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2nd grade Martin Luther King Day ancient history unit plans
Rooted in Reading 2nd Grade January Reading Comprehension Activities for Winter
Transform your ELA block with quality picture books and hands-on reading activities designed to enhance reading comprehension! This complete unit features Winter activities and lesson plans for fact and opinion, identifying lesson/moral of a story, finding key facts, characteristics of a biography, and more!Calling all 2nd Grade Teachers who are ready to TRANSFORM their ELA block and improve reading comprehension! Rooted in Reading for 2nd Grade gives you everything you need to facilitate a lov
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Martin Luther King Jr Activities Kindergarten | 1st | 2nd Grade | MLK Unit
Looking for some Martin Luther King Jr. activities that are engaging and help students learn about human rights as well as kindness? I have you covered with this weeklong unit! Students will learn all about Martin Luther King Jr., make mini books, write about their dreams, and create a biography lesson!⭐It includes:⭐Pg. 1 CoverPg. 2 Lesson Plan SuggestionPg. 3 Mini Bio with a Comprehension CheckPg. 4 Mini Bio Answer KeyPg. 5 Mini Book PrintablePg. 6 -7 Vocabulary Words with Definitions (to disp
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K - 2nd
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Ancient Egypt Activities Reading Passages Unit Worksheets Map Egyptian Pyramids
Take a step back in time to Ancient Egypt with these Ancient Egypt activities that students will love! This unit has reading passages about the Nile River, geography of Egypt, pharaohs, pyramids, mummification, daily life, and much more. This unit has everything you need including reading passages, activities, a pacing guide, vocabulary posters, map, timeline, comprehension questions, a test, and more! Inside you'll find information about:A Great CivilizationThe Nile River Nile DeltaA Tough Life
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2nd - 4th
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Martin Luther King Jr.: Famous American Mini Unit {PowerPoint & Printables}
Martin Luther King Jr.: Famous American Mini Unit {PowerPoint & Printables}
This is a weeklong unit on Famous American Martin Luther King Jr. Unit covers Martin Luther King Jr. as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement, role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, speech at the March on Washington, and more! Students will compare and contrast their life to Dr. King's, cut & paste timeline activity, describe Martin Luther King Jr. using character traits, write a mini biography report, and map im
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1st - 3rd
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Ancient China Workbook [Grades 2-3]
Get prepared for your Ancient China unit study with this student notes workbook!This is a great accompanying tool for any powerpoints/flipcharts you may already have for your lessons! This download also includes a teacher copy with fill-in-the-blank answers to the note pages. I’ve also included videos and other helpful resources to make this unit fun and engaging for all your students!Videos for Note-taking:This resource does utilize the companion videos from BrainPopJr and Reading Rainbow. You'
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1st - 3rd
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Ancient Egypt Activities Bundle: Reading Passages Worksheets Map Print +Digital
Let's learn about Ancient Egypt, the Nile River, the Pyramids, Cleopatra, and King Tut. Ancient Egypt is such a fascinating civilization for students to learn about. This creative and interactive bundle is packed with all of our Egypt units in one bundle! This includes informational articles, student activities for interactive notebooks, vocabulary posters, a PowerPoint presentation, map activities, a timeline kit, digital resource for the Google Classroom and Google slides, task cards, a carto
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2nd - 4th
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Ancient Rome Slide Show and Materials Bundle VA SOL Aligned
This set includes a visual slide show, student make and take home book, vocabulary cards, math problem solving pages and a culminating brochure activity. This bundle is designed to help you teach a unit on Ancient Rome and is directly aligned to the Third Grade Virginia History SOL objectives related to the study of Ancient Civilizations. Check the preview to see if it suits your needs.
Visit me at: thirdgradethinkers8@blogspot.com to see how I use this set with my students.
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2nd - 4th
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Ancient China Slide Show and Materials Bundle VA SOL Aligned
This set includes a visual slide show and coordinating note taking pages to help you teach a unit on Ancient China. Integrate the learning by using the related nonfiction reading passages plus question sets, vocabulary pages and math printables included in this bundle. This set is directly aligned to the Virginia History SOL’s related to the study of Ancient Civilizations. Check the preview to see if it suits your needs.
