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Ancient history Common Core RL.3.1 resources
The Egypt Game Novel Study Unit | Comprehension Questions with Activities & Test
This novel study for The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, contains 165 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study.♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with
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3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â The Egypt Game and Hoot Novel Study Bundle
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
This CKLA Ancient Rome Quiz BUNDLE is aligned to the Grade 3 Ancient Roman Civilization Reader. An easy, no prep way to review your Reader with your students!CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Quiz BUNDLE includes:★ 2 versions of reading comprehension worksheets for each Reader chapter (26 worksheets in all) to meet your students needs.★ One worksheet version includes a spot for page number evidence citations for each question, and one version does not.★ Each worksheet includes four multiple choic
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3rd
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Boy of the Painted Cave Novel Study Unit - Comprehension | Activities | Tests
This novel study for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel, contains 116 pages of resources, including comprehension and vocabulary by chapter, reading response activities, assessments, and more.Focus standards include figurative language, theme, character analysis, plot, and setting.No-prep, predictable, and extremely user-friendly, this literature guide is perfect for whole class, small group, or independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included wit
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3rd - 6th
The Egypt Game | Activities and Projects | Worksheets and Digital
This activity pack for The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, contains 56 pages of standards-aligned reading response activities. Focuses include character analysis, figurative language, reading for details, point of view, and more.All activities have the Common Core code listed in the bottom corner, providing focus. Graphic organizers are easily adapted for every learner. Creative projects and tasks will keep your students engaged. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BO
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3rd - 6th
Boy of the Painted Cave | Activities and Projects | Worksheets and Digital
This 40 page activity pack for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel, contains 17 Common Core-aligned reading response activities. Focus standards include character analysis, theme, plot, figurative language, opinion writing, and more.Open ended questions and graphic organizers are easily adaptable for every learner. Perfect for whole class, small group, or even independent study. ♥You're free to use the printable OR digital version; BOTH are included with your purchase!♥Excellent for school
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3rd - 6th
CKLA Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Vikings Google Form Quiz BUNDLE (1st & 2nd edition)
All you need to assess your students' comprehension for CKLA Skills Reader chapters!All 8 Grade 3 Skills Unit 6 Google form chapter quizzes bundled! Each Vikings Google form quiz includes four multiple choice, self-grading text based questions. The questions in these Google form quizzes are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This bundle work with both 1st and 2nd editions of the CKLA curriculum.This is a
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3rd
Mummies in the Morning Novel Study Unit - Magic Tree House #3
Planning a high-quality novel study can take hours of your precious time, and those long list of chapter questions often results in little-to-no skill transfer beyond the book. Now you can teach those challenging reading comprehension skills like text analysis, inference, and summary through novels without having to spend all the hours preparing for your literature circles and book clubs. Plus, you can rest assured your students are developing stronger skills in text analysis and deep thinking
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in:Â Magic Tree House Novel Unit Bundle: Books #1-5
Boy of the Painted Cave - Tests | Quizzes | Assessments
This is a 19 page test packet for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel. This product will help you to assess your students on their vocabulary, comprehension, and analysis skills, as they study the novel.The assessments contain matching, multiple choice, and short answer questions. Answer keys are included, but the way that you score and weigh it is up to teacher discretion.This is a no-prep quiz packet, with all answer keys included.♥You're free to use the printable OR digital versions; al
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3rd - 5th
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Boy of the Painted Cave | Comprehension Questions and Vocabulary by chapter
This is a 66 page comprehension and vocabulary packet for Boy of the Painted Cave, by Justin Denzel. The student work is organized by every 2 chapters, and is a mix of sequencing, multiple choice, short answer, vocabulary work, and creative activities. Questions have varying levels of rigor and are at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.You will find the layout easy to use, student-friendly, and predictable, while at the same time challenging and easy to adapt for all learners. Perfect for whole clas
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3rd - 6th
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 13 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz (1st edition)
This is a five question reading quiz that aligns with CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 4 Ancient Rome Ch. 13 "Androcles and the Lion".
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 13 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz includes:
★ 4 multiple choice questions and 1 written answer question
★ 2 different versions of the quiz: one with a spot for page number evidence and one without
★ An answer key for easy grading
This reading quiz can be used in a variety of ways, including:
✎ An individual assignment
✎ Partner work
✎ Informal assessment
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3rd
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Also included in:Â CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
The Egypt Game Novel Study FREE Sample | Worksheets and Activities
This is a 7 page FREE sample of my novel study for The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.This product is not associated with this book's author or publishing company. The book must be purchased separately in order to be used alongside this product.THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:1) 3 pages of student work for Chapters 1-2. This consists of 7 parts:Quickwrite to complete before the reading.Multiple Choice Questions.True or False statements.Figurative Language question-Short answer.3 Comprehension and An
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3rd - 6th
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 5 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz (1st edition)
This is a five question reading quiz that aligns with CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 4 Ancient Rome Ch. 5 "Cupid and Psyche, Part I".
