DIY Parachutes (and the Science Behind How they Work)
What kid doesn't love parachutes? My boys have gotten so many of those parachuting army men as party favors, I've lost count. And forget ...
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Cold War: The Changing Borders of Europe: 1945-1993
$ This mini-lesson will help your students understand how Europe's borders changed after World War II, during the Cold War, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. You can use this as guided notes, station work, homework, in an interactive notebook, and much more!
How to Build the Alamo: Day 5 Hands-on Learning
How to Build the Alamo: Day 5 Hands-on Learning (Free Texas Unit Study). Hands-on history brings learning alive. Look how to make the Alamo. via @tinashomeschool
World War II Hands-On History – Make Ration Cakes
Bring history alive with this fun hands-on history idea for World War II! Teach kids about making do with the ingredients you have by making ration cakes.
Learn about a dark time in World War 2 history
They didn't teach you this about World War 2 in your history class
Quick and Easy Great Depression Simulation
I used to struggle to make the Great Depression experience more real for my students; I was looking for a way to help my classes understand how the Crash of 1929 caused a cascading series of devast…
Explore the trenches of World War 1 with this activity
A few weeks ago in a blogging group, we got to talking about outside learning for the summer. Y’all Texas summer is hot, like it was over 100 last week for several days. Instantly I knew whatever I volunteered had to be outside, and then I remembered this World War 1 trench warfare lesson from […]
world war 1 trench cake
Throw a Dolley Madison Party! - All Done Monkey
Bring US history to life by throwing a Dolley Madison party! These fun activities are a great way to teach about one of our most colorful first ladies.
How did World War 1 start? an interactive map lesson
How did World War 1 start? Well, let's pull out a map of Europe and walk through how World War 1 started.
Nineteenth Century World History: 1800-1810 {Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition} - ANGELICSCALLIWAGS
There was a whole heap of interesting stuff going on in the early 1800’s. Great Britain was indeed great and steaming forth as leaders in the industrial revolution (steaming? Geddit?!); the…