Visit me at: thirdgradethinkers8@blogspot.com to see how I use this set
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2nd - 4th
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Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr
This is an 81 page unit centered around Martin Luther King Jr. This unit has many things for you to use to study this great American hero. It also has 3 literacy centers and 3 math centers. DOWNLOAD PREVIEW!!!
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MLK, Jr. Unit
Was Had Wanted Chart (2 differentiated versions)
Was Had Wanted cards for whole group chart
"I have a dream" cloud writing activity
Double Bubble maps comparing MLK, Jr. and me (boy and girl
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K - 2nd
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Black History Month | Distance Learning | Google
Looking for a hands-on unit for Black History Month? This comprehensive no-prep unit contains all you need to keep your students actively learning. The activities in this unit will keep your students engaged and challenged. This unit can be used in your Social Studies block and easily integrated into your Reading/LA block.NOTE: This unit now contains a link on page 2 of the PDF that allows a copy to be made for use in Google Classroom. Digital activities can be completed by filling in text boxes
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Black History Month BUNDLE | Print and Digital
Intro To Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook
You do not have to wait until middle school to begin your units on ancient civilizations. Children in first grade, second grade, and third grade love learning about how different things used to be in history and compare them to the way things are now. My interactive notebooks are a great way for young learners to be introduced to Ancient Greece while still having fun! They learn things about daily life in ancient greece (like what they used to eat and a woman's role in society), they learn about
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Interactive Notebook Bundle
Martin Luther King Jr. Activities Bundle - Reading, Writing, Biography Unit
Are you looking for a collection of reading, writing, and social studies resources to use for your Martin Luther King Jr. instruction? This bundle includes two products that cover reading, writing, vocabulary, and social studies activities. Included in the biography pack:Reading PassageCut and Sort TimelineFact Writing for ResearchInformational WritingFlip Book (with reading, writing, and comprehension)Link to digital conversion in Google SlidesIncluded in the reading and writing unit: Reading F
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2nd - 3rd
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Ancient Egypt Workbook [Grades 2-3]
Get prepared for your Ancient Egypt unit study with this student workbook!This is a great accompanying tool for any powerpoints/flipcharts you may already have for your lessons! This download also includes a teacher copy workbook with fill-in-the-blank answers to the note pages. I’ve also included videos and other helpful resources to make this unit fun and engaging for all your students!Covers all major study topics such as:Geography and Map Skills | **UPDATED: includes Arctic Ocean 6/21Climate
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2nd - 3rd
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Percy Jackson Unit Study - Greek History, Mythology & Astronomy
A four week cross-curricular unit study for elementary/middle grade homeschool students. This unit covers social studies, science & language arts.Week 1 Day 1: Early Greece, The Minotaur & Labyrinth Day 2: Constellations Day 3: Greek Gods Day 4: Persian Wars Day 5: Informational Speech Week 2 Day 1: Homer & The Odyssey Day 2: Stars Day 3: Our Sun Day 4: The Olympics Day 5: Hero’s Journey Week 3 Day 1: Galaxies Day 2: Sparta Day 3: Athens Day 4: The Milky Way Day 5: Democracy Week 4 D
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2nd - 6th
Ancient Egypt Power Point Presentation
Ancient Egypt was one of the largest and longest lasting ancient civilizations! In this 98-slide PowerPoint presentation, students will learn about one of the greatest civilizations of all time!Introduce your unit with this colorful and informative PowerPoint presentation all about Ancient Egypt including:⭐The Nile River⭐Geography⭐Daily Life: Food, Clothing, Houses & Culture⭐Pharaohs & Religion⭐Mummification⭐The Great Pyramid⭐The Social Class Pyramid⭐Scribes⭐Hieroglyphics⭐The Rosetta Sto
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2nd - 4th
Martin Luther King Jr.
