Michelle Bodnar

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.

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 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.

Teach your students all about the gods and goddesses of greek mythology! Used as an intro for other greek mythology projects

Test your students on their Halloween knowledge! This slideshow features directions along with 10 trivia questions. The correct answers to each question can be found in the slideshow notes. Students can either answer their trivia questions individually or they can form teams.

Quiz your students on their St. Patrick's Day knowledge! This slideshow is complete with directions and 10 trivia questions. Answers to the trivia can be found in the slideshow notes. This activity can be done individually or students can form teams.

This slideshow features Valentine's Day trivia for you and your students to learn about the holiday! It is complete with directions and 10 holiday questions. The correct answers can be found in the slideshow notes. Have fun!

This powerpoint provides easy notes for students about the 1800s regions of the US. This notes can be used to aid students in a variety of other activities such as creating comic strips to show their knowledge of the different regions.

Use this presentation to teach your students about the history and importance of St. Patrick's Day! This PowerPoint touches on ways to celebrate and legends associated with the day as well. Follow up this presentation by having your students create leprechaun stories or write their own legends.

Need a bellringer or a fun filler activity? This is the perfect activity to test what your students know. This slideshow includes 15 fun trivia questions with answers included in the notes.

This interactive powerpoint gives students important definitions about the environment around them as well as allows them to brainstorm their own ideas about how humans change the environment. Students are able to evaluate if the effects are positive or negative and share their opinions.

This Powerpoint details how immigrants traveled, why they came to America, and how their lives were better. This presentation aides students with information to help them complete other activities such as creating their own immigration stories or letters.

This presentation focuses on the difference between absolute and relative location and highlights these differences for students. It also reviews cardinal and intermediate directions. Presentation is meant to be followed up with a scavenger hunt that reviews all of these terms.

This presentation allows students to understand the definitions of cardinal and intermediate directions as well as features that these directions can be used to describe their location.