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Talking about interest groups can be pretty boring. Pep it up with having students create their own interest group! Using this project, I have found students have a much better understanding of what interest groups are and what they do. This has really put some energy into my unit on interest groups! This product includes the following: • A complete lesson plan with objectives, Bloom & DOK levels noted, materials needed, vocabulary/content to preview, instructional tips, common student misco

Three projects that have students research Supreme Court Cases. I have typically used it for my Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Unit so I have included a list of the Court Cases that I have my students pick from as well. Included in this product: 1. A complete lesson plan with objectives, Bloom & DOK levels noted, materials needed, vocabulary/content to preview, instructional tips, common student misconceptions, and additional resources. 2. Court Case Powerpoint Project Direction Sheet for

Would you like a simple and easy way to cover the 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution? Well, here you go! This Powerpoint covers all 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution in a very simple & easy to understand way. This is perfect for a lecture on the Amendments. Need an easy way to scaffold lecture notes for your EL and SPED students? Need to be able to go through the notes really quickly with your students and don't have time for them to write down everything? This product also include

Want an engaging project that covers a variety of World War 1 topics? This group project is just the thing! Students create a newspaper showing their knowledge of World War I. Students are required to include a variety of articles in this newspaper including editorials, commentaries, political cartoons, etc. Links to resources on these different types of articles are included. A wide-range of World War I topics are included, such as: ► Causes of the war ► Views towards the war ► Trench warfare

Updated with Election 2024 information as of August 2024. Teach your students the steps it takes to become president. Included in this product: 1. Lesson Plan - editable in two formats - Google Slides & Doc Includes Objectives, Lesson Context, Content/Vocabulary to Preview, Vocabulary in Lesson, Common Student Misconceptions, Day 1-3 Instructions2. Presidential Election Process Slideshow - text is editable, background is not.  It includes the following steps: Qualifications to be PresidentBec

Updated April 2024. Do you have a hard time writing recommendation letters for your students? What about student teachers or teaching colleagues? Look no further! This packet is all you need! This product contains: 1. 30 Fully Editable Sample Recommendation Letters that are straight from my personal file. You can literally delete what doesn't apply to your situation and make your own. There are 20 student letters, 2 Student Teaching letters, & 8 Teaching Colleague letters.* 2. Suggestions o

Bright & colorful powerpoint on Interest Groups. Topics included: What is an interest group, lobbying, direct lobbying, indirect lobbying, PACs, Campaign Finance, why people like & don't like interest groups. This powerpoint also includes two video clips from Hip Hughes History on Campaign Finance. Use my FREE Campaign Finance Video Questions to go along with the video clips . The last slide also includes a review writing assignment to end the class with.

Help your students understand the key differences of the two major political parties as well as four minor parties (Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party, & Modern Whig Party). Students will use the party platforms to help them understand the perspectives of the political parties on twelve major societal issues such as healthcare, immigrant, taxes, etc. Then, they will create a poster in groups. Ultimately the assessment for this project is the essay the students will write at the

Video Questions and teacher key to accompany The History Channel series, The Presidents. Presidents Washington-Lincoln are included. Most pages have at least 2 sets of questions on them. Some of the longer ones do not. Washington - 10 questions Adams - 10 questions Jefferson - 12 questions Madison - 12 questions Monroe - 16 questions Quincy Adams - 13 questions Jackson - 16 questions Van Buren - 7 questions Harrison - 4 questions Tyler - 10 questions Polk - 12 questions Fillmore - 8 question

Students will research potential nominees for presidential cabinet positions based off the presidential nominee they are assigned. They will evaluate nominees based off of the cabinet job descriptions and individual's backgrounds, providing justification for their selections. They will present their findings to the class. The class will vote on the best selections and will write reflections on the activity. This product includes the following: 1. A complete lesson plan with objectives, materia

Want to get creative and do something other than a poster? Try having your students create a cereal box for one of the presidents. I typically use this when I cover the first four presidents but you could easily use it for any president. I have given them time in class and I have also assigned it at the beginning of the unit as an outside of class project. Included is a teacher instruction sheet with tips, a student handout that explains the project requirements, a suggested grading rubric, an

Are you teaching about the Presidential Election Process? Then look no further! Everything you need is here! All of my Presidential Election products in one place at a reduced price!!

Need an easy way to show the problems with the Articles of Confederation and how they were solved by the U.S. Constitution? This graphic organizer is the perfect solution. This product includes the following: 1. A complete lesson plan with objectives, Bloom & DOK levels noted, materials needed, vocabulary/content to preview, instructional tips, common student misconceptions, and additional resources. 2. A student handout for note taking. 3. A teacher key for the student handout. 4. A writin

Need your students to understand the chronology of an event or steps of a process? This timeline activity can be done as an independent activity, a group activity, or a whole class activity. Included in this product: 1. Teacher Instructions with suggested ideas of how to use the timelines in history class as well as other subject areas. 2. Printable & Editable Timeline Handout 3. Digital Timeline Handout 4. Grading Rubric & Grading Checklist for Individual Timeline Events - printable &

Covering John Brown and his abolitionist movement in class? Want student to be engaged and thinking critically? This video & questions will do just the job! These video questions go along with Keith Hughes online video, "John Brown: Badass American." The video is 13 minutes and covers a variety of topics including John Brown's background, "Bleeding Kansas," the raid on Harper's Ferry, and Brown's execution. The video makes students ask whether Brown was a terrorist or a martyr. As always, Hugh

Powerpoint presentation showing the emergence of the American Party (a.k.a. Know-Nothing Party) & the Free Soil Party during the pre-Civil War slavery debate. This powerpoint covers the background, their successes, and their ultimate failures. Check out the accompanying Know-Nothing & Free Soilers Powerpoint Note Sheet for your students. ******************************************************************* Be sure to check out the rest of my store before you leave! Be sure to check out my Cu

Remember playing Tic-Tac-Toe as a kid? Well, how about using it in your classroom and playing it as a whole class? This is a really fun review game that can be used for any subject or any grade level! Students literally get to be the X's and O's. I have used it in the middle school and high school setting. I also believe it would work well in elementary school. Students always say this is one of their favorite games! Give it a try and have some fun with your students reviewing content! ****

Activity that makes students discuss what they have read. This can be used for any subject. This is a great resource for "flipped classrooms" as well as Honors and Advanced Placement classes but it can also be utilized in regular classes! This strategy works great for both informational & literature texts! Included: 1. Fishbowl Instructions for Students & Teachers 2. Fishbowl Question Sheets for Students 3. Fishbowl Discussion Note Sheets for Students 4. Grading Suggestions 5. Rubric/Check

Want your students to understand what life was/is like for immigrants coming to America for the first time? Try having them interview a modern-day immigrant. This project includes a Teacher Direction sheet with tips, a student project handout sheet, a suggested grading checklist, and a blank grading checklist. I have used this project when talking about early immigration in American history but I could also see this being a great way for students to learn about cultural differences. After heari

Two-page graphic organizer that follows the key events that happened during John Adams's presidency. Cover both the election of 1796 & 1800, The XYZ Affair, Quasi-War with France, the Alien & Sedition Acts, & the Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions.