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Back to School ancient history Common Core W.7.2 resources
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
Intro to Leadership or Student Council Middle High School Unit
Start your Leadership class or Student Council off on a successful year with this introductory unit filled with enough student-centered, get-them-thinking activities to use for 2-3 years before any repeats- great if students are in student government year after year! Then, culminate student learning and growth with a campus-wide Kindness Project to kick off a positive year.This unit kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides!Greatness is maximizing all group members' strengths to
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Back to School Growth Mindset Activities
Get to know your new students with these engaging and thought-provoking back-to-school growth mindset activities! Introduce your students to growth mindset and celebrate the beginning of a new school year with activities and resources that were specially designed for older students. This back-to-school activities resource includes growth mindset activities, ice-breakers, and writing prompts (along with writing organizers and writing rubrics). The activities in this resource will help you and you
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Back to School and End of the Year Growth Mindset Activities 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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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
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4th - 7th
All About Me - Letter to Teacher - Back to School Activity - Writing Activity
The All About Me: Letter to My Teacher is the PERFECT back to school activity to have students introduce themselves to their new teacher at the beginning of a new school year or semester. This NO PREP best-selling resource can be used with middle school and high school students in any content area. The PRINT and DIGITAL scaffolded writing materials allows teachers to easily meet the needs of all learners while setting writing expectations from the beginning. In addition, the Letter to My Teacher
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5th - 8th
Back to School Mandala - Personal Mandala Art and Writing Project Activities
This back to school mandala art project includes everything needed to create a personal mandala with colors and symbols that best represent a student's individual self. This mandala activity contains mandala history, symbol and color symbolism information, a mandala project, a writing activity, and mandala coloring pages. A complete unit - simply print and teach!!! ⭐⭐⭐Two different versions of the assignment are included - great for differentiation!⭐⭐⭐✅This is a great way to teach students about
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4th - 7th
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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
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4th - 7th
Interview with a Classmate Biography - Back to School Writing
Are you looking for a back to school activity to get your middle school students talking to one another in those first few days of school? How about a biography writing activity that will help to build a community sense in your classroom? Look no further than this collaborative back to school writing activity that allows students to generate questions, conduct a formal interview, and organize the information they have learned about their classmate to write a multi-paragraph biography.This back t
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5th - 8th
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Quote of the Day Journal: Paragraph Writing Bell Ringer for the Google Classroom
Works well for Distance Learning! Bell ringer with a positive quote of the day for students to respond to. This digital resource in Google Slides allows students to choose a prewrite template to fit their response to a quote a day. Students write a paragraph in response to a quote each day. Great Bellringer / Do Now activity for the beginning of class.This resource contains:*a teacher download with tips and instructions.This download contains three simple printable pages for error analysis an
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4th - 7th
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Student Data Binders - Data Tracking - Goal Setting - Growth Mindset Activities
Are you looking for a student-friendly data folder that will allow students to not only set goals and track their growth throughout the school year, but will also include opportunities to help them develop a Growth Mindset? This data folder contains over 80 different PRINT AND DIGITAL options for student goal setting, data tracking charts, and student self reflections so that you can customize your student data folders to best suit your students’ needs.Teachers will LOVE that this back to school
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5th - 9th
How to Write an Email to a Teacher
“Y did U mark me tardy??” “Dear, miss- i was absent did i miss anything”“YOU GAVE ME AN F ON MY PROJECT AND NOW I CAN’T PLAY IN THE GAME TOMORROW. YOU BETTER TALK TO MY COACH RIGHT AWAY. I MEAN IT.” Students will learn to write an appropriate email to a teacher to address their concerns in 5 steps. This lesson bundle includes 1) an introductory slide show with outrageous emails from real students with the link to 2) a sticky “how to” video; 3) an editable handout for note taking; 4) six printabl
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Back to School Writing Activity: Interview a Classmate and Write a Biography
Back to School Writing Activity. Write a Classmate's Biography Assignment. Good beginning of the year back to school writing assignment. Students have to interview a classmate, and then write their biography. Includes assignment sheet with interview questions, Explanation and ideas for writing a good introduction, 2 writing rubrics for grading, brainstorm sheet, graphic organizer, rules for interviews, writing process handout, teacher conference sheet and teacher directions for the activity. Ver
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6th - 9th
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Visual Syllabus Template - Editable Syllabus for Middle School and High School
