Vanlightenment

If you have a Harry Potter themed classroom- or even just really like Harry Potter- display your classroom expectations with these Educational Decrees! There are several pre-made decrees, along with a template you can use to make your own. If you download and enjoy, please make sure to leave a review!

This printable PDF has everything you need for a cute and simple Harry Potter inspired Bulletin Board- or you can do what I plan to do and use it as decoration for the outside of your classroom door! It centers around this great quote: "Every great wizard in history has started out as nothing more than we are now- students. If they can do it, why not us?" I love this quote because is uses the Harry Potter theme to motivate students and help them see how capable they are of greatness! Your downlo

Looking for a comprehensive, engaging, and easy-to-use resource to help students master U.S. History? This Fill-in-the-Blank Study Guide covers Standards 1-10 for Georgia’s U.S. History curriculum, making it the perfect tool for reinforcement, review, and test prep! Why You'll Love This Resource:✅ Covers key historical events, people, and concepts in an interactive format ✅ Encourages active engagement and reinforces understanding through fill-in-the-blank practice ✅ Perfect for classwork, homew

This PowerPoint has 212 multiple choice questions designed to review for U.S. History. It is specifically targeted toward the Georgia Milestones Assessment but can be used for any U.S. History class! I also have a version of this file that is Macro-Enabled and shuffles the questions. If you purchase and would like to have that file emailed to you, please email me at heymsvee@gmail.com! This does not currently have a key but you can also email if you need one. Thank you!!

Aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) – Adaptable for Any U.S. History Curriculum! This 80+ page student workbook is designed to keep your U.S. History class organized, standards-aligned, and engaging. Whether you're teaching GSE or another curriculum, this resource makes it easy to track progress, analyze sources, and build critical historical thinking skills. Included in this download:Standards Mastery Checklist - Students can check off their progress on GSE at the front of thei

Empower your AP World History students to stay organized, focused, and confident all year long! This comprehensive, 130-page workbook is designed to support students in mastering content and skills for the AP World History: Modern course, from Units 1–9. Included in this download:SAQ, DBQ, and LEQ Cheat Sheet – A quick reference guide for tackling each type of essay.Unit-by-Unit Goal & Assignment Trackers – Help students manage workload and stay on target!Blank World Map & Timeline per Unit – En

While it might not be the prettiest thumbnail, this resource is a quick and comprehensive way to review U.S. History with your students! It's designed to align with the Georgia Standards of Excellence and prep students for the Georgia Milestones Assessment (GMAs), but it can be used for any U.S. History class to review by topic or for end-of-year exams. What You'll Get:Over 200 Fill-in-the-Blank questions covering the most significant eras, events, and figures of U.S. History.A Word Bank for eac

This digital download (.docx) is a timeline in the form of a chart that covers important events throughout U.S. History and can be used to prepare students for end-of-course examinations, final exams, or other testing. It includes date/year, the name of the event, and a definition/description of the event. There are over 130 events included in this product! It provides a great supplement to any review you're already doing and can be used with both high school and college classes. It would also b

The concept of having a Growth as opposed to a Fixed Mindset is revolutionary. Our goal isn't just to teach tiny humans, it's to help them become amazing adults who believe they are capable of anything! Growth Mindset is so instrumental in helping students form the way they think and of course there's no better way to teach it than by using examples from Harry Potter! This printable includes 8 thinking habits for a Growth Mindset and a Harry Potter quote that coincides with each of them, all in

This activity is great for getting your students ready to cover material, engaging them in the subject, and encouraging them to empathize with history! It is designed to do two things at the start of your US History class: Help students practice classroom and group expectations and allow for them to use inductive learning as you introduce them to the colonization of the Americas. It's excellent for classes whose standards begin with Colonial America but do not explicitly cover exploration and i

It's time to bring the American Revolution to life with everyone's bestie, Hamilton! If you're ready to turn your classroom into a Broadway-meets-History mashup, Revolutionary History through Hamilton allows students to analyze key moments of the American Revolution using songs from the hit musical. Instead of another boring lecture on battles and alliances (we think it's fascinating, but they're already drooling in their sleep), your students will be rapping about Lafayette, laughing and King

Make U.S. History review easier and more effective with this comprehensive review packet of Graphic Organizers! They're alighted to the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) but can be used for any U.S. History course. Designed with test prep in mind, this resource is also perfect for note-taking, guided instruction, and year-long review! There are a total of 22 organizers in this packet. So whether you're helping students solidify their understanding before end of year assessments or looking fo

Download these posters for Black History Month, or download them for year 'round use, because Black History IS American History, and we shouldn't forget that until February of each year! Includes 12 posters, 11 with quotes from influential black figures throughout history.

This bundle includes: An Alien Invasion Simulation that's great to introduce the concept of European Contact and Colonization from the indigenous perspectiveA Roanoke: Lost Colony activity that gives students context about Roanoke and lets them explore the theories of what happened to the settlersA Pocahontas activity that allows students to compare the Disney version of the story to reality (spoiler: her name wasn't even Pocahontas!)A Salem Witch Trials Investigation that's part simulation, par

Use this fun "Legends of the Hidden Temple" inspired Scavenger Hunt to teach your students about the Olmec Civilization! What You'll Get:Slides to show students that explains the activity.A copy of Scavenger Hunt Questions with an answer key - these can be found in the "INSTRUCTIONS" google doc in the file. I know sometimes I skip over instructions and someone reviewed this product saying the questions weren't there. Not her fault at all and I want to make sure anyone purchasing doesn't feel li

My students recently completed a unit on Cultural Geography. I decided to give them control of their learning, so each day we had a mini-lesson on an element that we needed to cover, like religion or customs. Once we learned the big picture, they got to take charge and research that element relating to a culture of their choice. Once they finished researching, they constructed an exhibit for an International Festival that we held for all my classes. It was done gallery-walk style and students go

In this activity, students will engage in a CSI-style investigation to determine who was at fault for the Boston Massacre: the British troops or the Colonists! The resource you'll get is 17 pages and includes an introductory page, basic summary of what occurred at the start of the Boston Massacre, 6 primary source excerpts from people present at the event along with 6 pictures to go along with them as "evidence markers", Paul Revere's "The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street" engraving, a

Students will learn about the French & Indian War through three sources: Benjamin Franklin's Join or Die CartoonAn excerpt from a letter written by George Washington to his mother after the Battle of MonongahelaA comparison of a pre-war and post-war mapEach source includes 3 questions to help guide students as they analyze the sources and their meanings.

This product includes 17 content-driven slides in a .PDF format with an 18th slide that includes a link to an editable Canva template of the slideshow. The template can also be downloaded to .PPT or Google Slides format but sometimes may not retain fonts or formatting used in the Canva version. It covers the information required for the Georgia Milestones Assessment relating to: SSUSH11 Describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of big business and technological innovations after Recon

Worksheet activity for your students to help them understand the connections between the Enlightenment and the Declaration of Independence. Includes brief reading about Enlightenment thinkers and what they believed.Students will be given four Enlightenment ideas that Thomas Jefferson integrated into the Declaration of Independence and asked to read the Preamble and determine which passages reflect those ideas. Can be used in either a U.S. History or American Government course.