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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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Medieval Crime and Punishment | Trials by Ordeal Classroom Simulation
Students explore medieval justice through structured classroom trials based on real historical practices. In this interactive simulation, students participate in mock trials by ordeal while learning how medieval societies determined guilt, punishment, and justice in the absence of modern legal systems. Short, age-appropriate challenges replace lecture-based instruction and help students examine how belief, law, and superstition shaped medieval crime and punishment. This activity is designed to s
6th - 8th
Middle Ages, Social Studies
Medieval Feast Day Activities | Middle Ages Games & Jousting
This Medieval Feast Day is an end-of-unit activity that fits into a single class period while still feeling like something special for students. Students take part in a full-class feast experience with jousting, games, dancing, and food, with the option to take on roles such as lords, ladies, knights, or peasants. You can choose the activities that fit your space, time, and comfort level while keeping the experience cohesive and meaningful. Everything is clearly laid out so you can focus on th
5th - 8th
Middle Ages, Social Studies
Invention Advertising Project | Persuasive Writing & Sales Pitch | History
Students invent a product people wish existed, design a persuasive advertisement, and deliver a one-minute sales pitch that makes their classmates want to buy it. The ideas can be ridiculous. The thinking has to be real. This fits naturally into units on Chinese inventions, the Renaissance, or the Islamic Golden Age, and runs just as well as a stand-alone persuasive writing activity. In 2–3 class periods, small groups turn a simple everyday annoyance into a full product pitch. Planning pag
6th - 10th
Other (ELA), Social Studies, Speaking & Listening
Five Pillars of Islam Lesson | Mosque Practices Worksheet (PDF & Google Slides)
Help students understand how the Five Pillars of Islam shape daily life by connecting core beliefs to what happens inside a mosque. In this focused worksheet lesson, students use short videos and a clear, student-friendly reading to learn how Muslims prepare for prayer, what takes place during worship, and what each pillar asks believers to do. Students record key facts, identify essential details, and explain why these practices guide routines, values, and community life across the Muslim worl
7th - 10th
Middle Ages, Social Studies
Maya, Aztec, Inca Writing Prompts | Mesoamerica | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to ceremonial centers, marketplaces, terraces, and imperial capitals. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in Mesoamerican history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocab
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Middle East Writing Prompts | Islamic World, Trade Routes | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from the Middle East and Islamic world. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to trade routes, marketplaces, Crusader castles, and centers of learning. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in Middle Eastern history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocab
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Imperial China Writing Prompts | Silk Road, Dynasties | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from Imperial China. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to the Silk Road, imperial courts, walled cities, and major dynasties. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in Imperial China history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocabulary. The format supp
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Medieval Japan Writing Prompts | Samurai, Shogunate | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from medieval Japan. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to samurai culture, shogunal courts, castle towns, and religious life. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in medieval Japan history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocabulary. The format supp
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Decline of Feudalism CER Analysis & Assessment Worksheets | PDF & Google Slides™
These ready-to-grade Decline of Feudalism analysis worksheets help students demonstrate understanding through claim, evidence, and reasoning. Each activity assesses historical thinking through written evaluation, comparison, and content analysis while remaining simple to assign and grade. Each worksheet functions as a formative or summative assessment and fills approximately one full class period (about 45 minutes). Activities can be used as stand-alone assessments, review lessons, independe
6th - 8th
Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Medieval History Analysis & CER Assessment Worksheets Bundle
West Africa Writing Prompts | Ghana Mali Songhai | Editable Google Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from medieval West Africa. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to the Ghana and Mali empires, trans-Saharan trade routes, and centers of learning like Timbuktu. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in West African history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Middle Ages Writing Prompts | Medieval Europe | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from the Middle Ages. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to feudal manors, walled towns, monasteries, and castle life. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in medieval European history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocabulary. The format supports
