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This assignment involves students watching videos that takes them to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The questions follow the video and allows the students to learn about the history of the war through stories from the author of the I Survived series along with the curator of the museum. The video is roughly 25 minutes. This can be done as a class. You could watch it together. Or, you could assign it to the students to do on their own. I allow my kids to do it on th

For this assignment, students will be assigned one of 24 trades from colonial times. They will watch a short video about it (most are anywhere from 3 to about 5 minutes in length). While watching, they will answer 6 questions about that trade. For example, what skills are needed for this trade, what challenges did they face, etc. After learning about their own trade, pair up students so they can teach each other about the trades they were assigned. They will record what they learned about each

This worksheet requires students to summarize what was covered in an episode of The World from A to Z. I use it as a bonus opportunity, but it could also be used as a class assignment.

This slideshow is perfect to be used as part of a monthly trivia question for Women's History Month. Each day contains a trivia question and answer. We use this school-wide. Students can submit their answers in our library for a chance to win a prize. We draw one winner per day. The stylish template for the slideshow came from slidesgo.com.

For this assignment students will view a map of products that were exchanged after Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. In addition, they will search items that they are unfamiliar with and describe them. This assignment works well with Google Classroom. Simply post the assignment online for the students to view the map. Print the answer sheet and allow them to respond.

This worksheet goes along with a 20 minute video at this YouTube link about the Legislative Branch of government: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3JOS6ptklw & t=421s All the questions go in order. It can be shown as a large class or students could watch it on their own and answer as they watch.

This assignment is a good activity to introduce students to the life of Martin Luther King and to discuss the wider civil rights movement. There are 12 cards that provide short bursts of information about MLK's life and the civil rights movement. They can be hung up around the room, passed around the room, or traded between students. They will read the information on the cards to complete the worksheet. This usually leads to a good conversation about this era with students.

This activity includes a one page reading on George Washington and a one page reading on Abraham Lincoln. There is also a worksheet that goes with the readings where the students have to determine if the fact pertains to Washington or Lincoln. You can do this in a variety of ways, but the way I suggest is to divide the class into two halves. I provide pennies and quarters to determine which reading each half will do (a penny is for Lincoln, a quarter is for Washington). After reading, the stud

Included are four 8.5" x 11" inch posters of the Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, and JD Vance. They can be printed and laminated and used for a bulletin board or posted to the door or anywhere in the classroom.

This is a very basic worksheet that will help in introducing Martin Luther King's life and legacy. Students will use the Ducksters website to learn a little bit about him. You can use it as a springboard for a larger discussion about his life, the civil rights movement, etc.