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Teaching History Creatively!

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I am on my 26th year of teaching. I am so excited to share my creative student centered experiences with others! I love to rock out the classroom! I have taught everything from Geography, Free Enterprise, English, History and Athletic Coaching. I'm devoted to Teaching Like A Pirate: Bold, Daring, Risk Taking and adventurous! My teaching style is all about building relationships with my students. Students will do anything for you if they know you care about them.

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I am on my 26th year of teaching. I am so excited to share my creative student centered experiences with others! I love to rock out the classroom! I have taught everything from Geography, Free Enterprise, English, History and Athletic Coaching. I'm devoted to Teaching Like A Pirate: Bold, Daring, Risk Taking and adventurous! My teaching style is all about building relationships with my students. Students will do anything for you if they know you care about them.
Dawes, Homestead and Morrill Acts Illustrated
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Dawes, Homestead and Morrill Acts Illustrated

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TIMER SAVER for covering these three Reconstruction Acts. This assignment comes with 3 video links that illustrate how to create easy to remember icons for each one of these acts. YOU WILL LOVE THE CUTE MEMORY TECHNIQUES! Students remember best after sketching images of their learning. The definitions of each act are on the worksheet. Students can work independently or you can watch the videos to teach yourself how to illustrate this lesson while your students follow you. Finally, students critically think by putting all three acts on the triple venn diagram to compare and contrast each act.
19th Century Enterprises
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19th Century Enterprises

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Assignment Overview preview: You and your partners have decided to go into business together. You must select one of the seven fields in which to invest your time and resources. Student Product Preview: Business Model Conduct research into your chosen field, and create a 3-4 minute infomercial detailing your plans for your business. The concluding activity will be the students presenting at your business convention.
Plymouth SketchNotes
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Plymouth SketchNotes

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Need a short, fun, and memorable lesson on the Plymouth Colony that could take less then 15 minutes? Use the link at the top of the notes to watch "Story Time" with Mr. Beats. Stop the video and have students take visual notes as you add info of your choice. This could take as long as 30 minutes if you want to add historical information along the way.
Super Branches of Government
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Super Branches of Government

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Students will create a Branches of Government Superheros that reflects each branches "Super Powers." Makes showing what you learned fun, interesting and creative.
Searching for George Washington
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Searching for George Washington

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Save Our History: The Search for George Washington chronicles a contemporary effort to recover a more authentic view of our foremost statesman. On location at Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, this program follows the work of a team of historians, anthropologists, scientists, artists and craftsmen assembled from four continents to accomplish one goal – tore-create an exact image of this legendary founding father. This worksheet has questions that go in the order of the video so students can follow along very easily.
Civil War Band Aid:  Missouri Compromise
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Civil War Band Aid: Missouri Compromise

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Students will consider this enduring question that goes with this worksheet: Was the Missouri Compromise a Band-Aid or a solution? There are 9 questions that go with this short video. Video gets straight to the point and covers this topic quickly. **Formative Assessment after video and questions: Students will write a paragraph or 2 over the enduring question on large band aid templates. **Teacher answer key included
Thomas Paine Action figure
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Thomas Paine Action figure

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In this activity your students will have a blast creating an action figure of T-Paine. First, show the short video and complete the fill in the blank notes and then students will show what they understand by creating an action figure of Thomas Paine.
Three Crucial Court Cases
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Three Crucial Court Cases

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Need a fast way to cover Marbury V. Madison, Gibbons v Ogden, and McCulloch v. Maryland? TIME SAVER....excellent cartoons with short and clear explanation that include a description of 1. The Court Case. 2. The Ruling 3. The Significance. Each case follows with 2 critical thinking questions. You can cover this material all in 1 class period or break it up into daily warm ups.
George Washington's Accomplishments
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George Washington's Accomplishments

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Not only did George Washington lead our new country to independence, he is also considered to be one of our greatest presidents. No one had ever been president before and almost everything that President Washington did set a precedent, or example, for other presidents to follow. In this assignment, students will do the following: Student ASSIGNMENT: 1. Look over this list and choose two of Washington’s accomplishments that you feel are the most important. 2. Use pictures (use very few words, if any) to symbolically represent these accomplishments. Draw the pictures within the picture of George Washington. 3. Outside of this picture, write down why you chose these two accomplishments as the most important. Write two paragraphs, one for each accomplishment that you have chosen. Each paragraph should be at least two paragraphs long.
The War that made America Video Guide Worksheets
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The War that made America Video Guide Worksheets

