7th Grade Worksheets

Studying the Romans? This resources includes the following products to assist in the teaching of Ancient Rome and the Romans.

1. Ancient Romans-Unit of Study with activities and links

2. Ancient Roman- Secret Message Review Activity

3. Italy and Ancient Rome-A Webquest with activities and links

4. Diocles: Famous Charioteer (Reading Passage with activities)

5. Spartacus: Roman Gladiator(Reading Passage with activities)

6. Julius Caesar: ( Reading Passage with activities)

All resources are also available to be purchased individually.

Mrs. Bie Ografee Talk Show Reading Theater Scripts:

Vikings

Ferdinand Magellan

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Leonardo da Vinci

Michelangelo

Visit with a Crusader

Visit with a Victim of the Black Death

Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks

Harriet Tubman

George Washington Carver

Katherine Johnson

Tuskegee Airmen

Marian Anderson

Marie Curie

Galileo Galilei

Sir Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Jane Goodall

Moon Landing: Interview with first astronauts to walk on the moon

Rachel Carson

Jacques Cousteau

Thomas Edison

Elizabeth Blackwell

Visit with a Pilgrim

Revolutionary War Female Spies

Revolutionary War Tory

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison, Father of the Constitution

Pioneer Woman, Narcissa Whitman

Civil War Women Soldiers

Sacagaewa

Sequoyah

Lewis and Clark

Abraham Lincoln

California Gold Rush: Visit with a ‘49er

Wright Brothers

A Road trip Across the USA for Women’s Suffrage

WW 2: Women Pilots

Susan B. Anthony

Sonia Sotomayor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Louisa May Alcott

Edgar Allen Poe

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Johnny Appleseed

Visit with a Leprechaun

Visit with a Groundhog

To Tell the Truth Plays:

Hans Christian Andersen

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Edith Wilson

First Lady Florence Harding

King Tut

First Lady Hillary Clinton

First Lady Michelle Obama

First Lady Abigail Adams

First Lady Martha Washington

First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady Dolly Madison

First Lady Lady Bird Johnson

My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids on different topics, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Includes:

1. Reader's theater script on Columbus: See Sample: Christopher Columbus: A Reader's Theater Script.

REVISED TO TeachShare GUIDELINES...

2. Reader's Theater Script on Marco Polo: See Sample: Marco Polo: A Reader's Theater Script

3. Age of Discovery web quest: See Sample: Age of Discovery: A Webquest

You may find this resource of interest:

Age of Discovery Review Vocabulary-Secret Message: See Sample:Age of Discovery: Secret Message Review Activity

This Bundle Includes the following resources:

1. History of the Famous Games from Ancient Greece: A Webquest/Extension Activities

2. It's Greek to Me!(Country in Focus): A Webquest/Extension Activities

3. Unit of Study on Ancient Greece with notes, activities, links.

4. Socrates: A Reading Activity(Philosopher)

5. Greek Puzzler (Secret Message Review Activity)

6. Aesop: Reading Passage Activity(Fable Writer)

7. Aglaonike: Reading Passage Activity(Female Greek Astronomer)

See samples:

The Olympic games started in the country of Greece. Use this nine question web quest to learn about the country of Greece. Learn about Greece, a Webquest

History of the Famous Games of Ancient Greece:

Learn about the history of the games which began in ancient Greece, both past and present with this informative webquest. There are 10 questions as well a number of fun facts. Extension activities are also included(and the key).The webquest can be completed in one class period and is geared for upper elementary and middle school students.Can be used before a vacation, for a Friday activity,during the upcoming games or if you are studying the ancient Greeks. Learn about the History of the Famous Games from Ancient Greece

Mesopotamia, means “Land between Two Rivers”.This area is called the cradle of civilization and is where archaeologists have found the remains of the oldest historic people(dating back around 3000BC)People called the Sumerians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Akkadians and Assyrians, all called the region of Mesopotamia home. These people left behind many ideas which we still have in our world today.

This bundle includes the following resources which I also sell separately.

1.A Unit of study includes notes, map work, a webquest, activities and resources to help you teach your students about the people of Mesopotamia. Click here to see a preview:Mesopotamia: First Historic People

2. A fun/informative Reading Passage with comprehension questions and extension activities on Hammurabi, King of Babylon. Check here to see a preview: Hammurabi, King of Babylon: A Reading Passage

3. A webquest on the Middle East. Check here to see a preview: Let's Explore the Middle East: A Webquest

4. My Mesopotamian Review Puzzler. An activity using vocabulary words for a unit of study on Mesopotamia. Check here to see a preview: Mesopotamian Puzzler(Secret Message Vocabulary Review!

