History

African American tween girl reading a book with her mom

Books About Famous Women Middle Schoolers Should Read

Black and white photo of three women from sufferage movement.

Resources Tweens Should Use To Study Famous Women in History

Martin Luther King Jr Monument in Washington DC

Martin Luther King Jr. Virtual Field Trips and Online Resources

Collage of images for Civil War activities. Cannon, Lincoln Memorial, and child with Lincoln and Lee actors.

Civil War Activities for Middle School

Collage of 4 images of history crafts for middle schoolers. A teapot, quilt, weaving, and magnet painting.

American History Activities

Collage of three images. Top one is Niagra falls. Bottom left is the governor's house in Williamsburg. Bottom right is artwork in a museum.

Educational Virtual Field Trips for Middle School

Board games stacked on two shelves in a closet. Below the image is an orange rectangle with text that reads Board Games for Tweens & Teens.

Board Games for Teenagers

Teen girl reading a book titled Bomb inside a screened porch. Yellow/orange rectangle above the image with white text inside reading Learning History Through Living Books.

BookShark History is an Interesting New Way to Look at the Past

Teen girl reading The Children's Homer. Text overlay reads The best ancient history curriculum for Middle School.

Teaching Middle Schoolers Ancient History Through Literature

A collage of kids making duct tape swords. Text reads Making duct tape weapons and armor. Medieval history projects.

Duct Tape Weapons Help Bring Medieval History to Life

Images of games in colonial times - whirlygig, quiots, marbles.

Fun Colonial Games for Children to Play

Sepia image of the side and 2 wheels of an old covered wagon.

American Pioneer Hands-on Activities for Middle School