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Free 3rd grade ancient history activities
Ancient Mesopotamia Map | FREE!
Students read facts about Ancient Mesopotamia while marking the accompanying map as suggested. Afterward, they color, cut, and paste three lift-and-flap cards to learn about ziggurats, the pottery wheel, and cuneiform.Includes:Ancient Mesopotamia mapStep-by-step coloring directionsLift-and-flap card cutoutsFeatures:EngagingPrint & goBlack & white only---------------------------------------------------------Required Supplies:Printer paperColored pencilsScissorsGlue sticksRelated Resources
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3rd - 5th
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Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics - Crack the Code
This is a fun way to introduce students to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Students are given an Egyptian riddle (mummy joke) they need to solve by writing the translation down in the spaces below each hieroglyph. This printable is six pages and can be used as one worksheet with three riddles (2 pages) or 3 separate worksheets with one riddle on each (1 page each).
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1st - 3rd
Ancient Civilizations Reading Passages Free Resource Worksheets Activities
Ancient Civilizations Freebie Sampler (Reading Passages)StudentSavvy Reading Passage & Expository Text Resources! It contains a total of 2 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Directions for Student Annotations! Reading Comprehension Questions also included! This resource contains printables from Ancient Civilizations Reading Passages!Try these reading passage resources with your students for FREE! This product contains printables from Ancient Egypt & Ancient India__
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations History Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Rome
Mesoamerica Close Readings: an introduction to the Maya, Aztec, and Inca- FREE!
Use this reading activity to introduce a lesson on indigenous peoples, to practice literacy skills, or to learn about the history of Mesoamerica! This resource is a piece to a larger MESOAMERICA UNIT. It provides clear student directions and is easy to assign for independent learning, but is also great to use for whole-class instruction and read alouds. If you like this 5-page student resource, it is included in a larger student workbook where you can find reading passages and reading skills
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ancient Civilizations Free Resources - History Free Social Studies Freebie
Ancient Civilizations Freebie SamplerThis resource contains printables from Ancient Civilizations Interactive NotebookTry these interactive notebook resources with your students for FREE! This product contains printables from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Greece. __________________________________________________________________Tips for Savvy TpT Shoppers:How to receive credit on TpT to use for future purchases:• Go to your My Purchases page. Under each purchase you'll see a Provide Feed
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Ancient Egypt: Vocabulary, Reading Passage, Quiz
This file includes:
1 Vocabulary match-up activity
1 Reading passage with comprehension questions
1 Quiz (10 questions, 1 page)
1 Quick Assessment/Review Sheet
*Answer Keys are provided
This vocabulary match-up works great with interactive notebooks and the reading passage works well in small group reading stations. However, these resources can be used any way you see fit for your students!
Supports Virginia Social Studies SOL 2.1
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Free!!! Ancient Rome Google Earth Task Cards and Activities
This activity will allow you and your students to travel to Rome and see remnants of the ancient world using Google Earth. The task cards will take the students to the location of such ruins as the Colosseum and then will also bring them into a 360° photo sphere at the site. Each task card has a shortened URL that can be clicked on or entered into the omnibar or a QR code than can be scanned on a computer, chromebook, tablet, or phone.
Included you will find:
★ 14 Task Cards
★Field Trip to Rome
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3rd - 9th
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Medieval Times - Middle Ages Reading Comprehension Passages Free Resource
Medieval Times - Middle Ages Freebie Sampler (Reading Passages)StudentSavvy Reading Passage & Expository Text Resources! It contains a total of 2 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Directions for Student Annotations! Reading Comprehension Questions also included! This resource contains printables from Medieval Times Reading Passages!Try these reading passage resources with your students for FREE! This product contains printables from West Africa & Medieval Europe__
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3rd - 8th
Aztec, Inca, Maya Mapping Activity
In this activity, students will map the locations of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations on a map. Additionally, they will compare the locations of these civilizations to the locations of modern day geographic features.
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3rd - 9th
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Star Wars - Crack the Code
This is a fun way to celebrate May 4th with your class. Students are given a Star Wars joke they need to solve by writing the translation down in the spaces below each picture. This printable includes 5 Crack the Code worksheets.
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1st - 3rd
Simple History of Chocolate - Timeline Activity
This is a simple activity where students place eight events in the history of chocolate, from Ancient Mayan and Aztec drink to the invention of milk chocolate in Switzerland.
They place the events in the history of chocolate (cut-out squares with snippets of information - from an A5 sheet) onto an A3 sized timeline. Then are able to draw their own Illustrations and add more details.
There is also an A4 sheet for the students to add any other details they found interesting in the history of ch
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2nd - 6th
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NASA's Cosmic Constellations - STEAM Guide (Free)
ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging curriculum with our easy-to-use online tools. Explore the night sky while inspiring creativity and storytelling. Developed by Eurekus and McREL International for NASA's Discovery & New Frontiers Programs, Cosmic Constellations is a robust curriculum that fosters transdisciplinary learning. Students explore sky charts and astronomical features while investigating patterns in the sky. They discover and celebrate cultural sky lore
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
1-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS1-1
Art Lessons: Art History Mexican Suns
Ancient people, like the Aztecs, knew the importance of the sun in their lives but did not understand what it was. The ancient Aztec religion was highly focused on keeping nature in balance and the sun was a large part of that. This project focuses on balance and symmetrical design. It is definitely one of my favorite lessons from my Mexican Marketplace Thematic Unit.
