Montgomerystudies
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Columbia, Maryland, United States
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I create upper school Social Studies curriculum for middle and high school classrooms, specializing in U.S. History, World History, Economics, and Model United Nations. My background is in Political Science, and I've spent years in the classroom teaching everything from standard courses to AP, IB, and competitive academic programs like MUN and Mock Trial. Every resource in my store is classroom-tested, teacher-created, and built to deliver real rigor without adding to your prep time. If you teach history or social studies and want lessons that are actually ready to use — primary sources, scaffolding, answer keys, and all — you're in the right place.
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Roaring 20s 5 Mini-DBQ Mega Bundle (7 Complete Lessons) UPDATED
Roaring 20s Mini-DBQ Mega Bundle (5 Complete Lessons)No Prep | Printable + Google Docs | Perfect for Sub PlansTransform your entire 1920s unit with this comprehensive bundle of five complete, classroom-ready Mini-DBQs. Each lesson includes curated primary sources, analytical questions, warm-ups, exit tickets, teacher keys, and built-in scaffolding—making it the perfect mix of rigor and accessibility for both middle and high school students. This bundle covers every major theme of the Roaring 20
8th - 11th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
The Holocaust: Primary Source Analysis & Gallery Walk
Help students move beyond textbook summaries and engage deeply with the human voices of the Holocaust through this structured, inquiry-based gallery walk and primary source analysis lesson. This resource centers on Jewish testimony, poetry, memoirs, and reflections, guiding students to examine identity, perspective, resistance, and memory during one of history’s most devastating events. Designed for middle and high school social studies classrooms, this lesson balances historical context with
8th - 11th
Other (Social Studies), Religion, U.S. History
Also included in: World War II Unit Bundle: Causes, Events & Global Impact (14 Lessons)
Michelle Obama DBQ: Leadership, Policy & Public Service (Secondary U.S. History)
Help students explore modern American leadership through this powerful and engaging DBQ focused on Michelle Obama. This lesson goes far beyond simple biography—students analyze extended primary and secondary source excerpts, evaluate national initiatives, identify major themes in her work, and develop evidence-based arguments about her impact as First Lady. With a full background reading, five rich documents, scaffolded analysis questions, and a culminating essay prompt, this DBQ builds historic
8th - 11th
Black History, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Also included in: Civil Rights Leaders Mini-DBQ Bundle | Voices, Leadership & Change
Progressivism and the Problems of a Changing America Reading Vocabulary & Guide
A clean, accessible reading activity on the Progressive Era that works equally well as an extra credit assignment, a sub day packet, or an introductory lesson before a unit on industrialization and reform. Students read an expanded background on the causes and achievements of the Progressive Era, review 10 key vocabulary terms with definitions, complete a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary activity, and answer three guided reading questions — including a short evaluative response that asks them to wei
7th - 10th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
Code of Hammurabi DBQ: Justice, Power & Law Ancient & World History
Challenge your 6th–10th grade World History students to think critically about law, power, and justice with this fully scaffolded, rigorous DBQ on the Code of Hammurabi. Students read a rich historical context essay, analyze seven primary and secondary source documents, and construct an evidence-based argument about whether Hammurabi's laws were truly just — all in one printer-friendly, black-and-white resource built for grades 6–10 and differentiated for both middle and high school. What's Incl
6th - 9th
Ancient History, Government, World History
Manifest Destiny Unit Bundle: Primary Sources CER Writing Debate Map Quiz & More
Save time and teach Manifest Destiny from every angle with this complete 6-resource unit bundle for middle and high school U.S. History. Everything you need — from map activities and primary source analysis to debate prep, essay writing, and assessment — is included and ready to use. WHAT'S INCLUDED (6 resources) Manifest Destiny Map Activity: Westward Expansion & U.S. Growth — students trace territorial expansion and analyze geographic growth of the United States Manifest Destiny Lesson: P
7th - 10th
Geography, Native Americans, U.S. History
French Revolution Simulation Activity & Lesson: Causes, Roles, and Outcomes
