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Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ 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: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
STEM Challenge Bucket Tower Problem-Solving Learning Activity Upper Elementary
This unique and original STEM Activity features a bucket with the challenge to build a tower that will hold weight. It's an engaging student favorite and you will love the ready-made lab sheets and low prep. Students must also explain why their towers need a bucket. Imaginative answers are one of the high points of this challenge- along with seeing those creative bucket towers!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here for the Easy Supplies 6-Pack bun
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â STEM CHALLENGES ENTIRE YEAR 60 Projects, Planning Guide, and Posters
STEM Challenge Earthquake Resistant Structures Project- 3 Versions
This STEM activity features an earthquake simulation with students building and shaking! You will love the shake tray instructions and ready-made lab sheets. This engineering project is one of our favorites! Your students will love building the structures and cheering when they remain standing. I include 3 different methods for the challenge.➡️ Click here to save 20% with a bundle including this resource and 2 more Earth challenges.NOTE: This resource contains many ways to complete this challeng
Grades:
4th - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
, 4-ESS3-2
, 4-ESS3-1
Also included in:Â Earth Projects STEM Challenge Bundle Featuring Earthquake Structures
Ancient Civilizations Lessons, Activities, and Projects - Ancient History
This Ancient Civilizations Bundle includes 6 resources for teaching Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Ancient India, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Each resource includes learning activities to help students learn about each civilization’s geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and society. Designed to be engaging and interactive, these resources will make learning fun and exciting! Here’s a quick overview of each of the Ancient Civilization Resources: Ancient Mesopotam
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4th - 7th
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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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Ancient Mesopotamia Learning Stations, 3D Ziggurat, Mesopotamia Activities
This resource contains six Mesopotamia learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each ancient Mesopotamia learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and activities all about ancient Mesopotamia. Check this out! Students will create a 3-D ziggurat to showcase their learning. They’ll “bui
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations Lessons, Activities, and Projects - Ancient History
Inside Out Movie Worksheets | Movie Day Activities | Social Emotional Learning
Looking to support your student's social-emotional needs?What better way to engage students than with a MOVIE TIME? ... INSIDE, OUT is certainly a fun childhood favorite!Check out these LEARNING ACTIVITIES created just for the movie!Personality Islands Digital PBLPersonality Islands Printable PBLHow to Make Broccoli Pizza - A Fun and Engaging Reading and Math ActivityThis resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™Looking for more MOVIE GUIDES? Click HERE-Movi
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4th - 7th
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Ancient India Unit with Learning Stations and Interactive Project
This resource contains six ancient India learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each learning station (or ancient history learning center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and assignments. Check this out! Students will create a 3-D interactive lotus flower filled with their learning. They’ll add inform
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations Lessons, Activities, and Projects - Ancient History
STEM Popcorn Challenge - Problem-Solving & Volume Project - Measurement Activity
It’s the Popcorn STEM Activity! This Easy Prep Challenge is one of my absolute favorites to use as an exploration into volume. This challenge has been tested with 2nd-5th graders and they all enjoy designing those containers to hold the popcorn. Inevitably, there will be gigantic containers. Please note: This challenge is available in money-saving bundles!➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM Volume Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % with STEM 6-Pack Math Skills Bundle➡️ Click HERE to save 20 % wit
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â STEM Challenges Volume BUNDLE featuring Problem-Solving & Math
Creativity Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle Finish the Picture, STEM
Need a quick, no prep, creative STEM challenges to get your students to think outside the box?! Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day.This bundle includes 100+ Creativity Challenges and Activities. Featuring Balloons Over Broadway, Snowflake Bentley, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Earth Day, Halloween, Christmas
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K - 5th
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STEM Spaghetti Tower Challenge Problem-Solving Project
Who knew a project using spaghetti could be so engaging and have easy prep for you? Students love this tower-building event with the unlikeliest of materials- spaghetti and one marshmallow. You will enjoy the ready-made lab sheets and the 4 different versions of this resource. ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.What is the challenge?Students will use raw spaghetti strands to build a structure that will hold weight at the top. There are 4 variations of this
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Ancient Egypt Learning Stations, Sphinx Poster, Ancient Egypt Activities
This resource contains six ancient Egypt learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete ancient Egypt activities. How cool is this? Students will create an interactive sphinx to showcase their learning. They’ll “build” flip-able parts of the sphinx po
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations Lessons, Activities, and Projects - Ancient History
