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U.S. History Common Core W.7.1b resources
Declaration of Independence Activity: The Big Break Up Letter & Texting Activity
The Declaration of Independence was really just a big "break-up" letter written by the colonists to the King of Great Britain. This historical document was written to convince the world of the King's abuses and to let everyone know that the colonies no longer wanted to be in a relationship with Great Britain. While studying the Declaration of Independence, students will use this assignment as a reinforcement to understand just what Jefferson wrote in this historical document. The lesson start
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE Activity: Primary Source Analysis and Questions
The Declaration of Independence can be a daunting document for teachers to explain to students, but this primary source lesson will help students understand the major themes and concepts within the document itself. Though Thomas Jefferson's Declaration was written in the 18th century, this worksheet has proven to be a fantastic, big-picture way for today's students to study such an important writing without becoming overwhelmed. The Declaration is really just a big "break-up letter" from the co
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7th - 12th
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7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM Bundle: TEKS-aligned & Google Apps!
The amazing 7th Grade Texas History YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching 7th grade social studies (Texas History) in Texas!! Each one of the 12 units included with this incredible year-long curriculum bundle has been comprehensively designed and curated to specifically follow the most recent 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines -AND- come 100% COMPLETELY READY to use for BOTH in-person classroom learning (via PDF & PowerPoint/PPT) and online digital lea
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7th
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Oregon Trail Activity, Game, & Simulation: Travel the Trail Journaling Activity
Enjoy taking your middle school and upper elementary students on an adventure of a lifetime known as the Oregon Trail! Students will form family wagon teams and race each other to the Oregon Territory. While learning about this important era in United States history, this guided simulation will allow students to learn about and experience history! It’s a fantastic activity for any early American History class or to even use as a westward expansion simulation!What's included:Full teacher and stud
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6th - 9th
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7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE Bundle: Google Apps & TEKS Aligned!
The 7th Grade Texas History Units 1 to 3 VALUE BUNDLE comes COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and digital classroom learning (via Google Apps). The amazing resources in this bundle have been designed and curated specifically for the TEKS 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS standards and guidelines to help save you **HOURS** of your time!!The 3 Units included with this awesome 7th Grade Texas History VALUE Bundle are:Unit 1: Thinking Like A HistorianUnit 2: Texas Geography & Native AmericansUnit
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7th
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PRESIDENTS DAY PROJECT: Summarize the Life and Biography of a President
Students will create a slide presentation, video, or any project format about a President of their choice. This project explains what students must research and includes a grading rubric for the teacher. Students will research both personal and executive events of their chosen Commander in Chief. It's great for a President's Day activity, a substitute teacher, or for any unit that studies the United States Presidents. Helpful websites are even included to help students find appropriate informati
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US States & Territories: 55 Reading Comprehensions w/ Questions & Answer Key
One reading comprehension for every state and territory! That's 55 reading comprehensions!Each state and region has a rich history and offer something unique to the country. How did the state form? How did it become part of the country? What significant events happened there? What's unique about it? These passages answer these questions and can help teach your students about the importance of each US state and the history behind it. Additionally, you'll find information about heritage, traditio
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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DBQ Writing Guide to Practice In-Text Citations
This DBQ Writing Guide will make it much easier for your middle school students to practice using in-text citations to support their claims! Use this printable and digital resource and graphic organizer with any DBQ topic or prompt!This resource includes the following files:Teacher Guide (PDF with Google Doc link)Printable In-Text Citation handouts (2 PDF pages)Editable Google Doc version of the handoutsTo cover exactly what is included on this DBQ writing resource, the handout explains what in-
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6th - 9th
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BINGO: US Presidents (100+ printable boards, caller's sheets, and markers)
PRINT AND PLAY!Print as many unique game boards as you want (up to 100).Print and cut as many markers as you'd like, or use pieces of paper, supplies, dobbers, markers, or chips.Use the provided questions sheet to play multiple unique games. Ask one question, or ask many to help your students along.This set will play multiple unique games! It contains 100 bingo boards and over 400 questions (over 10 each per president) to ask your students.Play short, long, or unique games.A rule guide is provid
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Oregon Trail Activity | Beginning Trail Notes & History | Simulation Game Intro
Oregon Trail activities are so fun for teachers and students. This travel guide is a visual and informational resource to help your students better understand the beginnings of the Oregon Trail. This particular sampler starts at Independence, Missouri and ends at Chimney Rock. It includes stunning visuals, real emigrant quotes, trail maps, and more! I hope you and your students enjoy learning about these first few stops and experiences along the Oregon Trail with this Google Slides instructional
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Also included in: American History U.S. History Bundle: Beginnings through the 1850's
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: US History Bundle
McCarthyism/Cold War DBQ
This activity includes the use of 7 primary source texts (speech excerpts, photographs, and comic strip) to engage students and encourage them to interact with text and cite specific evidence. Each document comes with at least 3 questions. The questions build upon each other to help students see both sides of the issue with McCarthyism during America's Cold War Era. At the end, students will take the information they have gained while analyzing the documents and construct an argumentative essay.
