Reading Through History

This bundle includes 22 lessons from Reading Through History. Each reading is followed by a set of student activities to gauge reading comprehension, content retention, and vocabulary skills. Each lesson also contains a student response essay question. With 100 pages of student activities, there is enough material to cover more than 11 hours of class time. The topics include: Erik the Red Pg. 1 Marco Polo Pg. 5 Early Portuguese Exploration Pg. 10 Vasco da Gama Pg. 14 Pedro Cabral & Am

This is a guided reading activity based around various traditions associated with the Thanksgiving holiday. For each reading, there are several pages of objectives specifically designed to fit the fourth and fifth-grade common core objectives. Objectives include Key Ideas, Range of Reading, Key Ideas and Details, Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity, Phonics and Word Recognition, Writing, and Fluency. The readings cover background information on the pop culture aspects of the holiday, i

This is a three part unit covering the history and operating procedures of the United States Supreme Court with a variety of student activities to accompany each of the readings. The unit includes three guided reading activities, three sets of true and false questions, three sets of vocabulary activities, three student response essay questions, three sets of multiple choice reading comprehension questions, and a word builder activity to wrap up the unit. There are enough activities to fill aroun

This is a three part unit by Reading Through History which covers the Mormon Trail, the Donner Party, and the Pony Express. Each reading is followed by three pages of student activities which include reading comprehension questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary activities, student summaries, and a student response essay question. There is enough material to cover 2-3 days of class, depending on if one or two lessons are completed in each period. My students typically complete a lesson

This is an eleven-lesson bundle from Reading Through History that highlights the Election of 1960 (Nixon vs. Kennedy), the domestic policies of the JFK Administration (the New Frontier and the Peace Corps), the foreign policies (the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis), and the events surrounding the Kennedy Assassination and the Warren Commission. The Lessons Include:-The Nixon/Kennedy Debates -The Election of 1960 -John F. Kennedy -JFK's Inaugural Address -The New Frontier -The Peace Co

This download provides readings and student activities focused on the Supreme Court cases mentioned in the AP US Government objectives. There are reading activities for each of the landmark decisions which are followed by student summaries, vocabulary activities, student essay questions, and guided reading activities. This download provides great reading and review for the end of the year AP exam. If you would like these lessons, along with other cases not included here, check out our Supreme

This is part of Reading Through History's project covering the Roaring Twenties. In this download there are three separate lessons dealing with the legendary Jazz performers of the era. The first lesson covers the life and musical influence of Louis Armstrong. The second lesson explains Duke Ellington's rise to fame as a performer and composer, while the third describes the rise and fall of the Cotton Club in Harlem. For each lesson there is a one page reading activity followed by reading co

This is a five lesson unit by Reading Through History which covers the war in Europe. Topics include the Allied invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and Italy, the D-Day invasion at Normandy and the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, the Allied bombing of Dresden, and the Battle of Berlin and V-E Day. There is enough material here to cover 3-5 days of class, depending on if one or two of the lessons are completed in each period. My students typically complete a lesson in about 25-30

This is the complete Gilded Age bundle from Reading Through History. It contains 18 units and 256 pages of student activities. The topics are as follows. The Gilded Age Bundle:The Robber Barons *Cornelius Vanderbilt *Andrew Carnegie *John D. Rockefeller *JP Morgan Sears, Coke, & Hershey *Sears, Roebuck & Co. *Coca-Cola *Milton Hershey Immigration *Ellis Island *Angel Island *The Chinese Exclusion Act *Nativism & Americanization Organized Labor *The Haymarket Affair *The Pullman Strike

This is a three part unit by Reading Through History which covers the political careers of the members of the Great Triumvirate. It includes separate biographies for each of the Senators: Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun. Each lesson is followed by three pages of student activities which include reading comprehension questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary activities, student summaries, and a student response essay question. There is enough material to cover 2-3 days of

This is a three part unit by Reading Through History outlining the history, importance, and current state of Third Parties in America. The download includes a lesson on the role Third Parties have played in U.S. history, a lesson covering the beliefs of the Libertarian Party, and a lesson concerning the history and platform of the Green Party. Each lesson is followed by three pages of student activities which include multiple choice questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary questions, st

This is section one of Reading Through History's American Revolution unit. It contains five write ups on events in the early stages of the American Revolution. Each one page reading also has student activities to accompany the material. The download includes five guided reading activities, five sets of true and false questions, five sets of vocabulary activities, five student response essay questions, and five sets of multiple choice reading comprehension questions. There is also a section wo

This is a six part unit by Reading Through History. It includes summaries and questions which cover the founding of Plymouth, a biography of Squanto, the Puritans and Puritan life, the New England Colonies, and the Middle Colonies. Each reading is followed by a set of student activities to gauge reading comprehension, content retention, and vocabulary skills. Each lesson also contains a student response essay question. There is enough material to cover 3-6 days of class, depending on if one

This is a five-part unit from Reading Through History that documents the early life of Andrew Jackson, his military achievements, and the Election of 1824. Each lesson contains a two-page reading followed by three pages of student activities which include guided reading activities, multiple choice questions, a student response essay, vocabulary activities, and a series of student summary statements. There is enough material to cover five 35 to 45-minute blocks of class. Sign Up To Follow Ou

This is the first unit in a series of lessons covering the Cold War. It is a guided reading activity that includes a lesson describing what communism is and who Karl Marx was. The second lesson includes the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, and Joseph Stalin's rise to power. The lessons are followed up with multiple choice reading comprehension questions, a matching section concerning the content, and a series of fill in the blank answers. It also includes three free response writing quest

This is a five lesson unit by Reading Through History. It covers the development of the North during the years 1820-1860, with a special focus on transportation, communication, agriculture, and factories. Topics covered include John Deere's steel-tipped plow, the mechanical reaper, working conditions in factories, Samuel Morse and the telegraph, railroads, clippers, and the Erie Canal. There is enough material to cover 3-5 days of class, depending on if one or two lessons are done in a period

This is the complete Civil War Bundle by Reading Through History. It contains 44 lessons total, which are as follows: Unit One:Lincoln’s First Inaugural The Attack on Fort Sumter Lincoln Takes Action Unit Two:The Two Sides The Battle of Bull Run The Anaconda Plan Unit Three:The War at Sea Union Success in the West The Battle of Shiloh Unit Four:Lee Takes Command in Virginia The Battle of Antietam The Emancipation Proclamation Unit Five:Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville The Battle of Gettysburg

This is a four-lesson unit by Reading Through History that covers music during the 1960s. It includes lessons about Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and the British Invasion. For each lesson, there are multiple-choice reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, guided reading activities, student summaries, and a student response essay question to accompany the materials. *My students typically complete an assignment in about 30 minutes. This provides for 10 to 15 minutes of di

This is a three part unit by Reading Through History. In this download, the White House, Air Force One, and the other perks of being President of the United States are explained. Each topic has a one or two-page reading followed by three pages of student activities which include multiple choice questions, guided reading activities, vocabulary questions, student summaries, and a student response essay question. Each lesson covers about 30 minutes of class time. Get the bundle here!: The Execu

This is a three-part unit by Reading Through History which covers America in the 1970s. This download includes a biography of Gerald Ford, a lesson documenting the Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, and a reading activity describing daily life in the United States during the 1970s. There is enough material to cover 2-3 days of class, depending on if one or two lessons are done in a standard 50 minute class. *My students typically finish a lesson in about 25 to 30 minutes. It allows for two le