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World History II Jeopardy teaching resource preview
World history

World History II Jeopardy

This is a World History II Jeopardy Review Game. There are 6 categories for students to review: - World religions - Empires - Revolutions - Nationalism - WWII / Cold War - Who Am I?

File
Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
9–12
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Civil War Timline Game teaching resource preview
US history

Civil War Timline Game

A printable card game that teaches Civil War chronology by having players place event cards into correct order on a personal timeline.

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
4–6
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Alliance System Game – WWI Alliances Activity teaching resource preview
World history

Alliance System Game – WWI Alliances Activity

Country groups make alliance requests and respond to other groups under the game’s rules. The confrontation sequence reveals how commitments, rejection and changing loyalties can widen a conflict. Use the teacher guide to run the simulation, then map the alliances and discuss what the simplified model shows about escalation.

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Microsoft Word
Level
9–10
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The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act teaching resource preview
US history

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act: An Engaging Classroom Resource "The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game - Round #2 Stamp Act" is a combinatory tool of game-play and learning designed for high school level teaching. Detailing the period between the French and Indian War and American Revolution, it can be…

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Multiple File Types
Level
8–11
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Ancient Egypt Bingo (40 Cards, 8 Ways to Win) teaching resource preview
World history

Ancient Egypt Bingo (40 Cards, 8 Ways to Win)

Travel to Ancient Egypt with this Bingo game! This NO PREP resource includes teacher instructions, Bingo patterns, call cards, and Bingo cards featuring hieroglyphics. It makes a great addition to your Ancient Egypt unit study; world geography lessons; social studies or history class; or just for fun. Perfect for third grade, fourth…

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PDF
Level
3–5
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America in World War II Review Game teaching resource preview
US history

America in World War II Review Game

A digital (Google Slides) review game for a US-in-WWII history unit, letting teachers quiz students on content via game formats like Family Feud, Build-A-Bear, and Attack!.

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PDF
Level
5
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Presidents Time-Line Game teaching resource preview
US history

Presidents Time-Line Game

A card-based classroom game teaching the chronological sequence of U.S. presidents and key historical events tied to their terms, played by placing event cards in correct chronological order

Answers included
File
PDF
Level
5–7
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The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #3 - The Incident on King Street teaching resource preview
US history

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #3 - The Incident on King Street

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #3 - The Incident on King Street This an engaging teaching resource that draws students right into the heart of American history. It transports them back to the pivotal night of March 5th, 1770—'The Incident on King Street' or as it was referred to by the colonists, 'a massacre'. Gameplay and…

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Multiple File Types
Level
9–12
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Industrial Revolution - The Urban Game teaching resource preview
World history

Industrial Revolution - The Urban Game

Students begin with a hand-drawn English village and add or erase features as twenty-one narrated rounds introduce changes from 1745 to 1850. Canals, factories, railroads, and crowded housing gradually alter the same map, making urbanization visible. Background reading and a before-and-after chart prepare students to discuss the costs and benefits of industrialization, then develop a comparison essay; a drawing guide and sample map support the simulation.

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Multiple File Types
Level
9–12
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American Revolution Time-Line Game teaching resource preview
US history

American Revolution Time-Line Game

A 37-page printable card game teaching American Revolution chronology (1760-1780s) by having players build a personal 8-card timeline in correct order from event cards.

File
PDF
Level
7–10
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The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #4 - The Coercive Intolerable Acts teaching resource preview
US history

The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #4 - The Coercive Intolerable Acts

Sure, here it is: The Road to Revolution Diplomacy Game: Round #4 – The Coercive Intolerable Acts A valuable teaching resource that helps students experience the tumultuous era between the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. This activity provides an authentic learning experience for 9th-12th grade Social Studies students…

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Multiple File Types
Level
9–12
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World History Round Robin Review teaching resource preview
World history

World History Round Robin Review

A review card game covering world history content on the Gunpowder Empires (Ottoman, Mughal, Safavid), Ming China, and feudal Japan.

Answers included
File
Microsoft Word
Level
9–12
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Oregon Trail Board Game teaching resource preview
US history

Oregon Trail Board Game

A printable board game teaching students about landmarks and events along the historical Oregon Trail through a race-to-Oregon gameplay format.

File
PDF
Level
2–5
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No Prep Famous Influential Women's In History Bingo Game Activities teaching resource preview
People & historical events

No Prep Famous Influential Women's In History Bingo Game Activities

Make learning about Women's History Month or Most famous influential womens from history more engaging with these Bingo game Activities! This is Great for 2nd to 7th grade students to learn about Women's History Month What’s Included In This Bingo Game Pack? 50 Unique Bingo Boards 30 Calling Cards Bingo Markers Teacher-Friendly…

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America 1950-1975 Review Game teaching resource preview
US history

America 1950-1975 Review Game

A digital (Google Slides) review game for a US history unit, letting teachers quiz students on content via game formats like Family Feud, Build-A-Bear, and Attack!.

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File
PDF
Level
5
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Sharecropping and Tenant Farm Game teaching resource preview
US history

Sharecropping and Tenant Farm Game

A budget simulation game teaching students the economic mechanics and fairness questions of post-Civil War sharecropping and tenant farming systems.

File
Microsoft Word
Level
9–10
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This or That Game: Women's History Month teaching resource preview
People & historical events

This or That Game: Women's History Month

A Women's History Month themed interactive game where students listen to and compare songs by different women artists/performers.

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File
Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
2–6
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Turn of the Century Review Board Game teaching resource preview
US history

Turn of the Century Review Board Game

Board game reviewing "Turn of the Century" American history topics (cattle trails, westward expansion, inventors, McKinley/Roosevelt era, Spanish-American War) via trivia question cards, a game board, and answer keys.

Answers included Editable
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PDF
Level
5
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A Thanksgiving Escape Room for Elementary School teaching resource preview

A Thanksgiving Escape Room for Elementary School

A 10-station Thanksgiving-themed escape-room activity (PowerPoint format) in which students solve a sequence of puzzles -- word unscrambles, matching, a number cipher, math word problems, riddles, a letter hunt, a word search, story sequencing, and a final riddle -- to find where the Thanksgiving feast has 'disappeared' to.

Answers included Editable
File
Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
2–5
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Black History Month Bingo teaching resource preview

Black History Month Bingo

Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for For Black History Month? If so this Black History Month Bingo Game Set is perfect for you!

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PDF
Level
Pre-K–4
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