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6th - 12th
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Ground Zero by Gratz Google Classroom Novel Guide Patriot Day
Ground Zero by Alan Gratz Google Classroom Novel Guide A novel of 9/11American History This resource includes: Learning objectives Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension questions Answer KeyNew Vocabulary Character(s) analysis activities Cause & Effect activity Types of characters activity KLW Chart Extension Resources - background information Themes Activity Post reading questions Teacher section with answer key Vocabulary in Context Activities Post-reading questionsThis resource is great
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6th - 9th
Opinion Writing: Letter to NASA
So you want to be an astronaut? This activity is a motivating way to encourage students to write an opinion piece. They read articles about astronaut selection and training and then apply to NASA to become one of the newest astronaut candidates.This project incorporates paragraph structure practice, opinion writing techniques, practice with business letter format, and imagination. At the end of the project, students receive a simulated letter from NASA accepting them into the astronaut training
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5th - 8th
The Chinese Exclusion Act: Primary Source Analysis
What factors motivated Americans to pass the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?Students will read & analyze 5 primary sources* to answer the guiding question: "Why did Americans pass the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882?" Students will create a working theory and use historical argumentation skills to write a defense of their historical theory. In this lesson, students will:Create a hypothesis answering the guiding questionRead & analyze 5 primary source documents Take notes in a graphic organi
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6th - 10th
Also included in: US History Primary Sources for Middle Schoolers
Abraham Lincoln Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Herbert Hoover Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Historical Fiction Reading Passage and Questions Sultana Print and Digital
Your students will be amazed by this high interest nonfiction reading passage and questions in print or digital documents about the Sultana historical disaster from 1865! This historical article provides great practice in close reading skills while engaging your students in historical fiction story about the largest maritime disaster in United States History. Although the main character in this story is fictional, the events of the fateful day at the end of the Civil War are real. This fascinati
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Historical Fiction Passages for Reading Comprehension Questions
Presidential Speeches {Digital & PDF}
This bundle gives a brief background to Roosevelt’s speech Declaration of War on Japan and a brief background to George W. Bush’s 911 Speech (also known as “The Declaration of George W. Bush – September 20, 2001”). Students are introduced to a few literary terms and are guided through an analysis and comparison of the characteristics of the two pieces. Finally, students develop strategies for persuasive speaking in order to articulate one excerpt from either speech. If you are teaching the bundl
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6th - 8th
James Monroe Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Harry S. Truman Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Richard Nixon Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Lyndon B. Johnson Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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John Adams Biography: Reading Comprehension & Questions w/ Answer Key
These no-prep biography worksheets (with answer keys) are designed for students around the 5th-9th grade reading level, and can accommodate grades from 5th-12th. While offering reading comprehension practice, this biography also teaches about history, literature, and influential figures from various fields. For students who might struggle, we recommend using this as a group activity. For proficient students, this makes a great individual assignment. We also suggest using these to facilitate furt
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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