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Transport your students through time with history presentations that illustrate significant events, figures, and eras. These resources use visuals to make history tangible and memorable. Implement them to deepen comprehension and spark interest in the past.
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PowerPoint presentation (part 2) on the effects of the Age of Exploration: the Guns, Germs, and Steel framework, the Columbian Exchange, and the origins of the transatlantic slave trade.
A U.S. history presentation on the historical development of the U.S. Constitution, covering the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, foreign and domestic crises, Shays' Rebellion, the Annapolis and Constitutional Conventions, and key compromises (Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise).
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 1 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
Teach early contact and colonization dynamics between Native American groups and Europeans, including causes of European exploration and colonial relations.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 2 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
Teach middle/high school students about influential African Americans (Part 3 of a 3-part interactive reading-comprehension slide deck series) using biographical informational text.
Biography resource on Emil Seidel, 1912 Socialist Party vice-presidential nominee and Milwaukee mayor, for social studies/history instruction.
Bring the 1936 Republican Presidential ticket to life for students with this informative biography PowerPoint bundle. Learn about Presidential nominee Alf Landon, the Governor of Kansas who accepted the Republican nomination amidst calls…
Six political thinkers — Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Beccaria, and Voltaire — and their core beliefs open this 36-slide walk through the Age of Enlightenment, covering its definition and origins, the Philosophes' five guiding concepts, the salons that spread new ideas, scientific discoveries such as gravity and electricity, Baroque and Classical composers, Physiocrat and Adam Smith economic theory, and the American and French Revolutions. A companion five-page fill-in-the-blank outline mirrors the slide order so students can take notes as the presentation plays. Four think-pair-share slides pause the lecture; the note outline contains five discussion prompts, including an additional discoveries prompt. Placeholder text throughout the slides ("Insert an image of...") marks where teachers are expected to add their own portraits and illustrations.
Presentation surveying major events of 1953 in British history for elementary-level instruction.
Presentation surveying major events of 1953 in UK history for secondary-level British history instruction.
A 29-slide presentation introducing Ancient Greece: its geography, Greek hoplites, Greek god coins, myths and legends, transport (the trireme), and architecture, closing with research questions.
Biography resource on General Curtis LeMay, 1968 American Independent Party vice-presidential nominee, for secondary social studies/history instruction.
Without a doubt, history is a topic that can be easily overlooked by our students. Sometimes, it can be difficult for them to make connections with the past in a way that makes sense to them.
A 23-slide PowerPoint presentation with an accompanying fill-in-the-blank skeleton outline notes packet teaching high school students the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Abraham Lincoln: Adapted Book - Google Slides This remarkable teaching resource is meticulously designed for the understanding level of early learners in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Special Ed pupils.
Amelia Earhart Adapted Book / Google Slides Amelia Earhart Adapted Book / Google Slides is a valuable teaching tool created to immerse your students in women’s history.
South Korea Country Study - Geography + Social Studies Presentation - Asia Bring your classroom to life with this engaging Digital Teaching Resource on South Korea , designed for Geography, Asian History, and Social Studies lessons.
A high-school presentation and matching fill-in-the-blank skeleton outline on the foundations of Greek democracy, its reformers (Solon, Cleisthenes, Pericles), and the Greek philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle), aligned to a World History standard on Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman traditions.
Expanding Civil Rights in America is a 32-page teaching resource that covers the historical fight for civil rights in an engaging way.
Country Study on Chile Presentation - South America - Geography + Social Studies Bring Chile to life in your classroom with this Introductory Teaching Resource on Chile , designed for Geography, South American History (Latino and Hispanic…
Without a doubt, history is a topic that can be easily overlooked by our students. Sometimes, it can be difficult for them to make connections with the past in a way that makes sense to them.
Clara Barton Adapted Book: Google Slides - Special Ed This interactive teaching resource is designed to introduce pre-K, kindergarten, first-grade, and special education students to the life and accomplishments of Clara Barton.
Country Study on Croatia - Presentation - Geography + Social Studies - Southeastern Europe - Balkans Bring Croatia to life in your classroom with this Introductory Teaching Resource on Croatia , designed for Geography, European History (Southeastern Europe - Balkans), and Social Studies . Ideal for Grades 7–12 (Middle School and High…