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Free high school ancient history resources for Gifted and Talented
5 Minutes Left and What Can I Do? : 100 Fun and Challenging Puzzles
Thank you for visiting this page! After 30+ years of teaching, these are my absolute favorite classroom-tested time fillers. Every teacher needs to have something ready when a planned lesson ends earlier than anticipated or the kids just need a break at the end of the period.
Some puzzles I have used over the years just do not work well; these all do. What they have in common is that they are challenging, engaging to all students, and effective problem-solving/critical thinking activities.
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5th - 12th
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Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
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Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
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Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process
Balloon Car STEM Challenge! Challenge students to build a balloon-powered car that can travel 5 feet! This STEM challenge will take your students through the engineering design process as they brainstorm, design, build, and test with a fun and engaging project. STEM challenges incorporate math and science concepts with creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Students are provided with a Mission Sheet and a Student Handout that guides them through the engineering design process. Included i
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
30 Circles Challenge | Creative Thinking
30 Circles Challenge | Creative ThinkingThis 30 Circles Challenge comes from Bob McKim. It’s a great warm-up that encourages creative thinking! Simply give students 3 minutes to transform as many circles as they can into recognisable objects!
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1st - 12th
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Greek Mythology Research Assignment
In this research assignment students research different gods, goddesses, creatures and humans from Greek Mythology. I had my students work individually at home and I had them pick names from a hat. You can have them work in groups and do it in class using laptops if you wish. Some of my students prepared PowerPoint presentations, some made posters and others just made a speech.
I started teaching the epic poem The Odyssey to my high school students and I found out that most of them had very lit
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6th - 12th
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FREE Dinosaur Posters Set | Classroom Displays | Science | Decor
☀️ Jumpstart discussions and get your young learners’ attention with our high-resolution dinosaur poster set. Kids universally love dinosaurs, making this one of the easiest topics you’ll ever teach in your classroom.***************************************************************************This collection includes 13 posters designed to enhance any learning space at home or school while helping your students better understand dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. We professionally designed
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient Rome Map & Geography: Scavenger Hunt Activity- FREE!
Round out your unit on the geography of Ancient Rome with this concluding activity! This student worksheet encourages learners to examine what they have learned by tapping into their map reading skills. Use with any map of the Roman Empire, or better yet- use it after they create their OWN map of the Roman Empire, like this one! Included:- Student work page with:* A six question scavenger hunt chart* Three follow-up tasks and statements* An Answer KeyAncient Rome Map ActivityThis Scavenger Hun
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Ancient Rome Unit Bundle: Engaging, Interactive, and NO-PREP required!
Greek Mythology FREEBIE ... Family Tree of the Greek Gods
Help your students understand how all the Greek Gods and Goddesses are connected with this Family Tree Handout. Looking for more Greek Mythology?Check out my 150 Page Greek Mythology Unit BUNDLE Bundle Includes:The Creation of the World PowerPoint & Student Notes Greek Gods of Mount Olympus PowerPoint & Graphic OrganizerGreek God Family Tree HandoutGreek God Trading CardsGreek God Doodle Note PagesPerseus & Medusa Myth, Questions & Activities Theseus & the Minotaur Myth, Que
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4th - 12th
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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
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3rd - 9th
*FREE* Cuneiform Decode
Engage your students with this quick and easy decode challenge! Students are provided with a coded message written in a cuneiform-like font and a cipher that helps them discover the message, which aligns with the lesson. A perfect activity when discussing the beginning of writing in Mesopotamia - students will be begging for more!
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4th - 12th
Claim Evidence Reasoning Graphic Organizer and Lesson Plan Free
Do your students struggle with providing strong, credible evidence for their claims? These two free Evidence Graphic Organizers can be used for any argument, opinion, persuasive, or research essay to help students gather and analyze arguments and evidence that they need to support a claim.Students gain critical thinking skills as they justify the use of their evidence and the evidence checker graphic organizers allow them to see exactly what kind of evidence they are using.This freebie includes
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5th - 9th
Ancient Greece: Athens vs. Sparta
This is a 3-4 day mini-unit that explores the differences and similarities between the ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. The mini-unit includes a dynamic 37 slide PowerPoint presentation, notes, student note-taking sheets, a Venn Diagram, individual readings on Athens and Sparta with accompanying graphic organizers, and an essay question that serves as a culminating activity for this unit! The mini-unit will allow the students to explore the values of these two ancient societies
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6th - 12th
Murder Mystery: The Case of the Unfortunate Acrobat
The year is 1885. A raucous crowd has gathered to enjoy a thrilling night at the circus, but suddenly, tragedy strikes! A talented trapeze artist freezes in midair and falls to her death. Foul play is immediately suspected, but who among the performers and the audience members would have reason to kill? Download a series of letters, witness statements and mysterious coded messages, then challenge your students to work together to find the means, method and motive of the killer. Includes six
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7th - 12th
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Think Outside the Box Thursday
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THURSDAY is a flexible thinking activity that is so fun and engaging, your kids will be begging to do it all the time. In fact, it’s not just for Thursdays. You can easily implement the activity into your classroom any day, just use the optional sheet included. While thinking outside the box, kids gain so much from this activity. They strengthen their flexible thinking skills, imagine possibilities, learn to see and understand different perspectives, appreciate the work of
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Hieroglyphics Printable Worksheet
Engage your students into Ancient Egypt with this Pun-tastic Worksheet!
