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8th grade U.S. History teacher manuals
World War II Project Menu- No prep, share and go!
This highly engaging, no prep, share or print and go project menu gives students the opportunity to be engaged in activities which deepen their understanding of World War II while sharpening their critical thinking, writing, research, and artistic skills. Since this is a PDF file, this product may be easily shared with students so that they may view directions virtually and complete project activities either virtually or on paper. Students can choose from options like: creating a photo collage (
Grades:
5th - 8th
Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary with Google Slide™ Templates
Are your students struggling with vocabulary word after vocabulary word? Have you discovered that copying the word and definition from the back of the book really doesn’t work? These instructional strategies are for you! You will receive over 20 vocabulary instructional strategies and templates designed for upper elementary and secondary Social Studies students. This resource has been updated to include Google Slide™ templates for Distance Learning. This strategy manual includes:- Say What? – i
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
US History VOCABULARY and ERA BUNDLE
Support your vocabulary and content instruction in American History - use images for key events and vocabulary throughout the year. Included in this bundle are the US History Word Wall Terms for a year, US History Era Images, and the Vocabulary Strategies Manual. These resources combined will help you teach American History content and vocabulary all year long! ⭐Please download the previews to see more information on these resources. ⭐**********************************************************
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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13 Colonies Anchor Chart Kit for the American Colonies
This Colonization Anchor Chart Kit contains the resources required to make several different anchor charts for the Colonization Era and the 13 Colonies – just print and paste! It also contains ideas for other types of anchor charts you can use during this unit. The clip art and anchor chart ideas are included in this resource.This kit is designed to help inspire your own journey in creating anchor charts in Secondary Social Studies. All are great examples for you to see and use. Clip Artists h
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Grades:
5th - 8th
To Kill a Mockingbird Teacher's Guide
Perhaps you already have a unit you've purchased from a publisher or another teacher. Or maybe you inherited a file cabinet of resources. But will these handouts help you teach this classic novel?
If you want a resource that will truly help you teach the novel, look no further. This novel has been my favorite for the past 25 years. I've read it over 100 times and have been teaching it for the past 12 years. Each year I add more to my extensive notes.
This resource goes through each chapter a
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Grades:
8th - 11th, Staff
Power to the People: Music of Social Justice No Prep Handbook for Grades 8-12
Music has accompanied every major social movement of the 20th and 21st centuries in America. Power to the People is designed to help students unpack the construction, meaning, and influence of protest and social justice music.
This NO PREP handbook includes:
-9 detailed lessons
-Reproducible student handouts
-Links to media
-Big Ideas and Essential Questions
-Authentic Performance Task Ideas
-Website with live audio/video links (listed after table of contents)
Topics Include:
-Music of
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Anchor Charts in Secondary Social Studies Online Professional Development
Have you heard about anchor charts but you are unsure how to implement them in secondary Social Studies? Are anchor charts a tool you find valuable but you are looking for more ideas? Check out my online professional development course created specifically for secondary Social Studies teachers! This online professional development course will explore the many different ways anchor charts can benefit you in secondary social studies. We will examine:•The purpose of anchor charts. •How anchor chart
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
Social Studies Anchor Charts Grade 5 (South Carolina) 136 Charts!
This file includes ALL of my anchor charts for fifth grade social studies in South Carolina using the South Carolina College and Career Ready standards. I have worked 6 years on getting all of these anchor charts just right. This document is EXACTLY what my fifth graders have in their notebooks for social studies notes throughout the year.
These charts are COLOR coded, EASY to understand, and DETAILED showing EACH step! These notes come directly from the Support Documents on the SCDOE website!
Grades:
4th - 9th
Discussion Strategies for Social Studies
Are you looking for solid strategies to engage your students in meaningful discussion? Try this strategy manual full of ideas and templates! This strategy manual has 14 different instructional strategies for engaging students in a classroom discussion - templates are included! ⭐Please download the preview to see more information on this resource. ⭐********************************************************************➬Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to you
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES BUNDLE
8th Grade US History TEKS Breakdown Binder
******Updated to reflect the new streamlined Teks as of 7/15/19*******This binder breaks down the Texas State standards for 8th grade United States History and adds vocabulary found in previously released STAAR tests. Teachers can use this binder to aid them in lesson planning to make sure their lessons are covering all of the required information found within the TEKS.
