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HALLOWEEN | HISTORY/HISTOIRE | ORIGINS/ORIGINES | COMPREHENSION LECTURE (FRENCH)

By French Made Fun!

Fuel middle schoolers' curiosity with our French Halloween history resource! Explore traditions and origins through a reading comprehension, short answer, and research tasks. Perfect for a substitute teacher, fostering independent learning during a hectic time of year.


Looking to do something a little different with your Middle-schoolers this Halloween? This independent reading, writing and researching unit will have your students better understanding Halloween's origins, traditions and cultural rites and customs. This is an ideal unit if you're not looking to do anything cross-curricular and are a language arts teacher. It's quiet and reflexive with a final presentation showcasing their discovery. It would be amazing to leave with a sub!

It is a printable document on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Reflection, reading and assessment activities are not time-consuming; however, I give my students 2-3 classes to research, and plan for 2 days of presentations. This could very well cover you for Hallo-week .

Here's what you'll find included in this resource that's carefully curated for your middle school French learners.

  • "Réflexion" - 3 separate reflection prompts which can be used as a small writing assessment. These reflections foster higher-level thinking and will have your students thinking about culture, inclusivity, and Halloween's historical changes that have occurred through time.
  • "Halloween - une recherche autour du monde!" - A mini research activity that will have your students delving into how Halloween is celebrated around the world, comparing it to their own culture and beliefs. Included in this research description is a presentation opportunity and success criteria are also included.
  • "Les origines historiques et l'importance culturelle d'Halloween" - A short reading comprehension piece which has questions to verify understanding.
  • "Testez vos connaissances" - A short two-page assessment on general Halloween history.

If you're looking into trying our a project- and inquiry-based approach in your classroom, I recommend trying any of the following resources:

  • Un avenir durable (imports, exports and energy - A sustainable future.)
  • Dragon's Den - Dans l'oeil du dragon! (Lead a Dragon's den in your classroom!)
  • Mon espèce en voie de disparition (An artsy approach to endangered species)
  • Space Food! (Space travel & nutrition)

For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Kaitlyn.

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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt

By Language Arts Excellence

This resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access.

Resource includes:

  • 15 questions about Edgar Allan Poe
  • Full answer key
  • List of credible websites for students to explore when looking for answers

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⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Crossword Puzzle

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Edgar Allan Poe Digital Scavenger Hunt for Distance Learning

By Language Arts Excellence

This digital resource features a comprehensive list of questions to introduce the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. This resource works great as homework prior to beginning your Poe unit or can be done in the classroom with computer access. As a Google Apps document, this resource is made with distance learning in mind and is therefore completely paperless.

Resource includes:

  • 15 questions about Edgar Allan Poe on Google slides
  • Full answer key
  • List of credible websites for students to explore when looking for answers

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⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Digital Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Crossword Puzzle

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters

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Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle

By Language Arts Excellence

**Now with newly added material!**

This resource features a bundle of all of our best-selling lesson plans, materials, and activities for your unit on the Master of Suspense, Edgar Allan Poe. Resources perfectly complement any of Poe's twisted tales and can be used to introduce the unit (like the Scavenger Hunt and PowerPoint), throughout the unit (Bell Ringers and the Obituary Project), as a review (Escape Room, Brochure, Human Tic Tac Toe Game), and even to decorate your classroom (Quote Posters). Each product is thoughtfully crafted and inspires students to delve deeply into Edgar Allan Poe's life and works. Lessons have all been classroom-tested and allow for differentiation while encouraging optimal student engagement. You will not find tedious lists of comprehension questions and vocabulary words in this bundle; instead you will find materials that will make Edgar Allan Poe relevant in the eyes of your students and bring the Father of Horror back to life!

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⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint

This product features a highly-engaging introductory PowerPoint Presentation for the Father of Horror himself, Edgar Allan Poe. A unit of study on Poe is not complete without learning the gory and heartbreaking details of his life and what made him into the master poet and writer whom we continue to marvel at today. This 20-slide powerpoint runs through his tragic family life and childhood, relationships, early occupations (before he was the Poe that you know), synopses of some of his most famous works, death theories, and current pop culture references. It concludes with a 10 question quiz to see how well students listened... and trust me, they will be hanging on your every word! This powerpoint encourages class participation, is fully editable to suit your class' needs, and lasts about 30-40 minutes to run through. I suggest presenting this on the very first day of your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. Enjoy and let the horror begin!

