Essential Edification

This product is a great opening to the school year activity for teachers and students. While this version of the product is adapted to an Ancient World Civilization or World History Early Civilizations and U.S. History: Beginning to 1877, it is easily adaptable to any textbook. This product gets the students aware of their new textbook, allows them to learn the vocabulary of their textbook, and offers the teacher insight to student abilities at the beginning of the school year. The Getting to Yo

Life without Freedom is the Powerpoint Presentation that goes with the Life without Freedom Guided Notes page for students. The Life without Freedom Guided Notes Lesson allows to still practice note-taking strategies will also being able to spark conversations and discussions about the material .

The product is the pre-notes for the Factory Simulation. The North: Factory Workers is a Guided Note activity that allows students to both listen to the lesson, spark discussion, and still allow the students practice note-taking. This is the SmartBoard that accompanies the Student Guided Notes.

Kindness Boomerang is a character education mini-lesson for academic lab, homeroom, or classroom time. This lesson gives students the opportunity to work with others to discover many opportunities to show kindness. The mini-lesson includes extension activities, a short video, and cooperative learning scenarios.

Digital Footprint is a mini-lesson for students to explore the need for responsibility when using technology. This is a lesson that will fit into character education topics during academic lab, homeroom, or classroom time. With technology becoming so prevalent in students everyday lives, it is important to have a foundation of responsibility and understanding of technology.