Dan Hemdal

This activity is to be used after you introduce how to write checks. It is a worksheet that starts with the students receiving $500 and throughout the worksheet they have the choice of buying certain items. They must subtract each check from their balance. At the end of the worksheet there are two "check layout" questions asking the students to answer what information goes in certain spots on the check. There is no answer key provided because students can choose different options throughou

This activity was made when I was teaching The Scarlet Letter to my class. Since the book is rather long and difficult to understand, I felt like taking a day for this assignment half way through would give the students a necessary break from the difficult text. This is a two part activity. The first part is to create a Name Poem for any of the characters that we have met so far in the story. In the directions I created one for Hester's daughter Pearl, however, I encouraged my students to

This assignment can be used in two ways. The first way is that it could be used as guided notes during a lecture. By using this activity you can ensure that when your students are taking notes on the Navigation Acts, they are taking down the correct information. This will also help when it comes to reviewing for assessments. The second way you could use this activity would be using it as a review sheet. For example, if you lecture on a Monday about the Navigations Acts, you can assign this

This activity asks students to research the specific events leading up to and that happened during the Boston Tea Party. This can be assigned as an individual assignment or as a small group activity.