Mr. EJ
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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I’m an experienced high school teacher with a background in alternative education and social studies. Over the years, I’ve developed and taught project-based courses that connect academics to real-world learning. My classroom resources are designed to build engagement, encourage critical thinking, and make complex topics more approachable for all learners. Every resource I share on TPT has been tested and refined in a real classroom setting to save teachers time and boost student buy-in.
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Surviving the Age of Exploration: Interactive History Activities Bundle
This bundle brings together four engaging lessons that help students understand the Age of Exploration through choice, discussion, and hands-on learning. Instead of memorizing names and dates, students explore why exploration happened, how it was possible, what the consequences were — and experience those decisions firsthand through an interactive survival simulation. What’s Included in This Bundle ✔ Can YOU Survive the Age of Exploration?A whole-class, choice-based simulation where stude
5th - 12th
European History, Other (Social Studies), World History
Age of Exploration Impacts of Exploration | Slides and Sorting Game | History
What were the real consequences of the Age of Exploration?This lesson helps students examine the impacts of exploration, both positive and negative, through a structured slideshow lesson followed by an interactive sorting activity. Students move beyond a one-sided narrative and grapple with how exploration reshaped economies, societies, and lives around the world. This resource works as a standalone lesson or as a key part of an Age of Exploration mini unit. What’s Included ✔ Slideshow + Teac
5th - 12th
European History, Other (Social Studies), World History
Also included in: Surviving the Age of Exploration: Interactive History Activities Bundle
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I’m an experienced high school teacher with a background in alternative education and social studies. Over the years, I’ve developed and taught project-based courses that connect academics to real-world learning. My classroom resources are designed to build engagement, encourage critical thinking, and make complex topics more approachable for all learners. Every resource I share on TPT has been tested and refined in a real classroom setting to save teachers time and boost student buy-in.
Teaching style
My teaching style is hands-on, flexible, and focused on connection. I believe learning sticks best when students are actively involved and can see the purpose behind what they’re doing. I create lessons that are easy to adapt, emphasize collaboration, and balance creativity with structure. My goal is to make teaching (and learning) both meaningful and manageable with resources that support teachers in creating an engaging, supportive classroom environment.
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