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Thanksgiving ancient history resources for Easel
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEMâ„¢ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in:Â Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEMâ„¢ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Greek Mythology God & Goddesses Close Reading Passages
**TPT Digital Activties Option is included easel. You will have access to the TPT Digital Activity from this product page once the purchase has been made**Greek Mythology God & Goddesses Close Reading Passages{Includes a reading passage and three worksheets for each god or goddess}Covers the 10 following gods and goddesses: ZeusHeraHephaestusAthenaAphroditePoseidonHermesAchillesMidasHercules (Heracles)The three worksheets for each god or goddess are similar. -The first one covers reading ski
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3rd - 6th
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Memorial Day Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages 3rd 4th Grade Flag Day
Are you looking to improve your students' reading comprehension skills and help them learn about holidays celebrated in the United States? Check out this packet of 18 reading comprehension passages for 3rd- 4th-grade students. The passages are available in print and digital formats and include self-grading forms to make assessment easy. Your students will have a blast reading about holidays while demonstrating their comprehension skills by answering test-like questions.INCLUDED:Print and digital
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3rd - 5th
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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 Activities STEM Challenges Pyramids STEM Challenge Project Craft
Ancient Egypt STEM & STEAM Challenges Cross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Egypt! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Egypt STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3,
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3rd - 6th
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Balloons Over Broadway STEM
Hi, I hope you enjoy this STEM challenge actually I should say STEAM challenge because this activity really brings the art. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to bring in this Balloons Over Broadway activity.This was designed to go along with the book Balloons Over Broadway The True Story of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A great story of STEM in action. Perfect as we prepare for Thanksgiving.This resource is so fun. Let your students choose their balloon animal I have 14 animals bear, unicor
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1st - 4th
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Also included in:Â Stem Challenges Bundle Set 2
Ancient Rome Activities Project STEM Challenges Worksheets Roman Empire Republic
Ancient Rome STEM & STEAM ChallengesCross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Rome! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 2 Rome STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, fin
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3rd - 7th
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Thanksgiving Digital Math Mystery Game - CSI Escape Room Math Digital Resource
Thanksgiving CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME. Your students can play the Case of The Thanksgiving Thief in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).Mystery meets an escape room with this style of game. Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access the next clue. Your Teacher copy will contain all li
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2nd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Activities Who Stole the Turkey Readers Theater Script Mystery
Looking for Thanksgiving activities your students will love? This Thanksgiving Readers Theater, Who Stole the Turkey?, won't disappoint! Check out the reviews!This fun and engaging "Whodunnit" activity is the perfect Thanksgiving activity for your students! In this activity, students will learn to become detectives and then use their sleuthing skills to figure out who stole the Thanksgiving turkey! With lots of suspects and circumstantial evidence, the students will have to take good notes, make
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4th - 6th
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Early Societies to 1500 CE Workbook (Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies)
This workbook covers the Grade 4 Early Societies to 1500 CE unit in the Ontario Social Studies 2018 curriculum (Heritage and Identity). In this workbook, students will learn about various topics related to early societies and their cultures. Students will delve into the fascinating world of ancient civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley, Ancient China, Ancient Rome, Medieval England, Six Nations, Inuit, and the Inca Empire. They will explore aspects of these societies, including t
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4th
Also included in:Â Grade 4 Ontario Social Studies Workbook Bundle
Thanksgiving Bingo Riddles Game Speech Language Therapy Thanksgiving Activities
Thanksgiving speech and language activities perfect for your Thanksgiving party too! Kids love guessing the rhyming riddles as you target listening comprehension, rhyme, critical thinking, and learning Thanksgiving vocabulary. This best-selling Thanksgiving game is perfect for mixed groups, a Thanksgiving party activity, centers, ESL, or whole-class Thanksgiving speech and language activities. Both printable and digital versions are included.Bingo Riddles have gotten rave reviews for use with P
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K - 3rd
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Ancient Greece Activities Project Craft Activity STEM History Olympics Challenge
Ancient Greece STEM & STEAM ChallengesCross-curricular challenges for students who are studying Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Greece! This resource has science, technology, engineering, and measurement activities to do with your upper elementary kids that will really enhance their learning! There are 3 Greece STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, &
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3rd - 7th
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Turkey Trouble Read Aloud Craft- Thanksgiving Activities
This "Turkey Trouble" interactive read-aloud lesson plan and craft pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Turkey Trouble" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful ways. Th
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in:Â November Read Alouds - Fall Activities - Reading Comprehension Bundle
Main Idea Activity for Thanksgiving: Turkey Craftivity for 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade
