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High school social studies study guides on sale
APUSH - Ultimate Timeline Review Activities BUNDLE (Periods 1-9) - AP US History
This APUSH Timeline Review Activity BUNDLE is a great resource to help your students with analyzing and reviewing the key topics and themes for Periods 1-9 of the AP U.S. History curriculum. (Answer Keys Included for all 9 Periods!)This is a great resource for reviewing ALL 9 Periods during the school year, as well as for reviewing at the end of the school year for the AP Exam.Students will be using their prior knowledge to help them with completing these Review Handouts. This is a great skill b
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8th - 12th
Five Little Indians Lessons - Novel Study - Contemporary Indigenous Issues Unit
Supporting Reconciliation Through Understanding and Inquiry Designed to Support the BC Indigenous-Focused Graduation Requirement ** This novel is featured in my blog: BC Education’s commitment to Reconciliation, BC Focused Educational Resources & Five Little Indians **This novel study supports the award-winning book, Five Little Indians, written by Michelle Good, while also examining the topics of:· Residential Schools· Searching for Unmarked Graves· Sexual Exploitation/MMIWG2S· Sixties Scoo
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
THE SOUND OF MUSIC STUDY GUIDE/MOVIE GUIDE (ANSWER KEY INCLUDED)
The hills are alive with Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music"!For as long as I can remember, this has been one of my most favorite Broadway musicals. I love sharing the powerful story and the beautiful songs from "The Sound of Music" with my students."The Sound of Music" is a wonderful introduction to other Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals.This movie guide includes thirty chronological questions to keep your students engaged while viewing this classic movie musical.The answer key is i
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Also included in: Broadway Musicals Movie Guides Bundle
The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Guided Reading Worksheet
This lesson contains a complete guided reading worksheet with 25 questions (answer key included!) for The Gettysburg Address, speech by Abraham Lincoln. This lesson also includes a very important "Historical Fact Sheet" to help students complete this assignment. Note: In order to protect the answer key from student's prying eyes, I have removed the key from the thumbnail view. But rest assured, the key is included with your purchase.Since many school text books are revised yearly, I have made a
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9th - 12th
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Ancient History unit studies! Bundled! 20% off!
All the following unit studies are included! You can read the description on each individual one to get more details. 1. Precivilization/Mesopotamia, also includes some history learning tips videos 2. Ancient Egypt, mini unit study, has less video watch time than my other unit studies 3. Ancient Hebrews, also included are a couple videos discussing antisemitism. 4. Ancient Minoan and Greeks 5. Rise of Rome and the Roman Republic 6. The Roman Empire
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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APUSH - Period 5 Timeline Review Activity (1844-1877) - AP US History
This timeline graphic organizer is a great resource for helping students use their prior knowledge skills to identify, analyze, and explain many of the key events of Period 5 (1844-1877) in AP U.S. History and assess their impact on American History. (Answer Key Included!)Students will be using their prior knowledge of the time period to help with completing the assignment. This is a great activity to use for reviewing the key topics of Period 5 to go along with your teaching unit for this time
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8th - 12th
Fall of the Ottomans & WWI/WWII in the Middle East.
This unit study gives an overview of the period between the late 1500’s and 1914. The unit study goes through the various problems the Ottoman Empire developed until it became the “sick many of Europe” It also covered the attempts to reform the Ottoman Empire. The final fall of the Ottoman Empire takes place because of WWI. It also walks you through the entire period of WWI and WWII in the Middle East.You can watch all the lectures for free here:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2fCeCuJ
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Rise of the Ottomans.
This unit study covers the rise of the Ottomans. It explores the major Sultans and their achievements. You can watch all the videos for free here.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2fCeCuJMoZ21tdMV3wk6xVkvYq8Ir3cThe unit study includes: Questions to think aboutObjective question with answersShort answer questions, with bullet point answersSuggested activities to learn moreResources to learn moreA chart on the Ottoman Sultans
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History of Ancient Rome, the Republic and Empire! bundled!
This bundle includes both unit studies I offer on Rome. You can look at the details in the each Indvidual unit study to see what you get. Get 10% off if you buy the bundle!
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Roman Empire, unit study with video lectures!
The Roman Empire unit study, David, and History for the Ages (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This unit study will cover all the major events regarding the Roman Empire, as well as a brief overview of the Byzantine Empire. It will cover all the major emperors during this time, how the Roman Empire became a Christian civilization, and the fall of the Roman Empire. I also included a couple supplemental videos
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: History of Ancient Rome, the Republic and Empire! bundled!
APUSH- Semester Timeline Review Handouts & Activities (Periods 1-5)- Test Prep
This APUSH Semester Timeline Review BUNDLE is a great resource to help your students with analyzing and reviewing the key terms, topics and themes for Periods 1-5 of AP U.S. History. This is a great resource for reviewing Periods 1-5 for the first semester, as well as for reviewing at the end of the school year for the AP Exam.(Answer Keys Included!)This can be used to review with your students in class or can be used as an independent activity to help your classes with reviewing all of the key
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7th - 12th
APUSH - Period 4 Timeline Review Activity (1800-1848) - AP US History
This timeline graphic organizer is a great resource for helping students use their prior knowledge skills to identify, analyze, and explain many of the key events of Period 4 (1800-1848) in AP U.S. History and assess their impact on American History. (Answer Key Included!)Students will be using their prior knowledge of the time period to help with completing the assignment. This is a great activity to use for reviewing the key topics of Period 4 to go along with your teaching unit for this time
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8th - 12th
Unit study Islam, Umayyads and Abbasids
This unit study gives a general overview of the rise and core characteristics of Islam, it also explain the history of two early dynasties that ruled over the Middle East. The Umayyads and Abbasids. You can also watch all the lectures for free here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2fCeCuJMoaIwE0f7VfXyp5qfUYi_fDE&si=K9eh7HbzdUJY-oBnIt includes Questions to think about Objective questions with answers Open Ended questions with answers Two charts to help summarize the Umayyads and Abb
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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WWII unit study, you can see the lectures for free, before you buy!
