Instructomania

We offer a history and Social Studies curriculum that is engaging, student-centered and creates accountability.

We offer teacher memberships on our website and individual products on TPT. We are teachers who provide other teachers lesson plans, activities, templates!

04/22/2026

History just got a glow-up. 🕊️💪 Let’s be real: teaching the Civil War and the Underground Railroad is vital, but sometimes a standard biography doesn’t grab them.
Enter the Harriet Tubman Collaborative Color-by-Number. 🧩
Students dive into her incredible story—from her tactical genius as a Union spy to her “Moses” legacy—and use their reading comprehension to “unlock” their coloring codes.
The result? A massive, 4-piece student-created portrait that looks AMAZING on your wall.
The Details: 📍 2 Lexile Levels (950L & 650L) 📍 Rigorous CCSS Evidence-Based Questions 📍 Perfect for 6th-9th Grade.
Tap the link in my bio to grab the Harriet Tubman set! 🔗
Perfect for: ✅ Black History Month. ✅ Women’s History Month ✅ Civil War Units.

04/03/2026

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03/04/2026

10,000 years later and the struggle is STILL real. 🌾💀
We traded hunting mammoths for harvesting barley, but nobody told the clan we needed to meal prep. 🏺Welcome to the Neolithic Revolution: the era of big innovations, big monoliths, and a big fat ZERO in the snack department. 🏚️🌽
🔗 WATCH FULL VIDEO out our YouTube Highlight!: “Instructomania” on YouTube! 🎤

02/18/2026

When they finally stop asking ‘Do we have to memorize these dates?’ because the primary sources are actually... dramatic? 🎭
We’re moving past the maps and getting into the real ‘push and pull’ factors of the 19th century—from the Irish potato famine to the legal battles of the Cherokee Nation. History isn’t a timeline; it’s a POV. Link in our bio

02/06/2026

NO TRESPASSING: The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 🇺🇸

Dive into the Primary Source to see what James Monroe actually said!

We’re breaking down the 1823 address using:

- Comic Notes: Because graphic organizers make primary sources way less intimidating.
- HAPPY Analysis: Getting deep into the context and purpose.
- The Simon Bolivar Connection: Seeing how this played out across the whole hemisphere. 🌎

Purchase on our TPT store!

02/01/2026

The Nile: A Gift or a Trap? 🌾🏺 Most people think Ancient Egypt was just gold masks and mummies. But for Ameni—and 90% of the population—it was a life of “toil” and taxes.
From the Shaduf swing to the Nilometer readings, the river didn’t just give life; it gave the state a way to control it. 📉
If you’re teaching Ancient Civilizations, your students need to hear the perspective of the people who were the backbone of Egyptian civilization.

Teachers! 🍎 Stop the “mummies only” cycle. I’ve turned this story into a full, no-prep lesson with graphic organizers and interactive vocabulary.
🔗 Link in Bio to grab the “Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Narrative Activity” resource! & YouTube Video

01/30/2026

This is What Daily Life in Ancient Egypt Looked Like 🌾

A day along the Nile, told through music. View the FULL SONG on YouTube (link in bio) and check out the interactive worksheet activity that accompanies the song.