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Ancient history Common Core CCRA.SL.2 resources
End of Year Ancient Civilization Project and Activities Bundle
If you need engaging, no-prep projects and activities to do with your Ancient Civilizations students at the end of the school year, look no further! This set of 4 resources are perfect for the last week or two of the school year and will help students review and apply what they learned in your class.Save over 30% when you purchase this bundle!The following resources are included in this bundle:Create a Civilization Project for Google Drive and PDF:This Create a Civilization Project will be a hit
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5th - 8th
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Create a Civilization Project for Google Drive and PDF
This Create a Civilization Project will be a hit with your students and help them understand the components that make up a civilization. In this engaging activity, students will create a civilization and prepare a Google Slideshow to highlight different aspects of their civilization. This resource includes four different versions of the assignment to help you find the perfect for your students!This resource includes the following:Teacher Guide (PDF)Civilizations Highlights Project (quick version
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6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations Bundle Part 1: Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Egypt, + India
GRAPES Design a Civilization Activity | Ancient History Social Studies Project
Teach the GRAPES of Civilization in your classroom with this creative activity that tasks students with designing their very own unique civilization! This resource contains printable project worksheets in color and black and white versions. Organizer worksheets feature each of the G.R.A.P.E.S. of Civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Civilizations can be rooted in the real world, or fantasy! Will your students declare themselves emperor of th
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5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â GRAPES Ancient Civilizations Resource Activities Value Unit Bundle
World History Sub Plans and Fast Finisher Social Studies Activities
This no-prep bundle of emergency world history themed sub activities and early finisher activities will keep your students engaged while you are out! Don't fret about time away from your classroom, preparing sub plans, or keeping the attention of students who finish lessons and readings early. Over 25 activity worksheets are provided in both color and printer-friendly black and white versions. They are specifically designed for social studies classrooms and to be educational and engaging. With t
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5th - 9th
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Greeking Out Podcast ALL SEASONS Student Notes Bundle | Greek Mythology
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guides.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.The myths covered in Season 1 include:Jason and the Quest for the Golden FleecePhaethon and the Sun Char
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3rd - 8th
Ancient Civilizations History Sub Plans and Fast Finisher Activities
Over 20 no-prep emergency Ancient Civilization themed sub activities and early finisher activities! Don't fret about time away from your classroom and preparing sub plans: these activity worksheets are provided in both color and printer-friendly black and white versions. They are specifically designed for history and social studies classrooms and to be educational and engaging. With these no-prep, ready-to-use activities students will: Design travel posters for ancient civilizations (Ancient Egy
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5th - 9th
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It's Ancient Greece CKLA BUNDLE
SAVE 30% and receive a BONUS file with our BUNDLE of Ancient Greece products! This BUNDLE is the perfect addition to any Ancient Greece unit taught in the primary grades! Included in this product you will find multiple reading, writing, and art opportunities as well as a study guide and interactive project/simulation. This bundle was created to accompany the 2nd grade Core Knowledge sequence, but would work with any unit on Ancient Greece!This bundle includes the following products:**Please c
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2nd - 5th
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Create a Country Project - Social Studies and Map Skills Activity Project PBL
This project based learning activity exercises valuable social studies skills, including map and geography skills and the G.R.A.P.E.S. of civilization! Students will use their creativity to design a country of their dreams. Organizer worksheets are framed around each of the G.R.A.P.E.S. of civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Students will answer questions about the country they design while using their creativity and synthesizing what they
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6th - 9th
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Medieval China Judge Buddha and Judge Confucius: A CCSS Aligned FUN Mock Trial
This content-rich activity is a student-centered and interactive Ancient or Medieval China lesson plan. Students read about Buddha and Confucius with both primary and secondary sources. Then, students are provided with a script/pre-formatted courtroom drama scenario to create and present a FUN Mock Trial. Students stand up take an oath as a class and watch a drama unfold with Buddha and Confucius posing as "judges." It comes with:1. Two close readings on Confucius and Buddha2. Two reading graphi
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6th - 9th
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Social Studies Sub Plans and Fast Finisher Activities Bundle
22 no-prep activity social studies sub plan worksheets! Don't worry about time away from your classroom, preparing sub plans, or keeping the attention of students who finish lessons and readings early. These activity worksheets are provided in both color and printer-friendly black and white versions. They are specifically designed for history and social studies classrooms and to be educational and engaging. With these no-prep, ready-to-use activities students will: Design travel posters for anci
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5th - 9th
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Greeking Out Podcast Season 1 Student Notes Bundle | Greek Mythology
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guides.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.The myths covered in Season 1 include:Jason and the Quest for the Golden FleecePhaethon and the Sun Char
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3rd - 8th
Ancient Egypt Unit Activities Bundle
