6th Grade U.S. History Printables

Printable black and white notebook worksheets of the 46 United States President. Each page features a picture of the president. The page then focuses on students finding specific general information on an individual president, as well as an area for students to write unique information about the president that is interesting to them.

Specific information the student while look for:

• Nickname
• Born
• Death
• Term in office
• Birthplace
• Political Party
• Vice President
• Spouse
• Number of Children

Don't forget to check out the50 States Worksheets!

This is a 20 question crossword puzzle over People and Events of the Early Republic

This is a set of 4 Declaration of Independence Reading Comprehension Passages with multiple-choice questions. It is a valuable educational resource designed to enhance the understanding of colonial history for students in 4th, 5th, and even 6th grade.

This set includes four distinct passages, each focusing on a unique aspect of the Declaration of Independence.

The passages cover:

• The Purpose of the Declaration of Independence: The passage helps the students understand the reasons that led to the creation of this historic document.
• The Main Parts of the Declaration: This passage will help the students learn about the structure and key sections of the Declaration.
• Key Figures in the Declaration: Help your students discover the important individuals who played a significant role in its creation.
• The Impact of the Declaration of Independence: Let the students explore how this document influenced events and ideologies.

Each passage is accompanied by multiple-choice questions to test comprehension, along with answer keys for self-assessment.

This set is an excellent tool for fostering a deeper understanding of one of America’s foundational texts.

You May Also Like

• The Statue of Liberty Dedication Day reading comprehension passages
• Constitution Day reading comprehension passages
• American Symbols and Landmarks reading comprehension passages

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❤️Looking for engaging and culturally appropriate activities to celebrate diverse Asian American & Pacific Islander leaders? This educational bundle with differentiated activities is the perfect way for your students to learn about a variety of notable people and the ways they created a meaningful impact on the world!

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Engage your students in a comprehensive and enriching learning experience with our California’s Missions Report Writing Sheets. These meticulously crafted worksheets provide a structured and engaging framework for students to conduct thorough research, organize their findings, and craft informative and quick reports on the captivating history of California’s missions.

Let your students explore the fascinating stories behind these iconic landmarks and write their specific and organized reports.

YOU’LL GET:

▪︎ Report writing sheets for each of the 21 missions

▪︎ A common report sheet to be used with any mission

▪︎ 2 sample report sheets

▪︎ Interesting facts writing templates (lined and without lines)

▪︎ Mission stories writing template

▪︎ 1 Mission stories sample sheet

Use it for independent study or as part of a group activity, these report sheet caters to various learning styles, making it an adaptable resource for various classroom needs.

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Save 20% on 15 books from the What Is? and What Was? book series. Each one includes a book report flipbook template and a comprehensive reading comprehension digital lesson (with a built-in reward system).

The books in the series include:

1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
3. What Was the Wild West?
4. What Was the Donner Party?
5. What Was the Ice Age?
6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
7. What Was Ellis Island?
8. What Was the Great Depression?
9. What Was the Plague?
10. What Was the Titanic
11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
12. What is Climate Change?
13. What is the Constitution?
14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• text ideas
• series of events
• making life connections
• what I learned
• questions I have
• setting/subject
• interesting event
• important event

These 8 pre-numbered maps and 16 quizzes will save you hours upon hours of creation and make preparation for assessing students on geographic locations effortless. Each has been designed with a numbered map, reproducible answer sheet and teacher’s answer key.

When the class reaches the larger continents such as Europe, Asia, and Africa, it is suggested that the instructor assess the student in sections or regions before assessing them over the entire continent. This will allow students to learn a sections/regions of countries at a time rather than overwhelming students with learning the entire continent at once.

These can be used over and over again throughout the year!

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Includes 42 Pages:

• Canada & United States
• Central America
• South America
• Western & Eastern Europe
• Continent of Europe
• Western & Southern Asia
• Central & Eastern Asia
• South East Asia
• Continent of Asia
• North Africa
• North & East Africa
• South Africa
• Western Africa
• Continent of Africa

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This Moon Landing word search puzzle worksheet is for the memory of landing on the moon. The words are hidden in all directions and there may be some overlaps making this a challenging word search. A great activity worksheet for class or home that will help students learn a lot about this great achievement.

