$5 - $10 Middle School U.S. History Handouts (by price, low to high)

Learn about the Great Depression era through 42 pages of coloring and comic book frames with additional blank templates for creative fact-based writing and assessment. Topics Include: Timeline 1929-1941 President Hoover Stock Market Crash Unemployment Rates Food Riots Immigration Bank Failures Domestic Government Programs President Franklin D. Roosevelt (and re-elections) New Deal Dust Bowl and Eyewitness Accounts Dorothea Lange and Migrant Mother photo John Steinbeck and Grapes of Wrath Minimum Wage Pearl Harbor Germany and World War II Fun, engaging way to learn about the Great Depression era of U.S. History with fact-based writing activities for critical thinking and reinforcement. Meets CCSS and TEKS.

Unlock the door to immersive historical exploration with this primary source curriculum resource, designed to captivate and inspire your students!

This collection of Primary Source Worksheets features passages written by Theodore Roosevelt, Carrie Chapman Catt, Gifford Pinchot, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Robert M. La Follette. Students will learn about the quintessential issues facing society during the Progressive Era such as wealth inequity and national governmental reform, suffrage, conservation, racial equality and state governmental reform. Analytical Questions follow the passage which direct students toward clear understanding of the passage.

Each passage is enhanced with Meanings and Definitions in order to facilitate and improve understanding. A Differentiated Learning Option is also available for students.

Each passage also includes Background Information and the Answer Keys. This is excellent practice in Analyzing Primary Sources and in identifying author perspective.

Significant savings if you buy this resource rather than individual resources!

Here are some links below for other resources relating to the Progressive Era:
* Progressive Era Women Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women's Suffrage Gallery Walk, 1900-1920

Ready to learn about the American Revolution? This 26 page comic book includes blank templates for students and fact based writing. Covers 1773-1783 and is divided by years. Includes: King George III Stamp Act British Tea Act 13 Colonies British Tea Party and Boston Harbor First Continental Congress George Washington John Adams Declaration of Rights Paul Revere and Midnight Ride American Revolution Battles Minute Men Common Sense by Thomas Paine Declaration of Independence Washington Crossing the Delaware Benjamin Franklin's Trip to France for an Ally Continental Army Treaty with France Yorktown Surrender Treaty of Paris Excellent for introduction, reinforcement, assessment, and for English, Government, and History/Social Studies. Makes learning about the American Revolution fun and interactive! Meets TEKS and CCSS.

It's 1901, and Anthony Lucas needs investors for finding oil at the Spindletop Oilfield--will your students invest after they learn about the first gusher in Texas? In comic book format for fun learning and comes with comic templates for students to fill in their own dialogues and facts. Includes: Joseph Sayers, 1901 Governor of Texas Comparison before and after the oil boom Blank Check Format Stock Certificate to Fill In Newspaper Template Drilling Bit Striking Oil Gusher Wildcat Boll Weevil Roughneck Population Explosion Chart Drilling Rig and Labeled Parts US and World Map with Oil Contributions Advertisement Boomtown Changes to Beaumont Infrastructure Timeline of the Spindletop Gusher Great way to combine history/social studies and science with writing skills and concepts! Fun historical comic book to make and fill in after reviewing basic facts and timelines. Can be used for introductions to 1901, drilling, geology, time period, basic Texas history facts, assessment, and more...

Do you know how Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month begin? This 25 page comic book explains the history behind the celebrated month, and it offers students the opportunity to review information then fill in their own comic speech bubbles and facts using the comic templates.

Includes:

Immigration of the first Japanese to America

Number of Japanese who left their homeland for U.S.

Transcontinental Railroad

Map of Railroad Line

Golden/Last Spike

Asian-Pacific Continents & Islands (partial list)

Commemorative Bill made into Law

White House Fact about Visitors

Timeline of Congressional Bill into Law

Public Law 102-458

Hawaiian Words List and Activity

Famous Asian-Pacific Americans and Their Info: Amy Tan, Steven Chu, Michelle Kwan, Jerry Yang

Interesting facts, great coloring images, and follows CCSS guidelines. Use for assessment, introduction, and/or refresher. Fun, educational way to learn facts about Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month!

