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Transform Your World History Classroom with This Comprehensive Ancient Greece Activity Bundle!

Dive into the rich and fascinating history of Ancient Greece with this engaging and comprehensive activity bundle designed for middle and high school World History students. This all-inclusive bundle includes reading comprehension worksheets, interactive activities, and a unit quiz, covering key topics from Prehistoric Greece to the Hellenistic Period.

This bundle is perfect for educators looking for no-prep resources that captivate students’ interest while enhancing their understanding of one of history’s most influential civilizations.

Embark on an enthralling journey through American history with our "U.S. History Semester 2 - Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity Bundle"

Bursting with 38 captivating vocabulary activities, this bundle is your passport to delve into the rich tapestry of America's past.

From the tumultuous Gilded Age to the dawn of the 21st century, immerse yourself in the pivotal events and dynamic personalities that shaped the course of U.S. History. Each activity is a fascinating exploration of key themes and transformative moments.

Comprehensive Exploration: Delve into the intricacies of significant events, influential figures, and enduring concepts that characterize the latter chapters of U.S. History. Engaging Challenges: Ignite intellectual curiosity and stimulate critical thinking with a diverse array of vocabulary activities meticulously crafted to reinforce comprehension and memory retention. Educational

Enhancement: Strengthen understanding and mastery of essential historical concepts while expanding vocabulary and honing analytical skills. Versatile

Utilization: Whether used for classroom exercises, homework assignments, or independent study, these activities cater to various learning modalities and preferences.

This bundle serves as a dynamic educational tool, fostering deeper insights and a profound appreciation for America's history. Unleash the potential for an immersive learning experience and cultivate a lasting passion for history among your students!

Check out Semester 1 here! U.S. History Semester 1 - Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activity Bundle

Bundle Both and Save Big! U.S. History - Crossword and Word Search Puzzles - 70 NO PREP Activities!

Embark on an epic historical journey in your classroom with the "U.S. History Full Year - Crossword & Word Search Puzzles MEGA Bundle!" Featuring an impressive 70 different activities for 35 different topics from the early colonies to the dawn of the 21st century, this comprehensive bundle is your ultimate companion for exploring a year full of American history.

Comprehensive Coverage: Delve into critical events, influential figures, and transformative moments spanning from the colonial era to the modern age.

Engaging Challenges: Stimulate intellectual curiosity and enhance critical thinking with a variety of crossword puzzles and word searches meticulously designed to reinforce comprehension and memory retention. Educational

Reinforcement: Strengthen understanding and mastery of key historical themes while expanding vocabulary and honing analytical skills. Flexible Application: Whether utilized for classroom instruction, homework assignments, or independent study, these activities accommodate diverse learning styles and preferences.

This MEGA BUNDLE is a dynamic educational resource, fostering a deeper appreciation for America's complex history and instilling a lasting passion for learning. Unlock the door to an immersive educational experience and ignite a lifelong fascination with U.S. History!

Teaching multiple Social Studies preps? Looking for activities to reinforce and review historical vocabulary? Need assignments for unexpected sick days? Want to offer students extra credit or assign homework?

Then look no further than the U.S. & World History - Crossword and Word Search Bundle! This bundle includes 110 crossword and word search puzzles (with answer keys included) for both U.S. History and World History Classrooms!

20 World History topics including:

• Prehistory and Early Civilization
• Ancient Greece
• Chinese History
• The Middle Ages
• The Renaissance and Reformation
• The Gunpowder Empires
• Latin American Revolutions
• The Age of Imperialism
• World War I and World War II
• African and Indian Independence Movements
• and so much more!

35 U.S. History topics including:

• The British Colonies
• The American Revolution
• New Movements in America
• Citizenship & The Constitution
• A Divided Nation, 1848-1860
• The Civil War, 1861-1865
• The Gilded Age & Progressive Era
• The Roaring Twenties
• New Frontier & The Great Society
• Conservatism and the Reagan Era
• and so much more!

Buy now and receive this bonus product - The Fly Swatter Game - Blank Game Template for Vocabulary Review of Any Subject!

