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Challenge and excite your students with these fun and engaging activities as you explore prehistory and early civilizations! This exclusive bundle includes PowerPoints, interactive reading activities, foldables, graphic organizers, crosswords, and much more!

Topics covered include prehistory, the Neolithic Revolution, and River Valley Civilizations (Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, India)

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Take your World History students on a comprehensive journey from Prehistory to Classical Civilizations with this mega bundle of interactive resources. Perfect for both teaching and reviewing key concepts in early human history, this bundle is packed with a variety of engaging activities.

Topics covered in this bundle:

1. Prehistory
2. Ancient Egypt, China, India, and Mesopotamia
3. Classical Greece
4. The Roman Empire
5. Vocabulary Review
6. Projects and Activities for any unit!

Product Overview: This bundle includes a wide variety of activities to suit different learning styles and classroom needs:

• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical texts and topics with guided questions and activities.
• Reading Comprehension Activities: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Worksheets & Notes: Comprehensive resources for classwork and homework.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deeper investigation into historical topics.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Reinforce vocabulary and key concepts in a fun, engaging way.
• Classroom Games: Interactive games that make learning history exciting.
• Detailed Teacher Guides: Easy-to-follow guides for smooth lesson implementation.
• Answer Keys & Rubrics: Simplify grading and provide clear expectations for students.
• ..and so much more!

This bundle is perfect for:

• New teachers wanting to build a solid collection of activities!
• Experienced teachers looking for new ways of teaching a concept!
• Homeschooling Families

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World History Ultimate Bundle! Yearlong Activities, Worksheets, Lessons, Games & Projects for Your Classroom

Bring world history to life and save time with this ultimate yearlong bundle! This comprehensive collection includes over 125 engaging activities covering major historical periods, from Prehistory, Ancient Civilizations, and the Middle Ages to World War II and the 21st Century. Designed for middle school, high school, and homeschool students, this bundle provides an extensive range of resources to enhance your world history curriculum, making history interactive, fun, and memorable.

What’s Included:

• Reading Comprehension Worksheets: This is a new product line, currently covering key historical periods from Prehistory to Ancient Greece, with more added throughout the year!
• Interactive Reading Lessons: Explore historical events and figures with guided questions and in-depth analysis.
• Worksheets & Notes: Perfect for classwork, homework, and review.
• Projects & Research Assignments: Encourage deep dives into specific historical topics, fostering critical thinking.
• Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches: Fun ways to reinforce vocabulary and key historical concepts.
• Classroom Games: Make history fun with interactive activities that engage all learners.
• Teacher Guides & Answer Keys: Detailed guides, rubrics, and answer keys for easy lesson planning and grading.

This Bundle is Ideal For:

• New teachers building a robust collection of classroom activities.
• Experienced teachers seeking fresh, creative resources.
• Homeschool families wanting structured, engaging lessons.

Stay tuned for even more resources added throughout the year as the reading comprehension series continues to expand. Check out the previews to see how these activities can enrich your classroom today!

Challenge and excite your students with this comprehensive and engaging Prehistory and Early Civilizations Mega Bundle! This exclusive bundle combines in-depth reading comprehension with a wide variety of interactive activities, providing everything you need to explore prehistory and early civilizations in your classroom. Designed for middle and high school students, this mega bundle covers key topics including prehistory, the Neolithic Revolution, and the River Valley Civilizations of Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India.

Product Features:

• Comprehensive Reading Passages: Each worksheet includes detailed, content-rich reading passages with bolded key terms, subtitles, and definitions to aid student understanding.
• Engaging Interactive Activities: From foldables and graphic organizers to crossword puzzles and hands-on projects, students will stay engaged as they learn about early human history.
• PowerPoints and Visual Aids: Use visually appealing PowerPoints and other visual tools to bring history to life and make complex topics accessible to all students.
• Assessment Tools: Unit quiz and answer keys are included to easily assess student progress and understanding of key concepts.
• Lesson Objectives: Each worksheet and activity includes clear learning objectives to guide instruction and focus on essential historical concepts.
• Creative Projects and Games: Recap topics with best-selling projects and games that your students are sure to love!

Topics Covered:

• Prehistory
• The Neolithic Revolution
• River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, and India

Ideal For:

• Comprehensive study of prehistory and early human civilizations
• Engaging classroom activities, projects, and homework assignments
• Enriching homeschooling curriculum
• Preparation for exams and unit reviews

Introduce students to Prehistory and The Neolithic Revolution with this PowerPoint with embedded videos and discussion questions!

Get ready to embark on an exciting journey through time as your students become paleontologists for the day. In this hands-on adventure, students will learn about three fascinating dinosaurs: the mighty T-Rex, the horned Triceratops, and the soaring Pteranodon. But this isn't an ordinary worksheet - it's an action-packed activity where you'll uncover fossils, make educated guesses in your Field Guide, assemble your very own dinosaur skeleton, and even create a habitat for your prehistoric friend. Get ready to dig deep, explore, and discover the wonders of the dinosaur world like never before!

Dino Dig: Paleontology Activity Includes:

• A detailed game plan and lesson plan (3 pages)
• THREE 6-page worksheets: T-Rex theme, Triceratops theme, Pteranodon theme (6 pages each = 18 pages)

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Need an all-in one Ancient Egypt lesson for an adapted curriculum? Ancient Egypt is a complex study of art, architecture, people, and culture. In this all in one bundle, students will explore Ancient Egypt by learning about the major time periods, the language (hieroglyphs), Famous Pharaohs, and the culture of the people. Learn about the carvings on the pyramid walls, including an activity for students to create their own Cartouche hieroglyph of their name and have fun with a mummification science experiment!

