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Revolutionary War Activities | Fun & Engaging Lessons for 5th–8th Grade

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This American Revolution unit covers the causes, events, and effects of the Revolutionary War. But this unit proves that history doesn’t have to be boring. Your students will love the week-long Revolutionary War simulation where they join the Continental Army and adopt a new identity as a soldier, spy, or officer.

Even better, I’ve made these Revolutionary War activities as easy as possible for busy teachers to implement. From thorough lesson plans to answer keys – it’s all there.

This unit will prepare you to teach about topics like the Road to Revolution, who fought in the Revolutionary War, the major battles of the Revolutionary war, the Treaty of Paris, and more!

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Here’s what’s included in this 3-week American Revolutionary War unit:

Part 1: Context for the Revolutionary War

  • The Road to Revolution—newspaper articles, jigsaw activity and student worksheets
  • The Social Classes of Colonial America—informational article, discussion cards, and worksheet
  • King George vs. George Washington—task cards and worksheet
  • Who Fought in the Revolutionary War?—7 articles, worksheet, and group cards for sorting
  • British Forces vs. Continental Forces—informational articles and student worksheet
Note: This unit is focused on the Revolutionary War rather than the entire American Revolution. For 18 lessons about the events leading up to the war, check out my Road to Revolution Unit.
 

Part 2: Events of the Revolutionary War (Simulation)

For this week-long American Revolution simulation, students join the Continental Army and adopt a new identity as a soldier, spy, or officer. Each day, students learn about actual events in the war and make decisions that result in them gaining or losing points for the army. Each day they will also analyze a primary or secondary source and complete a journal entry.
  • Choose Your Identity—students adopt an identity in the Continental Army (spies, soldiers, or officers), includes informational articles, and worksheet
  • Early Battles Around New York—28 slide PowerPoint with student worksheet, primary source activity, simulation instructions, student journal page & teacher guide
  • Trenton and Princeton—29 slide PowerPoint with student worksheet, secondary source activity, student journal page & teacher guide
  • Saratoga Campaign—30+ slide PowerPoint with student worksheet, primary source activity, student journal page & teacher guide
  • Battles in the South—30+ slide PowerPoint with student worksheet, secondary source activity, student journal page & teacher guide

Part 3: After the Revolutionary War

  • Treaty of Paris—activity where students make their own treaties and article
  • Problems Facing the Nation—informative article and multiple worksheets focusing on finding the main idea
  • Guess Which Founding Father—Founding Father speeches, Guess Which Founding Father game, and cheat sheet
  • How “revolutionary” was the American Revolution?—worksheet & writing activity
  • Revolutionary War Reflection—worksheet & writing activity

Help for the teacher

  • Table of Contents (also available in the preview)
  • Suggested pacing guide
  • 15 detailed lesson plans
  • Answer keys (of course!)
  • Editable end-of-unit test and study guide
  • Easy printing file with all student worksheets and articles

Preview the American Revolution activities: 

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This Revolutionary War unit also includes digital access via Google Slides.

I have created a Google Slides resource for each lesson. Each resource contains student instructions, student worksheets with editable text boxes, and articles/task cards, if applicable. Teachers can assign Google Slides via Google Classroom.

Why I created this American Revolutionary War unit plan

1. I want your students to love learning about U.S. history!
 
2. Teachers deserve excellent social studies resources (Can someone please tell our school districts?)
 
3. Planning complete units is tedious and time-consuming. I want to save teachers time so they can focus on doing what they love—teaching!

Here’s what people are saying about these American Revolution lessons 

“This was, quite possibly, the best companion I could’ve used alongside (and at times in place of) our curriculum text. My students enjoyed the simulation and my principal REALLY enjoyed watching me teach it for my observation.”

—Ashley B.

“My favorite resource of all time, I adore the simulations as do the students! That is why I will always buy from this seller.”

—Danielle D.

“I love every unit by the Clever Teacher! I love the different types of activities, and my students who start out the year saying they hate social studies, end up loving it! I especially love the Battle Simulation in this unit.”

—Caitlin R.

FAQs

How can this unit be for grades 5th – 8th?

The unit articles are written at a 7th-8th grade reading level. If you teach one of those grades, your students will be able to complete the activities more or less independently.

If you teach 5th or 6th grade, I recommend reading and analyzing the articles with your students. They will do great! Check out the reviews to see how teachers at your grade level have successfully used and loved this unit.

This Unit is Frequently Purchased With:

Road to the Revolution Lessons & Activities | 5th–8th Grade Unit

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Important Customer Information

All of our products are digital and non-refundable. This is a digital file. A physical product will not be shipped. Please make sure you have a way to open: a zip file, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, and a word document before purchasing. Please view the preview and read the product description carefully.
 
This product is not editable. The only part of the unit that is editable is the end-of-unit study guide and test. The other elements (like lesson plans, student worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, Google Slides, etc.) are not. The PDFs are password protected. This protects my work as well as the work of graphic and font artists I’ve purchased from. 
 
After purchasing, you should receive an email with the files. If you do not receive the email, please check your spam folder. You will also be able to download the file on this website by logging in to your account. Need help? Contact me at becca@thecleverteacher.com. Please allow 24 hours for a reply.
 
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Total Pages 133 pages
Answer Key Included
Teaching Duration 3 Weeks

23 reviews for Revolutionary War Activities | Fun & Engaging Lessons for 5th–8th Grade

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    Super unit that makes learning meaningful for my students!

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    These lessons have been my favorite I have ever taught! They are so easy to follow and super engaging for kids! It has saved me this year!

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    User friendly – students engaged and learning – AWESOME!

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    Great resource, easy to use and great activity ideas for hands on learning.

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    This year I used the Revolutionary War simulation and my students loved working in groups as soldiers, officers, or spies. It made the material more engaging! I can’t wait to try more of the unit next year.

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    Excellent resources for use in my mixed ability 7th grade classroom. Provides hands-on, meaningful lessons and activities.

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    Absolutely amazing content, super easy to follow exactly or pick and choose what will work best for you and your class. Kids seem to really enjoy learning with this unit.

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    We homeschool and my kids absolutely loved this unit. Obviously, we had to make some adjustments since my class size is smaller (a 10 year old and a 12 year old), but they were involved and interested and loved making choices and keeping score. Such a great unit! I love all of your history units!

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    This unit was a hit in my 8th grade AH class. My students loved the interactive simulation and I really believe it helped them learn the content from a multiple viewpoints.

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How can I just get the Revolutionary War portion where the students become spies, soldiers etc? Is there a fee for just that portion? Maureen asked on January 5, 2024

Hi, Thanks for your question! I currently only sell complete units. Sorry about that!

 Rebecca Cowan answered on January 5, 2024
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I only have time to teach one of your units, either Declaration of Independence unit or the Revolutionary War unit, which one do you suggest? Anna asked on October 28, 2022

Great question! I would say the Revolutionary War unit. The Declaration of Independence unit covers the events that led to the war in detail. However, the Revolutionary War unit covers these events, too, just much more briefly.

 Rebecca Cowan answered on October 28, 2022
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