(You will also receive a file that has the crossword and word search activities sorted into World History and U.S. History folders, to make organizing, downloading and printing a little simpler!)

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of 20 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 Age of Exploration to Revolutions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Age of Exploration
2. Civilizations of the Americas
3. The Gunpowder empires
4. The Scientific Revolution
5. The French Revolution
6. Latin American Revolutions
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!

Save time and money with this amazing bundle of over 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 Middle Ages to The Renaissance, as well as World Religions, and provides a rich variety of learning tools to captivate your students and deepen their understanding of history.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. The Middle Ages
2. World Religions
3. Chinese History
4. The Renaissance
5. The Protestant Reformation
6. Vocabulary Review
7. 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!

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!

Take your World History students on a comprehensive journey from Prehistory to Classical Civilizations with this mega bundle of interactive resources. Perfect for both teaching and reviewing key concepts in early human history, this bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Prehistory
2. Ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia
3. Classical Greece
4. The Roman Empire
5. Vocabulary Review
6. 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.
• Reading Comprehension Activities: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• 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!

Looking for activities to reinforce and review historical vocabulary? Need assignments for unexpected sick days? Want to offer students extra credit or assign homework?

Then look no further than the World History Crossword and Word Search MEGA BUNDLE! This bundle includes 40 crosswords and word searches (with answer keys included) for everything from prehistory to the 20th century!

20 World History topics including:

• Prehistory and Early Civilization
• Ancient Greece
• Chinese History
• The Middle Ages
• The Renaissance and Reformation
• The Gunpowder Empires
• Latin American Revolutions
• The Age of Imperialism
• World War I and World War II
• African and Indian Independence Movements
• and so much more!

Buy now and you'll also receive World History Semester 1 Review - The Hot Seat Game!

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!

Challenge and excite your students with this comprehensive and engaging Prehistory and Early Civilizations Mega Bundle! This exclusive bundle combines in-depth reading comprehension with a wide variety of interactive activities, providing everything you need to explore prehistory and early civilizations in your classroom. Designed for middle and high school students, this mega bundle covers key topics including prehistory, the Neolithic Revolution, and the River Valley Civilizations of Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India.

Product Features:

• Comprehensive Reading Passages: Each worksheet includes detailed, content-rich reading passages with bolded key terms, subtitles, and definitions to aid student understanding.
• Engaging Interactive Activities: From foldables and graphic organizers to crossword puzzles and hands-on projects, students will stay engaged as they learn about early human history.
• PowerPoints and Visual Aids: Use visually appealing PowerPoints and other visual tools to bring history to life and make complex topics accessible to all students.
• Assessment Tools: Unit quiz and answer keys are included to easily assess student progress and understanding of key concepts.
• Lesson Objectives: Each worksheet and activity includes clear learning objectives to guide instruction and focus on essential historical concepts.
• Creative Projects and Games: Recap topics with best-selling projects and games that your students are sure to love!

Topics Covered:

• Prehistory
• The Neolithic Revolution
• River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India

Ideal For:

• Comprehensive study of prehistory and early human civilizations
• Engaging classroom activities, projects, and homework assignments
• Enriching homeschooling curriculum
• Preparation for exams and unit reviews

Looking for fun lessons and activities that will keep your students engaged and your prep-time to a minimum? Then the Ancient Greece and Rome Activity Bundle is right for you!

Enhance your classroom's study of the Ancient/Classical Greek and Roman civilizations with these 16 amazing resources! Save BIG when you purchase this bundle with 16 fun and engaging lessons, assessments, and activities!

Included in the bundle are...

• EIGHT Interactive Reading Lessons (notes, reading passages, built-in warm-ups, review questions, writing prompts, and exit tickets)
• Two sets of PowerPoint Notes with corresponding Foldable Activity and Graphic Organizer
• Worksheets, Crosswords/Word Searches (with answer keys)
• Editable Unit Test (for The Roman Empire Unit)
• Exploring Empires Project (for individual or group assignment)

Topics covered...

