This activity explores and examines the background and impact of Sitting Bull. Students will analyze Sitting Bull’s life and point of view and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. Included in this resource: Sitting Bull POV with scaffolding questions “Spotlight On”: Sitting Bull Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

This activity explores and examines the background and impact of George Armstrong Custer, Custer’s Last Stand. Students will analyze Custer’s life and point of view and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. Included in this resource: Custer POV with scaffolding questions “Spotlight On”: George Armstrong Custer Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

This activity explores and examines the background and impact of Geronimo. Students will analyze Geronimo’s life and point of view and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. Included in this resource: Geronimo POV with scaffolding questions “Spotlight On”: Geronimo Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Why did the Battle of the Little Bighorn end in a decisive victory for the Native American forces led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse against the 7th Calvary commanded by Lieutenant General Custer? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Observations of the Custer battlefield primary source quote with analysis questions The Battle of the Little Bighorn reading passage with scaffolding graphic organizer questions The Little Bighorn Gazette - Creating a historical newspaper activity with activity sheet and rubric Sitting Bull POV with scaffolding questions Crazy Horse POV with scaffolding questions Custer POV with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the outcome of the Battle of the Little Bighorn impact the relationships between Native American tribes and the United States government in the years that followed? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

This activity explores and examines the background and impact of Chief Joseph. Students will analyze Chief Joseph’s life and point of view and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. Included in this resource: Chief Joseph POV with scaffolding questions “Spotlight On”: Chief Joseph Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

How did the Dawes Act aim to change Native American societies, and why was this approach believed to be beneficial by its supporters? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Dawes Act of 1887. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - 1911 primary source advertisement primary source with scaffolding questions The Dawes Act reading passage with scaffolding graphic organizer questions The Dawes Act primary source excerpt with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Dawes Act impact the traditional land use and social structures of Native American tribes? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

How did the Ghost Dance movement reflect the hope and resilience of Native American communities in the face of adversity? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre at Wounded Knee. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Primary source photograph analysis with questions The Massacre at Wounded Knee reading passage with scaffolding graphic organizer questions Sarah Winnemucca POV with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: What effect do you think the massacre at Wounded Knee would have on relations between Plains Indians and the United States in the future? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

How did Chief Joseph and Geronimo’s leadership and resistance efforts impact the history and perceptions of Native American struggles in the United States? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of Geronimo and Chief Joseph. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Primary source quote analysis with questions Resistance Leaders reading passage with scaffolding graphic organizer questions Geronimo POV with scaffolding questions Chief Joseph POV with scaffolding questions Spotlight On: Geronimo Spotlight On: Chief Joseph Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How do the stories of Chief Joseph and Geronimo’s resistance efforts continue to influence our understanding of American history and the treatment of Native American peoples? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Why did Westward Expansion have such significant social, political, and economic effects on the development of the United States during the 1870s and 1880s? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the social, political, and economic effects of westward expansion. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. Included in this resource: Do Now - Inferring and dividing social, political and economic effects into categories Economic Effects graphic organizer with scaffolding questions Social Effects graphic organizer with scaffolding questions Political Effects graphic organizer with scaffolding questions Pioneers and Pathways: Analyzing Westward Expansion roleplay activity Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Why did the innovations and technological advancements of the Gilded Age playa crucial role in transforming the United States into a modern industrial nation? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Gilded Age. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Mark Twain’s The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, 1873 excerpt analysis with questions The Gilded Age reading passage with scaffolding questions Document analysis with graphic organizer scaffolding questions Document #1 - Industrialization Document #2 - Urbanization Document #3 - Immigration Document #4 - Labor Movements Document #5 - Wealth Inequality and the Social Gospel Document #6 - Political Corruption Document #7 - Innovation and Technology Document #8 - Cultural Developments Document #9 - Environmental Exploitation Document #10 - Rise of Monopolies and Trusts Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the Gilded Age’s economic transformations and social developments impact the daily lives and future prospects of American workers and immigrants? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Why did the expansion of the railroad network during the Second Industrial Revolution play a crucial role in transforming the United States into an industrial power? This lesson and activity examines the background and impact of the Second Industrial Revolution and the rise of Railroad Barons such as Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Morgan. Students will analyze documents and answer corresponding scaffolding questions. They will answer the final summary question to apply their knowledge. Included in this resource: Do Now - Political cartoon primary source analysis with questions Titans of the Tracks: The Railroad Barons and the Second Industrial Revolution reading passage with scaffolding questions Cornelius Vanderbilt POV with scaffolding questions Andrew Carnegie POV with scaffolding questions J.P. Morgan POV with scaffolding questions Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Assessment: How did the technological advancements and the growth of the railroads during the Second Industrial Revolution affect daily life and economic growth in the United States? Answer key for teachers (suggested) ★Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you! ©2024 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Prehistory and Early Humans Task Cards Recording Sheet for Student Responses Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question (you don’t have to use all the cards in your activity!) • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 42 task cards covers important people, terms, and events during Prehistory and Early Humans. Terms include: Artifacts Culture Archaeologists Excavated Site Anthropologists Paleontologists Fossils Mary Leakey Hominid Donald Johanson “Lucy” Australopithecines Opposable Thumbs Old Stone Age Paleolithic Age Stone Age New Stone Age Neolithic Age Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Neanderthal Cro-Magnon Technology Homo sapiens Nomad Hunter-Gatherer Slash and Burn Farming Cause of the Agricultural Revolution Domestication Catal Huyuk Shrines Civilization Advanced Cities Specialization Artisans Institution Scribes Cuneiform Bronze Age Ur Barter Ziggurat These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Prehistory and Early Humans Word Wall without definitions Included in this resource: • Title page • 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people without definitions Terms include: Artifacts Culture Archaeologists Excavated Site Anthropologists Paleontologists Fossils Mary Leakey Hominid Donald Johanson “Lucy” Australopithecines Opposable Thumbs Old Stone Age Paleolithic Age Stone Age New Stone Age Neolithic Age Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Neanderthal Cro-Magnon Technology Homo sapiens Nomad Hunter-Gatherer Slash and Burn Farming Cause of the Agricultural Revolution Domestication Catal Huyuk Shrines Civilization Advanced Cities Specialization Artisans Institution Scribes Cuneiform Bronze Age Ur Barter Ziggurat ★★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board. Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

