Social Studies & History Resources

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!

This Bundle includes the following resources:

Reader’s Theater Script on Abraham Lincoln

Reader’s Theater Script on Mathew Brady

Reader’s Theater Script on Women Soldiers in the Civil War

Reader’s Theater Script on Harriet Tubman

Reader’s Theater Script on Frederick Douglass

Reading Passage Activity on Sojourner Truth

Webquest on the Civil War

Each can also be purchased separately.

Previews:

Sojourner Truth:

Women Soldiers in Civil War: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Civil-War-Women-Soldiers-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4153386

Mathew Brady: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Mathew-Brady-A-Readers-Theater-Script-on-the-Father-of-Photojournalism-4051209

Harriet Tubman: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Harriet-Tubman-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229725

Abraham Lincoln: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Abraham-Lincoln-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2066843

Frederick Douglass: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Frederick-Douglass-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229776

Civil War: A Webquest: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Civil-War-A-Webquest-6210290?st=06ceafbf80579fc61e29fcb0654c3872

Revised for TeachShare Guidelines on warfare, slavery and civil rights

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

EVERYTHING HAS A HISTORY:

A BUNDLE of RESOURCES

Use these resource to share with kids that history is all around us. This topic would be a great beginning of the year or end of the year activity. An activity I used to to with my students had the students writing a paragraph on their favorite childhood toy. What was it? Why was it important to you? What did it look like? What happened to it. This got the discussion started that even THEY have a personal history. I shared my Pinkie, a stuffed dog, that was my very favorite childhood toy( which I still have).

NOTE: If you'd like a student version so you can use it with Google Classrooms and not have the teacher section with the key, just email me via Q/A and I will be happy to send you a copy.

Bundle Includes:

Everything has a History…Even Candy!

Everything has a History…Even Chewing Gum!

Everything has a History…Even Shoes!

Everything has a History…Even Peanut!

Everything has a History…Even Football(Soccer)

Everything has a History…Even Tulips(Reading Activity)

Everything has a History…Even Pretzels(Reading Activity)

Everything has a History…The Past Shapes Our Present(Reading Activity)

TEACHING CIVICS:

A BUNDLE OF RESOURCES!

1. The Election Process(Webquest):Teaching citizenship? Students will learn about the election process including requirements to run for office, requirements to vote, the Succession Act, the Electoral College and more. There are 12 web questions, a Did You Know? fact section and comprehension questions. The Teacher Page includes extension activities, the keys and additional links. The Election Process

2. History of Inauguration Day(Webquest):

What is this event in the USA called an "Inauguration"? Taking the oath of office, a big parade and evening balls, Inauguration Day is a very busy day for the incoming President! There are 10 web questions, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and extension activities. This resource would be a great activity for around Inauguration Day to learn all about the history and festivities surrounding our country's inauguration procedures. It could be used as a Friday activity or when you are studying US Government and for Presidents' Weekend.Inauguration Day: A Webquest

3. What is This Word Called Impeachment?(A Webquest): You may have heard the word IMPEACHMENT being used in the news. Some people are talking about impeachment and the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump. What exactly is impeachment? In U.S. History, only two presidents have had charges of impeachment. Use this webquest to learn more about how the founding fathers determined the use of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution and the history of impeachment. 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, Impeachment: What is this Word? A Webquest

4.The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison,”Father of the Constitution”:Reader’s Theater Script: Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee series of plays, this Reader's Theater Script is on the "Father of the Constitution", James Madson(1751-1836), and his sharing with students the history of the writing of the Constitution. Madison who would become the 4th President of the United States(1809-1817)), played a very important role in the forming of our US Constitution. In addition to being a delegate, he introduced the first additions to the Constitution(amendments) which came to be known as the Bill of Rights. With 13 audience questioners, a Did You Know Section, comprehension questions, a Teacher Page with extension activities, key and additional links, students will learn about the writing of our important government document, the Constitution. The Constitution: A Visit with James Madison, "Father of the Constitution">

5. Presidents’ Day (Webquest):

President Andrew Johnson had a pet white mouse. President William McKinley had a pet parrot who was trained to whistle, "Yankee Doodle". President James Garfield was the first president to be left- handed AND could write with both hands(and different languages at the same time-Greek and Latin). George H W Bush liked eating pork rinds as a snack. President George Washington was a spelunker, a person that likes searching in caves. John F. Kennedy said, “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Use this presidential webquest to learn more about our presidents!Presidential Webquest">< /a>

6. Learn about White House(Webquest): Learn about the White House: Learn about the White House with 10 informative web questions, comprehension and discussion questions and several extension activities: The White House: A Webquest

Click on the links to see previews of each resource.

