Category: Teachers Pay Teachers
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History Concepts: Basketball Tournament Style
Celebrate spring basketball tournament season with a history tournament of your own.
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St. Patrick’s Day: An Elementary Social Studies Lesson
St. Patrick’s Day is a fun way to spend a day in elementary classrooms but too many resources I’ve seen don’t dive into the history of the symbols of the day. Yes, shamrocks are popular but why? Yes, you wear green on this day but why? This TpT resource highlights the historical information behind some…
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Pennsylvania Essential Social Studies Resources
Of all the Pennsylvania social studies standards, I know that teachers tend to skip the PA specific requirements. Whether its because the teacher honestly doesn’t know what to include or they don’t know the history well enough to build a meaningful lesson, it doesn’t matter anymore. I’ve created a three PA specific resources that are…
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Chinese Women’s History Short Reads
I don’t want to contribute to the deletion of women from history and that is certainly true when teaching Asian history. Unfortunately, for many reasons, the American resources that schools often use, whether it is for Asian history or world history, never include more than one woman, Wu Zetian, the only woman to rule China.…
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Addressing a Letter: A Google Classroom™ Resource
This resource came to be when I had a chance to flip through my son’s second grade social studies textbook. I thought it would be fun to build this lesson for him and I love how it turned out. First, this resource was built entirely for Google Classroom™ which means it is completely prep free.…
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World History Couples Matching Game on Google Classroom™
Celebrating all of the little holidays stops when students get to high school but that doesn’t mean they wouldn’t enjoy a themed lesson. You can still engage in meaningful learning and high-level thinking skills when you take a day off to celebrate Valentine’s Day. History is full of famous couples who actually represent something more…
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History Skill Builders
History is so much more than memorizing names and dates so stop teaching it that way. Focus on historical thinking skills to make your students successful in the study of history. What are the historical thinking skills? Yes, history does have its own thinking skills yet history curriculums ignore them when they create resources for…
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Geography Descriptive Writing
How would you describe a tree? Firstly, what kind of a tree? Where in the world is this tree because any description is going to rely on the location and type of tree. The point is, expand your descriptive writing activities to include some geography to switch up the adjectives you use. Inspired by my…
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Whole School Presidential Election Activity
In my small elementary school the teachers decided to have every student vote for who they wanted to win the presidential election in 1992. Students were given an image to color based on who the person/party they were voting for and students cast their votes. Each teacher then added their class votes to a large…
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Pennsylvania Geography for Grades 1 – 3
Pennsylvania is a great state to live. The natural beauty is stunning and should be celebrated with our students. Don’t skip PA geography anymore! This TpT resource aligns with PA geography standards in grades 1 – 3 and can be completed in one sitting or spaced out for several days. There are several pages of…
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Three Fun Games for Teaching Economics
Learn about three fun games to play while learning about economics in the classroom.
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Google Classroom™ History Resources
Now that the US is in the midst of a pandemic schools are turning to digital learning and TpT authors are catching up. I joined the ranks of thousands of teacher-authors who updated resources to work in Google Classroom™. Hopefully you can find something that works in your history classroom. Click the image to see…
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Updated Resources to use with Google Classroom™
I’ve been updating some of my resources to work as an interactive resources in Google Classroom™
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Medieval History Coloring Pages with Short Reads
Learn about my fun medieval history coloring pages for any grade level.
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Medieval History Fun in Elementary Classrooms
Fun and easy crafts to enhance your medieval European history lessons in elementary schools.
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Primaries and Elections for the Littles
Check out two resources to help you teach primaries and elections to your little learners.
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Digital History Resources in My TpT Store
Take a look at some digital resources available in my TpT store for your new emergency homeschool classroom.
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Print and Go Resources for High School World History
Some days just require a print and go resource. Here’s my list.
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Early American History Crafts for Elementary Students
Teach students early American history and add these cute crafts to decorate your room.
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Print and Go Resources for Elementary School History
Print and Go Resources for Elementary School History
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TpT Resources for Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with my collection of women-driven history resources.
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Abraham Lincoln Activities for Elementary Students
Abraham Lincoln Activities for Elementary Students
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Nine History Games to Play Right Before Winter Break
Nine History Games to Play Right Before Winter Break
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Early American History Bundle for Elementary Students
Early American History Bundle for Elementary Students
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PERSIA Charts: What are they and how do you use them?
What are PERSIA Charts and how do you use them?
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Five Benefits of Playing Cards in Elementary School
Five Benefits of Playing Cards in Elementary School
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Learning the Centuries in Elementary School: A History and Math Combination
Learning the Centuries in Elementary School: A History and Math Combination
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Tulip Mania: How to Teach Speculative Trading
Tulip Mania can be a fun and interactive lesson. Learn how.
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