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U.S. History Brain Teasers
U.S. History Brain Teasers
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These American history-focused brain teasers will help students develop logic, critical thinking skills, vocabulary and spelling skills, research skills, and general knowledge skills.

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Eyewitness: Explorer

Take a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the fir...

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Early European Settlements Reading Warm-Up

This reading warm-up features a passage on early European settlements and questions to check comprehension.

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REFERENCE

Myths About Explorers

Most people think ...... Christopher Columbus discovered America.

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GAMES AND APPS

Go Exploring!

Match terms with corresponding definitions to improve knowledge of the Age of Exploration.

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WORKSHEETS

Matthew Henson, Explorer

A biography of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer, with related activities.

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MAPS

Famous Explorers Quiz

learn about important explorers and their discoveries by taking this printable geography quiz.

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