Ancient Chinese Inventions Advertisement One-Pager Project

Students choose an ancient Chinese invention from the list provided. Then, they create a one-pager advertisement of their chosen invention. The second page has example ads that we go over before students start to create their own.

I have a page with examples and more details about this project here.

Ancient China Learning Stations

This is a modified version of my original Ancient China Learning Stations. Find more details here.

This version includes three stations for students to rotate through mini lessons about silk production, the Chinese writing system, and the myth of the Chinese Zodiac. I set up computers at the stations where students need to watch videos and have copies of the necessary handouts at the stations. Both the videos and handouts are linked on the document, which makes it easy to adapt it to an online assignment or webquest.

Fossil or Artifact? Google Slides Game

I use this Slides presentation as a review game. One side of the room is fossil, the other side is artifact. As I go through each slide, students look at the picture then move to the appropriate side of the room. It's a great way to review, while also providing an opportunity for movement.

Fossil vs Artifact Sorting Game

Here is a short game that can be used as a review or "brain break" activity. Students receive a set of cards that they sort into two groups-- fossils and artifacts.

This resource includes a full page of instructions on how to prep and implement this activity for your class, one page of 9 fossil cards, and one page of 9 artifacts cards.

Map Project

This is my rubric for the create a map one-pager project that students complete at the end of our Map Skills lesson.

Students have many different options for the type of map that they can make. However, they must demonstrate knowledge of the parts of a map.

Map Project: Build Your Own City with Math Cross-Curricular Connections

This is a more complex map project that I designed after consulting with my team's math teacher. The goal of this project is for students to demonstrate knowledge of the parts of a map and also understanding of the coordinate plane.

This is great for advanced level students, but I used it with all of my students of varying ability levels.

Forms of Government

Here is a copy of my Forms of Government slides that I use in class. Students take notes on each type.

Learn more about the Gummy Bear Governments activity that I did here.

My Culture Project

To culminate our lesson on culture, students completed a one-pager project about their culture. In each of the six boxes, students drew pictures representing aspects of their culture. This could be food, language, music, clothing, sports, religion, holidays, etc.

My "What Is Culture?" lesson can be found here.

Bill of Rights One-Pager Rubric

There are many different versions of Bill of Rights One-Pagers and this is my rubric for it. This is an easy project to complete after learning about the Constitution and the Federalists vs Anti-Federalists debates.

Students research the first 10 Amendments on the Bill of Rights, summarize what they are about, and include a picture related to the amendment.

Causes of the Revolution One-Pager Rubric

This is a great one-pager to assess understanding of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. This also helps students to sum up what they have learned and make connections between causes and effects.

Students choose three events that contributed to increased tensions between the US and Britain. It's a great way to conclude our Road to Revolution Unit.

North Carolina Travel Brochure Project

To finish our unit on North Carolina Geography and Map Skills, students created a Travel Brochure. Using Canva, students researched places to go and things to do in each region. They then found pictures to include and described why people should go and visit that place. For the final section, students got to choose their favorite place in Charlotte to feature or choose somewhere in the city that they would like to go.

Taxation Simulation

To simulate the British King imposing taxes on the colonists, I created this short Taxation Simulation to do as a warm-up activity. Students use gummy bears as their form of currency (and get to eat them afterwards). At the end, students have time to reflect on the activity and draw connections between the feelings of the American colonists.

Women's Reforms Webquest

To learn about the Women's Suffrage Movement and the 19th Amendment, students complete a brief webquest. This webquest includes a webpage for students to read and answer questions about and two speeches to analyze. The speeches are excerpts from Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Women?" and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments".