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This Westward Expansion lesson for upper elementary social studies is packed with resources, including a 40+ slide PowerPoint presentation (including several helpful maps!), student note-taking pages, and student activities. This resource has at least five days of instructional materials and student work options! Many social studies skills are covered, like using timelines and reading maps. This westward expansion lesson can be digital or printed. (For GA teachers, this covers SS4H3c; for non-G

This resource is perfect for teaching the Reconstruction Era in Georgia (GSE SS8H6). The gallery walk is designed to quickly, but effectively, cover elements SS8H6a - SS8H6e for your 8th Grade Georgia Studies class. Political cartoons, diagrams, and maps are utilized to provide students with a variety of skills to practice! There is a suggested use plan, an anticipatory activity, 10 pages/images for the gallery walk, a glossary page, student response pages, an amendment poster activity, a newspa

This GSE SS8H4 resource is PACKED with awesome lessons. It contains all of the products linked below, and this collection with provide students with a myriad of academic skill practice! The lessons should take about 2 weeks, depending on class length and student autonomy level. The following topics and activities are included: H4a: UGA and Capitals - two articles and two student activities H4b: Land Distribution - three articles, review quiz, board game, and reflection H4c: Technological Innov

This Georgia government bundle is PACKED with great lessons for the GSE SS8CG standards! (SS8CG1, SS8CG2, SS8CG3, SS8CG4, SS8CG5, SSCG6) . It contains all of the products linked below, and this collection provides students with a myriad of academic skill practice! The lessons should take about 4-6 weeks, depending on your schedule. The following topics and activities are included: Georgia Government Warm Ups (All SS8CG) - 25 total! What is a Constitution? - 2 readings and graphic organizers to

Gearing up for the 8th Grade Georgia Milestones social studies assessment? This 8th grade Georgia History review resource is here to make the process a little easier! Covering history standards from the Mississippians through the 1996 Olympics (H1-H12), this review resource covers all of the standards-based information in Georgia's 8th grade history standards. (I have a geography one too! Click here!)Included: Part 1: Historical Figures and Groups (i.e. James Oglethorpe, SNCC, Bourbon Triumvira

Looking for the perfect Mississippian SS8h1a resource that fits GSE? These Mississippian culture learning stations cover all aspects of Georgia's native tribe. They cover location, food, weapons/tools, shelter, and culture. The entire SS8H1a element is fully covered. Each station should take between 10-15 minutes to complete the brief reading and the task. Two additional comprehensive activities - a foldable and a flyer - are included at the end. *UPDATED 8/20/2024 to be more comprehensive

This is the Last Cuentista novel resource you've been looking for! This middle school book study unit comes with a paired informational text and paired folklore activities! This 75+ page unit is packed with character, figurative language, and evidence-based RTL! Scaffolded writing activities are included. This unit covers over a dozen standards in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels. Perfect for Guided reading small groups, whole group read alouds, or even independent readers. All bod

This Leo Frank Trial investigation activity (SS8H7d) allows students to take part in analyzing the investigation of the Leo Frank case that took place during Georgia's New South era. With group roles (or individually, if that works for you and your students), students will read the facts of the case, analyze the trial and aftermath, and use critical thinking to complete activities. This resource includes teacher instructions, 8.5x11 ready-to-print documents summarizing the main points of the ca

This resource covers all elements of the Georgia Studies GSE SS8H2 standard. The file includes: stations covering SS8H2a (reasons for establishing the Georgia colony), student response and summary sheet, readings & reference pages covering SS8H2 b-e (establishing the city of Savannah, diverse groups in Georgia, the transition from Trustee to Royal Georgia, and goods/services), student notes with graphic organizers, and summarizing activities. Answer Key is included. This resource is ready-to-

This is a Trail of Tears lesson for 4th grade social studies (or other upper elementary social studies lessons). It takes students through natives' efforts in assimilation, then resistance, and ultimately, removal. Includes: Presentation slides covering assimilation efforts, Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act, Cherokee resistance, and the Trail of Tears and its impactDigital (can be printed, too) task slides with many social studies skill-based questions, including critical thinking, map labeli

