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This is a great unit to start off your history class. It is appropriate for grades 6-8. It includes activities where students will define history, learn about perspective, differentiate between primary and secondary sources, and practice analyzing those sources to draw a conclusion.

Build your classroom community with this We're Stranded Activity set. This is great for a beginning or end of year activity to get your students engaged and working together! Students are divided into groups and presented with the following premise, "You and your friends have found yourself stranded on an island. It appears you may not be rescued for a while. You have a couple of years to spend on the island, so you and your friends must create a new world for yourself by completing the followin

This google slides presentation can be used digitally or printed for your Students. This packet includes activities where students will explore college vocabulary, examples of college student schedules, different types of college classes, and compare 4 different colleges. The Unit ends with a One-pager assessment. Links to the different information sources are included within the document. I typically use this at the middle school level but It can also work for high school students. Slides are l

In this activity, students will examine 7 primary sources from the Great Depression and use those sources to deepen their knowledge. These sources include; photographs, a speech, a newspaper editorial, and letters. Each source is linked above the corresponding questions. Students could complete this project digitally using the links or teachers can use the links to print the sources and create stations. This would make a great independent sub plan or can be an opportunity for students to dig dee

Use this template for students to explain the persepctives of book characters or historical figures by creating an instagram post and caption for each character or figure. This is a great way to engage students and have them think from the character/figure's persepctive in a creative way.

A game that can be played at the secondary level. Google slides include twelve rounds of play where students try to guess how much typical college items or experiences will cost.

This google slides presentation contains 100 unique questions of the day to get your middle school students talking. These are a great way to start a class or can be used as writing prompts. They are great for building relationships and creating connections in your classroom! These can be easily added to slides you are already using!

In this activity, students will examine 7 primary sources from WWII and use those sources to deepen their knowledge. These sources include; photographs, a speech, and letters. Each source is linked above the corresponding questions. Students could complete this project digitally using the links or teachers can use the links to print the sources and create stations. This would make a great independent sub plan or can be an opportunity for students to dig deeper into the content. One source is rel