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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READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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Ancient Rome Learning Stations 3-D Colosseum Gladiators Rome Activities
This resource contains six ancient Rome learning stations that students can rotate through in small groups. Each ancient Rome learning station (or center) is designed to give students engaging and exciting learning experiences to practice, enrich, review, and enhance their learning. Students will visit each station with a small group and complete tasks and assignments. Here’s the fun part! After students complete each ancient Rome activity at the learning stations, they’ll turn their work into
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Ancient Civilizations Lessons, Activities, and Projects - Ancient History
Fake News Unit | Critical Thinking | Media Literacy | Fact Analysis & Research
Teaching students to navigate news and information on mainstream, traditional and social media as critical thinkers is essential in 2024. It is becoming increasingly difficult to separate FACTS and OPINIONS, SATIRE from LIES, and PERSUASION from PROPAGANDA in the "MISINFORMATION:" eraA well-grounded understanding of MEDIA-LITERACY is crucial in stopping FAKE NEWS and RADICALIZATION. And This PROVEN resource will teach your students the skills to identify, analyze and critique information throug
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5th - 10th
STEM Bubble Wand Design Challenge Science Problem-Solving Activity
Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere! STEM students love bubbles! This STEM activity has elements of fun, but also a great design and building challenge. After exploring with bubbles students will design and test their own bubble wands! Watch them engineer the ultimate bubble with their bubble wands!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 6 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM Challenge will have your st
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in:Â STEM Fun Challenge Bundle
Oregon Trail: Simulation Game
Super engaging slideshow game to get students thinking about what life on the Oregon Trail was like. You lead the class with 13 scenarios, and students make decisions and keep track of survival points. A great way to introduce the Oregon Trail to students. It includes 42 slides, directions, and a student handout to record survival points. I use this activity with my 8 graders a few details might need to be edited if used with younger grade levels.Takes about 1 hour.
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in:Â Western Expansion Games Bundle: Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis and clark
Ancient Rome Unit Plan Bundle: Activities, Map, Lessons, Projects
This fantastic Ancient Rome Unit Bundle includes activities and engaging lesson plans on the founding of Rome through the Republic, Roman Empire, and the eventual decline & fall of Rome!All of the following TpT resources are included in this bundle:Roman Republic Google Drive Interactive NotebookRoman Empire Google Drive Interactive NotebookAncient Rome Interactive Notebook SetAncient Rome Study Guide and Unit PacketDecline & Fall of Rome 3D PowerPointAncient Rome Timeline ActivitiesAnci
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6th - 10th
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Also included in:Â World History 1: Complete Curriculum Bundle: Projects, Activities & Lessons
My Place in the World Project: "Me on the Map" Geography for Kids
This hands-on geography project "My Place in the World" has kids create a visual representation of how we fit into the world. Teachers often use it with the kids' geography book "Me on the Map," by Joan Sweeney. Ideal for integrated Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Literacy, and Map Skills.Using a series of nesting circles to show the relative sizes of different geographic places, this simple but effective geography lesson helps kids sort out their relation to one another. This activity includes
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in:Â Geography for Kids Bundle: Three Essential Hands-on Activities
Ancient Civilizations Bundle Part 1: Prehistory, Mesopotamia, Egypt, + India
This epic collection of Ancient Civilizations resources will provide you with a whole semester’s worth of lesson plans and engaging activities at our biggest discount of 40% off! Packed with word walls, vocabulary practice, slideshows, bell ringers, printable timelines, unit tests, printable activities, digital activities, and so much more, you have EVERYTHING you need to successfully teach the first half of an Ancient Civilizations class!With 90 resources, this bundle covers Early Humans and Pr
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6th - 9th
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STEM Marble Maze Challenge – Problem-Solving Activity
You will love the versatility of this challenge. Three versions of the activity are included. Each version has a teacher's guide. Student lab sheets and sample answers are also provided. Your students will be a"mazed" with this project, too!➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM resource in a bundle of 3 projects.What is the challenge?This STEM activity will have your students design a maze through which a marble can travel. They will fold and bend paper or cardboard into the maze paths and then
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 4-PS3-4
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 4-PS3-1
 ...
Also included in:Â STEM Projects Building Models - Mazes, Boats, and Cars Challenges
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
Ancient Greece Unit Bundle | Activities, Projects, Map, Notes, Timeline, Test
Ready to plan out your entire Ancient Greece unit with one click? This Ancient Greece Unit Bundle has absolutely EVERYTHING you need to teach about Ancient Greece, whether you are a new teacher starting from scratch, a teaching veteran looking to mix things up, or someone who wants to both engage their students while taking back their time!Your time is incredibly valuable, so we believe that you shouldn’t have to spend hours and hours creating lesson plans and activities. We also believe that mo
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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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