The Ike Age

A 3-part social studies and literacy sequence aligned to 8th-grade standards (CCSS RI.8.1, WHST.6-8.1), guiding students through reading historical evidence, sorting strong proof, and drafting an evidence-backed argument about ancient Egyptian pyramid builders with dedicated special education supports.

A history lesson investigating the mounting friction between the thirteen American colonies and Great Britain. Students analyze key flashpoints like the Stamp Act and Boston Massacre through structured cause-and-effect scaffolds and historical academic vocabulary.

A guided foundational reading and evidence guide for Scaffold 1, detailing the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre with embedded annotation cues, text-dependent checks, and a bridge to cause-and-effect mapping.

A comprehensive four-week entrepreneurship timeline guiding Grade 7-9 students through ideation, production, marketing, and post-market financial reflection.

A middle school history writing and source analysis toolkit featuring standard and differentiated reference guides for 6th and 7th graders. Guides break down historical perspective analysis and the step-by-step paragraph writing structure using engaging, grade-level scaffolds.

A foundational vocabulary and transition reference sheet for Scaffold 3, featuring 7 historical content terms and 7 cause-and-effect connectors with definitions, sentence frames, and scaffolded practice.

A week-long historical inquiry unit on Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau, covering their primary ideas of natural rights, separation of powers, and the social contract.

A comprehensive pre-reading geopolitical and cultural investigation preparing middle school students for *A Long Walk to Water* by Linda Sue Park, examining Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya across history, culture, and water access.

A cause-and-effect graphic organizer exploring how the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre sparked colonial resistance and led to the American Revolution. Includes structured analysis boxes and a synthesis extension question.

A weekly unit sequence exploring the physical geography of Africa, the trans-Saharan gold-salt trade, and the major technological and cultural innovations of ancient Sumer. Tailored with high-support, high-rigor scaffolds designed for SPED students.

An 8th-grade U.S. history study exploring the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord. Features a dedicated two-page historical reading alongside a companion map-based analysis worksheet.

A 2-page scaffolded worksheet featuring key vocabulary with Spanish cognates, a comprehensive reading on the 5 North American cultural regions (Arctic, Northwest Coast, Great Plains, Southwest, Eastern Woodlands), regional prediction tasks, an extension question, and an exit ticket.