This bundle is PACKED with great lessons for the GSE SS8H8 standard. It contains all of the products linked below, and this collection provides students with a myriad of academic skill practice! The lessons should take about 2 weeks, depending on your schedule. The following topics and activities are included: Georgia in World War I (H8a) - (my free resource) quick and simple article with chart about Georgia contributions to the war effort Great Depression in Georgia (H8b) - station activity tha

This is the Harbor Me novel resource you've been looking for! This middle school book study unit comes with paired informational text and paired poetry activities! This 75+ page unit is packed with character and figurative language analysis! There is paired poetry and paired informational text. Scaffolded writing activities are included. This unit covers over a dozen standards in each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels. Perfect for Guided reading small groups, whole group read alouds, or

Looking for an EOG Georgia Milestones social studies review tool? This bundle includes all of my warm-up products for the entire 8th Grade Georgia Studies state standards; Georgia geography, Georgia economics, Georgia history, and Georgia state government are all included. The preview has a lot of helpful information. There are 171 warm-up questions. Question types are incredibly varied. Map skills, charts, bar graphs, pie charts, cause & effect, compare/contrast, true/false, historical images

This bundle is PACKED with great lessons for the GSE SS8H7 standard. It contains all of the products linked below, and this collection provides students with a myriad of academic skill practice! The lessons should take about 2 weeks, depending on your schedule. The following topics and activities are included: H7a: Bourbon Triumvirate, Grady, & Watson - Two separate lessons w/ articles and activities H7b: Road to Jim Crow - Very thorough primary source activity w/ class discussion guide. Great f

Searching for that Georgia-specific SS8H5a resource? This Causes of the Civil War resource is it! Including a presentation with plenty of helpful maps, an article, guided notes, graphic organizers, and summarizing activities. Georgia's debate over secession is covered, too! Topics include: sectionalism, north vs. south, states' rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Case, election of 1860, and Georgia's debate over secession. (If you aren'

Looking for a fun St. Patrick's Day lesson? This resource includes St. Patrick's Day activities and readings that cover history, legends, and current celebrations of St. Patrick's Day! Perfect for a middle school social studies class, or an upper elementary social studies class! Note-taking, creative activities, and a St. Patrick's Day writing prompt are included! Included: 4-page readingHistory of St. Patrick, including an excerpt from his personal writingsExplanations of legends of St. Patrick

This 8th grade Georgia Studies word wall timeline resource includes 2 sets of 100 timeline cards each for standards SS8H1 - SS8H12. Both sets include dates and events/important figures from Georgia History state standards. One set includes definitions while the other has names/events only. All significant dates and events from the Georgia Studies history standards SS8H1 - SS8H12 are covered. PowerPoint and PDF files included. Other Products For You:All Georgia Studies History ProductsEOG Review

This Civil Rights Movement in Georgia resource covers the entire GSE SS8H11 standard and is packed with historical / social studies skills! It includes events like the Albany Movement and the 1956 Georgia flag, which are hard to find in generic CRM resources! Taking about a week to a week and a half (easily adjustable), these materials will walk students through the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia and around the country. Included: -Link to a Google Drive version for digital use -Suggested inst

This Civil War in Georgia bundle includes warm-ups for GSE H5, a presentation and guided notes for the causes of the Civil War (SS8H5a), and a "survival guide" interactive notebook activity for Georgia in the Civil War (SS8H5b). You can click the resource above to see the individual previews. This standard is PACKED with information, and this bundle has great activities to help students truly engage with the material.

This product covers GSE SS8H9 standard about Georgia's role in World War II. The lesson is a gallery walk with 8 sets of historical images (some quotes & map skills) on which students will reflect. The lesson also includes a foldable that can be used in print or digital form! Elements covered: SS8H9a - Lend-Lease Act and Pearl Harbor SS8H9b - Bell Bomber Plant, military bases, Savannah and Brunswick shipyards SS8H9c - Richard Russell and Carl Vinson Suggest Use: These can either be printed and