Analytical frameworks for interpreting history, geography, and civic information. Equips learners with tools for chronological sequencing, map literacy, and critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources.
A classroom anchor chart summarizing key geographic facts about Australia and Antarctica, including climate distinctions, ocean boundaries, and important vocabulary like "Marsupial" and "Outback."
A student activity worksheet where students record their trip details, including starting and destination cities, directions using compass terms, and distances measured with a scale.
Student mapping worksheet for the Southern Hemisphere. Includes a word bank, directional compass, and stylized landmass silhouettes for students to label Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand, and surrounding oceans, plus a reflection section.
A student-facing map of North and South Carolina featuring major interstates and cities, paired with a page of printable paper strip rulers calibrated to the map's scale.
Visual slide deck for a 3rd-grade lesson on Australia and Antarctica, featuring embedded video, pause point guides, key geographic facts, and clear activity instructions with high-contrast, accessible design.
A presentation to guide the 3rd-grade geography lesson, including a hook discussion, key map terminology, an embedded instructional video, and activity instructions.
A comprehensive teacher lesson plan for 3rd-grade geography, covering the objective, materials, and step-by-step procedure for the Southern Road Trip activity.
A comprehensive teacher guide with setup instructions, a pacing guide, an answer key for the simulation, and discussion prompts.
A worksheet for students to record their findings during the simulation, including a log for absolute/relative location and reflection questions.
A teacher guide outlining the lesson plan, objectives, materials checklist, and discussion prompts for teaching absolute vs. relative location.
Scenario cards for students representing different emergency calls, each providing an absolute location (coordinates) and a situational description.
A student worksheet for the scavenger hunt activity, featuring sections for recording relative and absolute locations with space for reflection.
A fictional regional map of 'Isla Verde' featuring a latitude and longitude grid, relief bases, and key landmarks for the simulation.
A generic, grid-based schoolyard map document used for teaching absolute vs. relative location concepts through a coordinate system and landmark placement.
Visual slide deck for a geography lesson on absolute vs. relative location, featuring a YouTube video embed, key definitions, and scavenger hunt instructions.
A high-energy presentation guiding students through the earthquake relief simulation, including video links and mission briefing slides.
A detailed facilitation guide for teachers including learning objectives, vocabulary, a step-by-step procedure with video pause points, and a graphic organizer answer key.
A comprehensive student worksheet featuring a video-guided graphic organizer for the Five Themes of Geography and a creative two-sided postcard activity to apply concepts of physical and human characteristics in New Orleans.
A visual presentation for a 5th-grade geography lesson on 'Place' vs. 'Location', featuring an embedded YouTube video about New Orleans, interactive pause points, and instructions for a creative postcard activity.
A comprehensive teacher guide for the Map Scouts lesson, including instructional scripts, video pause points, a student activity answer key, and differentiation strategies for 1st-2nd grade students.
Plan de formation complet fusionnant micro-timing, logistique, liens de veille et références aux supports pédagogiques pour les 2 jours. Mis à jour pour refléter le recentrage sur la posture de professeur-documentaliste.
Document de fond fusionnant les notes théoriques du formateur, le corpus de référence et le glossaire des tropes pour une expertise complète. Focus recentré sur la posture du professeur-documentaliste et la psychologie du lecteur adolescent.
An answer key and grading guide for the Desert Wonders end-of-unit assessment.
A comprehensive end-of-unit assessment covering geography, climate, resources, culture, and states and capitals of the Southwest.
A printable matching card game for students to learn the states and capitals of the Southwest region.
An instructional slide deck exploring the four states of the Southwest and their capital cities, featuring key facts and cultural landmarks.
An answer key and teaching guide for the Desert Rhythms culture worksheet.
A student worksheet exploring the cultures of the Southwest, focusing on Native American traditions, Spanish influence, and vocabulary.
A visual slide deck exploring the vibrant cultural history of the Southwest, featuring Native American traditions, Spanish influence, and modern regional life.
An answer key and teaching guide for the Earths Treasures resources worksheet.
A student worksheet exploring the natural resources of the Southwest, featuring resource sorting, a reading on water management, and comprehension questions.
An instructional slide deck exploring the natural resources of the Southwest, including mining, oil, ranching, and the critical importance of water management.
An answer key and teaching guide for the Sizzling Skies climate worksheet.
A student worksheet exploring the arid climate of the Southwest, focusing on plant and animal adaptations and the impact of drought.
An instructional slide deck exploring the arid climate of the Southwest, explaining desert conditions and how plants and animals adapt to extreme heat.
An answer key and teaching guide for the Canyon Lands geography worksheet.
A reading comprehension worksheet focusing on Southwest geography, featuring a passage on landforms, vocabulary matching, and short-answer questions.
A visual slide deck introducing the geography of the Southwest, focusing on the four states, the Colorado River, and key landforms like plateaus, mesas, and buttes.
