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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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Preview of Surviving the Age of Exploration: Interactive History Activities Bundle

Surviving the Age of Exploration: Interactive History Activities Bundle

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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
Preview of Surviving the Middle Ages: Interactive History Activities Bundle

Surviving the Middle Ages: Interactive History Activities Bundle

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Bring the Middle Ages to life with this engaging, student-centered bundle that challenges students to think critically about survival, disease, decision-making, and public health in medieval Europe. Through games, discussion, and creative design, students explore what it really took to survive in a world without modern science or medicine. This bundle works as a stand-alone mini-unit or as flexible activities you can plug into a Medieval Europe or Black Death unit. What’s Included in This Bund
Preview of Civil War & Reconstruction Guided Reading Questions | American Yawp Ch. 11-15

Civil War & Reconstruction Guided Reading Questions | American Yawp Ch. 11-15

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Help your students actually read and understand The American Yawp with structured guided reading questions and clear answer keys for Chapters 11–15. These are written directly from the online American Yawp textbook and are perfect for: Alt ed or non-traditional classroomsUS History courses using American Yawp as the main or supplemental textStudents who need more structure, reading support, or accountabilityEach chapter includes:A student question sheet (no answers)A teacher answer key (same q
Preview of Ancient Rome Simulation Activity | Interactive History Lesson | Grades 6-12

Ancient Rome Simulation Activity | Interactive History Lesson | Grades 6-12

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Ancient Rome Simulation Activity for World History, designed for Ancient Civilizations, Social Studies, and Middle School or High School History classes. This interactive Ancient Rome lesson challenges students to make historical decisions, explore Roman society, and experience the rise and decline of Rome through a no-prep classroom simulation. Students take on the role of a Roman citizen trying to rise through Roman society. Throughout the activity, they will face 15 historical decision-mak
Preview of Can YOU Survive the Middle Ages? | Simulation | World History | Grades 6-12

Can YOU Survive the Middle Ages? | Simulation | World History | Grades 6-12

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Step back in time and test your fate in this immersive Middle Ages simulation activity!Students take on the role of medieval citizens navigating life in feudal Europe — making choices, facing random events, and discovering whether they can survive the challenges of the Middle Ages. This engaging, interactive lesson blends critical thinking, history, and game-based learning to help students understand daily life, social hierarchy, and historical context in a way that’s both fun and memorable.
Preview of Can YOU Survive the Age of Exploration? | Simulation | History | Grades 6-12

Can YOU Survive the Age of Exploration? | Simulation | History | Grades 6-12

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An Interactive History Simulation Game What was it really like to sail into the unknown? In this whole-class, choice-based simulation, students step into the role of an explorer during the Age of Exploration. Through a series of high-stakes decisions, students experience the uncertainty, danger, and moral tension that shaped early global exploration. Every choice has consequences — and survival is never guaranteed. How the Simulation Works Students begin with a starting score The teacher reads
Preview of Age of Exploration Impacts of Exploration | Slides and Sorting Game | History

Age of Exploration Impacts of Exploration | Slides and Sorting Game | History

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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
Preview of Age of Exploration Motives for Exploration | Guided Notes & Simulation | History

Age of Exploration Motives for Exploration | Guided Notes & Simulation | History

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Age of Exploration – Motivations for Exploration Video Guided Notes + Sorting Game ActivityWhy did Europeans explore the world in the 1400s and 1500s? This two-part lesson helps students understand the key motivations behind the Age of Exploration and then apply that knowledge through discussion and active thinking. Students move beyond memorizing definitions and begin to recognize how economic, religious, and political motives shaped real historical decisions. This resource works as a standa
Preview of Surviving the Middle Ages: Black Plague Trivia | World History | Grades 6-12

Surviving the Middle Ages: Black Plague Trivia | World History | Grades 6-12

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Bring the mystery, fear, and curiosity of the Black Plague to life with this hands-on, discussion-driven classroom activity! Students examine a series of statements about the Black Death, some true, some partly true, and some wildly inaccurate, and must decide whether each one is Fact or Myth! This activity encourages historical thinking, collaborative reasoning, and myth-busting, while providing a strong foundation for understanding how disease spread, why it was so devastating, and how me
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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.