The "Americas" Graphic Organizer for PBS "First Peoples"
Subject Grade Levels Resource Type File Type
Native American The Columbian Exchange Jigsaw Activity Distance Learning
Native American Cultural Areas Historical Thinking Skills
Native American Current Events and Modern Culture Distance Learning
Exploration Illustrated Notes Exploration or Conquest Distance Learning
Word Wall the Native Americans and Exploration Vocabulary Practices
Enhance your students' vocabulary with a visually appealing word wall featuring 29 terms related to Native Americans and Exploration, along with review strategies and a supporting puzzle.
The Meeting of The Worlds Review and Test Critical Thinking
King Philip's War The English and the Wampanoag Distance Learning
Jamestown Investigation Critical Thinking Student Compare Theories 13 Colonies
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Mercantilism Simulation Activity the Thirteen (13) Colonies Distance Learning
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The Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage 13 Colonies Stations Activity
13 Colonies Students Journey through the Colonies with an Engaging Experience!
Word Wall the 13 Colonies terms Vocabulary Practice and Strategies
Build and retain key vocabulary related to the 13 Colonies with a visually appealing word wall, including 40 terms, review strategies, and a review puzzle.
The Development of Race Based Slavery in Colonial Virginia Jamestown 13 Colonies
13 Colonies One Pager Assessment Google Slides
The 13 Colonies Review and Test Critical Thinking
Colonial Protest Boycotts, Tarring and Feathering Effigies Gallery Walk Stations
The French and Indian War Causes and Effects Stations Distance Learning
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Boston Massacre Primary Source Investigation Revolutionary War
The Boston Tea Party Reading with Text Dependent Questions Assess Reliability
Word Wall the Events Leading to the Revolutionary War Vocabulary Practices
Journey though the American Revolution Students Experience the War as a Soldier
Native Americans, Women and Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
The Declaration of Independence - Close Reading and Text Analysis
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Word Wall American Revolution or Revolutionary War Vocabulary Practices
An American Hero Students Write a Movie Plot Based on a Revolutionary War Hero!
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Hamilton and History Card Game American Revolution Edition
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The Revolutionary War Review and Test Critical Thinking
The Articles of Confederation Illustrated Notes and One Pager Assessment
Inquiry Unit Plan The Articles of Confederation Shays' Rebellion C3 Framework
Subjects Grade Levels Resource Type Formats Included
The Bill of Rights Supreme Court Stations Gallery Walk Interactive Presentation
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches Checks Balances Distance Learning
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The System of Federalism Expressed, Implied, Concurrent, and Reserved Power
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Electoral College Debate Should the U.S. keep the Electoral College? Socratic Debate
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The Constitutional Convention Debate and Compromise Interactive Presentation
Word Wall Constitution Vocabulary Practices
The Constitution Review and Test Critical Thinking
Grade Levels Subjects Resource Type Formats Included
Alexander Hamilton Musical the Whiskey Rebellion Rap Battle Assessment
John Adams Presidency XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Acts Election of 1796
Marbury v. Madison Classroom Skit - Reader's Theater
Thomas Jefferson Foreign Policy Louisiana Purchase Barbary Pirates
James Madison the War of 1812 Causes and Impact Stations Activity
James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine Cartoon Analysis
Escape Room (Break out) the Early Presidents Historical Thinking Skills
Word Wall the Early Presidents terms Vocabulary Practice and Strategies
The Early Presidents Review and Test Critical Thinking
Hamilton and History Card Game Constitution and Washington Edition
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Westward Expansion Analyzing Point of View and the Manifest Destiny
Grade Levels Subjects Resource Type Formats Included
Andrew Jackson's Life, Presidency, and Impact - Inquiry Based Lesson
The Mexican War Analyzing Perspectives for and against the War Critical Thinking
Texas Independence Primary Source Analysis Compare Point of View
Westward Expansion Territorial Expansion Stations Activity
Movement Westward Full Class Game Oregon Trail, Gold Rush 49ers, Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail, Gold Rush 49ers, Mormon Trail Primary Source Stations Analysis
Word Wall Westward Expansion Vocabulary Practices
Market Revolution & Industrial Revolutions - the Factory System, New Inventions
The Factory System and the Lowell Girls Reader's Theatre - a Classroom Skit
Women's Rights - The Seneca Falls Convention Skit - Reader's Theater
Reform Movements - Temperance, Education, Mental Illness, and Prison Reform
Irish Famine - Irish Immigration - Irish Immigrants - Examining Bias in Cartoons
Resource Type
Lesson Plans (Individual), Activities, Cooperative Learning
Formats Included
Zip file
Pages
The Era of Reform Review and Test Critical Thinking
The Era of Reform Word Wall Vocabulary Puzzle
Resistance to Slavery - Students Analyze People and Events Related to Resistance
The Abolitionists Part 1 PBS A Viewing Guide Questions American Experience
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The Abolitionists Part 2 PBS A Viewing Guide Questions American Experience
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The Abolitionists Part 3 PBS A Viewing Guide Questions American Experience
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Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act - Map Activity
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The Lives of Enslaved People in the South Stations - Digital and Classroom Versions
John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry Martyr or Murderer? Point of View
Word Wall - Events Leading to the Civil War Vocabulary Puzzle
Sectionalism and Events Leading to Civil War Review and Test Critical Thinking
Strengths and Weaknesses Stations Activity The Civil War Distance Learning
The Gettysburg Address Close Reading Activity The Civil War
Journey Though the Civil War Narrative Interactive Google Slides Engaging
New York City Draft Riots Civil War Primary Source Analysis Cooperative Learning
Escape Room (Break out) Civil War - Students chase a Confederate Spy!
Technology in the Civil War Telegraph, Railroads, Naval Technology + Weapons
African American or Black Soldiers in the Civil War Students Create Pennants
Word Wall the Civil War terms Vocabulary Practice and Strategies
The Civil War Review and Test Critical Thinking
Reconstruction Assess the Plans for Reconstruction 13th, 14th, 15th amendments
Slavery by Another Name A Viewing Guide Questions PBS
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Reconstruction Ends Students Assess Why Reconstruction Ended
Word Wall Reconstruction terms Vocabulary Practice and Strategies
Reconstruction Review and Test Critical Thinking
Assessing Reconstruction Primary Source Stations Freedom Achieved?
Editable Syllabus Template for Social Studies Google Slides
Editing Stations for Social Studies Essays Peer and Individual Stations
These editing stations aid students in peer-editing Social Studies essays. There are individual and partner versions for historical writing, suitable for any historical essay type (DBQs, Inquiry-Based, or Enduring Issue) and can be used digitally (Google Docs) or with printed essays for comments.
Daily Digital Agenda Slides 1st Half of U.S. History Theme Google Slides
US History Bell Ringers 1st Half Primary Sources DBQ
