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Ancient history Common Core W.7.2 resources for Gifted and Talented
Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Mythology Projects - Ancient Greece Unit Activities
This Greek Mythology Unit contains over 200 pages and it is the perfect addition to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook or Ancient Greece unit. These Greek mythology projects and activities include full text versions of a variety of Ancient Greek myths, telling the tales of the Olympians and other Greek Gods and Goddesses. It contains all of the resources, foldable activities, graphic organizers, and mythology worksheets you need to teach your students about the gods, goddesses, heroes, and m
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4th - 7th
Ancient Egypt Unit - Mummification Unit - Ancient Egypt Projects Activities
This Ancient Egypt Mummification Unit has over 40 pages of Ancient Egypt projects and activities. These Egypt activities are perfect for your upcoming Ancient Egypt unit or mummification unit. These mummification activities contain Egypt reading passages, comprehension questions, and projects about mummification! Student read and answer comprehension questions, and complete an illustrated "mummification wheel" , one pager project, and Top Three Pennant Project to demonstrate their understanding
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Egypt Unit Projects and Activities - Egypt Map - Pyramids Worksheets
Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Monsters Activity - Ancient Greece Myth Projects
This Ancient Greek Mythology Monster Unit contains a fun Greek Mythology project on monsters. Perfect for your Ancient Greece Unit, this Greek myth resource contains mythology reading passages on the Gorgons (Medusa), the Hydra, the Minotaur, Cerberus, and other mythological monsters.Very little teacher prep is required – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to a Greek Mythology Interactive Notebook.This package contains readin
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ancient Greece Unit - Athens and Sparta Projects - Greek City State Activities
This 70+ page Ancient Greece unit resource on Athens and Sparta contains information about these city states. A great addition to your Ancient Greece Unit, Ancient Civilizations Unit, or Greece Interactive Notebook, it contains Athens and Sparta questions, activities, and foldables. Very little teacher prep is required to use this package – simply print and teach! While all activities are great to be used as-is, they make an excellent addition to an Interactive Notebook.The contrasting qualitie
Grades:
4th - 7th
Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox: Printables for Nearly Every Standard
The Middle Grades ELA Common Core Toolbox contains 77 learning activities aligned to the CCSS for grades 6-8. It includes printables that can be used multiple times throughout the year to address nearly all of the standards in reading literature and informational texts, and many of the speaking and listening, writing, and language standards. It also has two pages of writing prompts and warm-ups. The Standards Guide at the end details the CCSS that correspond to each printable.
Three grade level
Grades:
6th - 8th
Depth and Complexity Icons Sentence Stems (distance learning)
These depth and complexity icons sentence stems can be used in any classroom to help students think, talk, and write about various subjects using Depth and Complexity with ease! Use the stems during distance learning discussions, to keep conversations rich and engaging. The adaptations are endless for discussion, questioning, and writing purposes. All 11 Depth and Complexity Icons are included, each with 5 sentence stems to get teachers and students started! Use the depth and complexity stems i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Icons Getting Started BUNDLE
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
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4th - 7th
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The Silk Road Lesson Plan & PowerPoint Bundle
The Silk Road was a trade route that crossed Asia and connected it with Europe. This differentiated instruction lesson plan and PowerPoint bundle differentiates using leveling and the Multiple Intelligence Theory. You SAVE over $1.00 when you purchase this bundle instead of each individual item separately. The content includes:
1. What the Silk Road was
2. Who traveled on the Silk Road
3. Effects of the Silk Road
4. Exchange of goods
5. Exchange of ideas
6. Increasing the economy
7. Dangers o
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5th - 10th
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"The Destruction of Pompeii" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessments
"The Destruction of Pompeii" illustrated Article and Power Point tell the story of Pompeii's last days and exposes students to primary and secondary history sources, as well as, asks them to make a decision, in a paragraph, about why or why not some residents chose not to flee the volcanic eruption. Activities, as well as, Multiple Choice and Document Based Question Assessments also included.Lesson includes: - 7-Page Illustrated Article- 65-Slide Power Point Presentation - Multiple Choice /
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5th - 9th
Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions - Ancient Egypt Activity King Tut
The King Tut Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions unit is focused on the boy-king of ancient Egypt, King Tut. Easily engage students with high-interest text on the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt, while practicing close reading skills and test prep-type reading comprehension questions on King Tut. The fun brochure format has differentiated versions of the King Tut reading passage, and scaffolded pages have been included. Support your students' close reading and annotation skills usin
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5th - 8th
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October Daily Writing Warm Up Bell Ringer Journal Prompt Print or Digital
Print and Digital Versions! No matter what your year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 31 October prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.Did you know that October 4 is National Cinnamon Bun Day and that October 14 is National Chocolate Covered Insect Day? (Neither did I!!) Those are two of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics in
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Roman Achievements? - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessment (DL)
The illustrated Article and Power Point feature the innovations that we are fairly certain belong to the ancient Romans. They point out that the Romans make it difficult to be certain though, because they took credit for almost everything ever invented - examples included. Activities, and Assessment included.Lesson includes: - 5-Page Illustrated Article- 50-Slide Power Point Presentation + Notes- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessment + Answer Key - DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows stu
Grades:
5th - 9th
Social Issue Project for Gifted or Language Arts
This social issue project weaves in so many Common Core writing, listening, and speaking standards! Great to keep a language arts or gifted class highly engaged.
