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High school Back to School ancient history games
Escape Room - Team Building - Any Content
Escape room style team building activity - perfect for back to school! This escape room will help students learn to work together at the beginning of the year. This interactive escape room requires technology. Students will need to access a Google Form, so any technology that allows them to access and complete a Google Form will work! The Google Form is pre-coded, which automates the entire breakout experience! Other than printing and minimal cutting, this Escape Room is ready for you to use! No
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: All 4 Team Building Escape Rooms - BUNDLE - ANY Content
Icebreakers That Rock: Three-Game Bundle
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to know your students just got easier!Perfect for Back to School, this set of 3 easy, fun icebreaker games will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Each game focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.The Games:Blobs and Lines: A set of questions that asks students to line up in some particular order (by bi
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6th - 12th
Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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This or That: An Icebreaker that Rocks!
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. This or That focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: This game has students informally debate on light topics such as "Which animal makes a better pet...dog or
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6th - 12th
Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. The game includes 22 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School Activity Bund
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6th - 10th
Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics Escape Room Activity | Engaging Crack the Code Game
In this Ancient Egypt Escape Room activity, students are introduced to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and are placed in the shoes of investigators as they seek to crack a mysterious code left behind by the ancient Egyptians. Student investigative teams have one class period to solve four clues, each written in hieroglyphics, then complete the final formula to crack the code. Students only have a set number of attempts to open the lock before the ancient lock deteriorates and remains jammed for
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5th - 9th
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Blobs and Lines: An Icebreaker that Rocks!
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Blobs and Lines focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: A set of questions asks students to line up in some particular order (by birthday, for example) or gath
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6th - 12th
The Crazy Cards Challenge | Icebreaker, Cooperative Team Building Activity |
This is a great game that you can play as an icebreaker at the beginning of the year (or anytime really) to help kids develop connections, laugh, get to know each other and have a good time working together to complete a challenge.This game is good for all ages - even adults :-) The challenge is to finish all 60 task cards in the shortest amount of time possible.The real purpose of the game is just to “break the ice” - to have fun working together, to get kids laughing with one another and to p
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3rd - 9th
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Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity
This Classroom Scattergories Game is a great icebreaker for the beginning of the year, a fun game for the end of the year, or perfect to play throughout the year! This resource includes both a printable and digital version. It can be played as a full class with the students playing individually or in pairs or teams that compete during each round. The game can be made as short or long as you want it, so it's also a fun time filler that keeps students thinking. It's great for sub plans, to use dur
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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Get To Know You Activity Ice Breaker Speech Therapy Connect with Others Original
Out with traditional ice breakers, and in with a NEW activity to get to know and BUILD RAPPORT with your students... while targeting speech therapy GOALS at the same time! This simple and versatile game for OLDER students comes with 2 VERSIONS– print and digital.The game allows you to target tons of LANGUAGE & PRAGMATIC goals within a FUNCTIONAL activity, including:✅ Asking and answering QUESTIONS using appropriate syntax✅ Engaging in back-and-forth CONVERSATION✅ Asking FOLLOW-UP questions✅
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3rd - 12th
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Icebreaker Questions for Older Students - Ice breaker Activity for Teens Gr 7-12
Looking for an icebreaker activity for teens? Your classes will love this viral ice breaker game on TikTok! These ice breaker questions are engaging and age-appropriate for older students to use for a "speed-meeting" icebreaker game, for group discussions, or as daily attendance prompts. Includes editable templates to make your own prompts!Included with this Icebreaker Game:✏️ 30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate icebreaker questions for teens - Color & GreyscaleIce breaker questions ar
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6th - 12th
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Ice Breakers & Back to School Math Activities for Middle School
The first week of math class is coming! Want to engage students, create community, and get to know your students… all while doing some math? Look no further! Included are 4 resources that will help you tackle back to school:The Graph of MeThis is an activity students love! Students determine if statements are true or false about themselves. Each statement has a corresponding ordered pair. Students graph the points for each true statement to create a unique shape. The result is "the graph of me!”
