$5 - $10 Social Studies & History Activities (by date, oldest first)

These word sleuths will provide your students/children with a fun journey in the world of Science, Math, Social Studies/History, ELA, and Seasonal/Holiday with key vocabulary words. They can be completed in class, centers, or as a fun homework assignment.

The word sleuths are in PPTX format along with an answer key for all 5 word sleuths.

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Bundle of coloring resources for Black History Month:

Martin Luther King Jr. quotes coloring pages or posters and

Coloring bookmarks

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth quotes coloring bookmarks

Frederick Douglass quotes coloring bookmarks

George Washington Carver quotes coloring bookmarks

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Bundle of Indigenous People Culture Appreciation resources: 12 Native American theme coloring pages,

set of coloring bookmarks with dream catchers, teepee, and quotes,

set of colorful bookmarks/cards/gift tags with Native American chief quotes and watercolor graphics

4 bookmarks dream quotes with feathers

8 coloring bookmarks with Native American proverbs about nature

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Fun summer doodle bundle of coloring pages and bookmarks for a relaxing end-of-the-year and summer activities and crafts. These would work as an addition to no prep print-and-go sub plans, for early finishers, indoor recess, relaxing brain breaks, and more.

Some of the themes included are luau party, ice creams, sea and beach, watermelons, butterflies, 4th of July and more.

Some of the ideas to use these coloring pages and bookmarks:

• relaxing and calming brain breaks

• indoor recess

• addition to no prep sub plans

• for early finishers

• colored as used as a seasonal bulletin board and wall decor

• bookmarks could be given to classmates and/or students as gifts and rewards

• after testing coloring

• as anxiety-calming activities

• as summer-themed center activities

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This Illinois themed collaborative coloring poster is ready for students to work together while noticing the symbols and imagery of the state.

This art activity is perfect for open house, early finishers, during a unit of study, indoor recess or just to show some state pride. This poster will be a fun and unique addition to your school hallways or classroom!

Includes:

• 24 coloring pages to make one large poster
• Size: Approximately 3.5 x 4 ft
• Letter size coloring sheet with the main image for individual completion.

Looking for another State? Check out my other available ones! State Collaborative Coloring Posters

This Oklahoma themed collaborative coloring poster is ready for students to work together while noticing the symbols, imagery and regions of the state.

This art activity is perfect for open house, early finishers, during a unit of study, indoor recess or just to show some state pride. This poster will be a fun and unique addition to your school hallways or classroom!

Includes:

• 24 coloring pages to make one large poster
• Size: Approximately 3.5 x 4 ft
• Letter size coloring sheet with the main image for individual completion.

Looking for another State? Check out my other available ones! State Collaborative Coloring Posters

Working collaboratively can be engaging and easy. Create together and celebrate Texas with this collaborative coloring activity. This oversized collaborative coloring poster is filled with Texas symbols, imagery and major cities.

This poster will be a fun and unique addition to your school hallways or classroom!

This collaborative poster is ready for: 

• Texas Celebrations
• Back to School
• Open House
• Early Finishers
• During a Unit of Study
• Indoor Recess 
• Practicing Communication and Cooperation Skills.

Includes:

• 24 coloring pages to make one large poster
• Size: Approximately 3.5 x 4 ft
• Letter size coloring sheet with the main image for individual completion.

Looking for another State? Check out my other available ones! State Collaborative Coloring Posters

This New York themed collaborative coloring poster is ready for students to work together while noticing the symbols and imagery of the state.

This art activity is perfect for open house, early finishers, during a unit of study, indoor recess or just to show some state pride. This poster will be a fun and unique addition to your school hallways or classroom!

Includes:

• 24 coloring pages to make one large poster
• Size: Approximately 3.5 x 4 ft
• Letter size coloring sheet with the main image for individual completion.

Looking for another State? Check out my other available ones! State Collaborative Coloring Posters

This California themed collaborative coloring poster is ready for students to work together while noticing the symbols and imagery of the state.

This art activity is perfect for open house, early finishers, during a unit of study, indoor recess or just to show some state pride. This poster will be a fun and unique addition to your school hallways or classroom!

Includes:

• 24 coloring pages to make one large poster
• Size: Approximately 3.5 x 4 ft
• Letter size coloring sheet with the main image for individual completion.

Looking for another State? Check out my other available ones! State Collaborative Coloring Posters

The Fur Trade PP and Google Sides 45 Slides plus Graphic Organizers

No Prep, minimal Marking:

Power Point with video links Graphic Organizers with teacher notes in PDF and Google Slides, Journal Response choice questions and Rubric.

Covers The Fur Trade, Indigenous and European Interactions, Affects on the Indigenous people and the environment, The Voyageurs, Coureur de Bois, North West Trade company, Hudson's Bay Co., Alexander Mackenzie and Henry Hudson.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the history of Australia!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Australia Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 5 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

Get your students excited about Social Studies!

I designed this to give students a refresher on Social Studies skills at the beginning of the year but this could easily be given to a substitute for kids to work on, or a good practice activity for any point in the year!

