Shang Dynasty Hands-on Activities Art Craft Bundle

Are you looking for engaging learning activities for the Shang Dynasty? This bundle includes research activities and hands-on arts and crafts to bring this topic to life.

This pack contains lots of interesting learning activities that you can pick and choose from:

• timeline cut and paste
• coloring page (great for covers)
• map work
• comparison activities of the students’ lives with Shang life
• social structure
• reporter-style research page
• archaeological dig research booklet
• analyzing primary sources activity
• adapting to the environment interactive notebook
• analyzing leadership cut and paste
• fortune teller of key social studies concepts
• starting the inquiry process (KWL)

U.S and U.K versions included.

Hands-on activities:

• Roleplay as archaeologists
• Make a model Shang chariot
• Carry out an archaeological dig with a partner
• Make a soap "jade" carving
• Make a clay bronze "ding"
• Write oracle symbols - the first Chinese writing system, on paper but if you have clay, students could shape an oracle bone and use a toothpick or skewer to write the symbols on.

I hope your students enjoy learning about this fascinating civilization.