What you will love about this is that student directions, handouts, graphic organizers, and the grading rubric are already made for you. They are blank and ready to be printed, copied, and given to students. Virtually no ahead of time prep! There is also an "example/model essay" to use as a teaching tool and very specific
"The Roman Legacy" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assessments (DL)
The illustrated Article and Power Point examine the lasting contributions of the Romans to the world. Activities, and Document-Based Question Assessments Included.- Lesson includes: - 4-Page Illustrated Reading - 46-Slide Power Point Presentation + Notes- Multiple Choice / DBQ Assessments + Answer Keys- Primary Source: from "The Twelve Tables of Law"- Common Core-Aligned - DBQ Short Answer Assessment + Answer Key- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows students to easily score each other's short ans
Grades:
5th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Icons Question Stem Reference Rings
Help students ask high level questions about Depth and Complexity Icons with question stem reference rings. They can be used in any classroom to help students think, talk, and write about various subjects using Depth and Complexity Icons with ease! The use of the depth and complexity icons will help to keep conversations rich and engaging. The adaptations are endless for discussion, questioning, and writing purposes. All 11 Depth and Complexity icons are included, each with 5 sentence stems to g
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5th - 8th
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November Daily Journal Print or Digital Google Drive OneDrive
Print and Digital Versions! No matter what your year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 30 November prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.Did you know that November 10 is National Vanilla Cupcake Day and that November 20 is National Absurdity Day? (Neither did I!!) Those are two of the thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia,
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
"The Roman Empire" - A Brief Overview - Article, PowerPoint, Activities, Assess.
The illustrated Article and Power Point give the reasons for the end of the Roman Republic, continuing on to the reasons for the end of the Western Roman Empire, including the major accomplishments in between, as well as, the legacy of Rome. Activities and Assessment included. Makes a great intro lesson.Lesson includes: - 3-Page Illustrated Article - 37-Slide Power Point Presentation + Roman Empire Notes- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question - Assessments + Answer Keys - DBQ Scoring Rubr
Grades:
5th - 9th
The Golden Goblet: Literature Study
This unit is a collection of questions and activities to enhance your study of Eloise Jarvis McGraw's The Golden Goblet. The study guide portion consists of short answer essay questions that focus the student on plot development. An answer key is included for the study guide. Writing prompts and suggested activities make connections to history.
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Teacher's Guide
Study Guide
Study Guide answer key
Egyptian Myth - narrative writing/comic strip activity student page
Egyptian Gods - resea
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5th - 7th
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Prehistory & Ancient History Lesson Plans, Tests, Activities & Project Bundle
Use these 6 resources before, during, and at the end of teaching a unit on Prehistory and Ancient History. You can use them to:* Assess what your students already know about the topic.* Give students an introduction to archeology.* Provide your students with charts that include information about 6 time periods — great for students reading below grade level — and blank charts students can use to take notes about those 6 eras of prehistory and ancient history.* Let students demonstrate what they h
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5th - 8th
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August Daily Warm Up Bell Ringer Writing Monthly Journal Print and Digital
Print & Digital! No matter what the year looks like, this is an easy way to keep your students writing! Engage them with daily journal writing with 31 August prompts that focus on quirky holidays, important days in history, funny/inspirational quotes, and research.Did you know that August 21 is National Spumoni Day? That's one of the over thirty prompts you'll find in this resource. Topics include trivia, historical events, silly/serious holidays, research prompts, and thoughtful quotes
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Bundle Monthly Warm up Bell Ringer Writing Journal Prompts
Space BUNDLE
This BUNDLE has 219 writing and research activities on space exploration: NASA, space suits, accidents in space, animals in space (dog, monkey, rabbits, mice, spiders, flies…), people in space, rockets, the Apollo space program, shuttles, SpaceX, going to the Moon, going to Mars, Luna 1, Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, Voyager 1, Messenger, the lunar rover, Sojourner, Chang’e 4, Hubble telescope, Chandra, satellites, the International Space Station, fuel, and the earth. And, projects on the planets Mercu
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3rd - 10th
Wind Power BUNDLE (Global Warming and Climate Change)
84 printable or digital pages exploring wind power and global warming: internet activities (WebQuest and Google) - 12 pagesanalyze global warming charts and graphs - 17 pagescompare and contrast - 10 pageswriting prompts - 20 pagesbrainteasers and word puzzles - 25 pagesUse in a computer lab or at home (as homework or distance learning). Take a look at the Preview to see the five packets in this bundle:Global Warming and Wind Power - Analyzing Charts and GraphsGlobal Warming and Wind Power - B
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4th - 10th
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MS-ESS3-2
, MS-ESS3-5
"The Strengths of the Roman Republic" - Article, Power Point, Activities, Assess
The illustrated Article and Power Point feature the elements of Roman culture that allowed the Republic to prosper and influence the world for centuries. Philosophy, Politics, Government, Law, Technology, Language, Literature, Art. Activities and Assessments included.Lesson includes:- 5-Page Illustrated Article- 53-Slide Power Point Presentation- Multiple Choice / Document Based Question Assessments + Answer Keys- DBQ Scoring Rubric (allows students to easily grade each other's short answers)
Grades:
5th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Icons Sentence Stems Reference Rings
These sentence stem reference rings can be used in any classroom to help students think, talk, and write about various subjects using Depth and Complexity Icons with ease! The use of the depth and complexity icons will help to keep conversations rich and engaging. The adaptations are endless for discussion, questioning, and writing purposes. All 11 Depth and Complexity icons are included, each with 5 sentence stems to get teachers and students started! Make copies of the depth and complexity ico
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5th - 8th
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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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