• Greek Geography and First Civilizations
• Greek Philosophers
• Athens and Sparta
• Alexander the Great
• Roman Geography
• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
• Julius Caesar
• The Roman Empire
• Roman Emperors
• The Fall of Rome
• Roman Culture, Literature, Language
• Justinian's Code and the Byzantine Empire
• The Latin Language
• Christianity and the Roman Empire
• And more!

Your students will love learning about Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire through these tried and tested activities, suitable for any middle school or high school classroom!

Each worksheet includes additional questions on the front side, a writing activity or table to complete, on the backside some include a PRIMARY SOURCE or an ART ACTIVITY or an INTERACTIVE WRITING PROMPT. ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.

ROAD TO REVOLUTION VIDEO PLAYLIST: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWWndCnip3V0n-0j1miYHMvmZS-u7g3o\_

PACKET INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING WORKSHEETS:

• Sugar and Stamp Act
• Townshend Acts
• Sons of Liberty
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Intolerable Acts
• Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
• Second Continental Congress
• Writing of the Declaration of Independence
• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Thomas Paine and Common Sense
• Declaration of Independence Explained
• Siege of Boston

Make your ESL classroom look different from a regular education room by considering these bilingual English and Arabic vocabulary sight word labels!

Each label takes up 1/15 of a page so they are nice and big, but not too obtrusive. Each card features the word in English and Arabic. To help aid meaning, I've included High-quality pictures and illustrations.

These picture and word vocabulary flashcards are perfect for any student new to English or Arabic language learning!

You'll Get:

• Classroom objects English and Arabic Sight Words

• Body Parts English to Arabic ESL Vocabulary Flashcards

• Jobs & Occupation English and Arabic Sight Words

• Animal's Names English and Arabic Sight Words

• Numbers 0 to 100 in English and Arabic Labels Version 1

• Numbers 0 to 100 in English and Arabic Labels Version 2

• Math Symbols English/Arabic Flash Cards

• Sports in English/Arabic Flash Cards

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• This product is only to be used by the buyer. It is illegal to share this product in any form (email, printout, etc).

This bundle includes a range of resources such as Birthday Displays, Crowns, Certificates, Student Gift Tags, and much more. It's a comprehensive set of tools to create a memorable and exciting birthday celebration in your classroom.

Designed to be hassle-free with its No Prep feature, making it a convenient and time-saving solution for teachers. With all these fun activities, your students will feel extra special on their birthdays, and you'll appreciate the saved time as everything is thoughtfully planned out for you. It's the perfect way to make birthdays a fantastic experience for your students while keeping your teaching experience stress-free and enjoyable

Activities included in this printable Bundle:

- Birthday Award Ribbons

- Birthday Book

- Birthday Banners

- Animal Birthday Cards

- Birthday Paper Crowns

- Birthday Handprint Art

- Birthday Tracker

- Birthday Coloring Cards

- Birthday Award Certificates

- Birthday Gift Tags

- Birthday Cake Name Craft

- Birthday Gift Card Holder

- Birthday Coupons Book

- Birthday Money holder

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Level Ups provide increasing levels of challenge and rigor on critical Common Core Grade 8 math standards. Students begin at level 0, working on the pre-requisite skills needed for a standard, then level up each time they complete a task. If a student can complete level 4, both you and them know they have mastered that standard.

This Level Ups Bundle includes all 15 of my 8th grade math Level Ups products at a 15% discount. The 15 activities included are:

1. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rational & Irrational Numbers ($4.00 Value)
2. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Integer Exponents ($4.00 Value)
3. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Scientific Notation ($4.00 Value)
4. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Proportional Relationships ($4.00 Value)
5. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Equations ($4.00 Value)
6. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Defining & Comparing Functions (Free)
7. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Writing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
8. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Linear Functions ($4.00 Value)
9. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Solving Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
10. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Graphing Systems of Equations ($4.00 Value)
11. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Angle Relationships ($4.00 Value)
12. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Rigid & Non-Rigid Transformations ($4.00 Value)
13. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Congruence & Similarity ($4.00 Value)
14. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Pythagorean Theorem ($4.00 Value)
15. Level Ups Grade 8 Math: Volume of Cylinders, Cones, & Spheres ($4.00 Value)

In total this bundle covers 24 different Common Core Grade 8 math standards over 4 different domains. (This bundle does not include the Statistics & Probability domain).

