Students love hexagonal thinking activities! This growing bundle includes Hexagonal Thinking Activities (SOME WITH DIGITAL OPTION) for the following topics: Reconstruction Era Women's Suffrage Westward Expansion Industrial Age The Progressive Era World War I Roaring Twenties The Great Depression World War II The Holocaust The Cold War The Civil Rights Movement Conflict in Vietnam Late 20th-Early 21st Century Hundreds of hexagonal cards are included. Writing activities, rubrics, and instructions are also included. What is Hexagonal Thinking? Hexagonal Thinking is a visual tool to help students make connections and organize ideas on a topic. Hexagonal Thinking activities are great for building collaborative skills, strengthening and deepening understanding of content, and utilizing different learning styles! Students will be engaged and having fun! Reconstruction Era Students will love this engaging interactive Digital Hexagonal Thinking Activity focusing on key vocabulary and concepts from the Reconstruction Era. This activity is perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! Activity Description This resource could be used in several ways. This activity could be used throughout a unit (with students assembling hexagonal clusters after each lecture/ discussion/ activity/ chapter, or as a review before an exam, or as a summative assessment. After students have finished arranging cards into clusters, students write a short essay using words from their completed clusters. In their essay, students will explain the relationships between the words in their clusters. Or, you may choose to have students write a RAFT-style piece as a summative assessment. This resource includes: -Over 120 hexagonal cards with terms and concepts from the Reconstruction Era -Written Reflections (RAFT writing activity includes rubric) -Bonus Push-Pull Migration Factors Activity (Use when studying the Exoduster Movement) -Instructions, tips, links, tips, and an example of a completed cluster (an animated GIF of a hexagonal cluster being assembled is also included) This activity is appropriate for distance learning and face-to-face instruction. PROGRESSIVE ERA ACTIVITY Students will love this engaging interactive Progressive Era Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides and Printer-Friendly resource! Perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! This resource includes a hexagonal thinking activity focusing on the Progressive Era with over 100 hexagonal cards. This resource also includes two writing activities to be used in conjunction with the hexagonal thinking activity. Use one or use both writing activities! (The RAFT writing activity includes a rubric.) WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE ACTIVITY Engaging interactive Women's Suffrage Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides and Printer-Friendly resource! Perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! This resource includes two hexagonal thinking activities related to the topic of women's suffrage. Use one or use both! This resource includes BOTH digital and printer-friendly versions! WORLD WAR I ACTIVITY This World War I hexagonal thinking activity is a fantastic review activity or it would work great as a lesson or assessment! (I've also used hexagonal thinking activities as a bell-ringer! I give my students three minutes to make as many connections as they can in the allotted time and then as a class, we spend a minute or two sharing our connections. It is a lot of fun and a great review of the previous lesson!) This activity is great for building collaborative skills, strengthening and deepening understanding of content, and utilizing different learning styles! Students will be engaged and having fun! In this activity, students will work in groups to sort and connect hexagonal cards containing vocabulary, dates, names, and events related to World War I (with a focus on U.S. involvement in the war). 72 vocabulary & date cards are included and 24 image cards are included. I also included one sheet of blank cards (allowing teachers and students to personalize the cards with additional vocabulary as needed). This resource also includes a teacher tip/suggested use page and samples. This resource is not editable. Roaring Twenties Activity Students will love this engaging interactive Roaring Twenties Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides and Printer-Friendly resource! Perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! This resource includes a hexagonal thinking activity focusing on the Roaring Twenties with over 100 hexagonal cards. This resource also includes two writing activities to be used in conjunction with the hexagonal thinking activity. Use one or use both writing activities! (The RAFT writing activity includes a rubric.) GREAT DEPRESSION ACTIVITY Students will love this engaging interactive Great Depression Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides and Printer-Friendly resource! Perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! This resource includes a hexagonal thinking activity focusing on the Great Depression with over 100 hexagonal cards. This resource also includes two writing activities to be used in conjunction with the hexagonal thinking activity. Use one or use both writing activities! (The RAFT writing activity includes a rubric.) WORLD WAR II ACTIVITY: In this activity, students will work in groups to sort and connect hexagonal cards containing vocabulary, dates, names, and events related to World War II. 48 vocabulary cards are included and 24 blank cards are included (allowing teachers and students to personalize the cards with additional vocabulary as needed). This resource also includes task/instruction cards and a sample page. A teacher tip/suggested uses page is also included. This resource is not editable. HOLOCAUST ACTIVITY: In this activity, students will work in groups to sort and connect hexagonal cards containing vocabulary, dates, names, and events related to the Holocaust. Two sets of 64 vocabulary cards are included (same content, different template) and 16 blank cards are included (allowing teachers and students to personalize the cards with additional vocabulary as needed). This resource also includes task/instruction cards and a historical thinking tip sheet. A teacher tip/suggested uses page is also included. This resource is not editable. COLD WAR ACTIVITY: In this activity, students will work in groups to sort and connect hexagonal cards containing vocabulary, dates, names, and events related to the Cold War. 57 vocabulary cards are included and 15 blank cards are included (allowing teachers and students to personalize the cards with additional vocabulary as needed). This resource also includes task/instruction cards, a historical thinking tip sheet, and a sample page. A teacher tip/suggested uses page is also included. This resource is not editable. THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ACTIVITY This Civil Rights Hexagonal Thinking Activity is a great way to enhance understanding of the Civil Rights Movement in United States History and promote collaborative skills in the classroom! In this activity, students will work in groups to sort and connect hexagonal cards containing vocabulary, dates, names, and events related to the modern Civil Rights Movement. 88 vocabulary cards are included and 8 blank cards are included (allowing teachers and students to personalize the cards with additional vocabulary as needed). This resource also includes task/instruction cards, a historical thinking tip sheet, and a sample page. A teacher tip/suggested uses page is also included. This resource is not editable. Conflict in Vietnam Students will love this engaging interactive Vietnam War Hexagonal Thinking Activity Google Slides resource! Perfect for distance and "in-person" learning! This resource includes a hexagonal thinking activity focusing on the conflict in Vietnam with over 100 hexagonal cards. This resource also includes two writing activities to be used in conjunction with the hexagonal thinking activity. Use one or use both writing activities! (The RAFT writing activity includes a rubric.)