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Description: "The War That Made America" brings to life a vastly important—but often misunderstood—period of American history, a period that set in motion forces that would culminate in the American Revolution. The dramatic documentary tells the story of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), which began in the wilderness of the Pennsylvania frontier and spread throughout the colonies, into Canada, and ultimately around the world. Narrated and hosted by Graham Greene, the Academy-Award nominated actor for "Dances With Wolves" and an Oneida Indian whose ancestors fought in this war, "The War That Made America" combines a commitment to accuracy with a compelling filmed portrayal of the dangerous world of the 18th-century frontier. A central figure is George Washington, then a brash and ambitious young officer in his twenties hoping to make his reputation in the military, whose blunders actually trigger the war. A primary focus of the series, and a story that has long been distorted or forgotten, is the critical military importance and strategic diplomacy of Native Americans in the conflict between the English and French for the expansion of their colonial empires. It was a war the British won, but the fruit of their victory contained the seeds of the Revolutionary War. This file comes with 5 printable's for 5 segments of the PBS movie.
Jay's and Pinckney's Treaty Readers Theatre
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Jay's and Pinckney's Treaty Readers Theatre

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This ORIGINAL and engaging readers theater will bring this typically boring material to life. Students become excited and enthusiastic about reading when they are presented with the opportunity to participate in Readers Theater. The ideal way to use this play is to put students in groups of 4 so they all have a part to read. Print copies for each students or read off of your website/google drive. A Student Reflections sheet keeps students engaged and accountable for what they are learning.
The Articles of Confederation Report Card
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The Articles of Confederation Report Card

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You students will enjoy grading the weak government "The Articles of Confederation" or "AOC." Background information starts off this packet. Students will then act as the teacher and investigate and grade this 1st Constitution. Topics for grading are: Raising Taxes Passing Laws: Amending Constitutions Handling National Affairs Handling Foreign Affairs Organizing A Government Handling of the Northwest Territory
Causes of Civil War Recipe Project
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Causes of Civil War Recipe Project

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The purpose of this assignment is to get students to creatively think about the various causes/events leading to the United States Civil War and to evaluate which events they feel were the most significant. Students will write a recipe for the United States Civil War using the causes of the Civil War as ingredients. A Grade Rubric and sample project is included.
Articles of Confederation Field Trip
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Articles of Confederation Field Trip

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This interactive introduces students to the problems Congress faced about the Articles of Confederation. Students will take a Colonial Williamsburg field trip as congressman and make decisions about what they would have done in the time period. FUN and ENGAGING. This worksheet packet holds students accountable by having them write down answers to questions each step of the way. It allows students to process the material as they progress through the simulation.
Thomas "Two Faced" Jefferson
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Thomas "Two Faced" Jefferson

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The Student Challenge: 1. Draw five pictures of Jefferson’s theories and beliefs on issues before he became president in 1800. 2. Draw five pictures on the opposite side of how he reversed his thinking on his theories and beliefs after assuming the presidency. A sample is included in the first box. A Editable grade rubric is also attached.
Athens VS. Sparta
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Athens VS. Sparta

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The study of Ancient Greece is exciting with this quick study of the government structure, daily life, and military life! This resource is designed to take AWAY your planning and GIVE YOU THE GIFT OF TIME! This GOOGLE slide deck is designed to be an easy, no-prep approach to the study of Ancient Greece. What’s Included TWO Athens vs Sparta Citizen Video Comparisons (Inside the activity) -Engaging Slides with VENN DIAGRAM drag and drop -Teacher answer key
Gold Rush:  See Think Wonder!
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Gold Rush: See Think Wonder!

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In this lesson students will use the SEE THINK WONDER strategy on Gold Rush images. This encourages students to make careful observations and thoughtful interpretations of primary sources. This thinking routine will be used on 5 images and one letter. The HOOK activity will get students interested in the learning phase of this lesson. Next, students will use the reading material answer some questions to show what they have learned. The final EXIT ticket requires students to demonstrate understanding by completing a twitter conversation with John Sutter, James Marshall and a 49er. TOPICS covered in Reading/Worksheet: Background to the Discovery of Gold Gold is found Gold and immigrants The growth of California Your purchase come with: Clear Teacher Guide SEE THINK WONDER Primary Source Activity Background Reading Material Student Worksheet Answer Key
What is Bollywood?
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What is Bollywood?

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This GOOGLE SLIDE DECK will teach your students about the interesting aspects of BOLLYWOOD. BOLLYWOOD is India’s and the world’s largest film industry in terms of films produced and released each year. Better than a worksheet, this colorful and animated presentation will help to make learning fun. Students will read text or watch a video and then answer questions on each slide. EXCELLENT for a sub. NO PREP! Your purchase includes: A Google Slide deck with all information needed to complete the assignment. A Teacher KEY