Make the causes of the French Revolution click with this interactive Three Estates simulation that gets students thinking, debating, and writing from historical perspectives. In this lesson, students are assigned to the First Estate (Clergy), Second Estate (Nobility), or Third Estate (Commoners) and work through a sequence of structured scenario cards that build tension from financial crisis to political breakdown. Students experience how unequal taxation, privilege, and unfair representation
8th - 11th
European History, Government, World History
Jacksonian Democracy Mini-DBQ Champion or Tyrant? Primary Sources & AP Extension
Was Andrew Jackson truly a champion of democracy — or did his presidency betray the ideals he claimed to defend? This fully rebuilt Mini-DBQ gives students the sources, scaffolding, and analytical tools to wrestle with that question seriously. What's Included:✔ Eight-paragraph background reading covering Jackson's rise, the Bank War, Indian Removal, executive overreach, slavery, and the ongoing historical debate about his legacy ✔ HAPP primary source analysis framework with a fill-in graphic o
8th - 12th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Mughal Empire Lesson: Primary Sources, HAPP, Cause & Effect, CER Writing
Give your 9th and 10th grade World History students a complete, rigorous exploration of how the Mughal Empire rose from conquest to one of the most sophisticated states in the early modern world — with everything they need to analyze, compare, and write at a high level. This isn't just a reading and a worksheet. Students work with three real primary sources from Babur and his court historian, trace cause-and-effect relationships across six key factors, compare the Mughal model of empire to the O
8th - 10th
Ancient History, Asian Studies, World History
Also included in: Ancient World History Bundle: 8 Lessons: DBQ, Inquiry & Analysis
Mapping the Americas Activity | Culture, Language, Religion & Geography
Help students see the Americas as a connected hemisphere with this engaging Mapping the Americas activity that blends geography, culture, and critical thinking. Instead of rote labeling, students investigate patterns across North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean through a guided webquest-style map analysis. Students analyze language, religion, cultural diversity, indigenous populations, hemispheres, and regional identity, then apply their learning through map label
6th - 9th
Geography, Government, Native Americans
Columbian Exchange: Primary Sources, Sorting Activity & Card Sort World History
What would Italian food look like without tomatoes? What would Ireland be without the potato? What would the Americas look like if horses had never returned? The Columbian Exchange reshaped every continent on earth — and this no-prep World History and U.S. History lesson puts students inside that transformation through primary sources, hands-on sorting, and rigorous analysis. Students read two authentic primary sources that tell the story of first contact from completely opposite vantage points
7th - 10th
European History, Geography, World History
Also included in: APUSH Essay Practice: Foundations & Atlantic World Writing Skills
Immigration vs Migration Lesson | AP Human Geography | Case Studies
Build the foundational migration vocabulary and analytical skills your students need with this comprehensive, no-prep lesson on immigration vs. migration — designed for AP Human Geography Unit 2 and compatible with World History and Global Studies courses in grades 8–12. Students master key distinctions between migration types, apply AP Human Geography frameworks including Ravenstein's Laws, Zelinsky's Mobility Transition, and the gravity model, and analyze three in-depth real-world case studies
8th - 11th
Geography, Government, World History
Gallery Walk on Desegregation — Civil Rights Movement Activity
Gallery Walk on Desegregation — Civil Rights Movement ActivityBring history to life with this interactive, movement-based Gallery Walk on Desegregation designed for middle and high school students. This no-prep lesson helps students explore how desegregation unfolded across the United States, why resistance persisted even after Brown v. Board, and how federal enforcement shaped the fight for educational equality. Students rotate through six stations featuring expanded, classroom-safe excerpts
8th - 11th
Black History, Civics, Government
Also included in: Civil Rights Bundle Primary Sources DBQ Rhetoric Media Literacy
Duck and Cover 1951 Film Viewing Guide Cold War at Home Primary Source Analysis
Engage students in one of the most iconic artifacts of Cold War domestic life with this rigorous film viewing guide for Duck and Cover (1951). This 9-minute public domain civil defense film — produced by the U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration and preserved in the Library of Congress National Film Registry — is freely available at archive.org, requires no purchase or subscription, and pairs perfectly with any Cold War at Home unit. This guide goes far beyond basic comprehension questions.
