Michelle Bodnar

This slideshow provides students with some background information about the city of Pompeii and the effects of the infamous Mt. Vesuvius eruption. A lot of history textbooks don't always include a chapter on the city of Pompeii so this can be a great source of knowledge for your students. Important facts and vocabulary words are bolded for students in the slideshow.

This slideshow discusses how the Church influenced all aspects of Medieval life during this time period. Students see how religion will influence art, architecture, education, holidays, and daily lifestyle. This slideshow also features Middle Ages trivia if you want to give your students a chance to test their knowledge.

This activity is a great creative project for students who are currently studying Ancient Rome. After having students see what laws were in place in Ancient Rome, they will get a chance to make their own. This activity features guiding questions to help students think of their own laws, as well as guide them with what should fall under each category. There is a separate chart for students to type their own laws. As their teacher, you can choose if you want your students to create more realistic

This slideshow provides students with a background of the Black Plague. It covers the causes, where it spreads, symptoms, effects on society as well as the overall outcome. When I am in my Middle Ages unit, the Black Death is always a major topic, but I found our textbook did not go into as much depth as my students wanted. They had so many questions about the plague that I created this slideshow to provide them with more information. Hopefully this can do the same for your students!

This slideshow allows your students to draw connections between modern-day punishment and medieval punishment. First students are asked to brainstorm consequences and punishments we see in our world today. They students get to see some examples of medieval punishments depending on what crime was committed. No actual violent images are shown. Then students are asked to conclude by comparing what they learned to our modern-day experience. A lot of students are fascinated by what was allowed in the

This guessing game is a great way to introduce your Africa unit! Our students may have misconceptions about what modern life in Africa is truly like. They may not be aware of how developed and industrialized it has become. I usually have my students guess the location of each of the pictures in the slideshow. As we go over the answers, it is revealed that all of the pictures are various locations in Africa. Students are shocked as the pictures depict cities, shorelines, and resorts. Answer slide

This packet has students read about different inventions from the 1800s and decide which region of the United States (north, south, or west) would benefit most from the invention. Then the packet has students evaluate which region they would choose to settle in and why. A great resource for getting students to think critically about the differences in U.S. regions!

This presentation shares the definitions of cooperation and conflict and how they differ. Also included in the slides are a multitude of activities such as having students complete a "picture pass" where they determine if certain images represent cooperation or conflict and why. There are also "take a stand" activities where students can stand on different sides of the room based on their opinion. This can be modified to use with any era of history that could show conflict and cooperation.

Your students can finally play their favorite game in school! This presentation lays out rules for how students can play "Among Us" using discussion questions. You can play this game using any discussion questions for any topic or subject. All you will need to have to do is have discussion questions written/posted throughout the classroom. The presentation also includes modifications you can make to the game to make it suitable for your own classroom. This is an activity your students will be as

Have your students test their MLK Day knowledge! This slideshow is complete with directions and a set of 10 trivia questions. Correct answers to each question can be found in the slideshow notes. Students can answer questions individually or they can form teams.

This packet features pictures of changes that have been made to our environment. The questions that follow have students evaluate what is happening in the pictures and determine whether it is a negative or positive effect.

Teach your students about how Halloween is celebrated around the world! This slideshow talks about how the dead are honored through a festival in China. This slideshow talks about a tradition where people will make items out of paper to honor their dead, which is an activity you can definitely have your students do to celebrate this topic!

Teach your students all about the celebration of Tet! This presentation includes significance of the holiday, festivities, popular foods, and greetings. Allow your students to learn not only about how this holiday is celebrated but gain respect for their culture as well!

This Powerpoint allows students to learn about the immigration process, specifically in Ohio. This Powerpoint provides students with information that aides them in a lot of other activities, such as writing their own immigration story.

This presentation provides information on agriculture, industries and resources that are essential to not only Ohio, but our whole nation. This presentation will aide students in completing a variety of other activities such as creating brochures or flyers on any of the topics.

This slideshow covers the different types of government that existed within the Greek city-states before democracy became the main form of government. The notes handout follows along with the slideshow and allows students to fill in the missing bolded terms.

This Powerpoint discusses how transportation has evolved over time, specifically in Ohio. It provides students with information that aides them in a lot of other activities such as creating brochures, flyers, or presentations about transportation.

This slideshow highlights the important Contributions that come from Ancient Greece. Included is information about philosophy & literature, art & architecture, and democracy & law. Students can use this slideshow to take notes or to help with a legacy project.

This product is paired with the Legacies of Ancient Greece Slideshow. Students will read through the slideshow to fill in the missing information in their guided notes.

This product includes information on the achievements and ideas that exist in our society today, but originated in Ancient Rome. Some of these legacies include architecture, Latin language, engineering, Roman numerals, and art styles. When using this resource in my own classroom, I usually have students fill in a chart where they answer a few reflection questions about each topic in the slideshow.