⭐ Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe Scavenger Hunt

This resource features a comprehensive introduction to the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe. Students will be shocked to learn some of the gruesome details of his life. The scavenger hunt includes 15 questions about Poe, a full answer key, and links for credible websites to use to find the information.

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

This resource features a set of 20 reader response journal prompts for use during your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. Each bell ringer is comprised of a quote from the Master of Suspense himself and a thoughtfully crafted question that encourages students to personally connect and appreciate the timelessness of his musings. Prompts can be used as bell-ringers (most popular and mean the first 5 minutes of every class for more than a month are planned for you!), exit tickets, stations, full class or small group discussion questions, for homework, task cards, sub plans, as a filler activity… the possibilities are endless!

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM

Get ready to have the most fun you'll have teaching with a lesson that your students will be talking about for years to come with the Edgar Allan Poe ESCAPE ROOM! There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a full-length Escape Room on the Father of Horror himself. Planning an escape room may seem like quite the daunting task, but this product provides everything from the basics and set-up instructions to signs and answer keys so that yours runs smoothly from start to finish. The activity involves movement, energy, creative thinking and most of all, collaboration. Your students will be having so much fun that they won’t even realize the higher order thinking skills they are applying in the playing of this game!

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Brochure - Final Project

This product features an engaging final project that meaningfully incorporates technology in a culmination of your unit on Edgar Allan Poe. For this final assignment, students will showcase their knowledge of Edgar Allan Poe, his works, and his life by creating brochures using Microsoft Word. Students will love the chance to practice using technology with this project as opposed to writing the same-old same-old essay and if they are like my students, will not even realize how much research and writing they are actually doing!

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe's Obituary - Halloween Lesson Plan

This product features an engaging activity that will fit in perfectly with your unit on Edgar Allan Poe or on Halloween. Students get the chance to create the epitaph for the gravestone of one of the most revered authors in American literature. The activity encourages students to be thoughtful with their knowledge of Poe but also to be creative with their inscriptions. This can be done in or outside of class and also works as a great emergency substitute plan during the month of October. To be festive, I love to give this assignment on the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's actual death day, October 7.

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game - newly added material!

This resource features a lesson plan and materials for the Human Tic Tac Toe Review Game, an engaging and competitive way to review the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe. Let's face it, review days can be boring for both teachers and students, so liven them up with this collaborative game. The resource includes not only a meticulously detailed lesson plan and set-up instructions, but 25 questions on the Master of Suspense. Besides simple set-up, very little preparation is needed for this lesson and if your students are like mine, they will ask for this form of review for every unit of study!

⭐ Edgar Allan Poe Quote Posters

Make your classroom pop with this set of 25 beautifully-made posters featuring quotes from Edgar Allan Poe. Each 7.5 x 7.5 (square) PDF poster contains a noteworthy Poe quote imposed over a stunning photograph that will spruce up your ELA classroom, especially during Halloween. The square format is reminiscent of Instagram and makes for an eye-catching arrangement on your wall or bulletin board. I suggest laminating the posters and using them not just during your Edgar Allan Poe unit, but all year long.

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Looking for something more specific? We have enough Edgar Allan Poe literature guides to frighten your students for months:

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⭐ The Tell-Tale Heart Literature Guide

⭐ The Black Cat Literature Guide

⭐ The Pit and the Pendulum Literature Guide

⭐ The Cask of Amontillado Literature Guide

⭐ The Fall of the House of Usher Literature Guide

⭐ The Masque of the Red Death Literature Guide

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Halloween Close Reading Activity Digital & Print | 5th & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

A Google Forms close reading activity with comprehension and grammar questions followed by an extension task about the history of Halloween and the traditions in the United States and around the world.

The NO PREP informational text activity is ideal for distance learning and perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. The resource, which also comes in PDF format, allows students to learn key facts about the famous holiday whilst working on their comprehension skills.

Included in this resource:

  • A Google Forms Activity
  • A PDF Printable Activity with crossword puzzle & wordsearch

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This resource is great for:

  • Distance learning
  • Independent work
  • Homework
  • Guided reading sessions
  • Assessment practice
  • Reading interventions

This activity is an online resource, that uses Google Forms, and is linked to your Google Drive. It can be completed by students online using tablets, phones or computers, and is easily assessed by teachers as all the answers are provided in a quick and easy format.

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Time allowance to complete:

5-10 minutes - read through the text individually.

