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Elementary ancient history activities for Microsoft Word
Types of Fossils Activity
Different types of fossils. True form, cast, mold, and trace fossils. Students will replicate each type of fossil and glue it to the handout.
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1st - 10th
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Maya, Inca, and Aztec Webquest Bundle
The bundle contains three webquests about the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included answer keys. Please message me if you have any questions. *The documents can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. The Maya Webquest (40 questions)Topics: Geography Government Daily Life Religion Sacrifice Inventions Hieroglyphics Ball Games Agriculture Pyramids Justice, Court
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4th - 9th
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Stonehenge Distance Learning Independent paper project ancient history activity
Explore the world with my Geoexplorers projects!Perfect for little hands, this do-it-yourself project will let everyone get involved! The project consists of three pieces of paper, two with Stonehenge blocks, and one of the base. Just print the base out on green paper, and print the two stone sheets on white paper (or even better, some stone-looking paper used for scrap-booking!). Each little stone is printed on both sides, with a number on the bottom. Have your students cut out each stone piece
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K - 4th
The Croods: Using the cartoon to review early humans/hominds
Bringing Common Core to the movies!!!
Questions to go along with the movie "The Croods". Example questions include determining the kind of homids they were (and justifying it), describing their cave art, and relating it to a modern day quote from Barack Obama about change.
8 questions in all with answers included
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Greece Webquest
The assignment contains 43 questions about the geography, major cities, early civilizations, decline/fall, and legacy of Ancient Greece. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary:Geography Aegean SeaMount Olympus Peloponnese Athens Athena Par
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Egypt Map Activity
This document includes instructions and a blank map of Egypt. Students will use resources such as textbooks, atlases, or the internet to complete the map. Students will color the map, then label certain cities, bodies of water, and landforms. This activity combines geography and mapping skills and ancient history.
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5th - 8th
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Daily Life in Ancient Rome Webquest
The assignment contains 40 questions about daily life in ancient Rome. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *Editable document! *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary:Roman Daily Life Slavery Jobs Entertainment Government Jobs Family Children Foods Clothing (Toga and Tunic) Lif
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5th - 8th
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Christianity in Ancient Rome Webquest
The assignment contains 27 questions about the birth of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Students will watch a 3-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Engaging! *Editable Word Document*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: Roman government Crucifixions The conflict between Jews and Roman
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5th - 9th
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Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses Facebook
In this activity, students design a "profile" for a Greek god or goddess. It requires researching a god or goddess and identifying important information about him or her. Students then create either a hand-drawn poster or a computerized profile in the style of a Facebook page.
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5th - 12th
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Artifacts in a Bag - Thinking Like a Historian, Archeologist, Geographer
This is a fun lesson that allows students to get to know each other, but also helps them gain valuable skills in observing, recording data, and creating hypotheses.
In this one to two day lesson, students will examine the objects brought in by fellow students and take on the role of historians, archeologists, and geographers to learn more about them. Students can then apply this learning to their understanding of ancient civilizations and cultures.
Complete lesson directions and
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5th - 8th
Greek Myth: The Story of Echo & Narcissus: Reading & Comprehension Passages
In this lesson students will read a myth ancient Greece - the story of Echo and Narcissus. Students will be asked to identify character traits and textual support. Also for each, students will be practice different strategy for each; summarizing the text and identifying the theme. A teacher model for the strategy is is included within the lesson. Lastly, students will complete graphic organizer comparing the characters of Narcissus and Echo, and then are expected to express these similarities an
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5th - 10th
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Social Studies Mythology Make Your Own Myth Constellation Activity Mythology Fun
EDITABLE! Just like ancient civilizations observed the night sky and created myths to tell stories of the stars, students write their own myths after creating their own constellation as they graph their name. All civilizations have mythology to tell the stories of the stars! Pick any civilization and create a social studies connection with the star tales of the Greeks, Romans, Native Americans, Africans, Aboriginals, India, and South Americas just to name a few!The project is also interdisciplin
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4th - 8th
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Ancient Mesopotamia Civilizations Webquest
The assignment contains 40 questions about the significant events, contributions, and important people of Ancient Mesopotamia Civilizations (Sumerians, Akkadian Empire, Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, and the Persian Empire). Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Great lesson plan! *Editable Word Document *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make
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5th - 9th
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Create Your Own Civilization Project
This is a project for students to create their own civilization project. Typically this should be done at least after teaching about the features of a civilization, or at the end of the year after learning about different types of civilizations. This is a fun way for students to show their understanding of the different features of a civilization. I uploaded the word document so it can be edited if needed to fit the needs of your classroom.
