4th Grade Hands-On Activities

Lost on Katahdin: Novel Study Survival Escape Room + Lost on a Mountain in Maine

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Lost on Katahdin: Survival Escape Room - Book Companion for "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" by Donn FendlerEngage Your Students in Wilderness Survival Adventure!Dive into the thrilling true story of Donn Fendler's 1939 survival ordeal with this interactive escape room activity! Students become part of

3rd - 8th Novel Studies, Geography

Also included in: Survival Escape Room + Project-Based Novel Study for Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Mob Mentality: Understanding Group Dynamics Through History

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EGP Media and Press

A Differentiated Project-Based Activity Guide for Grades 3-12Teach critical thinking skills that last a lifetime using one of history's most powerful cautionary talesTransform your students into independent thinkers who can recognize and resist negative peer pressure through this comprehensive curri

3rd - 12th Character Education, Psychology, World History

Bud, Not Buddy Pick Your Own Path Game to teach Great Depression Themes

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EGP Media and Press

Dive into Christopher Paul Curtis's award-winning novel "Bud, Not Buddy" with this engaging branching narrative adventure that's a pick your own path game and printable activity, designed specifically for grades 4-7 classrooms and homeschool literature curriculum.Perfect as a Bud Not Buddy book comp

1st - 8th Literature, Novel Studies, Black History

A Colonial and Revolutionary Kitchen Cookbook w/ American History Projects

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EGP Media and Press

A Hands-On Journey Through American History! Bring history to life right in your kitchen with A Colonial Kitchen: Recipes from Revolutionary Times. This unique homeschool curriculum supplement and educational resource is perfect for teachers and homeschooling families looking for a delicious way to

Preschool - 12th Other (Science), U.S. History

2025 Louvre Heist: French Crown Jewels Investigation | Grades 1-12 History Unit

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EGP Media and Press

Transform the shocking 2025 Louvre heist into an unforgettable learning experience! This comprehensive, differentiated curriculum explores the stolen French Crown Jewels—from Napoleon's emerald parure to Empress Eugénie's pearl tiara—through the lens of history, art, politics, and ethics.What's Insi

1st - 12th Art History, European History, World History

Revolutionary Courage: Voicing Independence from 1776 to 2026 and Beyond

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Revolutionary Courage: Voicing Independence from 1776 to 2026 and BeyondA Complete Project-Based Unit for the American 250th AnniversaryProduct DescriptionIn 2026, the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Revolutionary Courage invites students and families to

Kindergarten - 12th U.S. History

The Grievances Detective Kit: Declaration of Independence 250th Anniversary game

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Transform the Declaration of Independence into a thrilling historical investigation!Your students become colonial detectives in 1776, building the case for American independence by examining evidence, analyzing patterns, and connecting historical grievances to their own Constitutional rights. This c

3rd - 12th Library Skills, U.S. History

Road to Revolution: "Pick your own path" Game Journey to Independence 1765–1776

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EGP Media and Press

Immerse your students in the uncertainty and peril of the American Revolution where independence was anything but inevitable.Road to Revolution: Your Journey to Independence (1765–1776) is an immersive, decision-based narrative simulation that transports students into the role of an ordinary colonis

3rd - 12th U.S. History

Drafting the Declaration: Primary Source Investigation

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Reveal the dynamic, behind-the-scenes process that forged America's foundational document.Drafting the Declaration: Primary Source Investigation turns students into historical detectives, delving into the collaborative drafting, revisions, compromises, and human elements that shaped the Declaration

3rd - 12th U.S. History

ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS & THE DECLARATION - The DNA of Liberty

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Trace the intellectual DNA of the Declaration back to its Enlightenment ancestors.Enlightenment Ideas & The Declaration: The  DNA of Liberty uses an innovative scientific metaphor to transform abstract 18th-century philosophy into concrete, memorable learning. Students become Historical Genetici

3rd - 12th U.S. History

Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess Comprehension + Analysis Guide

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Bring Medieval History to Life. This Comprehension and Analysis Companion Guide transforms Richard Platt's beloved Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess into an immersive educational experience that connects living literature to real medieval history.Perfect for Grades 3–12 with fully differen

3rd - 12th Novel Studies, World History

Signer's Day: 12 Choose-Your-Path Interactive Revolutionary Stories

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EGP Media and Press

Experience History Through Colonial and Revolutionary Decision-MakingA Signer's Day: Volume 1 transforms how students learn about the Declaration of Independence. Instead of reading about what the signers did, students step into their shoes and face the actual choices these men confronted—then disco