40-50 minutes - answer questions using the text as guidance (including extension activity)

Time allowance to assess:

A class set of activities might take around 15-20 minutes to mark; the teacher can then send the students their marks automatically, which allows them to read back through their work. Nearly all answers are not automatically generated, but only require a small amount of work to assign points. This is because the aim is to get students writing answers and not to just have multiple choice options.

Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :)

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Halloween Informational Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

An informational writing unit about the traditions and history of Halloween. The unit has been split into three separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.

Included in this PDF printable resource:

  • Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
  • Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
  • A prompt sheet for students to write their introduction
  • A template for students to write up their neat informational text
  • A crossword puzzle & wordsearch activity 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.

For an extra lesson which can support students' learning about the events, check out the Halloween Close Reading Activity | 5th & 6th Grade.

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Halloween Close Reading & Writing Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade

By Creative Primary Literacy

An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the traditions and history of Halloween. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.

Included in the Informational Writing Unit:

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

Included in the Close Reading Activity:

  • A teacher presentation to introduce the topic
  • An informational text
  • A comprehension activity with ten varied questions
  • Two grammar questions about the text
  • An extension writing activity
  • A multiple choice quiz about the text
  • An answer page for self-assessment or teacher use
  • A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning
  • A ready-made Easel activity perfect for distance 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 close reading activity requires NO PREP; it has 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 and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. It also contains a multiple choice quiz, a crossword activity and a wordsearch puzzle to consolidate learning.

The Informational Writing Unit is split into three lessons. 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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I spy guessing game coloring pages for kids - ( October Activity pages )

By The Students Palace

I spy halloween coloring pages for kids

A Fun Guessing Game Picture Book for Kids and toddlers , Also it's a coloring book at the same time that's means that your kid have more fun and learn a lot of new vocabularies about halloween and other stuff . This book is a very Cute gift for kids all the ages for all the celebrations : Birthday, Haloween... it includes simple illustrations: All images are friendly rather than scary (suitable for young children). WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • ( PDF + PNG + Pptx )
  • Printed on one side: Safe for markers.
  • High-resolution printingLarge print: 8.5" x 8.5"
  • Lots of fun
  • All the alphabets from A-Z
  • Makes a perfect Halloween gift
  • unique illustrations

Best suited for children all the ages, but also for any young child who loves to color and gets excited about Halloween.

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG + POWERPOINT FILE file that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

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  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

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I spy guessing game coloring pages for kids - ( October Activity pages )

By The Students Palace

I spy halloween coloring pages for kids

A Fun Guessing Game Picture Book for Kids and toddlers , Also it's a coloring book at the same time that's means that your kid have more fun and learn a lot of new vocabularies about halloween and other stuff . This book is a very Cute gift for kids all the ages for all the celebrations : Birthday, Haloween... it includes simple illustrations: All images are friendly rather than scary (suitable for young children). WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • ( PDF + PNG + Pptx )
  • Printed on one side: Safe for markers.
  • High-resolution printingLarge print: 8.5" x 8.5"
  • Lots of fun
  • All the alphabets from A-Z
  • Makes a perfect Halloween gift
  • unique illustrations

Best suited for children all the ages, but also for any young child who loves to color and gets excited about Halloween.

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG + POWERPOINT FILE file that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

I spy Halloween Coloring pages Series

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I spy guessing game coloring pages for kids - ( October Activity pages )

By The Students Palace

I spy halloween coloring pages for kids

A Fun Guessing Game Picture Book for Kids and toddlers , Also it's a coloring book at the same time that's means that your kid have more fun and learn a lot of new vocabularies about halloween and other stuff . This book is a very Cute gift for kids all the ages for all the celebrations : Birthday, Haloween... it includes simple illustrations: All images are friendly rather than scary (suitable for young children).
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • ( PDF + PNG + Pptx )
  • Printed on one side: Safe for markers.
  • High-resolution printingLarge print: 8.5" x 8.5"
  • Lots of fun
  • All the alphabets from A-Z
  • Makes a perfect Halloween gift
  • unique illustrations

Best suited for children all the ages, but also for any young child who loves to color and gets excited about Halloween.

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

I spy Halloween Coloring pages Series

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Halloween Create Your Own Urban Legend Grades 6-8 Research, Writing, Creating

By TooBookedUp

Ready to bring some mystery and creativity to your classroom? This 3-day, interdisciplinary resource will have your students crafting their very own urban legends, exploring local landmarks, developing spine-tingling characters, and writing them up as breaking news! Perfect for grades 6-8, this resource integrates creative writing, social studies, and critical thinking. Your students will love diving into the unknown while meeting CCSS standards.