This ends with students creating a PowerPoint, however
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5th - 8th
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The Silk Road Reading and Questions
Once you've taught the Qin Dynasty you need to teach the Han, and you can't teach the Han without discussing the Silk Road, the trade route that stretched from China to the Mediterranean.
The exit card comes with a discussion question which has students analyze the differences between the economic systems of the Qin and the Han.
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5th - 9th
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Daily Life in Mesopotamia Webquest
The assignment contains 31 questions about daily life in ancient Mesopotamia. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Engaging lesson! *Editable Word Document *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary:Growth of Cities Jobs Classes of People Slaves Homes Entertainment Clothing Art and Artisans Craftsm
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5th - 9th
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Vikings Webquest
The assignment contains 42 questions about the history and culture of the Viking people. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐Engaging lesson!⭐The assignment does not require the use of a textbook.⭐The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: Viking Age Viking Raids Viking Explorers Leif Eriksson Disc
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4th - 8th
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Minecraft - Building an Ancient Civilization
Overview
Minecraft has the potential to be one of the most effective tools for instruction and engaged, creative, higher-level learning in the 21st century classroom. This project is designed to fit into a History course for students from 6th – 10th grades. The core content necessary to complete this project would be students’ understanding of how ancient civilizations were able to grow beyond the status of cities and towns to become well-fortified and glorious empire..
Timeline
The object of t
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5th - 8th
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Building a Medieval Castle - Lesson Plan
Spent a lot of time in developing this lesson plan:
- Includes expectations
- Catering to multiple intelligences
- pre planning requirements
- list of materials
- pre activity
- activity
- work schedule task
- "leader list" with "job list" - a job to cater to each multiple intelligence; caters to all students
- rubric
- step by step instructions
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4th - 8th
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The First Americans, A Play About The Bering Land Bridge (Native Americans)
This is a short play about the most well-known migration theory concerning Native Americans.
If you are teaching about the origin of Native peoples in America, this is great way to help introduce the topic of the Bering Land Bridge theory.
The play will take about 5-10 minutes. It is meant as an enhancement to a lesson. It's great to get students involved and engaged in class. This offers that opportunity.
Enjoy and please let me know what you think!
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5th - 12th
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Julius Caesar Murder Report
This activity was designed for our Ancient Rome unit. The students read information about Julius Caesar and create a murder report, as if they witnessed the event. The fill out a police type report along with adrawing of what they saw. The students really liked this activity!
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5th - 10th
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Info Reading Text - Ancient Civilizations: Paleolithic vs. Neolithic (no prep)
A simple informational reading article comparing Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras. Questions and answers follow the reading. Perfect for an introduction or summary on the topic. Also makes a great sub plan! MS Word for easy editing.
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Crash Course World History Mini Bundle: #1: Agricultural Revolution
Olympics in Ancient Greece Webquest
The assignment contains 30 questions about the Olympics in ancient Greece. Students will use a kid-friendly website to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Editable Word Document*Engaging!*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics: Olympia Zeus Reasons for the Olympics Sacred Truce Main events Sacrifices Altar of Zeus Running Discus Javelin Long jump Wres
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4th - 8th
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Mr. Peabody and Sherman Video Guide
Mr. Peabody and Sherman not only teaches some excellent life lessons but incorporates several time periods from ancient history within the movie. This video guide asks 11 questions relating to the movie, characters, and time periods. The first section asks students to circle all of the characters in the movie from the word bank (Leonardo da Vinci, King Tut, George Washington, etc.). There is a summarizing question at the end, asking students which time period they would go back and visit if give
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3rd - 8th
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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.
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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.
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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.
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