Looking for an eye-catching syllabus template? This resource includes 5 editable syllabus templates that are perfect for both high school or middle school. The visual layout of these templates is an engaging way to introduce students to your course curriculum!Included with these Visual Syllabus Templates:✏️ Five Editable Syllabus Templates - Microsoft PowerPoint® and Google Drive®✏️ Example of Completed Syllabus Template✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to use these Visual
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7th - 10th
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Classroom Management Trashketball Game - Rules, Expectations, Behavior Activity
As you review rules, procedures, and expectations, this New Year's Activity and Back-to-School Trashketball Game engages students and lays the foundation for a positive classroom culture throughout the year. This PowerPoint presentation can be used for social-emotional-learning (SEL) as you return from the holidays so you can make a fresh start in 2023. Updated version now has a link to a Google Slides Presentation.This activity encourages students to carefully read a syllabus, school policy ma
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6th - 10th
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End of the Year Activities | Create-A-City with Language & Design (Gr. 3-7)
End of the Year Activities | Create-A-City with Language & Design (Gr. 3-7). Books packed, walls cleared, cruise plans replace lesson plans... then little Timmy reminds you school ends next week - Doh! Here's your play: we start a flexible mini project that lasts all week. You know, a little design, a little writing, and a little speech to tie it all together - something that goes with the flow of a final week and Boom-badda-bing! Preview same as Download.• Use for end of the year, sub days
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2nd - 7th
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Classroom Community Building Activities and Tools - Back to School Icebreakers
Develop a strong classroom culture with these community-building activities and tools! This bundle includes icebreakers, brain breaks, get-to-know-you forms, mindfulness activities, growth mindset calendars, and classroom agenda slides. Suitable for middle school and high school students. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 30% with the Bundled Discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Included with these Classroom Community Building Activities and Tools:✏️ 30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate Icebreaker Questions for Teens - Color
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7th - 10th
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Create an Animal | Fun Explanatory, Expository, & Descriptive Writing Activity
Puts their informative, explanatory, descriptive writing to the test and smiles on their faces! Students get to be creative and have fun, yet they must also use their best expository writing skills. The purpose for their writing becomes so clear during this lesson -- which is to have their partners draw exactly what they've described. Includes lesson plan, sample hybrid animal photos, a sample drawing and description of a "jaccoon" (jaguar and raccoon hybrid), and a handout for the student that
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4th - 8th
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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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Back to School Stations - End of Year Stations - Middle School Stations
Are you ready to kickstart your new school year with excitement and end it on a reflective note? This Back to School and End of the Year Stations bundle features a dynamic mix of First Day of School stations, Last Day of School stations, and a bonus Mid-Year activity. Set the TONE for the new year with the Back to School Stations for middle school and high school students. This stations resource includes eight Back to School activities to engage your students in meaningful tasks and collaboratio
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5th - 9th
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Writing Interactive Notebook Seventh Grade Common Core with Scaffolded Notes
Interactive Writing and Language Notebook for Seventh Grade - 298 pages - answer keys included! Great for distance learning! This bundle has everything you need for a full year of teaching seventh grade writing and English language arts:A 179-page hands-on interactive writing notebook including answer keys119 pages of scaffolded notes including answer keysInteractive Writing NotebookThis writing and language notebook features all-original graphics and is completely hands-on and interactive. Each
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6th - 8th
Back To School |Literary Elements Narrative Writing Would Your Rather QUARTER 1
Your ELA | English Language Arts Middle School Google Classroom is planned, prepped, stocked and ready to share for the entire 1st QUARTER (3 Months)! Each digital unit includes: highly engaging CCSS literacy and writing resources, CCSS standards, digital lesson plans, weekly & monthly calendar templates, exit ticket, and even announcements for your stream! ★ This resource is designed to look like GC so that you can easily copy and paste everything in order for a perfectly sequenced, sk
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6th - 9th
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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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Write a Paragraph - Task Cards
52 task cards to improve your students writing: expository, narrative, opinion and comparing. Each task card has a writing prompt, a funny image that supports the prompt, and directions for the task. EXPOSITORY: Students describe how to play a particular sport, or how become a fire-fighter, or what a typical day for a frog might be like. NARRATIVE: Students write a story about a bull that got angry, or a tornado that liked to steal, or a scorpion that liked to sing and sting. OPINION: St
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Prompts BUNDLE
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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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