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This Silk Road reading comprehension activity is perfect to use during your Ancient China Unit to cover all important aspects of the Silk Road! This resource includes a ready-to-print PDF and a Google Doc digital version for your convenience! Great for both in-person and distance learning! This resource is also available as a station activity.Students are provided with four pages of content reading on the following topics:1. What was the Silk Road? 2. What was traded on the Silk Road? 3. H

Take a deeper look into the Silk Road with your students using this station activity! Download, print, and watch the magic happen! This cooperative learning station activity includes:1) An opening story - describing Empress Leizu's discovery of silk in Ancient China. Guaranteed to "hook" students (story handout included to print, or tell the story from the PowerPoint) 2) Four informative stations - scaffolded and vary in difficulty 3) Graphic organizer - for student's responses to differen

This resource is perfect for both cooperative learning and independent work! Wonderful activity for developing student's analytical skills while learning about Consumerism during the Roaring Twenties. This lesson worked perfectly in my middle and high school inclusion classes, and can easily be adapted to meet the needs of your class as well! Proven to be fun and engaging! Included in this resource:1) Graphic Organizer - with questions to answer for each advertisement. 2) Large & Small Sized

This close reading comprehension activity reviews Boss Tweed, Political Machines, city corruption, bribes/kickbacks, etc. Following the page and a half reading comprehension, two documents follow for students to analyze. One document is a political cartoon and the other is a quote from a member of a political machine. An additional check for understanding worksheet is included - students match key terms, answer five true/false, and sequence five events from the reading - perfect to use as a

Geography played an important role in the development of Ancient Chinese civilization. Introduce your Ancient China Unit to students using this effective resource! Students will read to learn about China's geography and the natural barriers that impacted Ancient China's development. Then, students will write a paragraph response to the given prompt. A map labeling activity is included as well to build geographic skill and spatial awareness! Lastly, a crossword puzzle activity is included, s

This bundle currently includes 30 US History Political Cartoons, covering key topics from Westward Expansion to the Cold War. Each political cartoon is crystal clear and accompanied by a graphic organizer that asks 5-7 scaffolded questions to engage your students and facilitate independent thinking! What a great way to help your students develop and practice their analytical and inferential skills while reinforcing key ideas from the day's social studies lesson! Or yesterday's! Flexible to

Guided notes lesson on the 5 Major World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. This lesson is ready to be implemented without any effort on your part! No prep needed! Includes: 1) Printable double-sided slotted notes worksheet for students 2) Corresponding PowerPoint & SMART Notebook lesson (use whichever you prefer) 3) Sorting Activity - check for understanding vocabulary activity 4) Crossword Puzzle - reinforce key ideas from the lesson * The Sorting Activity & C

Students explore different forms of government, from democracy and monarchy to dictatorship, and limited governments to unlimited governments! No prep needed here! This printable is perfect for introducing students to forms of government and how governments differ. Students also learn about the basic purpose of government. INCLUDES: 1) Guided Notes Worksheet - color and B&W versions included 2) PowerPoint - display for students as you teach 3) Check for Understanding Worksheet - Exit Ticket or

Looking for a no prep introductory geography lesson? Look no further! This comprehensive lesson teaches students the basics of geography, providing a strong foundation from which to teach more advanced social studies concepts. This double-sided worksheet allows students to label continents and oceans on the front, while taking guided notes on 10 geography terms (continent, ocean, bay, ocean, plain, isthmus, peninsula, strait, glacier, cataract). A corresponding PowerPoint to display is incl

Includes: Printable Guided Notes Worksheet, PowerPoint, Exit Ticket, & Answer Key! Aim: This lesson covers the Paleolithic Era, the shift to the Neolithic Era, and the pros and cons of the Neolithic Revolution on human civilization. After students take guided notes and view pictures that clarify the content, they will complete an Exit Ticket for the teacher to collect to ensure that the students understood the lesson. Great check for understanding! I use this lesson with my middle school inclus

Start your Ancient Greece Unit confidently with this engaging map labeling activity where students become familiarized with Greek geography. This plays a crucial role in providing a solid foundation as you progress through the unit's content. Foster the building of important geography skills by labeling 14 key locations in Ancient Greece including city-states, bodies of water, and neighboring regions. For your convenience, a PDF and Google Slides options are included, as well as an answer ke

This is an engaging activity for students to practice their analytical skills while breaking down a short reading and political cartoon of the Dawes Act. Students will learn about the goals of the Dawes Act and its impact on Native Americans and tribal lands! This flexible resource is the perfect addition to your lesson and can be used as a Do Now, exit ticket, homework assignment, check for understanding, etc.! Proven to be an effective resource in my middle school US History classes. Google

This resource includes a printable guided notes worksheet which covers the 8 Features of Civilization, a corresponding PowerPoint to display for students, and class notes! This lesson worked so well in my secondary inclusion class - the guided notes and visuals proved helpful for special education students as well. This is a great lesson to teach students about the structure and components of a civilization before teaching about a specific civilization. (Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Greece, R

This engaging resource is perfect to use during your Ancient Greece Unit for students to explore Greek Mythology! This 12 page packet is ready to be printed or uploaded to a digital platform like Google Classroom or Canvas! *Perfect combination of learning, skill development, engagement and fun! This resource engages students with FOUR main activities:1) FIVE myths (Prometheus, Pandora, Achilles, Echo, and Persephone) followed by comprehension questions 2) "Create your own Myth" enriching ac

Free! Integrate graph building into your curriculum with this free bar graph template! Includes designated areas for the graph's title and to label the x and y axis. Graph is 11x12. Thanks for your support! For more time-saving resources, check out my store!

This political cartoon analysis resource provides an engaging activity that aids in developing analytic skill and making inferences. This is a perfect way to introduce the concepts Captains of Industry and Robber Baron during the Industrial Era! Students engage in a short reading followed by comparing and contrasting two political cartoons on Carnegie and Rockefeller to determine if the industrialist is depicted as a Robber Baron or Captain of Industry. An informative text is included to pr

For your convenience, this is a digital Google Doc assignment (easily editable, if needed). It will make for a great addition to your Ancient Greece Unit!Have your students explore the legend of the Trojan War! This resource includes: 1. Introductory reading on the Trojan War 2. Five short answer comprehension questions3. 10 term matching column to check for understanding4. An enriching story strip for students to express their creative side! Here, students choose 5 events from the reading, d

In this engaging Roaring Twenties activity, students explore the booming economy of the 1920s due to laissez-faire economics and consumerism. This Roaring 20s political cartoon analysis activity perfectly depicts a strong US economy under President Coolidge. Included are a clear political cartoon, an informative text to provide historical context for students, and a graphic organizer with scaffolded analysis questions that follow Bloom's Taxonomy! This activity supports the development of an

This BUNDLE is great for ANY Social Studies class, particularly for those who want to provide a solid foundation for their learners before introducing more complex social studies content! I use these resources when I begin the school year to cover important social studies core concepts such as continent and ocean labeling, features of geography, latitude and longitude, major world religions, forms of government, and features of a civilization. These lessons are Common Core based and adhere

This guided notes lesson explores America's "return to normalcy" following World War I. Students learn about the major policies of presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge during the Roaring Twenties. Foreign and domestic economic policies are the basis of this lesson, reinforced through video clips, document analysis activities, and multiple choice questions. INCLUDES:1) Graphic Organizer -- students take guided notes on Harding and Coolidge 2) PowerPoint -- 16 slides to display for stud