Michael Black

This is a four day unit dealing with primary and secondary sources. This unit is ready to use and does not require additional materials. Our students loved it! Primary and Secondary Sources This is a four day mini unit on primary and secondary sources. It is recommended that this unit be taught towards the beginning of the year. History should be taught like a mystery that needs to be solved. Students should be taught to analyze sources and check for validity. This unit prepares student

This is a hands on activity which allows students to demonstrate their knowledge and practice relative location. Little prep time is needed on your part. The students run this activity. This is one lesson the students always remember as one of their favorites.

Want a fun and quick way to learn about the Age of Exploration and its famous explorers? Well, this lesson allows students to learn about the famous explorers of the Age of Exploration by creating baseball cards about them. Students will use their online research skills to study the explorers before creating the card. They will gain a great deal of information about each explorer and have fun designing and creating each card. You can even set up a day to trade cards. My students made rare i

This is a printable poster that could be used daily in the classroom to obtain formative assessment from your students. There are 30 slots on the printable poster each the size of a traditional post it. With evaluations changing, this is a perfect concrete visual for your administrator to see you are conducting best practice and formative assessment. This poster can be printed on any colored paper and hung in the classroom and used as a station as exit tickets, questions, and comments. I hav

Students will use a chart to compare and contrast the different regions of Native Americans that lived in the United States. The chart allows students to observe and analyze the many tribes that lived in the United States. For example, after completing the chart, students will easily observe that tribes of the southwest have many comparisons to those tribes that lived in the Plains or even Alaska. They will also be able to determine that tribes living in different regions are vastly unique an

This activity is a quick personal page that can be used for any historical character that your students are studying. This is a great and fun way to bring the 21st Century into your classroom.

This is a set of cards you can cut out and laminate to use in the classroom. They have letters A through D, True/False, Yes/No, and Work Progress Identifiers on them. They can be used in any grade level, in every subject, and for any curriculum. All you have to do is print on colored papers, laminate, whole punch, and put on binder ring.

These are mini posters to hang in your classroom. They help the students prepare for the beginning and end of the day independently. Teachers have commented on how helpful and useful these mini posters are. Students are observed each day viewing these to make sure they are on track and help them to be successful.

I use this for absent students. I attach any work to the back. Parents and students are very appreciative.