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Welcome to Casey’s Class!
I design middle & high school world history resources built for real classrooms, real pacing, and real students.
In this store, you’ll find lessons that:
• Ask students to analyze, rank, debate, create, and justify with evidence
• Combine structure with creative thinking rather than worksheets alone
• Work as full lessons, extensions, or meaningful end-of-unit tasks
• Are designed to be taught without overhauling your schedule or prep time
I’ve been teaching for over 30 years across social studies, language arts, and upper elementary classrooms. The resources here are ones I’ve used, revised, and returned to year after year with my own students.
My goal is simple: clear directions, purposeful student work, and lessons that feel worth the time you spend teaching them.
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Maya Aztec Inca Activities Bundle | Mesoamerican Civilizations Lessons
From the first slide, students are active participants. They sketch life at the base of a Maya pyramid, rotate through a live calendar simulation, and invent their own glyphs. In the Aztec lesson, they step into the roles of engineers planning a city, making decisions rooted in power and faith. During the Inca study, they design and test solutions to engineering challenges and take part in a class system simulation that makes social structures come to life. I’ve built prompts directly into t
6th - 9th
World History
West Africa Mask Project | Editable Slides, Hands-On Art & Culture Activity
This classroom-tested West Africa mask project uses editable instructional slides, guided artifact analysis, and a hands-on art build to help teachers run a meaningful visual arts and culture project with confidence. Designed for 6-7 class periods (45 minutes each), the project is structured, flexible, and easy to manage, with clear pacing, student examples, and ready-to-use materials that support creativity without sacrificing control. Video components are intended as optional background
6th - 8th
Middle Ages, Visual Arts
Medieval Medical School: Black Death Simulation | Bubonic Plague 3-Day Lesson
Medieval Medical School is a fully structured, three-day Black Death simulation that places students in the role of medieval “doctors” while keeping instruction, pacing, and expectations firmly in your control. Through guided role-play, a plague-spread simulation, and hands-on examinations of medieval beliefs and treatments, students analyze how the Bubonic Plague spread, what people believed caused it, and how it reshaped European society, religion, and the economy. Every activity is supported
6th - 8th
Middle Ages, Social Studies
Feudalism Unit Bundle | Medieval Europe Simulations, Activities & Projects
Teach feudalism and medieval European society through hands-on lessons that pair strong historical content with activities students remember. Students follow how feudalism developed after the fall of Rome, how Viking invasionsreshaped European power structures, and how the Norman Conquest carried feudal systems into England. What Students DoRead and map how Frankish kings and Viking invasions gave rise to the feudal systemTake part in a guided Battle of Hastings reenactment to see how feudali
6th - 8th
European History, Social Studies, World History
West Africa History & Arts Activity Bundle | Maps, Masks, & Cultural Traditions
This West Africa History & Arts Activity Bundle combines geography, history, and visual culture into three classroom-tested activities designed for upper-elementary and middle school world history or art classes. What’s included:Annotated Map of West African KingdomsStudents analyze geography, trade routes, and political development while examining the rise of major kingdoms such as Ghana and Mali.West African Traditional ArtsA focused exploration of oral traditions, music, and visual arts that
6th - 8th
Geography, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Heian Period Japan Golden Age Activities | Culture Lesson Slides PDF
Students explore Japan’s Heian Period through hands-on activities focused on culture, art, literature, court life, and daily life. Use the editable Google Slides to teach and guide activities, then assign the matching student pages in PDF or Google Slides. This resource is designed for teacher choice and flexibility. Activities can be used individually or combined, allowing you to select what fits your class, pacing, and time available. What students doWrite and analyze Heian-era poetry and
6th - 8th
Middle Ages, Social Studies
Medieval Japan Unit Bundle | Map Project, Heian Activities, Samurai Role-Play
Teach Medieval Japan through a cohesive sequence of interactive lessons that connect geography, cultural development, and the rise of the samurai into one clear historical storyline. This bundle combines hands-on projects, performance tasks, and evidence-based writing to help students actively apply historical content instead of passively receiving it. What Students Do• Analyze how geography influenced Japan’s development through an annotated map project with written historical evidence• Model
6th - 8th
Geography, Middle Ages, Social Studies
Medieval China Activity Bundle | Hands-On Centers & Annotated Map Project
Build a complete Medieval China unit that keeps students engaged while helping you move efficiently through required content. This classroom-tested bundle combines interactive learning centers with a hands-on annotated map project so students analyze dynasties, trade, geography, foreign policy, and Chinese innovations while staying focused and accountable. The Interactive Learning Centers and the China Map Project are each designed to run about five class periods, giving you flexible options to
6th - 8th
Asian Studies, Geography, Social Studies
Roman Empire Activities Bundle | Map Project, CER Writing, Scrapbook & Poster
Teach Roman daily life, achievements, division, decline, and legacy through a structured sequence of projects and analytical activities that keep students engaged while producing meaningful, evidence-supported work that is easy to assess. This bundle provides 10–15 days of ready-to-teach instruction with built-in checkpoints, clear grading tools, and predictable pacing that supports smooth classroom implementation and reduces planning time. Students begin by exploring daily Roman culture throug
6th - 8th
Social Studies, World History
Renaissance Unit Bundle | Activities, Lesson Plans, Research & Projects
This comprehensive bundle includes 234 pages of scaffolded lessons, interactive activities, and creative projects designed to connect serious historical content with meaningful student engagement. Students begin with the causes of the Renaissance, examining trade, banking, and the Medici family before comparing Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance art to identify the shift toward humanism. They participate in hands-on innovations lessons, including the 5-Minute Live Sculpture Sketch and Bru
7th - 10th
European History, Middle Ages, World History
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About the store
Experience
Welcome to Casey’s Class!
I design middle & high school world history resources built for real classrooms, real pacing, and real students.
In this store, you’ll find lessons that:
• Ask students to analyze, rank, debate, create, and justify with evidence
• Combine structure with creative thinking rather than worksheets alone
• Work as full lessons, extensions, or meaningful end-of-unit tasks
• Are designed to be taught without overhauling your schedule or prep time
I’ve been teaching for over 30 years across social studies, language arts, and upper elementary classrooms. The resources here are ones I’ve used, revised, and returned to year after year with my own students.
My goal is simple: clear directions, purposeful student work, and lessons that feel worth the time you spend teaching them.
Teaching style
I believe history makes the most sense when students can see it, hear it, taste it, move through it, and argue about it. I intentionally enrich lessons with primary voices, role-play, food samples, music, movement, games, and reenactments, not as extras, but as tools for understanding. These experiences help students of all abilities access complex ideas and remember them long after the unit ends.
Yes, that’s me in the plague doctor costume. Costumes aren’t required, but curiosity is. My classroom is built around engagement, participation, and the belief that learning should feel active and human.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My students are my most honest reviewers, and their feedback shapes everything I create. I was honored to receive my site’s Teacher of the Year award some years ago, but what matters most to me are the handwritten notes, the hallway visits, and the “do you remember when…” conversations that follow students long after they leave my room.
My own education history
BS in Psychology, CSULB
MS in Education/Reading, CSUF
Multiple-Subject Credential
Single-Subject Credential, Social Sciences
Additional biographical information
Outside the classroom, I’m a mom of two grown kids, married to my high school sweetheart, and happiest when I’m traveling or reading. I hope these resources support your teaching and give your students something worth remembering.
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