Enhance Your Students’ Note-Taking Skills

As a former middle school teacher, I can attest to the fact that many of the students entering upper grades struggle greatly with the concept of note-taking. They’re unsure of what they should write down, their handwriting and organization are off, or they’re just not motivated to take notes without a goal in mind. We’ve put together a way for you to help bridge the gap between elementary and middle school with a French and Indian War Doodle Notes template.

Printable Activities for the French and Indian War

This note-taking template provides students with an organized and graphically pleasing way to take notes on the French and Indian War.  This note-taking template provides the learner with space to note the following concepts

• Who fought in the French and Indian War and who led each side
• When and where the French and Indian War occurred
• Why the French and Indian War began
• How the French and Indian war ended

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

• Cross-Curricular reading groups 
• Lesson warm-up
• Lesson wrap-up
• Fast finishers 
• Homework assignment
• Whole-class review (via smartboard)

To challenge your accelerated students,

• Provide your students with a completed note sheet, and have them use the content to create a French and Indian War anchor chart or poster for the classroom.
• Provide your students with trade books and other informational reading materials to use in the classroom.

To help your struggling readers,

• Complete the activity in a small group or 1:1 learning session.
• Provide your students with differentiated reading materials to reference while completing their notes project.
• Provide students with an anchor chart, poster, or other French and Indian War resources to reference during the activity.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

Additionally, project the template onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

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