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Python Coding 2025 Lessons -Grade 9 Destreamed MATH (MTH1W1)
This complete coding unit introduces Grade 9 students to Python through engaging, real-world math and financial applications. It’s aligned to Ontario MTH1W Destreamed Math (Strand D: Coding) and CodeHS / Google Classroom integration, focusing on computational thinking, financial literacy, and problem-solving. Students learn to analyze, model, and automate mathematical and financial scenarios using core programming concepts — with scaffolded lessons, guided examples, student worksheets, and
9th - 12th
Applied Math, Financial Literacy, Statistics
Mercantilism & Trans-Atlantic Trade – U.S. History Creative Writing Activity
Hook your students with creative history writing! This activity uses text-message roleplay between Britain and the colonies plus Yelp-style reviews to show how Salutary Neglect shaped colonial self-government and expectations for independence. Includes five detailed Yelp Review Anchor Charts for classroom visuals. What’s Included: Part A: Text message conversation between Britain and the colonies Part B: Yelp review assignment with star ratings, evidence, and effects Quick Check exit ticket with
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
The New Deal – U.S. History Political Cartoon Analysis & Anchor Charts
Political cartoons are one of the best ways to teach students how to interpret symbolism, evaluate historical messages, and analyze government power — and this assignment gives you four high-quality, New Deal–themed cartoons that do exactly that. Each cartoon focuses on a different conflict or reform: separation of powers, farm programs, banking reform, and the fight between the executive and judicial branches. Students identify symbols, decode metaphors, and explain the historical debates behin
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Great Depression – U.S. History Vocabulary Social Media Style Assignment
Give your students a vocabulary assignment they will actually understand — and actually finish. This creative, Gen-Z–coded vocab task turns the major causes and social impacts of the Great Depression into short-form “social media posts,” helping students break down complex historical concepts into simple, memorable explanations. Students create captions, hashtags, and peer-style comments that force them to process the meaning of each term instead of copying definitions. What’s Included: Gen-Z St
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Great Depression – U.S. History Bundle - PPT, Notes, DBQ's, Activities
IB DP Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Lesson: Politics, Ideology & Propaganda – 2026
This fully scripted 60-minute IB DP Theory of Knowledge (TOK) lesson explores political knowledge, ideology, propaganda, and persuasion. It asks how political messages shape what people take for granted, how ideology becomes invisible, and whether political knowledge can ever be objective. The lesson begins by asking students to reflect on one political belief they hold and where it came from. This introduces the idea that some beliefs feel like simple facts when they may actually be inherited a
11th - 12th
Not Subject Specific, Other (Social Studies), Psychology
Reconstruction PowerPoint Lecture | Anchor Charts on Amendments & KKK
Teach the full arc of Reconstruction with this clear, student-friendly slide deck. Covers Lincoln vs. Johnson vs. Congress, the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th), resistance movements (Black Codes, KKK), sharecropping, and the Election of 1876 leading to the Compromise of 1877. Ends with four anchor charts that reinforce essential, test-ready topics. Perfect for direct instruction, review, or sub plans. What’s Included: 1 editable PowerPoint lecture on Reconstruction Slide coverage: T
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
The New Deal – U.S. History Perspective Assignment (Social Media Threads)
Students already live in social media comment sections — this assignment uses that same format to help them understand the loud, messy, conflicting voices of the New Deal era. Each thread includes workers, critics, reformers, elders, populists, traditionalists, and Eleanor-coded activism voices. Students identify perspectives, motives, beliefs, and political positions using evidence from the threads. It’s an engagement hack and a legit historical thinking task at the same time. What’s Included F
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Reagan, Bush Sr., Cold War & Reaganomics — Reagan Revolution & Reaganomics DBQ
This DBQ puts students in the middle of the debate over whether Reaganomics was an economic revolution or a policy whose costs outweighed its achievements. Six primary source documents — from Reagan's inaugural address to CBO deficit data to dueling 1984 campaign messages — give students real evidence on both sides so they have to wrestle with the contradiction between genuine economic recovery and exploding national debt. This works especially well when students default to "Reagan was good" or
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Nixon, Ford & Carter | 1970s — U.S. History Nixon's Foreign Policy Cold War DBQ
This document-based question puts students inside the debate over Nixon's Cold War strategy — was it genuine diplomacy or an expansion of unchecked presidential power? Students work through six real primary sources, from the Shanghai Communiqué that reopened relations with China to Nixon's own veto message fighting Congress over war powers, building their analysis document by document until they can construct their own evidence-based argument. This works especially well when students think forei
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Marginal Thinking – Economics Vocabulary Assignment & Anchor Charts
This Gen-Z style vocabulary assignment helps students internalize the logic of marginal thinking by having them explain terms as if they’re texting a friend. Instead of memorizing definitions, students turn rational decision-making, marginal cost, marginal benefit, incentives, utility, and behavioral responses into quick “group chat” messages that show what the concept actually means. Anchor charts help reinforce the patterns behind predictable economic behavior. What’s Included: Group Chat Voc