Included on the page is a full Hieroglyphic Alphabet to reference, the lead of a joke written in English ("Why did the Mummy go to the doctor??"), and the punchline of the joke written out in easy to read, well spaced Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Above each Hieroglyphic symbol involved in the punchline is a line to write the equivalent English character.
Note- the Egyptians did not differentiate between many sounds that Eng
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Free SAT ACT Practice Worksheets Vocabulary Parts of Speech 8 pages with keys
10 pages of Reviews, Quizzes, or Bellringers: No Ads, No Filler! Answer keys are included. 8 multiple choice questions per worksheet. These are some of the most challenging SAT/ACT terms. No prep required - you just copy or project and go. There is enough material for you to see how useful it is and then take further advantage of us!
I created this and offer it so inexpensively to support my customers using my best-selling item: UPDATED***Full Year of Weekly SAT Vocabulary Activities, Review an
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8th - 11th
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1st Day of School Social Studies Interest Survey
This is a one page interest survey for a middle school social studies classroom. The interest survey asks students about themselves, strengths, weaknesses, and plans for the future. The bottom of the handout asks students to come up with goals for the school year. If you are interested in this form (plus a few additional questions) in Google Form format please find that here.I typically give this interest survey the first day of school and keep it in my desk all year long. I find myself acce
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: $ Saving Bundle: Buy My Store-Erin Schneider Secondary Social Studies
Ancient Greece Map & Geography: Scavenger Hunt Activity- FREE!
Round out your unit on the geography of Ancient Greece with this concluding activity! This student worksheet encourages learners to examine what they have learned by tapping into their map reading skills. Use with any map of Ancient Greece, or better yet- use it after they create their OWN map of Greece, like this one!Included:- Student work page with:* A six question scavenger hunt chart* Three follow-up tasks and statements* An Answer KeyAncient Greece Map Activity**Please give feedback (and y
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Bundle: Engaging, Interactive, and NO-PREP required!
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.
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★ 14 Task Cards
★Field Trip to Rome
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3rd - 9th
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End of the Year: DIGITAL PUZZLES - Self-correcting | Distance Learning
Fun self-correcting digital puzzles designed for middle school students! The resource includes 6 rebus puzzles, 4 picture equation puzzles, 4 word change puzzles, and a photo detective puzzle. Correct answers turn green to provide instant feedback. All you do is post it on Google Classroom. No correcting! This is my #1 multi-purpose resource! End of the yearDistance LearningTeam-buildingAdvisoryRTI/EnrichmentGifted and TalentedEarly finishersBefore vacationsAfter testsFirst days of school6 Rebus
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6th - 10th
ESL Beginners Activities Ancient Egypt Vocabulary in Pictures Great for SPED
These differentiated vocabulary anchor flow charts and activities will allow all students, including English Language Learners and Special Education Students, gain access to the concepts and content of Ancient Egypt. Puzzles are a great way to practice new vocabulary. The differentiated activities will engage all levels. Use the vocabulary anchor charts and vocabulary retention activities for lessons, homework, fast finishers, or bell ringers. Note: This is a sampling of my Ancient Egypt Pic
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4th - 12th
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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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Persian and Peloponnesian Wars Chart (FREE)
Help students understand the differences between the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War with this organizational chart. Includes chart for students and answer key.Want more on the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars? Persian and Peloponnesian Wars PowerPoint and Guided NotesAncient Greece Doodle Notes Set 5 Persian WarsAncient Greece Doodle Notes Set 6 for the Peloponnesian WarOther Ancient Greece Products:The Golden Age of Greece: A Scavenger HuntMy Greek Name: A Look at the Greek AlphabetAncien
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9th - 12th
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Black History Month Project
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This is my classroom Black History Month Project that I have my students complete each year. It has been a great project as it makes students write about an important black american from the past 100 years. Each paragraph requires specific information, so it is easy to see if they are writing it
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4th - 12th
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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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