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"Historical Figure Mini Research Project" is an activity to help students research a historical figure, their significance, and make inferences about what objects or artifacts represent their achievements. This is great as a summative assessment in ANY unit of study .While this is a low-prep activity, you may want to generate a list of subjects for your students to pick from. For example, if you were learning about the founding fathers, you may use people like - Benjamin Franklin, George

Salem Witch Trials - Card Game Simulation This card game is a low-prep activity ready for your classroom! This Salem Witch Trial Game is meant to be a simulation for students to understand the hysteria and paranoia during a witch hunt. The objective of the game is to “execute” any witches present among the group. But there is always a twist.. .Like the Salem Witch Trials, there are no witches! This is an excellent activity to accompany a lesson about the Salem Witch Trials or Arthur Miller's "

"Debate Graphic Organizer" is an activity to help students find and use evidence to support claims and rebuttals. This is great for current events, debate prep, or as an organizer for persuasive writing. While this is a low-prep activity, the first step is choosing a topic for students to debate. This is great for news/current events articles. As history teachers, we also use this with historiographical questions. This is meant to teach students about identifying arguments and using releva

The “Road to the Civil War” APUSH Bundle is a no-prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! This product contains all aspects of the APUSH course framework, including Key Concepts, Historical Thinking Skills, Theme, Reasoning Process, Thesis Evaluation, and Synthesis. These Google Slides and corresponding worksheets explore the events and circumstances leading to the American Civil War.  Lesson activities include guided notes, chronological thinking activity,a close

Presidential Timeline Game - Low Prep Activity This card game is a low-prep activity ready for your classroom! Students are challenged to put the presidents in order. The first student that correctly places all their cards wins! This product is part of a larger Presidents’ Day Lesson.  Includes:  Detailed written directions for game set up and game play45 double sided President Cards Here’s how this activity works:T - Try it Out - Presidential Timeline GameStudents are put into groups of 2-4.

This bundle is a no-prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning!  The Google slide deck and corresponding worksheets explore Puritan beliefs and culture. Lesson activities include an examining values beginning activity, guided notes, document analysis of “City Upon a Hill,”, and summary reflection. This lesson is perfect for AP and on-level classes!Includes:  Complete BETTER lesson from beginning activity to exit ticket24 editable Google slides (Ready to post on Google Cl

This lesson bundle is a low-prep lesson ready for your classroom! The Google slide deck and corresponding worksheets explore the history of Presidents’ Day. Lesson activities include fact versus misconception beginning activity, guided notes, presidential timeline card game, presidential trivia, and primary source reflection. Includes:  Complete BETTER lesson from beginning activity to exit ticket54 editable Google slides (Ready to post on Google Classroom) 4 pages of Guided NotesPresid

“What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?” is a no prep lesson ready for your first day after break! This is a great lesson for social emotional learning (SEL). Students will set intentions for the year, reflect on their values, and read 6 historical speech excerpts to get inspiration. This is great for a high school classroom. It can also work in a middle school classroom with minor modifications.  Includes:  Complete lesson from beginning activity to exit ticket24 editable Google slides (Ready

Save time planning and engage your students with this growing Progressive Era Bundle! This bundle features 3 complete lessons and 2 sourcing documents packets. This unit covers... push and pull factors of immigrationthe five goals of Progressives and American reformers who fought for change the role of the muckrakers who were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive EraThis resource includes:3 Complete lessons with Google Slides and Corresponding notesVirtual

The “Who Were the Muckrakers?” Bundle is a no-prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! The Google Slides, station rotation, and corresponding worksheets explore the role of the muckrakers who were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who crafted narratives that established their contemporary institutions and leaders as corrupt or immoral. Muckrakers featured in this lesson include: Ida Tarbell, Upt

The Articles of Confederation APUSH Bundle is a no prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! This product contains all aspects of the APUSH course framework, including Key Concept 3.2.II, Historical Thinking Skills, Theme, Reasoning Process, LEQ Evaluation, and understanding complexity. These Google Slides and corresponding worksheets explore the limitations of the Articles of Confederation. Topics include creating a confederation, limitations of the AOC, and Shay's Rebellio

The “Columbian Exchange APUSH Bundle” is a complete low prep lesson ready for your classroom! This product contains all aspects of the APUSH course framework, including Key Concept, Historical Thinking Skills, Theme, Reasoning Process, Evaluation, and Synthesis. These Google Slides and corresponding worksheets explore the effects of new goods, foods, and diseases on the New World and Old World. Topics explored include new foods, encomienda, Atlantic Slave Trade, and small pox. Lesson activ

The Short Answer Question - “Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution Edition” is ready to print and go! Students will practice writing responses to SAQ questions in order to prepare them for the AP Exam. This product follows the guidelines set forth by the College Board and uses the ACE method developed by AP teachers. Short Answer Questions: Question one is a stimulus-based response- John Adams to Thomas JeffersonQuestion two is a comparison based response- Common Sense and the De

The " Deep Dive Discussion Protocol" is an activity that allows students to practice accountable talk and inquiry of a text. Students work in small groups and use task cards to contribute to a group discussion. Students receive four task cards, (1) ask a question card, (1) answer a question card, (2) make a statement card. This helps to guide the conversation. Once students master the protocol, students will more easily discuss a complex text and other stimuli. What's included: Student hando

The “Sourcing Documents Worksheet - Road to the Revolution Edition” is ready to print and go! Students will practice document analysis of primary source documents related to the lead-up to the American Revolution. This product uses the HIPP Document Analysis procedure to help students break down historical context, intended audience, purpose, and author’s point of view. In addition to HIPP analysis, each worksheet includes analysis questions. Documents: Thomas Paine - Common SenseBostonia

The “Road to the Revolution” APUSH Bundle is a no-prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! This product contains all aspects of the APUSH course framework, including Key Concept, Historical Thinking Skills, Theme, Reasoning Process, Evaluation, and Synthesis. These Google Slides and corresponding worksheets explore the events and circumstances leading to the colonial independence movement.  Lesson activities include guided notes, primary source document analysis, and

" What is Veterans Day?" is a no-prep lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! The Google slide deck and corresponding worksheets explore the history of Veterans Day. Lesson activities include quote analysis beginning activity, close reading (Ronald Reagan) with text-dependent questions, crossword puzzle assessment, and reflection. This lesson includes a bonus Google Forms Quiz with no prep necessary. This resource includes: Complete BETTER lesson from beginning activity

“ What was Jamestown?” is a no-prep multi-day lesson ready for remote, digital, or in-person learning! These Google Slides and corresponding worksheets explore early Jamestown through a virtual field trip. Students navigate an interactive map to learn more about the effect on the Powhatans, the beginning of tobacco, and the House of Burgesses. Lesson activities also include document analysis related to the Starving Time and English expectations of the New World. Finally, this mini-unit in

The “ Sourcing Documents Worksheet - De Las Casas & Sepulveda” is ready to print and go! Students will practice document analysis of primary source documents, related to the Spanish colonists' treatment of the native peoples. This product uses the HIPP Document Analysis procedure to help students break down historical context, intended audience, purpose, and author’s point of view. This product includes:  Sourcing Documents Worksheets An extended and shortened version of each text Answer k

“ What is the BETTER Model?” is a professional development lesson to welcome back your teachers. This is meant to help focus your staff increase student engagement. This is a low prep PD session ready for your first day of orientation or PD throughout the year. This lesson planning structure helps to break down lessons into differentiated engaging blocks.  Includes:  Complete PD session from beginning activity to exit ticket25 editable Google slides (Ready to post on Google Classroom) BETTER L