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 5 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz includes:
★ 4 multiple choice questions and 1 written answer question
★ 2 different versions of the quiz: one with a spot for page number evidence and one without
★ An answer key for easy grading
This reading quiz can be used in a variety of ways, including:
✎ An individual assignment
✎ Partner work
✎ Informal assessment
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3rd
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Also included in:Â CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 7 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz (1st edition)
This is a five question reading quiz that aligns with CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 4 Ancient Rome Ch. 7 "The Sword of Damocles".
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 7 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz includes:
★ 4 multiple choice questions and 1 written answer question
★ 2 different versions of the quiz: one with a spot for page number evidence and one without
★ An answer key for easy grading
This reading quiz can be used in a variety of ways, including:
✎ An individual assignment
✎ Partner work
✎ Informal assessment
✎ H
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3rd
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Also included in:Â CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 2 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz (1st and 2nd edition)
This is a five-question reading quiz that aligns with CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 4 Ancient Rome Ch. 2 "The Legend of Romulus and Remus". This quiz works with both the 1st and 2nd versions of CKLA.CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 2 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz includes:★ 4 multiple choice questions and 1 written answer question★ 2 different versions of the quiz: one with a spot for page number evidence and one without★ An answer key for easy gradingThis reading quiz can be used in a variety of ways, including:✎ An
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3rd
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Also included in:Â CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 6 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz (1st edition)
This is a five question reading quiz that aligns with CKLA 3rd Grade Unit 4 Ancient Rome Ch. 6 "Cupid and Psyche, Part II".
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ch. 6 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz includes:
★ 4 multiple choice questions and 1 written answer question
★ 2 different versions of the quiz: one with a spot for page number evidence and one without
★ An answer key for easy grading
This reading quiz can be used in a variety of ways, including:
✎ An individual assignment
✎ Partner work
✎ Informal assessment
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3rd
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Also included in:Â CKLA Grade 3 Unit 4 Ancient Rome Reading Quiz BUNDLE (1st edition)
Grade 3 CKLA Listening and Learning Note Taking Guide Domain 6: The Viking Age
Grade 3 CKLA Listening and Learning Note-Taking GuideDomain 6: The Viking AgeAligned to the CKLA curriculum, this note-taking guide can help scaffold your students' note-taking process! Have your students jot down a couple of facts as they listen, revisit and talk about the important parts of the listening text after a read-aloud, or use it to model note-taking as a class. An excellent way to keep students engaged!Great for promoting both written and sketch notes!Print a packet for each student
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3rd
Magic Tree House #16 Hour of the Olympics
This packet is PRINT and GO ready! This is a packet of comprehension questions is for the book Magic Tree House #16 Hour of the Olympics. There are questions for each of the 10 chapters. This is good way to for the students to practice answering questions in complete sentences. This packet can be used in guided reading as well as for independent work for assessment over their reading.
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1st - 3rd
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 1 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 1 "Sif's Golden Hair". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This is
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3rd
"I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79" by Lauren Tarshis Unit
This book gives a fictional first-hand account of the destruction of Pompeii. It is a great way to combine both language arts and ancient history. Also, it can be used with the "What Is Pompeii?" unit to compare/contrast books on the same topic, but different genres.This unit includes: vocabulary/spelling words, discussion questions, vocabulary test, modified spelling/vocabulary tests, writing prompts, activities, reading comprehension test, and answer key.This unit would also be ideal for ho
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3rd - 6th
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 8 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 8 "Loki's Punishment". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This is
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3rd
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 3 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 3 "Stolen Thunder". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This is a g
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3rd
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 7 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 7 "The Death of Balder". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This i
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3rd
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 6 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 6 "Balder the Beautiful". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This
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3rd
CKLA Grade 3 Unit 6: Vikings Ch. 4 Google Form (1st & 2nd edition)
This is a self-grading Google form and is aligned with the CKLA 3rd Grade Skills Unit 6: Vikings Reader, Ch. 4 "A Plan is Made". This four question reading mini-quiz provides students the opportunity to answer four multiple choice/true or false/checkbox questions about what they have read in their CKLA Reader. The comprehension activities in this journal are pulled from the comprehension questions and worksheets in the Skills Unit 6 Teacher's Guide and Skills Unit 6 Student Workbook. This is a g
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3rd
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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.
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