High School U.S. History Games

Are you looking to engage your students in the study of FDR's New Deal? This New Deal Matching Game is the perfect way to get your students excited and engaged with history. The game provides slides to guide both the teacher and the student through note-taking, student discussions/debate, and the ‘New Deal Matching Game’.

Instructions: Organize into groups of 3-4 students. Each group will analyze 10 scenarios that will be presented in the next several slides. Fill out the T-chart addressing the following…

1. Which New Deal program(s) is the best match in addressing the problems associated with each scenario? Write in the letter of the card. 

(*You will use each program only once).

2. Acronyms? Write in the abbreviation. 

3. Which of the 3 R’s best applies to each of the scenarios; Relief, Recovery, or Reform? (Hint, scenario #3 is the only one that has two of the R’s)

If you would like to purchase the entire Unit, 'Mystery: What Caused the Great Depression'? (FDR Matching Game is included), click HERE.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Directions: As an individual, use the list provided below to fill in the 24 empty squares on the chart provided. List items should be written in the small rectangle of the square. You may place the items in any box that you choose, but you can only use an item on the list once. When the chart is complete, all items on the list should be used. Once you have placed all of the items in the chart, the rest of the box should be filled in with the significance of that item in the American Revolution. This information can be found in your textbook from pages 147-195 as well as in any notes taken in class on this unit. Use the space wisely so you can include as much information as possible. Hint 1: The more information you have, the better it will be!