If you enjoy my products, consider visiting my website at EZMathBlog to read my blog about teaching middle school math, find free links to some of my favorite resources that I use daily in the classroom, and find other resources such as Open Middle problems that I create and share for free.

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No better exercise for children to do to cement all the Math they have learnt thus far.

So make sure you take advantage of this incredible resource, as it could keep them busy for quite a while!

These tasks, (with complete keys) help teachers and their students see in a powerful way where and how the math they do gets applied in real life. A sample of the 35 products include:

• Division, prime numbers and Encryption
• Trig and building a lean-to roof.
• Geometric Sequences and Financial investments
• Slope and building the right stairs for old people.
• Statistics and making informed consumer choices.
• Line of best fit and predicting Track world records.
• Logs, Ln, e and Financial investments
• Linear Equations and Optimization (Linear Programming)
• Exponents and Encryption
• Pythagoras and design and gardening

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No better exercise for children to do to cement all the Math they have learnt thus far! So, be sure to take advantage of this offer, as it could keep them busy for quite a while!

This Real-Life Math bundle contains 29 different tasks, (with complete keys), of where Middle School math gets applied in the real world. It will keep the children fascinated by how all they Math they learn is applicable to the Real World that we live in!

The work will keep your students very engaged since all of it has been tried, tested and refined in my daily classroom over many years. Demonstrate practically to students the answers to the following questions:

• Why do we have to learn this?
• Where is this ever used in real life?

This product can be used for

• groupwork

• discovery exercises

• assessment

• independent study

• a complete home-school Real-Life Math application curriculum for a middle school student.

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As a Math teacher, knowing that your students KNOW their Calculators well, is the best feeling, and to get this resource in the pocket is the best way to do that!

This bundle contains tutorials and tasks for Fractions and Decimals for five of the most popular TI-30 calculators most commonly used in US Middle Schools. The tutorials help all students with all the different types of TI-calculators in one fell swoop. The tasks, (with complete key and refreshers on the key sequences on the calculator) help students practice the skills they acquired in the tutorials.

The tutorials and tasks are designed to be print-and-go (DIY) and they do not need any preparation by the teacher. Students get step-by-step guidance (with pictures of the correct calculator keys circled) to do calculations with mixed and improper fractions and move comfortably between fractions and decimals both as inputs and final answers.

TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI-30Xa, TI-34 Multiview, TI-36X Pro

Fractions, Mixed Fractions, Improper Fractions, Decimals, Simplify fractions, Add fractions, Subtract fractions, Multiply fractions, Divide fractions.

You might also like to look at the bundle of 48 Calculators most used in US schools!

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Greatest tool to have for all Math teachers, as calculator use makes up such a big part of your success! Get this resource, and you will all you need for all the different calculators used in your classroom.

This bundle of resources contains 48 tutorials, tasks and their keys of eight of the most popular calculators in US Middle Schools.

It requires no prep from teachers - just print the material, hand it to students and watch them become proficient calculator users.
The material include 24 thorough tutorials and 24 tasks and keys.

The topics covered include:

- Fractions and Decimals

- Exponents and Roots

- Rounding and Decimals

The material teaches skills for the following list of calculators:

TI-30Xa, TI-30XIIS, TI-30XS Multiview, TI 34 Multiview, TI-36X Pro, Casio fx-300ES Plus, Casio fx-300MS Plus, Casio fx-300MS

These resources work great as ...

• assessment exercises
• Tasks
• independent work
• distance learning
• math stations
• math centers
• homework
• constructive group work when introducing the topic.

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The task can be used as teacher assessment, peer assessment or self assessment at the end of a fractions and decimals unit of work.

This calculator tutorial and task series addresses the challenge of a classroom full of students who have a variety of different calculators. The series contains eight of the most popular calculators used in US Middle Schools.

When should students use a calculator in mathematics? When fluency with mathematical procedures without the help of a calculator are well established, students should be able to use calculators with more complex mathematical problems, real-life applications and calculations involving very large and small numbers.