Iceland is in the news with a recent volcanic eruption. Learn some interesting facts about the country of Iceland with this freebie.

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http://www.gailhennessey.com. My website for teachers/kids has lots of free resources in geography, current events, career interviews, sort reads, Fun facts, bell ringers and more.

Share this possible interactive notebook activity with your students around January 15th, the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. or during Black History Month or for a Friday activity.

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Other resources you may find of interest:**

1. Martin Luther King Jr. A Biographical Play: Learn about this important civil rights leader who worked for equality in non-violent ways. Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned a world where the color of your skin did not determine a person’s value and civil rights! He was also a excellent orator whose " I Have a Dream Speech" is probably his most famous. Using this Reader's Theater Script, part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show series of plays, your students will have fun acting out the parts and learning about the life of Martin Luther King Jr., as they pretend to be in the audience of Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. There are 10 audience informational questioners, a Did You Know? section of additional facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension questions, vocabulary(which are highlighted in the play), additional links and the key.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229923?st=0639696b9d73a7f472ee8bcb777009ab

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Martin Luther King Jr. A Biographical Play: Learn about this important civil rights leader who worked for equality in non-violent ways. Martin Luther King envisioned a world where the color of your skin did not determine a person’s value and civil rights! He was also a excellent orator whose " I Have a Dream Speech" is probably his most famous. Using this Reader's Theater Script, part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show series of plays. Three of Ms. Bie Ografee's favorite historians share information on the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. as guests of her talk show. . There are 10 audience informational questioners, a Did You Know? section of additional facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension questions, vocabulary(which are highlighted in the play), additional links and the key. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6229923?st=0639696b9d73a7f472ee8bcb777009ab

I also have similar plays on Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, the Tuskegee Airmen, Rosa Parks, Michelle Obama,Bessie Coleman and others.

FREEBIES to Keep the Learning Moving Forward (Part 1)

Possible activities to use with your children or students during the Coronavirus school break to help keep the learning moving forward. Stay Healthy!

This Download includes links to Interactive Notebook Activities on the following topics:

April Fool's Day

Ireland

Women's History

Amazing Book Facts

World Water Day(3/22)

Space Day

Hans Christian Andersen,Fairy Tale Writer

Chocolate!

Trees

Fake News

Elephants

Giraffes

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Share with students interesting facts about Flags.

Check out my Flag Webquest!
https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Our- American-Flag-A-Webquest-Extension-Activities-726295
Learn about the History of the Star Spangled
Banner and Francis Scott Key:https:// www.TeachShare.com/Product/Francis-Scott-KeyThe- Star-Spangled-BannerA-Webquest-1401231

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Possible Interactive Notebook Activity to use with students as a springtime activity.

Show Kids that EVERYTHING has a HISTORY, even the tulip!

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Sharing information about the history of the tulip is a great way to show kids that EVERYTHING has a history. The resource includes a reading passage, Did You Know? fun facts, comprehension questions, Map-skill activity, Teacher page with extension activities and key. Click here: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Spring-A-Reading-Passage-History-of-TULIPS-2426247

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

The International Day of Peace is held every year on September 21st. Also called Peace Day, the first celebration was adopted by the United Nations in 1982. It would be in 2001, that nations of the world established September 21st as International Day of Peace.

Use this FREEBIE with 10 possible activities for International Day of Peace.

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Check out the following resource: Purple Turtle EBOOK: The stories involve Purple Turtle and his friends including Zing,the stuttering rabbit, Biggy Bear, Melody the bird, Squirty the squirrel and others. In each story,a topic is addressed such as friendship, honesty, conservation, getting over fears, etc. In this story, "Purple and World Peace",Purple meets Dovey the Dove, while walking in the woods. A symbol of peace,the dove is sad that there is so much fighting in the world. Purple tries to find a way to make Dovey smile.

Can use with discussion on cooperation/anti-bullying.

Grades 1-3, Aadarsh Publishing

Purple Turtle Meets Dovey

Gail

Use this free resource as a possible Interactive Notebook Activity.