Phoenician Bundle includes:

1. Mini Unit on the Phoenicians

2. Review Secret Message Activity

3. Reading on Hannibal, Carthage General during Punic Wars

4. Reading on Hanno, Phoenician Sea Explorer

5. Purple Game

**(NOT in the bundle)**If you are studying the Phoenicians, this webquest will be a positive addition as an introduction/review to the first sea traders of the ancient world. The Phoenicians developed an alphabet which they shared to other cultures in their travels around the Mediterranean Sea. They developed the color purple and were skilled in glassmaking. Their sea traders may have traveled as far as Britain and down the coast of Africa, in a time when there were no navigational tools. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Phoenicians-A-Webquest-7251150

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WORLD LANDMARKS:

A BUNDLE OF RESOURCES

Includes:

Eiffel Tower Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/ extension activities

Taj Mahal Reading Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/extension activities

Great Wall of China Reading Passage/Comp. Questions/ extension activities

Uluru(Ayers Rock) Reading Passage/ Comp. Questions/extension Activities

World Landmark A Webquest(13 webquestions/ Comp. Questions/ extension Activities

US Landmarks, A Webquest (12 webquestions/Comp. Questions/ extension Activities

This resource includes the following:

1. Unit of Study on the Middle Ages(notes, suggested activities and resources).

2. Secret Message Review Game on the Middle Ages

3. Bayeux Tapestry Reading

4. Black Death: A Reader's Theater Script

5. The Crusades: A Reader's Theater Script

6. The Vikings: A Reader's Theater Script

7. Hildegard of Bingen(Reading Passage)

You can go to each of the resources to see a preview...

All resources are also available individually.

Gail

Each Reading passage(done in the first person) also includes a Did You Know? fun fact section, map skill activity, comprehension questions and extension activities.

Women Includes:

Mary Anning (Fossil Hunter)

Caroline Herschel (Astronomer)

Sophie Brahe:(Astronomer and Horticulturist)

Joan of Arc(Military Leader/Heroine of France)

Artemisia (Naval Commander)

Hildegard of Bingen (composer, religious leader, writer)

Hypatia (First Female Mathematician)

Enheduanna (First Known Poet)

Sojourner Truth(Abolitionist)

Ada Lovelace(Computers)

Check out my other bundle of TEN Famous Women Reading Teacher's Scripts: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/WOMENS-HISTORY-A-BUNDLE-of-10-READERS-THEATER-SCRIPTS-4409951.

This BUNDLE is great for a unit of study on ancient Egypt. Included are the following six resources which you can also purchase separately.

1. Have students learn about Ramses the Great, pharaoh of ancient Egypt with this reading passage. Additional, there are several Did You Know? facts and comprehension questions. The teacher page gives additional links and the key. This could be used as a homework assignment, enrichment or as a bell ringer activity during a study on the area of Ancient Egypt.Click here to see a preview: Ramses: A Reading Passage

2.Covering ancient Egypt? I taught ancient Egypt for 32 years and would love to share some my notes, activities and resources I used with my students. There is also a 9 question webquest: Click here to see a preview: Egypt: Unit of Study

2. Play on King Tut(Lots of information on mummies and the most famous mummy of all!) Click here to see a preview: King Tut: A Reader's Theater Script

3. Review activity: Mystery Message solved using key vocabulary words about Egypt: Click here to see a preview: Egyptian Secret Message

4. Mummies aren't just found in ancient Egyptian culture. Mummies have been found all over the world! In fact, the oldest man-made mummies are found in the country of Chile! Mummies can be naturally created or man-made. This web quest includes the different types of mummies and has 12 web questions including information on Bog Mummies such as Tollund Man, the Inca Mummies,the Taklamakan Desert Mummies of China, Otzi, the frozen mummy, the Chinchorro Mummies of Chile, the Egyptian mummies... and more. There are comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a teacher section with extension activities, additional links and the key. Great for a Friday activity, at Halloween time, or if you are studying ancient Egypt. Click here to see a preview:

MUMMIES: A Webquest

6. Let’ Meet…Hatshepsut, A Reading Passage.With this biographical reading passage, students will learn about the first female Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. There is a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extensions and links.Click here to see a preview: Hatshepsut: A Reading Passage

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians

mummies

King Tut

Use these two news stories to begin a discuss on the continent of Antarctica. There are questions for students to answer as well as a Did You Know? Section of fun facts on Antarctica. Great for a Friday, a study of Antarctica or for a substitute day!

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**Geographical web quest which introduces kids to the continent of Antarctica.**There are 10 web quests(with lots of information in the questions), 14 Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions(including several "thought question"), a teacher page with a number of extension activities, additional links and key.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Antarctica-A-Webquest-2389374

Learn about lots of interesting facts about books with this interactive notebook activity. Good for a Friday activity, for a substitute or for National Book Day or World Book Day.

What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only three presidents have been impeached. Those presidents were Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump(impeached twice). None were convicted during a trial and finished out their terms of office. President, Richard Nixon, was going to be impeached but he resigned, pressured by members of his own Republican party, before he was impeached.

Use this webquest to introduce students to the issue of impeachment, how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment.

Other Resources:

There are 10 web questions on this topic(including the Order of Succession and the Checks and Balances between the three branches of government). There is also a short Did You Know? section and several comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes the key and several extension activities. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Impeachment-What-is-this-Word-Called-Impeachment-A-Webquest-3170373

World Water Day is March 22. Use this freebie to give to students which includes several fill in the blanks and You Turn ideas.

