Columbus Day: A Micro-Learning Deck | Reading Activities
A digital micro-lesson teaching about Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day through an informational reading passage, embedded video links, and comprehension activities.
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Congaree National Park Geography Unit
Congaree National Park Geography Unit: An All-Inclusive Teaching Resource for Middle School Students Congaree National Park Geography Unit is a comprehensive teaching resource uniquely designed for middle school students from grades 6 to…
Crisis in Ukraine Lesson
A teacher-directed lesson plan presenting background information and source artifacts on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, building student understanding of the conflict's causes.
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World history & cultureHistorical reading & sources
Crusades Mini Unit
The Crusades Mini Unit The Crusades Mini Unit is a comprehensive teaching resource, tailor-made for students from grades 9 to 12. This inclusive unit aims at building a deep understanding of the causes, pivotal events, and repercussions of…
D-Day World History PowerPoint & Notes
Teach a high-school-level lesson on the D-Day/Normandy invasion using a slide presentation paired with guided notes.
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Dear Martin PreReading Digital Escape Room
A digital pre-reading escape room to build students' background knowledge of Martin Luther King Jr. before reading the novel Dear Martin by Nic Stone, so they understand why the protagonist writes letters to MLK.
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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.
Historical reading & sources
Declaration of Independence: History Speaks . . .
A Teaching & Learning Company (Lorenz Educational Press) resource, 'History Speaks... Declaration of Independence' (copyright 1997, grades 4-8), providing a set of handouts covering the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence, its signers, its text, and related primary-source analysis.
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Democracy Notes and Outline
Teach high school students the concepts of government, democracy, direct democracy, and republic (indirect democracy) through a lecture and a simulated classroom voting activity.
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Historical reading & sources
Determined to Fly: The Wright Brothers' Story: A Cross-Curricular Unit
A cross-curricular (reading/history/math/vocabulary) unit teaching Grade 3-4 students about the Wright brothers and the invention of the airplane through a nonfiction narrative and follow-up activities.
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Discovering the Great Plague of 1665: Unit Plan and PowerPoint
Engage your Year 2-4 students in an immersive learning experience about the Great Plague of 1665 With this comprehensive unit plan and accompanying 30-slide PowerPoint presentation .
U.S. history & civics
Document Based Gallery Walk: Immigration & Industrialization
Dive into U.S. History with this engaging activity focused on Immigration & Industrialization during America's Industrial Era from 1850-1910.
Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Early Africa
Teach ancient African history, focusing on early human origins in Africa, migration, art, and the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay.
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U.S. history & civicsProjects & simulations
Early Settlers: History - Hands On
Bring the history of early North American settlers to life through hands-on activities covering pioneer life, tools, homes, food, native peoples, chores, toys, and traditions.
Editable Veterans Day Program Script, Assembly, Veterans Day Activity
Celebrate Veterans Day with a meaningful and established meeting script that honors the sacrifices and contributions of veterans. This meeting software gives a deferential, informative, and heartfelt approach to teaching college students…
Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Egypt Temples
Egypt Temples Mini-Unit The "Egypt Temples Mini-Unit" is an engaging and enriching teaching resource, intended to spark curiosity and deepen understanding about eight prominent temples of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Egypt World History Unit
Egypt World History Unit This is an Egypt World History Unit that will provide students with resources from the beginning to end of a unit.
U.S. history & civicsHistorical reading & sources
Emancipation Proclamation: History Speaks . . .
A 34-page teacher resource book (published by Teaching & Learning Company, written by Douglas M. Rife) teaching the history and significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments through informational handouts, primary-source poetry and art analysis, and review activities.
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Embracing Cultural Diversity: Australia: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about Australia to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).
Ancient civilizationsWorld history & culture
Embracing Cultural Diversity: Egypt: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about Egypt to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).
World history & culture
Embracing Cultural Diversity: India: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about India to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).
Embracing Cultural Diversity: Ireland: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about Ireland to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).
World history & culture
Embracing Cultural Diversity: Japan: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about Japan to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).
World history & culture
Embracing Cultural Diversity: Mexico: A Cross-Curricular Lesson Plan
Provides grade 5-6 educators with cross-curricular informational text and 'Fast Facts' about Mexico to teach cultural diversity, geography, government, history, and daily life (Lorenz Educational Press 'One Classroom, Many Cultures' series).