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Ancient Egypt Activity Packet
Teaches Ancient Egypt basics (geography, pharaohs, pyramids, hieroglyphics, Egyptologists) through reading passages, a fictional story, and follow-up activities.
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Lesson on Cold War in Asia
Teach a jigsaw-style U.S. history lesson on the Cold War in Asia, covering the Communist Revolution in China, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and their impact on U.S. containment policy.
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World history
Latin America in 19th Century Cheat Sheet
A one-page reference/study sheet summarizing the colonial system, revolutions, and independence movements in Latin America during the 19th century, aligned to a Virginia SOL World History II standard.
Research & study organizers
My Family Story and Heritage Activity Booklet
Activity booklet guiding students through exploring family history, traditions, and heritage via hands-on games, crafts, and interview/research activities, structured in a troop-meeting format working toward a 'My Family Story' badge
World history
Congress of Vienna World History Lesson & Notes
Direct-instruction presentation and matching guided-notes worksheet on the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) for high school world history students, covering background, key leaders, goals, results, and long-term effects.
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World history
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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U.S. history
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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Research & study organizers
Hockey Biography Writing Research Guide
A scaffolded research-essay writing guide that walks students through researching and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-formatted biographical essay about an important figure in ice hockey history.
Civics & government
The Three Branches of Government: Articles 1, 2, and 3
A middle/high school Social Studies mini-unit (Lesson 5 of a larger Constitution unit) teaching the powers and structure of the three branches of the U.S. government via Constitution-based worksheets, comparison charts, a study guide, a Jeopardy review game, and a test.
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Research & study organizers
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.
Research & study organizers
Report Writing
A comprehensive teacher/student guide that walks students step-by-step through the process of researching and writing a well-organized report, and supplies 186 report topic ideas in social studies and health.
Geography & culture
5 Themes of Geography- 5th-6th grades Text, Questions, Assessment
Teaches the Five Themes of Geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region) through text passages, guided questions, a crossword, personal-connection homework, a study guide, and a summative test, aligned to California grade 5-6 history-social science standards and CCSS ELA/reading standards.
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U.S. history
Wounded Knee Historic Site: Historic Monuments
A social studies unit teaching students about Lakota traditional culture, the Ghost Dance religion, and the events, eyewitness accounts, and aftermath of the Wounded Knee massacre and the 1973 Wounded Knee siege.
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Geography & culture
The Shrinking World Notes and Outline
A 33-slide presentation and matching fill-in-the-blank skeleton outline teaching AP Human Geography/economics concepts of globalization, spatial thinking, distribution (density, concentration, pattern), space-time compression, distance decay, and diffusion.
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World history
The Reformation Cheat Sheet
A one-page study guide/reference handout summarizing the Protestant Reformation for high school world history classes.
U.S. history
America Through the Centuries: 1800s Lapbook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK
A lapbook/interactive-notebook resource teaching American history of the 1800s (westward expansion through the Gilded Age) through a study guide plus hands-on foldable booklets students assemble into a 4-folder lapbook.
World history
World History II Exam Review
A high school World History II exam-review presentation covering major topics from the Renaissance through the modern era, for use as a study guide before a unit or final exam.
U.S. history
America Through the Centuries: 1900s Lapboook / Interactive Notebook - EBOOK
A lapbook/interactive-notebook resource teaching American history of the 1900s (Progressive Era through the 1990s) through a study guide plus hands-on foldable booklets students assemble into a 5-folder lapbook.
World history
World History I SOL Review Packet
A comprehensive World History I course review packet/outline covering prehistory through the Age of Exploration, intended as a print-and-go review before an SOL assessment.
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U.S. history
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Historic Monuments Series
An in-depth social studies study guide on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the broader Vietnam War, covering the memorial's history, the Cold War, key figures, the war timeline, and its consequences.
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Geography & culture
Immigration Issues Notes and Outline
Provide lecture/discussion notes for an AP Human Geography unit on global immigration issues.
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Civics & government
George Washington's Farewell Address: History Speaks . . .
A 50-page unit study booklet using George Washington's Farewell Address to teach the full text alongside a modern paraphrase, plus related lessons on his biography, the Constitution's executive branch, political parties, foreign alliances, and Hamilton's financial plan.
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World history
The Reign of Terror Presentation & Notes
A PowerPoint presentation paired with a fill-in-the-blank skeleton outline/guided notes worksheet teaching the French Revolution's Reign of Terror: the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the March on Versailles, political divisions (Girondins/Jacobins/etc.), the outbreak of war, radical leaders (Marat, Danton, Robespierre),…
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Geography & culture
Geography of the Western Hemisphere Webquest
A webquest project guiding students to research an assigned country of the Western Hemisphere online and present findings as a Google Slides presentation.
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