clips are not available via the preview, but are available on the virtual field trip once purchased. *The trip is on Google Slides. It can easily be linked to your Google Classro
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Not Grade Specific
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Make Monet Paper Water Lilies
Step by step tutorial on making beautiful paper water lilies. Enhance your bulletin boards or displays with this easy, inexpensive project. Appropriate for children in grades 3 and up. I made them to decorate a display of "Monet-style" tempera paintings by my students. Our classroom water lily pond was just stunning!
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Elements of Art Digital Escape Room - Mona Lisa Art Heist
Are you looking for a fun, interactive way to deepen students' understanding of the Elements of Art? This Digital Escape Room will allow your students to become detectives to find the thief of the beloved Mona Lisa while they are learning about the Elements of Art. Students can even work together to strengthen their academic language!Overview: In this engaging Digital Escape Room, students learn about the Elements of Art to solve clues as part of solving the mystery. Students must complete a det
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6th - 12th
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Coding a Traffic Light in Scratch | Explore The Inventor Garret Morgan
Let your students learn about scratch coding and Arduino with this simple and engaging project. Additionally, celebrate Black History Month by exploring the achievements of Garrett Morgan, the African American inventor of the traffic light.This resource integrates the black history month event with a scratch coding activity, students will delve into the biography of the African-American inventor Garret Morgan and his traffic light invention, and will program their own traffic light with scratc
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4th - 6th
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Roads to Rome: Classroom Simulation
Transform your classroom into an Ancient Roman town! Students form groups in order to establish and develop their own town, connected to the Roman Empire. Each student receives a role which guides their research and learning, as well as individual and team tasks.
This simulation contains fifteen days worth of guided activities, complete with presentation slides and audio. For the final day, students present their town models, chariots, and costumes during the culminating Market Day –– a great t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Engaging Great Migration Activity: Choose Your Own Journey
Supplement your Great Migration, Reconstruction, and Civil War units with this experiential exercise to build perspective and content knowledge. 1:1 classrooms are ideal for this activity, but you could easily modify to be whole class or small group. This activity is perfect for kickstarting your studies of the Great Migration, but can be used as a rich supplement at any time. Students start by reading a scene from a sharecropper's life, then making a choice on what to do next. Each choice is li
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8th - 11th
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911 Curriculum and Lessons Bundle
This bundle includes the full 911 curriculum and lessons for the course. The course rationale is:The course is designed to examine the origins and motives of terrorist groups that conduct domestic or international acts of terrorism for a stated cause. A focal point will be placed on understanding terrorism and differentiating between different definitions of terrorism as well as how religious text has been used to justify violence directed toward others for political gain. Since the definition o
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Grades:
9th - 12th
History Mysteries - Tupac
Looking for a way to get your students excited about history? Historical mysteries are the way to go!Students will have to use critical thinking, inquiry, and teamwork skills to solve the mystery of the murder of Tupac Shakur.Students will use the provided slide deck to help them solve the mystery!The opportunity to expand upon this lesson are endless. Maybe this is an activity to use during a Current Events class. Maybe this could be used in a Forensics class. Maybe you use this in your Music H
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8th - 11th
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Gordon Parks’ Prodigies
*This assignment will require assistance from an adult caregiver or guardian*Gordon Parks’ Prodgies is a black history activity that simulates a photo assignment similar to what a photographer or photojournalist would experience in the real world. Upon completion of the photo assignment, students will be required to submit a written narrative to accompany their photograph. This low-prep activity is a perfect combination of black history and foundational writing skills. Along with the narrative r
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Renaissance Artist Convention - AP Art History
Renaissance Artist Convention - AP Art History - Print & Digital - Lesson Plan - Google DriveNot all lessons have to be about the 250! Engage students by researching and dressing up as their favorite Renaissance artist. After that, students will network with other Renaissance artists and exchange business cards based on their research. I like to teach this lesson after my contextualization lesson for the Renaissance as a way to introduce students to some artists they will learn about. This l
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Renaissance (& Mannerist) Unit Bundle - AP Art History
Early Civilizations Ancient India Research and Diorama
Students will love researching one of the ancient civilizations. Using the G.R.A.P.E.S method, students will learn all about the geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structures of Ancient India. After researching Ancient India, students will choose one area of focus and create a diorama. Dioramas are a great way to assess student knowledge about a topic. *Please fell free to leave a comment and receive free TPT points to be used toward future purchases.Materials Inclu
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5th - 7th
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