Everything students need to know about Abraham Lincoln! And,written in comic book format that comes with a second set of pages that have blank text boxes for students to paraphrase/summarize/research then fill-in facts. Includes: Early Life: Birth, School, Manhood, Death of Mom, Step-Mother Young Adult Years: Employment, Politics Famous Quotes Law License John Todd Stuart, First Law Partner Mary Todd Lincoln & Marriage Four Sons (Birth & Death) Political Timelines Speeches (House Divided, 2 Inaugural Speeches,Gettysburg Address, Last Address) Political Slogans Noah Brooks' reporter's viewpoint Black Hawk War Civil War Ford Theater Death Fun, easy, interactive way to learn facts about Abraham Lincoln, his life and political career. Can be used for ELA, history, social studies, as well as plays, bulletin boards, posters, etc... Meets CCSS fact-based, non-fiction standards.

This resource will have students explore the arduous journey of how women came to have the right to vote in the United States. The Slide Presentation is full of interactive visuals, discussion & debate topics, and engaging video clips from the movie 'Iron Jawed Angels'-- all of which will encourage students to delve deeper into examining the events & factors that led to the passage of the 19th Amendment. The core of this lesson involves cultivating critical reading skills by having students compare two different portrayals of how women gained suffrage (American History textbook, V. the film 'Iron Jawed Angels').

Materials Include:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• Slide Presentation (61 slides) with video clips from the movie 'Iron Jawed Angels'
• Guided Notes, Venn Diagram & Answer Key
• American History Textbook PDF

If you liked this lesson see other related 'Civil Rights' lessons here:

• Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement: Gallery Walk
• César Chavez: Analyzing Primary Sources
• American Japanese Internment: Analyzing Primary Sources
• Jim Crow: Separate and Unequal
• Civil Rights Movements: Then and Today
• The Ku Klux Klan: The Past & Today
• Proposing a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
• 'The Quotable Rebel' Activity: Classroom Wall Posters

The best way to teach vocabulary to kids is by playing educational games.

In this bundle you will get:

• Moon Phases Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet Fun Back To School Ressource
• Moon Landing Day Word Search Puzzle Worksheet - Activity Games For Kids
• Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
• Months of The Year Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
• BIG Summer Vacation Fun Word Search Worksheet - End of School Year Activity
• Classroom Objects Word Search - Back To School Students Activities Worksheets
• 118 Beach Related Words Word Search Puzzles - End of School Activity Worksheets
• 10 Summer Vocabulary Word Search Puzzles Worksheets Activity - 100 Word to Find
• Halloween October Word Search Vocabulary Activity Worksheets
• Fourth (4th) of July Word Search Puzzle Activity Worksheet | 63 Word to Find
• Spanish Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
• Italian Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet
• French Days of The Week Word Search Puzzle Worksheet

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This lesson involves having students examine the impacts of the Industrial Era in the United States with a specific focus on child labor. It is recommended that students will have explored, to some degree, the Industrial era prior to this lesson. This resource will prompt students to analyze social activist Lewis Hines' photographs that depict the various jobs and working conditions that children experienced. The Slide Presentation is interactive, problem posing, and vicariously draws the students into the lives of the children of the Industrial era.

Optional Extension Activity: Students compare and contrast the child labor of the Industrial era with the child labor that exists today. A 22 minute documentary film titled 'Zoned for Slavery: The Child Behind the Label' supplements this lesson.

This lesson includes:

• Slide Presentation [59 Slides]
• Student Guided Notes
• Venn Diagram Handout

If you liked this lesson see other related 'Progressive Era' lessons here:

Women Suffrage: Identifying the Obstacles

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This lesson involves having students identify the basic principles and grievances of the Declaration of Independence, as well as exploring the conception of the 'Articles of Confederation' and the 'Constitution of the United States'. Students will demonstrate their interpretation of excerpts of the Declaration of Independence in a hands-on activity.

The provided slide presentation is a primary based resource that is designed to engage the students in the learning process. Full of colorful images, intertwined with problem posing questions, discussion, and a variety of engaging video clips, students will be invited to closely examine and understand the historical interconnections between the 'Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the U.S. Constitution.

A wrap-up, thought-provoking activity includes having students work in pairs and analyze a fictitious country and its' governing laws. This activity serves as a critical discussion piece in prompting students to understand the complexities and ethical considerations in creating laws that govern a country.