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6th - 9th
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Back to School Escape Room - Fun Back to School Activities for any subject area
Are you ready for a back to school activities your students won’t forget? This editable back to school escape room works for any subject area and is a great activity for the beginning of the year. Students strengthen their growth mindset as they overcome challenges as a team. Included back to school activities: ✅ Beginning of the year icebreakers✅ Supply scavenger hunt✅ Syllabus close reading quiz✅ Growth Mindset Cryptoquotes (or “fill in the blanks”)✅ Optional growth mindset writing activityWha
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7th - 10th
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First Day of Spanish Class Mi Verano Back to School Find Someone Who Preterite
What to do on the first day of upper-level Spanish class? This is the perfect back to school Spanish icebreaker for the first day of Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish 4 to talk about what you did over the summer using the preterite tense. This Spanish 1st day of school Find Someone Who people search or people hunt activity was designed as a Spanish interpersonal communication back-to-school activity to get students talking in Spanish class using the preterite tense to discuss mi verano. Actividad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ancient India Bundle
This money saving bundle includes all of my Ancient India products. Click on each link to learn more about each Ancient India resource (these products are also available for purchase individually):Ancient India PowerPoint and Guided Notes {Harappa, Vedic Age, Mauryan & Gupta Empires} Ancient India Doodle Notes (Harappa, Vedic Age, Mauryan & Gupta Empires) (added October 2023)It's Not Just Ancient History - Modern Day Untouchables or Dalits Buddhism Doodle Notes Hinduism Doodle Notes Anc
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6th - 10th
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3 Fresh Icebreakers for Teens - High Middle School - Secondary Ice Breakers
These three secondary icebreakers are perfect for teens and preteens who may be tired of the same ‘ole routine on the first day of school, at the first club meeting, at freshman orientation, or at an initial youth group gathering. Impossible Scavenger HuntIncludes instructions, suggestions for variations, and a one-page scavenger hunt.Abstract Art Personality GroupsIncludes instructions and six mini posters.Ink Blot Gallery WalkIncludes instructions, a handout, and six mini posters.Ways to Use T
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8th - 10th
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Back to School Social Studies and History Truth or Lie Activity Volume 1
In this history truth or lie back to school game, students will work to undercover 5 historical truths and 5 historical lies to "break the ice" of the first days of school. This best-selling activity now includes a traditional classroom version AND a distance learning digital version!Get this awesome icebreaker at a huge discount as part of my icebreaker bundle, my American History PLUS curriculum, or my World History PLUS curriculum!Students will work individually or in collaborative pairs to
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5th - 9th
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Middle Ages: Will Your Kingdom Survive? (Print and Digital)
Take your students through a simulation where they make decisions about a fictional kingdom during the Middle Ages. Students begin by randomly picking a fictional kingdom profile and a treasury card. Their kingdom's profile will guide some of the students' answers as they face 18 scenarios with several options. Student answers determine whether they gain or lose gold coins for their treasury. While the simulation's kingdoms and scenarios are fictional, students will enjoy connecting the scenario
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6th - 9th
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Icebreakers That Rock 2: Three-Game Bundle
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **If you and your students have loved Icebreakers that Rock but you're ready for some fresh topics, the wait is over. This bundle contains all three games from the original Icebreakers that Rock, but with all-new questions!Perfect for back to school, class parties, reward time or the end of the school year, this set of 3 easy, fun icebreaker games will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny g
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6th - 12th
Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Back to School Icebreaker STEM Bundle! Need back to school icebreakers or games that get students moving, communicating, working in teams, and building relationships? Here are 50+ of our favorite basic activities that are low-cost and low-prep for any classroom or subject!Working as a team, they will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity that are central to the engineering process. Use as a warm-up, icebreaker, team building activity, or basic STEM and en
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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MS-ETS1-2
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Back to School Activity Bundle for Middle and High School - Games and Activities
This back to school activity bundle for the secondary classroom will have you set for the first week (or two!) of school. The bundle contains seven meaningful print and go activities to help you get to know your students, build community, identify students’ learning styles, and help students set goals. The bundle also includes games with content specifically for teens: back to school four corners game and would you rather ice breaker game. This activity bundle includes three additional easy, no-
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6th - 11th
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Would You Rather Back to School Icebreaker Game - BTS Activity
This Would You Rather icebreaker game is a fun, engaging way to start the year. This Google Slides™ resource contains 25 questions for students, some serious and some silly. It's an active way to get to know students on the first day of school, and students will enjoy it. Check out all of my back to school products!Games:Back to School Four Corners GameWould You Rather Icebreaker GameInteractive This or That Game for Back to SchoolBack to School Game BundleBack to School: 3 Games for the Seconda
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7th - 12th
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Survivor - An Introduction to Discussion and Textual Evidence
Welcome to the game of Survivor! This introductory lesson is perfect for any collaborative classroom and utilizes text annotation, finding textual evidence, forming an opinion based on text, and respectful debate all in one fun activity! The Game:Students must determine 5 plane crash survivors to be rescued immediately and 5 to stay and attempt to survive on the island.What's included?Slides to accompany the lessonA student-facing worksheetA full lesson plan with objective and common core standa
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6th - 12th
Concentric Circles: An Icebreaker that Rocks!
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Concentric Circles focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: Students arrange themselves in an inside circle and an outside circle, the inside facing out, formin
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6th - 12th
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Find Ancient History resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about ancient history, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of ancient history resources available, including activities and lessons on ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient China, and ancient Mesopotamia, to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach ancient history to your students with ease.
Ancient history activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about ancient history:
Map Making
With map-making activities you can not only teach students about ancient civilizations, but also incorporate geography into your lessons. As they label and color maps, students can learn about important places in ancient civilizations, chart trade routes, and learn how empires expanded (and fell) over time.
Primary Source Analysis
One of the best ways to learn about ancient civilizations is through the artifacts and writings of people from that particular period of time. Encourage students to analyze primary sources to gain a deeper understanding about bygone eras of history. For instance, you can have students read accounts of the destruction of Pompeii and discuss it as a class.
Centers & Stations
Through the use of centers, students can collaborate and discuss topics and content they examine for each era in history. For example, you can have students navigate through four or five different centers or stations to help them learn about different aspects of Ancient Chinese culture, like literature, geography, government, and major historical events or achievements.
By making ancient history come to life through a variety of interactive and immersive activities, teachers can help students develop a deeper appreciation for the subject.
Frequently asked questions for teaching about ancient history
What is ancient history?
Ancient history refers to the period of human history that takes place from the invention of writing to late antiquity (spanning from about 3000 BC to AD 650). This era includes the study of various ancient civilizations, such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, and others. Ancient history plays a critical role in helping us understand the origins and development of human civilizations and the influence it had on contemporary cultures and societies.
What are examples of ancient history?
The Persian Wars, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and the decline and fall of the Roman empire are all examples of important milestones and events that you can teach about in ancient history.
What types of ancient history resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of ancient history resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from worksheets to interactive notebooks to units.
How do I find ancient history resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing ancient history lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ancient history resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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