This Urban Legend Resource Includes:
Guided Notes on Urban Legends – Introduce students to the eerie world of urban legends, from famous creatures like Bigfoot to local mysteries.
Haunted Local Landmark Activity – Students will brainstorm and research a spooky local landmark and use it as the setting for their urban legend.
Character or Creature Development Worksheet – Students create mysterious, frightening characters that are sure to haunt their classmates’ imaginations!
Urban Legend Newspaper Template – Students write their urban legend as a two-page newspaper article, including eyewitness accounts, historical background, and more!
Peer Editing and Sharing – Encourage collaboration and feedback as students swap stories and offer critiques.

Why You’ll Love It:

  • Interdisciplinary & Engaging: This resource blends creative writing and social studies, letting students explore local history while crafting an urban legend.
  • Standards Aligned: Aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, RI.6.2, W.6.2, and SL.6.1, focusing on reading, writing, and critical thinking.
  • Student-Led & Collaborative: Students get to create their own urban legend from scratch, share their ideas, and receive feedback from peers.
  • Perfect for All Learners: Flexible for independent work, small group collaboration, or whole-class discussions.
  • 3-Day Lesson Plan Included: Ready-to-use, structured lesson plan that walks students through the entire creative process—brainstorming, writing, and sharing!

3-Day Lesson Plan Breakdown:

  1. Day 1: The Haunted Local Landmark – Students choose a local landmark, research its history, and brainstorm how it will serve as the eerie setting for their urban legend.
  2. Day 2: Developing the Story Elements – Students create a character or creature that haunts their legend and develop a plot full of suspense.
  3. Day 3: Writing a Newspaper Article – Students bring their legend to life by writing it as a newspaper article, complete with eyewitness accounts, historical facts, and a chilling warning to readers!

Checklist of Benefits: ✅ Fun, spooky, and high-engagement content
✅ 3-day interdisciplinary lesson plan
✅ Perfect for creative writing and local history
✅ CCSS-aligned
✅ Collaborative and student-centered activities
✅ Ready-to-use worksheets and templates
✅ Ideal for grades 6-8

Don’t let this resource disappear into the shadows! Grab your urban legend writing kit today and bring a mysterious and fun writing experience to your classroom!

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Halloween Writing Urban Legend Bundle Information Text, Slides, Quiz Grades 6-8

By TooBookedUp

Engage your middle school students with this spooky Halloween Urban Legend Bundle, perfect for Grades 6-8! This comprehensive resource includes informational text on popular urban legends, interactive slides, and a fun, challenging quiz to boost reading comprehension. Whether you're looking for Halloween literacy activities or thrilling lessons to excite your students, this bundle delivers. Perfect for building critical thinking skills, analyzing scary stories, and creating a memorable classroom experience with a Halloween twist.

1. Jersey Devil Urban Legend Resource

Uncover the chilling mystery of the Jersey Devil in this engaging resource! Students will explore the legend of this winged creature, diving into its history and sightings in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The resource includes an informational text, comprehension questions, and creative writing prompts to help students analyze and craft their own spine-tingling stories.

2. Rougarou Urban Legend Resource

Journey into the swamps of Louisiana with the legend of the Rougarou, a fearsome werewolf-like creature! This resource provides an informative article about Cajun folklore, a 10-question quiz to assess comprehension, and creative activities to get students writing their own eerie tales of the Rougarou. Perfect for building writing skills through myth and legend.

3. Bell Witch Urban Legend Resource

Enter the haunted world of the Bell Witch, one of America's most famous ghost stories! Students will learn about the haunting of the Bell family in early 19th-century Tennessee. The resource includes a detailed article, STAAR-aligned quiz, and a writing prompt where students can craft their own ghostly urban legend based on this timeless tale.

4. Goatman Urban Legend Resource

Introduce your students to the spine-chilling legend of the Goatman, the axe-wielding creature from Maryland! This resource includes an informational text that dives into the origins of this urban legend, followed by critical thinking and comprehension activities. Students will develop their own spooky stories based on this fearsome figure, complete with an engaging quiz.

5. Create Your Own Urban Legend Resource

Empower your students to become urban legend creators with this exciting, interdisciplinary writing activity! Students will choose a local landmark, develop a mysterious creature or event, and write their legend as a two-page newspaper article. The resource includes brainstorming worksheets, character development guides, and newspaper templates, plus a 3-day lesson plan to guide them through the creative process.

