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Ancient history games for Gifted and Talented
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Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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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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Fractions Digital Escape Room-Comparing, Ordering, and Equivalent Fractions Game
Digital escape rooms are a fun and engaging way to introduce or review skills with students. This escape room provides short, informational videos along with activities involving: comparing, ordering, and finding/making equivalent fractions. Can your kiddos crack the code?Check out the preview and video to see more!How does it work?Students begin in an escape room and click START. They will see a presentation with instructions. They will be instructed to open the lock codes page and a notes page
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3rd - 4th
Music Escape Room #1 (Teams use music theory clues to solve codes)
This Music Escape Room is a twist on the "Escape Room Mania" that has hit the teen (and adult) world in the last few years. Students work as teams to solve mystery codes based using their knowledge of music theory.Students use:Note values (whole, half, quarter, eighth notes & rests)Musical symbols (such as time signature, natural, measure, accent, staff - see preview for details.)Note names (lines, spaces & ledger lines - shows in both treble clef & bass clef)Within the clues, studen
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Music Escape Rooms SUPER BUNDLE (Music History, Music Theory)
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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Early Finisher Activities Math Enrichment Logic Puzzles Fast Finishers BUNDLE
The fast finishers collection that math teachers dream of! These early finishers' challenges include engaging seasonal-themed math puzzles requiring NO PREP. Just print and go! Logic puzzles, mazes, sudoku, and MORE! These math enrichment kits include challenges and puzzlers perfect for morning work, early finishers, or centers.You save 50% by purchasing this year-long bundle!These resources were designed to provide early finishers with enriching, challenging, and purposeful tasks to work on on
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4th - 6th
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Logic Puzzles: Digital Detective Escape Room | Team Building Mystery Game
Build your students' critical thinking skills with this no prep detective themed digital escape room. Students will work together to solve 4 engaging logic puzzle "clues" to solve to track and catch the criminal. Students start off reading their case file and begin solving each puzzle. Each puzzle will give them the code to unlock the next clue in the game. Your students will love this fun escape room game that works with any content, you will love that it is no prep!The game is totally digi
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5th - 7th
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Twistle- Critical Thinking Word Game
Twistle is a twist on a classic word game. Students will be challenged to complete word puzzles with a twist. Each page asks students to complete a word puzzle in a different way.
Included In This Packet:
15-Game Different Game Boards
1- Blank Game Board
Create Your Own Boards For Students
1- Board With Lines Only
To Copy on the Backs Of Each Game As a Place For Students To Find More Words and Complete the Traditional Game
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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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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2nd Grade Money & Coins Activities Games, Centers, Counting Money Word Problems
Your kids will love these money activities that involve students in real-world applications involving counting money, solving money word problems, showing monetary amounts in different ways, and more! More than just worksheets, this money unit for 2nd grade and 3rd grade includes 15 challenging yet fun money centers, games, and activities to keep your kiddos excited about learning to count money in different ways. If you're looking for a resource in which students must use mathematical reasoning
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2nd - 3rd
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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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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Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles BUNDLE - Critical Thinking Escape
Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room BUNDLE! This is great as for a back to school escape room as well as for end of year, after breaks, or just ANY time you want your students collaborating and thinking critically!Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to imp
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4th - 9th
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Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Creative Thinking & Writing Task Cards | Print & Digital | Fun Game Included!!