The 24 hidden vocabulary words are: Aeronautics, America, Apollo, Astrology, astronaut, astronomy, Buzz Aldrin, Eagle, Eleven, exploration, Historical, John F. Kennedy, landed, landing, launch, lunar, Michael Collins, mission, Moon, Neil Armstrong, orbit, Space, spacecraft, telescope.

Engage your students with these activity resources:

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Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 30 interactive and engaging activities, designed to enhance your world history classroom! This package helps supplement your existing curriculum, lessons and units, covering key periods from The Industrial Revolution to the 21st Century, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Industrial Revolution
2. Age of Imperialism
3. World War I & World War II
4. The Cold War
5. Independence Movements
6. The 21st Century
7. Vocabulary Review
8. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

Be sure to check out the previews for all activities to see how they are perfect for your classroom!

Word Search USA 50 States And Capitals Worksheet Activities Morning Work. Explore the USA with this engaging word search activity! Perfect for morning work, early finishers, or geography lessons, this product helps students learn and reinforce their knowledge of all 50 states and capitals.

What’s Included:

• 4 Unique Word Search Worksheets: Each worksheet highlights a mix of U.S. states and their capitals to keep students challenged and engaged.
• 4 Answer Keys: Quickly and easily check student work with complete solutions provided for each word search.

Key Features:

• Promotes geography knowledge in a fun and interactive way.
• Suitable for upper elementary and middle school students.
• Perfect for classroom use, homework assignments, or independent study.

How to Use:

• Assign as morning work or bell-ringer activities.
• Use as part of a geography unit to reinforce state and capital recognition.
• Encourage collaboration by having students work in pairs or groups to complete the puzzles.

This USA-themed word search pack is a fun and educational addition to your classroom resources.

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Engage your students with this Bill of Rights Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions resource, designed to make learning about the Bill of Rights meaningful and interactive. Perfect for Bill of Rights Day, this resource encourages critical thinking, comprehension, and classroom discussions.

What’s Included:

• 1 nonfiction reading passage about the Bill of Rights
• 6 thought-provoking questions to assess understanding and promote deeper conversations
• 2 pages in total, designed for 8.5x11 inch standard printing

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Ideal for classroom discussions and individual assessments
• Helps students connect historical context with its importance today
• Great for Bill of Rights Day, Constitution Week, or U.S. History units

This versatile product is an excellent addition to your teaching toolkit, offering flexibility for use in various settings, including individual assignments, group work, or interactive learning sessions.

Transform your classroom into a hub of civic understanding and critical thinking! Download this engaging and educational resource today.

Travel through time with our back then versus now items presentation! Students will compare pictures of items that were used in the past with their modern-day counterparts. Clip art and an answer key are included for easy identification. Perfect for history lessons or just a fun trip down memory lane. Shop now and bring the past to life in your classroom!

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Explore Thomas Jefferson's journey in "Thomas Jefferson: Architect of Liberty."

Featuring:

• 4 reading passages, each accompanied by 3 multiple-choice questions, 2 vocabulary multiple-choice questions, and a short answer question.
• 3 creative writing prompts.
• 2 informative fact sheets about Jefferson for take-home reinforcement.

Navigate the path of our nation's third president with these reading passages and creative writing prompts.

Answer Key included for seamless lesson planning and assessment.

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Pearl Harbor Comic Book and Pearl Harbor 25 Activities

Pearl Harbor Comic Book

Use cause and effect, inferencing and critical thinking skills to complete this 39 page ready-to-make, fact based Pearl Harbor Day comic book. Uses American dates.

Includes:

easy to follow World War II Facts Sheet

title page

dedication page

ending page

basic facts about attack and deaths at Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona memorial

US presidential speech

black and white images

ready to fill in dialogue and speech boxes

Great for assessment, cause and effect practice, inferencing skills, introduction to unit, reinforcement of background information for World War II, and project based learning. Fun and engaging yet educationa ELA/history/social studies learning activity!

