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If you teach middle school history, these are some of the most hands-on engaging lesson plans and activities you can find! Great for 8th grade US History or World History in the middle grades!

Use these fun history activities for middle school in your Grade 7 History and Grade 8 History classes as well as your Grade 6 Social Studies program. These engaging history activities are also useful for your middle school history classroom. Try these ideas with your 6th grade social studies, 7th grade social studies and 8th grade social studies students. Read about 13 ways to make middle school history class engaging for your students.

If you teach middle school or high school US History check out this free pacing guide to help ensure that you cover every aspect of the curriculum in your classroom! Pacing is so important to make sure that you don't spend too long on any one unit and allow studenst time to learn all the key things they need to know about American History!

Our favorite hands on world history for middle school is Project Passport. Travel to different time periods in world history with exquisite paper projects!

Fun early American history ideas that will help you get out of the textbook. Hands-on activities like these will bring history to life for middle school kids. One of our favorites was adding cooking to our lesson plan. There's such a wide variety of projects here, you'll definitely find something your teen will want to do. Don't make history boring! #colonialhistory #USHistory #handsonhistory #middleschool

Creative U.S. History Ideas for the Classroom

One social studies question I get quite often at the start of the year is:"Where do I begin?"I believe that before we dive into our first unit, it's important that our students understand what history is and why it matters. If our students don't understand the importance of history, they won't feel the need to engage. I'm excited to share with you a history introductory lesson that provides an opportunity for students to analyze and corroborate evidence of YOUR story!Here's how this lesson…

It's the end of the year in US History and you need an engaging project for students to do independently - decades project time! Check out my blog post that explains how I implement my decades project. It's a favorite of students!

American History Resources for Middle School Students

Free printable and digital primary source analysis worksheet! Use this worksheet to guide upper elementary and middle school students through the primary source analysis process. This freebie template can be used with US history and world history primary source lesson plans. You can use the printable PDF or assign the worksheet in your Google classroom. #forteachers #socialstudies #forkids

Teaching Middle School History Through Literature from Starts At Eight. Literature is a great way to bring history alive! Beautiful Feet Books offers History Curriculum using literature to make it fun and engaging!

Teaching middle school history when homeschooling can be a great way to explore new ideas and resources! Here are 10 ways to make it fun!

Podcasts are awesome! There are many US History related podcasts out there. Using them in the classroom is a win win! #ushistoryteacher #ushistory #activehistoryteacher

Students become stakeholders in the learning process WITHOUT having to dress up like Benjamin Franklin.

Children learn about hard work and perseverance while studying these American History-based middle school stories. From the Pilgrims to the Civil War, students graze through several periods of American history while grabbing a hold of valuable character traits and lessons. #literaturestudies #homeschool #middleschoolbooks #Americanhistory

These free online textbooks are perfect for middle school World or US History classrooms! They include hundreds of articles based n the specific standards you need to teach your students.

If your students ask, "Why do we have to learn about history," you're in the right place! This blog post will help you engage your students in learning history!

Teaching about the Revolutionary War? This page has everything you'll need including a helpful overview, pacing guide, and free lessons.