Take a snapshot into the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Everything you need to teach about Martin Luther King Jr. is here! This product contains a 10 page Powerpoint presentation with actual photos and video and song links on every page. There are two files provided, one that contains Safeshare files and one that contains direct links to Youtube. Also included is a 9 page mini-book that correlates with the slide show. 2 Pages of motivational quotes from Dr. King. 7 pages of b&w worksheets to
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K - 3rd
Magic Tree House #16 Bundle: Hour of the Olympics + Ancient Greece Fact Tracker
Transport your students to the ancient arenas with our immersive novel study on Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics. And don't stop at the finish line! Dive deeper into history with the enlightening Ancient Greece & the Olympics Fact Tracker. This bundle seamlessly blends Jack and Annie's athletic adventures with the rich tapestry of Ancient Greek civilization and Olympic traditions. With interactive reading sessions, activities, and a dash of Olympic spirit, it's perfect for educator
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2nd - 4th
Ancient Civilizations: China {Chinese New Year}
This unit aligns with the 2nd Grade Social Studies standard involving Ancient Civilizations. Throughout this unit, students learn about Ancient China. It is packed with activities and resources to help students learn about China is a fun way. I've also included three writing pieces to accompany this unit - narrative, opinion, and informative. This is one of my favorite units to teach, and I know you'll love it!!
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-Book List
-Ancient China KWL Chart.
-Unit Outline
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1st - 5th
Ancient Greece Activities | Printables and Resources | VA SOL
This resource is designed to help students learn about the history, geography and contributions of the ancient Greece civilization. This product includes a wide range of activities that are engaging, interactive and informative.ANCIENT GREECE BUNDLE- aligns with VA SOL Standards for 3rd grade.SOME of the activities included in this bundle are:Ancient Greece questioning activity to encourage students to share their wonderings and what they might hope to learn throughout the unit.Ancient Greece Ge
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Ancient Civilizations Bundle | Activities and Resources | VA SOL
King Tut
Are your kids fascinated by all things Egypt? Looking to learn more about King Tut? This worksheet & activity pack is perfect for you! It includes interactive activities, craft activities, matching activities, topic assessments and so much more! You'll get a deep dive into the life of one of history's most fascinating figures. This pack includes:* Fact Sheets* Word Scramble* Word Search* Story Writing Prompt* Paper Making Activity* Hieroglyphics Sheet* Flashcards* Word Matching* Fill in the
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K - 3rd
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Martin Luther King Jr. Activities
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. with this meaningful mini-unit! It includes an original informational book/PowerPoint presentation, opinion and informational writing activities, three literacy stations, a cute craft, language arts printables, and so much more!! Included in this unit:I Have a Dream: A Look at the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. – An original informational book/PowerPoint presentationWriting ActivitiesMartin Luther King, Jr. – Was/Had/Loved/Wanted/Is Remembered Because…Opinion W
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1st - 3rd
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Virtual Canadian Museum Of Nature Arctic Iceage Extinction and Fossils Exhibits
If you are teaching a unit about world history, events, natural disasters, iceage, social studies or berington land bridge or even fossils or extinction you can use this unit for an add on to your lesson. If you want to use it as stand alone consider having students pick an animal they would like to research and find the facts you can use to educate them on the species. It's a click and see exhibit that exposes the fossil, animal type, and how they crossed from Siberia into the High Arctic. I
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2nd - 6th, Staff
Martin Luther King Jr. Primary Unit "I Have a Dream"
This MLK Unit is a zipped file that includes a 30 slide Power Point lesson, a PDF worksheet packet that is 10 pages, and a PDF file that includes a fun craft template and directions as well as ideas for books, videos, and neat activities. The PPT is a mini biography of his life and work. This covers his birth, marriage, life, and major accomplishments, and it does so in a way kids can understand using custom animations, amazing photography, and great clipart the kids will love. The Power Poin
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PreK - 2nd
Moses Unit Study: 10 Project-Based Lessons on Moses & the Israelites in Exodus
This experiential unit allows children to learn the story of Moses in a variety of ways while making connections between this Old Testament story and the Gospel of Jesus! Just Print and Go!Contents:Complete, easy-to-follow Teacher's GuideBible Adventure Booklet: The Journey of MosesSkit (2 versions - mini-skit & expanded version)10 Commandments I Have, Who Has?Sequencing Cards (Bible Verse Hunt)Secret Coded Message Color-by-Bible VerseBoard Game Multi-Use Question Cards & Response Sheet
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2nd - 4th
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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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