8th - 12th
Business, Economics
Mercantilism & Trans-Atlantic Trade | Activities Bundle (3 Creative Assignments)
Save big with this student-activities bundle on Mercantilism & Trans-Atlantic Trade! Includes three creative, Gen Z–friendly assignments that make colonial history engaging and relatable. Perfect if you already have lecture slides and notes but want fresh classroom activities. What’s Included (3 Total): Salutary Neglect & Self-Government Activity – Text message roleplay + Yelp review assignment with 5 anchor charts Colonial Economy Job Fair Activity – Students analyze regional economies and crea
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Reagan, Bush Sr., Cold War & Reaganomics — Cold War Cause & Effect Activity
This cause and effect activity walks students through the chain of events that ended the Cold War — from Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech through the Soviet collapse on Christmas Day 1991. Both the cause and effect are provided in each row so students focus on understanding the connections between events rather than scrambling to recall facts. Eleven rows organized into three color-coded sections (American Actions, Soviet Problems, Both Sides) build toward a synthesis question: who deserves the mos
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
World War II World History DBQ The Holocaust Ideology, Persecution & Human Cost
Understanding the Holocaust requires more than memorizing facts — students need to see how ideology, policy, and systematic methods built the machinery of genocide. This DBQ gives them that structure. Six powerful primary sources lead students through the escalation from discrimination to mass murder, helping them connect ideology to action and understand the devastating human cost. What’s Included• Six primary-source excerpts covering Nazi ideology, Nuremberg Laws, ghettoization, coded bureaucr
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Constitution Slide Deck
These are slides covering the Constitution and the different powers that are derived from it, namely expressed powers, implied powers, denied powers, reserved and concurrent powers, and the elastic clause. The concepts of separation of powers, checks & balances (with multiple examples), impeachment, federalism, and the first three articles of the Constitution are also covered. Includes a venn diagram for having students practice trying to identify state vs federal vs concurrent rights. Please f
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
U.S. History
Also included in: U.S. History Critical Period - Complete Bundle
Southern Colonies U.S. History | Government, Religion & Labor DBQ
Help students analyze how government, religion, and labor shaped daily life in the Southern Colonies with this scaffolded primary source DBQ. Students read authentic excerpts—from colonial charters, laws, journals, and rebellions—to understand how freedom, authority, and inequality coexisted in early America. Includes guiding questions, essay prompt, and a complete teacher key for discussion or grading. What’s Included: 6 primary-source excerpts: Virginia Charter (1606), Maryland Toleration Act
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Age of Revolutions | World History | Napoleon’s Rise, Fall & Legacy DBQ
Trace the dramatic rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte with this in-depth primary source DBQ. Students explore authentic documents—from Napoleon’s own proclamations to eyewitness accounts and the decisions of the Congress of Vienna—to understand how one man reshaped Europe through ambition, reform, and war. What’s Included: Primary Source DBQ – Six historical excerpts with guided analysis questions and a final written prompt Background Reading – Overview of Napoleon’s rise to power, his reforms,
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Early Civilizations of the Ancient World – World History: Early Societies DBQ
This DBQ helps students understand how the first civilizations formed and how geography, agriculture, religion, and law worked together to create stable societies. Using carefully selected primary and secondary sources, students analyze how early communities organized daily life, enforced rules, and maintained social order in river valley civilizations. This resource is designed for real classrooms — clear excerpts, guided questions that don’t require guesswork, and a focused final prompt that s
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, World History
Great Depression – U.S. History Political Cartoon Analysis & Anchor Charts
Political cartoons hit harder during the Great Depression than almost any other form of media. They exaggerated failures, mocked leaders, and broke down complicated economic problems into symbols people instantly recognized. This assignment gives students six modern redraws of real 1930s themes — speculation bubbles, bank run panic, Hoover’s inaction, Dust Bowl devastation, New Deal rebuilding, and migrant desperation — each paired with clear inquiry questions that push students beyond simple de
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Great Depression – U.S. History Bundle - PPT, Notes, DBQ's, Activities
Reagan, Bush Sr., Cold War & Reaganomics - US History - PowerPoint Lecture
This PowerPoint walks students through the conservative shift that reshaped American politics from 1981 to 1993. Instead of treating Reagan and Bush 41 as separate chapters, the resource connects the full arc — from the rise of the New Right and Reaganomics through Cold War endgame and the Gulf War — so students see how one presidency set up the next. This works especially well when students struggle to connect domestic policy (tax cuts, deregulation, union busting) to foreign policy (arms build
8th - 12th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
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