This activity contains SEVEN worksheets:

• Pre-Assessment
• The Many Faces of Social Studies
• Primary vs. Secondary Sources
• Map Skills
• Types of Maps
• Chronology of Events
• Interpreting Charts, Tables, and Graphs
• Answer Keys
• Choice Board to extend learning
• Link to digital version!

This would realistically work for any middle school grade level. This could be given to students as an independent work packet, split up over multiple days as warm-ups, or used as a direct teach tool. Whatever works best for you!

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the cuisine of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The Cuisine of Southeast Asia Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This product introduces the Confederate leadership to students, particularly in the context of the lead up to the Civil War. The passage specifically discusses names such as Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, and more.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

★ 3 page passage

★ 15 multiple choice comprehension questions

★ 5 short answer comprehension questions

★ Primary source analysis of an excerpt of a letter written by Robert E. Lee

★ Choice board with diverse activities to extend learning

★ Answer keys

★ Link to Google Slides version

This product is a part of my Civil War series (products will be linked as they are published) ⤵⤵⤵

Pre-War: 1830s-1860

• The Abolitionist Movement
• Compromises (The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
• Dred Scott Decision
• John Brown’s Raid

Secession and Formation of the Confederacy (1860-1861)

• Election of 1860
• Formation of the Confederacy
• Confederate Leadership

Opening Conflict (1861)

• Union Leadership
• Fort Sumter
• First Battle of Bull Run

Early War (1862)

• Naval Warfare

Eastern Theater

• Peninsula Campaign
• Second Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam

Western Theater

• Battles of Shiloh and Fort Donelson

Turning Points (1863)

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Siege of Vicksburg

Total War and Union Advancements (1864)

• Sherman’s March to the Sea
• Grant’s Overland Campaign

End of the War (1865)

• Fall of Richmond
• Appomattox Court House
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

• Reintegration of Southern States
• Freedmen’s Bureau
• Amendments

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the history of Southeast Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Southeast Asia Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This product introduces John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry to students, particularly in the context of the lead up to the Civil War. The passage specifically discusses John Brown's early life and influences, the events of the raid, and the aftermath of the raid.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

★ 3 page passage

★ 15 multiple choice comprehension questions

★ 5 short answer comprehension questions

★ Primary source analysis of a quote from John Brown

★ Choice board with diverse activities to extend learning

★ Answer keys

★ Link to Google Slides version

This product is a part of my Civil War series (products will be linked as they are published) ⤵⤵⤵

Pre-War: 1830s-1860

• The Abolitionist Movement
• Compromises (The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
• Dred Scott Decision
• John Brown’s Raid

Secession and Formation of the Confederacy (1860-1861)

• Election of 1860
• Formation of the Confederacy
• Confederate Leadership

Opening Conflict (1861)

• Union Leadership
• Fort Sumter
• First Battle of Bull Run

Early War (1862)

• Naval Warfare

Eastern Theater

• Peninsula Campaign
• Second Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam

Western Theater

• Battles of Shiloh and Fort Donelson

Turning Points (1863)

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Siege of Vicksburg

Total War and Union Advancements (1864)

• Sherman’s March to the Sea
• Grant’s Overland Campaign

End of the War (1865)

• Fall of Richmond
• Appomattox Court House
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

• Reintegration of Southern States
• Freedmen’s Bureau
• Amendments

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge and dive into an overview of the history of Eastern Europe!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Eastern Europe Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge and dive into an overview of the history of Latin America!

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Latin America Passage (3 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This product introduces legislation that sought to ease tension between free states and slave states to students, particularly in the context of the lead up to the Civil War. The passage specifically discusses the The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

★ 3 page passage

★ 15 multiple choice comprehension questions

★ 5 short answer comprehension questions

★ Primary source analysis of "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler" by John L. Magee

★ Choice board with diverse activities to extend learning

★ Answer keys

★ Link to Google Slides version

This product is a part of my Civil War series (products will be linked as they are published) ⤵⤵⤵

Pre-War: 1830s-1860

• The Abolitionist Movement
• Compromises (The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act)
• Dred Scott Decision
• John Brown’s Raid

Secession and Formation of the Confederacy (1860-1861)

• Election of 1860
• Formation of the Confederacy
• Confederate Leadership

Opening Conflict (1861)

• Union Leadership
• Fort Sumter
• First Battle of Bull Run

Early War (1862)

• Naval Warfare

Eastern Theater

• Peninsula Campaign
• Second Battle of Bull Run
• Battle of Antietam

Western Theater

• Battles of Shiloh and Fort Donelson

Turning Points (1863)

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Siege of Vicksburg

Total War and Union Advancements (1864)

• Sherman’s March to the Sea
• Grant’s Overland Campaign

End of the War (1865)

• Fall of Richmond
• Appomattox Court House
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

• Reintegration of Southern States
• Freedmen’s Bureau
• Amendments

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.

This passage and assortment of activities are an engaging and accessible way for your students to strengthen their knowledge of the history of Southwest Asia, including countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Turkey.

THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:

• The History of Southwest Asia Passage (4 pages)
• 15 Multiple Choice Questions
• 10 Short Answer Questions
• 9 Choice Board Extension Activities
• Answer Keys
• Link to Digital Version

I do my best to make sure every product is free of typos or mistakes, but please feel free to message me with any corrections or concerns.