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The Complete Word Search Puzzles Set for Your Students and Kids

By Zaazoua Mostapha

The best way to teach vocabulary to kids is by playing educational games.

In this bundle you will get:

  • Moon Phases Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet Fun Back To School Ressource
  • Moon Landing Day Word Search Puzzle Worksheet - Activity Games For Kids
  • Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
  • Months of The Year Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
  • BIG Summer Vacation Fun Word Search Worksheet - End of School Year Activity
  • Classroom Objects Word Search - Back To School Students Activities Worksheets
  • 118 Beach Related Words Word Search Puzzles - End of School Activity Worksheets
  • 10 Summer Vocabulary Word Search Puzzles Worksheets Activity - 100 Word to Find
  • Halloween October Word Search Vocabulary Activity Worksheets
  • Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
  • Spanish Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
  • Italian Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
  • French Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet

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Analyzing the Declaration of Independence & U.S. Constitution

By Sarah Austin

This lesson involves having students identify the basic principles and grievances of the Declaration of Independence, as well as exploring the conception of the 'Articles of Confederation' and the 'Constitution of the United States'. Students will demonstrate their interpretation of excerpts of the Declaration of Independence in a hands-on activity.

The provided slide presentation is a primary based resource that is designed to engage the students in the learning process. Full of colorful images, intertwined with problem posing questions, discussion, and a variety of engaging video clips, students will be invited to closely examine and understand the historical interconnections between the 'Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution.

A wrap-up, thought-provoking activity includes having students work in pairs and analyze a fictitious country and its' governing laws. This activity serves as a critical discussion piece in prompting students to understand the complexities and ethical considerations in creating laws that govern a country.

Materials Include:

  • 45 Slide Presentation
  • Guided Notes Student Handout
  • Activity Handout: Interpreting the Declaration of Independence
  • Activity Handout: Creating a Government 'Pelonia'

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  • Mock Trial: Class Preparation
  • YOU Be the Judge: Analyzing Supreme Court Decisions
  • Road to the American Revolution
  • Post Zombie Apocalypse: What Form of Government Would YOU Create?

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Civics
Government
U.S. History
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MOCK TRIAL: Class Preparation

By Sarah Austin

This resource will provide students with an introductory framework from which to understand the judiciary process. Students will delve into the fundamental aspects of a courtroom such as: the basic structure and lay-out of a courtroom, the function of different roles (judge, jury, defense, prosecutor), and the common procedures and language used in a courtroom environment. Students will also explore the importance of how to create an opening and closing statement, the legal grounds of when to object, and understand the dynamics of a direct and cross examination. This resource will be very useful for teachers who are searching for an engaging & informative way to introduce students to the concept of mock trials.

Materials:

  • Teacher Reference Guide
  • One 32 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes
  • One 12 Slide Presentation & Guided Notes (Step by Step Application)
  • Mock Trial Handouts
  1. Jury Role Play
  2. Opening Statement
  3. Closing Statement
  4. Objections
  5. Debriefing

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  • YOU Be the Judge: Analyzing Supreme Court Decisions
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U.S. History
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Japanese American Internment: Comparing Primary & Secondary Sources

By Sarah Austin

This lesson will have students analyze and explore secondary and primary sources of information that pertain to the Japanese- American internment experience in the United States during WWII. Students will critically examine the way in which the internment camps were presented to the public through the portrayal of the U.S. government and their use of propaganda, and from the drawings and paintings of the Japanese-American internees who lived in the camps.

The Slide Presentation is full of interactive visuals, discussion topics & hands-on activities that provoke critical thought, & will encourage students to delve deeper into the ‘politics’ of how history is presented.