Other Resources on this topic:

1. Wright Brothers( A Webquest): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Wright-Brothers-and-the-AirplaneA-WebquestExtension-Activities-628501 and Wright Brothers, A Reader’s Theater Script: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Wright-Brothers-Wilbur-and-Orville-A-Readers-Theater-Script-4536348

2. Bessie Coleman( Reader’s Theater Script): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Bessie-Coleman-AviatorReaders-Theater-Script-1687487

3. Amelia Earhart (Reader’s Theater Script): https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Amelia-EarhartBiographical-PlayTo-Tell-the-Truth-Play-348663

4. Aida de Acosta: Aida de Acosta did something really amazing in 1903. She became the very first woman to fly a powered aircraft all by herself. In fact, Aida, piloted the dirigible six months before the Wright Brothers would make their historic flight. Even more amazing, she kept what she had done a secret for almost thirty years! https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Womens-HistoryAida-de-AcostaFirst-woman-to-fly-a-powered-aircraft-3696573

5. Learn about the Tuskegee Airmen with this play. The format is a Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series where the studio audience asks questions of Charles A. Anderson, one of the Tuskegee Airman. Audience members ask questions of the guest. Included are Did You Know? facts, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities, links and the key. https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Tuskegee-Airmen-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptA-Visit-with-1926283

I visited Vienna and took a photograph of the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial(also called the Nameless Library). Perhaps, you may find this short activity of interest to use with your students.

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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.

Use this free handout to share information on the Vikings. Included are several extension activities to use with students to learn about the Vikings.

Leif Eriksson Day is October 9th.

* There are different spellings for his name.

Possible Resource of Interest:

Studying the Vikings? Looking for a Reader's Theater Script in Social Studies? Check out this script on the Vikings and Leif Ericsson and his father, Erik the Red. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of plays, Leif Ericsson and his father, Eric the Red are guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. They share information about their lives and the Vikings. There is a Did You Know? section of fun facts, reading comprehension questions and a teacher section with lots of extension activities, links and the key.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Vikings-Leif-Erikkson-and-Eric-the-RedReaders-Theater-Script-3382114 My play on Leif Eriksson and his dad, Erik the Red.

Students will learn about the history of the sport of "football", (only the USA and some say Canada, use the term, soccer) and the famous games held every four years.

Great for a Friday activity to show kids that everything has a history, even sports!

Includes 11 web questions, a map skill activity on the 2022 Host Country of Qatar, A Did You Know? Section, Comprehension. Questions, a Teacher page with several extension activities and the key.

Introduce students to the Pacific island of Guam, a U.S. Territory.

There are 9 Webquestions, a Did You Know? fact section and a Teacher Page with extension activities and keys to the web quest and key to the Comprehension questions.

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In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set out on an amazing adventure, in an attempt to voyage around the world. Although he did not complete the journey, several of his crew did complete the trip. This Reader's Theater Script provides lots of information about the Age of Exploration and Magellan's voyage in a fun/informative method. There are 13 audience questions, Did you Know? fun facts, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities, key and additional links for teachers.

You may also find the following resources of interest:

1.Age of Discovery: A Webquest: Age of Discovery, A Webquest

2. Age of Discovery-Secret Message Review Activity: Age of Exploration, A Secret Message Review Activity

3. Columbus: A Reader's Theater Script:https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Christopher-Columbus-A-Readers-Theater-Script-6442153?st=70805eb6b81d11b45a16b613fc6b11fd</a>

4. Learn about Michelangelo, one of the world's greatest sculptor and painter, with this reader's theater script! Included are 7 questioners, comprehension questions, a Did You Know? section, a teachers page with extension activities, links and the key.Great addition to a unit on the Renaissance,art history or for a Friday biography day! Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series.Audience Questioners ask questions of Michelangelo:Michelangelo, A Reader's Theater Script

5. Studying the Renaissance? Studying famous artists in history?Need a biographical play to use with your students? Try my Reader's Theater Script on Leonardo da Vinci. Includes comprehension questions and extension activities. Great addition to a study of the Renaissance, art history or a Friday biography day! Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show Series, studio audience questioners ask da Vinci questions about his life.Leonardo daVinci, A Reader's Theater Script

6. Marco Polo: Use this informative Reader's Theater Script to learn about Marco Polo. Marco Polo helped to start the Age of Discovery with his book on his adventures to China. The fun/informative play uses the format of Marco Polo being a guest on a talk show and the studio audience asks questions about his life. Great for a Friday biography, for a unit of study on the Age of Discovery or a unit of study on China.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Marco-Polo-A-Readers-Theater-ScriptExplorer-2066128?st=532e7a70c6d708e0d5da8fdd56a83a44

OTHER PLAYS:

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

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

Elizabeth Blackwell

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

Elizabeth Blackwell

Amelia Earhart

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Blackwell

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