Students will have the opportunity to delve deep into a variety of ancient Egypt topics while developing their critical thinking skills.The bundle includes the following activities and projects:✓44 Interactive Notebook Activities✓Timeline✓Create a Newspaper✓Biography Poem✓Training Manual Booklet✓Biography Book Jacket✓Design a Board Game✓Create a Visual of the Social Pyramid✓Real Estate Ad or Commercial✓Help Wanted Ad✓Pharaohs: Create a Movie Trailer, Speech, Scrapbook or Poem✓Pharaohs Talk Show✓
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6th - 8th
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Ancient Greece & Rome Development of Democracy - Lecture - Print & Digital
This editable, creative, and visually appealing presentation reviews the important contributions of Ancient Greece and Rome to the development of democracy. As a wrap-up activity students create a Venn diagram of the important concepts they learned. "This is a fantastic resource and provided me with what I needed to go above and beyond for my students." JamieThis purchase includes the following: Lesson Plan10-slide EDITABLE Lecture Presentation – Ancient Greece and Rome (PowerPoint & Google
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7th - 10th
It's Ancient Greece | Step by Step Paragraph Packet | Informational Writing
Over 2,500 years ago, the Greeks created one of the most advanced civilizations in ancient history! Our It's Ancient Greece! Paragraph Packet will take students step-by-step through the writing process to write a well-developed informational paragraph about what they learned during their unit on Ancient Greece.**This Paragraph Packet is the perfect writing addition to your Core Knowledge or CKLA unit on Ancient Greece, but can be used with any Ancient Greece unit as well!Our Paragraph Packets a
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1st - 3rd
Also included in:Â It's 2nd Grade Core Knowledge | History Paragraph Packet BUNDLE
Orpheus and Eurydice Podcast Listening Student Notes
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 2, Episode 1: Theseus and the Minotaur. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.In this episode of Greeking Out we follow Theseus on his
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Ancient History Mega Bundle of Timeline Display and Sorting Activities
Eight great timeline, display, research and sorting activities that are perfect for introducing students to some of the key events the following ancient civilizations:Ancient RomeAncient EgyptAncient GreeceAncient MesopotamiaAncient IndiaAncient ChinaAncient Persia The Ancient Hebrews. Great for class work, distance learning or home schooling. Each of the eight individual resources includes posters or task cards that timeline the key events and periods from the ancient civilizations.The timeline
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3rd - 7th
Demeter Persephone and Hades | Greeking Out Podcast Students Listening Notes
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 5, Episode 1: Demeter and Persephone and Hades. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.In this episode of Greeking Out, we learn about h
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Ancient Egypt: Religious Beliefs about Death and the Afterlife BUNDLE
Make ancient Egypt come alive for your students. Using colorful illustrations, illustrated stories, fun quizzes, and hands on activities allow your students to discover how ancient Egyptian religious beliefs influenced their burial practices.Recognizing a Pharaoh is a FREE 8-slide introduction on Egyptian rulers. It covers the 1st ruler who joined Upper and Lower Egypt into one country and how using both political symbols and religion cemented the legitimacy of both his and all the other future
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6th - 8th
Daedalus and Icarus Podcast Listening Student Notes | Greek Mythology
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 2, Episode 4: Daedalus and Icarus. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.In the myth of Icarus and Daedalus, the skilled craftsman Daedalus builds wings from feathers and wax to escape imprisonment with his son, Icarus. Ignoring his father's warnings, Icarus
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Ancient Egypt's Greatest Leader Opinion Writing Unit | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
A discussion writing unit allowing children to research, discuss and write about who was the greatest Ancient Egyptian leader: Cleopatra, Tutankhamun or Ramesses II. The unit has been split into four separate lessons which and is perfect for students in fifth grade or sixth grade. Included in this PDF printable resource:Three informational texts about the individual leaders A fact sheet to record key facts about the famous figuresTwo prompt sheets for students to write an introduction and a conc
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5th - 6th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Mega Bundle of Activities | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
l Lesson BUNDLE Greek Mythology l Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths
Lesson Plans for the novel “Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths" by Bernard Evslin. This bundle will guide students through the novel with Notes, Plays, Graphic Organizers, and Quizzes. In addition, there are extra creative assignments - including fun, engaging writing and a poster assignment. What's Included:Cornell Notes InfoCreative Projects and Writing AssignmentsGod and Goddess Cheat Sheet and Quiz with Answer KeyPoster AssignmentsNature Myth OrganizerHero Stories PlaysFable Not
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6th - 10th
Theseus and the Minotaur Podcast Listening Student Notes | Mythology
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 2, Episode 1: Theseus and the Minotaur. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.In this episode of Greeking Out we follow Theseus on his
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
Greek Creation Myth Podcast Listening Student Notes Olympians and Titans
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 4, Episode 1: The Olympians and the Titans. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.As students listen to the podcast they will write a s
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
The Ancient Olympics | Greeking Out Podcast Listening Notes for Students
Incorporate and practice the speaking and listening standards during your Greek Mythology unit by listening to National Geographic Kid's podcast Greeking Out - Season 4, Episode 8: The Ancient Olympics. Keep students engaged in listening to the kid-friendly podcast by using these student notes and listening guide.Check out Season 1, Episode 1 of the podcast with this FREEBIE for Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece - download now.In the episode of Greeking Out, they tell of 4 different Anci
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3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Growing Greek Mythology Mega Bundle
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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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