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World history lessons under $5
Vietnam War Station Activity for the Cold War
This engaging lesson for the Vietnam War has students rotate through stations to learn about various aspects of America's War in Vietnam. The 7 different stations cover:The Cu Chi TunnelsVietcong Booby TrapsAgent OrangeHo Chi MinhSongs of the Vietnam WarThe Draft and ProtestsMilitary Deaths in the WarEach station engages different intelligences and learning styles. Students create a graph, listen to music, draw pictures, read, answer questions,and analyze pictures. My students are always engaged
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5th - 10th
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The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â World War II Bundle
Holocaust Webquest (National Holocaust Museum Website)
Holocaust Webquest:Great for classroom and distance learning.Students will gain basic knowledge about the Holocaust by completing an internet-based worksheet. The Holocaust Webquest uses an amazing website created by United States Holocaust Museum. The website allows students to explore the key events of the Holocaust. The website is:Click here to view the website.The webquest contains 46 questions and is a great way to introduce or have students learn more about the Holocaust. An answer sheet i
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6th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Holocaust Webquest Bundle (Sampler Collection)
Escape the Berlin Wall Lesson: Interactive Project for the Cold War
This Escape Room style lesson helps students learn about the Berlin Wall and Cold War division between the East and West as they "Escape From Berlin"! Students move through 9 stations on different aspects of the Berlin Wall. These stations are: Plans for a Wall Around BerlinThe Building of The Berlin WallThe Death StripCheckpoint CharlieBerlin Wall GraffitiA Convertible EscapeA Daring Hot Air Balloon EscapeEscaping with a Stolen TankA Tunnel Into East BerlinAt each station students complete a re
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7th - 10th
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Cold War Timeline Activity
In this activity, the teacher scatters and hides 26 Cold War event placards around the room. Students use QR readers to find the dates of the events and record the information on a handout. They then place the events in the correct chronological order on a timeline. Last, classes or groups compete to see who can put the Cold War events in the correct order the fastest! Students will have tons of fun while learning about important events that occurred during the Cold War.No QR readers? No problem
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Cold War Lesson Bundle for U.S. and World History Units
September 11th Cooperative Learning Timelines Lesson
In this September 11th cooperative learning lesson plan on the 9/11 attacks, your class is divided into 7 groups who each work together to put together a timeline for one aspect of the September 11th tragedy. This makes for an amazing, thorough lesson on all the events of 9/11. The 7 groups are:American Airlines Flight 11United Airlines Flight 175American Airlines Flight 77United Airlines Flight 93President BushThe World Trade Center TowersThe PentagonAfter each group has analyzed their assigned
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5th - 12th
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Imperialism Interactive Group Activity
This engaging cooperative learning experience will help your students understand the start of the Age of Imperialism.Small groups of students create different anonymous countries and must conquer "territory" - which are just items in your classroom. While the rules are the same for all students, the directions each group receives are different - resulting in an experience like how some countries could conquer so much territory, while others were unprepared for the land scramble.My classes alway
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7th - 10th
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Battles of World War 2 Stations Lesson: Map Activity, Reading & Digital Resource
This World War 2 lesson is an awesome way for students to learn about all the major battles through stations readings! The download includes lesson plan instructions on how to create an engaging stations lesson as well as ways to differentiate for your students. There are 9 one-page readings on major battles of World War 2 that can be hung up around your classroom as stations. Students move through the stations with the included chart and map to learn about each battle and the impact it had on t
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7th - 10th
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World War One Lesson: M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI
Before we get to the actual war itself it is most important for students to understand how we got there. The four underlying causes of the war which we will be covering are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism: which we will refer to as the M.A.I.N. causes of World War I. In this assignment one student will become an expert in one of the four M.A.I.N. causes, and instruct three other people in a group. By the end of it every student should have a comprehensive understanding of th
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9th - 12th
French Revolution Simulation
This is a full lesson plan to utilize to teach The French Revolution. This is usually a fun topic for students to learn (they tend to love the Reign of Terror), but students often look past the actual causes of the Revolution. To solve that problem in my classroom, I use a simulation that goes in-depth on the financial crisis in France that will surely stick in the minds of students, and keep them engaged. This lesson covers basic terms of the French Revolution, the causes to the revolution,
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9th - 12th
Genocides in History Chart, Readings, and UN Definition Project
This is a fantastic lesson plan on genocides in history that incorporates reading strategies, cooperative learning, and higher-level thinking.It includes 6 one page readings on genocides in history:The Armenian genocideThe HolocaustStalin's Great PurgeThe Cambodian GenocideRwandan Genocide The Darfur Genocide Also includes is a chart students complete on each genocide's info. This can be completed as a station activity, in groups, or individually.After completing the readings and chart, students
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9th - 12th
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Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire PowerPoint Lesson
This amazing lesson on Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire includes a visually-rich PowerPoint, guided notes worksheet, "flipped classroom" video, and interactive notebook page on the great Genghis Khan and the rise and decline of the Mongol Empire. Each slide of the PowerPoint features amazing images of the Mongolian steppe, traditional yurts (gers), and more, plus easy-to-follow notes based off state and national standards. Topics covered include: Temujin's birth and rise, war strategies, conqu
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5th - 11th
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Also included in:Â World History PowerPoint Bundle Part 2: Classical Asia - Enlightenment
WWII: The Holocaust
