Prehistory & Ancient History Lesson Plans, Tests, Activities & Project Bundle

Use these 6 resources before, during, and at the end of teaching a unit on Prehistory and Ancient History. You can use them to:

* Assess what your students already know about the topic.

* Give students an introduction to archeology.

* Provide your students with charts that include information about 6 time periods — great for students reading below grade level — and blank charts students can use to take notes about those 6 eras of prehistory and ancient history.

* Let students demonstrate what they have learned about prehistory with task cards, puzzles, and other types of assessments.

* Activate your students' learning with 45 virtual backgrounds.

Bundle at a Glance:

★ What will students learn/do?

* Before you start teaching about the ancient world, give your students the pre-test to see what they already know about prehistory and ancient history.

* Then introduce them to archeology by conducting a “dig” right in your own classroom.

* Students can use the filled-in and blank charts to learn about 6 time periods in prehistory and ancient history, then they can use the task cards and puzzles to review what they have learned.

* When you’ve finished teaching about prehistory, your students can do the final project about important events and concepts in the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages.

* After you’ve completed your unit on prehistory and ancient history, give your students the post-test to see what they learned and compare their results to the pre-test they took prior to beginning the unit.

* At the end of the year, to review the ancient and world civilizations they learned about, have your students do the persuasive writing activity about which civilization they'd prefer to live in.

* Use the virtual backgrounds for Zoom and Google Meet or an interactive whiteboard to stimulate your students' interest when teaching about Prehistory.

★ Who are these resources for?

* All students, including English Language Learners. ELLs at lower proficiency levels may need extra support and suggestions for some of the activities, which is noted in the resources.

★ How does this bundle help teachers?

* You can use these resources at the beginning of the year when you start teaching a about Prehistory, while you are teaching about different time periods in prehistory, and at the end of the year when you've finished teaching your Prehistory unit or course.

* Detailed instructions in the lesson plans tell you how to administer the pre-tests and post-tests; do the archaeology activity, and implement the end of unit project; info in the teacher notes included in all 6 resources explains how to use the resources.

* 3 resources are compatible with Google Slides; another resource is designed for virtual teaching (but can be used in in-person teaching, too).

* Many student materials are ready to use and just need to be photocopied or shared onscreen.

* The variety of instructional materials and activities helps your students practice and develop their reading, writing, vocabulary, speaking, and listening skills.

* Challenge handouts in 2 resources keep early finishers occupied or can be used as assignments for the whole class.

More Info:

Digital versions are included in 3 resources:

* The Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Copper, Bronze & Iron Age resource

* Prehistory End of Unit Project

* End of Year Ancient & World History Persuasive Writing Activity

The virtual backgrounds are jpegs in a 16:9 aspect ratio. There are 10 base images -- each one comes in 3-6 variations. Instructions on how top upload them to the Zoom platform are included in the resource.

This bundle includes step-by-step instructions, suggestions, and materials to differentiate for students at various English language proficiency levels, so you can use these resources with all your students!

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What you get in this bundle:

The Ancient History Pre-Tests & Post-Tests Lesson Plan resource (for Grades 6 - 8) includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher page with background information (1 page)

★ A lesson plan with instructions on how to administer the tests and evaluate the writing (1 page)

★ A page listing the lesson objectives (1 page)

★ A cover page listing the topics on Version 1 of the pre-test and post-test (1 page)

★ Pre-test in Version 1: Nine questions total (1 page)

★ Post-test in Version 1: Nine questions total (1 page)

★ Answer key for Version 1 (1 page)

★ Challenge Handout for Version 1, in color and black-and-white, with answer key (1 page each for a total of 3 pages)

★ MPIs in Version 1, which are the same in Version 2 (1 page)

★ A cover page listing the topics on Version 2 of the pre-test and post-test (1 page)

★ Pre-test in Version 2: Thirteen questions total (1 page)

★ Post-test in Version 2: Thirteen questions total (1 page)

★ Answer key for Version 2 (1 page)

★ Challenge Handout for Version 2, in color and black-and-white, with answer key (1 page each for a total of 3 pages)

★ MPIs in Version 2, which are the same as in Version 1 (1 page)

The Archeology Dig It! Lesson Plan resource (for Grades 3 - 8) includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with background information (1 page)

★ A three-page lesson plan with student objectives provided (3 pages)

★ A handout with objectives and instructions for students (1 page)

