Hayden Fairley

HistQuick is a TeachersPayTeachers (TPT) storefront that provides structured history resources for middle and high school educators. The materials are designed to be clear, professional, and easy to implement, with a focus on critical thinking and historical analysis. Resources include lesson plans, creative assignments, and structured activities that align with educational standards. HistQuick aims to offer practical, high-quality content that supports educators in delivering engaging and effective history instruction. 

...see below for free and low cost HistQuick resources. 

• Primary Source Analysis: A structured framework to help students engage with historical documents.

• Cause and Effect Tracking:  A clear template to help students analyze historical events and their outcomes.

• Historical Events Comparison: A comparison table to help students examine the lasting impacts of key events.

• Historical Figures Comparison: Students explore the similarities, differences, and impact of historical figures.

• Historical Figure Bio Poem: A creative project for researching and analyzing influential historical figures.

• Historical Figure Poster Project: A structured project guiding students in researching key figures.

• Yearly Calendar: An adaptable calendar template for organizing school assignments and curriculum planning.

• Research and present on a Native American group’s history, culture, and modern presence.

• Create a visual display with sourced information and personal reflection.

• Analyze and present data on transatlantic slave voyages to a chosen location.

• Include maps, data tables, and a written introduction and conclusion.

• Create a time-travel narrative visiting a key Revolutionary War event and historical figure.

• Include historically accurate details, a My Maps location entry, and a short presentation.

• Research a pre-1900 American invention and redesign it for the future.

• Create a detailed patent submission with blueprints, descriptions, and improvements.

• Choose a Civil War topic and present research through a creative format (maps, newspapers, diaries, etc.).

• Include historical analysis, visuals, and a written or recorded component.

• Create a fictional but historically accurate traveler and document their westward journey.

• Write at least five journal entries with dates, locations, events, and personal reflections.

• Create three historically accurate WWI postcards from a soldier’s or citizen’s perspective.

• Alternatively, design one high-quality, historically relevant postcard image with a written message.

• Rewrite a real Great Depression-era story as a short Hollywood-style screenplay.

• Optionally record and upload a video or audio recording of a reading of the screenplay.

• Research and script a 5-minute podcast on a WWII topic, working individually or with a partner.

• Include a works cited page, a storyboard, and a well-edited recording.

• Rewrite a Civil Rights oral history interview into a short story using at least three direct quotes.

• Include a title page with an image and a memorable quote from the interview.

• Select key Cold War events and create a timeline with dates, descriptions, and images.

• Present events in Google Slides with sources references and linked.

• Create a fictional 2050 year-in-review news episode with scripted and recorded segments.

• Work in small groups to cover major events, sports, politics, weather, and entertainment.