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The Life and Legacy of Davy Crockett
By TxMAP Teacher
The assignment is a biographical reading over the life and legacy of Davy Crockett. Students will read paragraphs and then answer the questions that follow.
The Life and Legacy of George Childress
By TxMAP Teacher
The assignment is a biographical reading over the life and legacy of George Childress. Students will read paragraphs and then answer the questions that follow.
Texas History Biographies Bundle
By TxMAP Teacher
This product is a bundle of 15 biographies of important people in Texas History. Included is Father Miguel Hidalgo, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, William Travis, James Fannin, James Bowie, Davy Crockett, Mirabeau Lamar, Juan Seguin, Lorenzo de Zavala, George Childress, Quanah Parker, Thomas J. Rusk, Jack Coffee Hays, and James S, Hogg, Students will read the biographical information and then answer the questions that follow.
From Hawks to Doves: Scientists, Ethics, & the Anti-Nuclear Movement Worksheet
By More Lessons Less Planning
Unmask the Moral Force: Scientists, Ethics, and the Anti-Nuclear Movement - A Single Worksheet Unpacking Humanity's Fight Against the Bomb
In the chilling shadow of nuclear weapons, arose a chorus of dissent fueled by reason, ethics, and unwavering courage. Dive into the pivotal role of scientists and activists in raising awareness, sparking ethical debates, and driving the anti-nuclear movement, with this single, thought-provoking worksheet.
Unleash the voices of conscience:
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Invest in this impactful resource and empower your students and yourself to join the chorus of voices dedicated to building a safer, more peaceful future free from the threat of nuclear weapons.
10 Cold War Articles: Unmasking the Atomic Age & Its Unfolding Legacy Worksheet
By More Lessons Less Planning
Captivate students with the Cold War's chilling legacy: Unmasking the Atomic Age & Its Unfolding Story in 10 Dynamic Articles!
Boost Engagement, Drive Discussion, & Spark Critical Thinking:
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Ancient World History GRAPES Activities & Writing Middle School Social Studies
By The Magical Avocado
Ancient World History classes use GRAPES (Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure) to analyze different civilizations in social studies class. This middle school (6th, 7th, 8th grade) activity and writing set introduces students to GRAPES as well as the different disciplines in social sciences. Excellent for the beginning of the school year, or any time you want to brush up on social studies!
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5th & 6th Grade Gateway Arch Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Creative Writing
By Pearlie Janes Creations
Unlock the wonders of the Gateway Arch with our comprehensive educational product! This engaging resource features 30 pages of captivating content, including answer keys for easy assessment. Dive into the rich history and architectural marvel of the Gateway Arch through four reading passages. Each passage is accompanied by 3 multiple-choice questions, 2 vocabulary exploration, short-answer prompts, and 3 creative writing prompts providing a well-rounded learning experience.
How Teachers Can Use This Product:
1. Classroom Instruction: Integrate the reading passages and accompanying questions into your lessons to supplement classroom instruction. Use the content to spark discussions about history, architecture, and critical thinking.
2. Assessment Tools: Leverage the included answer keys to streamline the assessment process. Assess students' comprehension and analytical skills through the multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
3. Homework Assignments: Assign specific reading passages and questions as homework assignments to reinforce classroom learning. The product's structure makes it easy for students to complete independently.
4. Creative Writing Workshops: Utilize the three creative writing prompts to inspire imaginative thinking and enhance students' writing skills. These prompts can serve as standalone activities or be integrated into broader creative writing workshops.
5. Homeschooling: Ideal for homeschooling, this product provides a comprehensive yet flexible curriculum supplement. Tailor the content to fit your homeschooling schedule and objectives.
6. Travel Activities: Parents, engage your children during travel and with educational activities centered around the Gateway Arch. Keep learning exciting and relevant, even beyond the traditional classroom setting.
Elevate your teaching and learning journey with this dynamic and comprehensive resource today! The Gateway Arch product offers educators versatile tools to create an immersive and enriching educational experience for students.
St Patrick's Day Activity WEBQUEST for Middle School ELA and Social Studies
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want to make learning about St Patrick's Day FUN? Your students will improve their research skills and be engaged and motivated with this St Patrick's Day Activity WEBQUEST for Middle School ELA and Social Studies. This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history of the holiday, traditions, folklore, leprechauns, and more! This activity is perfect for the day before or after break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about spring holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
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Native American Heritage Month Writing and Discussion Reflection Activities
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
➟ Native American Heritage Month Activity, Native American History, Native American Cultures, and Native American Traditions
Looking for a powerful way to motivate your students to celebrate Native American Heritage Month? Do you want to engage your students to gain a deeper understanding of their challenges? Then download this Native American Heritage Month Writing and Discussion Reflection Activities!