NOW WITH LINKS TO A GOOGLE CLASSROOM PRODUCT FOR CLASSROOM SUBMISSIONS!This one page reading plus one page of questions provides an overview of the steps leading to the Holocaust. It chronicles the four phases of persecution leading to the construction of death camps, and includes discussion of the Nuremberg Laws, Krystallnacht, the Berlin Olympics and death camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka. This is designed for middle school or high school students. The reading is visually appealing and broke
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6th - 12th
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Age of Discovery and Exploration Readings & Dinner Party
This critical thinking lesson on the Age of Discovery (or Age of Exploration) features 8 short readings on major figures of the period along with maps and pictures. This includes:Vasco da GamaFerdinand MagellanFrancis DrakeChristopher ColumbusJacques CartierZheng HePrince Henry the NavigatorQueen Elizabeth IA chart is included for students to complete based on the readings along with a map on which students draw in each explorer's route. After rotating around the room learning about each explore
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5th - 11th
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Space Race Timeline and Newspaper Project Lesson
Space Race Timeline and Newspaper Project LessonThis is a fantastic, visually-engaging lesson on America and the Soviet Union's Space Race during the Cold War! It includes 11 one-page readings on key events in the space race that students use to create newspaper pages. Students then present their newspapers and create timelines to see how the Soviets and Americans progressed.Everything you need for this student-centered lesson is included: easy to follow directions, a great newspaper template, a
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6th - 10th
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The Rise of Evil: WWII Dictators + Totalitarianism - Lesson Plan & Readings
Engage your students in this jigsaw or station activity to learn about the rise of totalitarian regimes in the early twentieth century, and the impact of World War II dictators: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and Tojo. This is an excellent introduction into a World War II unit in both U.S. History and World History!This student-centered lesson plan is presented as The Rise of Evil - a story of the most evil of persons and how they came to rule over a nation.Lesson Objective: Students will investigat
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7th - 12th
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.
This 12 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Part 1 - Students have 20 minutes to complete this part, which will be followed on with a class discussion and sharing answers. There are 6 questions based around concentration camps, the persecution of Jews and Adolf Hitler; asking for their thoughts and feelings about certain situations rega
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7th - 10th
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Detente, Ronald Reagan, & The End of the Cold War PowerPoint
This fantastic Cold War flipped classroom lesson begins with the era of "detente" and and continues through the collapse of the Soviet Union.The download includes a PowerPoint, flipped classroom video, guided notes worksheet, and Google Slides version!Each slide in the presentation is visually engaging and covers essential pieces of information simply for students to understand. Topics include:Detente & the SALT TreatiesThe Soviet invasion of AfghanistanInternal problems of the Soviet UnionG
Grades:
5th - 11th
Also included in:Â US History Part 2 PowerPoint and Guided Notes Bundle
Create A Life Size Samurai and Haiku Battle Activity: Feudal Japan Lesson Plan
This lesson is a class favorite by far that has been completely remastered with new resources! It is academic, collaborative, and it looks fantastic hanging in your room! This great step by step lesson covers feudal Japan's military hierarchy. Students create a life-size samurai in groups. They outline a student in the group and draw armor, a sword, and a helmet like a samurai would have worn. The lesson comes with an anatomy of a samurai reference sheet for students to get ideas. In the backgro
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6th - 10th
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The Holocaust PowerPoint and Flipped Classroom Lesson
This resource on the Holocaust provides a PowerPoint and "flipped classroom" lesson from a background on the Holocaust through liberation of the concentration camps and the Nuremberg Trials. Each slide includes gripping photos and the tragic history of the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, the Final Solution and the camps themselves. The notes are also easy-to-follow and focused in on essential understandings. The PowerPoint also includes slides on resistance groups like the White Rose, the French
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â US History Part 2 PowerPoint and Guided Notes Bundle
World War 2 Plaques (Navajo Code Talkers, Tuskegee Airmen, Women, & Nisei)
This creative activity for World War 2 has students reading short, one page stories of different groups that helped during World War II. These include one page each on:The Navajo Code TalkersThe Tuskegee AirmenRosie the RiveterThe American Nisei SoldiersEach reading is simple and engaging for middle and high school age students, and based on state and Common Core Standards for history. Students use the information they read to create commemorative plaques that honor that group for their service
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6th - 11th
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Imperialism of Africa
NOW WITH LINKS TO A GOOGLE CLASSROOM PRODUCT FOR CLASSROOM SUBMISSIONS!This one page reading plus one page of questions summarizes the impact of European imperialism in Africa. It includes a definition of imperialism, an explanation of European motives, the Berlin Conference of 1884-85, and some long range effects of imperialism in Africa. This is designed for middle school or high school students. The reading is visually appealing and broken into chunks. It can be used for classwork, homework,
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6th - 12th
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The Beginning of The Cold War
NOW WITH LINKS TO A GOOGLE CLASSROOM PRODUCT FOR CLASSROOM SUBMISSIONS!This one page historical reading plus one page of questions summarizes some of the reasons for the start of the Cold War. It is designed for middle school or high school students. The reading is visually appealing and broken into chunks. It can be used for classwork, homework, research or as a platform for projects. Questions are content based and designed to target essential content acquisition. If interested in similar Cold
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6th - 12th
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Magna Carta Primary Source Reading, Analysis Worksheet, & Fun Activity
Students investigate the Magna Carta's important and long-lasting achievements by reading and analyzing excerpts directly from the primary source document. Then, they compare concepts in the Magna Carta to those of the U.S. government. An answer key and instructional materials are included. After completion of the key concept graphic organizer, students collaborate to create a school Magna Carta, writing down a list of realistic demands that they would like to give to the school principal. They
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6th - 10th
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