Use these 60 cards as a fun creative thinking enrichment activity. Students can work on cards individually using notebook paper for their answers, or use as a game with groups. When using as a game, students can set a timer for one to three minutes depending on the age of your students. Students use personal white boards or notebook paper to list as many things as possible for the given card. One way to encourage original answers is to score the game by having students cross off answers given b
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2nd - 5th
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WORD PUZZLES Brain Teaser BUNDLE! REBUS Puzzles, Hink Pinks, Word Plexers
This brain teaser pack includes ALL of my rebus word puzzles and hink pink puzzles.It includes: 13 pages of Rebus puzzles (111 puzzles to solve in all!) 9 Hink Pink pages (75 puzzles to solve in all)**ANSWER keys included. PRINT AND GO! That is OVER 185 puzzles total! Plus a "make your own" version of each puzzle type! My students BEG for these puzzles! They would be great to utilize for early finishers, work for after testing, EOY test prep for vocabulary building in a FUN and engaging way, Gif
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2nd - 9th
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Greek and Latin Roots Pennant Activity Games BUNDLE Display Vocabulary Test Prep
Start with a pennant activity, review the Greek and Latin roots with two BINGO games, and then challenge your students with a game of Pair Stare (two decks included), where they need to find the one and only root word match on any two cards!This is a great way to learn and review roots to build language skills and prepare for standardized tests.Greek and Latin Roots ActivitiesLatin and Greek Roots Pennant ActivityGreek and Latin Roots BINGO GameGreek and Latin Roots BINGO Game (Set 2)Greek and L
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3rd - 12th
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Common Nouns Vocabulary Fun Bundle - Sorting, Classifying Games & Activities
Teach grammar, vocabulary and thinking skills with these fun Sorting and Classifying Common Nouns & Vocabulary Activities with Noun Cards Bundle. These activities are the perfect way to teach standard vocabulary acquisition and use. The resource includes common nouns vocabulary activities and noun cards that can be used in a variety of hands-on learning activities. Your students will love sorting and classifying common nouns while also learning new words and developing their vocabulary. S
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K - 3rd
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Art Detectives: Mystery of the Stolen Mona Lisa
Follow the clues of the stolen Mona Lisa and see if you can determine who the real culprit was. Students will examine the top suspects in the greatest art theft in history and write about who they think took the painting.This lesson has been carefully researched for historical accuracy. The facts, suspects, and evidence are true and have been simplified so students can learn about a real crime as well as art history. Photos of the real suspects, criminal, and crime scene will bring this historic
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5th - 12th
Math Centers | Math Stations with Games for Task Cards Bundle
The Math Stations and Games bundle includes the newly updated Math Stations Made Easy book, the editable PowerPoint templates, and all seven of my Just Add Task Cards games. These games are easy to customize by adding your own task cards, so you can use them over and over again throughout the year, and they work perfectly with many of the games and strategies described in the math stations book.Math Stations Made Easy includes management strategies and resources to make it easy to implement math
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3rd - 6th
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Graphs and Data 2nd Grade Math Review Game, Bar Graphs, Picture Graphs Test Prep
Played like Jeopardy, this Graphs & Data Math Game Show has students practice and review interpreting data in pictographs (picture graphs), tally charts, bar graphs, and line plots. Help your 2nd and 3rd grade students review graphs and data in a fun way with this math game show! This is great for an introduction to graphs and data, review, and makes excellent test prep!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS GAME WILL WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER BEFORE YOU BUY? Download this FREE St. Patrick's Day Trivi
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2nd - 3rd
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UPDATED 2024 Minecraft Digital Escape Room - Interactive Teamwork Escape Room
Updated 2024! Students type answers right in the escape. NO Google Forms!Kids still love Minecraft so keep them learning and engaged with this Minecraft-themed digital escape room! Escape rooms allow students to practice skills and use problem-solving to figure out puzzles to unlock the locks. Can they crack the code? This escape room has skills for:counting American money and making changeusing context clues to find the meaning of a wordvisual perceptionanalogiespatterns- what comes next - what
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3rd - 5th
Rebus Puzzles
The brain needs exercise, and these Rebus Puzzles are perfect for elementary students! You can use this as morning work, a brain break, fun homework, or anything else. Enjoy! There are two pages with 18 puzzles. An answer key is provided. OR, you can download the bundle, which includes a free "Create Your Own" puzzle, which kids love!https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rebus-Puzzles-Bundle-3169023Want NEW puzzles? Check here for 10 pages of puzzles! https://www.teacherspayteachers.
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2nd - 6th
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Category Brainstorm! Fun Scattergories™ Type Game - Print & Google Digital
This is a set of 20 different Category Brainstorm (similar to Scattergories™) game cards. Each card is numbered for easy organization, containing four categories and spaces for four letters at the top. The letter spaces are blank so that a different game can be created each time. This activity is a fun way to practice fluent and flexible thinking skills.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:20 Category Brainstorm Game BoardsColorBlack & WhileBlank Category Brainstorm Game BoardColorBlack & WhiteWord
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2nd - 6th
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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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