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200 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grades 7/8)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 7/8 Language class with a year's worth of bell work writing prompts for Google Slides™! This resource is perfect for a soft start to the Language block and for creating a daily routine for your students to follow.This resource includes 200 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. The writing prompts also contain three sub-questions for those students who find it difficult to brainstorm ideas. With prompts an
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Grade 7 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
Ancient Egypt Portraits Art History Project: Middle School Art Sub Plan Activity
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, no prep Ancient Egypt art projects? This Egyptian portrait lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by how they displayed wealth with jewelry, wigs, ornate collars, and makeup. Moreover, they’ll enjoy creating a portrait with fashions of the times.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Egypt. During this art project, your class will learn how line
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5th - 7th
Ancient Greece Art Lesson: Roll A Greek Vase Middle School Art Project Templates
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with an engaging, no prep Ancient Greece art lesson? This Greek vase project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the durability of their pottery which featured athletes from the ancient Olympics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the roll a Greek vase game to make their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Greece. During this art project, your class will learn abou
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5th - 7th
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print
This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O
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3rd - 9th
Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Henna Mehndi Hands Art Project, Exit Slips, Art Sub Plan, Self-Assessment Rubric
Ready to ignite your middle school art curriculum with engaging, no prep India art projects? This henna art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Students will love learning the origins of henna (mehndi) in India, Africa, and the Middle East. Moreover, they’ll be intrigued by the elaborate Night of Henna in Hindu cultures.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the rich history of India. During this mehndi art project, your class will learn about th
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6th - 8th
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Early Man Interactive Notebook Worksheets World History Activities
Interactive notebooks are an extremely effective instructional strategy to engage students and keep them interested in content! This is why it is one of my favorite ways to teach topics related to Early Man. In this interactive notebook, students will have the opportunity to learn about the Stone Age, Early Man, Lucy the Australopithecus, the Paleolithic and Neolithic era, Cro-Mangon and Neanderthals.What’s Included 3 formats: Spiral Bound Template, Composition Notebook Template, and Binder Form
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Early Man Interactive Notebook and Resource Bundle - Print and Digital
ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
Ancient Egypt Geography Reading Comprehension Passages and Map Activity BUNDLE
Discover how the Geography and Climate of Egypt and the Nile River influenced settlement and agriculture in Ancient Egypt. Examine Egyptian Tomb Art. Learn how Camels adapt to their desert environment. TONS of Content Variety!Replace or Supplement your existing Textbook!All files are provided in PDF and PPT formats.Convert PPT files to Google Slides for upload to your student-only, password-protected Google Classroom.Click the PREVIEW button above to see everything that's included.Here's all tha
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K - 9th
Egyptian Religion Gods Mythology Reading Comprehension Passages Activity BUNDLE
Engage social studies students with this high interest Ancient Egypt Religion and Mythology BUNDLE. A terrific variety of Reading Comprehension, Primary Source Analysis, and Activities guide student discovery of ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and practices. Here's all that's Included:ANCIENT EGYPT RELIGION: Reading Passage introducing the ancient Egyptian view of the world, their deities, the temple, priests and priestesses, everyday worship, and the afterlife. Comprehension Check in Grap
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6th - 9th
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
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4th - 7th
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Writing Exit Slips - BUNDLE (Grades 3-6) Print & Digital
Do you want your students reading with purpose and accountability? If so, this year long BUNDLE of over 250 writing exit tickets is for you! These response prompts can be printed and used in writing journals or used digitally in Google Classroom or the learning management system of your choice that supports Google Slides. This resource includes both printable and digital versions.This BUNDLE contains all five of my writing exit slip resources - Launching Writing Workshop with Personal Narratives
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3rd - 6th
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Thanksgiving Craft Writing Prompt & Activities - Figurative Language
Looking for No PREP Thanksgiving Activities? Students will love this Doodle, Define, Draw and Decipher Thanksgiving workshop! Check out the set of activities that include Fall figurative language fun, Thanksgiving riddles and word search, as well as an engaging and fun-to-share Thanksgiving craftivity. Your students will love taking it home and challenging family members to add more!This resource is great for early finishers, centers, writing practice, or just some great enrichment for the week
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4th - 6th
Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Creative Thinking Digital Writing for Google Drive® | Distance Learning
Go paperless with our Google Slides-ready creative thinking and explanatory writing resource! This Google Resource includes 30 interactive creative thinking scenarios for students to solve. Once three items have been chosen (independent thinking + choice!), the student can type a creative explanation of how they solved the problem. These activities are great for your thinking and exposition writing program in both a traditional classroom with some access to mobile learning through to a full 1:1
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Digital ELA Google Classroom Mega Bundle for Distance Learning
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why is the story of the Mesopotamians so significant?Description:The Six Tasks of Mesopotamia will begin your journey with the geography and culture of this ancient land between two rivers. The Mesopotamians left a significant record of their lives and the development of their civilization for us to interpret and appreciate. From the study of Hammurabi to cuneiform writing, to a biography or memoir of a significant Mesopotamian and appreciation for the geography, the six tasks w
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6th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 6) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 31 Projects!
Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Lesson Plan for Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination:Great lesson for any teacher looking for a way to introduce and/or discuss race in the classroom. The lesson plan attached provides teachers an opportunity to leverage students’ lived experiences and prior knowledge surrounding race, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. Lesson plan includes instructional activities like: Academic Vocabulary & Language, Accountable Talk, Cooperative learning, Activating prior
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Chapter Questions & Discussions (Grades 4-6)
Dive deep down the rabbit hole with these captivating question activities and discussion prompts for Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"!This comprehensive resource pack, designed for grades 4-6, offers:24 engaging worksheets: Explore all 12 chapters with 2 thought-provoking pages of questions for each.Variety of question formats: Keep students on their toes with a mix of true/false, multiple choice, short response, long response, and in-depth discussion prompts.DOK Level 2 questi
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4th - 6th
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Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Generate inspiring class discussions with over 81 topics and 1370+ thought-provoking conversation questions. This growing bundle is a collection of all of our thought-provoking Conversation Starters Packages. Each package encourages critical thinking and allows students to discuss topics that are both relevant and important to them while simultaneously increasing their vocabulary and ability to effectively express themselves. Our packages are extremely versatile and have been used as bell-rin
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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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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