Central California Missions eBook
A first-person travel/history ebook documenting the author's visits to all 21 Spanish Central California missions, intended to support the California grade-4 Missions curriculum project.
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Dear Martin Prereading Unit
A multi-day (10-day) pre-reading unit to build background knowledge and context (Black Lives Matter movement, MLK Jr., civil rights history, racial bias) before students read the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
US Presidents Social Media Profile Project
Have students research a chosen U.S. president and creatively synthesize that research into a fictional social media profile, practicing research, writing, and presentation skills.
"Number the Stars" Activities + Project Menu
A choice-board style project menu offering 8 post-reading activity options for the novel "Number the Stars," covering art, writing, research, and critical-thinking skills, plus a required reflection sheet.
Birmingham Campaign Interactive Foldable Booklets – EBOOK
Interactive foldable booklet activity for students to record and organize what they have learned about the Birmingham Campaign (civil rights history).
Scientists and Inventors Social Media Profile Project | Biography
Biography research and creative-writing project in which students build an imagined social-media profile for a historical scientist or inventor.
Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House #3 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
Provide a 5-day novel-study unit for 'Mummies in the Morning' (Magic Tree House #3), combining reading, videos, discussion, and hands-on activities themed around Ancient Egypt.
Fauvism Guide and Project
A guide and project introducing the Fauvism art movement; students read about its history and characteristics, answer comprehension questions, then create original art projects and research reports.
Editable
Texas State Collaborative Poster Mural Project -Texas History Activity
Texas State Collaborative Poster Mural Project - Texas History Activity This dynamic and interactive teaching resource is specifically designed to engage students in learning about the history and symbolism of The Lone Star State. Not grade-specific, it caters to a wide range of student abilities across different grade levels. Project…
Colonial Occupation Mini Poster
A multi-day research and poster project having students explore a colonial-era trade/occupation and its importance.
Women in History: Study Influential Women in History
A multi-activity Women's History Month resource including a Google Slides research reference, a poster-making project, a trivia/guessing game board project, and a role-model persuasive/informative essay writing activity.
Editable
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…
Chocolate 101 Research Project
A research-project workbook about chocolate: types of cocoa beans, chocolate-making, and cooking techniques, with structured research challenges and writing space for student reports.
U.S. History | Great Depression | The New Deal | Student Activities
A multi-activity resource on the Great Depression and the New Deal combining a video warm-up, a foldable research project, and extension activities on the FDIC and Social Security.
Editable
Essay Research Guide: Significant Filmmakers
A scaffolded research-writing project guiding students through selecting a filmmaker and researching, outlining, drafting, peer-reviewing, and finalizing a 5-paragraph MLA-style research essay about significant filmmakers in movie history.
Mary Jackson Interactive Foldable Booklets – EBOOK
Introduce students to the life and NASA career of Mary Jackson through interactive foldable booklets.
Louisiana State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
A 5-day unit study teaching students about Louisiana's capital, state bird, state flower, state flag, and state animal through videos, readings, worksheets, and interactive notebook activities.
Theater Unit: Greek
A project-based learning unit teaching the origins and characteristics of ancient Greek theater, culminating in students writing, rehearsing, and performing an original Greek-style play in cooperative groups.
The Civil War | Social Studies Unit
A large multi-component U.S. history unit covering the causes, events, and aftermath of the American Civil War, combining lectures, activities, quizzes, tests, evaluation/essay options, and multimedia extension tasks.
Answers included
Editable
Hammurabi's Code of Law Debate
A project-based debate activity teaching Hammurabi's Code of Law and ancient history, using argumentative writing and public speaking to connect ancient law to modern-day legal/ethical debates.
Myths and Legends Research Project
A small-group research and technology project where students research myths and legends from a chosen ancient civilization and produce a PowerPoint presentation to inform other students, with group roles, resource lists, and assessment sheets.
Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13 Lesson Plan, Activities)
A 5-day literature unit built around Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano, combining reading, videos, comprehension quizzes, vocabulary, and creative activities about ancient Rome/Pompeii and volcanoes.
Country Study on the United Kingdom - Project - Worksheet + Cards
A research-project resource on the United Kingdom: a set of topic cards covering UK history, geography, economy, landmarks, and culture, paired with a blank worksheet grid for students to record research notes.
National History Day 2022: Interactive Notebook
An interactive notebook workbook to guide middle/high school students through the process of completing a National History Day (NHD) 2022 project on the theme "Debate and Diplomacy in History."