Prehistory and Early Humans Word Wall with Definitions and Images Included in this resource: • Title page • 42 vocabulary words/terms/important people with definitions and images Terms include: Artifacts Culture Archaeologists Excavated Site Anthropologists Paleontologists Fossils Mary Leakey Hominid Donald Johanson “Lucy” Australopithecines Opposable Thumbs Old Stone Age Paleolithic Age Stone Age New Stone Age Neolithic Age Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Neanderthal Cro-Magnon Technology Homo sapiens Nomad Hunter-Gatherer Slash and Burn Farming Cause of the Agricultural Revolution Domestication Catal Huyuk Shrines Civilization Advanced Cities Specialization Artisans Institution Scribes Cuneiform Bronze Age Ur Barter Ziggurat ★★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board. Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

2010s America Task Cards FOR GOOGLE DRIVE DISTANCE LEARNING Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 27 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 27 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the 2010s Terms include: Barack Obama Joe Biden Election of 2012 Osama bin Laden Hurricane Sandy Black Lives Matter Boston Marathon Bombing Election of 2016 Donald Trump Mike Pence Michelle Obama Melania Trump Election of 2018 Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★★ Looking for the pen and paper, hard-copy version of this resource? Find it here! 2010s America Task Cards ASSL © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

2010s America Task Cards Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 27 vocabulary words/terms/important people tasks cards in the form of a question • Answer Key Cards (you do not have to give these to students or you can after the activity) • Recording Sheet for student responses (can make enough copies for your students to answer as many questions as you’d like) This set of 27 task cards covers important people, terms, and events of the 2010s Terms include: Barack Obama Joe Biden Election of 2012 Osama bin Laden Hurricane Sandy Black Lives Matter Boston Marathon Bombing Election of 2016 Donald Trump Mike Pence Michelle Obama Melania Trump Election of 2018 Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton and more! These cards are great for stations, centers, as an independent study tool, SCOOT and other cooperative learning activities. ★★ Looking for the Google Drive Distance Learning version of this resource? Find it here! 2000s America Task Cards ASSL © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

2010s America Flash Cards Included in this product: • Title page • Full Set of 27 vocabulary words/terms flash cards with definitions Terms include: Barack Obama Joe Biden Election of 2012 Osama bin Laden Hurricane Sandy Black Lives Matter Boston Marathon Bombing Election of 2016 Donald Trump Mike Pence Michelle Obama Melania Trump Election of 2018 Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton and more! ★★ This flash card set is a great activity to use for review. I print out a few sets, laminate back to back and have the students use them for review before a test/exam. Or, you can have the students utilize them if they “finish early!” © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

America 2010s Word Wall without definitions Included in this product: • Title page • 27 vocabulary words/terms/important people (20 pages) without definitions Terms include: Barack Obama Joe Biden Election of 2012 Osama bin Laden Hurricane Sandy Black Lives Matter Boston Marathon Bombing Election of 2016 Donald Trump Mike Pence Michelle Obama Melania Trump Election of 2018 Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton and more! ★★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.

America 2010s Word Wall with Definitions & Images Included in this product: • Title page • 27 vocabulary words/terms/important people (20 pages) with images and definitions Terms include: Barack Obama Joe Biden Election of 2012 Osama bin Laden Hurricane Sandy Black Lives Matter Boston Marathon Bombing Election of 2016 Donald Trump Mike Pence Michelle Obama Melania Trump Election of 2018 Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton and more! ★★ This word wall is a great addition to any classroom or bulletin board! Each word can be cut out, laminated, and displayed in your classroom! © 2015 A Social Studies Life For personal use only. Duplication for an entire school, an entire school system, or for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden. Please have other teachers purchase their own copy. If you are a school or district interested in purchasing several licenses, please contact me for a district-wide quote.