Teaching ancient civilizations

If you are getting ready to cover Ancient Civilizations in the upper elementary and middle school level, a look at Hunter-Gatherers (Paleolithic Era), Early Civilizations (Mesolithic to Neolithic Era), and Mesopotamia are a must. If you are lacking curriculum, this resource includes teaching material and activities.

Picture books can be great teaching tools even for middle schoolers. My favorite picture books for teaching ancient history...

Are you looking for low-prep simulations to add to your Ancient Civilizations curriculum? Look no further than these eight simulation games!

Using a timeline is a skill that every new 6th grader needs help tackling. Here are 3 savvy activities for teaching ancient Egypt with timelines that will benefit...

There are lots of cool projects for learning about ancient civilizations in 6th grade. But the ultimate project includes...

While teaching, we understand the importance of using high-quality resources in our lessons, especially when it comes to the fascinating world of Ancient Civilizations. However, finding reliable and free teaching resources can sometimes feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. But don't worry, fellow educators! We've done the work for you and curated a collection of eight fantastic free resources that will bring the wonders of the past to life in your classroom. From engaging reading…

This post contains fun and interactive timeline and mapping activities for upper elementary or middle school students who are learning about Ancient Civilizations and Ancient History! These teaching resources are great for homeschool, distance learning, and/or in the classroom! Most of the activities in this post contain both DIGITAL (Google Slides ~ assigned in Google

There is no greater feeling, for teachers or students, than to experience the culmination of weeks of hard work. Especially when that hard work was interrupted, and interrupted again, with school closures and COVID scares. This is the story of my fourth grade class's ancient civilization museum and how we triumphed over the 2020/2021 school year. Backing up a little, last year I taught fourth grade in a small IB school in Germany. We were in school up until around January when the cases in…

Learning about history shouldn't just be fun, but meaningful. And meaningful shouldn't mean stressed out for you as you plan Ancient Civilization hands-on projects. My standard for hands-on is always the same - EASY. Grab this AWESOME round up of over 100 Hands-on Activities for learning about Ancient Civilizations. Click here! via @tinashomeschool

.Bring history alive by using an educational movie or two using Netflix.