This engaging Thanksgiving-themed main idea activity will be a hit in your upper elementary classroom! Students will practice identifying the main idea sentence and its supporting detail sentences! Students match 4 supporting detail sentences (written on feathers) to each main idea sentence (written on the body of a turkey). This also makes a creative November bulletin board or school hallway display!To begin, each student is given four worksheets that contain 4 turkey images and 16 feather imag
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â November Craftivity BUNDLE: Create Student-Centered Bulletin Boards
Ancient Egypt Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Pyramids Pharaohs Gods
Ancient Egypt Worksheets - Reading Comprehension Passages, Questions, and Annotations. This resource contains 5 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Directions for Student Annotations! Reading Comprehension Questions also included! Questions & Answer Keys for Each of the 5 Reading Passages! COMMON CORE ALIGNED! Quick overview of topics covered in this resource include: 1.) The Two Lands of Ancient Egypt-covers the layout of Ancient Egypt (Upper and Lower Egypt)-flow of t
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5th - 7th
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4th Grade Thanksgiving Math Activity Print or Digital Escape Room Game
Ditch the Thanksgiving math worksheets for this engaging escape room based on 4th grade math standards. Can your fourth grader use their math skills to save Thanksgiving? The clock is ticking when the Thanksgiving Thwarter locks the oven with dinner inside. Five locks need to be opened by rounding, finding quotients, solving multi-step word problems, interpreting multiplication, comparing the value of numbers, and solving simple logic puzzles. Get your students engaged in this fun and challengin
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4th - 5th
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Also included in:Â 4th Grade Math Digital Escape Room Holiday & Seasonal Activities Bundle
Multiplication and Division Fact Families Task Cards and Google Slides
Do your students need help relating multiplication and division? Check out these multiplication and division fact family task cards. This engaging activity helps students visualize multiplication and division concepts while making math practice fun. You get 24 interactive Google Slides and 24 printable task cards to provide a variety of options to suit your classroom needs.Foster conceptual understanding!By utilizing vibrant arrays and equal group models, this activity promotes a deeper understa
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2nd - 3rd
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Greek Mythology Unit - Allusions from Ancient Greece - Mythical Allusion Project
This Greek mythology unit resource package contains everything you need to teach students about allusions from Greek Mythology - reading passages, graphic organizers, answer keys, foldable activities, and class posters! Detailed instructions and student examples of all of the included mythological allusions are included. It is formatted to meet the common core standards relating to allusions from Greek Mythology. These activities are perfect for your upcoming Ancient Greece unit or study of Gr
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4th - 7th
Thanksgiving Writing Activities - Persuasive Opinion Writing for Grades 3-5
Looking for a fun and engaging Thanksgiving writing activity that your students will love? Look no further than this fun, persuasive opinion writing resource. Picture this…. You are a turkey writing an article to the local newspaper trying to convince people to eat beef or chicken...NOT TURKEY! Students will laugh out loud as they enthusiastically participate in this fun project. Included you’ll find a writing prompt, graphic organizers, informational articles and even QR codes with audio! You c
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3rd - 5th
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Ancient Greece Activities, Worksheets, & Handouts Includes Google Driveâ„¢ Link
A link to Google Slidesâ„¢ is included within the PDF For google Classrooms and distance learning. Ancient Greece {Activities, Worksheets, & Handouts} 22 pages for a packet!Answer Key included! What's Included:-Packet Cover-An Introduction to Ancient Greece-Greek City-States Reading Passage & Questions-The Greek City States Cloze Reading Activity-Athens Democracy Cloze Reading Activity-Getting to Know Greek Geography-Athens vs Sparta Reading Passage & Venn Diagram-Athens Vs. Sparta Bro
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3rd - 6th
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Turkey Trap Thanksgiving STEM Activity How to Catch a Turkey
Integrate STEM in your classroom this Thanksgiving Season!Students discover how to catch a turkey as they design and build a their very own Turkey Trap! Increase problem solving and engineering skills through this engaging Thanksgiving STEM challenge. An excellent companion activity to the book How to Catch a Turkey by Adam Wallace.Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Aligns with
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1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â November Turkey Thanksgiving STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
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
The Great Turkey Race Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEMâ„¢ Activity
Build a Turkey Obstacle Course in this Thanksgiving STEM Challenge! In the The Great Turkey Race STEM Activity, students design and build a Turkey Obstacle Course! An excellent companion activity to the Thanksgiving read aloud book The Great Turkey Race by Steve Metzger.The Turkey Obstacle Course STEM Project:Engage your students with the design process as they build a Turkey Obstacle Course. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
 ...
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEMâ„¢ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Ancient Egypt Activities Reading Passages Unit Worksheets Map Egyptian Pyramids
Take a step back in time to Ancient Egypt with these Ancient Egypt activities that students will love! This unit has reading passages about the Nile River, geography of Egypt, pharaohs, pyramids, mummification, daily life, and much more. This unit has everything you need including reading passages, activities, a pacing guide, vocabulary posters, map, timeline, comprehension questions, a test, and more! Inside you'll find information about:A Great CivilizationThe Nile River Nile DeltaA Tough Life
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2nd - 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?
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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