U.S. History

Ideas for teaching about U.S. history to middle and high school students. Find curriculum, lessons, activities, worksheets, instructional strategies, and…
More
·
980 Pins
 49w
Keep your students learning all year long with an Escape Room to engage them at the end of the year! This resource is designed to help your students review key content from the entire year of US History with puzzles and challenges to solve. It is an immersive escape room activity that culminates in a lock box with prizes. In order to fully present the activity, you will be required to purchase additional items such as locks and black lights.
Buy lessons to start off your year and save! Purchase the bundle of American history activities for huge savings! In this bundle, you will receive all of my American history lessons – from a Carriage Ride through the Colonies to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students.
Keep your students learning during a review with an Escape Room! This resource is designed to help your students review key content from your Constitution unit. This Constitution Escape Room is perfect for a US History STAAR Review. The six challenges review different elements of the Constitution – Historical Influences, Principles of Government, Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, The Constitutional Convention, and Ratification of the Constitution.

US History Escape Room

6 Pins
Create your own study guide with a New Republic Review Lap Book. This lap book is designed to help students summarize content from the New Republic of the United States. It contains content from Washington’s Presidency through the Monroe Doctrine. You can construct the lap book at the beginning of the unit and have the students complete each section as they learn the content –or- create it at the end as a review for an exam.
Create your own study guide with a New Republic Review Lap Book. This lap book is designed to help students summarize content from the New Republic of the United States. It contains content from Washington’s Presidency through the Monroe Doctrine.
Making our US History Review Lap Book

US History Lap Books

30 Pins
American Revolution Mini-Lecture and Game - This bundle is designed to help your students review for an end of the year assessment like the STAAR for 8th Grade US History. The bundle includes a mini-lecture and sequencing game. The mini-lecture is designed for a quick review of key content this should take no longer than 10-15 minutes.
Constitution Mini-Lecture and Games - This bundle is designed to help your students review for an end of the year assessment like the STAAR for 8th Grade US History. The bundle includes a mini-lecture, Bill of Rights Scenarios and Principles of Government games.
US History Mini Lecture 8th Grade US History STAAR Colonization Through RevolutionThis activity is designed to help your students review for an end of the year assessment like the STAAR for 8th Grade US History. Each mini-lecture is designed for a quick review of key content this should take no longer than 10-15 minutes.

US History STAAR Test

232 Pins
The Events Leading to the American Revolution can be challenging for ELL students. Are you struggling with ways to support your ELL students in US History? This lesson is specifically designed to provide opportunities for your ELLs in reading, writing, listening and speaking. The leveled informational text is
Engage your students with an Era Word Wall for US History. This resource is designed for you to create an interactive era wall in your classroom. Research shows the benefit of word walls for our students. Use this all year long to help teach the concept of an era and the events that define it.
Lead your students through a discussion on the essential question of Did Reconstruction accomplish it's goals? Were African Americans granted the rights given in the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments? In this activity students will examine the Reconstruction time period through primary source images, quotes and text.

ELL US History

160 Pins
Hexagonal Thinking is a fun review game using hexagons to show key relationships between events, people, places and vocabulary terms. In this resource, students are challenged to place cards representing key ideas from the Constitution Era in a way that shows the relationship between different parts...
Reviewing for the Civil War? In this activity, students will create summaries of the different events leading to the Civil War. A graphic organizer is provided to assist your students. Once their summaries are created, they will create a Human Timeline by posting their placard (slide from the PowerPoint) and sharing their summary with the class. All of the images from the placards help serve as a visual cue for your students.
Social Studies Success Blog - using Character Quotes for biographies

Early US History

292 Pins
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success: Analyzing Primary Sources in Social Studies
Perfect for my A level - Most Influential Legal Cases of the Last Century Infographic

High School US History Ideas

211 Pins
Engage your students with a puppet debate between Hamilton and Jefferson! After reading about the point of view of the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists, your students will create a Puppet Show Debate to perform to their classmates.
Engage your students with a puppet debate between Hamilton and Jefferson! After reading about the point of view of the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists, your students will create a Puppet Show Debate to perform to their classmates.
Engage your students with a puppet debate between Hamilton and Jefferson! After reading about the point of view of the Democratic-Republicans and the Federalists, your students will create a Puppet Show Debate to perform to their classmates.

Beginning of Political Parties

5 Pins
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more! Teaching Ideas, History Teachers, American History
American History Year Long Bundle US History Curriculum with Google Slides
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more!
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
It's the end of the year! How do you keep your students engaged and focused? With CHOICE BOARDS and ESCAPE ROOMS! This bundle of resources will provide YOU CHOICES for how to keep your students learning until the last day of school. The End of the Year Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Middle School Lessons, Secondary Classroom, High School Classroom, Social Studies Lesson
Social Studies Success
It's the end of the year! How do you keep your students engaged and focused? With CHOICE BOARDS and ESCAPE ROOMS! This bundle of resources will provide YOU CHOICES for how to keep your students learning until the last day of school. The End of the Year
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more!
American History Year Long Bundle US History Curriculum with Google Slides
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more!
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
It's the end of the year! How do you keep your students engaged and focused? With CHOICE BOARDS and ESCAPE ROOMS! This bundle of resources will provide YOU CHOICES for how to keep your students learning until the last day of school. The End of the Year
Social Studies Success
It's the end of the year! How do you keep your students engaged and focused? With CHOICE BOARDS and ESCAPE ROOMS! This bundle of resources will provide YOU CHOICES for how to keep your students learning until the last day of school. The End of the Year
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
Not another packet! Engage your students with games as you prep for the STAAR EOC for US History. Social Studies Activities, History Classroom, Hands On Activities, Classroom Ideas, Teaching Us History, History Education
Social Studies Success
Not another packet! Engage your students with games as you prep for the STAAR EOC for US History.
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more!
American History Year Long Bundle US History Curriculum with Google Slides
My US History bundle has lesson plans and activities for the entire year – from Colonization to activities for the Civil War and Reconstruction. Each of these US History lessons involve an Interactive Student Notebook component and are designed for maximum engagement for your students. Every resource is a complete lesson for your classroom. In addition to these lessons, you will also receive GAMES: task cards, card sorts, dominoes, spoons, and more!
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
What a great way to review all of US History for the year! Social Studies Games, 7th Grade Social Studies
US History STAAR Escape Room Activity
What a great way to review all of US History for the year!
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success
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! Social Studies Projects, Learning Activities
Teaching Strategies for Social Studies
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!
Social Studies Success
Social Studies Success