Pearl Harbor 25 Activities Packet

Basic facts about Pearl Harbor Day that include 25 critical thinking activities for ELA and History/Social Studies. Illustrated black and white images for coloring and decorating.

Includes:

KWL Chart

Where is Pearl Harbor?

What is the distance between California and Japan?

What prompted the attack?

Timeline of Events (to build)

When was the attack?

Time Zones activity

Surprise attack! What would you have been doing at...?

Ships unguarded--what would the captain do?

Planes unsecured--what is your suggestion?

Compare and contrast a sailor and soldier

Flying at night in 1941

Paper airplane building, decorating, and flying game

A vital resource not destroyed--oil

Decorate a fallen soldier's tombstone

A General's orders...

Presidential speech translation and analysis

Write your own presidential speech

If you were President...

Jeanette Rankin and Thoughts on War

Make a war poster

Write a Pearl Harbor acrostic poem

Create a Pearl Harbor Memorial

Design a newspaper front page

2 Pearl Harbor Day coloring sheets

Answer and Suggestions for Use sheet

Excellent for cause and effect, inferencing, test prep and review for History/SS, for ELA expository writing, fact-based text accompaniment, and understanding Pearl Harbor Day's importance in American history.Use with AP/GT, flipped, homeschool, project based, etc...Fun, educational, and thought provoking!

On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed one of the most devastating nuclear accidents in history at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. This worksheet provides engaging passages and questions about the causes, effects, and aftermath of the disaster, helping students understand the severity of the incident and its long-lasting consequences.

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Students struggle with understanding the Bill of Rights and how it applies to their life. This bundle has:

* A self-grading interactive BOOM CARD game

* A digital Fill-In-The-Blank activity where the students break down the Bill of Rights into "common language" and I CAN statements

* 28 slide PPT presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

*28 slide Google Slides Presentation covering, in detail, each amendment PLUS 2 scenarios per amendment

* Bill of Rights Anchor Poster

These activities lead to a GREAT synchronous or asynchronous discussion!

BONUS: Included in the Bundle are directions to access a FREE Kahoots review game with your students.

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An informational writing unit about the Boston Tea Party and the start of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the War of Independence. The unit focuses on key facts about the protests and has been split into three separate lessons. It is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.

Included in this PDF printable resource:

• Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
• Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
• A template for students to write up their neat informational text
• A crossword puzzle and wordsearch to consolidate learning

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This resource is great for:

• In class learning
• Independent work
• Homework
• Creative writing sessions
• Assessment practice
• Emergency sub plans

The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.

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If you would like your class to look at the war in more detail then the American Revolutionary War Close Reading Activity Book timelines the war with six activities.

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Discover the remarkable story of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who played a pivotal role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This reading comprehension passage takes students on a journey through her life, from her early years to her invaluable contributions as a guide and interpreter during one of America’s most famous explorations. Students will learn about Sacagawea’s bravery, resourcefulness, and the key role she played in ensuring the success of the expedition.

Tailored for grades 4-8, this engaging resource includes comprehension questions, vocabulary-building activities, and multiple-choice questions to enhance reading skills and encourage critical thinking. Perfect for lessons on Native American history or women’s contributions, this reading passage is ideal for celebrating Native American Heritage Month, inspiring students with the story of a woman who made history.

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This coordinate system graphic art mystery picture would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity and engaging worksheets for Grade 4-11 for Inauguration Day, Election Day, Presidents' Day, or any time of the year. Prep free! Differentiated! Independent!

The picture has two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

- One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers

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Dive into the history and significance of Labor Day with this comprehensive educational resource.  Perfect for upper middle to high school students, this freebie includes a detailed and complex reading passage on the origins and evolution of Labor Day, along with 20 thought-provoking questions and a separate answer key.  Also included are note-taking sheets to enhance student engagement and retention. This resource is ideal for history lessons, social studies classes, or as an enrichment activity leading up to Labor Day.