Project ideas for exploring the American Revolution
Use these examples, and the corresponding lessons, templates and tweets to inspire project work for the American Revolution in your classroom.
Creative use of technology can engage students! These samples were created by students and classrooms using Wixie.
Trading Cards
As students research famous, and not so famous, figures in the American Revolution, have them summarize their findings in the form of a trading card.
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Historical Newsletter
To help students better understand the perspectives of those experiencing the revolution, have them develop newsletters that recall and retell historic events.
Wanted Posters
Students create Wanted posters for people considered "outlaws" by either the British or Patriots.
Journey Journals
Students connect with the past as they write a first-person account of events in history.
Graphic Organizers
Students use graphic organizers like clusters, timelines, venn diagrams and more to organize their research and thinking.
Loyalist vs. Patriot Debate
Students can create digital debates between patriots and loyalist to demonstrate their understanding of the views held by each side and the reasons behind them.
Using Wixie in Middle School Social Studies
Project ideas, templates, and lessons to support student's as they explore their world and share their learning.
Keep a Diary
Get students to take on the role of someone living during the American Revolution and empathize with their experience. Ask them to share their perspective through a diary or scrapbook that shares their feelings and perspective on the events of the time.
Give Students Choice
Use this choice board to put students in charge of how they will demonstrate their learning.
More ways teachers are using Wixie
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Timelines
First draft of a Jamestown timeline - our 4th grade Ss are using #Wixie to demonstrate their understanding of VA studies @Tech4Learning @TreadwellMrs @ColesRoadrunner @PWCS_HSS pic.twitter.com/RU8OPupqAy
— Mrs. Martin (@ITCColes) October 28, 2021 -
Notable People
As we finish learning about the Revolutionary War, students @SunsetAACPS inquired further about other notable people who contributed to the war. They shared what they learned through a self selected project on #wixie @aacpsoit pic.twitter.com/5OQSI2UJr2
— Allison Fleck (@MrsAFleck) February 7, 2019
Key Events
Students are using Wixie to make book covers in order to identify key events in the American Revolution! @aacpsoit @SocStudiesAACPS @PtPleasantAACPS pic.twitter.com/n4Ppelm8Jp
— Ms. Pendergast (@MPendergastPPES) March 13, 2019