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Transform your social studies classroom into an engaging hub of historical exploration with the "Historical Headstones!" Stations Activity, great for Halloween or anytime of year! This versatile and comprehensive resource is perfect for teaching students about prominent historical figures while fostering critical thinking, creativity, and research skills.

What's Included:

1. Stations Activity

    • Engage students with intriguing epitaphs (headstones) that conceal the identities of famous historical figures.
    • Encourage deductive reasoning and historical context analysis as students decipher who each epitaph represents.
    • Explore a diverse range of figures from various eras and regions, making history come alive in an exciting way.
    • Promote interactive learning through a rotating station format, keeping students actively involved and eager to uncover historical truths.
    • A worksheet with clear instructions for students to record their guesses and reflect on their discoveries.

2. Create Your Own Historical Headstone Extension Activity:

    • Encourage students to take their learning to the next level by selecting a historical figure of their choice.
    • Provide opportunities for research and critical thinking as students gather information about their chosen figure's life and achievements.
    • Foster creativity and artistic expression through the design of custom headstones and epitaphs that capture the essence of the historical figure.
    • Promote public speaking skills as students present their creations to the class, providing insights into their chosen figures.
    • A worksheet with detailed instructions to guide students through the research, design, and presentation process.

Unlock the wonders of history while fostering creativity and critical thinking in your classroom. Explore "Historical Headstones!" and watch your students uncover the secrets of the past while crafting meaningful tributes to historical greatness.

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World History Ultimate Bundle! Yearlong Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, Games & Projects for Your Classroom

Bring world history to life and save time with this ultimate yearlong bundle! This comprehensive collection includes over 125 engaging activities covering major historical periods, from Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages to World War II and the 21st Century. Designed for middle school, high school, and homeschool students, this bundle provides an extensive range of resources to enhance your world history curriculum, making history interactive, fun, and memorable.

What’s Included:

  • Reading Comprehension Worksheets: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
  • Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical events and figures with guided questions and in-depth analysis.
  • Worksheets & Notes: Perfect for classwork, homework, and review.
  • Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deep dives into specific historical topics, fostering critical thinking.
  • Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Fun ways to reinforce vocabulary and key historical concepts.
  • Classroom Games: Make history fun with interactive activities that engage all learners.
  • Teacher Guides & Answer Keys: Detailed guides, rubrics, and answer keys for easy lesson planning and grading.

This Bundle is Ideal For:

  • New teachers building a robust collection of classroom activities.
  • Experienced teachers seeking fresh, creative resources.
  • Homeschool families wanting structured, engaging lessons.

Stay tuned for even more resources added throughout the year as the reading comprehension series continues to expand. Check out the previews to see how these activities can enrich your classroom today!

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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!

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Engage your students year-round with our captivating "Fun Holiday-Themed Activities Bundle! - Social Studies | U.S. & World History!" This comprehensive collection currently features 20 best-selling activities designed to infuse your social studies curriculum with excitement and fun across various seasons and holidays. Check out what's included below!

Back to School

  • Blobs and Line - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
  • Four Corners - Classroom Icebreaker Activity
  • Would You Rather - Classroom Icebreaker Activity

Halloween

  • Frighteningly Famous! - Historical Biography Project
  • Historic Headstone! - Social Studies Stations Activity

Thanksgiving

  • Feasting with Famous Figures - Thanksgiving Holiday Project
  • History of Thanksgiving - Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

Christmas / Winter

  • History in a Snow Globe - Social Studies Activity
  • The History Elf Project - Winter - Holiday - Christmas - Social Studies Activity
  • Winter Holidays - Christmas - Hanukkah - Kwanzaa - Crossword & Word Search
  • Guess The Wishlist - Holiday - Christmas - History - Who Am I? Stations Activity

Black History Month

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement - Crossword & Word Search
  • The Civil Rights Movement - U.S. History Vocabulary Crossword & Word Search
  • The Civil Rights Movement - Funko Pop Biography Project

Valentine's Day

  • Mystery History Date - Valentine's Day - Fun Social Studies Research Activity
  • Historical Heartthrobs! Valentines from Famous Figures | Social Studies Activity
  • History of Valentine's Day Reading Comprehension & Questions - Holiday Activity
  • Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity - Holiday - Winter

Spring Break / Summer / End of Year

  • Draw Your Own Sandcastle! Spring Break | Summer | End of the Year Activity
  • Biography on a Beach Ball! - End of the Year | Spring Break | Summer Activity

This is a growing bundle and will update as more products are created and included!

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