Articles of Confederation Lessons | Guided Notes, Passages, Worksheets + Slides
A ready-to-teach 3-lesson unit with illustrated passages, three guided-note versions, lesson sheets, a review packet, answer keys, and editable Google Slides.
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Articles of Confederation Task Cards | Weaknesses, Shays' Rebellion | Grades 6-8
32 primary-source task cards in four scaffolded tiers covering the Articles' weaknesses, Shays' Rebellion, the ordinances, and the road to the Constitution.
Articles of Confederation | A History Sparks Mystery
An engaging, high-energy primary source investigation where students step into the role of 1783 detectives to decode historical clues and uncover the Sedition Printer before a military coup.
Declaration of Independence | History Spark Mystery
A printable Declaration of Independence mystery game for middle school U.S. History and Civics. Solve five clues that walk through the Declaration in order, evaluate primary sources, eliminate 15 suspects, and finish with a written CER case summary.
Feud for Fortune: The Mercantilism Challenge!
An interactive, self-contained classroom game where students compete in a Family Feud-style challenge analyzing primary sources, colonial trade, and mercantilism.
Place Value Task Cards | Rounding, Expanded Form | MC & Open Response
32 printable 4th grade task cards in two matching versions: Multiple Choice and Open Response. Covers digit values, expanded form, comparing numbers, and rounding to 1,000,000 across four scaffolded tiers.
Rollercoaster Physics | Explanatory Writing & Reading
An engaging 5-day explanatory and informational writing unit exploring potential energy, kinetic motion, and friction through real-world rollercoaster physics.
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe: Hamilton vs. Jefferson Review Game
An interactive review game turning the rivalry between Hamilton and Jefferson into a strategic classroom competition over 1790s political and constitutional conflicts.
Washington's Presidency Lesson Sheets | Cabinet, Whiskey Rebellion, Parties
Three differentiated Learn It + Practice It lesson sheets covering Washington's Cabinet, Hamilton's plan, the Whiskey Rebellion, and the first political parties.
The Great Mammoth Debate | Opinion Writing Activity
A 5-day argumentative writing mini-unit about de-extinction science. Students read informational text, take a position, and cite text evidence.
Mars Opinion Writing Activity | Argument Writing
A 5-day argumentative writing mini-unit exploring human space exploration and whether we should colonize Mars with scaffolded text evidence.
Water Cycle Opinion Writing | Argument Writing
A 5-day argumentative writing mini-unit about protecting Earth's freshwater resources with paired informational reading and evidence organizers.