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Studying the ocean? Looking for a resource for Earth Day or World Ocean Day? Introduce your students to Jacques Cousteau with this informative Reader's Theater Script. Oceanographer, photographer, scientist, inventor, writer and filmmaker, Cousteau spent his life studying the oceans and the marine life that lived in the oceans. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series where Jacques Cousteau is a guest on her talk show and answers questions of her studio audience. There are 10 audience questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher section with extension activities, links and the key: Jacques Cousteau, A Reader's Theater Script

2. Exploring the Ocean Blue: A Web quest, will introduce students to our oceans. There are nine informative web questions. Fun Facts, comprehension questions,extension activities and links are also provided as is the key. Exploring the Oceans, A Webquest

3. Learn about Earth Day and our planet Earth, with this informative web quest! In 2018, the theme for Earth Day is “Environmental and Climate Literacy”. Although this resource could be used for Earth Day, it really could be used throughout the year. There are 15 web questions as well as comprehension questions and a Did You Know? fun fact section. The teacher page includes extension activities, the key, and additional links. Earth Day, A Webquest

A fun/informative Interactive Notebook Activity for kids to do during the winter months. Learn lots of interesting facts about snow. •One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches  of fluffy snow. • The world's largest snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, on January 28,1887. • Snow can be colors other than white, including blue, orange, green, yellow, and purple.  Actually, snowflakes are clear. Lots more factoids... Several extension activities included, too. Gail

Free Facts about the Brain for kids! Possible Interactive Notebook Activity. June is Brain Awareness Month. Appreciate your clicking to review and perhaps, download this freebie. I'd be very happy if you'd check out other resources in my TeachShare Store. I have over 25 Reader's Theater Scripts on famous men and women in history, science and language arts as well as many web quests and reading resources in the content area of social studies and science. Always happy to gain new followers! Click the green star by my photograph in the upper right hand corner. :-) Gail My website for teachers/kids has lots of geography activities, short reads, factoids, news, career surveys, bell ringers and more.

Using the news in the classroom to introduce topics in history. A Phoenician trading ship was discovered off the coast of Spain and it is hoped that since the ship is only about 6 ft. down, marine archaeologists plan to bring the ship to the surface this year. Freebie includes fun facts about the Phoenicians and several activities as well as the news story.

Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have YELLOW in it or are the color YELLOW? Fun Friday or before a holiday worksheet activity.

You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities.

Great for a fall activity! Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things YELLOW! Grades 4 and up.

Check out these other COLOR GAMES:

1. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have PURPLE in it or are the color PURPLE? THERE are 17 statements in the complete PURPLE Game Activity. You can do this activity in one class, over a couple of days if being used as a end of the period activity or over a couple of days, if you wish to do the extension activities: Purple Game

2. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have BLUE in it or are the color BLUE? THERE are 21 statements in the complete BLUE Game Activity. Great for a Friday activity or before a vacation or when you have some time at the end of the period for kids to group together and test their cognitive skills on all things BLUE! BLUE Game

3. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have RED in it or are the color Red? This worksheet would be a positive addition for Valentine's Day or for a Friday. Grades 4 and up. This activity is also included in my Valentine Webquest/Extension activities. RED Game

4. Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. THIS IS INCLUDED IN MY IRELAND RESOURCE but you can purchase this separately if you prefer only this activity. GREEN Game

5. Need a fun activity that involves kids finding answers that have to do with things ORANGE? THERE are 24 statements in the complete ORANGE Game Activity. ORANGE Game

Perhaps, you may wish to click FOLLOW me(by my photograph).

Gail

Gail's Website for Teachers/Kids

Share with students the contribution of the 6888, the all women of color battalion who during WW2 did an important task of distribution 17 MILLION pieces of mail to soldiers. Use during Black History Month, Women's History Month or on a Friday when you want to share a piece of history!

RESOURCES YOU MAY FIND OF INTEREST:

WW 2 Female Pilots during WW2, A Reader’s Theater Script: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/World-War-2-Female-PilotsMembers-of-the-WASP-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptPlay-4378242

Tuskegee Airmen of WW2, A Reader’s Theater Script: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Tuskegee-Airmen-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptPlaybiography-World-War-2-1926283

Life on the Home Front during WW2(DBQ/Webquest):https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/DBQLife-on-the-Home-Front-During-WW2-1127932

Japanese Interment during WW2:(DBQ/Webquest) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/DBQ-Life-of-a-Japanese-American-Child-Living-in-an-Internment-Camp-during-WW2-3061985

Black History Month:(Webquest) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Black-History-Month-A-Webquest-6198003

Women History Month:(Webquest) https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-History-Month-A-Webquest-501023

Learn about the country of Qatar. Great for a Friday activity or substitute day.

There are 32 informative questions in this Test Your Knowledge Challenge on all things SWEET! Great for a Friday activity or for a substitute activity.

If you'd like the resource in Word, just let me know. If you'd like a student version, I will be happy to provide that, too.

I have similar "challenge" activities on Ireland/St. Patrick's Day, Presidents and Women Trailblazers. More to come.