Less than $5 9th Grade U.S. History Activboard Activities

Ready to get review key vocabulary for the Industrial Revolution while getting your students moving and learning with an engaging, exciting, and all-around fun game that is sure to become a class favorite? Then, The Fly Swatter Game is right for you! Students compete to swat the fly with the word that matches the definition they are given. Multiple formats (project-to-board/screen or print options) and multiple game modes keep this game fresh and exciting. It's engaging, it's intense, but most of all, it's loads of fun that will have your students wanting to play again and again!

Use this game to review key terms relating to The Industrial Revolution!

What’s Included:

• PowerPoint version of game board and instructions to be projected to a board, wall, or screen
• Larger flies that can be printed and cut out to use around your entire classroom
• Teacher instructions
• Student Study List of terms and definitions
• Teacher Vocabulary Call List to be used during gameplay
• Blank flies and call lists if you want to add or customize the game!

Fly swatters not included (I found cheap ones at the local dollar store!), but you can always have students use their hands or create their own fly swatters from paper!

This product pairs perfectly with the The Industrial Revolution Crossword Puzzle and Word Search!

A Taste of History: Food, Farming, and Resourcefulness in Colonial America (Reading Comprehension & Answer Key)

Set your students' taste buds tingling for a journey through time! This engaging reading comprehension worksheet explores the fascinating world of colonial food culture. Students will delve into:

• From field to table: Discover the crops that fueled colonial life.
• A day on the plate: Explore typical meals and the importance of self-sufficiency.
• Cooking by the fire: Uncover the resourceful methods used to prepare food.
• Preserving the harvest: Learn the essential techniques for winter survival.
• Primary source analysis and comprehension questions in various formats (multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, short answer) challenge students to:
  • Analyze historical accounts and recipes to gain insights into daily life.
  • Appreciate the challenges and triumphs of early Americans.
  • Develop critical thinking and close reading skills.

Why your students will love it:

• A delicious exploration of the past: Makes history relatable and engaging.
• Hands-on learning: Analyze a real colonial recipe to understand cooking methods.
• Comprehension check in multiple formats: Caters to diverse learning styles.
• Answer key included: Saves you valuable time and ensures accurate assessment.
• Common Core aligned: Meets CCSS standards for reading comprehension and historical analysis (details provided below).

Learning Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify the crops that were essential to the colonial diet.
• Students will describe typical colonial meals and explain how they differed from modern meals.
• Students will analyze the challenges of colonial cooking and food preservation.
• Students will explain the importance of resourcefulness and self-sufficiency in colonial America.
• Students will appreciate the ingenuity and adaptability of early Americans.

Common Core Standards Addressed:

• RI.5.1: Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
• RI.5.2: Determine the central ideas or author's purpose of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.
• RI.5.3: Explain the relationships or connections between ideas or events in a text.
• RI.5.7: Draw information from all features of a text (e.g., title, headings, illustrations, diagrams) when reading to learn or perform a task.

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Students can assess their knowledge of World War II major events in an interactive and engaging way through this trivia board game! Included in this fun activity are the following:

• 40 multiple choice questions

• 12 true or false questions

• 1 board game

• Set of Trivia Rules

• Recommended procedure for the teacher to follow

If you liked this lesson see other related ‘World War II’ lessons here:

• World War II- The Rise of Dictators (click here to open in new tab)

• World War II Study Guide, Review Quiz, & Exam (click here to open in new tab)

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