Activities to Up Your World History Game!
Pretend that Joan of Arc no longer wants to be part of her historical era. Create a resignation letter that she would write.
Have a blast with the past with hundreds of activities that span major eras of world history! Weave activities seamlessly into your lessons for partner and group work or as part of a game. Students of all learning styles work together to approach world history in a whole new way!
- Speed, Time, and Creative Challenges
- Post-Activity Discussion Questions
- Reproducible Creative Challenges Template and Student-Created Examples
- Alignment with Common Core, C3, and NCSS Standards
Table of Contents
Show Me Activities for World History Introduction
Show Me Activities
Show Me Challenges Rules
Show Me Challenges Tips and Help
Show Me Clues: Two Approaches
Show Me Clues Tips and Help
Ancient Greece
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Ancient Rome
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
The Middle Ages
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
The Rise and Spread of Islam
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Exploration and Discovery
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Renaissance and Reformation
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Revolutions
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
World War II
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
The Cold War
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Modern World Events
- Show Me Challenges
- Show Me Clues
Creative Challenges Template
Student Examples
Standards Alignment
About the Author
Download the free sample chapter located in "Additional Info."
©2019. Reproducible. Middle school, high school. 109 pages.
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About the Author
Caleb Sanders has spent his time in education as a Social Studies teacher at the high school level for the last 16 years. He was recognized as one of the Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award recipients in the state of Wyoming in 2015, and has been recognized as Teacher of the Year by his district. Caleb is the author of the Teacher’s Discovery® Easy Debates series and the Show Me Challenges and Clues series, as well as Creating Easy Mock Trials for Your Social Studies Classroom. He has created a steady stream of mock trials, debates, simulations, and other activities that he frequently uses in his classroom to engage students in lively learning. Caleb is married to Lexi Sanders, and they have three children. He loves astronomy, board games, puzzles, and collecting children’s books. His identical twin brother is his department chair at the same high school, which results in plenty of fun confusion!