3rd - 12th U.S. History

Medieval Castle Life: Project-Based Mini Unit Study differentiated for K-12

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EGP Media and Press

Project-Based Mini Unit StudyBring the Middle Ages to life with this comprehensive, differentiated unit study designed for grades K-12! Whether you're a homeschool parent teaching multiple ages, a classroom teacher seeking engaging STEM connections, or a co-op leader planning group projects, this 63

Kindergarten - 12th European History, World History

The History Detective's Toolkit - Complete Primary Source Analysis System

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Transform Your Students from Passive Readers into Active InvestigatorsStop handing students primary sources with vague instructions to "analyze this." Give them a detective's toolkit instead.The History Detective's Toolkit provides four research-backed, grade-adaptable investigation frameworks that

3rd - 12th Library Skills, U.S. History

The Sign of the Beaver | Mini Project-Based Novel Study with Character Tracker

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Move past simply filling in comprehension worksheets. Start building real understanding.This mini unit gives you everything for one to three meaningful sessions exploring The Sign of the Beaver. Students think critically about cultural exchange, research traditional knowledge, and connect physics to

3rd - 9th Novel Studies, U.S. History

The Sign of the Beaver Comprehensive Project-Based Novel Study

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The frontier literature study that actually builds thinking skills.Forget comprehension questions. Students build traps, investigate broken treaties, assess their own survival readiness, plan Three Sisters gardens, and grapple with what friendship requires across cultural boundaries.7 Core Activitie

3rd - 9th Novel Studies, U.S. History

Reading Recipes Like a Historian: Recipe Archaeology and Food Historiography

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The Historiography Toolkit for Food & History: Reading Recipes Like a HistorianTransform how your students understand history by teaching them to read recipes as primary source documents that reveal the lived experiences, economic pressures, and daily realities that shaped historical decision-ma

Kindergarten - 12th Library Skills, World History, Other (Social Studies)

The Biblical Kitchen: Foundational Foods of Ancient Israel

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EGP Media and Press

A Comprehensive K-12 Educational Cookbook and Study CompanionBring ancient Scripture to life through hands-on cooking and archaeological discoveryTransform your students' understanding of biblical history by exploring food culture from Creation to Solomon's Kingdom in this rigorous yet practical res

Kindergarten - 12th World History

American Alligator: A Complete Project-Based Unit Study differentiated K-12

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Does your student know that a baby alligator faces more danger from a largemouth bass than from almost anything else in the swamp? That only 1 in 10 hatchlings survives its first year? That an alligator cycles through up to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime?This project-based learning resource turns those f

Kindergarten - 12th Physical Science, Other (Science)

Holes Project-Based Novel Study - Differentiated Mini Unit - Grades 3-9+

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EGP Media and Press

This mini unit turns the book Holes by Louis Sachar into an experience they will not forget and brings fiction to real life application.5 ready-to-use components:A hands-on timeline activity that unlocks how Sachar built three stories into oneA desert survival science investigation tied to real Texa

3rd - 9th Novel Studies

Charlotte's Web Project-Based (PBL) Rhetoric & Spider Science K-5 Novel Study

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Most Charlotte's Web units treat this book as a story about friendship and loss. Those themes matter. But they miss the engine underneath.Charlotte didn't just love Wilbur. She ran a strategic persuasion campaign to save him, choosing words deliberately, timing her reveals, and using the county fair

Kindergarten - 8th Novel Studies

Survival Escape Room + Project-Based Novel Study for Lost on a Mountain in Maine

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Donn Fendler spent nine days lost on Mount Katahdin in 1939. This bundle makes sure your students never forget it.Get two complete, complementary resources for teaching Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn Fendler, paired into one cross-curricular unit that takes students from literary analysis all t

Kindergarten - 12th Novel Studies, Other (ELA)

Survive Like Donn: Free Wilderness Survival Quiz for Lost on a Mountain in Maine

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Could your child survive 9 days lost on a mountain, just like Donn Fendler did?This FREE 2-page printable quiz puts kids ages 8–14 in Donn's shoes with 10 real wilderness survival scenarios inspired by the beloved classic Lost on a Mountain in Maine. It's the perfect warm-up activity before starting

1st - 12th Novel Studies

American Myth Investigators: Signers' Sacrifice Myths & the American Tall Tale

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EGP Media and Press

The American tall tale didn't start with Paul Bunyan. It started in the colonies and became larger than life in Philadelphia in 1776.Most students have heard that the men who signed the Declaration of Independence lost everything including their homes, their families, their fortunes because they dar

3rd - 12th Library Skills, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)