Students will learn about the history of the sport of “football”, (only the USA and some say Canada, use the term, soccer) and the famous games held every four years. Great for a Friday activity to show kids that everything has a history, even sports! Includes 11 web questions, a map skill activity on the 2022 Host Country of Qatar, A Did You Know? Section, Comprehension. Questions, a Teacher page with several extension activities and the key.

Studying the Age of Exploration? This fun and informative webquest will be a great resource to use with your students(grades 4-8) There are 14 questions and lots of extension activities and links. There are also comprehension questions to use after the completion of the web quest. Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Grades 5 and up

With 15 informational web questions, this resource is just the thing to use as a learning tool about the holiday of Halloween. Bats, Owls, pumpkins, the human skeleton, the origin of Halloween, superstitions, and famous stories in literature, are covered. There are comprehension questions, lots of fun facts, extension activities(including writing in the content area), and additional links for teachers.

Have your students learn about Charles Dickens,one of the most famous writers of all times! 8 informative web questions. Additional activities/links,too. It is said Dickens used an amazing 4.6 million different words in his writing! Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. I also have a Reader’s Theater Script on Charles Dickens.

Learn about Christopher Columbus with this informative play. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series, three historians are asked by 13 audience questioners about the life of Columbus. Additionally, comprehension questions and discussion questions are included. Use with a unit on the Age of Discovery, during October for Columbus Day or for a Friday, Biography Day!

Want to introduce your students to different countries of the world? My Country in Focus series, highlights a country with a web quest, some fun facts,map skill and extension activities. Great for a one day activity before a vacation,end of year activity,enrichment or for a substitute activity.

Learn about some of the famous landmarks around the world. This web quest includes: Uluru Rock, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Mt. Everest, Dead Sea, Rock of Gibraltar, Great Pyramid, Suez Canal. Stonehenge, Sahara Desert,Abu Simbel, Easter Island and Angkor Wat. There are comprehension questions and several extension activities:

Learn about Sacagawea with this Reader’s Theater Script. Sacagawea is a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. There are 10 questioners, a Did You Know? fun fact section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, the key and additional links. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series

Learn about Sequoyah, the only person in history to invent a written language! Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee’s Talk Show Series. A studio audience ask questions of Sequoia.

On April 12th, 1861 the Civil War began.The long and bloody war that ended in 1865, took the lives of over 600,000 soldiers leaving more than 1,100,000 soldiers injured. Learn about the Civil War with this webquest. Each of the 12 questions have lots of information.I’ve also included a few comprehension questions, a number of extension activities and resource links.

A Ms.Bie Ograffee Reader’s Theater Script, an interview with Love Brewster, a Pilgrim of Plymouth Colony.Love was an actual member of the 102 Pilgrims that came to America. He was about nine years old. The play includes info on Mayflower, first winter and Thanksgiving feast. Fun facts,Comprehension questions, extension activities, links.

This mini-unit on Prehistoric cultures will assist the classroom teacher in presenting this topic of history to students.In addition to an overview and notes, lots of additional resources and activities are included. 12 question web quest,too! Did you know that historians say the needle was a tremendous advance for early man?Enabled clothes to be more form fitting to protect from winter cold!

Show kids that even chewing gum has a history with this fun/informative web quest. There are 11 web questions, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with directions, extension activities and the key.Great for a Friday, day before a vacation or just when you’d like to show kids that history is all around us!

Use this informative Reader’s Theater Script to learn about Harriet Tubman, ex-slave who became the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, a Union Spy and women’s suffrage advocate. The fun/informative play uses the format of three historians being guests on Ms. Bie Ografee’s talk show and the studio audience asks questions to the Historians to learn about the life of Harriet Tubman. Great for Black History Month,unit on the Civil War,or Women’s History Month. Comprehension questions/extension activities, key. Kids get a chance to “ham” it up and try out their acting skills!

Learn about Rosa Parks with this Reader’s Theater Script. Rosa Parks is a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about her life and contributions and how her bus ride helped to change history! There are 8 questioners, a Did You Know? fun fact section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, the key and additional links. Kids get a chance to "ham"it up and act out roles in this fun/informative play.

My Country in Focus series, highlights a country with a web quest, some fun facts and some extension activities.Skills include:reading for information and using research/computer skills. Check out ICELAND! Also have Switzerland, India, Greece, China and Russia in this series… Yes…that’s me and a “friend” I met while visiting Iceland!

Do your students ask why more women aren’t mentioned in history books?This web quest contains informational text on 15 women who have made contributions to our world. Elizabeth Blackwell,Clara Barton,Amelia Earhart,Susan B Anthony,Sally Ride,Rosa Parks,Jane Goodall,Eleanor Roosevelt,Marie Curie and Sacagawea.Extension links/activities,key. Reading for info research/computer skills. Great for any time of the year or specifically during March(Women’s History Month).

Greece, a Country in Focus. Learn about the country of Greece with this web quest. There are nine questions, comprehension questions and extension activities. Also in the Country in Focus series: Russia, Iceland, Switzerland ,China, South Korea, North Korea, Brazil,Iceland, Australia and more.

Wish to to practice oral reading fluency in Language Arts and want a biographical play?Need a quick fun Friday or day before a vacation activity? Try this fun/informative biographical play based on the Mark Goodson Production To Tell the Truth Game Show. Grades 4 and up.Comprehension questions, discussion questions and extension activities are included, too. I also have a play on Abraham Lincoln and an internet activity on Abraham Lincoln.

Great for an Interactive Notebook Activity. Have students do some of the extension activities. Covering Black History Month? Check out these resources: • Check out my twelve fact-packed Black History Month Webquest/Extension Activities: Check out my Reader’s Theater Script on Bessie Coleman: Check out my fact-packed Webquest on Martin Luther King/Extension Activities: Check out my Reader’s Theater Script on Harriet Tubman: Check out my Reader’s Theater Script on Rose Parks: Check out my web quest on First Lady Michelle Obama: