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Ancient history resources for GATE $5-10
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Egypt Social Studies PBL
This interactive PBL activity puts your students in the shoes of a museum curator designing an authentic Ancient Egyptian museum experience!Ancient Egyptian Museum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a commercial to entice potential guests. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, mea
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Greece Social Studies PBL
These ancient civilization activities put your students in the shoes of a travel agent preparing to send their clients back in time to Ancient Greece!Time Travel to Ancient Greece is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a sales pitch to potential clients. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, designing, and working on financial skill
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient Rome Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Roman creating a product and advertising it in the Forum at Ancient Rome!Ancient Roman Forum is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in an oral speech advertising to other Ancient Romans. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that stu
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing. This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Activities: Social Studies PBL BUNDLE
Dog Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Art Project | Word Search
Who doesn't love PUGS?Dive into the history of Pugs with this fun and engaging informational text activity. Students will use reading comprehension, word banks, a quiz, and more to explore the breed's origins and characteristics. This art project is perfect for a dog-themed bulletin board as well!Did you know that National Pug Day is held every October 15? It is one of many dog and cat holidays founded by Colleen Paige and was launched in 2012.The resource is easy to use; just print, gather some
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4th - 7th
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Night at the Museum PBL: Ancient Civilization Exhibit Design
Project-based learning allows for students to engage in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience. Students have choice throughout the course of the project, including how to show mastery. Students reflect on progress and engage in the feedback process.PRINT AND GO!!!Students will work in groups to create an ancient culture museum. They will conduct research about the
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3rd - 8th
Egypt Greek Logic Puzzles - Ancient Civilizations- Activities for Fast Finishers
Looking for engaging activities for your Egypt or Greek Unit? THIS IS IT! This mini bundle will have your students extending their learning and their thinking at the same time. Logic Puzzles are great for Sub Plans! Currently includes 7 logic puzzles for ONE LOW PRICE! There are 5 matrix grid puzzles and two location logic puzzles. The location logic puzzles come in color and B & W, the color versions are perfect for plastic sleeves and white board markers. These brain busters also co
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6th - 9th
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Mayan Numeral System Math Exploration for Gifted GATE & Gamification Kit Bundle
After reading Explore Like a Pirate by Michael Matera, I was excited to transform a unit into a game. This kit includes all the pieces to turn your lessons into a board game! All the materials are ready to print and use.How does it work?I stapled this kit's pages on top of my current math unit. I divided my previously arranged unit into 7 chronological “Levels.” Simply use any pre-made lessons or curriculum documents and divide into 7 sections. On some days, I taught a whole or small group lesso
Early Humans & The Agricultural Revolution Depth and Complexity Questions Bundle
This bundle contains three products (also sold separately):1. Early Humans Depth and Complexity Digital Journal Questions2. Hunter Gatherers Depth and Complexity Digital Journal Questions3. Agricultural Revolution Depth and Complexity Digital Journal Questions1. Early Humans Depth and Complexity Digital Journal QuestionsThis digital product includes Google Slides with depth and complexity questions for students to answer after learning about Early Humans.Each slide poses a question based on Sand
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6th
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Nile River Depth and Complexity Digital Journal Bundle
This digital product includes two Google Slides activities with depth and complexity questions for students to answer after learning about The Nile River.Each slide poses a question based on Sandra Kaplan's depth and complexity framework:Language of the DisciplineDetailsPatternsRulesRelate Over TimeMultiple PerspectivesTrendsUnanswered QuestionsBig IdeasAcross DisciplinesEthicsKey Ideas:Nile River ValleyFarmingIrrigationFertile LandDesertsAnd Much more!Product Details:Google Drive Ready100% Edit
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6th
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Ancient China: The Silk Road- it's origin and impact
How did the Silk Road originate? How did people travel from East to West during the ancient times? What products and ideas were exchanged as a result of trade at the Silk Road?
