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Looking for a way to incorporate technology into your social studies classroom? Ozobots are a great way to have students engage with technology while practicing basic coding skills. They are also extremely easy for students to learn how to use so you will not have to use social studies classroom time to teach technology. This project requires students to map battles of the Revolutionary War and then use the correct coding patterns to have their Ozobot travel to each battle in chronological orde

Looking for a way to incorporate technology into your social studies classroom? Ozobots are a great way to have students engage with technology while practicing basic coding skills. They are also extremely easy for students to learn how to use so you will not have to use social studies classroom time to teach technology. This project requires students to map battles of the Civil War and then use the correct coding patterns to have their Ozobot travel to each battle in chronological order. There

Let students experience the reality of the decisions made during the Industrial Revolution by playing Would You Rather?! Students can work individually, with a partner, or in a small group to determine which of two choices they would rather experience as an American citizen during the Industrial Revolution. After making their eight choices students will explain their reasoning in writing. This activity covers major aspects of the Industrial Revolution including the relocation to cities from ur

An engaging introductory assignment or closure activity when teaching the different types of diplomacy used by Presidents William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson. Students will take a "personality" quiz based on five situations and determine what their response would be as president of the United States. After responding to each of the five situations students will tally up their responses and determine which president they are most like based on their tendency to use moral d

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Let students travel across America discovering popular landmarks with the postcards sent to them from their friend throughout the summer. This activity is meant to be a gallery walk or station activity that allows students to work on multiple skills while they are discovering new information about the United States. This hands on activity allows for differentiation and includes an optional STEM component. Students are asked to walk around a classroom while reading 10 postcards from their friend

Looking for a way to incorporate technology into your social studies classroom? Ozobots are a great way to have students engage with technology while practicing basic coding skills. They are also extremely easy for students to learn how to use so you will not have to use social studies classroom time to teach technology. This project requires students to map American landmarks and then use the correct coding patterns to have their Ozobot travel to each landmark in chronological order according

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Trying to ensure that your AP US students are actually doing their reading each night? Try having a short reading quiz based on the sections they were supposed to read the night before to start class off each day. This resource provides one question and answer per section of the chapter to be read to students. It has made a tremendous difference in whether or not my students are completing their reading each night. The sections and questions correspond to the American Pageant textbook. This

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Looking for a way to incorporate technology into your social studies classroom? Ozobots are a great way to have students engage with technology while practicing basic coding skills. They are also extremely easy for students to learn how to use so you will not have to use social studies classroom time to teach technology. This project requires students to map battles of World War One and then use the correct coding patterns to have their Ozobot travel to each battle in chronological order. There

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Have students review the major terms and ideas of their US Imperialism unit in an interactive style using an I Have...Who Has game. Students will read the "Who Has" (definition) aloud to the class or small group they are working with. All other students must listen to see if they have the term on their "I Have" card. The review game is a great way to ensure all students are engaged in the process. Terms Included: Yellow journalism Battle of Manila Bay Foraker Act Roosevelt Corollary Pancho V

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Have students interact with one another, move around the room in a structured manner, and become experts at the unit's vocabulary words all in one lesson! A fun way to introduce the unit while getting all students involved. Students will become an expert at assigned vocabulary terms with a partner and then will speed date others in the room to teach their term and learn the others. Students will be responsible for filling out the included vocabulary chart with definitions as they "date" one an

Trying to ensure that your AP US students are actually doing their reading each night? Try having a short reading quiz based on the sections they were supposed to read the night before to start class off each day. This resource provides one question and answer per section of the chapter to be read to students. It has made a tremendous difference in whether or not my students are completing their reading each night. The sections and questions correspond to the American Pageant textbook. This

Looking for a way to incorporate technology into your social studies classroom? Ozobots are a great way to have students engage with technology while practicing basic coding skills. They are also extremely easy for students to learn how to use so you will not have to use social studies classroom time to teach technology. This project requires students to map the route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and then use the correct coding patterns to have their Ozobot travel to each stop of their jou

Have students review the major terms and ideas of their Great Depression unit in an interactive style using an I Have...Who Has game. Students will read the "Who Has" (definition) aloud to the class or small group they are working with. All other students must listen to see if they have the term on their "I Have" card. The review game is a great way to ensure all students are engaged in the process. Terms Included: Huey Long Dustbowl Alphabet Agencies Francis Townsend Black Tuesday Trickle