In this writing and discussion lesson, students are guided through a 1 - 2 - 4 reflection style. This activity can be completed individually, in small groups, or as a whole-class activity. It can be completed in one full class session (plus homework) or spread out over a week's worth of class. Choose one reflection activity or all of them!
➟ One set of quotes corresponds to this bulletin board: Native American & Indigenous People BULLETIN BOARD
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BACK TO SCHOOL Getting to Know You Activity for Middle School ELA
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you want to learn about your students? Do you want them to be engaged and motivated to share? Then download this BACK TO SCHOOL Getting to Know You Activity for English Language Arts resource! With this engaging, no prep activity, students brainstorm responses for each alphabet letter. Perfect to use for upper elementary to high school students for team building and getting to know you.
Questions include sharing about themselves, their likes and dislikes, what they enjoy about school, and things they want to accomplish in their life (aka, a bucket list).
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Native American Heritage Month Activities Reflection and Writing, Middle School
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
➟ Native American Heritage Month Activity, Native American History, Native American Cultures, and Native American Traditions
Looking for a powerful way to motivate your students to celebrate Native American Heritage Month? Do you want to engage your students to gain a deeper understanding of Native Americans? Then download this EDITABLE Native American Heritage Month Reflection Activities for Middle School English!
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the meaning and relevancy of various quotes. Students will be engaged as they choose activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board and gain deeper insight into Native American culture.
➟ One set of quotes corresponds to this bulletin board: Native American & Indigenous People BULLETIN BOARD
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Bundle Emergency Sub Plans Activities for English or History Substitute Teachers
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you need engaging last-minute activities for your History or ELA students? Do you want to support diversity and foster an inclusive classroom community? Then download this Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for ELA, Social Studies, and History resource! These 10 unique WebQuests will keep students entertained as they learn about Halloween, Day of the Dead, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Valentine's Day, St Patrick's Day, Easter and Memorial Day!
When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about the diversity in our country with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
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Back to School Bundle Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activities, Line Up Game
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking to build classroom community? Do you want to learn about your students? Do you struggle to get them to talk and interact with each other? Then download this no prep Back to School Bundle Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activities, Line Up Game! These games and activities can also be played throughout the year!
Line-Up!
With this resource, students will be given instructions on how to make a line in a variety of fun ways. They must use teamwork, talk with each other, sometimes communicate without talking, and rearrange themselves according to the prompt. Perfect for back to school, brain breaks, or just for fun!
Examples:
Line Up....
Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activity
With this engaging no-prep activity, students brainstorm responses for each letter of the alphabet. Questions include sharing about themselves, their likes and dislikes, what they enjoy about school, and things they want to accomplish in their life (aka, a bucket list).
Brainstorming Activity - What do you want to learn, do, and experience this year?
In this no-prep activity, students brainstorm things they want to learn, do or experience this school year for each letter of the alphabet. They can plan, brainstorm, practice future tense, and think ahead about all the fun things to come this school year. Working in small groups or individually, students will surely enjoy this simple activity.
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Bundle Emergency Sub Plans Activities for English or History Substitute Teacher
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you need engaging last-minute activities for your History or ELA students? Then download this Bundle Emergency Sub Plans Middle School Social Studies and ELA Activities! These 5 unique WebQuests will keep students entertained as they learn about Martin Luther King Jr Day, Valentine's Day, St Patrick's Day, Easter and Memorial Day!
When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about the diversity in our country with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
Included in this resource:
➟ Martin Luther King Day WebQuest - Students will learn all about MLK's life, his activism, and the profound effect he had on our country
➟ Valentine's Day WebQuest - Students will learn about this lovely holiday's history and the stories behind our customs
➟ St Patrick's Day WebQuest - Students will learn about St Patrick himself and the history behind the traditions
➟ Easter WebQuest - Students will learn all about both the history and modern customs associated with this holiday
➟ Memorial Day WebQuest - Students will learn about the history as well as modern and local activities and events
➟Website evaluation form (located in each WebQuest)
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Bundle Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples Day Activities
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking for engaging activities to motivate your students to learn about Indigenous People? Do you want an inclusive classroom that fosters diversity? Then download this Bundle Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples Day Activities resource! This is the perfect activity bundle for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous People's Day and all you need to celebrate!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive no prep research project allows students to learn about Native Americans' and Indigenous People's history as well as contemporary and local topics. This research activity is perfect for small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Native Americans with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
➟ Live links are available on the last page of the resource. Website names have been kept brief so students can easily type the URLs into the search bar.
REFLECTION CHOICE BOARD
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the deeper meaning and modern relevancy of quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People. Put SEL skills to use and improve student engagement by allowing a choice of three activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. Two different sets of quotes are provided. Also provided are extension activities. ➟ ➟ One set of quotes corresponds to the bulletin board included in this resource.