This presentation includes anticipation guide to grab your students' attention and lots of images to keep them engaged throughout the lesson. As you teach the lesson and explain the main ideas about the Silk Road students take notes on a differentiated graphic organizer that goes with the presentation. You may design a
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5th - 8th
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Egypt: Tut Mystery Quest California Teacher's Guide
This is the Teacher Guide for the Tut Mystery Quest aligned to the California Social Studies Standards and English Language Arts Common Core for 6th grade. This lesson involves cooperative group learning, formative assessment, and digital learning objects (DLO's). Students will be engaged in solving the Mystery of King Tut while learning about Egyptian art as well as the religious, social, and political systems of this ancient civilization. The lesson provides differentiation to meet the needs
Grades:
6th
Cuneiform "Alphabet" Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Cuneiform "Alphabet" Banner includes 26 characters from the Ugarti script matched phonetically to the modern Roman alphabet.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilization
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Not Grade Specific
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Phoenician Alphabet Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Phoenician Alphabet Banner includes the 22 characters of the ancient Phoenician alphabet as well as the name of each letter.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilization
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Not Grade Specific
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Ancient Celtic Alphabet Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Ancient Celtic Alphabet Banner includes 32 characters from the Ogham script matched phonetically to the modern Roman alphabet.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilizati
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Not Grade Specific
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Greek Alphabet Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Greek Alphabet Banner includes the 24 characters of the alphabet as well as the name of each letter.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilizations classrooms
*Assembly r
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Not Grade Specific
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Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent & Egypt World History Quote Responses/Warm Ups
Quote responses are an engaging warm up or critical thinking activity for the World History/Social Studies classroom. Included in this package is 19 quotes organized into 3 categories: Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent, Ancient Egypt, and Misc. Quotes that can be used throughout the year.These quotes can be used at a variety of academic levels in a many different ways. In the document are both teacher directions and project-able student directions. There is also a sample quote response to share with
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6th - 12th
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Egypt: Tut Mystery Quest Ohio Teacher's Guide
This is the Teacher Guide for the Tut Mystery Quest aligned to the Ohio Revised Social Studies Standards and English Language Arts Common Core for 6th grade. This lesson involves cooperative group learning, formative assessment, and digital learning objects (DLO's). Students will be engaged in solving the Mystery of King Tut while learning about Egyptian art as well as the religious, social, and political systems of this ancient civilization. The lesson provides differentiation to meet the needs
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6th
Accompanying Guide to DK Pocket Genius Ancient Egypt
Everyone knows how fabulous DK books are! Camp Learn A Lot is excited to share this accompanying guide designed to increase student text involvement and accountability as the text is explored.
Use this comprehension guide in a center, small group, or as an enrichment or whole class social studies activity. Upper elementary and middle school students will note important concepts as they read about Ancient Egypt, its tombs, gods, pharaohs, lifestyle, government, and the everyday life of the peop
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5th - 9th
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Create-a-Center: Ancient Egypt
ABOUT THE CREATE-A-CENTER SERIESEach center provides 90 tasks, ready to cut out and make into a center, as well as a crossword puzzle and an enrichment activity. The multi-disciplinary activities are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy and include tasks from the 6 major classifications of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Create-a-Centers are great for gifted and talented students.Answers are provided for the crossword puzzle and most of the
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5th - 8th
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Create-a-Center: Ancient Rome
ABOUT THE CREATE-A-CENTER SERIESEach center provides 90 tasks, ready to cut out and make into a center, as well as a crossword puzzle and an enrichment activity. The multi-disciplinary activities are keyed to Bloom's Taxonomy and include tasks from the 6 major classifications of the cognitive domain: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Create-a-Centers are great for gifted and talented students.Answers are provided for the crossword puzzle and most of the
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5th - 9th
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Runic Alphabet Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Runic Alphabet Banner includes 26 characters from the Elder Futhark script matched phonetically to the modern Roman alphabet.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilizatio
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Not Grade Specific
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Ancient Hebrew Alphabet Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Ancient Hebrew Alphabet Banner includes the 22 characters of the middle Semitic alphabet as well as the name of each letter.
*Great for upper elementary & secondary ancient civilization
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Not Grade Specific
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Hieroglyphic "Alphabet" Banner
Are you tired of staring at that same old Roman alphabet on your classroom wall, day in and day out? Well, it’s time to dust off those cobwebs from your obligatory D’Nealian, Jarvis, or Palmer alphabet strip you so dutifully have on display in your classroom and give it some well-deserved companionship.
The Hieroglyphic Alphabet Banner includes 41 characters presented in Roman alphabetical order and includes the English phonetic sound for each hieroglyph.
*Great for upper elementary & seco
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Not Grade Specific
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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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