This is a great unit study for homeschooling parents! You get access to all my WWII video lectures. By watching the videos and doing this unit study your children will have a great grasp of WWII. You can find all the videos for free here! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2fCeCuJMobPL-dhI1dZcdBCdfKIw4-E&si=NRf0ex11i4lrOq0aIn this unit study 1. A pdf file with the following. 2. A link to the playlist, all the videos will be in order. (You can of course watch those regardless for free)
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7th - 12th
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APUSH Periods 1 & 2 Timeline Review Activity (1491-1754) - AP US History
This timeline graphic organizer is a great resource for helping students use their prior knowledge skills to identify, analyze, and explain many of the key events of Periods 1 & 2 (1491-1754) in AP U.S. History and assess their impact on American History. (Answer Key Included!)Students will be using their prior knowledge of the time period to help with completing the assignment. This is a great activity to use for reviewing the key topics of Periods 1 & 2 to go along with your teaching u
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8th - 12th
2 for 1 Unit Study How to study history and Precivilization/Mesopotamia
What you get! All the video lectures can be found for free! Unit Study- History learning tips, Precivilization and Mesopotamia, David & History for the Ages. (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This is a two for one unit study. The first 4 videos are shorts simply explaining dating systems, how to read Roman numerals, what are primary sources and a video with good examples of primary sources. The next three
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Ancient History unit studies! Bundled! 20% off!
Unit study Industrial Rev. and Progressive years, with free lectures.
Unit Study on the Industrial Revolution, Progressive years and 19th century ideologies. David & History for the Ages. (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This unit study covers the period of the 19th century focusing on the causes and impacts of the Industrial Revolution and the impacts of the Progressive years. It also has a video discussion of some of the more important ideologies created in the 19th cent
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Unit study, Scientific Rev. & Enlightenment, with free lectures.
Unit Study on the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment and Life in the 1700’s ! David & History for the Ages. (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This unit study covers the period of the 1600’s and early 1700’s. It focuses on the causes of the Scientific Revolution, discusses some core ideas and examples of key events during the period. It also covered the major Enlightenment thinkers of the time and how th
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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CHEAT SHEET LAST MINUTE GLOBAL REGENTS PREP
THE PICTURE WILL MAKE SENSE ONCE YOU PURCHASE!!
I like to call this a cheat sheet. Not for the kids to actually bring with them to the test but a crash course last minute review packet that highlights many common questions/facts/themes that they will see on a state assessment.
How I developed this is out of necessity when I had to teach an AIS class where kids were retaking the state assessment after failing multiple times.
What I did was look back at the last 10 years of all NY state regent
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8th - 10th
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Unit study, unification of Italy and Germany + 19th century Colonization
Unit Study on the unification of Italy and Germany and 19th century colonization of Africa and Asia. David & History for the Ages. (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This unit study covers the period of the 19th century focusing on the events that led to the unification of Italy and Germany as well as covering the causes and impacts of Colonization in Africa and Asia during the 19th century. You can watch
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Unit study, Monder Monarchs England and France
Unit Study on the Modern Monarch of England and France ! David & History for the Ages. (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This unit study covers the period of the 1600’s and early 1700’s. Focusing on the Stuart family, the Glorious revolution and the rise of Absolutism in France You can watch all the videos for free here there is a total of about one hour of watch time: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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APUSH - Period 8 Timeline Review Activity (1945-1980) - AP US History
This timeline graphic organizer is a great resource for helping students use their prior knowledge skills to identify, analyze, and explain many of the key events of Period 8 (1945-1980) in AP U.S. History and assess their impact on American History. (Answer Key Included!)Students will be using their prior knowledge of the time period to help with completing the assignment. This is a great activity to use for reviewing the key topics of Period 8 to go along with your teaching unit for this time
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8th - 12th
Personality Unit Test for Psychology: Matching, Multiple-Choice, & FRQ
This unit test has 10 matching, 20 multiple-choice, and 1 free response question. The test was designed for an AP classroom but I have used parts for a general psychology class. There is an answer key included.Topics:Psychodynamic perspective on personalityHumanistic perspective on personalityTrait perspective on personalitySocial-Cognitive perspective on personalityId, ego, and superegoDefense mechanismsCarl JungSigmund FreudAbraham MaslowSelf-ActualizationCarl RogersLocus of ControlLearned H
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Psychology Curriculum Custom Bundle
Unit Study, The Cold War, with free lectures
Unit Study on the Cold War (This is not to be copied or shared with anyone without direct permission, it is meant to be used by a single household) This is one of my shortest unit studies, and it covers the causes of the Cold war, key events during the war and the events leading to the “end” of the Cold War. You can watch all the videos for free here there is a total of about one hour of watch time:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP2fCeCuJMobIj9ZNfR4L9iy-SZ7AQbJAIt includes questions to t
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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