Leo Frank Reading Packet
A differentiated reading passage and activity packet on the historical Leo Frank murder trial and lynching in early 20th-century Georgia, for Georgia Studies social studies instruction.
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A differentiated reading passage and activity packet on the historical Leo Frank murder trial and lynching in early 20th-century Georgia, for Georgia Studies social studies instruction.
A primary-source analysis lesson pack built around 'Tecumseh- A Warrior's Speech', teaching students to read and analyze a historical primary-source document using a structured Four-Reads method, then assess their understanding.
A richly illustrated overview of the history, faith, teachings, and practices of Buddhism for grades 5-8 Life Studies/Religion curriculum.
A two-lesson resource teaching middle school students vocabulary related to the founding of the 13 colonies and how to read and analyze a historical data table.
A richly illustrated overview of the history, faith, teachings, and practices of Islam for grades 5-8 Life Studies/Religion curriculum.
A 'History Speaks' series resource teaching the Bill of Rights through political cartoon interpretation, court-decision analysis, and primary-source examination of each of the 10 amendments and their contemporary relevance.
A history/reading-comprehension resource that teaches the story of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot in England through narrative text, primary-source extracts from Father John Gerard's historical account, and a sequence of comprehension, vocabulary, and critical-thinking activities.
A richly illustrated overview of the history, faith, teachings, and practices of Hinduism for grades 5-8 Life Studies/Religion curriculum.
A comprehensive teaching unit tracing the history and structure of the U.S. Constitution, from its English/colonial roots through the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, the Bill of Rights, and the branches of government, ending with the full Constitution and amendment text.
A full grade 5-8 teaching unit ('World Governments Series') covering seven topics in world electoral processes: history of voting, democratic legitimacy, presidential systems, parliamentary systems, dictatorship governments, suffrage/voter turnout, and electoral systems/reform.
A richly illustrated overview of the history, faith, teachings, and practices of Christianity for grades 5-8 Life Studies/Religion curriculum.
A document-based learning activity (Google and traditional/print versions) exploring how the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation via the Counter-Reformation, using primary/secondary source analysis.
A richly illustrated overview of the history, faith, teachings, and practices of Judaism for grades 5-8 Life Studies/Religion curriculum.
A differentiated reading packet teaching the 13th, 14th, and 15th Constitutional amendments (the 'Civil War Amendments'), with two reading-level versions of the same informational passage plus comprehension activities.
Teach students how population, transportation, and resources shaped economic patterns (industrial North vs. agricultural South) in the U.S. from the Civil War to the early 1900s, using Pittsburgh, PA as a case study
Teach the historical impacts of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. on American society.
Provides Regents-exam-style short essay practice on colonial-era US history topics (contact with Native Americans, English colonies, French and Indian War) using primary source documents, with a scoring rubric and linked video lessons.
Teach the historical impacts of the personal computer and the internet on American life.
A Georgia history reading passage and worksheet packet teaching the founding of the University of Georgia and the reasons for the movement of Georgia's state capital, aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence SS8H4/SS8H4a.
A multi-part U.S. Government/History teaching package on the Federalists vs. Antifederalists debate over ratifying the U.S. Constitution, including a slide deck lesson, a sorting graphic organizer, and a 'Who Would Say That?' comprehension worksheet, each with an answer key.
A back-to-school diagnostic and intervention system for Grade 7 history/social studies that assesses 26 historical-thinking and source-analysis skills, then provides tools to identify gaps, group students, assign targeted practice, and reassess growth.
A Remembrance Day informational reading passage paired with pre/post discussion questions, comprehension questions, vocabulary matching, a crossword, and a word search.
Differentiated nonfiction reading packet teaching how the 14th Amendment, Jim Crow laws, and desegregation (Brown v. Board of Education) played out in Georgia history.
A reading passage and activity packet teaching the history and purpose of the European Union, including its formation, goals, common currency/economy, and the UK's withdrawal (Brexit).