$10 - $20 5th Grade U.S. History Task Cards (by date, oldest first)

Four great timeline display, research and sorting activities that are perfect for introducing students to some of the key events and figures from the past four centuries, from the birth of the United States and the English Civil War, until more modern events from history such as World War II and the Apollo 11 the Moon landing.

Great for class work, distance learning or home schooling. Each of the four individual resources includes posters or task cards that timeline key events.

The research and sorting activities are differentiated into two levels: with dates and without dates. Lower level students can sort the events using the dates, whilst higher level students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline.

Included in each timeline activity:

• Full Page Posters with dates for display
• Full Page Posters without dates
• Task Cards with dates for a sorting activity
• Task Cards without dates for a research and sorting activity

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This resource is great for:

• Independent work
• Homework
• Group work
• Research projects
• Reading comprehension
• Emergency sub plans

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• Distance Learning Resources
• World History Resources

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This World War 2 bundle contains a timeline display and sorting activity, sixteen close reading activities that look at the key leaders and timeline World War II; two biography writing units about Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler; an opinion writing unit about the most influential allied leader; and an informational writing unit about World War II.

34 Lessons, or 34 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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Firstly, there is a great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to the key events of World War 2. There are 42 posters or cards that include many of the key events from the Second World War. The posters look great as a display in the classroom and the cards are a brilliant introduction to World War II. The displays and cards come both with dates and without dates, so the students can research the dates online before sorting the timeline. The cards look even better when laminated.

Then, there are sixteen close reading activities, or informational texts, about:

1 – The Outbreak of War in Europe

2 – World War II (Overview)

3 – Dunkirk and The Battle of Britain

4 – The Blitz

5 – The Eastern Front

6 – The Attack on Pearl Harbor

7 – The Battle of Midway

8 – The Holocaust

9 – The Surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe / VE Day

10 – The Atomic Bombs and Japan’s Surrender / VJ Day

11 – Winston Churchill

12 – Adolf Hitler

13 – Franklin Roosevelt

14 – Benito Mussolini

15 – Joseph Stalin

16 – Hirohito

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity, crossword puzzle and wordsearch. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Secondly, there are two biography writing units about Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler. The units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Then, there is an informational text writing unit about World War II. The unit focuses on key facts about the war, from the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939 until the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The unit has been split into three separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally, there is a discussion based writing unit discussing who was the most influential leader from the war. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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Other similar or relevant resources:

• World History Resources
• World War 2 Resources
• Distance Learning Resources

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This bundle contains six close reading activities that timeline the American Revolutionary War; a display and timeline activity; three biography writing units about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson & George III; and three informational text writing units about the War of Independence, the Boston Tea Party and the Treaty of Paris.

27 Lessons, or 27 hours of activities, with NO PREP needed!

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Firstly, there are six close reading activities, or informational texts, about:

• An Overview of the American Revolutionary War
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Siege of Boston
• The Battles of Trenton & Princeton
• The End of the War & The Treaty of Paris
• George Washington

These activities require NO PREP and have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers. Answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of each document.

Also included is a great classroom display and sorting activity that is perfect for introducing students to some of the key events of the American Revolution. Great for class work, distance learning or home schooling. There are 29 posters or task cards that include many of the key figures and events from the Boston Tea Party to the Treaty of Paris which formally ended the war.

Then, there are three biography writing units about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson & George III. These units have been split into four separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

Finally there are three informational text writing units that look into the American War of Independence, the Boston Tea Party & the Treaty of Paris. These units have been split into three separate lessons which will take students approximately 40-50 minutes each.

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• World History Resources
• American Revolutionary War Resources
• Distance Learning Resources

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Four individual BOOM Cards™ Escape Room activities about the following different areas or periods of World War II:

• The Outbreak of the Second World War
• An Overview of World War II
• The Blitz on Britain
• Dunkirk & the Battle of Britain

The NO PREP activities are ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade.

All four activities have been split into four different tasks; your students will need to complete each of the tasks to reveal a word. Together the four words make a phrase for them to escape the room.

The resources are great for:

• Distance learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Guided reading sessions
• Team building lessons
• Emergency sub plans
• Reading interventions

The digital, BOOM Card versions are ideal for distance learning and the activity can be completed on tablets, phones or computers.

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For first time BOOM Card™ users, the resource comes with an explanation of how to assign the cards to your class, and has lots of useful links to support you using the activity.

All four activities follow the same format explained below:

In Task 1 students will read an informational text about the area of World War 2 and then find their way through a maze by answering true or false comprehension questions. If they answer the questions correctly they will reveal their first word.

In Task 2 students will complete a crossword puzzle by answering ten questions. Answering these questions correctly will reveal some hidden letters which need to be unscrambled to reveal the second word.

In Task 3 students will sort 27 timeline task cards about the Second World War, putting them in order from the earliest date to the most recent. When they have finished their third word will be revealed.

In Task 4 students will have to find the missing words in a wordsearch puzzle before finding a hidden word from the letters that are left over in the puzzle. This hidden word is their fourth and final word.

Other similar or relevant resources:

• Distance Learning Resources
• U.S. History Resources

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