American History Interactive Notebook Pages

These two new downloads feature Interactive Notebook pages for US History from the early colonies through the American Revolution and the Constitution and Early America. Both sets of Interactive Notebook pages include graphic organizers, creative foldables, timelines, and more!

These are incredible resources for getting students engaged and active in their learning and allowing them to be creative with their notes. In addition to all the printable sheets, your download includes sample pictures of student samples for ease of use and to show students.

Topics covered in the first set include:

• Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies
• Characteristics of the New England, Southern, and Middle Colonies
• The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townsend Acts, & Intolerable Acts
• The Proclamation of 1763
• Patriots and Loyalists
• The ideas of John Locke, Thomas Paine, & Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry
• The Declaration of Independence
• Major events of the Revolutionary War
• Vocabulary activities and more!

 

Topics covered in the Constitution through Early America download include:

• Articles of the Constitution
• George Washington's 1st Cabinet
• Comparing Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
• The Whiskey Rebellion
• The XYZ Affair
• The Alien & Sedition Acts
• The Monroe Doctrine
• Marbury v. Madison and other early Supreme Court cases
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Lewis & Clark Expedition
• The War of 1812
• Andrew Jackson and the "Common Man", the Indian Removal Act,  and his battles again the National Bank and Nullification
• The Battle of the Alamo
• Manifest Destiny
• Vocabulary activities and more!

These Interactive Notebook resources are sure to help your students enjoy learning early American History and have a better understanding of important concepts, events, and people!

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Beautiful and Engaging Tokugawa Japan PowerPoint Lesson

This amazing PowerPoint on Tokugawa Japan covers everything students need to know about this period of Japan's history! It begins with the Warring States period with info on shoguns, samurai, daimyo, Oda Nobunaga and more.

The PowerPoint then moves on to cover the rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate, its effect on Japan, and Japanese culture during the period. The last few slides describe the arrival of Europeans to Japan, Matthew Perry's visit to Tokyo, the eventual fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Meiji Restoration.

I believe this is definitely one of the most engaging, visually-stunning PowerPoints I have created and always keeps my students focused and into the lesson!

You can download this PowerPoint for your classes today by clicking here!

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New Back to School Snapchat Summer Story Project!

This fun project combines the app almost all of your students are obsessed with - Snapchat - with a great Back to School activity to help you get to know your students and them to get to know each other!

  

Students create Snapchat Stories on an included template that show what they did during the summer! There are 4 scenes to show a variety of things they did that are set up just like the real Snapchat with a picture and caption. They can then share these with the class or hang them up in your room as decoration.

Included is a student example, rubric for grading, directions page, and 1 page of printable iPhone templates - everything you need for this fun, engaging back-to-school project! I guarantee your students will love this assignment as it's a fun twist on back to school with the hottest app out there.

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You can download this project by clicking here now!

Constitutional Convention Pop-Up Figures "Rise of Democracy" Lesson

This wonderfully creative lesson has students creating pop up figures of 6 Founding Fathers to learn about those who helped create America's Constitution at the Constitutional Convention.

Included is the PowerPoint is a printable sheet with 6 Founding Fathers to cut out: James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Roger Sherman, and George Mason. Students then place these onto an included printable graphic organizer that follows along with a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation.

The PowerPoint comes covers the essential information students need to know about each figure's contributions to America's Constitution as well as the key concepts and Compromise's that hep create the American government.

This lesson is amazing for your visual and kinesthetic learners as they are creating a fantastic visual representation of Founding Fathers literally rising up out of their notebooks.

You can find a similar best-selling resource here with the Rise of Dictators Pop Up Figures Lesson Plan!

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New Age of Discovery Explorers Magic Portrait PowerPoint

This amazing, magical lesson includes a PowerPoint of leading explorers of the Age of Discovery, including Da Gama, Columbus, Magellan, Cartier, Zheng He, and more - all brought to life through amazing "Harry Potter" style magical portraits.

Each slide includes essential information about each explorer, as well as the magic portraits in which the faces blink, smile, laugh, and look around the room.

Your students will be AMAZED at these visuals and will not take their eyes off of your screen!

Also included is an exit ticket based on what students learned from the PowerPoint as well as a directions page on how to easily get your lesson to play perfectly.

This is a truly amazing, dynamic activity that will engage your visual learners and have your students gasping when they see Hernan Cortes smile and wink at them! I promise they will be howling with delight!

If you like this lesson and are looking for more, click here for more cool Magic Portrait lessons.

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Teach Your Students About the Civil War in 3D!!

This amazing, fun lesson on the American Civil War features a dynamic, visually engaging PowerPoint with 29 slides of true 3D images that will captivate your students!

Each slide pairs 3D images with easy-to-follow notes on everything students need to know about the Civil War based on state and Common Core Standards.

All of the following are covered in the presentation through notes an fantastic 3D images:

Resources of the Union and Confederacy
Soldier's Experiences
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Hampton Roads and the Monitor Vs. Merrimack
Shiloh
Antietam
The Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg
The Gettysburg Address
Sherman's March
Appomattox Court House
Lincoln's Assassination
Effects of the Civil War
And more!

I pass out 3D glasses to students as they enter the room and their excitement is so contagious. Engagement for this lesson is always through the roof. This is a guaranteed amazing lesson your students will remember years later!

You can also purchase a class set of 3D glasses by clicking here!

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Year-End Teacher Evaluation Survey for Students & Reflective Teachers

This download is a 2 page end-of-course survey for students to complete about the class to help you the teacher better understand how the year when and reflect on what to change for the next year.

The first page includes 12 statements about your class that students rate from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree". Each of these statements is something that surely apply to any social studies class. Some examples are:

"The grading system was fair"
"In class assignments were useful and helped me to learn the material.
"The amount of homework was fair."

There are also 4 editable spaces for you or your students to add your additional class characteristics to rate.

On the 2nd page are 6 open-ended response questions in which students are asked to explain what they liked, disliked, and more about the class.

This is a great tool for effective reflective teaching practices. Each year I give my students this survey to complete anonymously for invaluable feedback about what helped them learn most throughout the year. Every year I gain a new insight about an aspect of my teaching that makes me a better teacher.

You can download this resource and use it for your class by clicking here!

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