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7th grade Thanksgiving ancient history games
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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Thanksgiving Fun Activities! 7 Logic Puzzles & Brain Teasers for Middle School
Fun critical thinking Thanksgiving activities for middle schoolers!This packet of seven activities includes three Thanksgiving logic puzzles, one cryptogram, a Thanksgiving food word search using words from the cryptogram, one grid matching activity, and one grid drawing sheet. They are ready to print, copy, and use- no other prep necessary! An answer key and tips are included. These puzzles are great to use as a filler activity, with a substitute, or after a test is given, and yet they will
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
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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Greek Mythology Escape Room ... Escape from the Underworld
Escape the mundane by having your class work together to solve this Low-Prep, Greek Mythology Escape Room!! This activity includes 4 puzzles about Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology that students must complete in order to ESCAPE FROM THE UNDERWORLD. Your students will solve the puzzles to receive the codes. They will then use those codes to unlock "locked" questions on a Google Form. Everything is included to help you run a successful escape room! My students have loved these resources and hav
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5th - 8th
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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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Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Writing Activities Packet of Five!
Over 20 Pages of Fun Middle School English ELA Thanksgiving Writing Activities! This Packet has FIVE Engaging ELA Writing, Grammar, and Puzzle Game Activities sure to keep your middle schoolers learning and engaged before the Thanksgiving Break!"It's not Thanksgiving break yet, kiddos!" Sound familiar? This bundle of writing, grammar, and puzzle activities will keep them in their seats and focused on the meaning of being thankful. They will be having so much fun, they won't even realize they're
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Figurative Language Escape Room Activity
Review figurative language with this festive Thanksgiving Escape Room activity! This figurative language escape room reviews alliteration, similes, metaphors, and personification in a fun way. Quick and easy setup plus an interesting challenge makes this escape room perfect for Thanksgiving break! CLICK ON THE PREVIEW FOR A CLOSER LOOK!THE TASK: “It’s Thanksgiving Day, and things are a bit chaotic around the house. While your family usually goes to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, a seve
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5th - 7th
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Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Activity: "Mad Libs!" Grammar Game
Middle School English ELA Fun Thanksgiving Activity: "Mad Libs!" Parts of Speech Grammar GameThis fun ELA focused Thanksgiving Activity gets your middle school students reviewing the parts of speech while still having fun! (This is one of five activities from my THANKSGIVING ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Click here if you would like to see a preview!)The grammar game is an activity similar to Mad Libs™ and a great way to start the Thanksgiving holiday. Your students will use parts of speech to retell the st
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Math Coordinate Graphing Picture with Integer Operations
Practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers plus graphing ordered pairs with this fun activity before Thanksgiving break! It is sure to keep students engaged and doing math. Students are given a variety of problems involving positive and negative numbers. Each solution creates an ordered pair that students graph on the coordinate plane to reveal an image of a plate and utensils. Students love mystery graphs!Answers range between -20 and 20. A few result in decimals to keep
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures Bundle
Gratitude Writing Activity | NO PREP | Coloring Mandala Pages
This fun NO-PREP coloring and writing activity is perfect for social/emotional support and self-reflection. In this meditative activity on gratitude, students will create mandalas out of words and phrases that are designed to get them thinking deeply about what makes them feel thankful. This activity is the perfect antidote to superficial "what I'm thankful for" lists!!Included are 3 creative mandala templates and 30 thoughtful prompts. Each prompt is designed to get students thinking about what
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Activities and Coping Strategies
THANKSGIVING Escape Room Activities
If you are looking for a team-building activity to keep your students engaged during the last few days (or week) leading up to Thanksgiving, then THE GREAT THANKSGIVING ESCAPE is for you! There are five Thanksgiving-themed (trivia) challenges included in this file. This resource is also not content specific, so you can virtually use it in any class where you may want your students to have a bit of fun before this holiday. Did you know? This escape-style activity is double the fun because you c
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5th - 10th
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Thanksgiving Scattergories Game & PPT *SIX Rounds
Looking for a fun activity before Thanksgiving Break? Look no further!Who doesn't love the Hasbro game Scattergories?! Kids will LOVE this fun Thanksgiving game! This file comes with a printable game with corresponding PowerPoint AND a digital version for easy classroom use! Players come up with answers to a variety of winter-themed categories that start with the target letter.Great as a whole group activity, literacy center, holiday party game, with staff members or even to play at home with fa
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1st - 12th, Staff
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Ancient China Escape Room Activity | Students Crack Ancient Chinese Manuscripts
In this Ancient China Escape Room activity, students are introduced to the Chinese symbol alphabet as they help Sun Yat-sen honor China's legacy before time expires. Students are placed in investigative teams as they analyze fictional ancient texts written in the Chinese language. Students work together to translate four clues regarding ancient Chinese history, then bring all of their knowledge together to solve the final clue. Do you have what it takes to crack the hidden clues?Students use th
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5th - 8th
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Ancient Greece Escape Room | Crack Greek Phoenician Alphabet+ Roman Numerals
