U.S. history & civics
Civil War Choice Board
A no-prep 'choice board' project menu offering 9 alternative creative/research projects for students to demonstrate knowledge of the American Civil War.
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Industrial Revolution Newspaper Project
A group history project in which student partners produce a period-perspective newspaper about Industrial Revolution inventions, guided by role assignments and a grading rubric.
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Ancient civilizationsResearch & presentation tools
Ancient Civilizations Report | Ancient Civilizations Project
The Ancient Civilizations Report | Ancient Civilizations Project This comprehensive education package provides an enriching approach to teaching history, with a focus on ancient civilizations. By combining factual content with challenging questions that promote higher-level thinking in line with the Common Core, it aids in both…
Ancient civilizations
Become A Sumerian Brick Builder
A hands-on STEM/history project in which students build a mud brick to experience ancient Sumerian brick-building techniques and reflect on the process in a journal.
World history
Project: World War 2 Museum
A group poster-board project where students design a themed 'museum' covering the causes, key leaders, major battles, and human cost of World War II.
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U.S. history & civicsBiographies & explorers
President Abraham Lincoln Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK
A lapbook/interactive notebook kit teaching the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln, combining a hands-on foldable notebook project with a companion study guide.
Research & presentation tools
FINAL PROJECT: End of the Year Activity for Any History or Social Studies Class
Are you in need of a final project for your class or the end of the school year? This final project guide will work for any historical subject matter or class. All the directions for the student project are included as well as a grading rubric for teachers. The following items are included in the student directions: 1. Choose a topic to…
Biographies & explorersResearch & presentation tools
Explorer Project
A summative research project in which students research an assigned historical explorer, present findings via a mapped voyage, a flag, written research answers with cited sources, and a recorded oral presentation, scored with an included rubric.
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World history
World War II Project Menu + Activities
Give students a choice of ways to demonstrate their World War II learning. Projects include a timeline, news report, letter from a soldier or nurse’s perspective, memorial design, and an expert presentation. Other options combine research with art or poetry. The editable menu lets you assign choices and a due date. Each project has detailed directions and its own rubric, so students can plan their work and understand how it will be assessed.
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Biographies & explorers
Women’s Month Social Media Profile Project
A lesson-plan-based project where students research a remarkable woman from a provided list of 14 and create an imagined social media profile for her, building English Language Arts and research skills.
World history
Group Project: World War II Timeline
A teacher-led small-group project instructing students to research and build a physical illustrated timeline of major World War II events, including comparative Allied/Axis statistics.
Historical art & literature
Art History Research Project
Guides middle and high school art students through a self-directed research project on a chosen art history period or movement, culminating in a slide-deck presentation.
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Ancient civilizationsResearch & presentation tools
What is it Like to Be an Archaeologist?: A Group Project
A project-based, role-play group activity teaching students what it is like to be an archaeologist by simulating an archaeological dig, with accompanying lesson plans, vocabulary, rubrics, and a written assignment.
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Historical art & literature
The War That Saved My Life | STEAM Activities & Project-Based Learning
A five-project STEAM/project-based-learning packet connecting the novel 'The War That Saved My Life' to WWII history through hands-on engineering, art, math, and science activities.
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U.S. history & civics
The American Dream Project
A two-part semester-long project (start-of-year and end-of-year) that has students explore the meaning of the American Dream, connect it to real-life examples, and evaluate whether it is 'fact or fiction' based on course content.
Ancient civilizations
India: Exploring Ancient Civilizations
A social studies book about Ancient India that presents historical facts (Indus Valley Civilization, Vedic Period, Aryans, Alexander the Great, Mauryan and Gupta Empires) alongside hands-on craft/writing projects to reinforce learning.
Ancient civilizationsBiographies & explorers
Persuasive Writing about King Tut Project
A multi-day project-based learning unit in which student groups research whether King Tut was murdered, then conduct a web quest and mock trial, culminating in persuasive writing, to teach ancient history alongside persuasive writing and collaboration skills.
Research & presentation tools
Timeline Template – Editable in Microsoft Word
Give students a clear layout for organizing six events along a horizontal timeline. Boxes alternate above and below the line, leaving room for a date and a short description of each event. Replace the sample years and placeholder text with the sequence you want students to study. For a different level of writing support, the differentiated timeline templates provide other layouts.
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World historyHistorical art & literature
Reformation Book Cover
History project in which students design a book cover representing the Reformation period, assessed with an included rubric.
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Ancient civilizations
Ancient Greece Mini-Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK
A condensed, single-folder interactive lapbook/notebook project introducing Ancient Greek civilization (government/warfare, philosophers, mythology, homes, daily life, literature, and the Olympic Games) through student-assembled foldable booklets, with an included teacher/study guide providing most of the source content.
Ancient civilizations
Ancient Egypt - NO PREP - Book of the Dead Research Project
A no-prep research project introducing the Book of the Dead and Ancient Egyptian religious/afterlife beliefs.
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Ancient civilizations
Ancient Egypt - Religion, Gods, Goddesses - NO PREP Tasks and Activities
A no-prep task packet teaching ancient Egyptian religion: polytheism, the concept of ma'at, major gods and goddesses, the Heliopolitan creation myth, and the pharaoh's religious role, with a separate answer key, a vocabulary crossword, and a class pantheon project.
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World history
World War I Project Menu – 9 Choice Activities
A choice-board project menu offering 9 alternative project options (trading cards, letter writing, news article, comic strip, memorial design, timeline, mini-lesson, alphabet book, poem) for students to demonstrate knowledge of World War I.
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U.S. history & civics
28th Amendment Project – U.S. History Activity
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. Being able to provide students with meaningful resources is the best way to get over this learning curve. Whenever you have a social studies topic…