M Clancy

A great interactive simulation to demonstrate to government or US history students the failures of the Articles of Confederation. After the lesson students will have a clear understanding of why the US needed a stronger central government. Students will take on the role of one of the 13 original states and will participate in a session of Congress to see if they can solve the pressing challenges facing the new nation.

This is a worksheet where students practice finding the area and perimeter of various rooms in a house. Some of the dimensions are missing, so students will have to use the existing information to determine the dimensions to solve the problems. This activity includes two versions for differentiated instruction. One version has more information then the other, making it easier. An answer key and blank map are also included.

Six easy to implement and ready to go activities that work with the content from Period 1 of the APUSH framework. These activities push students to use historical thinking skills such as historical argumentation, cause and effect, perspective, and periodization. Each activity also comes with a cheat sheet to offer hints and tips to struggling students, making life a bit easier for teachers. Each of these activities can be modified and the same strategies can be used with any unit. Activities

This is a small group game that is easy to prepare and fun for students. Participants are given a historical question or category such as "Advantages of the Union During the Civil War," and they will compete with classmates to come up with as many answers as they can. There is an added layer of learning as students often must defend their answers to prove it fits the category. Download the free preview for full directions. Includes 36 category cards, directions, and answer sheets.

This is a fun review game over the powers of each branch and checks and balances. The goal is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards, but watch out for the Howard Dean Scream and the Filibuster cards! This product is ready to go, but it can be easily customized to make it fit your class. I designed this to work with my AP Government class, but it could be modified to work with any government class.

Students will test their knowledge of phase changes with this cut out graphic organizer. Students will cut out pictures of water in solid, liquid, and gas forms, then glue them into a graphic organizer template. Once they have glued down the pictures, they will have to label the graphic organizer using the terms freeze, melt, condense, and evaporate.

A simple step by step worksheet that shows students how to use a protractor to create angles.

A fun way to review key terms, events, and people from the Civil War era. Easy to modify to fit your class needs. Good for unit review and end of the year review for the test. Directions included.

This packet has several plant and flower related activities. The first activity teaches students the parts of a flower and their functions. The second activity has students measure the growth of a plant over time, then put the data into a line graph.

This math webquest is meant to be used as a summative project for the concept of Rate x Time = Distance. It engages students with a heavy incorporation of technology, and relevant subject matter. It can be modified easily for use in any city.

This activity helps students understand multiplication through the use of patterns and multiples. Students recognize patterns and are able to determine future terms using multiplication.

This lesson covers the primary responsibility of the President and is paired with a YouTube video I created. The lesson is ready to go. Students just need to download the lesson guide and play the video. The link is on the guide, but here it is as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkExEM25Y0A

This student guide goes to the Rate, Distance, and Time Webquest I created.

This is a ready made lesson I created to go along with a youtube video I created. Students will need a computer to complete this activity. This is the video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFwTCq8I2XI.

This is a lesson about the Electoral College that goes along with a YouTube video I created. Students just have to press play and the video will guide them through the lesson and activities. The link to the video is on the lesson guide, but here it is just in case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlHpTxk6gMA

Another ready to go lesson on the President's role as Commander in Chief. Use the YouTube video that goes along with the student lesson guide. Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA5n1Yp4k6M