In this Ancient Greece Escape Room activity, students are introduced to Greek and Phoenician characters and Roman numerals as they race to beat the clock to save ancient artifacts! Can you crack the code before time expires?Students are placed in investigative teams as they analyze fictional ancient texts from Hadrian's Library in ancient Greece. Students work together to translate four hidden clues using Greek and Phoenician alphabet characters as well as Roman numerals, conduct basic research
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5th - 9th
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Thanksgiving Trivia | Family Feud Thanksgiving Classroom Game | Distant Learning
Thanksgiving Trivia is a Family Feud gameshow style party game for your class. Guaranteed to be a hit at any Thanksgiving party or event.▼THIS GAME INCLUDES• 10 ready to play rounds• Automatic scoreboard• Superior graphics & animations• Quality theme music & sound effects▼100% CUSTOMIZABLE Create your own quiz by changing the questions and answers to anything you want.Built with 10 sample rounds to get you started, you can easily edit any of the text by simply clicking on it (literally l
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Thanksgiving Escape Room (Digital)
Try something different this Thanksgiving!Whether you are in person with students or doing distance learning, this escape room is perfect for the month of November.This escape room is digital and requires that you share a Google Form with your students. The task cards are built into the form so there is zero prep for the teacher!Students will insert codes from the task cards into the Google Form and will receive letters throughout the game. They will unscramble these letters in the final round t
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5th - 8th
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Middle School English Fun Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle & Word Search Activities
Not just a Thanksgiving Crossword and Word Search Puzzle! This set of Puzzles includes a BONUS Writing Activity! Have some English ELA Fun this Thanksgiving with your Middle Schoolers with these fun Crossword and Word Search puzzle games! Engaging your students with learning in the days leading up to Thanksgiving is not an easy task! Especially if you have early finishers! Well, this Thanksgiving 15-Clue Crossword Puzzle and Word Search activity will have your students in their seats and busy le
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5th - 8th
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Thanksgiving Activity in Spanish - Would You Rather? Acción de Gracias Game
Do you need a no-prep Thanksgiving / Acción de Gracias activity for Spanish class? This Spanish "would you rather...?" or "This or that" game is Thanksgiving / Día de Acción de Gracias themed and perfect for those last days before Thanksgiving break! This "qué prefieres?" style game will give your students 20 prompts with 2 comprehensible options to choose between. This product includes a Google Slides version, a Pear Deck ready slide deck Pear Deck, and a Jamboard template that is ready-to-play
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4th - 12th
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Greek Mythology, Digital Escape Room, Greek Gods and Goddesses, The Golden Vine
Greek Mythology, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Digital Escape Room, The Golden Vine is an innovative virtual escape room that allows teachers and students to engage in an immersive learning experience. Your students will feel like they are actually on the quest to retrieve the golden vine from Medusa! You should definitely watch the preview video and click on the test link for this cutting-edge classroom experience! When my students begin, what will they experience?Look for the “red start button.” T
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6th - 12th
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Ancient World History Unit Lessons Bundle #2 Ancient Greece - Medieval Europe
This bundle includes all of my products about Ancient Greece, Greek Gods, Ancient Rome, and Medieval Europe. **This product is a download from DropBox and Google Drive. When you buy this product your download from TpT will explain how to download the entire bundle from Dropbox and Google Drive.**Click on the following links to learn more about each included product:Ancient Greece Bundle Greek Gods Bundle{Bingo, Scavenger Hunt, Editable Quiz, Printables}Ancient Rome Activity BundleMiddle Ages Act
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6th - 9th
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Early Man (Hunter-Gatherer, Stone Age) Daily Life Charades & Pictionary
This is a fun activity that will get your students out of their seats while learning! Your students will be focused and engaged as they learn more about the daily activities of early humans through a fun game that keeps everyone laughing. This product includes 36 game cards that can be acted out (Charades) or drawn (Pictionary) and 3 recording sheets for students to write down their guesses. These recording sheets help students stay on task during the game.This is an activity my students alway
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3rd - 9th
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Gratitude Bingo Game - Thankful Activity
Play this fun and interactive BINGO GAME to help your students reflect on all the things they are grateful for. This is the perfect game to get their mind switched into grateful thinking.Draw a Bingo card, read the question and allow your students to partner share, large group share, or write down their thoughts/answers. Then they place the Smiling Sunshine Bingo marker on the correct space.Included:*28 Unique Bingo Cards*Smiling Sunshine Bingo Markers*24 Full Page Bingo Character Calling Card
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PreK - 12th
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Ancient Phoenicia: Ancient Phoenician Trade Routes Simulation
Ancient history doesn't have to be dry and boring! Bring it to life with this easy and fun historical simulation. In this activity, students take on the role of a ship captain on the lucrative ancient Phoenician trade routes. At each trading port, they will trade one load of goods for another load of goods which are in demand at the next port. The rate of trade is determined by the roll of the dice. Will the trade be a success or a failure? Will their ship sink before they can make the next port
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6th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Around the World Escape Room - Holiday Traditions
The Thanksgiving Around the World Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Thanksgiving traditions and celebrations around the world. The Thanksgiving Around the World Escape Room has students walking around the classroom breaking codes. The codes include ciphers, Morse code, cryptograms and a final 4 digit code based on the decoders/clues.This product covers the Thanksgiving-like traditions of: Germany,
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4th - 8th
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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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