These 28 task cards broadly cover the years of 1565-present in United States history and were created using the Texas 5th grade Social Studies TEKS. Identifying similarities and differences is recognized as one of the most effective instructional strategies. Three Tic Tac Roll dice games for comparing and contrasting are also included. The games can be played by partners or in small groups. Great way to integrate language arts and social studies!
Here is what you get when you buy this resource:
• 28 compare & contrast task cards, 4 per page (7 pages)
• Recording sheets (3 pages)
• Tic Tac Roll dice games (3 pages)
• Tic Tac Roll game directions (1 page)
• Answer key (2 pages of suggested compare & contrast ideas)
• Uses for task cards (1 page)
• TOU & Credits (1 page)
U.S. History Words and Phrases:
19th Amendment, 26th Amendment, Articles of Confederation, Benjamin Franklin, Cesar Chavez, colonist, colonization, Constitution, Constitution Day, consumers, Declaration of Independence, demand, distance, donkey, economic gain, elephant, Executive Branch, exploration, Founding Fathers, free enterprise, George Washington, immigrant, Independence Day, industrialization, James Madison, latitude, Legislative Branch, longitude, Martin Luther King Jr., Mayflower Compact, Memorial Day, mercantilism, monarchy, producers, religious freedom, representative government, Roger Williams, Rosa Parks, rural, scale, segregation, senator, slavery, Sons of Liberty, state representatives, supply, Thomas Jefferson, urban, urbanization, Veterans Day, Virginia House of Burgesses, William Penn, World War I, World War II