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STATIONS ACTIVITY! Get your students up and moving, all while learning about the many achievements of the Gupta Empire! This activity includes six information sheets that can be placed in different areas of the room and a two-page worksheet that students fill out along the way. Topics include: literature, universities, painting & sculpture, metalwork, mathematics, and roads. Laminate these sheets and keep them for years to come!! Feel free to modify and pass information sheets around to students

Make sure to check out my Early Humans Unit BUNDLE for more exciting lessons for this unit! Ancient Sumer was arguably the world's first real civilization. Allow students to use these station cards to find information about Sumer in order to determine whether Sumer was a civilization or not. Begin the activity by looking at the definition of "characteristic," as there are seven distinct characteristics that make up a civilization. Place the seven station cards around the room and allow students

Do you want to have fun while you teach about the Age of Exploration? Use this map activity worksheet! Students can work individually, in small groups, or you can all do it together on the overhead! First students will label a world map with five colors representing the five key countries who participated in the Age of Exploration. Then students will read about the most important routes taken by explorers from those countries, and will map them out themselves! Next students will use their maps t

Bring the Legacy of Ancient Greece to Life! Get your students up, moving, and loving history with this interactive Stations Activity! Everything you need is included! Just print, set up, and watch your class explore how Ancient Greece shaped our modern world. Students will rotate through six engaging stations covering Language & Literature, Government, Medicine, Mathematics & Astronomy, Architecture & Theater, and Sports—all with clear visuals and easy-to-understand information. Includes a two-

Make sure to check out my Early Humans Unit BUNDLE for more exciting lessons for this unit, at a discount! Do you want a fun and engaging product on Early Humans that is PRINT AND GO and your students will love?Use this resource to collect information about the five groups of Early Humans. Included is a reading page with sections for each of the five hominid groups, each with a series of questions, and then a timeline graphic organizer to record important information. This timeline includes a p

⭐ Confucian Civil Service Exam Simulation — Engaging Lesson for 7th Grade Social Studies!Bring Imperial China to life with this hands-on, interactive classroom simulation! In this lesson, students experience what it was like to take a Confucian-style civil service exam, complete with memorization, moral reasoning, poetry, calligraphy, and logic challenges. To highlight the real historical complexity of the exam system, a few students secretly receive “advantage slips” that give them extra poi

Make Ancient History Come Alive!This engaging LOW PREP resource introduces students to the Four Empires of Mesopotamia through a ready-to-use PowerPoint, informative reading sheets, and a hands-on group project. Students will explore each empire, collaborate to create a poster, and present their findings to the class. Allow students to build understanding, teamwork, and presentation skills while learning! Perfect for middle school social studies or ancient civilizations units! Don't hesitate! A

Make sure to check out my Early Humans Unit BUNDLE to see more exciting lessons for this unit! Great first lesson in Unit 1 of Ancient History: Early Humans! After teaching students the fundamentals on HOW to study history (see my FREE download titled "History Detectives" for more on this), dive right into reading about the amazing Lascaux cave art found in France in 1940. Students will learn a little bit about these very early humans and then have a chance to create some cave art of their own!

Get your kids up and moving! This stations activity comes with six Station Information Sheets and an accompanying worksheet. Place Station Information Sheets around the room and allow students to get up and have fun (while learning about Ancient Chinese Dynasties, of course!). Groups of students can visit stations and fill out the worksheet as they go. Dynasties included: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, and Six Dynasties. Laminate sheets for years of use! Alternately, students may stay seated in gro

Use this product to introduce students to the Three Philosophies that arose in ancient China during the Zhou Dynasty. First students will read about the Three Philosophies (Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism) and then they will complete a cut and paste activity where they put key facts into the correct column for each philosophy. Answer key included. Enjoy! After finishing this activity, test student knowledge on the three philosophies using my Three Chinese Philosophies Quiz!

Bring Ancient Athens to life with this engaging citizenship simulation!In this NO PREP hands-on activity, students experience the limitations of Athenian democracy by taking a mock citizenship test based on expectations for citizens in Ancient Greece. Students first learn about Athenian government through a short introductory PowerPoint, then complete challenges related to civic knowledge, reasoning, and participation. However, some students secretly receive Status Cards identifying them as wome

This is an easy review assignment to solidify the idea of citizenship. Students will organize statements into either a "right" or a "responsibility" of a citizen of the United States and then complete a poster highlighting what they think is the most important right and responsibility. Additional extension activity ideas included. Answer key for worksheet included. Enjoy!

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is the perfect solution for middle school U.S. History classrooms! This Bill of Rights Emergency Sub Plan is a completely no-prep, print-and-go lesson designed specifically for 8th grade U.S. History students. Students will learn about the first ten amendments to the Constitution and the freedoms they protect through an engaging reading passage and interactive activities. Students will complete: ✔

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is the perfect solution for middle school U.S. History classrooms! This Causes of the American Revolution Emergency Sub Plan is a completely no-prep, print-and-go lesson designed specifically for 8th grade U.S. History students. Students will learn about the growing tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies through an engaging informational reading passage, comprehension activities, v

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is for you! This Ancient Rome Emergency Lesson is the perfect no-prep solution for middle school social studies classrooms! Students will explore the rise of Rome from a republic to an empire through an engaging reading passage and standards-based activities focused on the Roman Republic, the Senate, Julius Caesar, Roman roads, and the growth of the Roman Empire. Designed to be simple for substitut

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is for you! This Ancient Greece Emergency Sub Plan is the perfect no-prep solution for middle school social studies classrooms! Absolutely no stress and no prep - Just print and go! Students will learn about Ancient Greece through an engaging reading passage and standards-based activities focused on Athens vs. Sparta, city-states, democracy, the Olympic Games, and philosophy. Designed to be simple

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is the perfect solution for middle school U.S. History classrooms! This What Was the Boston Massacre? Emergency Sub Plan is a completely no-prep, print-and-go lesson designed specifically for 8th grade U.S. History students. Through an engaging informational reading passage and standards-based activities, students will explore the growing tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies, exa

What really caused the American colonists to rebel against the British? Use this product to get your students out of their seats while learning about the causes for the American Revolution. 7 station cards are included to be placed around the room. Students will complete a timeline worksheet that they can bring with them from one station to the next. Each station describes one cause of the American Revolution that students must place in the correct spot on their worksheet and explain why that wa

Need a meaningful and easy-to-use lesson for an unexpected absence? My Emergency Sub Plan Series is the perfect solution for middle school U.S. History classrooms! This Oregon Trail Emergency Sub Plan is a completely no-prep, print-and-go lesson designed specifically for 8th grade U.S. History students. Students will learn about westward expansion, pioneer life, and the challenges faced by settlers traveling west during the 1840s through an engaging reading passage and interactive activities. D

Bring feudalism to life with this engaging, ready-to-teach activity comparing feudal Europe and feudal Japan! Perfect for middle school social studies, this resource helps students clearly understand the similarities and differences between the two systems through guided instruction, structured notes, and meaningful independent practice. This product includes a PowerPoint presentation and a complete student learning packet that work together seamlessly for a full lesson or 1–2 day activity.