Materials Include:

• 45 Slide Presentation
• Guided Notes Student Handout
• Activity Handout: Interpreting the Declaration of Independence
• Activity Handout: Creating a Government 'Pelonia'

If you liked this lesson see other related 'Government' lessons here:

• The 'Bill of Rights' Time Travel
• Mock Trial: Class Preparation (MY BEST SELLER)
• Controversy and the Criminal Justice System (Eric Garner Case)
• Mock Trial: Class Preparation
• YOU Be the Judge: Analyzing Supreme Court Decisions
• Road to the American Revolution
• Post Zombie Apocalypse: What Form of Government Would YOU Create?

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The ‘Hot to the Cold War’ lesson involves having students examine important events as they chronologically unfold from the onset of the Cold War to China becoming a communist country. This comprehensive 56 Slide Presentation is full of primary sources, embedded with engaging sound effects, music, and video clips that will provide students with a critical context from which to see how the U.S and the Soviet Union’s alliance’ during WWII evolved into one of rivalries. Problem solving, debate, and higher analytical skills are fostered throughout the presentation. A supplementary, hands-on debate activity takes place at the conclusion of the lesson in which students jump forward in time and analyze the controversial issue of the manufacturing and weapons sales that takes place today.

Materials:

• One 56 Google Slide Presentation
• Teacher Reference Guide
• Printable Handouts:
• Handout #1- Guided Notes
• Handout #2- 'Arms for the Poor' Film Discussion Guide
• Handout #3- Role Play/Debate Activity

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

• Cold War Unit Review & Assessment
• The Cuban Missile Crisis Declassified
• The Korean War: A Critical Reading Activity
• The Cold War and Vietnam

A Million Miles Away Movie Guide and Cultural Exploration

This is more than just a movie guide this is a Complete Cultural Exploration.

Includes a Before you Watch Reading that includes the topics

of Symbolism, Michoacan, Music choice, Artists of choice for the film and relevance.

In order for students to truly appreciate the film it is crucial that they also have some background information and that they have a solid understanding of the music and cultural representations that will appear in the film.

Next there are 3 types of questioning Level A, B, C.

A is for lower level B mid and Level C is for higher levels.

There is also a coloring page for fun.

Includes answers.

his 29-page resource with 20 primary sources plus three DBQ prompts gives students a chance to delve deeper into the challenges, obstacles and finally the success of the suffrage movement. The first page includes an Overview, Notes on Primary Sources and Definitions.

Here’s a chance for students to read documents that shed light on various opinions in favor and against suffrage, the differences of opinions within the movement as to strategy and how racial segregation played a role in the movement.

Assign just one, a few or all of the sources depending on time constraints and student interest.

Primary sources include letters, photos, reports and other documents. Each page of primary sources includes questions at the end in order for students to analyze perspectives, consider key ideas and identify bias.

Included is a one-page sheet that explains what primary sources are and how to analyze them using specific questions through a process called HAPPY. There is also a page at the end for students to apply the HAPPY process to one source.

Three DBQ prompts are included at the end with instructions on how to create a response to the prompt. An Answer Key to all the questions and the DBQ prompts are available at the end of the packet.

This is excellent practice for all high school students, particularly Honors and AP students, but all students will find these resources engaging.

This is also available as a digital resource through Easel so students may complete it online.

Please check out my other Primary Source Analysis and DBQ Teaching Resources about Women's History

* Women in Colonial America: DBQ's and Primary Sources
* Women of the American Revolution: DBQ's and Primary Sources
* Early Women's Rights 1840-1865: DBQ's and Primary Sources
* Women during the Industrial Era: DBQ's and Primary Sources
* Women in the U.S. Military during World War II: DBQ's and Primary Sources

More are always being added so check back frequently!

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Do you or your students like WWII historical fiction? In Hearts at War, Tosh and Betty come of age in Southern California only to have their lives severed by war, family and social pressures once they enter college. Coincidence will throw them together again in the Pacific theater of war as they both serve in the military. Will they be able face the challenges of war and find a way to one another? In writing Hearts at War, I wanted to bring an unknown aspect of history to light. Available on Amazon or Kindle/Kindle Unlimited. Young Adults/Adults/Interracial Romance. I appreciate any reviews!