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Renaissance Writing Prompts | Humanism, Michelangelo | Editable Google Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from the Renaissance. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to Italian city-states, artist workshops, merchant homes, and centers of learning. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in Renaissance history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocabulary. The f
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
Roman Empire Writing Prompts | Ancient Rome | Editable Slides
Students build historical writing skills using content from the Roman Empire. This editable resource guides them through character, setting, and plot prompts connected to forums, military camps, villas, and imperial cities. Students practice past-tense writing, build academic vocabulary, and produce original work rooted in Roman history. Each prompt includes clear directions and a built-in word bank so students write using real historical vocabulary. The format supports both developing w
6th - 8th
Creative Writing, Social Studies, Vocabulary
Also included in: World History Middle Ages Writing Prompts Bundle | Editable Slides
3D Diorama Group Project | Hands-On | Editable Rubric | Any Subject
A quadrama is a four-sided 3D display where each section tells part of a larger story. Groups have to agree on what to illustrate in each panel, which means they are negotiating ideas, making decisions, and building something that only works if all four pieces connect. History, science, literature, vocabulary, biographies: the four-part structure fits almost any topic you are already teaching. Three pages of subject-specific ideas are included so you are never starting from scratch. Students
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Roman Empire CER Analysis & Assessment Worksheets | PDF & Google Slides™
These ready-to-grade Roman Empire analysis worksheets help students demonstrate understanding through claim, evidence, and reasoning. Each activity assesses historical thinking through written evaluation, comparison, and content analysis while remaining simple to assign and grade. Each worksheet functions as a formative or summative assessment and fills approximately one full class period (about 45 minutes). Activities can be used as stand-alone assessments, review lessons, independent pract
6th - 8th
Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Medieval History Analysis & CER Assessment Worksheets Bundle
Medieval Towns CER Analysis & Assessment Worksheets | PDF & Google Slides™
These ready-to-grade Life in Medieval Towns analysis worksheets help students demonstrate understanding through claim, evidence, and reasoning. Each activity assesses historical thinking through written evaluation, comparison, and content analysis while remaining simple to assign and grade. Each worksheet functions as a formative or summative assessment and fills approximately one full class period (about 45 minutes). Activities can be used as stand-alone assessments, review lessons, indepen
6th - 8th
Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Medieval History Analysis & CER Assessment Worksheets Bundle
Development of Feudalism CER Analysis & Assessments | PDF & Google Slides
These ready-to-grade Rise of Feudalism analysis worksheets help students demonstrate understanding through claim, evidence, and reasoning. Each activity assesses historical thinking through written evaluation, comparison, and content analysis while remaining simple to assign and grade. Each worksheet functions as a formative or summative assessment and fills approximately one full class period (about 45 minutes). Activities can be used as stand-alone assessments, review lessons, independent
7th - 10th
Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Medieval History Analysis & CER Assessment Worksheets Bundle
No Prep Review Game | Whole Class Test Prep Activity for Any Subject
Students work in teams, discuss possible answers, and decide how much classroom "money" they want to risk before the timer runs out. The more confident they feel, the more they can wager. Suddenly, every review question matters. This whole class review game works with almost any subject or grade level and can be reused all year with your own questions. Use it for: test prepunit reviewvocabulary practiceStudents: discuss answers as a teamwager classroom money based on confidencerotate classroom
Not Specific
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Catholic Church CER Analysis & Assessment Worksheets | PDF & Google Slides™
These ready-to-grade Roman Catholic Church analysis worksheets help students demonstrate understanding through claim, evidence, and reasoning. Each activity assesses historical thinking through written evaluation, comparison, and content analysis while remaining simple to assign and grade. Each worksheet functions as a formative or summative assessment and fills approximately one full class period (about 45 minutes). Activities can be used as stand-alone assessments, review lessons, independ
6th - 10th
Social Studies, World History
Also included in: Medieval History Analysis & CER Assessment Worksheets Bundle
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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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