This lesson starta with a short timed slide show to dramatize how rapidly industrialization has transformed the planet in the last 100 years. It t... ByChris Butler
Usando como trampolim as primeiras viagens de descoberta ao longo da costa ocidental africana (1415-1487), assim como, uma vez dobrado o nefasto Ca... ByJoseph Abraham Levi
This is a webquest designed to help students examine World War II in more detail. In this webquest, students use the website http://www.pbs.org/pe... ByJohn Conner
As with many of the more tragic/epic events in history, such as wars, I like to present this as a timed slide show that tells the story through pic... ByChris Butler
This is a handout in which students read about Irene Sendler, a hero from the Holocaust, and then answer questions about what they read. This hando... ByMrs. Ace
This is a graphic organizer which encourages good note-taking practices. It includes 3 spaces for details to be filled-in as students read through... ByEric Ambler
This lesson shows how a multitude of factors converged at one time and place, namely Britain in the 1700s, to lead to the birth of the industrial r... ByChris Butler
Background information and some practical suggestions for making a day of activities at a restored one room schoolhouse more realistic and more enj... ByMichael Day
APUSH, Dual Credit U.S. History, or any college bound students need practice in reading and understanding non-fiction, especially in this "sound bi... ByElaine Morrison Schwartz
What would happen if the Christians in American churches began pursuing a return to the original intents of the authors of Scripture with the same ... ByDavid Roberts
This is the kind of subject I really like: something that seems so trivial but has a big impact in history. The tulipmania that swept the Dutch Re... ByChris Butler
This 107 slide PowerPoint provides a visual tour of the palace and grounds of Versailles. Its main points of focus are the Sun King's daily sched... ByChris Butler
This fourteen frame power point is a good introduction to the fascinating country of Turkey.
It touches on varied facts about Turkey and how it ... ByElizabeth Burke
As with a lot of the more tragic/epic events in history, such as wars, I like to present this as a timed slide show that tells the story through pi... ByChris Butler
While Protestants referred to this as the Catholic Counter Reformation, seeing it as merely a reaction to their own movement, Catholics saw their R... ByChris Butler
My students LOVE these color sheets of real World War I posters. There is an analysis sheet also in this zip file that I copy on the back of the po... ByKim Andersen
This PowerPoint presentation covers the basics of why the Europeans decided to explore the world, chronicles who discovered America before Columbus... ByJason Eng
In the cases where a jigsaw or literature circles are the format for book reading, it is helpful to have questions that are universal in nature to ... ByMichelle Boshart
This book was written in 1811 by a teacher in a one room school in New York State. The author describes the painful experiences he endured as a st... ByMichael Day
This is a "Jeopardy" styled review game on the Progressive Era of American History. The game has four categories: Key terms, Key people, Key even... ByEverything Social Studies
Powerpoint relates the main ideas of the Peloponessian war. Athens, Sparta are fully discussed, along with the reasons including the Delian league,... ByMadeline Juan
This Powerpoint breaks down into two basic parts. The first focuses on Italy in the century after the fall of the Western Empire as it went from t... ByChris Butler
About the same time people first were learning to farm, they were domesticating animals for their own purposes. Like the previous lesson on agricu... ByChris Butler
Needless to say, there are entire programs and shelves of library books for studying the culture of the Early Modern period, previously referred to... ByGinna Wilkerson
This powerpoint highlights the steps involved in reaching the moon, both from the perspective of the Soviet Union and the United States. Events sta... ByNichole Evans
This presentation looks at Sparta, Greece's most unique and militant polis, tracing its evolution from the Messenian Wars through the Lycurgan refo... ByChris Butler
This presentation starts with an introduction to the Roman achievement, continues with a look at Rome's foundation myth and early legends, and conc... ByChris Butler
This lesson gives an overview of the diplomatic history of the 1700s, focusing on the struggle between Austria and Prussia in the in the War of Aus... ByChris Butler
This song is a tremendous tool for the teacher covering the Civil War period. This is an original song recorded at San Diego’s hit making Earth... ByProfessor Presley
Analyzing cartoons about the Civil War and apply it to previous knowledge. I print out copies of the cartoons to pass around the class as we're dis... ByJen
This lesson picks up with the period of chaos following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization. It then looks at the more settled conditions th... ByChris Butler
A fantastic and simple way to relay information from my Crusades powerpoint- great for ELL students and Spec. Ed. students who need a bit more gui... ByMadeline Juan
This lesson helps student�s focus of the best parts of Louisiana (or other state) by designing a shirt to "sell to the public". They... ByLatraveler
This is more of a cultural look at the 1950s to complement the lessons on the Cold War. It starts with a timed presentation on William Levitt and ... ByChris Butler
This is a 16 slide presentation on the Korean War ideal for United States History classes. The presentation explores the division of Korea, the be... ByEverything Social Studies
A4 laminated colour reproductions of US enlistment posters from WWII.
Excellent classroom resource. Excellent for visual and tactile learning. D... ByGavin Frost
Eleven films that all students should see before taking their first political science class - and why. Includes sample film questions.... ByOther Worlds
The Beechers (ISBN 978-0-942208-44-3) was originally a long-running radio play based on the Beecher family, which includes luminaries Henry Ward Be... ByBirdie
While the Catholic Church maintained its religious authority in Western Europe for centuries, Luther's authority over the Protestant Reformation wi... ByChris Butler
Presidents' Day Bundle: 7 printable activities key concepts include:
.Presidential Word Search
.Mix up and place presidents in ordinal positi... ByMrs. Motley