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8th, Staff
Also included in: Middle School TEKs Breakdown Binders
Stock Market Crash Simulation for Elementary and Middle Grades
This activity was created in 2008, when I first made the switch from middle school down to 5th grade. My class was getting ready to move into a unit about the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. I was afraid one of the central concepts involved in the history of the 1920’s and 30’s would be glossed over as another random fact. Many elementary and middle school students don’t really even know what the stock market is. Without a deeper understanding of the stock market, and how it is connec
Grades:
5th - 8th
Active Notes! - How to Teach Note Making Online Professional Development
Have you looking for different forms of note making for your students? Are your students bored with taking notes the same way during every lesson? Check out my online professional development course created specifically for secondary Social Studies teachers! This online professional development course will explore the many different ways students can make their own notes in Social Studies. We will examine how to combine the note making process with Social Studies skills. This course will be brok
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
"Teach the Great Depression" Project Based Learning
WHAT YOU GETThis project has EVERYTHING you need to to teach an unforgettable Great Depression unit. In this project students will learn to create a presentation, a worksheet, and teach a part of the Great Depression to their classmates. I have been doing this project for the past 12 years and it is the most memorial unit I teach. I still have students who come back and say that they will NEVER forget the day that they taught a part of the Great Depression. Check out my website below and wat
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
STAAR Grade 8th Govt and Citizenship - Little to No Prep (TEKS in description)
Notes, Activites and Stations (Check out my dashboard to see additional 8th-grade Social Studies TEKS activities)Government and Citizenship The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of government and the civic process on historical issues and events. (15) Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other important historic documents. The student is expected to (A) identify the in
Grades:
8th
Also included in: 8th U.S. History TEKS for STAAR
US History VOCABULARY BUNDLE
Bundle them both and save! Included in this resource are the US History Word Wall Terms for a year with the Online Professional Development for Teaching Vocabulary and the Vocabulary Strategies Manual. These resources combined will help you teach American History Vocabulary all year long! ⭐Please download the previews to see more information on these resources. ⭐********************************************************************➬Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:•
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Grades:
5th - 9th
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A Guide to the History of Florida
Discover the fascinating history of Florida with this multi-grade, versatile curriculum guide. Written to be a 14 week-semester course, this can easily be used as a 28 week-full year course.This guide contains 42 lessons and 14 end of week extras. Each daily Lesson is divided into: Book suggestionsWebsite linksEducational video links Journal prompts An enrichment day is provided at the end of each week, which offers various crafts, book suggestions, writing projects, field trip ideas, and movie
Grades:
K - 12th
5.2 Complex Societies and Civilizations Inquiry Design Model
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The Complex Societies and Civilizations Unit Guide
This document is a full unit plan for introducing Complex Societies and Civilizations and is designed to meet Common Core and NYS SS Framework guidelines, while incorporating CC ELA skills. Embedded in my unit plan is also an Inquiry Design Model that was inspired by C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) Teachers. NYS SS Framework
Grades:
4th - 10th
United States Imperialism- Map Lesson
United States Imperialism Unit must begin with a visual! Before students can critically think about concepts, they must be able to geographically locate the territories that America pursued during post 1860. Using textbook, class atlas, or mini research sources, students will label and color American possessions. Includes:**American Imperialism Map- Student Worksheet which includes two maps, the World and the Pacific Island Regions.**American Imperialism Map- Teacher Guide which provides direc
Grades:
8th - 12th
Writing Strategies for Social Studies Online Professional Development
Writing is more for than just Language Arts. But is writing instruction in your class more a miss than a hit? This workshop will provide you a variety of strategies to improve writing in your Social Studies classroom. Check out my online professional development course created specifically for secondary Social Studies teachers!This online professional development course will explore both learning to write and writing to learn strategies and how they can benefit your students in social studies. W
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
GHOST BOYS Teaching Companion
GHOST BOYS Teaching Companion is a 75 page book full of all you will need to guide your students through the NOVEL UNIT, GHOST BOYS, by Jewell Parker Rhodes. It is complete with vocabulary enrichment and definitions, including chapter and page numbers. The many cultural and historical topics referenced in the novel are included, with many images. The "Read About It, Think About It, Talk About It, Write About It" sections include guiding questions that will lead your students to deeper think
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6th - 9th
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Reading Strategies for Social Studies Online Professional Development
Do your students struggle with the complex text found in secondary Social Studies? Do you need solid instructional strategies to support your ELL/SPED? Check out my online professional development course created specifically for secondary Social Studies teachers!This online professional development course will explore the Three Stages of Reading and how they can benefit your students in secondary social studies. We will examine:•A Model Lesson.•Strategies for Before Reading to prepare your stude
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
Vocabulary Instruction in Social Studies Online Professional Development
Are your students struggling with all of the vocabulary required for your Social Studies course? Are you tired of using the same ole' strategy time after time with lackluster results? Check out my online professional development course created specifically for secondary Social Studies teachers! This online professional development course will explore the many different ways you can teach vocabulary in social studies. We will examine:•Dawn’s 6 Steps for vocabulary instruction •How to choose vocab
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Texas History 7th Grade Curriculum Bundle of Activities
Ultimate Guide for Mastering Historic Thinking
The Ultimate Guide for Mastering Historic Thinking is a collection of tested strategies that are perfect for any social studies classroom! RESOURCES (all 16 pages ) are visually appealing and promise not to disappoint! They are also editable to meet the needs of your students!Strategies include:How to Examine a DocumentReading a History Textbook or ArticleHistoric Thinking Skills with Extensive PracticeHow to be Attentive in Class, AND MORE!Great for:middle school social studieshigh school soci
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Enduring Issues Introduction & Writing Tips
The Ultimate Guide for teaching Enduring Issue Essays! Perfect for High School, but can also be used with Middle School Students! This resources includes two parts! Enduring Issue Basics & Practice will explore what an enduring issue is by making connections to self & current events. It addition, it will also examine examples of Enduring Issues, having students take part in engaging activities to form a deeper understanding. Tips for Writing an Essay will take it to the next level,
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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