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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.

This lesson will have students analyze and explore secondary and primary sources of information that pertain to the Japanese- American internment experience in the United States during WWII. Students will critically examine the way in which the internment camps were presented to the public through the portrayal of the U.S. government and their use of propaganda, and from the drawings and paintings of the Japanese-American internees who lived in the camps.

The Slide Presentation is full of interactive visuals, discussion topics & hands-on activities that provoke critical thought, & will encourage students to delve deeper into the ‘politics’ of how history is presented.

Materials Include:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• One 56 Google Slide Presentation
• Guided Notes & Venn Diagram
• Answer Key
• 3 Optional Extension Activities

If you liked this lesson see other related lessons here:

• Causes and Effect: Protest Movements of the 1960's
• The Affirmative Action Debate: Exploring Two Sides of the Issue
• Women Suffrage: Iron Jawed Angel (Comparing Primary & Secondary Sources)
• Journey Through the Civil Rights Gallery Walk
• Native American Boarding Schools
• Civil Rights Movements: Then and Today
• César Chavez: Analyzing Primary Sources

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This is a bundle of products about Andrew Jackson. It includes notes over Andrew Jackson, a reading about the Trail of Tears, and a crossword puzzle on Andrew Jackson.

Veteran’s Day Bundle

This three packet activity bundle has more than 50+ handouts to help students define, understand, and discuss the importance of Veteran’s Day.

Packet 1: Veteran’s Day Thank You Cards (English and Spanish)

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Instill gratitude for our Armed Services with these 20 Veteran's Day Thank You Cards. Write a note of thanks, color images, fold, and give to make a veteran smile!

Includes a mix of English and Spanish gratitude phrases, black and white images to color, and one blank card for students to create their own Veteran's Day message. Highlights each branch of the Armed Services: Army, Marines, and Navy. Includes female and male armed services members.

Use as across curriculum government/history/social studies and ELA lesson, to practice fact-based letter/note writing skills, develop social skills, learn more about U.S. history, practice vocabulary, and meet local veterans in your community. Contact your local Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW) for a list of veterans in your area.

Packet 2: 30 Veteran’s Day Activities

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30 activities to celebrate Veteran's Day! Coloring, lists, poems, writings, and more...for using critical thinking skills to learn about a national holiday.

Includes:

Democracy is...
Freedom is...
Liberty means...
The eagle is representative of...
Veteran's Day Speech
Map for listing no. of veterans/naming veterans
10 Ways to Thank a Veteran
Make your own dog-tags
Many faces of soldiers
Many roles of soldiers
What Veteran's Day means to me...
Thank you to a Veteran
My Message to a Veteran
Decorate the tombstone of a fallen soldier
Veteran Acrostic Poem
A Veteran's Poem
My favorite branch of armed services
My Pledge for Peace
Veteran's Day Maze
Veteran's Day Word Search
Women's roles in the Armed Services
How many words can you make from "veteran"
What will you do on Veteran's Day?
From a soldier's point of view: What Veteran's Day means...
The War Wall--fill in to make and display your own war wall

30 activities to help students acknowledge, appreciate, celebrate, and honor veterans and what the special day means.

Packet 3: Get Fit Action Story: A Veteran’s Day Celebration

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What is Veterans Day? When does it fall each year? What kinds of celebrations honor our veterans? Students get an introduction and definition of Veterans Day, plus why it is different than Memorial Day. Then, get ready to join the parade! Play ball, watch fireworks, and thank a veteran for serving!

Get Fit Action Stories combine reading, sight words, listening, speaking, directions, and physical education into one assignment. It's a fun, physical learning adventure!

Action Words included:
1. salute
2. clap
3. Miss America wave
4. struts
5. moves a scepter up and down
6. twirl
7. toss
8. catch
9. plays a violin
10. toots a horn
11. beats a drum
12. pedal
13. flip hamburgers
14. toss salads
15. swing bats
16. hit homeruns
17. yells, “Ewwwww” then “Awwwww”
18. “Thank you!”
19. salute
20. “Happy Veterans Day!”

This three packet activity bundle with over 50+ handouts will encourage discussions, increase understanding, and reinforce meaning of Veteran’s Day.

