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This lesson allows students to understand the four main causes of World War I along with the initial cause. The handout has students recall and explain information, compare, and analyze the different causes of WWI. I use this lesson after I have individually taught each of the causes to help wrap up how the war started. It really helps students organize and synthesis the information. This activity is a great tool to use in an interactive notebook! ****BUNDLE AND SAVE!! This file is part of my

This two day activity will allow students to come to their own conclusions about the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration. By incorporating different learning styles into the stations, students really enjoy and have fun completing the five different stations. The five stations come complete with their own set of directions and information to help students learn the information: 1. Music during the Renaissance 2. Art during the Renaissance 3. Printing Press 4. Reformation 5. Age of

This activity is based on the Georgia Performance Standards. This lesson allows students to discover the causes, effects, and solutions of the different environmental issues of Latin America. I have provided an interactive notebook approach, as well as guided-notes. This activity really helps students understand the importance of these geographical regions in Latin America as well as the importance of protecting them.

This bundle consists of various resources and learning activities for teaching about Latin America Geography. Below are the topics that are included in this bundle: 1. Latin America Political and Physical Maps 2. Where do people live in Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and Cuba 3. Environmental Issues - Air Pollution, Oil Pollution, and Deforestation (available in my store) 4. Latin America culture Each of the lessons have a different learning activity. Some lessons even include differentiated acti

This 17 page download is a great resource to teach students about how poverty and the war on drugs in Latin America has led to migration to the United States. This lesson is based on the Georgia Standards of Excellence. This file contains the following: - Teacher notes for day to day activities - PowerPoint for information - Handout that follows PowerPoint - Answer key for notes handout - Crossword for vocabulary review - Crossword answer key - Formative and answer key Thanks, and enjoy! :

This 27 page download is a great mini-unit to teach students about the different government systems and types. These activities will teach your students about the basics of how power is distributed and how citizens can participate in different governments. This mini unit contains the following learning activities: 1. Government Systems and Types PowerPoint 2. Government Systems Chart (guided notes for unitary, confederation, and federal) 3. Government Types Chart (guided notes for autocracy,

This bundle includes a PowerPoint on the three different types of economies (command, market, traditional) to guide instruction, sample warm up questions, 5 different class activities based on student readiness, and a formative assessment to wrap up the unit. This mini-unit can be done in two days or spread across four or five.

Students will research and write a letter persuading members of the Canadian parliament in favor or against one of the major environmental issues of Canada. - Acid Rain in Canada - Pollution of the Great Lakes - Extraction of natural resources in the Canadian Shield - Clear-cutting/Deforestation Included: - Lesson Plan - Environmental Issues PowerPoint - Persuasive Graphic Organizer - Group Essay Peer Review Check List - Rubric Bundle & Save! This lesson plan is also part of my Canada Unit

This activity will provide students with three different tools to use to review the different government and economics concepts in a challenging and cooperative setting. The three activities include Go Fish, Taboo, and a crossword puzzle. This 14 page download include three different review activities on government and economics concepts. The review games are challenging and allow students to work cooperatively together. These activities will help reinforce the different government systems, go

This mini unit on the Aztecs, Incas, and Columbian Exchange is based off of the Georgia Performance Standards. The different learning activities helps students understand the importance of the Aztec and Inca Empires and how their decline led to the Columbian Exchange. This product includes a pdf version of a powerpoint with information over the Aztecs, Incas, and Columbian Exchange; identification sheets for the Aztecs and Inca Empires; a mini quiz with answers over the mini-unit; as well as a C

These activities are based on the Georgia Performance Standards for Canada. Several of the activities are differentiated by student readiness levels. The file includes daily activities, a geography quiz, and a review activity. I use an interactive notebook, however these activities can be used with the traditional binder approach as well.

This 8 page download is a great resource to use to teach students about the Industrial Revolution and how life changed as a result of it. This file contains the following learning activities: - Industrial Revolution Notes (Slides 1 - 6) - Industrial Revolution Note-taking guide (easily adapted for an interactive notebook - Slide 7) - Summative Assessment Tasks - Slide 8 ****BUNDLE AND SAVE!! This file is part of my Europe History Bundle!**** Enjoy! :)

This 41 page resource is great to use with interactive notebooks. This file contains an outline for European Geography (maps, where people live, environmental issues, and culture) with handouts on each activity and PowerPoints to help guide most of the lessons. It also includes helpful tips and strategies on how to teach the different topics about European Geography. Enjoy! :)

My students absolutely love playing BINGO as a vocabulary review. This activity has 30 different BINGO boards in order for students to review government and economics. Some of the vocabulary words include: Federal, Democracy, Autocracy, Market Economy, Traditional Economy, Income, Human Capital, GDP, Standard of Living, and many more. I have also included the questions and answers which allows for quick and easy use in your classroom.

This QR Code Review game for Latin America (Geography, History, Government, and Economics) is a great tool to use to help reinforce concepts and integrate technology. This product includes twenty different QR Code Review Questions, an answer key, and an answer document for students.

This differentiated activity allows students to look at a series of maps (included) and come up with their own reasoning as to where most Canadians live. The three activities are similar, yet tiered based on difficulty and student readiness. At the end of the activity, all students will have the knowledge of where most Canadians live. This activity also provides enrichment activities that allow students to brainstorm the pros and cons of living in a certain area and persuade people to move the

This lesson allows students to build their own conclusions on how literacy rate impacts standard of living through using inferences. This lesson aligns with Georgia Performance Standards.