This mixed media project uses painted paper, oil pastels, tempera paints and painted paper scraps to create an adorable sun insp
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2nd - 5th
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FREE Movement in Space Activities
This packet contains three hands-on activities to promote greater understanding of how different celestial bodies move in space. All activities are constructed with basic classroom supplies and require only 1 or 2 class periods to create. Students will learn about how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move in relation to each other, as well as how the positioning of the Earth and the sun creates our seasons. Finally the students will discover how man has been observing our heavenly bodies for centuries b
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PreK - 6th
SUNSET OF THE SABERTOOTH: Magic Tree House #7 Book Companion FREE
This FREEBIE product is a book companion to be used with the Magic Tree House Book (#7) SUNSET OF THE SABERTOOTH by Mary Pope Osborne. In the book, Jack and Annie travel back to the Ice Age, where the learn about cavemen, cave paintings, animals from the Ice Age and MUCH MUCH MORE!
OR Save $9 on 8 Book Companions with this MEGA BUNDLE: Books 1-8
These books are a HIT and offer themselves to tons of teaching topics! Great for the whole class or for literature circles!
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1st - 5th
Also included in:Â Magic Tree House Book Companion BUNDLE Books 5-8
Creative Writing Prompt game - Ancient Egyptian Gods
Do you often wonder how to integrate Creative Writing into your history topic lessons? Do you needs ideas to help those reluctant writers get started? How to spark their imagination and help guide their writing?
Introducing the "Creative Writing Prompt Game - Ancient Egyptian Gods!"
This simple yet effective game can spark any students' imagination, and can be easily adapted to suit any style of writing or topic being studied.
All you need are some dice, writing paper and pens, and the Creati
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Examining Aesop's Fables
This reading activity is a worksheet for the classical literature of Aesop's Fables. Students will read three fables and use a graphic organizer to answer comprehension questions and identify unfamiliar vocabulary. The three fables chosen convey good character lessons of responsibility, teamwork/unity, and honesty. A short history paragraph is included to introduce students to Aesop, the Greek slave, better known as "the greatest storyteller." I am presently using this in my third grade class
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2nd - 5th
Ancient Greece - FULL UNIT
History, architecture, gods, goddesses, myths, monsters, art, Olympics, and more in this unit about Ancient Greece! For more awesome, free resources, visit the Gifted Guide website.
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3rd - 7th
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Mesopotamia: Geography and River Valley- FREE Reading Passages & Skills Task!
Get a jump-start on teaching about Mesopotamia's River Valley Civilizations with this reading activity! It focuses on Mesopotamia's location, geography, and the Fertile Crescent. Use it for a close-read activity, during independent learning centers, or to keep in your emergency sub-folder. This resource is also included in a student workbook on the history of Mesopotamia that is part of an entire unit bundle. CLICK HERE to check out the Full Unit!Included:Two pages of Reading Passages-Mesopota
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ancient Egyptian Cartouche Worksheet
This .pdf worksheet includes a brief lesson on Ancient Egyptian cartouche, a chart so students can code their name, and a cartouche coloring sheet.
Grades:
2nd - 5th
History FREE Ancient China Geography and Timeline activity PPT and DOC
Hope you enjoy this free resource!This is ideal for the Australian Curriculum INSIDE THIS FILE:PPT with Timeline and mapping visualsDOCUMENT (both digital and printable) - Introduction with timeline and geographical features activities.This is a preview of the extended version for geographical features. See the link below.#1 - Geographical Features CLICK HERE#2 - Society and Everyday Life CLICK HERE#3 - Religion and Significant Beliefs: CLICK HERE#4 - Contact, Conflict, and Legacy: CLICK HERE
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Ancient China UNIT Bundle + BONUS Digital resource library
The origins of chocolate in Mesoamerica
K-3 students will have fun learning about the origins of one of everyone's favorite foods... chocolate! They'll learn about the origin and uses of chocolate in Mayan and Aztec culture. The language in the presentation is simple yet engaging for young kids. At the end, they'll be able to decorate styrofoam cups in Aztec form so that they can taste the original "hot chocolate". You'll need to prepare it at home but it's easy. Just use baker's chocolate, water and a little bit of spice like ch
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K - 3rd
Explorers Mini Preview
Here is a free file of my European Explorer Common Core Unit. The individual cards can be used with any explorer. The 'reasons for exploration flip chart' also applies to all nations. I teach fifth grade and we focus on European Explorers, however, these few pages could span for different countries.
If you like these pages, check out my big European Explorers Common Core unit. I used this unit and all the interactive foldables, activities, projects with internet reading sources, our suppl
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3rd - 9th
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Make Your Own Canopic Jars
When Egyptians prepared their famous mummies, the main organs were removed and stored in canopic jars. Each had their own god to guard the contents.
With these easy-to-use templates, have fun creating your very own canopic jars!
They're also suitable for storing non-organic matter, like hair clips.
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1st - 4th
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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?
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