8th - 12th
Civics, U.S. History, World History
Also included in: 20th Century U.S. History: World Wars, Great Depression, Cold War Unit
Dust Bowl Decision-Making Lesson: Causes, Impact & Choices (U.S. History)
Help students move beyond memorization and into real historical thinking with this immersive Dust Bowl decision-making lesson. Instead of simply reading about the 1930s environmental crisis, students step into the role of families living through drought, crop failure, foreclosure, migration, and federal intervention. Through structured scenarios, reflection, and environmental analysis, students evaluate the complex interaction between human choices, economic pressure, and natural forces. This le
8th - 11th
Government, Other (Social Studies), U.S. History
Who Was Nelson Mandela? Full Lesson | Apartheid, Primary Source, Activities
Help your high school students understand one of the most important leaders of the 20th century with this fully updated, classroom-tested lesson on Nelson Mandela and the fall of apartheid. What's Included:Rich background reading covering Mandela's life from birth through presidencyPrimary source excerpt from the 1964 Rivonia Trial statement with HAPP analysisComprehension short-response questions with an evaluative promptTrue/False activity with correction linesTimeline chart covering 11 key ev
7th - 10th
African History, Government, Other (Social Studies)
Women Who Lead:Full Lesson, Writing Practice, Poster Activity, Research Practice
Women Who Lead: Social Movements, Leadership Qualities, and Historical Change — Readings, Analysis Questions, Visual Activity & Research ProjectThis comprehensive Women’s History Month resource introduces students to five influential women who led major social movements: Ida B. Wells Dolores Huerta Marsha P. Johnson Wilma Mankiller Tarana Burke Each reading is detailed, rigorous, and written at a high-school level, designed to deepen understanding of leadership, identity, structural injust
8th - 11th
Government, Native Americans, Other (Social Studies)
Renaissance Thinker Sorting Activity Thinkers, Analysis & Argument World History
Who were the Renaissance's greatest minds — and what made their ideas revolutionary? This sorting activity goes well beyond just the cut-and-paste categorization, pushing students to analyze, debate, and argue using real primary source quotes and historical evidence. What's Included: ✔ Eight-paragraph background reading covering Italian city-states, humanism, the arts, the Scientific Revolution, politics, the limits of the Renaissance, and long-term impact ✔ 12 expanded thinker cards — each
6th - 9th
Other (Social Studies), Religion, World History
Feudalism Inquiry Full Lesson | Medieval Social Hierarchy, Roles & Power
This Feudalism Inquiry Lesson helps students understand how power, land, and loyalty shaped medieval society. Through an extended background reading, close reading annotations, and role-based analysis, students investigate how feudalism organized social hierarchy—and who benefited most from the system. Rather than memorizing the feudal pyramid, students analyze relationships of obligation, inequality, and authority to evaluate how feudalism created stability while limiting freedom for most pe
7th - 10th
European History, Middle Ages, Other (Social Studies)
Founding Fathers as Political Thinkers | Constitution Gallery Walk with Primary
Help students move beyond memorization and analyze the Founding Fathers as political thinkers with this rigorous, no-prep gallery walk. Students examine how key political ideas shaped the structure of the U.S. government by reading short background texts, analyzing primary source excerpts, and responding to critical reflection questions. This activity emphasizes ideas → problems → government structures, making it an excellent fit for U.S. History, Civics, Government, and Constitution units in
8th - 11th
Civics, Government, U.S. History
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About the store
Experience
I create upper school Social Studies curriculum for middle and high school classrooms, specializing in U.S. History, World History, Economics, and Model United Nations. My background is in Political Science, and I've spent years in the classroom teaching everything from standard courses to AP, IB, and competitive academic programs like MUN and Mock Trial. Every resource in my store is classroom-tested, teacher-created, and built to deliver real rigor without adding to your prep time. If you teach history or social studies and want lessons that are actually ready to use — primary sources, scaffolding, answer keys, and all — you're in the right place.
Teaching style
My teaching style emphasizes student engagement, critical thinking, and real-world connections. I design lessons that combine interactive activities — like debates, simulations, gallery walks, and graphic organizers — with clear scaffolding to support all learners. I believe students learn best when they can do something with the content: analyze a primary source, take on a role in a mock trial, or connect historical debates to modern issues. Every resource I create includes teacher supports, differentiation tips, and opportunities for active learning, so you can feel confident and ready to teach with no extra prep.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Some of my proudest moments as a teacher come when students light up with understanding — whether it’s debating historical “what ifs” in a mock trial, connecting federalism to real-life issues, or confidently citing evidence in their first research paper. I believe in creating those “aha!” moments where complex ideas suddenly make sense. My resources are designed to spark curiosity, give students ownership of their learning, and remind teachers why we fell in love with this profession in the first place.
My own education history
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a focus in Comparative Politics and International Law. I studied at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Towson University, where I also explored related fields including anthropology, sociology, women’s studies, U.S. government, and special education. This interdisciplinary foundation shapes the way I design lessons — connecting political theory and history to broader cultural, social, and legal contexts, while keeping student needs at the center.
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