Materials Include:

  • Teacher Reference Guide
  • One 56 Google Slide Presentation
  • Guided Notes & Venn Diagram
  • Answer Key
  • 3 Optional Extension Activities

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The Cold War and Vietnam

By Sarah Austin

This comprehensive resource will have students critically examine the Vietnam War. The provided slide presentation is full of primary based sources, problem-posing discussion questions, POV simulations, & informative video clips that are designed to engage the students in the learning process. Three supplementary activities are included;

Materials:

  • Slide Presentation (67 Slides) & Guided Notes Packet (Answer Key Included)
  • Vietnamese Independence Debate Activity
  • Scavenger Hunt POV Activity
  • Secondary Source

Extension Activity #1: Vietnamese Independence Debate

  • Each student will be assigned one of two POINTS OF VIEW (POV);
    1. French business leaders 2) Vietnamese communists.
  • Central to the debate are the following questions; Why should the U.S. care what happens in Vietnam, along with what happens in France? Whether the U.S. should feel threatened by communism in Vietnam? What do they want President Truman to do about the Vietnamese Declaration of Independence— support it, ignore it, oppose it? Whether the U.S. government should support the French?

Extension Activity #2: Song Analysis

  • Students will compare two defining songs of the Vietnam era; The Ballads of the Green Berets, & the War Song.

Extension Activity #3: What is a Whistleblower?

  • Students will analyze four individuals; all of whom revealed information about activity within a private or public organization that was deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent.
  • Students can delve further by referring to the Whistleblower Timeline,  and choosing a whistleblower to research (1700’s to contemporary times). Students will prepare a 3 to 5 minute class presentation. 

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Informational Text
U.S. History
World History
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Hot War Turns into the Cold War

By Sarah Austin

The ‘Hot to the Cold War’ lesson involves having students examine important events as they chronologically unfold from the onset of the Cold War to China becoming a communist country. This comprehensive 56 Slide Presentation is full of primary sources, embedded with engaging sound effects, music, and video clips that will provide students with a critical context from which to see how the U.S and the Soviet Union’s alliance’ during WWII evolved into one of rivalries. Problem solving, debate, and higher analytical skills are fostered throughout the presentation. A supplementary, hands-on debate activity takes place at the conclusion of the lesson in which students jump forward in time and analyze the controversial issue of the manufacturing and weapons sales that takes place today.

Materials:

  • One 56 Google Slide Presentation
  • Teacher Reference Guide
  • Printable Handouts:
  • Handout #1- Guided Notes
  • Handout #2- 'Arms for the Poor' Film Discussion Guide
  • Handout #3- Role Play/Debate Activity

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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified
  • The Korean War: A Critical Reading Activity
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U.S. History
World History
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Women's Suffrage: Iron Jawed Angels Film

By Sarah Austin

This resource will have students explore the arduous journey of how women came to have the right to vote in the United States. The Slide Presentation is full of interactive visuals, discussion & debate topics, and engaging video clips from the movie 'Iron Jawed Angels'-- all of which will encourage students to delve deeper into examining the events & factors that led to the passage of the 19th Amendment. The core of this lesson involves cultivating critical reading skills by having students compare two different portrayals of how women gained suffrage (American History textbook, V. the film 'Iron Jawed Angels').

Materials Include:

  • Teacher Reference Guide
  • Slide Presentation (61 slides) with video clips from the movie 'Iron Jawed Angels'
  • Guided Notes, Venn Diagram & Answer Key
  • American History Textbook PDF

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  • César Chavez: Analyzing Primary Sources
  • American Japanese Internment: Analyzing Primary Sources
  • Jim Crow: Separate and Unequal
  • Civil Rights Movements: Then and Today
  • The Ku Klux Klan: The Past & Today
  • Proposing a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
  • 'The Quotable Rebel' Activity: Classroom Wall Posters
Women's History Month
Elections - Voting
U.S. History
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Child Labor: Compare Industrial Era to Present Day

By Sarah Austin

This lesson involves having students examine the impacts of the Industrial Era in the United States with a specific focus on child labor. It is recommended that students will have explored, to some degree, the Industrial era prior to this lesson. This resource will prompt students to analyze social activist Lewis Hines' photographs that depict the various jobs and working conditions that children experienced. The Slide Presentation is interactive, problem posing, and vicariously draws the students into the lives of the children of the Industrial era.

Optional Extension Activity: Students compare and contrast the child labor of the Industrial era with the child labor that exists today. A 22 minute documentary film titled 'Zoned for Slavery: The Child Behind the Label' supplements this lesson.

This lesson includes:

  • Slide Presentation [59 Slides]
  • Student Guided Notes
  • Venn Diagram Handout

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Women Suffrage: Identifying the Obstacles

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