Whats Included:

1. A Comprehensive .pdf (41 pages)

2. Ancient Egypt Assessment with Answer Key

3. Mummification Experiment

4. Cartouche Template for Students to Create Their Own Cartouche

5. Venn Diagram Comparing Common and Wealthy Egyptians

6. 1 CLOSE Writing Assignment with Word Bank

7. 2 Writing Prompts

8. Crossword Puzzle

59 TOTAL pages of learning!!!

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Make using and working with symbolism collaborative, fun and educational (Meets CCSS) with this interactive writing project that focuses on 850 B.C. and the discovery of the Snake Circle: Includes: 1. KWL Chart 2. Extra Resources: Take a tour of Ancient Greece, learn about the lives of adults and children, and watch videos to understand the time period of 850 B.C. 3. Uncover its origin: The Snake Circle object came from the days of Homer, so explore its meaning with the use of two symbolism sheets. 4. Discuss and interpret the Snake Circle shield handout. 5. Write stories: choose a genre; then Peer Workshop essays 6. Color the shields--review students' colorful examples 7. Display for all to enjoy! Comes with: handouts to complete writings, students' samples, and class project photos. Everything needed for writing fun! Excellent for teaching how to interpret and use symbolism, reinforce concepts and skills, and working with multigenres. Combination of historical technology resources with writing and using literal concepts.

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9. Crossing The Sahara: Physical and Geography Landforms of Africa
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Get your students involved in exploring and providing solutions for Africa's Population Boom! This lesson includes a fun Human Twister intro activity, cooperative learning reading activity, chart population activity, and "**Share What You Learned "**exit card for the wrap-up. Students will be actively engaged through the entire lesson, working cooperatively with one another to examine issues and complete tasks. This lesson includes 14 pages of detailed teacher instructions, a Human Twister Introductory activity, a reading assignment, and fun enhancement activities, as well as a group share wrap-up activity.

OBJECTIVES:

· Understand the cause and effect of rapid population growth in Africa.

· Explore economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues leading to and as result of rapid population growth

of Africa.

· Examine the consequences of Africa’s rapid population growth.

· Explore the capabilities of improving the level of living in the midst of Africa’s rapid population growth.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

In preparation, the teacher will need to create the large floor circles for Twister and have a timer for the reading activity.

• Human Population Twister Game (Introductory Activity)

• One of each: yellow, green, blue, and red circles placed on the floor in each corner of the room or wherever you have space for a large number of students to stand and to which they can easily move. It is suggested to cut out each circle —24 inches in diameter— and laminate them so that the circles do not tear and can easily be reused.

• Africa’s Population Boom! (Reading Activity)

• How Fast Are These Countries Growing? (Cooperative Group Chart Activity)

• Task Card or Accordion Activity: Students can choose which one they wish to complete or the instructor can choose which one best works for his/her students. Note: Both cover the same questions.

• A Timer that makes noise for the class reading activity

• Guiding Questions for reading activity

• Calculator for the How Fast Are These Countries Growing? (Chart Activity)

• Share What You Learned + Exit Cards (Wrap-up Activity)

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Let Your Students Experience Traveling the Ancient Silk Road & Learn About The New Current Silk Road.

Trading Along The Silk Road focuses on the geographical theme of "movement" of goods, people, ideas, and technology. Students will work in cooperative groups and will travel the Silk Road. This lesson allows them to travel through ten different countries and learn about the (1) trading routes (2) government (3) religion (4) available and needed resources, and other experiences of those who traveled the "Royal Road". The lesson begins with an introductory activity Exchange/Trade Introduction Activity along with watching a suggested video (video not required for the introduction).

The Group will move to the reading activity that discusses the ancient Silk Road in comparison to the new Silk Road of 2013/15.

Group will, then, travel from one "Journey Station" to the next, in all visiting 10 different countries and cultures along the ancient Silk Road. Engage students in experiences of the ancient foreign trade market as well as the current Silk Road market.

To wrap up the lesson, students will complete Exit Cars and the instructor will encourage a class discussion.

With this lesson, you will receive 26 pages of instruction along with highly-detailed instruction including Materials, Introduction, Procedure, Closure, Helpful Links, and more!

INCLUDES:

Exchange/Trade Introduction Activity

Suggested Videos

Guided Question Activity

Detailed Teacher Instruction

10 Journey Cards (Countries to Visit)

Silk Road Map

Journey Activity Cards (Packet)

Exit Cards (2 Stars and 1 Wish Activity)

MATERIALS

Student passes, snacks or other items students may want for exchange activity.

Audio & Video for students to view Ted Talk: The Silk Road: Connecting the Ancient World Through Trade - Shannon Harris Castelo, whether on the large screen or individually in groups on computers or iPads.

Student Reading Activity: The New Silk Road of the 21st Century. (Attached)

Highlighter & Notecards for each group to use during the reading activity.

Journey-Stop Station Cards: For the preparation of the lesson, cut and fold cards in half along the dotted line and tape themalong the wall throughout the classroom to create 10 separate stations, making sure they are numerical. (Journey Stop Cards Included)

Journey-Stop Activity Cards: One packet for each group and printed front and back to save paper. (Journey Cards Included)

Exit Cards: For students to communicate comprehension of knowledge gained from the lesson.

OBJECTIVES:

·Revisit the geographical theme: movement (people, goods, and ideas)

·Locate key cities along the Silk Road trading routes.

·Identify the influence of technological innovation and various empires during the time
of the Silk Road trading routes.

·Identify the lasting impact of the Silk Road civilizations today in the modern world.

·Understand artistic expressions of different communities, as well as movement of
goods, people, and ideas. (i.e. Ideas religion, government, technology, etc.)

·Students will begin with an introduction to the meaning of foreign exchange and a review of civilizations and will comprehend the concept.

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