A comprehensive answer key and teacher guide for the Southwest Explorer Log. Includes sample answers, a grading rubric for the postcard task, and instructional tips for classroom delivery.
A 3-page student explorer log for 4th graders to record their findings about the Southwest. Includes a map activity, adaptation analysis for the Sonoran Desert, Mesa Verde cliff dwelling exploration, and a National Park postcard creative writing task.
A comprehensive teacher answer key and annotated version of the 'Compromise Architects' student guide. It provides correct answers for all worksheet questions, sample responses for critical thinking, instructional tips for key sections, and sentence stems for differentiated support.
Updated 'Compromise Architects' slides featuring a chunked guided reading format. Each section includes an instruction slide for guided reading tasks (annotation, think-pair-share, stop-and-jot) followed by a visual key slide. Comprehensive TEKS 1D spotlight slides cover all required Founding Fathers. All text is sized for maximum readability (minimum 24px).
A comprehensive teacher answer key and instructional guide for the 'Compromise Architects' lesson. Includes full definitions, correct event sequencing, sample responses for critical thinking questions, and 'Lenny's Teaching Tips' for addressing common student misconceptions and providing scaffolding.
A student-facing guided reading and worksheet for the 'Compromise Architects' lesson. It includes the exact text from the provided PDF, interactive 'Stop & Jot' and 'Think-Pair-Share' activities, annotation instructions, and the full Section 2 Review questions with workspace for students.
Updated teacher lesson script for 'Compromise Architects' with specific 'Active Monitoring Moments' integrated throughout the lesson. Includes guidance on circulation, checking for student understanding, and differentiated support during independent work.
A comprehensive chronological review worksheet for the Cold War. Includes a visual timeline of key turning points (1945-1991) and sorting activities for students to practice event sequencing as required by TEKS 2B.
Updated student activity sheet for 'The Great Tech-Off'. Now explicitly requires students to use the Day 2 background reading to answer questions about the Space Race, NDEA, and economic innovation.
Day 3 background reading for the Cold War unit. Covers the Cuban Missile Crisis, Reagan's 'Peace Through Strength' policy, the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), and the official collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Essential for the 'Turning Points Review'.
Day 2 background reading for the Cold War unit. Covers the Sputnik shock, the Space Race, the National Defense Education Act (NDEA), economic innovation through defense spending, and McCarthyism. Vital for the 'Great Tech-Off' activity.
Day 1 background reading for the Cold War unit. Covers the origins of the Cold War, the policy of containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Berlin Airlift. Essential reading for the 'Containment Map Room' activity.
A comprehensive 3-page guided note-taking template for students to use during the Cold War unit. Structured by block, it includes fill-in-the-blank key terms and a final unit reflection section.
A review worksheet covering the key chronological turning points of the Cold War (1945, 1957, 1962, 1969, 1991) as required by TEKS 2B. Students identify years and analyze domestic impacts.
A student activity sheet focused on the Space Race and the economic impact of Cold War defense spending. Aligned with TEKS 17C and 27A, it explores the Sputnik shock, NDEA, and technological innovation.
A formal unit assessment for the Cold War, featuring multiple choice and short answer questions aligned with Texas STAAR standards for TEKS 8, 17C, and 2B. Focuses on containment, space race impact, and domestic tensions.
A student activity sheet for the 'Containment Map Room' simulation. Students roleplay as NSC advisors and must apply specific Cold War policies (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO) to historical crisis scenarios from 1947–1948.
A comprehensive 3-block slide deck for a Cold War US History unit. Features bold, high-contrast layouts for Block 1 (Origins/Containment), Block 2 (Domestic Impact/Space Race), and Block 3 (Climax/Assessment). Projector-ready and TEKS-aligned.
A detailed teacher guide for a 3-block intensive Cold War unit. It outlines the pacing, direct instruction topics, and anchor activities for 100-minute A/B block sessions, fully aligned with Texas US History TEKS.
A visual daily calendar guide for US History teachers, mapping out every A and B block session from February 17 to the STAAR test on April 16. It includes specific lesson topics, excluded holidays, and a dedicated intensive review window.
