Category: For Students

For Students, Videos

Solar Eclipse Resources for Your History Classroom

In case you’ve been living under a rock, you know that there is a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th! We were in the path of totality in 2017. It was amazing! Here I am looking like a big goober with my glasses and a thumbs up.

How does this apply to your classroom? You know your students will probably be discussing it. Why not take a break for a few minutes from your regular content and really enjoy this marvel of nature that only comes around every once in a while? This article has some really cool pictures of people throughout history viewing solar eclipses.

Did you know that Christopher Columbus used an eclipse to trick Jamaican natives into giving him food?! Watch the video below to learn more!

Lewis and Clark witnessed both a lunar eclipse and a partial solar eclipse when they were exploring the Louisiana Purchase.

Probably the most well-known event in US history that was connected to a solar eclipse was Nat Turner’s slave rebellion. Turner took a solar eclipse as a sign that he should lead a slave uprising. His uprising took place months later and led to the murder of about 60 people, which struck fear into the hearts of slaveowners.

The picture at the top is one of President Coolidge and his wife viewing an eclipse in 1925. I hope you get to step outside of your classroom and catch a glimpse of such an awe-inspiring event!

 

For Students, New Nation, Review Strategies, Test Prep

Branches of Government & Checks and Balances Drag and Drop Activities

I’ve been trying out some new software to add interactive student activities to the website. Try the two drag and drop activities that I added below! One is the basics of the 3 branches of government and the other is a review of the basic checks and balances of each branch.

How You Can Use This In the Classroom
  • Use it during a unit on the Constitution as a review at the end of class. (Students can do it individually on their devices or you can project it and complete it as a class. See the QR code at the bottom. Students can scan it with their devices!)
  • Use it at the beginning of class the day after you have taught the information as a review.
  • Assign it as an exercise for students who finish their work early.
  • Use it at the end of the semester to review for an end of course test.

 

Have your students scan this QR code to quickly access these activities! (You can also access them under the “For Students” page.

Do you want to see more drag and drop review activities? Use my contact form to let me know!

Colonial America, Colonization & Settlement, Colonization to Civil War, For Students

Free Columbus Interactive Crossword Puzzle

I’m trying out a new puzzle maker! I updated the puzzles I already have on the site because I like this software better than what I was using. My latest puzzle is one reviewing the basics of Christopher Columbus. Check it out here. Do you want me to create a puzzle reviewing a certain topic? Use the contact form to let me know, and I’ll see what I can do!

Colonization & Settlement, For Students, New Nation

Free Interactive Drag and Drop Review Activities

I’ve figured out a way to add some drag and drop reviews to my site, and I am SO EXCITED! I’ve already made one about the Declaration of Independence and the Preamble to the Constitution. I used to make my students memorize these passages. This would have been a great help! I can’t wait to make more of these! I’ll be posting all interactive review activities on my website under the For Students tab.