This is a bundle of 3 Texas History resources: Texas and the Road to the Civil War Notes, Texas During the Civil War and Reconstruction Notes, and Texas and the Civil War Crossword Puzzle.

This Texas History Bundle includes notes over The Republic of Texas and the Early Statehood of Texas, and a Republic of Texas and Early Statehood Crossword Puzzle.

This resource bundle includes the following items:

*Revolutionary Women: Power Point Lesson

*Revolutionary Women: Reading Assignment and Worksheet

*Revolutionary Women: Primary Source Analysis and DBQs

Power Point Lesson

This 13-slide PowerPoint presentation covers the Revolutionary Era between 1763 and 1783. The Pre-Revolutionary Era lasted from 1763 through 1776 and the Revolutionary War lasted from 1776 to 1783. It is an ideal lesson for the Revolutionary War period or as a stand-alone resource for women’s history. The presentation includes descriptive text as well as primary sources. It is also a good resource during Women’s History Month.

Each slide contains information and graphics that highlight how women contributed during this period. Unlike during the Colonial Era, women began to take part politically, albeit in the form of writing or in choosing to boycott British goods. Nonetheless, it was a shift in women's roles in which women did not have a voice. This period challenged Americans to ask themselves what they sought in their new country. Not surprisingly, some women and African-Americans questioned whether they too should have equality in society. This question was not satisfactorily answered as a result of the war, but it did at least offer a platform wherein some people could pose the questions.

The Power Point presentation is available as a PDF and as a PPT file, included as a bonus file.

There is also an Easel Activity and Assessment. Whether for standard classroom use, Home Schoolers or for asynchronous learning, these are valuable digital tools.

This is also available as a digital resource through Easel. Students may review independently.

Reading Assignment and Worksheet

This four-page Reading Assignment and Worksheet provides an overview of the various activities, attributes and activities of women during the Revolutionary Era. It covers the time period 1763, the end of the French and Indian War and through the American Revolution to 1783. Due to increasing pressures from Great Britain, colonists began to resist and women, for the first time, became involved on a political level, although not at the same level as men. Women's contributions will be highlighted during the Pre-Revolutionary Era (1763-776) and the Revolutionary War (1776-1783).

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. It is also ideally suited for home-schoolers or independent learners who want to learn more. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key.

Reading Assignment - 3 pages

Worksheet - 1 page

Analyzing Primary Sources

This 20-page Primary Source Analysis and DBQ activity gives students a chance to the contributions and changing roles of women during the Revolutionary Era between 1763 and 1783. In addition, there are two Document-Based Questions (DBQs). Included is a one-page sheet that explains what primary sources are and how to analyze them using specific questions through a process called HAPPY. Primary sources include pamphlet excerpts, photographs and posters. Each page of primary sources includes questions. Teaching Notes are also included at the beginning of the resource. There is also a page at the end for students to apply the HAPPY process to one source. An Answer Key to all the questions and the HAPPY process is available at the end of the packet. This is excellent practice for all high school students, particularly Honors and AP students, but all students will find these resources engaging.

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. It is also ideally suited for home-schoolers, college students or independent learners who want to learn more. Teachers can assign just a few sources to analyze or the entire packet. Student time will vary. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key.

Students can read this on their own as a homework assignment or it can be a group activity in a classroom. It is also ideally suited for home-schoolers or independent learners who want to learn more. Teachers can assign just a few sources to analyze or the entire packet. Student time will vary. A Worksheet with questions based on the reading is included, along with an Answer Key.

These resources are part of the Women in American History Series which includes individual PowerPoint lessons as well as Reading Assignments and Worksheets, Analyzing Primary Sources and DBQ's, Activities and Teaching Bundles.

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Do you or your students like WWII historical fiction? In Hearts at War, Tosh and Betty come of age in Southern California only to have their lives severed by war, family and social pressures once they enter college. Coincidence will throw them together again in the Pacific theater of war as they both serve in the military. Will they be able face the challenges of war and find a way to one another? In writing Hearts at War, I wanted to bring an unknown aspect of history to light. Available on Amazon or Kindle/Kindle Unlimited. Young Adults/Adults/Interracial Romance. I appreciate any reviews!

Thank you!

Christa Nonnemaker