3 TRIVIA GAMES
With 35+ interesting facts, each game has a regular round and a speed round to help students remember the information they learn. This resource is suitable for individuals, small groups, or for whole-class activities. Great for an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans! ➟ A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational QUOTES by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. Quotes from Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
➟ Quotes included in this set:
➟ To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW
This handout of over 50 Native American Indigenous people can be used for biography activities, as a resource to deepen your understanding of Native American achievements, and more! From poets and politicians to actors, athletes, and activists, students will learn a lot about Native Americans' contributions to our society and culture. Accompanying each name is a brief description of the individual’s major life achievements, accomplishments, or what they are well-known for.
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St Patrick's Day Activity Bundle
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking for St Patrick's Day activities that are engaging and fun? Do you want to motivate your students to learn? Then download this St Patrick's Day Activity Bundle! With 3 fun games and a research WebQuest, there is surely something for everyone!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history of the holiday, traditions, folklore, leprechauns, and more! This activity is perfect for the day before or after break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about spring holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
TRIVIA GAMES
These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the history of this holiday, traditions, folklore, leprechauns, and more! The games are perfect for the week of St Patrick's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! This engaging NO PREP resource comes with 45+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
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Bundle Native American Heritage Month Reflection Activity and Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need activities that support an inclusive classroom and engage students? Then download my Bundle Native American Heritage Month Reflection Activity and Bulletin Board Set.
➟A handout with all the quotes is also included.
REFLECTION CHOICE BOARD
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the deeper meaning and modern relevancy of quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People. Put SEL skills to use and improve student engagement by allowing a choice of three activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. 2 different sets of quotes are provided. Also provided are instructions, instructions for differentiating instruction, and extension activities that include art, research, and discussions.
➟One set of quotes corresponds to the bulletin board included in this resource.
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational quotes by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. From Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi, and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
➟Quotes included in this set:
➟To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
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Bundle Native American Heritage Research Activity and Reflection Activities
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
➟Native American Heritage Month Reading and Research, Native American History, Native American Culture and Traditions, SEL Reflection Activities
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need activities that support inclusion and engage your students? Then download my Bundle Native American Heritage Month Activity a Research WebQuest and Reflections resource!
WEBQUEST
This WebQuest will deepen your students' understanding of Native American history, traditions, and people! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. Some research questions students will locate easily while with others, they will have to explore deeper to find the correct answers.
The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
Live links are available on the last page of the resource. Website names have been kept brief so students can easily type the URLs into the search bar.
REFLECTION CHOICE BOARD
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the deeper meaning and modern relevancy of quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People. Put SEL skills to use and improve student engagement by allowing a choice of three activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. Two unique sets of quotes are included.
**The quotes in one set correspond to the quotes used for this bulletin board.
PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW
This handout of over 50 Native American Indigenous people can be used for biography activities, as a resource to deepen your understanding of Native American achievements, and more! From poets and politicians to actors, athletes, and activists, students will learn a lot about Native Americans' contributions to our society and culture. Accompanying each name is a brief description of the individual’s major life achievements, accomplishments, or what they are well-known for.
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St Patrick's Day Activity BUNDLE with a Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking for St Patrick's Day activities that are engaging and fun? Do you need festive decorations to celebrate? Then download this St Patrick's Day Activity Bundle with a Bulletin Board Set! With 3 fun games and a research WebQuest, there is surely something for everyone!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history of the holiday, traditions, folklore, leprechauns, and more! This activity is perfect for the day before or after break, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more!
When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about spring holidays with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
TRIVIA GAMES
These comprehensive activities allow students to explore the history of this holiday, traditions, folklore, leprechauns, and more! The games are perfect for the week of St Patrick's Day, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! This engaging NO PREP resource comes with 45+ multiple-choice questions and instructions for three different games. Games can be played in small groups or with the full class. A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
BULLETIN BOARD SET
The perfect way to celebrate St Patrick's Day, this interactive NO PREP bulletin board featuring 21 posters that include facts, trivia, interactive reflection posters, and theme based pictures. Post them for door décor, classroom wall décor, or on a bulletin board, your students will definitely learn about the history, folklore, and facts behind this holiday.
No prep - print on 8.5 X 11 paper and hang!
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Great Americans Series of Biographies - Founding Fathers - Samuel Adams
By Iconic History
As time passes, many great Americans who have shaped the arts, sciences, sports, and history of our nation and culture get lost in time. The Great Americans Series of Biographies and Worksheets is an easy-to-read 200-word Biography of just the highlights of each subject's life designed to keep young readers engaged. The Questions page ensures student reading comprehension and grasp of key points. The Vocabulary page introduces and explains new words, phrases, and/or institutions students may not have been familiar with. The Quotes page challenges students to write what a famous quote by the subject means to them. The Great Americans Series is available individually or in bundles, making great bell work. An Answer Key is provided with each worksheet.