A comprehensive pacing guide for 11th Grade US History, specifically tailored for an A/B block schedule leading up to the STAAR test. It includes specific TEKS alignments, excluded holidays/breaks, and a strategic breakdown of remaining content eras starting on Feb 17 and ending on April 3.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px. This version is designed as a 'Identity Badge' pack with professional silhouettes and text fallbacks, ensuring it remains 100% usable even if the school network blocks all external image domains. Arrangement is a 4x3 grid for efficient printing.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses sources from Biography.com and Army.mil, which are optimized for browser performance and school network compatibility. Features a 4x3 grid and high-visibility text fallbacks.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses official government and educational sources (.gov and .edu) to ensure accessibility on school networks. Features a 4x3 grid and has removed CSS filters to improve rendering compatibility.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses the direct URL format that was successful for Ludendorff, with an explicit text fallback system and a teacher troubleshooting guide in case of network blocking. Arranged in a 4x3 grid to ensure it fits on one page.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses the Google Content Proxy (googleusercontent.com) to bypass school network filters on original image sites. Features a 4x3 grid and high-visibility text fallbacks.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses images from the Library of Congress (.gov) and the Smithsonian Institution (.edu), which are highly reliable for school networks. Features a 4x3 grid and text fallbacks.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses sources from Fordham University (.edu) and the US Army (.mil), which are highly reliable for school-safe access. Features a 4x3 grid and text fallbacks.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses images from the Library of Congress (loc.gov) digital archives, which is the most reliable source for school-safe access. Features a 4x3 grid and text fallbacks for maximum reliability.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses images from the Imperial War Museums (IWM) collection, which are often more accessible on school networks. Features a 4x3 grid and text fallbacks for maximum reliability.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses high-reliability links from Encyclopaedia Britannica to ensure they load on school Wi-Fi. Features a 4x3 grid to ensure all images fit on a single page for printing.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. Uses the direct URL format that was successful for Ludendorff, with an explicit text fallback system and a teacher troubleshooting guide in case of network blocking. Arranged in a 4x3 grid to ensure it fits on one page.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses a high-reliability image CDN (WordPress/Jetpack) to bypass potential school network blocks on Wikimedia, and includes high-visibility text labels as a permanent fallback. Arranged in a 4x3 grid to ensure it fits on one page.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses a highly stable image CDN (WordPress/Jetpack) for maximum reliability and includes a text fallback system for each person. All content fits on one page for easy printing.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses a different, more robust image CDN (i0.wp.com) to ensure images load correctly across all networks. Includes a text fallback system for each person and all content fits on one page.
A single-page sheet containing twelve historical portraits sized 120x150px to fit the WWI Dossiers. This version uses direct Wikimedia thumbnail URLs for high loading reliability and includes a text fallback system for each person. All content fits on one page for easy printing.
A scaffolded writing and speaking worksheet for ESOL students. It features sentence stems for drafting a battle cry, an oral presentation framework, and a reflection on the value of research, specifically designed to support emergent bilinguals in meeting TELPAS and TEKS criteria.
A step-by-step craft guide for students to create an 'Echo Banner' using paper, markers, scissors, and tape. This tactile activity reinforces the lesson's themes of making oneself heard and using sensory imagery.
A simplified version of the Battle Field Notes reading worksheet with a Lexile level of approximately 300L. Designed for ESOL students needing high-accessibility text, it covers the same core themes and essential questions as the standard version with simpler vocabulary and sentence structures.
Updated facilitation guide for teachers to deliver the 'Battle Cry Echoes' lesson, now including pacing for the Echo Banner craft activity and differentiation strategies for the 300L worksheet.
A combined sensory word bank (English/Spanish) and activity journal for ESOL students. Includes writing prompts for drafting and revising, and a speaking framework for partner presentations based on the Battle of Puebla.
A comprehensive reading analysis worksheet featuring informational, argumentative, and poetic texts about the Battle of Puebla. Includes targeted questions on characterization, author's purpose, and sensory imagery to meet TEKS 6(A), 7(B), 7(D), 7(E), and 8(A).
Updated slide deck for the 'Battle Cry Echoes' lesson, now including five essential questions. It explores the Battle of Puebla, author's purpose (EQ3), and research skills (EQ4, EQ5), with a split presentation for readability and impact.
A 2-up exit ticket for the Walls of Exclusion lesson, prompting students to reflect on the institutionalization of discrimination and the immigrant resistance they investigated.
A glossary of key legal and historical terms related to the Chinese Exclusion Act, including definitions and historical context for student reference.
Facilitation guide for the 6-group investigation activity, including grouping strategies for large classes and a detailed investigative key for all six dossiers.
Updated 2-page graphic organizer with minimized headers and margins (0.5in equivalent) to maximize student writing areas for all six investigative groups and the final synthesis.
Dossiers for 6 expert groups, with each group receiving a dedicated one-page reading sheet (1/p) containing three detailed paragraphs of historical analysis and primary source quotes.
Updated slide deck for the 6-group investigation activity, featuring deeper investigative prompts and revised instructions with standard academic language.
A structured analysis worksheet for students to 'interrogate' primary sources using the HIPP framework, with dedicated space for outside evidence and a final synthesis prompt.
A curated collection of WWII primary sources designed as a classified dossier, including FDR's Infamy speech, Nazi propaganda, Executive Order 9066, and Truman's atomic bomb statement.
A high-impact visual presentation for introducing WWII primary source analysis, featuring the HIPP framework, modeling of FDR's 'Infamy' speech, and student instructions.
A comprehensive teacher facilitation guide for the WWII primary source lesson, featuring a detailed lesson plan, AP alignment, and an interrogation answer key for the sources.
A set of large-format station cards (posters) designed for 8th/9th grade students, containing the essential readings, data, and visual analogies for each Constitutional Convention station.
