Black History Month – Language Arts Project
Guide students through a research/creative project profiling an influential African American historical figure for Black History Month.
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Black History Month: I have a Dream Speach
Black History Month: I Have a Dream Speech Teaching Resource This teaching resource, appropriate for Grade 5, Grade 7, and Grade 8 students, provides a comprehensive examination of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
U.S. history & civicsProjects & simulations
Black Pioneers in Food Science and Technology - Mega Activity Pack
A multi-activity Black History Month unit study pack teaching about 12 Black American pioneers in food science and technology through varied research, writing, and hands-on tasks.
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U.S. history & civicsHistorical reading & sources
Booker T. Washington - Mini Unit
Provide a comprehensive mini-unit on the life, education, career, activism, and legacy of Booker T. Washington for secondary US history/biography study.
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Boomerang Dot Paintings - An Aboriginal Art Lesson
Boomerang Dot Paintings This project combines art and Australian history in a fun lesson focused on Aboriginal art of dot painting. Students will get to create their own boomerang-shaped artworks using dot painting, giving them a hands-on…
U.S. history & civicsHistorical reading & sources
Boston's Trail to Freedom: Historic Monuments
Boston's Trail to Freedom: Historic Monuments This is an exceptional teaching resource, particularly designed for students in the 4th through 8th grades.
Brazil : Country Study
Brazil : Country Study is a great resource for students to learn the geography and wildlife of Brazil. The materials included teach about the geography, wildlife, and history of Brazil from the first European settlement of the 1500s to the…
Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Bridges
Bridges Teaching Resource The Bridges teaching resource is an ideal tool for those who appreciate a multidisciplinary approach to teaching, especially in fields such as history, art, and science.
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Buffalo Hunt: History - Hands On
A 34-page hands-on history resource about the relationship between Plains Indians and the American buffalo, moving away from stereotypical portrayals toward factual content.
California Gold Rush Unit
A CLOSE reading unit teaching the California Gold Rush through nonfiction reading passages, vocabulary, and graphic organizers for grades 4-5 social studies.
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California History Research Guide
Scaffolded research-essay guide walking middle/high school students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-style essay on an important figure in California history, with rubric and peer-review support.
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Historical reading & sources
California Mission Unit
A CLOSE reading unit teaching the history and role of California missions through nonfiction reading passages, vocabulary, and graphic organizers for grade 4 social studies.
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California Missions – Research Report Resource
Begin with general questions about California missions, then investigate one selected mission through guided prompts covering its early history and founding, the materials used to build it, the duties of Junipero Serra and the missionaries, everyday mission life, agriculture and industry, the roles and treatment of Native Americans, and how the site compares to how it looks today. Four vocabulary pages plus a blank vocabulary template ask students to define and illustrate mission-specific terms such as mission, convert, missionaries, territory, ranches, communities, agriculture, and adobe. Illustration and collage pages let students draw or assemble images of their chosen mission, and the packet closes with a resources/bibliography section, an editing checklist, and a 100-point rubric.
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Capitalism vs. Communism Gr. 5-8
A full 8-chapter Social Studies resource on Capitalism vs. Communism for grades 5-8, covering the rise of capitalism, the Industrial Revolution, the Cold War, and contrasting capitalist, communist, and globalized economies.
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Capitalism vs. Communism: A Capitalistic Political Economy Gr. 5-8
A single-chapter slice of the 'Capitalism vs. Communism' Social Studies resource, focused on the topic 'A Capitalistic Political Economy', for grades 5-8.
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Catch Me When You Can | A "Whodunnit" mystery about Jack the Ripper
I created this simulation to give my middle school students the opportunity to experience the Jack the Ripper phenomena. This simulation does not focus so much on the gory nature of the crime.
World history & culture
Cathedrals of the Middle Ages
Teach your students about the cathedrals of the Middle Ages with this engaging activity. LESSON GOAL Students understand the role that cathedrals played in the religious life of people during the Middle Ages.
U.S. history & civicsHistorical reading & sources
Chief Joseph Surrenders: History Speaks . . .
A multi-part U.S. history unit on Chief Joseph and the Nez Percé, covering their history, Chief Joseph's surrender, and related primary-source/media analysis.
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Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Chinese Achievements Experience
This is a Chinese Achievements Experience. It will allow your students to explore some of the achievements of the ancient Chinese by exploring them closely.
Projects & simulations
Christopher Columbus: History - Hands On
Christopher Columbus: History - Hands On A compelling teaching tool that educators can utilize to immerse students in the riveting history of the famous explorer, Christopher Columbus.
Ancient civilizations
City of Tenochtitlan Model
This is a City of Tenochtitlan Model. National Curriculum Standards: Learners will understand mechanisms by which governments meet the needs and wants of citizens, regulate territory, manage conflict, establish order and security, and…
Historical reading & sourcesProjects & simulations
Civil Rights Movement : Leaders
Give students background knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement and its context (Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation) and have them research and present on one of eleven civil rights leaders.
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Civil Rights Movement Stations Activity
A 5-station rotation activity (usable as 5 standalone lesson plans) introducing students to the Civil Rights Movement through video, an interactive timeline, leader research, photography and school integration topics.
U.S. history & civicsHistorical reading & sources
Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment: The Shaw Memorial: Historic Monuments Series
Civil War's 54th Massachusetts Regiment: The Shaw Memorial: Historic Monuments Series This enriching teaching resource, suited for students in grades 4-8 studying social studies (specifically US history), offers an engaging look at a…