★ An Artifact Analysis Chart worksheet (1 page)

★ A Challenge Handout, in color and black-and-white, for additional writing practice (2 pages)

★ 2 rubrics for evaluating students' work--1 each for the chart and handout (1 page each for a total of 2 pages)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards addressed (1 page)

★ Example WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

The Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Copper, Bronze & Iron Ages resource (for Grades 6 - 8) includes:

★ A table of contents for easy reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher page with background information and suggestions for using the charts (2 pages)

★ A list of ELA Common Core standards addressed in this product (1 page)

★ Sample WIDA Model Performance Indicators (1 page)

★ A glossary with vocabulary words to help students comprehend the filled-in charts (4 pages)

★ A blank chart for writing the definitions of 10 multiple-meaning words and a filled-in chart with the definitions provided (2 pages)

★ A cover page and blank charts for 6 ages, in color (7 pages)

★ A cover page and filled-in charts for 6 ages, in color (7 pages)

★ A cover page and blank charts for 6 ages, in black-and-white (7 pages)

★ A cover page and filled-in charts for 6 ages, in black-and-white (7 pages)

★ A cover page and task cards with 10 factual questions, 5 “would you rather” questions & 1 blank template, in color (1 cover page and 4 pages for a total of 5 pages)

★ Task cards with 10 factual questions, 5 “would you rather” questions & 1 blank template, in black-and-white (4 pages)

★ Answer key for the factual task card questions, in color (1 page)

★ A cover page for the word search puzzles, in color (1 page)

★ 1 word search puzzle, with 3 levels of difficulty and answer keys included (6 pages)

★ 1 crossword puzzle, with a word bank, and an answer key in 2 formats included (4 pages)

The Prehistory End of Unit Project resource (for Grades 6 - 8) includes:

In the PDF File:

★ A table of contents for quick reference (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section with background information and day-by-day instructions for implementing the project (2 pages)

★ Instructions for accessing the Google Drive materials (1 page)

★ Suggested lesson plan for implementing the project (1 page)

★ A list of the ELA Common Core standards addressed (1 page)

★ Sample Model Performance Indicators (MPIs) for teachers with ELLs in their classes (1 page)

★ Instructions for students (1 page)

★ An organizer for students to keep track of their work (1 page)

★ Reference information showing how to write citations in MLA format (1 page)

★ Organizer for writing bibliographic information about the resources used (1 page)

★ Rubric for letter/number grades (1 page)

★ Rubric for standards-based grades (1 page)

In the Google Drive Materials:

★ Cover (1 slide)

★ Instructions for students (1 slide)

★ An organizer for students to keep track of their work (1 slide)

★ Reference information showing how to write citations in MLA format (1 slide)

★ Organizer for writing bibliographic information about the resources used (1 slide)

★ Rubric for letter/number grades (1 slide)

★ Rubric for standards-based grades (1 slide)

The World is Ending! End of Year Ancient & World History Persuasive Writing Activity resource (for Grades 6 - 8) includes:

★ The writing prompt in RAFTS form, in 2 versions--one with a section for listing all the civilizations studied and one with blank space for notes of any kind (2 pages)

★ A graphic organizer for writing notes, in 2 versions--one for notes about three civilizations and one with more space for notes about just one civilization (2 pages)

★ A pre-writing organizer to write about a selected civilization in a logical, sequential way (2 pages)

★ A model of a friendly letter (1 page)

★ A lined page with a border for writing the first draft (1 page)

★ A blank page with a border for writing the first draft (1 page)

★ A lined page with a border for writing the final copy (1 page)

★ A blank page with a border for writing the final copy (1 page)

★ A checklist to assess the finished product (1 page)

★ A Notes to the Teacher section that contains background information plus the ELA CCSS standards addressed, lesson objectives and a Model Performance Indicator for WIDA Level 4 for classes with ELLs (2 pages)

The Prehistory Virtual Backgrounds for Zoom™, Google Meet™ & Whiteboards resource (for Grades 6 - 8) includes:

In the PDF file:

★ Table of Contents (1 page)

★ Notes to the Teacher with background information (1 page)

★ Explanation of the images used in the Zoom backgrounds (1 page)

★ Instructions on how to upload the images to Zoom (1 page)

★ Zoom backgrounds: 1 image per page (45 pages)

In the JPEG Folder:

★ Each Zoom background as a separate image (45 images)

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